All Obituaries

Cheryl Marie Zitzner, age 69 of DeSoto passed away unexpectedly at her home on May 28th, 2020 due to cardiac arrest.  Cheryl was born on March 24, 1951 in Richland Center to Burl & Martha (Swiggum) Burns. She was baptized at North Kickapoo Lutheran Church in 1951 and graduated from Westby High School in 1969.  She married Dennis Zitzner on January 3, 1970 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Westby. In January 2020 they were married 50 years.   In...

            Gary D. Glick, age 73, of Viroqua, and formerly of Genoa, passed away peacefully on May 26th, 2020 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. He was born on October 24th, 1946 to Delos and Mildred (Mayfield) Glick. He attended and graduated from La Farge High School in 1964. In March 1966 he enlisted in the United States Air Force. In 1968 he was deployed and served in Vietnam. On April 30th, 1966 he married Marjorie Wenzel at the...

Dale C. Flick age 88 of DeSoto, WI, passed away at home on Saturday, May 23, 2020.  He was born to Vernon and Margaret (Parisius) Flick on January 7, 1932. After graduating from Viroqua High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served 8 years with some of that time spent in Alaska. Dale was also a competitive boxer in high school and the Army. Upon leaving the U.S. Army, he took a job with the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, D.C.  His career with them...

Charles "Chuck" Pettit, age 87, of Viroqua, passed away unexpectedly on May 22nd, 2020 at the Norseland Nursing Home in Westby.    Per Chuck's wishes, there will be no formal services. Condolences may be left online at www.thorsonfuneralhome.com. The Thorson Funeral Home & Cremation Service is proudly serving the family. 

Sally A. Rudrud, age 63, passed away peacefully on May 19th, 2020 at the Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. Private family services will be held at a later date in the Viroqua Cemetery.  The Thorson Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Viroqua is proudly serving the family.

Lenore Brudos, age 94, of rural Ferryville, died on Friday, May 15th, 2020.  She was born on March 1, 1926 at home on the Williams farm, to Arthur and Lillian (Anderson) Williams. She was baptized, confirmed and was married at Utica Lutheran Church. Lenore attended Buck Creek Rural School for eight years, graduated from Gays Mills High School in 1943. She then graduated from La Crosse University, did graduate work in Winona, Eau Claire and La Crosse Universities. She was an elementary...

       Gloria Glee Olson, age 79, of Machesney Park, IL, passed away peacefully from cancer on April 23rd, 2020. She was born on August 1st, 1940 to Clyde and Emma Davenport in Soldiers Grove, WI. Gloria was married to Loren K. Olson on October 25th, 1958, with whom she had five wonderful children. Gloria retired Carlson Tool & Die in 1995, but her passion in life has always been her family. In addition to raising her children, she had an active role in...

Kyle Patrick Deegan, age 28, of De Soto, passed away unexpectedly on April 18th, 2020 as a result of an ATV accident. He was born on October 23, 1991 to Michael & Tammy (Wittrock) Deegan in Reedsburg. He attended and graduated from De Soto High School in 2010. He had a career working for Birdnow Chevrolet in Monona, IA as finance manager. This simply sums up who Kyle was to everyone that knew him: “He had a spark like no other, with his encouraging words, infectious smile, and...

Kristopher Jon Hendrickson, age 45, passed away unexpectedly on April 15th, 2020 at his home in rural Viroqua.  Online condolences may be left for the family by visiting www.thorsonfuneralhome.com The Thorson Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Viroqua is proudly serving the family. 

Dennis W. Eitland, age 72, of Viroqua, passed away on April 9th, 2020 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Per Dennis's wishes, a private family service, with Military Rites will be held. Online condolences may be left for the family by visiting www.thorsonfuneralhome.com The Thorson Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Viroqua is proudly serving the family.