La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

NECEDAH, Wis. — Marvin Martin Jensen of Necedah died at home Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Necedah Methodist Church. Burial will be in Ba…

CALEDONIA, Minn. — Alan Huesmann, 78, of Caledonia died Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at his home. McCormick Funeral Home, Caledonia, is assisting the family with arrangements. Full obituary to follow.

CHANDLER, Ariz./ LA CROSSE — Barbara A. (Bennett) Rowe, 79, of Chandler, Ariz., and formerly of La Crosse passed away Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, at Lund House Hospice of the Valley in Gilbert, Ariz.

ELROY, Wis. — Rosemary Rhode-Towne, 64, died Friday Dec. 19, 2013, at her home. Service will be held 1 p.m. on Saturday at the United Methodist Church, Elroy. Visitation one hour prior to serv…

ONALASKA — Yia Yang Thao, 58, of Onalaska passed away peacefully in her home after a long battle with liver disease on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2013, surrounded by her loved ones.

ST. JOSEPH RIDGE — Patrick ‘Pat’ B. Pulscher, 62, of St. Joseph Ridge died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in La Crosse. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Jandt-Fredrickson Fu…

FARMERSBURG, Iowa — LuNida Miller, 94, of Farmersburg died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Prairie Du Chien Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home …

ST. JOSEPH RIDGE — Patrick “Pat” B. Pulscher, 62, of St. Joseph Ridge died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, La Crosse. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jandt-Fred…

VIROQUA — John Phillip Wheeler, 88, made his final journey peacefully, surrounded by family, Saturday morning, Dec. 28, 2013, at his farm home where he was born and lived his entire life.

VIROQUA — Gordon “Gordie” Conrad Orvold, 84, of Viroqua passed away peacefully into the arms of his blessed Savior and was reunited with his wife, Clarice, Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, at Skaalen Nu…

Roselyn A. Rudebeck, 89, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, in Family Heritage Care Center, Black River Falls. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Merrillan United Methodist Church with burial…

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Kathryn M. Evans, 93, of Prairie du Chien died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be announced later at St. Gabrie…

Sister Marlene (Mary Gerald) Bauer, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 75, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse. She was in the 54th year of her religious profession.

CALEDONIA, Minn. — Hjordis Marilyn Nelson, 88, formerly of Caledonia died Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, at Sterling House, La Crosse. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Immanu…

Correction: Verna Mae Jost died earlier this year in October. Verna's other living daughter, Judith Anne Jost-Weaver, was not mentioned in the obituary that was published. Judith had accompani…

CALEDONIA, Minn. — Arlyn O. Ranzenberger, 91, of Caledonia passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse.

FERRYVILLE — Bonnie J. Qualey-Poulter, 76, of rural Ferryville died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, surrounded by her family at Agrace Hospice Care, Fitchburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a…

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Ronald ‘Ron’ V. Engebretson, 83, of Black River Falls died Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, in Family Heritage Care Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Little Norway …

Michael Harley Inglett succumbed to his battle with cancer and passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, shortly after 2 p.m. at Veteran Affairs Hospital in Tomah.

ROCKLAND — Lynn “Woody” Woodliff, 94, of Rockland passed away peacefully Dec. 24, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Sparta.