La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

TREMPEALEAU/CENTERVILLE — Roland P. Kriesel, 80, of Trempealeau died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Gundersen Tri-County Memorial Nursing Home, Whitehall. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, J…

WINONA, Minn. — Carolyn L. Beitlich, 63, of Winona passed away peacefully with family by her side Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Winona Health Services, Winona.

Peggy J. Hefti, 92, of La Crosse died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Sterling House, La Crosse. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church, La Crosse. Private buri…

HOKAH, Minn. — Nancy Elisabeth Beutler, 95, of Hokah peacefully passed away surrounded by family Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn.

Gerald “Jerry” Earl Dahlke, 74, of La Crosse died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at home.

Robbin “Simba”, the son of Bob and Jo LeRoy, died unexpectedly and suddenly of a bilateral pulmonary embolism Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, in his home.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Daniel E. Hird, 56, of Prairie du Chien died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Crossing Rivers Healthcare, Prairie du Chien. There are no services planned at this time. Thornburg-Gra…

ONALASKA — Peter F. Hafner, 91, of Onalaska died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse. Mass of Christian Burial is tentatively planned for Tuesday, Jan. 13, and will …

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Bonnie Cull, 91, of Prairie du Chien died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in Viroqua. Arrangements are pending with Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Prairie du Chien.

TOMAH — Loretta L. McGinnis, 88, of Tomah died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Morrow Home, Sparta. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Kirby. Burial will be…

STRUM -- Judy Waldera, 66, of Strum died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire. Arrangements are pending with Edison Funeral Home, Independence.

GALESVILLE -- Leslie "JR" Gartner, 89, of Galesville died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday from Zion Lutheran Church, Galesville…

SPRING GROVE, Minn. -- Harriet Ellingson, 86, of Spring Grove died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Tweeten Healthcare in Spring Grove. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran…

READSTOWN — Thomas “Tom” Melvin, 70, of Readstown passed away Monday morning, Jan. 5, 2015, at Sannes Skogdalen Nursing Home in Soldiers Grove.

WEST SALEM — Robert O. Roraff, 81, of West Salem died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, West Salem, with burial at a later …

David “Hook” Lee Horton, 73, found peace Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.

Earl Irvin Dobbs, 94, of La Crosse died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Hillview Health Care Center.

ONALASKA — Gerald “Jerry” R. Lyden, 73, of Onalaska died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. He will be cremated and there will be no services. A complete obituary…

Sally Diane Benrud, 62, a lifetime resident of La Crosse died Christmas day, Dec. 25, 2014, at Mayo Franciscan Health Care in La Crosse, as the result of a fall.

TREMPEALEAU — Lois C. Gilberg, 88, of Trempealeau passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Marinuka Manor in Galesville.