La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

BASCOBEL -- Ronald "Ron" R. Ritchie, 85, of Boscobel died Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at home. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Boscobel. Burial in Haney Ridge Cemetery, Crawford County. Visitation 5…

NEW ALBIN, Iowa -- Peter C. Englund, 46, of New Albin died Monday, June 13, 2016, in New Albin. Complete obituary to follow from Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services, La Crescent.

WESTBY -- Audrey Berg, 90, died Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Norseland Nursing Home, Westby. Services will be noon Tuesday, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Westby, with burial to follow in Our Savior Cemetery, Westby. Visitation 4 to 6 p.m.…

Kenneth V. Dahl, automobile scion, community leader, and beloved patriarch, died June 10, 2016, at home, in Onalaska.

EDGAR, Wis. — Roberta Ann Schneider, 84, formerly of Edgar, died peacefully Thursday, June 16, at Bethany Riverside Nursing Home, La Crosse.

WEST SALEM/LA CRESCENT, Minn. — Gertrude Elizabeth Johnson, 92, of West Salem, formerly of La Crescent, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016, of natural causes at Mayo Clinic Health System, Sparta.

Darlene Esther Hanson, 84, died June 12, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Per her wishes there will be no services held. Coulee Region Cremation Group is assisting the family.

HUMBIRD, Wis. — Harry R. Bishel, 74, of Humbird died Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Black River Falls Memorial Hospital. Arrangements to follow from Buswell Funeral Home, Black River Falls.

HOUSTON, Minn. — Therese J. Peterson, 86, of Houston died Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service, Houston, is assisting the family.

BROWNSVILLE, Minn. — Kathleen G. “Kate” Kauffman, 79, of Brownsville died Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Celebration of life announcements to follow from Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services, La Crescent.

HILLSBORO — Donald G. Schiefelbein, 82, of Hillsboro died Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at home. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Hillsboro. Visitation 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, at Picha Funeral Home, Hillsboro, and one…

ONTARIO — Betty A. Burns, 84, of Ontario died Monday, June 13, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 23, at Grace Community Church, Ontario. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, and one…

James (Jim) Jay Ryan III, Emeritus professor at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, passed away quietly June 8, 2016, at home, with his family around him, holding his grandson’s hand.

HOLMEN — Mary Ann ‘Mim’ Funk, 91, of Holmen died Tuesday June 14, 2016, at Bluffview Memory Care, Holmen. Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday June 27, at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, Holmen. Burial will be in Catholic Cemetery, La…

SPARTA — Samuel James Abbott, 77, died Tuesday June 14, 2016. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, at New Life Assembly of God Church, Sparta. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, and one hour prior to services, at the church.…

TOMAH -- Stanley C. Zdrojowy, 86, of Tomah passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, at the Serenity House in Tomah.

WEST SALEM -- Gordon Edgar Mell, 97, of West Salem died Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Mulder Health Care Facility, West Salem.

Euel Darren Bailey, 49 of La Crosse, died Friday, June 10, 2016.

VIROQUA -- LaVerne N. Brudos, 97, of Viroqua passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice, Viroqua.

Sheryl Ann Berg, 59, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully June 13, 2016, in her home.