Obituaries
Elaine M. Suchla, 85, of Arcadia, passed away January 28, 2022, at Lake Winona Manor in Winona, MN.
Elaine was born February 11, 1936, in La Crosse, to Arthur and Marion (Mitchell) Dworschak. She was united in marriage to Clifford Suchla, October 27, 1956, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in...
Clarence “Bud” Smieja, 95, of Independence, died Monday, January 31, 2022, at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center in Whitehall.
Bud was born September 2, 1926, in the Town of Burnside, to Michael and Sophie (Wiench) Smieja. Bud enlisted into the U.S. Navy and served in WWII. He was proud to...
Leroy J. Pyka, 79, of Arcadia, died January 25, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse.
Leroy was born in Arcadia, December 30, 1942, to Paul and Irene (Sonsalla) Pyka. After graduating from high school, Leroy then worked at various local farms including the Temke and Sonsalla Farms, as...
Daniel Ray Walters, 60, of Ettrick, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
Dan was born September 2, 1961, at St. Ann’s Hospital in La Crosse, to Ruth Marie (Emmons) Steele and Howard M. Steele and was later adopted by Roger Walters. Dan graduated from G-E...
Raymond “Snapper/Snap” Knepper, 59 of Trempealeau, passed unexpectedly, Friday, January 28, 2022.
Raymond was born February 9, 1962 to Paul and Barbara Knepper. His lifelong career was in screen printing where he was well known for his talents in the field. In his younger years, he enjoyed...
William “Bill” Baecker, 71, of Independence, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, after a twenty-five year, hard-fought battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Bill was born August 27, 1950, in La Crosse, to Walter...
Harlan Eugene Enright of Winona, MN, left us unexpectedly Monday afternoon, January 17, 2022, from heart failure. Our hearts are broken.
Harlan was born April 16, 1951, to Gretchen and Edward Enright of Galesville. He went to school in Galesville. On June 9, 1973, Harlan married Bonnie...
Lillian H. Weist, 79 of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Lancaster Health Services in Lancaster.
Lillian was born July 3, 1942, the daughter of Ignatz and Helen (Russel) Mish. She graduated from Arcadia High School. On February 7, 1959, Lillian was united in marriage to Leo M....
Vera Elfrieda-Elsie Motszko, 98, of Arcadia, passed away January 19, 2022, at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center in Whitehall.
Vera was born in Fountain City, July 25, 1923, to Earl and Lena (Krause) Stevens. She graduated from Arcadia High School, May 1940, and married Peter R. Motszko, October 23...
Devan Storm Olson, 23, of Blair, died Saturday, January 15, 2022, in Blair.
Devan was born August 21, 1998, in La Crosse, to Robert and Amber (Dorwin) Olson. Devan was the kind of person who would go out of his way to help anyone. He would make time for anyone who needed to talk or a shoulder to...
