Obituaries
Humberto Valdez
Sep 13, 2012
Humberto "Mickey" R. Valdez, 77, of West Covina, CA, passed away on September 13, 2012, at his home. Mickey was born on July 18, 1935, to Jesus and Margarita (Romero) Valdez in Douglas, AZ. He married the love of his life, Dolores Huizar, on November 21, 1959, in Douglas. He enlisted in the Army Reserves and was active until his...
Apollonia Thomas
Sep 5, 2012
Apollonia Thomas, 93, of Arcadia, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at Mayo Clinic Health System-Arcadia Nursing Home. Apollonia was born on December 31, 1918, to Joseph and Mary (Rucinski) Suchla in the Town of Arcadia. She married Willard A. Thomas on September 18, 1938, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. Apollonia was very proud of her large family, and...
Laverne Bjorge
Aug 26, 2012
La Verne O. Bjorge, 86, of Arcadia died on Sunday, August 26, 2012, at Lakeview Health Care in West Salem, WI. La Verne was born on July 18, 1926, in Ettrick to Olaf and Inga (Halverson) Bjorge. He married Josephine A. "Josey" Urbick on January 14, 1946, in Arcadia. Josey died on November 4, 1998. He was a member of...
Leanne Gilbertson
Jul 31, 2012
Leanne Marie Gilbertson, 53, of Madison and formerly of Arcadia died on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at her home. Leanne was born on May 27, 1959, in La Crosse to Russell and Lorna (Hovell) Gilbertson. She graduated from Arcadia High School in 1977, attended Winona State University, graduating with a degree in Elementary Education. While attending Winona State, Leanne was...
Lavern Sonsalla
Jul 22, 2012
LaVern L. Sonsalla, 83, of Arcadia, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Mayo Clinic Health System-La Crosse surrounded by his loving family. LaVern was born on March 14, 1929, to Jacob and Teckla (Waldera) Sonsalla in Arcadia. He graduated from Arcadia High School in 1947, where he was very active in school activities. LaVern married Phyllis Duellman on...
Megan Kupka
Jul 17, 2012
Megan Marie Kupka, 13, passed away with her loving family by her side on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Megan was born on February 20, 1999, in La Crosse, WI to Michael and Tina (Stolpa) Kupka. She was a student at Arcadia Public School and loved going to school, doing artwork, and...
Eunice Arnold
Jul 10, 2012
Eunice Arnold, 90, of Arcadia, WI, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Tri-County Memorial Hospital in Whitehall, WI. Up until this month, Eunice has been living in the family home in Arcadia, with her daughter Marie and two grandsons, Tristan and Trace, that she and her family had been living in since it was built by her husband...