La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

LA CROSSE/LA CRESCENT, Minn. — Albert W. Bott, 89, of La Crosse, and formerly of La Crescent died Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, in Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Blaschke & Schneider Funeral…

CALEDONIA, Minn. — Lillie E. Wiegrefe, 93, of Caledonia died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Caledonia Care and Rehab. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke’s United Church of C…

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Helen I. Borth, 93, of Prairie du Chien died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Garrity Funeral Home Chapel in Prairie du Chi…

VIROQUA — Roger Peterson, 83, of Viroqua died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Bethel Home in Viroqua. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Bethel Lutheran Church in rural Viroqua. Interme…

KELLOGG, Minn. — Richard Dale Benson, 75, of Kellogg died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. A memorial gathering will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct…

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Josephine “Josie” E. Cipra, 93, of Prairie du Chien died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday …

Bonnie Y. Jelen, 80, of La Crosse died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in La Cro…

Betty E. (Raatz) Blystad, 85, of La Crosse died Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Arrangements are tentatively scheduled for mid-September and will be announced b…

TOWERVILLE, Wis. — Daniel Swiggum, 63, of Towerville died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at his home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Kickapoo United Lutheran Church, with burial in th…

MINNEAPOLIS — Amy Y. Urberg, 99, of Minneapolis died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in N.C. Hospice in Minneapolis. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, in North Beaver Creek Fir…

MINDORO — James R. Baumer, 78, of Mindoro died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mindoro Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Farmington Cemete…

ALMA CENTER, Wis. — Stanley D. Christopherson, 77, of Alma Center died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at his home. Memorial services are pending. Jensen-Modjeski Funeral Home of Hixton, is assisting…

ONALASKA — Roger A. Waldera, 66, of Onalaska died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in his home surrounded by his family. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Patrick’s Catholic Chur…

Edward D. Reget, 78, of La Crosse died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in Hillview Health Care Center, in La Crosse, surrounded by his family.

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BLAIR — Richard J. Johnson, 86, of Blair died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at Pine View Care Center in Black River Falls. Arrangements are pending with Jack Funeral Home in Blair.

Bonnie Y. Jelen, 80, of La Crosse died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Cremato…

FRENCH ISLAND — Shirley Mae Bosworth, 76, of French Island died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at Grand View Care Center in Blair. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Olivet Beacon of L…

VIROQUA — Helen Louise (nee Runice) Zitzner, 92, of Viroqua died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at Vernon Manor in Viroqua.

Edward D. Reget, 78, of La Crosse died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in Hillview Health Care Center, La Crosse. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Blaschke & Schneider Funeral H…