La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- Thomas “Tom” D. Jordie, 63, of Prairie du Chien died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, …

SPARTA -- Rita M. Benedict, 86, of Sparta died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at her home. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, with burial at a la…

Marian Elizabeth "Wilfred" Roesler, 90, of La Crosse died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Gundersen Health System.

Loretta "Lori" L. Gronek, 73, of La Crosse passed away peacefully Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015.

James “Jim” M. Bogdan, 67, died peacefully in his home in La Crosse Friday, Dec. 26, 2014.

PLAINVIEW, Minn. -- Rachel Susanna Dietrich, 75, of Plainview died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus, in Rochester, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

CASSVILE, Wis. -- Elaine C. Nelson, 70, of Cassville died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Arrangements will be announced by Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and C…

BLACK RIVER FALLS/HIXTON -- Edna L. Simonson, 94, of Black River Falls formerly of Hixton died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Pine View Care Center, Black River Falls. Funeral services will be a…

Mary A. Holtan, 79, of La Crosse died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Hillview Health Care Facility. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Whitehall, wit…

ONALASKA -- Anthony J. Talley, 68, of Onalaska passed away Jan. 2, 2015, at Bethany St Joseph Care Center in La Crosse. He was the oldest brother of Kendall Dogan Davis, Daryl Dogan, Joseph Do…

Sandra Lynn Lee, 66, of La Crosse died Friday, Jan. 2, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. A full obituary will follow. Coulee Region Cremation Group and Funeral Home is assisting…

John F. Brieske, 90, died Jan. 1, 2015, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center in La Crosse.

BURR OAK — Gail K. Fischer, 65, of Burr Oak died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Gundersen Health System. Dickinson Family Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family.

MAUSTON, Wis. — Patricia I. Faulkner, 76, of Mauston died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Mile Bluff Medical Center, Mauston. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Lone Rock Baptist Church, …

Ronald “Ron” R. Fortek, 77, of La Crosse died Friday, Jan. 2, 2014, in his home, surrounded by his family.

DECATUR, Ala./WAUKON, Iowa — Gertrude A. Larick, 87, of Decatur, formerly of Waukon, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Decatur General Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tu…

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla./ARCADIA — Cleo Ann Wolfe, 78, of Altamonte Springs and formerly of Arcadia died Nov. 30, 2014, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs.

ONALASKA — Carlton “Carl” W. Gladden, 63, of Onalaska died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at his home with family after fighting a battle with leukemia.

La Ferne Cecilia Jorgenson, 89, of La Crosse passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Mayo Hospital in Sparta, due to a cerebral aneurysm.

Michael D. Porter, 75, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 2, 2015.