La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

BLAIR — Pearl Gatha Mattson, 74, of Blair passed away Friday, March 27, 2015, at Pigeon Falls Health Care Center in Pigeon Falls.

DODGE/PINE CREEK, Wis./WINONA, Minn. — Loretta G. Kamrowski, 92, of Winona formerly of Dodge/Pine Creek area, died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Sterling House of Winona. Mass of Christian Burial…

Helen I. Cueller, 91, of La Crosse died Monday, March 30, 2015, at Benedictine Manor, La Crosse. A full obituary will follow. Dickinson Family Funeral Home is assisting the family.

SPARTA — Gordon G. Tjaden passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, at the age of 78.

TREMPEALEAU — LaVerne Buchholz, 87, died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at home surrounded by family.

WAUKON, Iowa — Jacob Z. Sadler, 48, of Waukon died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon, following a lifelong battle with Myotonic Dystrophy.

SPARTA — Russell “Russ” J. Stetzer, 54, of Sparta died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Sparta. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Home, Bangor…

ONALASKA — Cora L. Young, 87 of Onalaska died Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse. Services are pending and with Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Service, La Crosse.

SPARTA — Mary Jane Hem, 89, of Sparta died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Morrow Memorial Home, Sparta. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at Trinity Lutheran Church Sparta. Vi…

WESTBY/VIROQUA — Donald Lane Cade, 85, of Westby, and formerly of Viroqua died Saturday evening, March 28, 2015, at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua.

SPRING GROVE, Minn. — Annette Marie (Tweito) Bender, 79, of Spring Grove passed away Friday, March 27, 2015, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

PICKWICK, Minn. — Gladys “Beaner” A. Wershofen, 97, of Pickwick passed away Friday, March 27, 2015, at her home.

ELROY, Wis. — Rodney A. Knuth, 66, of Elroy died suddenly March 27, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Picha Funeral Home, Elroy and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday…

BLAIR — Pearl G. Mattson, 74, of Blair died Friday, March 27, 2015, at Pigeon Falls Health Care Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Blair Lutheran Church East with …

Steven L. Soffa, 68, of La Crosse died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Lakeview Health Care Center, West Salem. A complete obituary will be provided by Dickinson Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

LA FARGE — Ann Idelia Erlandson, 81, of La Farge died Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

HAZELHURST, Wis. — Charlene J. McGreal, 72, of Hazelhurst died Friday, March 27, 2015, at her home. A luncheon and celebration of life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, April 3, at Gaslite, Lak…

VIROQUA — Simone Romaine (Buchholtz) Baker, 77, of rural Viroqua passed away suddenly Thursday, March 26, 2015, at her home.

Solveig Elise Sedlet, 90, of La Crosse passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015, at The Willows Assisted Living, La Crosse. Three weeks earlier, 29 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and…

VIROQUA — Mary Leotte Drake, 74, of Viroqua left this world Friday morning, Dec. 5, 2014, under the care at Poladara House of Hospice of Lake Havasu at Lake Havasu City, Ariz.