Obituaries

Sep 20, 2022

Lisa Mary Rumpel, 56, of Arcadia passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Lisa was born February 16, 1966 in Arcadia, WI to Jerome & Cleo (Litscher) Rumpel. She was an avid Green Bay Packer fan and loved to travel. She was an excellent quilter and enjoyed gifting them to family, friends and charities....

Sep 20, 2022

Taylor Hammel lost his lifelong battle with mental health on September 20, 2022. He was born on October 11, 2001. He came to be a part of our forever family on August 11, 2007 where he joined his brothers, Riley and Ethan, followed soon thereafter by Emmett and Logan. He started school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and when the...

Sep 18, 2022

Darell Milton (Norm, Smiley) Herold 81 of Tomah, WI died Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse,WI. Darell was born August 4, 1940, Waumandee WI to Milton and Dorothy (Waletzki) Herold. He graduated from Arcadia High School. Darell was in active duty with the Wisconsin Army National Guard serving during the Berlin Crisis, a member...

Sep 7, 2022

Bonnie Pronschinske age 85 of Waumandee, WI, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at home after a fight with cancer. Bonnie was born at home in the township of Montana on July 29, 1937. She was the oldest daughter of Peter and Violet (Kalina) Boltz and grew up helping her parents at the Gas Station and Post office in...

Sep 3, 2022

Daniel “Butch” C. Abts, 78, of Arcadia, died on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.

Butch was born in Arcadia on October 8, 1943, to George and Margaret (Zeller) Abts.  After graduating from high school, Butch enlisted into the Wisconsin National Guard.  He was united in marriage to Patty Pierzina on August...

Sep 2, 2022

Karen Louise Harris, 78 of Arcadia, passed away peacefully and went home to her Lord Friday, September 2, 2022 after a battle with cancer. Karen was born on October 31, 1943 in Arcadia to Allen and Anthelma (Katzbahn) Dorn. She is a 1961 graduate of Arcadia High School. Karen married in 1962 and took great pride and joy in raising...

Aug 2, 2022

Albert (Al) Louis Woychik, 89, passed away August 2, 2022 in the comfort of his home surrounded by family. He was born on the Woychik family farm near North Creek on June 10,1933 to Albert and Mary (Korpal) Woychik. Al's grandparents, Lewis and Mary (Sobotta) homesteaded the farm after arriving in America from Popielow, Poland (Silescia) in 1868. The youngest...

Jul 5, 2022

Jeffrey Scott Olson, age 61, of Arcadia, Wisconsin, succumbed to his lengthy battle with cancer on July 5, 2022, surrounded by his family in the comfort of his own home. Born July 9, 1960, to Paul A. and Elaine R. (Thoeny) Olson in Minneapolis, MN. After graduating from Fridley High School in 1978, he moved to Winona, MN and...

Jul 5, 2022

Diana Bork, 61, of Waumandee, WI, passed away unexpectedly on July 5, 2022. Diana was born on August 16, 1960, in Whitehall, WI to Ernest and Rose (Radomski) Kamla. She married Bernie Bork on April 16, 1983, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Arcadia, WI. She enjoyed cooking, baking, cleaning, gardening, farm life, and her proudest moment was becoming a...

Jul 2, 2022

This is the story of Lisa Ann Schock. She was a wonderful woman that was loved, is missed, & will always be cherished. Our "Heema," as she was affectionately referred to by her granddaughter, "Sweetie," as she was lovely referred to by her husband, was an amazing wife, mom, grandmother, sister, daughter, & niece, who was resilient & a...

Jun 25, 2022

Dorothy Margaret Rotering, 83, of Arcadia, was an outstanding wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was an active embroider and reader. She lived the majority of her life as a farm wife/mother and a cashier at Express Mart in Arcadia, WI. In her free time, she enjoyed bowling, playing cards and being a volunteer of her religion in donating...

Jun 22, 2022

LeRoy Eugene Woychik, 100, passed away on June 22, 2022, at Roger Metz Manor in Winona surrounded by his loving family.

LeRoy was born in Arcadia on January 12, 1922, to Albert Sr. and Mary (Korpal) Woychik.  At age 16, he left home and moved to Milwaukee looking for work.  He was drafted at age 18 into...

Jun 18, 2022

Arlene Lena Kline, 95, of Galesville died on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Arlene was born on August 28, 1926, in Milwaukee to Rudolph and Lily (Wilke) Schaik. She was united in marriage to William "Bill" Dietsch, and together the couple had two children. Arlene began working as a seamstress at a young...

Jun 12, 2022

Emma Lee (Emmy) Krett, 89, of Arcadia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 12, 2022, surrounded by loving family. Emmy was born on May 19, 1933 in Newton Grove, North Carolina to William (Willy) and Lillie (Watkins) Raynor. Her Southern roots remained with her throughout the years through her love of grits, okra, and North Carolina barbeque. Emmy was a...

Jun 6, 2022

Richard "Rick" William Guza, 61, of Arcadia, passed away while at work on Monday, June 6, 2022. Rick was born on November 19, 1960, in Arcadia to Clarence and Celia (Marsolek) Guza. Rick graduated from Independence High School. He was employed at Reedy Concrete in Galesville. He took pleasure in his house, yard and garden. Rick was an avid...

Jun 5, 2022

Velma Marie Davey, 87, of Arcadia, died on Saturday, June 5, 2022, at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center in Whitehall.

Velma was born in Alma, Wisconsin on January 14, 1935, to Lester and Marie (Duellman) Conrad.  After graduating from high school, Velma began travelling and moved to the west coast to grow and expand her horizons.  She worked...

Jun 2, 2022

Mary Ann Haines, 78, of Arcadia died on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Grandview Care Center in Blair under the care of St. Croix Hospice. Mary Ann was born in Arcadia on September 29, 1943 to Theodore "Ted" and Arvilla (Ammann) Pierzina. After graduating from high school, Mary Ann worked for Western Finance prior to her employment with Arcadia...

May 31, 2022

Susan Marie Burss (Gasiorowski), died unexpectedly at the age of 63, at her home in Arcadia on May 31, 2022. Sue is survived by her beloved partner, best friend and companion Tim Killian of Arcadia. Susan grew up, went to school and graduated from South Milwaukee High School. She went on to earn her accounting degree at Milwaukee Area...

May 27, 2022

David "Archie" Wolfe Arcadia- David Wolfe was born on October 13, 1933 to Emil & Eleanor (Doelle) Wolfe and died peacefully in his sleep on May 27, 2022. At the age of eight, David developed a strong work ethic as he filled the shoes of his hospitalized and later deceased father working on the family farm before school. These difficult...

May 8, 2022

Berniece Leone Bishop was born in rural Melrose,Wisconsin to Norwegian-American parents Leonard Johnson and Nina Danielson Johnson April 20,1933. She was in the exact middle of 9 siblings and attended Sunnyside School, a one-room classroom combined with grades 1-8 in rural Blair, Wisconsin. She was a member of the 4H Club, played the French Horn in the school band...