La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

TOMAH -- John Edward Kopenhafer, 90, of Tomah died Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Tomah Healthcare Center. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church. B…

SPARTA -- Victor H. Axelsen, 93, of Sparta died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta.

WAUKON/DORCHESTER, Iowa — Delores M. Dehning, 89, of Waukon and formerly of Dorchester, died Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon.

WESTBY — Carol J. Gobel, 77, of Westby died Saturday, March 1, 2014, surrounded by her children after a brief stay at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center in La Crosse.

WHITEHALL — Joyce G. Paulson, 74, of Whitehall passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center.

HATFIELD, Wis./ETTRICK — Robert E. Terpening, 68, of Hatfield died Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, in his home.

Eddie Gene Fredrick, 78, passed away Feb. 26, 2014, at home in his favorite chair with his dogs at his feet.

Olga Bluske, 94, of La Crosse passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse.

BELL CENTER — Donna Jean Burkum, 76, of Bell Center, rural Gays Mills died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in G…

LA CRESCENT, Minn. — Peter “Huba” John Mayer Jr., 78, of La Crescent passed away Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Hospice in La Crosse.

MINDORO — Kenneth “Tog” L. Borchert, 90, of Mindoro passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse.

Joseph “Joe” Anthony Havlik, 85, died Feb. 25, 2014, at Hillview Health Care Center.

Barbara N. Schroeder, 64, of La Crosse passed away at her home Friday, Feb. 21, 2014.

Donna Mae Johnson, 83, of La Crosse, died Feb. 28, 2014, at Willows in La Crosse. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday with a visitation one hour prior at Coulee Region Cremation Group, Ona…

GALESVILLE — Durk T. Oedsma, 86, of Galesville passed away Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Marinuka Manor in Galesville.

Rosalie Marie Zahn, 77, of La Crosse died Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. A complete obituary will be provided by Dickinson Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

BEAUMONT, Texas/LA CROSSE — Nicholas Michael Mathews, 27, entered into rest Feb. 18, 2014, in Beaumont, Texas.

Virginia Connelly, 87, of Soldiers Grove, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Sannes Skogdalen Nursing Home in Soldiers Grove.

HATFIELD/ETTRICK — Robert E. Terpening, 68, of Hatfield died Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, in his home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Living Hope Lutheran Church in Ettrick, with visita…

WHITEHALL — Joyce Paulson, 74, of Whitehall died Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center in Whitehall. Arrangements are pending with Jack Funeral home in Whitehall.