La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

MAITLAND, Fla./LA CROSSE — Ruth Elizabeth Raatz passed peacefully in Maitland Jan. 3, 2014, and is now reunited in Heaven with her husband, Bob.

ONALASKA — Kimberly K. (Scholl) Luethe, 50, of Onalaska died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at her home. A complete obituary will be provided by Dickinson Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

ARCADIA — Leonard A. Pierzyna, 83, of Arcadia died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Benedictine Manor, Arcadia. Wozney-Killian Funeral Home is assisting the family.

HILLSBORO — Cletus J. Walker, 82, of Hillsboro died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at Tomah VA Medical Center. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Churc…

ARCADIA, Wis. — Orville J. Schlesser, 83, of Arcadia died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Gundersen Tri-County Memorial Hospital, Whitehall, Wis. Wozney-Killian Funeral Home is assisting the family.

LANSING, Iowa — Evelyn R. McKee, 93, of Lansing died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at Thornton Manor, Lansing. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Ch…

MESQUITE, Nev. — William James Anderson, 70, of Mesquite passed away Jan. 10, 2014, surrounded by his wife and children.

WHITEHALL — Mavis Elaine Smith, 88, of Whitehall passed away peacefully in her home Jan. 16, 2014, after a brief battle with cancer.

Kevin Berdan, 40, of La Crosse died Jan. 17, 2014. A full obituary will follow. Coulee Region Cremation Group is assisting the family.

STODDARD — Doris C. Bakke, 75, of Stoddard passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.

Hazel Marie Schnell-Dunn, 83, of La Crosse died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse.  A full obituary will follow.  Coulee Region Cremation Group is assisting the family.

MCGREGOR, Iowa — Paul R. Dohse, 60, of McGregor died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at Garrity Fune…

BARRE MILLS — Marlin Edwin Albion Tauscher, 90, of La Crosse passed away Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, surrounded by his family, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse.

OSSEO, Wis. — Viola Steen, 90, of Osseo died Friday at Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at South Beef River Lutheran Church, Osseo, with burial in the chu…

STODDARD — Doris C. Bakke, 75, of Stoddard died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home of La Crosse.

ALMA CENTER, Wis. — Laura Ann Esser, 81, of Alma Center died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at her home. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic …

OAKDALE — LaVern “Barney” Betthauser, 87, of Oakdale died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse.

OREGON, Ill. — Robert A. Hammes, 73, of Oregon died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Serenity Hospice Home, Oregon.

Wynne Gianoli, 88, of La Crosse died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center, La Crosse.

HOLMEN — Dianne Linda Cilley, 63, of Holmen passed away peacefully  Jan. 14, 2014, at Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse. She was born to William and Clarice Peterson on Nov. 21, 1950.