La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

Sister Cathryn Meyer, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 98, died Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse. She was in her 78th year of religious profession.

ONALASKA — Greg A. "Bear" Butterfield, 56, of Onalaska lost his battle to cancer Saturday, July 9, 2016.

ONALASKA — Colleen A. Formanek, 87, of Onalaska passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Hillview Healthcare, La Crosse.

STODDARD — William (Bill) Little, 87, of Stoddard passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at home.

Marian L. Simonson, 80, of La Crosse died Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Benedictine Manor. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at Lewis Valley Lutheran Church, Holmen. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, at Dickinson…

Robert Allan Mitley, 54, of La Crosse died Sunday, July 10, 2016, in Rochester, Minn. Services Friday, July 15, 2016, in Oak Grove Cemetery Chapel, La Crosse. Full obituary to follow from Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services.

Joanne J. Van Riper, 84, of La Crosse died Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Gundersen Health System. Services Friday, July 22, at North Presbyterian Church, La Crosse. Burial in Onalaska Cemetery. Full obituary to follow from Dickinson Family Funeral Home.

BEND, Ore. — Virginia Mary (Lowe) Fallon, 89, of Bend, formerly of Winona, died Friday, July 1, 2016, at home. Celebration of life 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, at Monarch Public House, Fountain City. Private graveside services and burial will…

DE SOTO — Shirley A. (Bay) Proksch, 83, of De Soto died Sunday, July 10, 2016, at home. Services 11 a.m. Friday, at Grace Ev. Lutheran Church, La Crosse. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m Thursday, at Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation…

ARCADIA — Jayden Ann Miller, 17, of Arcadia died Thursday, July 7, 2016, at home. Services 7 p.m. Thursday, at Christ Lutheran Church, Arcadia, with visitation 4 p.m. to time of service. Graveside services 11 a.m. Friday, in Arcadia Public…

VIROQUA/GREEN BAY, Wis. — Minnie Roberts, 99, died Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Bethel Home, Viroqua. Thorson Funeral Home, Viroqua, is assisting the family.

Trempealeau — Janet E. Ecker, 92, of Trempealeau died Saturday, July 9, 2016, at St. Anne Extended Healthcare, Winona. Arrangements to follow from Zwickey Funeral Homes, Galesville Chapel.

Lori Heitman-Blanchard, 57, died Saturday, July 9, 2016, at home. Arrangements are pending.

NEW ORLEANS — Jean Feran, 94, of New Orleans and La Crosse died Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Eagle Crest North.

Neil Thomas Wimberly, 63, of La Crosse passed away Monday, July 11, 2016, at Hillview Healthcare, La Crosse.

RIDGEWAY, Minn. -- Anita Joan Gady, 79, of Ridgeway died Friday, July 8, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, after a brief and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

TOMAH — Kevin Scott Peth, 54, of Tomah died Friday, July 08, 2016, at home. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Torkelson Funeral Home, Tomah, with visitation two hours prior.

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Larry L. Anderson, 67, of Black River Falls died Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Black River Memorial Hospital. Services 2 p.m. Friday at Black River Falls United Methodist Church, with military honors to follow, and visitation…

MIDDLETON — Elinor Honish McPhail, 97, of Middleton, formerly of Clifton, died Saturday, July 9, 2016. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Tomah, with visitation on hour prior. Burial will…

BANGOR — Clyde O. Pierce, 99, of Bangor died Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Mulder Health Care Facility, West Salem. Arrangements to follow from Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Bangor Chapel.