La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

Betty Grace Kastner, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully Sept. 11, 2014, at White Pine Senior Living in Cottage Grove, Minn.

GAYS MILLS — Benjamin T. Logan, 94, author of “The Land Remembers” died at Bethel Home in Viroqua surrounded by his family. Memorial services will be announced by Thorson Funeral Home of Viroqua.

Gary Mark Veldey, 76, of La Crosse passed away Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at Bethany Riverside Care Center after a brief illness.

MINDORO — Dennis J. Waller, 65, of Mindoro died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Mayo Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Christ Evangelical Lutheran …

BELL CENTER, Wis. — Gerald Malcolm Lower Jr., 69, of Bell Center died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in his home. Visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Vosseteig Funeral Home in Gays…

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN/RACINE, Wis. — Floyd F. Lemke, 91, of Prairie du Chien, formerly of Racine, died Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at Prairie Maison Care Center in Prairie du Chien. Funeral services wi…

Susan (Clumpner) Yolton, 75, of La Crosse died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bethany Ev. Free Church, La Crosse. Friends may call from noon to…

VIROQUA — Dr. Kenneth W. Purdue, 61, of Viroqua died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, surrounded by family.

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- James "Jim" H. Elsbernd, of Cincinnati passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. He was born Dec. 14, 1946.

BLAIR — Donald C. Thompson, 88, of Blair died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center in Whitehall. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Trempealeau Valley …

MINDORO — Dennis J. Waller, 65, of Mindoro died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn. A full obituary will be provided by Dickinson Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

WESTBY — Harvey O. Lunde, 78, of Westby died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby.

MINNEAPOLIS — Amy Y. Urberg, 99, of Minneapolis died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in N.C. Hospice in Minneapolis.

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Leonard “Len” O. Honaker, 81, of Black River Falls died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in Black River Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with Torgerson’s Funer…

VIROQUA — Dr. Kenneth Purdue, 61, of Viroqua died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Viroqua Church of Christ in Vi…

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Phyllis M. Gokey, 88, of Prairie du Chien passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at her home.

ONALASKA — Elaine R. Fossum, 82, of Onalaska died unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Onalaska…

FERRYVILLE — Elizabeth Lester, 73, of Ferryville died Sept. 17, 2014, at Lakeview Nursing Home in West Salem. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 at Vosseteig-Larson F…

HILLSBORO — Chalmer “Jack” Jackson Daines, 86, of Hillsboro passed away Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at Heritage Manor in Elroy.

Phyllis M. (Grawert) Gossfeld, of La Crosse died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in Bethany Riverside Lutheran Home at the age of 92 years.