La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

John “Jack” F. Papenfuss, (aka Big Papa and Papa Fuss), 82, of La Crosse died Thursday Dec. 4, 2014, at Hillview Health Care Center, La Crosse.

William “Bill” D. Chamberlain, 73, died peacefully at home Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, surrounded by family.

Bernard S. Rust, 93, of La Crosse died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Friends m…

VIROQUA -- Mary L. Drake, 74, of Viroqua died Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, under the care of Hospice of Havasu at Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Funeral plans are for in the spring and will be announced by …

VIROQUA/CROSS PLAINS -- Rolette Sandwick Kraai, 85, of Cross Plains, and formerly of Viroqua died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at Ingleside Manor at Mt. Horeb. Funeral arrangements will be announce…

Jean Thompson Everson died Nov. 30, 2014. There will be visitation from 8:30 to 10 a.m., with a memorial service beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Christ Lutheran Church. A celebratio…

John “Jack” F. Papenfuss, 82, of La Crosse died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at Hillview Health Care Center, La Crosse. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Trinity…

Violet L. Benson, 83, of La Crosse died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Olivet Lutheran Church, with entombment in Mor…

TOMAH/MINOT -- Dorothy May Finch, 93, Minot, formerly of Tomah died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, in a Minot adult foster care home. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Sonnenb…

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN/JANESVILLE, Wis. -- Bernice I. (May) Coorough, 94, of Janesville, formerly of Prairie du Chien died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m.…

MCGREGOR, Iowa -- Frederick Leon Nottnagel, 70, of McGregor died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at Strawberry Point Lutheran Home in Strawberry Point, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. with a…

LA CRESCENT, Minn. -- Jacqueline Mae White, 80, of La Crescent died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. Funeral services will be announced by Schumacher-Kish Fun…

Beverly A. McCoy, 84, of La Crosse passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility.

Billy P. Apfel/correction Brooke "Tink" Baures, 21, Chetek, Wis. Craig "Zero" Richard Brandt, 64, Cummings, Ga. William Dennis Chamberlain, 73, La Crosse Bernice Coorough, 94, Janesville, Wis…

Beverly A. McCoy, 84, of La Crosse died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in La Crosse. Burial will…

CHETEK, Wis. — Brooke “Tink” Baures, 21, of Chetek died Monday, Dec. 1, 2014.

John F. Papenfuss, 82, of La Crosse died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at Hillview Health Care Center, La Crosse. Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Homes are assisting the family. A complete obituary…

STEUBEN -- Ardys S. McCullick, 73, of Steuben died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at United Methodist Church in Eastman. Burial will be in Gays Mills C…

MARION, Iowa — Joseph Ray Shepardson, 59, formerly of La Crescent, Minn., died Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at his home in Marion, Iowa. Local survivors include his wife, Sally (Ritter) of Marion; f…

VIROQUA — Louis L. Franks, 75, of Viroqua, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at the Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice. There will be no services. A complete obituary will follow from Seland Funera…