Obituaries

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...

Apr 9, 2022

Clarice Ann Fernholz, 85, of Arcadia died on Saturday, April 9, 2022, under the care of St. Croix Hospice at Home Stay Assisted Living in Holmen. Clarice was born on January 20, 1937, to Thomas and Martha (Sonsalla) Lisowski. She was united in marriage to Alvin Fernholz on October 3, 1959, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Arcadia. Together...

Apr 7, 2022

Joseph Edward Kreibich, 76, of Arcadia, passed away in his sleep on April 7, 2022, at his home. He was born in Arcadia on August 25, 1945, to Donald and Angeline (Thoma) Kreibich. Joseph married Beverly Klomsten at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church on June 20, 1964. He was a hard worker all of his life working...

Apr 6, 2022

Dale A. Servais, 88, of Arcadia died Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at his home. He was born in Arcadia on May 14, 1933, to Alfred and Dorothy (Schultz) Servais. On June 21, 1958, Dale was united in marriage to MaryAnn Woyczik at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Waumandee. Together they farmed in rural Arcadia. Dale was a member of...

Apr 3, 2022

Sean Matthew Nemitz, 47, died Sunday, April 3, 2022 unexpectedly at his parent's home in Trempealeau, WI. He was born Nov. 24, 1974 to Rick and Beverly (Emmons) Nemitz, in La Crosse, WI. Sean is survived by his parents, Rick and Beverly Nemitz; sister, Brandi Nemitz; niece, Skyla McGrane; and his four-legged niece, Mazie May. He was preceded in death...

Mar 28, 2022

Joyce Mae (Gibbons) Jereczek, 87 of Arcadia, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022 at her home.  Joyce was born on February 2, 1935 to Leo and Rose (Weiner) Gibbons.  She attended Pine Creek Catholic School and Arcadia High School.  On May 29, 1956 she married William “Bill” Jereczek at Sacred Heart Parish and together they had two daughters –...

Mar 27, 2022

On Sunday, March 27, 2022, Richard Lettner died in his sleep with dignity and grace, in the home of a family member.  This was his 93rd birthday.

The second oldest of the six children born of Herbert and Margaret (Crawford) Lettner, Richard Herbert Lettner was born March 27th, 1929, at the family's farm in Irish Valley, Waumandee,...

Mar 26, 2022

Mary M. Angst, 88, of La Crosse and formerly of Arcadia, died on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Pine View Nursing Home in Caledonia, MN. Mary was born in rural Buffalo County, Wisconsin on May 1, 1933, to George and Mary (Pyka) Giemza. She was united in marriage to Myron "Mike" Angst at St. Michael's Catholic Church in North...

Mar 22, 2022

Tony Michael Killian, 44 of Fairchild passed away at work on March 22, 2022. Tony was born on March 13, 1978, in La Crosse, WI, to Tim and Lorraine (Bremer) Killian. Tony graduated from Arcadia High School and had been employed by Dan and Debbie Kamla for many years. He later worked for the AMI Silica, in Hixton, WI....

Mar 13, 2022

Fritz Fankhauser, 79, of Arcadia, Wisconsin went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 13th, 2022, after an 18-month battle with cancer. Fritz was born on a small family farm outside of Bern, Switzerland to Fritz & Anna (Schweitzer) Fankhauser. During his youth he worked on his family farm and spent his summers working on his...

Mar 12, 2022

Donovan "Berzi" James Berzinski, 89, of Arcadia passed away peacefully on March 12, 2022, with his children by his side. Berzi was born May 4, 1932, to Amy and Edward Berzinski. Arcadia, Wisconsin was home to him throughout his life. He graduated from Arcadia High School in 1951 and was proud to be part of the 1951 football team...