La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

Susan (Clumpner) Yolton, 75, of La Crosse died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bethany Ev. Free Church, La Crosse. Friends may call from noon to…

VIROQUA — Dr. Kenneth W. Purdue, 61, of Viroqua died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, surrounded by family.

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- James "Jim" H. Elsbernd, of Cincinnati passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. He was born Dec. 14, 1946.

BLAIR — Donald C. Thompson, 88, of Blair died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center in Whitehall. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Trempealeau Valley …

MINDORO — Dennis J. Waller, 65, of Mindoro died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn. A full obituary will be provided by Dickinson Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

WESTBY — Harvey O. Lunde, 78, of Westby died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby.

MINNEAPOLIS — Amy Y. Urberg, 99, of Minneapolis died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in N.C. Hospice in Minneapolis.

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Leonard “Len” O. Honaker, 81, of Black River Falls died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in Black River Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with Torgerson’s Funer…

VIROQUA — Dr. Kenneth Purdue, 61, of Viroqua died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Viroqua Church of Christ in Vi…

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Phyllis M. Gokey, 88, of Prairie du Chien passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at her home.

ONALASKA — Elaine R. Fossum, 82, of Onalaska died unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Onalaska…

FERRYVILLE — Elizabeth Lester, 73, of Ferryville died Sept. 17, 2014, at Lakeview Nursing Home in West Salem. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 at Vosseteig-Larson F…

HILLSBORO — Chalmer “Jack” Jackson Daines, 86, of Hillsboro passed away Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at Heritage Manor in Elroy.

Phyllis M. (Grawert) Gossfeld, of La Crosse died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in Bethany Riverside Lutheran Home at the age of 92 years.

Audrey I. Turner, 91, of La Crosse died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2014, at Bethany St. Joseph Nursing Home, La Crosse. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in St. John’s Lutheran Ceme…

WEST SALEM — Jeanne Marie Schloesser, 50, of West Salem died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Cath…

Patricia “Pat” “Patsy Lu” L. O’Neill, 87, of La Crosse died Sept. 13, 2014, at Bethany Riverside.

SPRING GROVE, Minn. — Bradley W. Solberg, 86, of Spring Grove died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove.

WEST SALEM — Randy “Rat” L. Groth, 60, of West Salem died Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at home. A Celebration of Life will be 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at Hunter’s Last Chance Bar and Grill, West…

GALESVILLE/LA CROSSE — Miss Beth Miner, 50, of La Crosse and formerly of Galesville passed away Sept. 17, 2014, after a courageous battle with a number of lingering illnesses.