La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

Charles T. Groves, 71, of De Soto passed away May 16, 2024. Services will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 12PM at New Hope United Methodist Church. Visitation from 10AM until time of service. Interment at Walnut Mound…

George Ronkoske passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 11am at Saint James the Less Catholic Church (1032 Caledonia St., La Crosse, WI) with visitation beginning…

Earl P. Pedretti, 82, of Onalaska, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024. Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 1031 Main St. Onalaska, WI. Visitation will be one hour prior…

Robert “Bob” Corcoran, age 81, passed away on May 18, 2024. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 AM on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Crucifixion Catholic Church, La Crescent, with visitation from 9:30-11 AM. Burial and luncheon to…

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Lois Ellen Kloss, 87, of Chippewa Falls died Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Oakwood Health Services in Altoona.

NODINE — Lawrence Fredrick Papenfuss, 84, of rural Nodine died unexpectedly Sunday, May 19, 2024, peacefully at his home.

WOODBURY — Nancy Buhler, age 84, of Woodbury, Minnesota, and formerly Winona, died peacefully on May 17 of complications of Lewy body dementia. She was born May 21, 1939.

WHITEHALL — Ralph R. Waletzko, age 91, of Whitehall died on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in his home.

Gene (Eugene) Robert Zink, age 88, passed away at Our House Memory Care in Janesville on Sunday, May 5, 2024 surrounded by his family. The son of Charles Zink Jr. and Gertha (Prindle) Zink, he was born on February 11,…

Marc Jon Hogden passed away peacefully at his home on May 9, 2024, with his family by his side, after a brave and thoughtful struggle with cancer. He was born on August 19, 1949, to Raymond and Eleanor (Unseth) Hogden,…

Marcella “Marcy” Louise Thorson, age 95, of Viroqua, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Soldiers Grove Health Services. She was born on April 25, 1929, to the late Leo Banks and Ann Isabelle (Tunget) Hodgeman in Garden City, KS.…

Clementine M. Tryggestad, age 97, of Viroqua, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Norseland Nursing Home. She was born on May 10, 1927, in Urban, MN, to Bernard and Agnes (Suchy) Buerskin. She married Rayness “Boogan” Tryggestad…

VIROQUA—Chris Hendrickson, age 72, left this earth on May 2, 2024. He is survived by his long-term loving partner, Therese, and many family members and friends. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Ferryville First Responders, Ocooch Mountain…

READSTOWN—Phillip R. Townsend, age 55, of Readstown, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024, at his home. He was born on February 26, 1969, in Richland Center to Donald and Vivian (Phillips) Townsend. Phil attended Kickapoo Area Schools and later attended…

Paul E. Faber, age 80, of Knapp, Wisconsin, was called home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Paul was born December 3, 1943, to Elmer and Florence (Cockburn) Faber in Cady Township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

Memorial services for Evelyn Ray who passed away August 21, 2023 will be held May 25, 2024, 2pm-4pm at the Spirit Room located downstairs in Mabel Tainter Theater.

Delano J. “Del” Hubing, 86, of La Crosse, passed away surrounded by his family on May 16, 2024, at Mulder Health Care Center in West Salem. A private service will be held. More information may be found at www.FredricksonFuneralHomes.com.

William “Bill” Joseph Kish, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and pillar of his community, passed away peacefully at his home on May 15, 2024. Born on August 8, 1949, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Bill was the son of Jule and…

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Philip J. Grosvold, 91, of Chippewa Falls passed away peacefully on May 8, 2024, with family at his side.

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Julie M. Olsen, 81, of Chippewa Falls died Friday, May 17, 2024, at her residence under the care of Interim Hospice.