La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

GENOA — Donald Verdel Berg, 83, of Genoa passed away at the Bland-Bekkedal Center for Hospice surrounded by his family Saturday, April 4, 2015.

WESTBY/VIROQUA — Tracy Dregne, 52, of Westby and formerly of Viroqua died suddenly Sunday, April 5, 2015, at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Thorson Funeral Home of Viroqua.

LOOMIS, Calif. -- Donald E. Collins, 76, died Aug. 3, 2014, at home in Loomis, surrounded by his loving family.

Charles “Chuck” H. Smutny, 57, passed away March 27, 2015, in Magnolia, Texas.

James R. Schumacher, 57, of La Crosse died at his home Friday, April 3, 2015. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services of La Crosse.

Our dear husband and father, Sylvester Joseph Strasser, also known as “Fat” to his many friends, passed away March 31, 2015, at the age of 89 at Gunderson Health System in La Crosse.

WESTBY — Neva I. Shore, 90, of Westby died Saturday, April 4, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Westby United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Valton Cemetery. Vis…

ONALASKA — Roland “Rollie” Mahlum, 50, of Onalaska passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015, at his home.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Randolph “Randy” Lokken, longtime West Salem resident passed away March 1, 2015, at his Daytona Beach home.

Gertrude I. Ritter, 91, of La Crosse died Saturday, April 4, 2015, at Hillview Health Care Center. Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Homes is assisting the family with arrangements. A complete …

Helen (Gullickson) Cuellar, 91, of La Crosse passed away Monday, March 30, 2015, at Benedictine Manor.

Dr. Patrick J. Murphy, 86, died Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Clare Bridge in La Crosse, surrounded by his loving family.

DULUTH, Minn. — Beulah E. Sayers, 79, of Duluth, formerly of town of Levis, Clark County, Wis., died Thursday, April 2, 2015, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Duluth. Traditional Native American funera…

ONALASKA — Jacqueline “Jackie” L. Hanson, 79, of Onalaska died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

WEST SALEM — Kenneth R. Schweiger, 87, of West Salem died Friday, April 3, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral …

ST. JOSEPH RIDGE — Clarence George Meyers, 82, of St. Joseph Ridge died Saturday, April 4, 2015, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. A full obituary will follow. Coulee Region Cremation G…

LA CROSSE/CHASEBURG — Alida Schlicht, 102, of La Crosse and formerly of Chaseburg died Monday, March 30, 2015, at Bethany Riverside.

VIROQUA — Eunice R. Perschke, 98 died Saturday, April 4, 2015, at Bethel Home in Viroqua. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Thorson Funeral Home of Viroqua.

HOLMEN — Paula Jean Miller, 63, of Holmen died Friday, April 3, 2015, at Mulder Health Care Facility in West Salem. A full obituary will follow. Coulee Region Cremation Group is assisting the family.

COON VALLEY/LA CROSSE — Daniel “Dan” R. McCabe, 81, of Coon Valley and formerly of La Crosse died Friday, April 3, 2015, at Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse. Arrangements will be annou…