La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

TIGARD, Ore. — Katherine Marie Kleinhaus Gora, passed away May 24, 2016, in Tigard.

GERMANTOWN, Wis. -- Carolyn Clara Bayer, 91, left this world June 5, 2016, after a short illness. She recently said “It’s time for me to go home.”

PIGEON FALLS, Wis. -- Joanne E. Steig, 82, of Pigeon Falls died Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Pigeon Falls Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Peace Lutheran of Pigeon Falls, with burial in…

ONALASKA -- Kenneth Vinje Dahl, 100 1/2, of Onalaska died Friday, June 10, 2016, at his home. A full obituary will be provided by Dickinson Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

CALEDONIA, Minn. -- Nancy J. Pieper, 58, of Caledonia died Friday, June 10, 2016, at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center, Spring Grove, Minn. Funeral services will be announced by Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Caledonia Chapel.

Richard J. “Dick” Meyer, 85, of La Crosse died at his home Thursday, June 9, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m.…

TOMAH -- Donald J. Bonk, 71, of Tomah died Sunday, May 29, 2016, at his home. A graveside military honors service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home is assisting…

WESTBY -- Larry J. Torgerson, 73, of Westby died Thursday, June 10, 2016, at his home. A visitation will be held from 2 to 5:30 p.m. with a service at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, at Seland Funeral Home in Coon Valley.…

HILLSBORO — Karen K. Chalupecky, 72, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Gundersen St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hillsboro. Services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, at Picha Funeral Home, Hillsboro, with visitation 12:30 to time of service. Burial will be…

James J. Ryan III, 88, of La Crosse died Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at home. Complete obituary to follow from Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Homes.

Gertrude Johnson, 92, of West Salem formerly of La Crescent, Minn. died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Mayo Health System, Sparta. Services to follow from Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Woodruff Chapel, La Crosse.

WAUKON, Iowa — Viola E. Moen, 91, of Waukon died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at home. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, at Zion United Church of Christ, Waukon, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery,…

Richard J. “Dick” Meyer, 85, of La Crosse died Thursday, June 9, 2016, at home. Arrangements to follow from Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services, La Crosse.

POSTVILLE, Iowa — Geraldine Cook, 81, of Postville died Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society, Postville. Services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, at Community Presbyterian Church, Postville. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, at Schutte-Grau Funeral Home…

EITZEN, Minn. — Leonard W. Wiegrefe, 95, of Eitzen, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Caledonia Care and Rehab.

HILLSBORO — Evelyn Stowell, 90, of Hillsboro, and Yuba, Wis., passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at her residence, in Hillsboro.

WHITEHALL — Joanne E. Steig, 82, of Whitehall died Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Pigeon Falls Health Care Center, Pigeon Falls. Arrangements to follow from Jack Funeral Home, Whitehall.

SPARTA — Judith Kay (Brueggen) Gallup, 70, of Sparta died June 8, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Celebration of life will be 2 p.m. Saturday, at Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta, with visitation two hours prior. Burial will be…

Gwendolyn T. Erickson, 88, formerly of La Crosse, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg, Va. Complete obituary to follow from Dickinson Family Funeral Home.

Albert “Al” J. Bolstad, 66, of La Crosse died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center, La Crosse. Complete obituary to follow from Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Woodruff Chapel, La Crosse.