Obituaries
Rose Feuling
Mar 31, 2013
Rose Feuling, 95, of Independence, died Sunday, March 31, 2013 at Tri-County Care Center, Whitehall. She was born October 23, 1917 in Montana Township, Buffalo County, to John and Frances (Bautch) Gierok. Rose married John Feuling on November 5, 1936 in Independence. He died March 26, 1987. Rose worked at the old Independence High School and Arcadia Broiler Plant. She...
Ernest L. Dubiel
Mar 25, 2013
Ernest L. Dubiel, 87, of Independence, died Monday, March 25, 2013 at Clairemont Nursing and Rehabilitation, Eau Claire. Ernest was born May 16, 1925 in Burnside Township, Trempealeau County, to John and Julia (Lyga) Dubiel. He married Irene Bautch on June 3, 1946 at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Independence. The couple farmed in Traverse Valley until retirement in...
William "Bill" L. Horton
Mar 14, 2013
William "Bill" Horton, 54, of rural Blair, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Gundersen Tri-County Hospital and Clinics, Whitehall. Bill was born June 15, 1958 in Miami, Fla. to Troy and Diana (Potash) Horton. Bill worked as an auto mechanic and he had a passion for Harley motorcycles. He enjoyed farming in recent years and his cattle and dogs. He...
Helen Marsolek
Mar 13, 2013
Helen Marsolek, 84, of Milwaukee, formerly of Independence, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Village at Manor Park Nursing Home, Milwaukee. She was born September 2, 1928 in Trempealeau County, to Paul and Anna (Bautch) Marsolek. Helen was a graduate of Marquette University with a B.S. degree in Public Health Nursing. She was employed at the Veterans Administration Hospital at...
Rose Haukeness
Mar 3, 2013
STRUM – Rose J. Haukeness, 50, of rural Strum, died Sunday, March 3, 2013 at her home, following a courageous fight with cancer the past 14 months. Rose was born February 9, 1963 in Whitehall to Raymond and Mary (Wolfe) Suchla. She married Timothy L. Haukeness on August 8, 2008 in Strum. Rose will forever be remembered by her passion...
Sandra J. La Chance Schaefer
Feb 28, 2013
Sandra J. La Chance Schaefer, of Independence, died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at her home. She was born in Chattanooga, Tenn. to Henri and Rosalie La Chance. Survivors include her husband, Alan Schaefer of Independence; five children, Robert Knowlen, Susan (Russell) Bruns, Debra Dodds, Chris and Tim Pfeifer. Sandra will be greatly missed by her husband, Alan, and all that...
Monica Rombalski
Feb 22, 2013
Monica Rombalski, 95, of Algona, Iowa, formerly of Independence, Wis., died Friday, February 22, 2013 at Algona Good Samaritan Care Center. She was born April 16, 1917 in Hale Township, Trempealeau County, to Frank and Catherine "Kate" (Roskos) Rombalski. She attended parochial school in Independence and her last two years of high school in Necedah, Wis. Monica had a lifelong...
Grace Haddeman
Feb 21, 2013
Grace A. Haddeman, 91, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Dove Healthcare-West, Eau Claire from pancreatic cancer that had spread into the spleen, liver and lungs. Grace was born at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire on June 8, 1921 to George A. and Minnie A. (Cowell) Bryce. She lived in the Caryville area all of her...
Margaret F. Bautch
Feb 20, 2013
Margaret F. Bautch, 88, of Independence, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Tri-County Care Center, Whitehall. Margaret was born June 25, 1924, in Arcadia, to John and Frances (Bisek) Micek. She married Larry Bautch November 18, 1948 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Independence. He died January 2, 1993. She attended Frances Nystrom Cosmetology School in Minneapolis and became...
Irene R. Skroch
Feb 19, 2013
La Crosse - Irene R. Skroch, 83, of La Crosse passed away February, 19, 2013 at Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse after a brief illness. Irene was born June 15, 1929, in Independence, Wis. to Clarence and Martha (Kiehl) Marsolek. She married George Skroch on May 17, 1948 in Independence, Wis. They lived most of their married life...
