La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

PHOENIX — William “Billy” J. Grodecki, 77, of Phoenix passed away on Good Friday, March 25, 2016, at his home. Obituary can be viewed at bestfuneralservices.com/obituaries.

GAYS MILLS -- Marcella B. Leary, 92, died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Sannes Skogdalen Heim, Soldiers Grove. Services will be announced by Vosseteig Funeral Home, Gays Mills.

Robert Kruk, 90, died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse.m Services will be announced by Vosseteig Funeral Home, Westby.

GAYS MILLS -- Darold Nelson Coleman, 85, died Saturday April 16, 2016, at Sannes Skogdalen Heim, Soldiers Grove. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Vosseteig Funeral Home, Gays Mills, with burial and military rites in Gays Mills Cemetery. Visitation…

Joyce R. Haldorson, 84, died April 16, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. A full obituary will follow. Coulee Region Cremation Group is assisting the family.

WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- Jo Ann Hermsen, 64, of Woodstock died Thursday April 14, 2016, in Woodstock. Service will be 11 a.m., with visitation two hours prior, Wednesday at Garrity Funeral Home, Prairie du Chien. Inurnment will be in Evergreen Cemetery,…

TOMAH -- Vickie J. Miller, 62, of Tomah died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Tomah Memorial Hospital. Service will be 11 a.m., with visitation two hours prior, Wednesday at Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta. Burial will be at a later time…

SPARTA -- Ellen L. Peters, 65, of Sparta died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at her home. Service will be 11:30 a.m., with visitation two hours prior, Friday at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Sparta. Burial will be in the church…

WHITEHALL -- Richard A. Conforti, 19, of Whitehall died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Jack Funeral Home, Whitehall.

HOUSTON, Minn. -- Celia Dorothy Theobald, 83 of Houston died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab, Houston. Service will be 11 a.m., with visitation one hour prior, Friday at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church. Hoff Funeral…

LA CRESCENT, Minn. -- Roger Robert Zander, 77, of La Crescent passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Benedictine Manor.

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Robert “Bob” B. Hackner, 94, of La Crosse passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Hillview Healthcare Center.

NORTH FORT MEYERS, Fla. — Kenneth D. Schmit, 82, of North Fort Myers passed away April 12, 2016, in hospice care. After cremation, a military memorial service will be held at a later date.

ONALASKA — Cheryl Kay Smith, 69, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016, peacefully surrounded by family.

GALESVILLE — Wilma C. Hampe, 84, formerly of Galesville, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016, at Saint Anne Extended Healthcare, Winona.

Maria C. Santiago, beloved daughter, sister, wife, grandmother and child of God, was born in Havana, Cuba, to Severo and Edelmira (Gonzalez) Garcia, traveled throughout the world, and came to rest in the lovely small town of La Crosse.

NEW LISBON — Capt. John H. Bennett Jr., 75, of New Lisbon died Friday, April 15, 2016, at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tomah. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Camp Douglas. Burial at a later…

WAUKON, Iowa — Marlys Jacobs, 78, of Waukon died Friday, April 15, 2016, at Veterans Memorial Hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Zion United Church of Christ, with burial in Oakland Cemetery, both Waukon. Visitation 4 to 7…

ELROY — John D. Rader, 94, of rural Elroy died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at his home. Services will be 12 p.m. Thursday, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Elroy. Visitation one hour prior, with 10:30 a.m. rosary. Picha Funeral Home,…