Beulah L. Thompson, 98, of rural Elroy went home to be with her heavenly father Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, while surrounded with family. She was born March 30, 1915, to August and Mabel (Worden) Vieth in the town of Bloomer, Marshall County, Minnesota. At an early age,...
James L. Cornell
James L. Cornell, Sr., 69, of Sparta died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at his home. He was born Nov. 29, 1943, to Charles and Edna (Gudgeon) Cornell in Viroqua. For 30 years, he lived and raised a family in the Black Valley. He stayed close friends with his sons' mother,...
Roger D. Schindler
Roger D. Schindler, 72, of Wilton died Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, at his home. He was born Feb. 19, 1941, to Carl and Leona (Drews) Schindler in Wilton. He farmed in the town of Wellington on his parents' home farm. He did custom harvesting for several years for his...
Mary Lou Sletten
Mary Lou Sletten, 83, of Norwalk died Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, at her home. She was born Feb. 26, 1930, to Arthur and Emma (Kortbein) Garske on the family farm in Norwalk. She was united in marriage to Virgil Sletten on July 9, 1949. They were blessed with the first...
Paula Gerwing
Paula Gerwing, 63, of Fort Myers, Fla., and Tomah passed away Oct. 11, 2013, in Fort Myers. She was born March 25, 1950, to Donald and Vera (Michel) Kremmer. She was a 1968 graduate of Tomah High School. Paula attended nurse's training in La Crosse and received her...
Margaret Rice
Margaret Rice, 89, of Joliet, Ill., and formerly of Wilton died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, in Joliet. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 504 Enderby St., Wilton. Father Richard C. Dickman...
Gary L. Gardner
Gary L. Gardner, 62, of Elroy passed away Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at his home, surrounded with family. He was born July 13, 1951, to Edward and Georgia (Vinopal) Gardner in Mauston. Gary served in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1972 in Vietnam and was awarded the Purple...
Bernice Ellen Gnewikow
Bernice Ellen Gnewikow, 87, of Tomah passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in La Crosse. The eldest child of Edward A. and Leona M. (Kortbein) Giraud, she was born Jan. 29, 1926, in the town of Ridgeville. Bernice was baptized into the...
Velma Elaine Mason
Velma Elaine Mason, 91, formerly of rural Cashton passed away Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. Velma was born March 6, 1922, to Frank and Rosella (Wessie) (Mains) Currier in the town of Jefferson, near Cashton. She married Herman...
Carol J. Parish
Carol J. Parish, 61, of Tomah passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, at home. She was born Aug. 14, 1952, to Howard and Margaret (Shie) Zastoupil in Sparta. She was raised in Tomah and was a 1970 graduate of Tomah High School. Carol was united in...
