Obituaries

Jan 21, 2021

Charles Louis Rippley, 87, of Fountain City and formerly of Waumandee died on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Winona Health Clinic in Winona, MN. Charley was born on December 15,1933, in upper Danuser Valley, Montana Township, Wisconsin on the original Rippley home farm to Louis and Joann “Jenny” (Rucinski) Rippley. Charley graduated from Arcadia High School. He married Adeline...

Jan 1, 2021

Marie Korpal, 83, of Arcadia, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in La Crosse. Marie was born in Arcadia on February 16, 1937, to Edward and Sophie (Fonfara) Sonsalla. After graduating high school in 1954, she married Richard Korpal on May 12, 1956, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Arcadia. To this union, the...

Dec 23, 2020

David John Bremer, 66, of Arcadia died on December 23, 2020, at his home. David was born on July 27, 1954, in Arcadia to John and Marie (Feltes) Bremer. Dave graduated from Arcadia High School with the class of 1972. He farmed in the town of Glencoe until his retirement. Dave loved his International tractors and was always doing...

Dec 23, 2020

David “Smoothie” Michael Waldera, 66, of Arcadia, passed away on December 23, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. David was born in Arcadia on November 16, 1954, to Severin and Marion (Motzsko) Waldera. He graduated from Arcadia High School with the Class of 1972. On September 13, 1975, he was united in marriage to Mary Ruth...

Dec 17, 2020

Robert A. Dascher, 75, of Strum and formerly of Buffalo City, passed away unexpectedly on December 17, 2020, at his home.

Bob was born in Arcadia on December 9, 1945, to Norman and Beatrice (Wivelstad) Dascher.  He enlisted and served in the United States Navy from 1964 to 1966.  Prior to enlistment, he was united in marriage...

Dec 10, 2020

Gisela Schaefer, 91 of Arcadia, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on December 10, 2020.

Gisela was born in Germany on July 24, 1929, to Herman Erdmann and Hildegard Tullmann. Gisela grew up in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1955. She spent one week traveling to the states by...

Dec 9, 2020

Wayne R. Rothering of Ettrick, Wisconsin died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at the age of 65. Wayne was born in Whitehall, Wisconsin on February 11, 1955, to Wilfred and Lewellyn (Servais) Rothering. He was raised in a strong farming family and community. Wayne loved his faith, his family, the land, and John Deere. He was a long...

Nov 19, 2020

Randy James Sonsalla, 68, of Arcadia, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at Gundersen-Lutheran Health System in La Crosse.

Randy was born in Arcadia, WI to Apolinary and Irene (Thomas) Sonsalla and lived most of his life there.  Recently he moved to Trempealeau with his fiancé, Tammy.  Randy was a member of Sacred Heart Parish in...

Nov 17, 2020

Ruth Marie Harrison, 100, of Arcadia passed to her heavenly reward on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at Gundersen Tri County Nursing Home in Whitehall, Wisconsin. Ruth was born on October 19, 1920, in Arcadia, Wisconsin to Martin and Anna (Kupietz) Manning. Following graduation from Arcadia High School, she attended St. Vincent School of Pediatric Nursing in Chicago, IL. While...

Nov 16, 2020

Wendell Gene Byom, 89, of Arcadia, passed away on Monday, November 16, at his home surrounded by his family under the care of St. Croix Hospice.

Wendell was born on November 19, 1930 to Carl and Mamie (Hunter) Byom in North Bend, WI.  He attended Silver Creek grade school and graduated from Galesville...

Nov 12, 2020

Kathryn Ann Brandt, 73, of Dodge, WI passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at Bluffview Memory Care in Holmen, WI.

Kathy was born in Milwaukee on November 29, 1946, to Fredrick and Cecelia (Losinski) Brandt.  Kathy started her Art teaching career in West Bend, WI.  After teaching, she started working at Kmart in Winona,...

Nov 11, 2020

George Joseph Symitczek, 84, of Whitehall and formerly of Arcadia, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at Gundersen Lutheran Health System in     La Crosse.

George was born in the Township of Waumandee, on November 22, 1935, to Stephen and Helen (Salwey) Symitczek.  George was a man of many trades including being a farmer, working construction and...

Nov 7, 2020

Irene Pearl Waletzki, 80, of Fountain City, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Rochester, MN.

Irene was born in Winona, MN on May 28, 1940, to Joseph and Luella (Selke) Husman.  She married Michael Waletzki at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Arcadia on August 22, 1959.  Together the couple farmed...

Nov 5, 2020

Albert Herman Guenther Sr. 102 of Blair and formerly Arcadia died on Thursday,  November 5, 2020, at Grandview Care Center.

Albert was born on March 3, 1918, in the township of Montana, Wisconsin to Herman and Emma (Henning) Guenther. On October 12, 1940, he was united in marriage to Irene Pampuch at the Little Brown Church in...

Nov 4, 2020

Frank Raymond McKeeth, 89, of Arcadia, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Grandview Care Center in Blair.

Frank was born at home in Galesville on November 1, 1931, to John and Cora (Roseland) McKeeth.  He grew up in Galesville and always spoke fondly of all of the memories he made there.

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Oct 28, 2020

Julia “Julie” Marie Peterson, 77, of Arcadia, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System- Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse.

Julie was born in Black River Falls on September 28, 1943, to Melvin and Esther (Stenulson) Johnson.  She was united in marriage to Vernon Peterson on September 2, 1961, at Chimney Rock Lutheran...

Oct 24, 2020

Beverly "Bev" June Wehrman, 88, of Arcadia and formerly of Fairchild/Loyal, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 24, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. Bev was born in Neillsville, WI on January 27, 1932, to Arthur and Gretchen (Kurth) Ampe. She graduated from Greenwood High School with the Class of 1949. After graduation, Bev was united in...

Oct 9, 2020

Lee Rudolph Wieland Lee was a remarkable man whose intelligence, hard work and self-reliance were matched equally by his strength of character, calm demeanor and sociability. He was a loving son and brother, a dedicated husband, devoted stepfather, grandfather and uncle. Born Lee Rudolph Wieland, in the city of Alma, in February, 1924, he was the only son of Lila...

Oct 4, 2020

Francis M. Schank, 90, of The Villages, FL, formerly of Arcadia, WI, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on October 4, 2020, in his home, cared for by his family. Interestingly enough, he died on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, his namesake. Francis was born in Arcadia on June 24, 1930, to Prosper and Matilda...

Sep 26, 2020

Mary Ann Gilbertson, 81, of rural Arcadia, died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Mary Ann was born on November 30, 1938, in Osseo, WI to Marvin and Selma (Nelson) Paulson. After graduating from Osseo High School, she completed the secretary/clerical program at Eau Claire Technical School. She was united in marriage to Robert D. Gilbertson on...