Obituaries

Mary Patricia “Pat” Jean Molitor, 84, formerly of Holmen/Whitehall, died on Thursday, August 17, 2023,at the Trempealeau County Healthcare Center, rural Whitehall.Pat was born in North Dakota on June 8, 1939, to Peter and Frances (Brown) Karlinsky. After graduatingfrom high school in Mandan, ND, Pat’s

Michael D. Abbott, 65, of Sparta, died Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Hospice Touch-Serenity House, Tomah. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta, with Lyndon Heim officiating. Burial will be in Cataract Cemetery.

Vicki Jo Weldon, of Black River Falls, WI, age 63, died at home peacefully surrounded by her family onSunday, August 13, 2023. She was born in Minneapolis, MN to Loren and Joy (Pierce) Hannan onNovember 16, 1959, the fourth of six children. Due to her

Charles “Chuck” A. Morrell, 79 of Warrens passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at Tomah Health. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 10:00 AM at Queen of the Apostles Parish. Burial will be in Pine Grove

Ernest “Ernie” G. Johnson, a lifelong farmer, passed away peacefully at the Morrow Home in Sparta, WI, on August 16, 2023, just a week shy of his 96th birthday. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, August 21, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at the Torkelson Funeral Home

Thomas D. Arrowsmith, 79 of Tomah passed away on Monday August 14, 2023 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, LaCrosse.  A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 11:00 AM at Tomah Baptist Church, 1701 Hollister Ave., Tomah.  Pastor Donald Root will officiate.  Burial will be

The Sletten Family is laying their Dad, Johnnie Gilbert Sletten, to rest at the Sand Hill Cemetery, S1598B Sand Hill Rd. La Farge, WI this Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 2 p.m.  Johnnie passed away in Tucson, Arizona in his retirement home at his youngest

Clarence “Bub” Stout Jr., 71, of Ontario, died on Monday, August 14, 2023 at his home surrounded by family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 11 a.m. at the Ontario  outdoor pavillion.  A visitation will be from 10 a.m.

In loving memory of our mother, Betty J. Phillips (Sonnenburg), who passed away peacefully at her home in Fort Lauderdale, FL on August 9, 2023.A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2023, 11:00 AM at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church, 525 Superior

Timothy G. “Tim” Pickering, 65, of Bangor, Wisconsin, passed to his Heavenly home on July 29, 2023, after a long illness. His goal was to live long enough to meet his first great-granddaughter; which he did at one week old on July 23rd. Meeting her,

Robert “Bob” W. Pliner, 75 of Kendall passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, LaCrosse. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, August 17, 2023, 11:00 AM at Smith-Nelson Funeral Home, 112 E. South Railroad Street, Kendall.  Burial will be

Alice M. Dahle, 92 of Oakdale passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at the Morrow Home, Sparta. grandchildren, Ethan Dahle, Payton and Sydney Birkholz, a sister-in-law Judy Rudoll of Rosemount, MN, many other relatives, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband

Raymond R. Kratche, 81 of Tomah passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life gathering will held on Friday, August 18, 2023, from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM at the Tomah American Legion, 800 Wisconsin

Robert “Bob” D. Dana Sr. died of heart failure on July 5th, 2023, after a short stay at Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse, with his wife Bonnie, his sons Rob and Bart and an extended family friend, the boys’ “little sister” Heidi (Jensen) Kerska, at

Lori Ann Brudos- Scharlau, 66, of Black River Falls, WI passed away Friday, August 11, 2023 athome unexpectedly. Lori was born on March 13, 1957, in Viroqua, WI to Edward and DorisBrudos. As a young girl Lori and her family moved to Black River Falls. Lori