La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

ELROY, Wis. — Emma L. Ziegler, 99, of Elroy and formerly of Kendall, Tomah, and La Crosse died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at the Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Elroy.

SOLDIERS GROVE — Audrey Larson, 86, of Soldiers Grove died Friday, May 13, 2016 at Vernon Manor in Viroqua. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Sugar Grove Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 10 a.m.…

Harriet “Hattie” Rose, 93, of La Crosse died Saturday, May 14, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Coon Valley Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from…

Eugene G. Wiedman, 91, of La Crosse died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be announced by Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Woodruff Chapel, La Crosse.

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis./LA CROSSE — Dr. Francis Spika, 87, of Fountain City and formerly of La Crosse died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at his home in Fountain City. Services entrusted to Fawcett Junker Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Fountain City,…

WESTBY — Heath J. Erlandson, 38, of Westby died Saturday, May 14, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Vosseteig Funeral…

MINDORO — Caroline R. Konze, 84, of Mindoro died Sunday, May 15, 2016 at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta.

Ronald “Ron” W. Hammes, 78, was welcomed into heaven May 13, 2016, and was greeted by his father, Leo, three brothers, David, Robert and Jerome, a sister, Mary Ellen Pitz, two brothers-in-law, Ron Pitz and James Freit, and his parents-in-law,…

TOMAH — Judith Jean Fletcher, 75, of Tomah passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016, at the Mayo Clinic Healthcare in La Crosse.

David Alan Hintz, 59, of La Crosse died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. A full obituary will follow. Coulee Region Cremation Group is assisting the family.

BANGOR — Linda Ann (Carson) Downing passed away May 5, 2016, surrounded in the love and comfort of family. Linda passed from this world in the home that she loved and made beautiful in Bangor.

VIROQUA — Blair McClurg, 93, died Friday, May 13, 2016, at Bethel Home in Viroqua.

LA CRESCENT — Milo G. Shepardson, 84, of La Crescent died Friday, May 6, 2016, in Winona. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 26, with visitation one hour prior, at Crucifixion Catholic Church, La Crescent. Visitation…

LA CROSSE / BURLINGTON, Wis. — Martha Ann Hermanson, 100, of La Crosse died Friday, May 6, 2016, in Burlington. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mary, Mother of the Parish, La Crosse. Visitation one hour…

ONALASKA / LACROSSE — Catherine Mary (Felsheim) Buckley, 94, formerly of La Crosse died peacefully in her sleep, Friday, May 13, 2016, at The Onalaska Care Center.

VIROQUA — Karen A. Olson, 81, died Monday, May 9, 2016, at Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care in Viroqua.

FIFTY LAKES, Minn. — Kevin Paul Murphy, 60, of Fifty Lakes died May 6, 2016, in Pine River after a brave battle with cancer.

SHAKOPEE, Minn. — Dawn Marie Temp (Buck), 49, of Shakopee died May 12, 2016.

FERRYVILLE / VIROQUA — Ronald A. Peterson, 82, of Ferryville/Viroqua died May 11, 2016, at his home in Viroqua.

TOMAH — Floyd Allen Cook, 94, of Tomah died Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Tomah Memorial Hospital. Service will be noon Wednesday, at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, Kendall. Burial in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Tomah. Visitation 10 a.m. to service.…