All Obituaries

Iva Lea Hammond, age 100 years, 6 months and 25 days, of De Soto/La Crosse died Thursday May 24, 2018 at Hillview Health Care Center. She was born on October 29, 1917 in the Township of Genoa, Vernon County to George and Myrtle (West) Worman. On February 5, 1938 she married Cecil La Verne Hammond in Waukon, Iowa. They farmed for many years in the Red Mound and Retreat areas. Iva Lea worked for the De Soto Area School District at both Prairie View Elementary School and De Soto High School....

Jack L. Walker, age 85, of La Crosse and formerly of Viroqua, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 21st, 2018 at the Gunderson Health System of La Crosse. Private family services will be held. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.thorsonfuneralhome.com   The Thorson Funeral Home of Viroqua is proudly serving the family.

Donna Lorraine (Hauser) Volden, age 86, passed away April 26, 2018, surrounded by family at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa.  Donna was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on June 27, 1931 to Raymond John Hauser and Lola Pearson Hauser.  Donna was raised in La Crosse, where her father was an engineer with Burlington Northern Railroad.  After graduating from high school, Donna attended La Crosse Vocational School (now Western Technical College) and was subsequently...

Glenda J. Seymour was welcomed into her Heavenly Home on Thursday, April 26th, 2018, at Age 81 with her loved ones at her side. Glenda lived with MDS in her last 12 years and her strong Faith in God was present in both her words and actions to all the lives she touched. She was born May 23, 1936, in De Soto, Wisconsin to Iona (Hickok) and Richard Seymour. Glenda was the eldest of six children. Glenda graduated De Soto High School in 1954 and enlisted in the United States Air Force....

Beverly Kay Kout, age 81 passed away at the Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.  She was born on November 4, 1936 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Lawrence and Ann (Verbance) Kout.  She grew up with her sister Betty Ann and brothers Boyd Lee and Robert Dean.  When she was a teenager she moved to Topeka, Kansas and lived on a farm with her Aunt and uncle.  Later on she moved to a farm in Yuba, Wisconsin with her Dad.  She enjoyed raising...

Jerry Lou Dull, 80, of Viroqua and formerly of Soldiers Grove passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 24, 2018, with his family by his side at the Bland-Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care in Viroqua. He was born April 11, 1938, to Gifford and Theressa (Olson) Dull and was the third in line of the “7 Dull brothers from Grove.” He attended Soldiers Grove High School, where he was starting guard on the basketball team and short stop for the baseball team. One of his fondest memories,...

Constance “Connie” A. (Caya) Anderson, age 70, of Ferryville, passed away on April 24th, 2018 at the Gunderson Health System in La Crosse. She was born on January 10th, 1948 to Lyle and Marjorie (Monroe) Caya in Prairie Du Chien, WI. She attended and graduated from Seneca High School in 1966. She married Truman Anderson on May 25th, 1968. She was raised in Lynxville, WI and lived her entire married life in her beloved wooded valley just south of Ferryville, WI along the...

Carletta Ada (Burton) Bausch, age 80, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2018 surrounded by her family at the Bland Bekkedahl Center for hospice in Viroqua.  She was born June 17, 1937 in Lancaster WI to Kenneth and Helen (Hildreth) Burton where she spent the first 10 years of childhood, before moving to Cassville.  She attended Cassville High School and was married on February 19, 1955 to her husband of more than 63 years, Wayne Bausch. Carletta, Wayne and family relocated to...

             Iva Viena Cade, age 101 passed away on Wednesday evening, April 18, 2018 at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua.  She was born on February 14, 1917 at Cashton to Frank and Weston (Mains) Currier.  She graduated from Cashton High School in 1935 and then attended beauty school.    She worked at Vernon Memorial Hospital and on January 1, 1944 married Norman...

Gaylord A. Hatlan, age 59 passed away on Saturday, April 14th, 2018 at the Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care in Viroqua.  A Celebration of Gaylord's life will be held on Thursday, April 19th at Noon at the Thorson Funeral Home in Viroqua. Family and friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time if the service. Burial will take place at a later date in the West Prairie Hauge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family are suggested. Online condolences may be...