La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

Anna Maria Allyn, 70, of La Crosse passed away peacefully Feb. 27, 2014, at Benedictine Manor in La Crosse. She was born Feb. 5, 1944.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Cappie Millin, 91, Prairie du Chien died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremat…

NEW ALBIN, Iowa — Raymond Mulholland, 93,of New Albin died Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Thornton Manor in Lansing, Iowa. Arrangements are pending with Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Se…

James David Hanna, 55, of La Crosse died Feb. 25, 2014. A full obituary with service announcement will follow at a later date. Coulee Region Cremation Group is assisting the family.

ONALASKA — Merwin E. Mellor, 87, of Onalaska passed away at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, following a brief illness.

GALESVILLE — Durk T. Oedsma, 86, of Galesville died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Marinuka Manor in Galesville. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church, Galesville. …

CASTALIA, Iowa — Bernice Lena Hangartner, 91, of Castalia died Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center, Postville, Iowa. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Schutte–Grau Fune…

Dr. Patty Pepper passed away at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse on Feb. 13, 2014. The cause of death was respiratory failure and pneumonia. She was 80 years of age and partially debilit…

Olga Bluske, 94, of La Crosse died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, La Cr…

PEORIA, Ariz./LA CROSSE — Elsie Margaret Peterson, 98, formerly of La Crosse passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, at Hospice of the Valley in Peoria, Ariz.

WEST SALEM — Verda L. Drecktrah, 88, of West Salem passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse.

Van L. Johnson Jr., 66, of La Crosse died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Schumacher-Kish Funeral & Crematio…

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Cynthia Gilbertson, Black River Falls died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Little Norway Lutheran Church, Black River…

VIROQUA — Edward Carl Abt, 85, of Viroqua passed away peacefully Feb. 27, 2014, at The Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care in Viroqua, surrounded by his family and friends.

LA CRESCENT, Minn. — Peter “Huba” J. Mayer Jr., 78, of La Crescent died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Gundersen Health System Hospice, La Crosse. Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services L…

PEORIA, Ariz. — Alice Mae Jungbluth of Peoria died peacefully Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. She was 91 years old. She was born in La Crosse, Nov. 6, 1922, to the late Roy and Teresa Collins. She wa…

VIROQUA — Edward C. Abt, 85, of Viroqua died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Viroqua, with burial in Viroqua C…

BANGOR — Nolan Henry James Leis, 10, of Bangor leapt into the arms of the Lord surrounded by his loving family Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, following a long battle with Batten disease.

SPARTA — Lois Mary Zanter, 87, of Sparta died Feb. 25, 2014, in the company of her family after a brief illness. She was born the fourth of 13 children Nov. 10, 1926, in Holdingford, Minn., to…

ONALASKA -- Merwin E. Mellor, 87, of Onalaska died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Schumacher-Kish Funeral &a…