Obituaries

Loretta E. Slaby, 97, of Arcadia, passed away on February 20, 2023, at the Pigeon Falls HealthCare Center.Loretta was born in Arcadia on February 22, 1925, to Lewis and Clara (Mish) Korpal. She wasunited in marriage to Everett J. Slaby in June of 1946, at

David M. Steen, age 77, of Necedah, WI, passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, unexpectedly due to natural causes. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Necedah. Pastor Terri

Cameron J. Ewert, 18, of Tomah, died suddenly Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at his home. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023, 3:00 P.M. at the Tomah Baptist Church, 1701 Hollister Ave. Tomah. WI.  Pastor Aaron Smith will officiate.  Burial will

Everett E. Chambers, age 88, of Tomah, Wisconsin, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 10:30 a.m., at Queen of the Apostles Parish in Tomah.  Father Matthew Bowe will officiate.  Burial with full military honors

Merlin R. Jensen, 84, of Warrens died Sunday, February 19, 2023 at Tomah Health.  A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 11:00 A.M. at the Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, 801 E. Monowau St. Tomah, WI 54660.  Pastor  Darin Oakes will officiate.

Near the end of an amazing life of 101 years, Mary spoke this simple truth about herself, “I’vereally done a lot of things in my life.”Mary Louise (Jerstad) Jacobs was born in Racine Wisconsin on February 1, 1922 and drew herlast breath on February 15,

Kathleen “Kay” A. Haines, 81, of Whitehall, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, February 16, 2023.Kay was born in Arcadia on April 26, 1941, to Wayne “Skippy” and Eileen (Frie) Litscher. She was unitedin marriage to David Haines on September 22, 1962, at Our

Jerry Doyle Green, 76, of rural Cataract, WI, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Veterans Hospital in Tomah, WI. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 25, 2023, 2:00 P.M. at the Torkelson Funeral Home, 1132 Angelo Rd. of Sparta, WI. Father Eric

Richard L. Turner, 45, of La Crosse and formerly of Tomah, died Friday, February 17, 2023, surrounded by his loving family, after a long battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M.

Dorothy H. Von Ruden, 86, of Sparta, WI, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, February 15, 2023, at the Morrow Memorial Home in Sparta. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 10:30 a.m. at Sacred

Donald D. Stelter, 92, of Sparta, died Friday, February 10, 2023 at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center, Sparta, with family by his side. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2023 at Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home and Cremation, Sparta, with Pastor

Valeria Frances Kampa, 100, of Arcadia, passed away at her home on Monday, February 13, 2023. Shewas born on December 1, 1922, to Peter and Frances (Przybilla) Klimek. She was united in marriage toJoseph Kampa on May 8, 1944. Joe preceded her in death on

William Michael Abbott passed away suddenly on January 26th, 2023, at the age of 65.He was born on April 22nd, 1957 in Garden Grove, CA to William L. Abbott and TheresaAbbott (nee Hemmersbach). William loved the outdoors. He was an avid hunter, and would spend

Cecil Ray Peters, 75, of Black River Falls passed way Wednesday, February 8 th at the Gunderson Tri-County Health Care Center in Whitehall, Wisconsin.Cecil was born July 31, 1947 in Black River Falls to Floyd and Myrtle (Hermanson) Peters. He was marriedto his wife Alohoa

Amy Briones, 50, of Mauston, WI, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, February 12, 2023. A celebration of Amy’s beautiful life will be held Friday, February 17, 2023, 5:00 PM at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah, 2224 S. Superior Ave, WI. Family and friends are invited