La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

SPARTA — Leona C. Ziegler, 90, of Sparta died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Morrow Memorial Home, Sparta. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sparta, with burial in th…

LA CRESCENT, Minn. — LaVerne F. Lehmann, 67, born to Julius and Marcella (Meyers) Lehmann Dec. 9, 1947, died suddenly Friday, May 29, 2015, at his home in La Crescent.

CALEDONIA, Minn. — Robert O. Meisch, 90, of Caledonia passed away Friday, May 29, 2015, Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse.

SPARTA — Donald W. Geier, 57, of Sparta died Friday, May 29, 2015, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, …

INDEPENDENCE — Sonia Ann Doenier, 77, of Independence died Thursday, May 28, 2015, at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Christ Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.…

Allyson Marie Bullington, 63, of La Crosse died May 28, 2015, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. A full obituary will follow. Coulee Region Cremation Group is assisting the family.

GAYS MILLS — Wilford Holliday, 71, of Gays Mills died Friday, May 29, 2015. Services, with military honors, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Vosseteig Funeral Home, Gays Mills. Visitation will be t…

ARCADIA — Aaron R. Smieja, 91, of Arcadia died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Gundersen Lutheran Health System, La Crosse. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Parish…

SPARTA — Carrol C. Sipes, 86, of Sparta died Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Morrow Memorial Home, Sparta. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sp…

LA CRESECENT, Minn. — Henry “Hank” J. Fillner, 86 of La Crescent died Friday, May 29, 2015. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services, La Crosse. Visit…

TOMAH — Sandra Anne Oliver, 74, of Tomah died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Serenity House, Tomah. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, Tomah, with burial at a late…

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Beverly J. Droog, 89, of La Crosse and formerly of Eau Claire died Friday, May 29, 2015, at Gundersen Health System. Services will be announced by Schumacher-Kish Funeral an…

POTOSI, Wis. — James C. Patzner, 87, of Potosi passed away Friday, May 29, 2015, at Orchard Manor Nursing home in Lancaster, Wis.

SPARTA — Leona Elizabeth Richmond Scholze DeLap, 94, of Sparta died Friday, May 29, 2015, at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center, Sparta.

Elizabeth “Liddy” (White) Dobbs, 49, of La Crosse passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, surrounded by love after a lifelong battle with depression.

VIROQUA — Richard “Dizz” Kenneth Reed, 87, of Viroqua passed away Thursday afternoon, May 28, 2015, at Bland-Bekkedal Center for Hospice in Viroqua, where he had been since May 19, 2015, surro…

SUNNEY VALLEY, Ore./SPRING GROVE, Minn. — Dennis A. Gaustad, 69, of Sunny Valley and formerly of Spring Grove died May 14, 2015, after a year-long battle with a very rare, highly aggressive ca…

ST. PAUL/BROWNSVILLE, Minn. — Edward H. Bissen, 92, of St. Paul and formerly of Brownsville passed away May 11, 2015, at Good Samaritan Ambassador Nursing Home in New Hope, Minn.

CALEDONIA, Minn. — Robert Meisch, 90, of Caledonia died Friday, May 29, 2015, at Mayo Health Systems, La Crosse. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic C…

TOMAH — Raymond O. Boettcher, 92, of Tomah died Friday, May 29, 2015, at Tomah VA Hospital. Services, with military honors, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, Tomah, wit…