Michael Bauernfeind
WILTON Michael Bauernfeind, 62, former mayor of Wilton died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, Wis., of lung disease. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wilton. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Community Center in Wilton and 10 a.m. to services Thursday at the church. Torkelson Funeral Home of Tomah is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be offered at www.torkelsonfuneralhome.com.
Marie L. Bunge
EITZEN, Minn. Marie L. Bunge, 89, of Eitzen, Minn., died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, at Caledonia (Minn.) Care and Rehab. Funeral services will be at noon Wednesday at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Eitzen. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to services Wednesday at the church. Haugen-Roble-Jandt Funeral Home of Caledonia is in charge of arrangements.
Norman O. Campbell
BIRCHWOOD, Wis. Norman O. Campbell, 86, of Birchwood died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, at his home. Memorial services were held Oct. 6 at United Methodist Church in Birchwood. Appleyard’s Home for Funerals in Rice Lake, Wis., assisted with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wisconsin Public Radio or Birchwood United Methodist Church.
Ralph R. Du Pae
Ralph R. Du Pae, 83, of La Crosse died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, in his home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Home-Nelson Chapel, 1007 Caledonia St., La Crosse. Burial will be in Garden Mausoleum at Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse. Family and friends may call from 9 a.m. to services Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are preferred and will be determined by the family at a later date. A complete obituary will follow in Wednesday’s Tribune.
Marian Jaszewski
DODGE, Wis. Marian Jaszewski, 83, of Dodge died Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare Nursing Home in Arcadia. Wozney-Killian Funeral Home of Arcadia will be assisting the family with arrangements.
Robert C. Luce
BOSCOBEL, Wis. Robert C. Luce, 66, of rural Boscobel died Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at his home in rural Boscobel. According to Robert’s wishes, no formal services will be held. Kendall Funeral Service in Boscobel is assisting the family.
Shirley M. Molzof
BOSCOBEL, Wis. Shirley M. Molzof, 74, of Boscobel died Monday, Oct. 6 2008, at Boscobel Area Health Care in Boscobel. Private family services will be held Friday at Kendall Funeral Home in Boscobel. Burial will be in the Montfort (Wis.) Cemetery.
Raymond H. Pralle
BANGOR Raymond H. Pralle, 88, of Bangor died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare in La Crosse.
He was born on Aug. 4, 1920, in Latimer, Iowa, to Herman and Clara (Wehrs) Pralle. Ray moved to Bangor, when he was 3 years old, living in the town of Burns. He farmed and sold seed for Pride Seed Corn for many years. Ray was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Ray is survived by a special friend, Ruth Olson, and her son, John, both of Bangor; and an aunt and other cousins in Iowa.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today, Oct. 7, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bangor. The Rev. Roy Hefti will officiate. Burial will follow at Neshonoc Cemetery in West Salem. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. until time of services.
Fossum Funeral Home of Bangor is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Harold A. Skroch Sr.
COCHRANE, Wis./WINONA, Minn. Harold A. Skroch Sr., 80, of Cochrane died Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at St. Michael’s in Fountain City, Wis., after a three-year battle with cancer.
He was born Dec. 3, 1927, in Arcadia to Albert and Amelia (Kampa). He married Shirley Corey in Decorah, Iowa, on May 21, 1951.
He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1945-47. He worked as a truck driver and a butcher for a number of companies. After retiring, he was able to spend winters in Arizona and summers in northern Minnesota.
He was a lifelong member of the Eagles and VFW. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cards and bingo. He had an uncanny sense of humor and could make anyone laugh.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Virginia; and a brother, Donald.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Shirley; seven children, Cathy Cole (Barry McGown) of Sacramento, Calif., Mary Jo (Richard) Eggen of Holmen, Vicki Koehler (Don Hinton), Laura (Darrel) Faber of Stockton, Minn., Jamie (Connie) of Winona, Jody of Cochrane and Harold Jr. (Kathryn) of Winona; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is also survived by brothers, Wallace (Carol) of North Carolina, Marcus (Gail) of Ellendale, Minn., and Albert Jr. of Arkansas; and sisters, Patricia (Jared) Suminski of Racine, Wis., and Barbara Brown of Brodhead, Wis.
Harold donated his body to science in an effort to help find a cure for the dreaded disease of cancer.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Memorials may be made in Harold’s name to Gundersen Lutheran Foundation for Cancer Research, 1900 South Ave., La Crosse, WI 54601-5467.
Arthur Art’ Van Aman
ONTARIO Arthur “Art” Van Aman, 84, of Ontario passed away peacefully on Sept. 29, 2008, at his home in Ontario.
Art was born on March 9, 1924, in Milwaukee to Nelson and Lydia (Hauser) Van Aman. After high school, Art served overseas in the Army as a corporal with the Combat Engineers. Upon his return from the service, he attended University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. While in La Crosse, he met and married Betty Ash. He graduated in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. They moved to Evanston, Ill., where Art worked for the Evanston YMCA and New Trier High School while completing a master’s degree at Northwestern University.
In 1955, they moved to Northbrook, and Art joined the faculty at Glenbrook North High School in 1957. He spent 30 years at GBN, where he taught physical education and coached swimming, diving, water polo and golf. He established the Glenbrook Guard, a student group to teach youth swimming lessons, and trained Red Cross Lifesavers as a volunteer for 35 years. He also certified high school students in SCUBA diving and introduced yoga into the curriculum. Art was active in the Illinois Swimming Coaches Associa-tion and received the John Newman “Hall of Fame Award” in 1975. He remained committed to the goals of the YMCA and helped establish the North Suburban Y as a board member and fundraiser.
His work at GBN brought him much joy and satisfaction, but he didn’t miss it after he retired! He and Betty moved to their “farm” in Ontario in 1990 and enjoyed sharing its peace and beauty with many friends over the years. He continued to garden and golf in Wisconsin in the summer and Sun City, Ariz., in the winter. He cared for Betty at their farm until she died of breast cancer in 2002.
On May 5, 2005, Art married Jane Seidl in Sun City. Art and Jane enjoyed traveling. They visited Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Banff, Alberta, as well as parks throughout the West. They spent last summer as summer citizens through Utah State University in Logan, Utah, learning about opera and current events and taking salsa dancing lessons.
Art is survived by his wife, Jane; his daughter, Julie (Gil) Hoel; two grandchildren, Jillian Hoel of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Timothy Hoel of Eau Claire, Wis.; along with many other dear friends who cherish his kind heart, his sense of humor and his generous spirit.
Art was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Betty; and one brother, William Van Aman, who died in the Pacific during World War II.
A memorial gathering to celebrate Art’s life will be held in Northbrook, Ill., at the Northbrook Historical Society Building, 1776 Walters St., on Oct. 22. The family will receive friends starting at 6 p.m. and a brief remembrance celebra-tion will be held at 7 p.m.
Art’s family has requested that memorials be given to The Salvation Army in his memory.
Torkelson Funeral Home of Ontario is assisting with arrange-ments. Online condolences may be offered at www.torkelsonfuneralhome.com.
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