La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

ST. PAUL — Georgelene Blackhawk, 81, of St. Paul died Sunday, June 5, 2016, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Buswell Funeral Home in Black River Falls.

WESTBY — Cindy McGrath, 59, of Westby died Sunday, June 5, 2016. Funeral Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Vosseteig Funeral Home of Westby.

BANGOR — Helen L. Elsen, 89, died Sunday June 5, 2016, at Onalaska Care Center. Arrangements will be announced by Fossum Funeral Home.

CALEDONIA, Minn. — Harriet Jean Stapleton, 86, of Caledonia, born June 5, 1929, peacefully passed away surrounded by family, June 1, 2016, at Caledonia Care and Rehab.

Caroline Ann Isler-Nerud, died Jan. 9, 2016. Celebration of life will be 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at 612 Shore Acres Road, La Crescent, Minn.

HOLMEN — Bob Thiele, 65, of Holmen took his last ride Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Holmen.

WEST SALEM — Carolyn A. (Schindler) Haldeman, 82, formerly of West Salem and Eau Claire died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Benedictine Manor, La Crosse. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, West Salem. Burial in…

Ervina Beneva Spika, 100, of La Crosse passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Benedictine Manor in La Crosse.

DAKOTA, Minn. — Rolf Reissman, 85, of Dakota passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Methodist Campus in Rochester.

WHITEHALL — Mary Ann Reck, 71, of rural Whitehall died Friday, June 3, 2016, in her home. Arrangements are pending with the Jack Funeral Home, Whitehall.

Bernadine M. (Knoeck) Schlegel, 85, of La Crosse died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

ONALASKA — Thomas W. Bruha, 72, of Onalaska passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, at his home.

Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Janet Ann Moe of La Crosse passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, May 30, 2016, at Franciscan Mayo Healthcare in La Crosse, following a brief illness.

Walter “Sonny” John Zielke, 89, of La Crosse passed away peacefully Friday, June 3, 2016, at Bethany Riverside Care Center in La Crosse.

Stella M. Ender, 98, of La Crosse died Saturday, June 4, 2016, at her home. Complete obituary will be provided by Dickinson Family Funeral Home & Crematory.

The Rev. Jude Weisenbeck, SDS, 84, died May 26, 2016, at Alexian Village.

VIROQUA — Evelyn Louise Olson, 91, passed away May 7, 2016, at Lutheran Village, at Wolf Creek.

Michael L. Nulf, 65, of La Crosse passed away Monday, May 30, 2016.

MINDORO — Dewitt “Dewey” Leo Wegner, 79, of Mindoro died Friday, June 3, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse. Arrangements will be announced by Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Jostad Chapel, West Salem.

WAUKON, Iowa — Edgar M. Brainard, 81, of Waukon died Friday, June 3, 2016, at Northgate Care Center. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, Postville, Iowa, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation 4 to 7…