Obituaries

Rufus Filla

Rufus Filla

Dec 14, 2014

Rufus C. Filla age 86, of Arcadia, WI died Sunday December 14, 2014, at Gundersen Tri- County Care Center in Whitehall, WI. Rufus was born November 21, 1928, to Charles and Helen (Klimek) Filla in Lewis Valley rural Arcadia. On January 16, 1950, Rufus married Martha Gandera at St. Michael's Catholic Church in North Creek. They were happily married for...

Jeanette Myers

Jeanette Myers

Dec 12, 2014

Jeanette A. Myers, 79 of Arcadia, died on at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI, on Friday, December 12, 2014. Jeanette was born on February 3, 1935, in Trout Run Valley, Town of Arcadia, to Joseph P. and Petronella (Kamrowski) Kokott. She attended Cortland Public School and St. Stanislaus Catholic School, graduating from Arcadia High School as Salutatorian...

Roman Pronschinske

Roman Pronschinske

Nov 26, 2014

Roman F. Pronschinske, age 86, of Arcadia died Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. He was born June 8, 1928, to George and Edna (Zeller) Pronschinske in Waumandee, WI. On September 16, 1952, Roman married Ruth Schwertel at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Arcadia, WI. Roman farmed for many years. He later...

Violet Jones

Violet Jones

Nov 15, 2014

Fountain City, WI Violet Elizabeth Jones, 102, of Fountain City passed away peacefully at St. Michael's Assisted Living in Fountain City, WI. She was born September 14, 1912 to Claude Douglas and Anna Florence (Koschetz) Gillette in Fountain City, WI. Anna Gillette, (Violet's mother) was born in Fountain City and played the piano very well. She knew Buffalo Bill Cody...

Loren Hilgert

Loren Hilgert

Nov 15, 2014

Loren C. Hilgert, 89, of Arcadia died Saturday November 15, 2014, at Grand View Care Center in Blair, WI. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday November 18, 2014, at Wozney-Killian Funeral Home in Arcadia, WI Friends may call from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Tuesday November 18, 2014, at Wozney-Killian Funeral Home in Arcadia, WI. Burial will be...

Richard Krumholz

Richard Krumholz

Nov 6, 2014

Richard (Rick) Paul Krumholz, 65, of West Salem died on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at Lakeview Healthcare Center in West Salem. Richard was born on February 28, 1949, in Arcadia to Paul and Ethel (Abts) Krumholz Sr. Rick grew up in Fountain City, WI; he graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City High School in 1967 and attended college in Eau Claire, Wisconsin....

Marjorie Pehler

Marjorie Pehler

Nov 3, 2014

Marjorie Mary Ann Pehler, 81, of Arcadia died on Monday, November 3, 2014. Marjorie was born on October 17, 1933, in Arcadia to Vincent and Esther (Schorbahn) Lisowski. On August 12, 1961 Marjorie married Aurelius Pehler at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Arcadia. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandma who loved and supported her family. Marjorie worked for...

Keith Ryan

Keith Ryan

Oct 31, 2014

Arcadia, WI - Keith LeRoy Ryan passed away on Friday, October 31st, 2014. Keith was born on October 26th 1945, to LeRoy and Erna (Herbert) Ryan. On January 11, 1975, he was united in marriage to Donna Kube at the American Lutheran Church in Arcadia. Keith retired after over 40 years of service from Trane Company in La Crosse where...

Anthony Pronschinske

Anthony Pronschinske

Oct 30, 2014

Anthony E. "Tony" Pronschinske, 80, of Waumandee died on Thursday, October 30, 2014, at the home of his daughter. Tony was born on April 5, 1934, in Waumandee to Sylvan and Anna (Sendelbach) Pronschinske. Tony farmed in Waumandee all his life. He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, served on the church council, on the finance council, ushered,...

Gertrude Wener

Gertrude Wener

Sep 28, 2014

Gertrude "Gert" Genevive Wener, 90, of Galesville, WI died on Sunday, September 28, 2014, at Gundersen Tri-County Memorial Hospital in Whitehall. She had been a resident of Grand View Care Center in Blair, WI. Gert was born on August 5, 1924, in Dodge, WI to Joseph and Helen (Gora) Tulius. She married George A. Wener on November 9, 1943, at...

