La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

ARCADIA — Ruth Ann Pierzyna, 77, of Arcadia died June 20, 2014, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Parish. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to serv…

GALENA, Alaska — Helen Anne (Jimmie) Hodgkin, 78, went home to be with the Lord June 17, 2014, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family.

DE SOTO — Roy Green, 64, of rural De Soto died Friday, June 20, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Vosseteig Funeral Homes.

SPARTA — Janet D. Schanhofer, 70, of Sparta died Friday, June 20, 2014, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, with burial in…

Coreen Edith Bissell, 56, of La Crosse passed away Wednesday evening, June 18, 2014, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with scleroderma.

Hong Xiang Rost was born in mainland China on June 8, 1959. She and her family experienced the Cultural Revolution up close and personal as her parents, and later Hong herself, spent time bein…

STODDARD — Mildred G. Leisso, 93, of rural Stoddard went to her heavenly home Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Mayo Health System-Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse.

HOLMEN — Marsha L. Borst, 62, of Holmen passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, in her home.

WESTBY — Frank L. Kopic, 92, of Westby died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Bland Bekkedal Hospice Center in Viroqua.

WEST SALEM — Ethel J. (Loging) Achterkirch, 86, of West Salem passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Mulder Health Care Facility, West Salem.

STODDARD — Mildred G. Leisso, 93, of rural Stoddard died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Mayo Health System-Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at…

Sister Beatrice Merkes, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 93, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 , two days shy of her 94th birthday, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse. She was in the 74th yea…

Carol Ruth Moore, 87, passed away June 15, 2014, following a sudden illness.

WEST SALEM — Ethel J. (Loging) Achterkirch, 86, of West Salem died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Mulder Health Care Facility, West Salem. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday at Pre…

ONALASKA — A much-loved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Michael “Mike” Dennis McFadden, 72, of Onalaska passed peacefully at his home Wednesday, June 18, 2014, with his family by his side.

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Carolyn Chambers, 52, passed away peacefully June 15, 2014, after battling cancer for the past six months.

ONALASKA — Barbara Ann (Chick) Bristow, 51, of Onalaska passed away peacefully June 18, 2014, in her home in Onalaska, surrounded by family, friends and those she loved.

Charles “Chuck” H. Jorgensen, 74, of Arizona, and formerly of La Crosse, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at El Camino Hospital in Mt. View, Calif. Services are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday a…

Ethel J. (Loging) Achterkirch, 86, West Salem Barbara Ann (Chick) Bristow, 51, Onalaska Carolyn Chambers, 52 Charles "Chuck" H. Jorgensen, 74, Arizona/La Crosse David Kuecker/correction Mildr…