La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

TAYLOR -- James A. Beck, 73, of Taylor died Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in his home. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Jack Funeral Home, Blair, is assisting the family.

ONALASKA -- Charles "Chuck" A. Kretschmer, 82, of Onalaska died Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Mulder Health Care Facility, West Salem. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Olivet Luther…

WESTBY -- Doris Olson, 90, of Westby died Wednesday, July 23, 2014. A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Coon Prairie Cemetery, rural Westby. Vosseteig Funeral Home, Westby, is as…

CAMP DOUGLAS -- Mary K. Kiser, 67, of Camp Douglas died Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Serenity House, Tomah. Torkelson Funeral Home, Tomah, is assisting the family.

SPRING GROVE, Minn. -- Harriet Sylvia Newgaard, 95, of Spring Grove died Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, Wis. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Tr…

FERRYVILLE -- Clifford Mikkelson, 96, of rural Ferryville died Wednesday, July 24, 2014.

ST. CHARLES, Minn./ONALASKA -- Pastor Ordean L. Grant, 81, of St. Charles and formerly of Onalaska, died Monday, July 21, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Hospital–St. Mary’s Campus, Rochester, Minn. Serv…

CASHTON -- Betty Clark, 75, of Cashton died Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Westby. Interment will follow in North Coon Prai…

WEST SALEM/LA CROSSE -- Sharon E. Bernd, 72, of West Salem and formerly of La Crosse died Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse.

VIROQUA — Michelle Lea Bakkestuen of Viroqua passed away suddenly Sunday, July 13, 2014, at the age of 34 in Davenport, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

TOMAH — Tony J. Mangene, 97, of Tomah died Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Tomah Memorial Hospital. He was born May 31, 1917, to Cosimo and Maria Anna (Pastore) Mangene in Redgranite, Wis. On March …

BROWNSVILLE, Minn./CALEDONIA, Minn. — Kenneth H. Vinson, 78, of Brownsville and formerly of Caledonia passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. He was born Oc…

TOMAH — Simone Mary Zieler, 80, of Tomah passed away peacefully with family at her side on Wednesday, July 16, 2014.

FERRYVILLE — Barbara “Barb” Czarnik, 59, of Ferryville died Monday, July 21, 2014.

WESTFIELD, Wis. — Kimberly Christine Kastner, 26, of Westfield passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 17, 2014.

PORTAGE, Wis. — Penny (Slowey) Hanson, 72, of Portage died peacefully at home early Monday morning, July 21, 2014.

SPARTA — Eugene “Bud” F. Brandau, 88, of Sparta died Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center, Sparta.

MONONA, Iowa — Charles Luther Wiedenmann, 84, of Monona died Monday, July 21, 2014, at Crossing Rivers Health Center, Prairie du Chien. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Leonard-Grau Funeral…

SPARTA/JANESVILLE — Arlene J. Dutton, 88, of Janesville, Wis., died Saturday, June 14, 2014. A graveside service will be held at noon Saturday, July 26, at Angelo Oak Grove Cemetery, Angelo, W…

ANKARA, Turkey/CLIFTON, Wis. — Lavern C. Cook, 70, of Ankara and formerly of Clifton, died this week. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, Tomah.