La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

LA CROSSE—Judith “Judy” Ann Manske, 89, of La Crosse, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, Valentine’s Day, surrounded by her loving family at Brookdale Sterling House Assisted Living in La Crosse.

George Howe, age 63, of La Crescent, MN, passed away unexpectedly on February 14, 2024.

MADISON—John Patrick Jay, age 83, of Madison, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, at home. He was born on Aug. 8, 1940, in Rapid City, S.D., the son of Lloyd and Virginia (Tucker) Jay.

George Howe

LA CROSSE—Thomas Carlyle Mason, 94, of La Crosse, WI, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024, at Brookdale Senior Living in La Crosse. Tom was born on June 6, 1929, to Reverend Joseph Mason and Susanna (Thomas) Mason in Morris…

Velma Marie (King) Luehne died February 15th, 2024 at Gundersen Healthcare during a short hospitalization. She lived 100 years, 2 months, 8 days. A private memorial will be at a later date. Blaschke and Schneider Funeral Home is assisting the…

LA CROSSE—Marilyn A. Servais, 82, of La Crosse, WI passed away peacefully on Friday, February 16, 2024, after a long battle with lung cancer and dementia.

Beatrice May Scholze, 82, of West Salem, Wisconsin passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024, at Meadowbrook in Black River Falls, Wisconsin.

ONALASKA—Dorothy Viola Will, 99, of Onalaska passed away peacefully on Friday, February 16, 2024.

Geoffrey Chatterton, 89, of French Island, WI passed away on February 12, 2024 at his home. The full obituary can be viewed online at couleecremation.com.

CORNELL — Helen Sarah (Normand) Herr, 83, of Cornell passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, at her home.

EAU CLAIRE — Robert Joseph Gillig was born July 23, 1927, in Decatur, Indiana, to Leona (Harting) and Harmon Gillig. He passed away Feb. 12, 2024, in Eau Claire.

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Bruce R. Christensen, 93, of Chippewa Falls, with family by his bedside, died peacefully under the care of St. Croix Hospice at Heritage Court Memory Care in Eau Claire on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.

GREEN BAY — Kurt Lee Miller, beloved by his family, friends and fleeting acquaintances, passed away in the peace of his Green Bay home on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Born in Chippewa Falls on Dec. 23, 1946, to Claude and…

Gerald “Jerry” Emil Kreibich, 83, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 due to heart failure. He was born to Henry and Frances (Johnson) Kreibich on July 2,1940.

MINNETONKA, MN—Knute Axel Gilbertson of Minnetonka, MN died on February 11, 2024 surrounded by family. Knute is survived by a son, Mark (Mary) Gilbertson, Maple Grove, MN; a daughter, Ann (Brian) Fitzgerald, San Jose, CA; grandchildren: Brittany Gilbertson, Brenton (Angela)…

LA CROSSE—Steven G. Shepardson, 81, of La Crosse, WI, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2024 surrounded by his family. He was born July 18, 1942 to Don and Henrietta (Isenmann) Shepardson. He married Betty M. Wakeen on February 1,…

INDEPENDENCE—Dominic Louis Pogreba of Independence WI, age 77 passed away on February 14, 2024 at Gundersen Health System surrounded by family and friends. He was born September 29, 1946, to Frank and Emma (Smieja) Pogreba. Don was more of a…

VIROQUA—Veryel D. Gerdl, of Viroqua, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 13, 2024; his life journey spanned 92 years, 1 month, and 8 days. In keeping with Veryel’s simple nature, there will not be any formal funeral services at…

LA CROSSE—Hazel Loraine Price, 105, of La Crosse, passed away Monday, February 12, 2024 at the Clare Bridge Memory Care. She was born July 8, 1918 to Henry and Della Rena (Thompson) Pederson. Hazel married Ortis Price on January 22,…