La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Dale E. Boldt, 83, of Prairie du Chien died Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at Crossing Rivers Hospital in Prairie du Chien. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Satu…

OSSEO, Wis. — Nathan Walsh, 38, of Osseo died Monday in the town of Garfield, Jackson Co., Wis. Services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Osseo Evangelical Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Osseo C…

TOMAH — Ethel Sime, 95, of Tomah died Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church, Tomah. Burial will be in Oak Grove Memorial Gard…

KENDALL — Gale K. Burkhalter, 66, of Kendall died suddenly, Oct. 19, 2014. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, Kendall. Burial will be in the Sou…

Keith B. Straight (“BAH”), 99, of La Crosse passed away in his home Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Old soldiers never die, they just fade away and that’s the way Keith’s life ended. He was an Army …

CALEDONIA, Minn. — Ronald L. Johnson, 85, of Caledonia died Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center, Spring Grove, Minn. Funeral services will be at noon Friday at Immanuel Lut…

Mary Jane Fowler, 97, of La Crosse died Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, in her home.

SOLDIERS GROVE — Michael Murphy, 58, of rural Soldiers Grove died Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at his home. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Sime Funeral Home in Readstown. Per his wishes …

SPARTA — Joseph W. Zanter, 88, of Sparta died Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center, Sparta. A memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. P…

SCANGEL has followed her love to Heaven. Sue Anne (Conner) Gelatt was her husband Charles’ angel during their 30-year marriage. She died Oct. 15 at her home on the Mississippi River.

CHANDLER, Ariz. — Keith Ellison Jr., 62, of Chandler and La Crosse, died Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, in a hospital in Phoenix.

TOMAH — Kevin K. Gebczyk, 57, of Tomah died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at his home in Tomah. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Torkelson Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Moun…

WAUKON, Iowa — Bernice J. Knudtson, 93, of Waukon died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, wi…

LANSING, Iowa — Gerald “Jerry” Clarence Breimon Sr., 69, of Lansing died Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, La Crosse. There will be a private family service at a later date…

EASTMAN — Rose Hoelker, 99, of Eastman died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at Sannes-Skagdalen Nursing Home in Soldier’s Grove. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Garrity Funeral Home C…

KENDALL — Donna F. Thompson, 76, of Kendall died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. at Gundersen Health Systems, La Crosse. A graveside committal service will be at a later date. Smith-Nelson Funeral Home…

John H. Kass, 88, of La Crosse died Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at Mayo Health System, La Crosse. A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral, La Crosse. Vi…

VIROQUA — Roland “Bud” James Whitney, 75, of Viroqua passed away suddenly Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua.

REEDSBURG, Wis./OCALA, Fla. — Glen A. Jensen, 72, of Ocala, formerly of Reedsburg passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill./WILTON — Bruce R. Harrison, 80, of Bloomington and formerly of Wilton died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bloomington. A graveside service, with militar…