Jane Foegen

Jane Foegen

Sep 24, 2014

Jane Ann Foegen, 75, of Whitehall died on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at Gundersen Tri- Co. Hospital in Whitehall. Jane was born on December 15, 1938, in Arcadia, to Clifford and Rosella (Doelle) Foegen. Jane was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church. She worked at ORC Industries in Arcadia. She is survived by her brothers and sisters: Glenn (Grace)...

Edward Lisowski

Edward Lisowski

Sep 20, 2014

Edward R. Lisowski, 70, of Waumandee, WI died Saturday, September 20, 2014, at his home. Edward was born on October 12, 1943, to John and Genevieve (Suchla) Lisowski in Whitehall, WI. Edward married Kae Sobotta in 1965, in Winona, MN. They later divorced. Edward ran" Tire ED", Tire Repair and Recycling Business for many years. Edward is survived by two...

Loyal Guenther

Loyal Guenther

Sep 15, 2014

Loyal H. Guenther, 78, of rural Fountain City died on Monday, September 15, 2014, at the American Lutheran Home in Mondovi, after a long battle with cancer. Loyal was born on December 9, 1935, in the Town of Cross, Buffalo Co., WI to Henry and Bernice (Ratz) Guenther. Loyal attended Eagle Valley Grade School and graduated from Arcadia Public High...

Mary Woyczik

Mary Woyczik

Sep 14, 2014

Mary Margaret Woyczik, 88, of Onalaska and formerly of Arcadia, WI died on Sunday, September 14, 2014, at the Onalaska Care Center in Onalaska. She was born on November 3, 1925, in Braintree Essex, England to Perry and Edith (Gowers) Cook. Mary served in the Military in England where she met Lloyd Peter Woyczik. Mary and Lloyd where married on...

Patrice Hamerski

Patrice Hamerski

Aug 18, 2014

Patrice Marie Hamerski, 57, of Trempealeau, WI, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2014, at Gundersen Tri-County Memorial Hospital in Whitehall, WI. Patrice was born on April 16, 1957, in Worthington, MN, to Julian and Elizabeth (Rieger) Hamerski. She graduated from the University of Michigan-Kalamazoo, and received her Master's Degree in Social Work. At the time of her passing, she...

Cody Wozney

Cody Wozney

Aug 13, 2014

Cody Bernard Wozney, 23, of Whitehall died on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, in Winona, MN. Cody was born on June 13, 1991, in Arcadia. Cody was going to be starting his senior year at Winona State University. He played baseball in high school. He loved to fish and hunt with his best friend, his Dad, Mike Wozney, going to Green...

Maria Slaby-Benson

Maria Slaby-Benson

Aug 11, 2014

Maria Slaby Benson Maria Slaby Benson of Arcadia, WI passed away on Monday August 11, 2014, at Franciscan Skemp Mayo Clinic Healthcare System LaCrosse. Maria was born on May 29, 1923, in Czernowitz-Romania. She fled to Austria with her parents in 1940 after Czernowitz was occupied by Russian Communists. In 1950-1954 she worked as an interpreter at a US Army...

Carol Kube

Carol Kube

Aug 9, 2014

Carol Rose Kube, 71, of rural Cochrane and formerly of Arcadia, died peacefully at her home on Saturday, August 9, 2014. "None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die,...

Francis Schaefer

Francis Schaefer

Aug 9, 2014

Francis Joseph Schaefer of Whitehall and formerly of Arcadia, passed to eternal life at the age of 91, with his wife, Gisela of 54 years at his side, surrounded by family, on Saturday, August 9, 2014, at Gundersen Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall, WI. Francis was born in Arcadia, WI on October 30, 1922, to Joseph and Mary (Wenzel) Schaefer. Francis...

Raymond Maier

Raymond Maier

Jul 29, 2014

Raymond J. Maier Jr. 75, of Fountain City, WI passed away on July 29, 2014, at his home with his family at his side. He was born on March 31, 1939, to Raymond C. and Verna (Weltzien) Maier in Cochrane, WI. He married Kathryn M. Lisowski on May 17, 1958, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Waumandee, WI. He loved...