Albert Benedict Theisen
Feb 18, 2013
Albert Benedict Theisen, husband of Phyllis and father of Peter and Mary, passed away Monday morning, February 18, 2013, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, Wis., where he had spent much of the past year battling COPD and Congestive Heart Failure. Albert was born on January 21, 1927 at home on Montana Ridge to Peter and Agnes (Lisowski) Theisen. He...
Gary Everson
Feb 10, 2013
Gary Everson, 68, of Irvin Coulee, rural Whitehall, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Gundersen Tri-County Hospital and Clinics, Whitehall. Gary was born May 4, 1944 in Whitehall, Wis., to Roderick and Valborg (Thomte) Everson, grandson of Carl and Ida (Hanson) Thomte and Claude and Anna (Mortenson) Everson. He married Sandy Knudtson on August 2, 1980 in Whitehall. Gary attended...
Helen A. Myers
Feb 6, 2013
Helen A. Myers, 103, of Independence, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Tri-County Care Center, Whitehall. Helen was born December 3, 1909 in Elk Creek, to John and Anna (Gamroth) Gamroth. She married Vernon E. Myers on November 25, 1931 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Independence. He died November 11, 1991. She was a member of SS. Peter...
Richard Sonsalla
Jan 25, 2013
Richard "Rick" Sonsalla, 54, of La Crosse, formerly of Independence, died Friday, January 25, 2013 at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center, La Crosse. Rick was born October 5, 1958 in Arcadia to Lawrence and Clara (Marsolek) Sonsalla. He graduated from Independence High School in 1977 and was an avid Packer fan. Survivors include a brother, Adrian (Stella) Sonsalla of Arcadia;...
La Vern Kolve
Jan 19, 2013
La Vern "Eddie" Kolve, 67, of rural Strum, died Saturday January 19, 2013 at his home. La Vern was born March 8, 1945 to Clayton and Ella (Norby) Kolve in Chimney Rock Township, Trempealeau County. He married Janice Bautch January 7, 1967 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Independence. La Vern worked at Whitehall Packing, Pat's Country Meat Market,...
Cecelia E. Killian
Jan 9, 2013
Cecelia E. Killian, 86, of Independence, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Tri-County Memorial Hospital, Whitehall. Cecelia was born November 19, 1926 in Burnside Township, Trempealeau County, to John and Catherine (Kloss) Saverinski. She married Dominic P. Killian November 19, 1947 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Independence. He died January 11, 2002. Although she did not have children...
Carla S. Edison
Jan 4, 2013
Carla S. Edison, 50, of rural Eleva, died Friday, January 4, 2013 at her home following a two month battle with cancer. Carla was born July 15, 1962, in Eau Claire, to Lloyd and Eileen E. (Hawkenson) Edison. She married Michael Lokken May 13, 1989. They were later divorced. Carla graduated from Eleva-Strum Central High School in 1980 and worked...
Carol Smith Donahue
Dec 19, 2012
Carol Smith Donahue, 75, of Eau Claire, formerly of Chicago, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire. She was born November 24, 1937, in Chicago, to James L. and Nora A. (Warren) Smith. She married Donald Donahue on July 1, 1961 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Homewood, Ill. Carol lived in many places including Philadelphia, Penn.,...
Clarence "Amos" J. Mlynek
Dec 9, 2012
Clarence "Amos" J. Mlynek, 91, of Independence, died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse. Clarence was born March 3, 1921, in rural Independence, Wis., to John and Helen (Bautch) Mlynek. He married Florence Gierok on September 26, 1949 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Independence. She died February 28, 2008. Clarence was a WWll...
Lavern J. Hertzfeldt
Nov 24, 2012
Lavern J. Hertzfeldt, 88, of Independence, died Saturday, November 24, 2012 at his home. He was born March 25, 1924 in Independence to Armand and Mary (Lyga) Hertzfeldt. He married Theresa Klimek on June 30, 1947 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Independence. The couple farmed for 30 years in Independence. After retiring from farming, he was the...
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