La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

BANGOR — Eugene “Gene” R. Allen, 76, of Bangor died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System Franciscan Campus in La Crosse.

BANGOR — Eugene “Gene” Allen, 76, of Bangor died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in La Crosse. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,…

SENECA — MaryEllen Klein, 65, from Seneca passed away peacefully at Gundersen Lutheran Memorial Hospital Saturday, Sept. 6, after a courageous battle with cancer.

ONALASKA — Elaine R. Fossum, 82, of Onalaska died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in her home.

ALMA CENTER, Wis. — James “Jim” L. Shoemaker, 76, of Alma Center died Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at Black River Memorial Hospital in Black River Falls. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday …

Audrey I. Turner, 91, of La Crosse passed away Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2014, at Bethany St. Joseph Nursing Home, La Crosse.

Mary Lou (Gunderson) VerHagen died Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Chur…

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.