Obituaries
Maxine (Heaser) Prondzinski, 78, of Galesville, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System – Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse.
Maxine was born June 25, 1942, in Winona, MN, to Clint and Bernice (Gage) Heaser. She was a graduate of Cotter High School. Maxine married David...
David John Shepherd Sr., 75 of New Braunfels, TX, and formerly of Moorhead, MN, and Whitehall, died November 17, 2019, at Northeast Methodist Hospital in Live Oak, TX.
David was born February 9, 1944, in Newport, RI, to Gordon and Mary Shepherd. He was a graduate of Whitehall High School, Class...
Robert “Bob” J. Prokop, 74, of rural Independence, died Monday, June 7, 2021, at Gundersen Health System of La Crosse.
Bob was born December 20, 1946, in Arcadia, to Aloizy E. and Angeline R. (Sonsalla) Prokop. He married Patricia Rumpel, October 28, 1972, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic...
Loretta M. Kuka, 91, of Arcadia, and formerly of Independence, died Monday, June 7, 2021, at her home.
Loretta was born January 1, 1930, in Arcadia Township, Trempealeau County, to Stanley and Josephine (Kujak) Klimek. She married Marcus R. Kuka, September 18, 1950, at St. Stanislaus Catholic...
Dorothy M. (Habermeyer) Sonsalla, 84, of West Baraboo, passed away peacefully at home, June 3, 2021, after a long battle with Parkinsons and Dementia. The family had an early celebration of their 65th wedding anniversary the day before.
She was born in Taylor Co., Wis., June 24, 1936, to parents...
Tracy Clark Saunders, 55 of Galesville, passed away peacefully at his home, June 1, 2021, after a long and difficult, four-year battle with cancer.
Tracy was born in Black River Falls, January 11, 1966, and lived most of his childhood in Gordon, just south of Superior.
In 1984, he graduated from...
Jeanette Verna King Turk, 88, of Blair, passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Saturday, May 29, 2021, at Grand View Care Center in Blair.
Jeanette was born August 18, 1932, in Dodgeville, to William and Karine (Walstead) King. She married Howard Russell Turk, October 13, 1951...
Ford Henry Porter III was born into eternal life at age 55 on May 18, 2021.
He was the beloved son of Irene (Gierok), formerly of Independence and Ford H. Porter II, formerly of Blair.
Ford was born and raised in Milwaukee where he served as a U.S. Postal Carrier for 32 years. Other than his mom...
Jerry A. Hagen, 81, of Whitehall, died Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah.
Jerry was born May 6, 1940, in Whitehall, to Milford and Mary (Smart) Hagen. He graduated from Whitehall High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1958. Jerry was stationed in Korea until 1960...
Edward Floyd Felton Jr., 75, of Strum, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System – Oakridge, Osseo, of complications from pneumonia and lung cancer.
Edward was born April 21, 1946, in Eau Claire, the son of Edward Floyd Sr. and Norma (Gunderson) Felton. Edward was the sixth...
