La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

HOLMEN — Dorothy M. Eggie, 94, of Holmen passed away Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, at her home.

Keith B. Straight, 99, of La Crosse died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at noon Friday, Oct. 24, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Visitation wil…

Richard Glen Bjorkman, 80, of La Crosse passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System.

VIROQUA — Roland J. Whitney, 75, of Viroqua died suddenly Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at Vernon Memorial Hospital, Viroqua. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Thorson Funeral Home of Viroqua.

SCANGEL has followed her love to Heaven. Sue Anne (Conner) Gelatt was her husband Charles’ angel during their 30-year marriage. She died Wednesday, Oct. 15, at her home on the Mississippi River.

DE SOTO — John Richard Mussatti, 78, of DeSoto passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

STODDARD/VIOLA — John Kellogg, 80, of Stoddard and formerly of Viola died suddenly Thursday evening, Oct. 16, 2014, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Dorothy A. Gerzsik, 83, of Black River Falls died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at Family Heritage Care Center, Black River Falls. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at …

HILLSBORO — Margaret M. Keeling, 89, of Hillsboro died Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Heritage Manor, Elroy, Wis. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Picha Funeral Home with burial in …

HOLMEN — Arlene Larson, 86, of Holmen passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

ONALASKA — Joan A. Reese, 83, of Onalaska passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at Augustana Care Center in Apple Valley, Minn.

Dr. James (Jim) Edward Novotny died peacefully Oct. 16, 2014, in his home with his family, at age 63, after almost three years living with pancreatic cancer.

Jane A. Loeffler, 83, of La Crosse passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Hillview Healthcare Center, La Crosse.

BROWNSVILLE, Minn. — Faye M. Le Jeune, 89, of Brownsville died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. Arrangements are pending with Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services’ La Crescent chapel. A comp…

Sherry A. (Pierce) Gillies, 47, of La Crosse died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at Gundersen Health System. A complete obituary will follow by Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services’ La Cro…

MILWAUKEE/RISING SUN — Marcella Geneva Swiggum, 95, of Milwaukee and formerly of Rising Sun passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at her home in Milwaukee.

WAUKON, Iowa — Harold L. Severson, 89, of Waukon died Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Northgate Care Center, Waukon. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church…

Robert Taylor Durall Jr., 79, of La Crosse died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. A celebration of life will be 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Coulee Region Cremation Group, Onalaska.

WAUKON, Iowa — Dean R. Johnson, 82, of Waukon died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at Northgate Care Center, Waukon. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, with bur…

Kenneth “Ken” Koch, 57, of La Crosse passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in his home.