La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

Mark Kent Ferrier, 40, of La Crosse, died Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Nancy J. Servais, 73, of La Crosse died Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, following a brief hospitalization.

WINONA, Minn. — Robert A. Hemker, 67, of Winona died Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Winona Health. Services 1 p.m. Friday, at Martin-Myhre Funeral Chapel, with visitation two hours prior. Burial will be in Witoka Cemetery.

Manley Harvey Christianson, 87, of Mindoro died Thursday, May 19, 2016, at home. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mindoro Lutheran Church, with visitation two hours prior to service. Coulee Region Cremation Group is assisting the family.

Nancy J. Servais, 73, of La Crosse died Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Gundersen Health System. Services 1 p.m. Saturday, at Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services, La Crosse, with visitation 10 a.m. until time of services.

CALEDONIA, Minn. — Daniel Joseph “Dan” Ruesgen, 66, of Caledonia died Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Services 2 p.m. Friday, at Connect Church, Onalaska, with visitation one hour prior. Full obituary to follow from Schumacher-Kish…

WEST SALEM — Jerome E. Walter, 91, of West Salem died Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center, Sparta. Arrangements to follow from Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Jostad Chapel, West Salem.

ONALASKA — Barbara L. Lucas, 72, of Onalaska died Monday, June 27, 2016, at Gundersen Health System. Full obituary to follow from Dickinson Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

John A. Collins, 84, died Sunday, June 26, 2016, at home. Services tentatively planned for Thursday June 30, 2016, at Blaschke and Schneider Funeral Home. Full obituary to follow.

ONALASKA — Richard L. Iverson, 59, of Onalaska died Sunday, June 26, 2016. Arrangements to follow from Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta.

Joyce B. Ness, 79, of La Crosse passed away Friday, June 24, 2016, at Gundersen Health System.

Lee’s Summit, Mo. — Rita Jean (Coburn) Reed, 88, of Lee’s Summit passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016.

Stephen Pederson, 60, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016.

Marlys Jennings, 78, of La Crosse passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016, in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., while visiting her son, Jeff Jennings, and daughter-in-law, Dianna Soltesz.

BLUE RIVER, Wis. — George M. Reynolds II, 53, of Blue River formally of Boscobel died Sunday June 26, 2016, at home. Services 3 p.m. Thursday, at United Methodist Church, Boscobel. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation 5…

Mark K. Ferrier, 40, of La Crosse died Saturday, June 25, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Thursday, at Church of the Crucifixion, La Crescent. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, at Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services, La Crescent,…

BUFFALO CITY -- Albin “Al” Joseph Slaby, 74, of Buffalo City died Friday, June 24, 2016, at home. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at Wozney-Killian Funeral Home, with 7 p.m. prayer service. Private services will be held.

NEW ALBIN, Iowa -- Lawrence “Joe” Kubitz passed away June 23, 2016, at his aunt's home, after a short illness. We lost but Heaven gained a caring, gentle man.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Viola "Peggy" Mary (Patros) Wakeen, 95, of Scottsdale formerly of Wausau, Wis., passed away June 10, 2016.

HOLMEN — Richard “Dick” Adelton Boardman, 78, of Holmen passed away June 23, 2016, in his home.