La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

CALEDONIA, Minn. — Jean F. Demmer, 79, of Caledonia died Monday, June 6, 2016, at Tweeten Lutheran Healthcare Center, Spring Grove. Arrangements to follow from McCormick Funeral Home, Caledonia.

TOMAH — Virginia A. “Aunt Genny” Coman, 76, of Tomah died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Mayo Health System, La Crosse. Service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, at Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, Tomah, with visitation one hour…

MONDOVI, Wis. — Dean Arthur Heck, 52, of Mondovi died Sunday, June 5, 2016, at home. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, at Zion Lutheran Church, Mondovi. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Mondovi. Visitation 4 to 8…

WINONA, Minn. — Sheila Diane Benson Cheeks, 68, of Winona died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Ostrander Nursing Home, Ostrander, Minn.

Elmer Arthur Stangeland, 92, of La Crosse passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Hillview Health Care Center, La Crosse.

WEST SALEM — Carolyn Agnes (Schindler) Haldeman, 82, of La Crosse, died June 2, 2016, at Benedictine Manor, La Crosse.

HOLMEN — William O. “Bill” Blum, 87, of Holmen passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, surrounded by his loving family.

HOLMEN — Larry F. Kaatz, 69, of Holmen died May 6, 2016, at home. Complete obituary to follow from Coulee Region Cremation Group.

BANGOR — Helen L. (Haack) Elsen, 89, of Bangor died Sunday June 5, 2016, at the Onalaska Care Center.

MELROSE — Richard “Dick” Danielson, 77, Melrose, lost his battle with cancer Sunday, May 15, 2016, at home, with his family by his side.

WINONA, Minn. -- Raymond H. Greenwood, 96, of Winona passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016, at Lake Winona Manor.

Evonne Ligneel, 83, of La Crosse died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Bethany Riverside. She was born July 6, 1932, in La Crosse, to Gustav and Margaret Ligneel. Evonne worked in the dietary department and volunteered at Gundersen Health System…

SPARTA — Evelyn H. Olson, 101, of Sparta, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016, at Morrow Memorial Home.

ROCKLAND — Orville Leslie Flaten, 92, of Rockland, passed away peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by familY, Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Although his mind was sharp until the end, his body could not continue.

WESTBY — Cindy McGrath, 59, of Westby passed away at her home Sunday, June 5, 2016.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Roberta A. (Shoemaker) Forster, 88, of Evansville, passed away June 4, at her daughter’s home, surrounded by her family.

GALESVILLE — Marilyn D. Lund, 81, of Galesville died Sunday, June 5, 2016, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

MINDORO — Dewitt “Dewey” Wegner, 79, of Mindoro passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse.

WHITEHALL — Mary Ann Reck, 71, of Whitehall died Friday, June 3, 2016, at home. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, in Saint John’s Catholic Church, with burial in Lincoln Cemetery, Whitehall. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m.…

CAMP DOUGLASS — Edith E. Schiller, 85, of Camp Douglas, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Crest View Nursing Home, New Lisbon.