Obituaries
George J. Halama
Jun 6, 2013
George J. Halama, 81, of rural Whitehall, died Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center. George was born March 28, 1932 in Whitehall to George and Anna (Kampa) Halama. He married Mary Jo Wecker January 17, 1959 in La Crosse. George was self-employed in carpet sales and installation, carpenter and farmer. He was a member of SS. Peter...
Elenor Sylla Ziegler
Apr 25, 2013
Elenor Sylla Ziegler, 81, of Independence, died Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Grace Woodlands, Eau Claire. Elenor was born February 7, 1932 in Whitehall to Joseph and Helen (Kulig) Sura. She married Lawrence Sylla June 20, 1951 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Independence. He died September 26, 1998. She married Myron Ziegler November 11, 2001 at SS. Peter...
Allen C. Schank
Apr 16, 2013
Allen C. Schank, 71, of Independence, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at his home. Allen was born on June 4, 1941 to Clarence and Dorothy (Wicka) Schank. He attended SS. Peter and Paul grade school and graduated from Independence High School in 1959. Allen was drafted into the Army in 1964 and was honorably discharged in 1966. He was very...
Peter P. Palkowski
Apr 13, 2013
Peter P. Palkowski, 84, of Independence, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center, Whitehall. Peter was born May 11, 1928 in Montana Township, Buffalo County, to August and Mary (Marsolek) Palkowski. He farmed in Montana Township until moving to Independence in 1984. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Peter served in the U. S. Army during...
Adolph Saverinski
Apr 6, 2013
Adolph Saverinski, 91, of Independence, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Tri-County Care Center, Whitehall. Adolph was born June 8, 1921 in Burnside Township, Trempealeau County, to John and Catherine (Kloss) Saverinski. He married Katherine Smieja on November 4, 1957 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Independence. She died November 7, 1988. Adolph worked on the family farm, railroad...
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,...
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