All Obituaries

Fred Nadeau, 91, of Mindoro and formerly of Red Wing, MN, died peacefully Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Heath System, after a short battle with cancer.      Fred was born to Eugene and Irene Nadeau on March 5, 1928, in Red Wing, MN. He went to Central High until joining the Navy in 1946; Fred served until being honorably discharged in1948.  He was very proud to say he was a WWII Veteran.      In 1949, he married the love of his life,...

     Heaven has called an angel home. On the evening of Monday, July 15, 2019, Genel Lyne (Colburn) Olsen, 56, of Rockland, WI, passed away, with her family at her side, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.     Genel was born January 6, 1963, in Zion, IL, to Benard Colburn and Bonnie (Benson) Castillo. On June 21, 1997, Genel married Brian Olsen of Rockland, WI. Together they made their home in Rockland where they have lived until the time of her...

     Arnold Rettler was born April 17, 1946, and passed away, July 11, 2019, with his family by his side.      He is survived by Susan Rettler; his two sons, Arnie (Beth) and Andy (Emily); his grandchildren, Elizabeth, Isaac, Amelia, and Alaia; his nieces and nephews and their families; and his sister, Kathy.      He was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold and Bernadette (Stippich) and a brother, Ronald.     ...

     Robert James Betts, 75, died Sunday, June 30, 2019, at his home following a courageous battle with lung cancer. During his time of death, he was surrounded by his daughters.      He was born on June 7, 1944, in Sparta, WI, to Christina and Floyd. Bob proudly served in the United States Army. After his time in the military; he worked as a Telecommunications Contractor, until his retirement.      Bob enjoyed spending time with his...

     Nancy Lee Hendricks, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother passed away early May 23rd at Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse following a sudden onset of pneumonia. She had been living comfortably at Morrow Home’s Homestead Apartments for about one year, visited daily by her husband of 65 years, David Hendricks.      Nancy was born May 9, 1936 to Warren “Babe” and Ella Lakowske Hammon in Cataract Wisconsin,...

Phillip Randall “Randy” Harris, age 71, passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, from complications of leukemia on March 31, 2019.  Randy was born on July 23, 1947 in Los Angeles, CA, the second of six children.  At age eight, Randy, his siblings and mother moved from Los Angeles to Dakota, MN.  A few years later, they moved from Dakota, MN to the north side of La Crosse, where he quickly became indoctrinated in “Northside Rules.”  This...

           Mark H. Mattke, 70, of Sparta, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019, at his home.      He was born, November, 11, 1948, to Harold L. and Viola M. (McManus) Mattke. On June 14, 1969, Mark married Barbara Tuttle at St. Michael’s in Plymouth, IN. He entered into the United States Army and served from 1968 until retiring with an honorable discharge from Ft. McCoy in 1988. Later, Mark worked as a civilian. Barb and Mark opened Pines...

     Andrew Louis Losby, 88 of Sparta, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center, Sparta.      Andrew was born September 25, 1930 to Harold and C. Louise (Fox) Losby in Sparta.  He was the oldest of three children.  He graduated from Sparta High School in 1948. While still in high school, Andrew enlisted in the Wisconsin National Guard and served for seven years.  He also attended Wabash College...

           John A. “Hollywood” Harrison, 57, of Sparta, passed away, Friday, June 7, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Sparta.      He was born September 26, 1961, in Charleston, WV. John’s passion in life was helping others; no matter what, he always found a way. He believed in hard work and passed that belief on to his family. John loved his Lord, his family, his Faith Rider Family, his motorcycle; and his BBQ. He...

     Agnes M. (Ruetten) Burnham, 93, of Sparta, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Morrow Memorial Home, Sparta. She was born February 6, 1926 to George and Mary (Muehllenberg) Ruetten in Rice Lake, WI. She attended St. Patrick’s School and graduated from Sparta High School.       Agnes married Charles Burnham on April 12, 1947, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sparta.  Charles preceded her in death on March 9, 2000....