Obituaries

Mar 9, 2015

Norma J. Raynes, age 74 of Mondovi, WI died Monday, March 9, 2015 at The Plum City Care Center in Plum City, WI with her husband by her side. Norma Jean was born July 12, 1940 in Eau Claire, WI to George and Lorraine (LaDuke) Horn. She graduated from Mondovi High School and moved to the southeastern part of Wisconsin....

Mar 9, 2015

David Alexander Rieck, age 75, of Buffalo City, WI passed away peacefully with his loving family at his side on Monday March 9, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Wabasha. He was born on September 21, 1939 in Durand, a son of the late Alexander and Elsie (Halling) Rieck. David honorably served our Country as a member of the...

Mar 4, 2015

Ronald Paul Cisewski, age 70 of Indian Creek/Fountain City lost a courageous two year battle with cancer on March 4, 2015 at Gundersen Health System with his loving wife and family at his side. He was born on February 24, 1945 in Winona, a son of John and Marguerite (Timm) Cisewski. Ron attended and graduated from Winona Senior High School...

Mar 1, 2015

Clarence "Cutz" Benjamin Schollmeier, age 81 of Alma, WI passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2015 at Mayo Health System, La Crosse, WI. He was born on June 13, 1933 in Fountain City. A son of the late Frank and Cora (Wolfe) Schollmeier. Cutz was a graduate of Fountain City High School with the class of 1951. He then attended...

Feb 26, 2015

Clifford M. Anderson, age 96, of Mondovi died Thursday February 26, 2015 at the American Lutheran Home of Mondovi Clifford Milo Anderson was born on April 11, l918 in Dover Township, Buffalo County WI to Oscar and Johanna (Klingel) Anderson. He attended Meadowbrook School in Lower Bennett Valley where he built the fire in the school stove each morning before...

Feb 26, 2015

Wesley E. Bohn, age 86 of Mondovi, WI died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at The Lake Hallie Memory Center in Lake Hallie, WI. Wesley was born March 14, 1928 in Watseka, IL to Arthur and Edna Bohn. Wes was a high school graduate from Watseka, IL and following entered in to the U.S. Army. Upon returning from his stint in...

Feb 15, 2015

Feb 14, 2015

Eldrid Jacob Branger, age 97, of Mondovi, WI, passed away on February 14, 2015, at the American Lutheran Home in Mondovi. Eldrid was born on December 31, 1917, the son of Chris and Hattie (Senn) Branger, on the Branger home farm in Gilman Valley, Gilmanton Township, WI. It was a bitterly cold day when the doctor came by horse and...

Feb 14, 2015

Frances Patricia Moyer, age 49, of Mondovi, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 with her loving family at her side at Mayo Health System, Oakridge in Osseo after a courageous battle with Ankylosing spondylitis. She was born on March 17, 1965 in Durand, a daughter of Earl and Alice (Quale) Hewitt. Frances’ life was positively changed when she was...

Feb 9, 2015

Leo Butler, age 62 of Alma, WI passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 9, 2015. He was born on April 17, 1953 to Malcolm and Rosemary (Roth) Butler. Leo was employed at La Crosse Milling Company in Cochrane. Leo will be mostly remembered for his unending dedication to the City of Alma and the residents living in the community. He...

Feb 2, 2015

Rose Mary Martzke, age 82 of Alma, passed away on Monday February 2, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center, Wabasha, MN with her husband Vern by her side. She was born on February 21, 1932 in Oconto Falls, WI a daughter of Dr. William T. and Muriel (Coopman) Hicks. Rose Mary attended and graduated from Gillett High School located...

Jan 29, 2015

Robert A. Kuhn, age 48, of Fennimore, WI passed away tragically on Thursday, January 29 in the town of North Lancaster, Grant County, WI as the result of an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 12:00 PM the Talbot Family Funeral Homes, Alma Chapel. Burial will follow at the Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, WI....

Jan 20, 2015

Floyd "Shorty" B. Knecht, age 90 of Mondovi, WI died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at The American Lutheran Home in Mondovi, WI. Shorty was born September 29, 1924 on "The Home Farm" in Dover Township, Buffalo County, WI. to Allen and Alvina (Melby) Knecht. On August 12, 1961 he married Delores Larson. He was a Dairy Farmer all his life...

Jan 17, 2015

Orville Busch, age 92, of Alma, passed away peacefully on Saturday January 17, 2015 at Pepin Manor, Pepin, WI. He was born on September 15, 1922 in Goodhue, MN the only son of Romeo and Elsie (Klitzing) Busch. At the age of 6, Orville’s family relocated to Buffalo County, WI where they resided at a farm in Trout Creek located...

Jan 12, 2015

LaVerne Elger Anderson, age 88, of Mondovi, WI passed away peacefully on Monday, January 12, 2015 at the American Lutheran Home of Mondovi. He was born, along with his twin brother, on May 12, 1926 in Dover Township, Buffalo County, WI to Oscar and Johanna Marie (Klingel) Anderson. On May 26, 1945, LaVerne was united in marriage to Josie Olive...

Jan 9, 2015

Dawn Marie Schumacher, born March twentieth, 1963 passed away in her sleep in her apartment in Mondovi, Wisconsin on the 9th of January at the age of 51. She leaves behind to grieve her passing, her sister, Faye Schumacher of Cadott, Wisconsin, her uncle Bob Johnson of Aspen, Colorado, Niece Alantis Burish of Cadott; nephews, David (Natalia) Schumacher, Genesis Burish...

Jan 8, 2015

Ruth Elsie Gleiter, age 89 of Cochrane, WI passed away January 8, 2015 at the Winona Hospital in Winona, MN. She was born on March 22, 1925 at the home of her parents, Oscar and Minnie (Stuber) Miller. Ruth attended and graduated from Cochrane High School. She then moved to the Twin Cities where she worked at various places. On...

Jan 7, 2015

Kay Marie Jones, age 55 of Alma, WI, formerly of Bangor, WI passed away peacefully at her home on January 7, 2015. She will be forever in the hearts of her three daughters Melissa Zimmerman of Sparta, WI, Rebecca (Samuel) Brown, also of Sparta, WI, and Emily Zimmerman of New Lisbon, WI. Her three loving grandchildren Winston, Jackson, and Allison...

Jan 6, 2015

Gladys Geneva Loomis, age 92, of Mondovi passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 6, 2015 at the American Lutheran Home of Mondovi with her loving family at her side. She was born on June 6, 1922 in Whitehall, WI a daughter of Simon and Gina (Stone) Knutson On April 20 of 1940 Gladys was united in marriage to Orville Loomis...

Jan 3, 2015

James Russell Marquardt, 58, of Buffalo City passed away Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at his home. He was born Oct. 4, 1956, in Wabasha, a son of Wayne and Erma (Mueller) Marquart. Jim attended Cochrane-Fountain City Schools, graduating with the class of 1975. While in high school, Jim enjoyed playing basketball, baseball and football. On Aug. 7, 1976 James was...