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David J. Emmert
HOLMEN, Wis. - David J. Emmert, 42, of Holmen, and formerly of La Crosse, died with his family at his side, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, in his home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on Oct. 31, 1956, in La Crosse to John and Dorothy (Rittenhouse) Emmert. He married Vicky L. Revels on Nov. 19, 1998, in Sioux falls, S.D. Dave was a 1974 graduate of La Crosse Central High School. Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served two years active duty. Following his discharge from active duty, he served four years in the Naval Reserve. Dave worked for the La Crosse Trane Co. as a foreman in plant 7. He was a volunteer with the Shelby Fire Department.
In addition to his wife, Vicky, he is survived by his daughter, Sara Emmert of Holmen; his step daughter, Staci Lynn Campbell of Holmen; two step sons, Michael Scott Campbell of Holmen, and Matthew Lawrence Campbell of Holmen, all of which he loved as his own; a grandson, Devin of Holmen; his parents, John and Dorothy of Trempealeau, Wis.; a sister, Sharon (Dennis) Emery of Holmen; a brother, Virgil (Michele) Emmert of Garland, Texas; his mother-in-law, Augusta L. Revels of La Crosse; two brothers-in-law, Virgil F. Revels and Dennis (Laura) Revels, both of La Crosse; three sisters-in-law, Debrah (Randy) Stephens of Onalaska, Diane Linhart and Reta (Bryan) Pahl, both of La Crosse; as well as special friends, Kurt (Patty) Kraemer of La Crosse, Mike (Rhonda) Mathews of Coon Valley, Wis., Lynn St. Jacque of Holmen, Rita Chandler of La Crosse, Randy (Vickie) Gartner of Holmen.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, 1998, at the Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home of La Crosse. The Rev. Mark F. Bartling will officiate. Burial, with military honors, will be in the Farmer's Valley Cemetery, Sparta, Wis. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of service.
Douglas H. Sacia
GALESVILLE, Wis. - Douglas H. Sacia, 78, of Galesville, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998, in Lakeview Health center, Wets Salem, Wis. He was born April 1, 1920, in Galesville, to Percy and Mary (Howard) Sacia. On Sept. 9, 1941, he married Elizabeth `San Ann' Carlson in Trempealeau, Wis. Doug farmed in the Galesville area with his cousin Leon prior to retirement.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Galesville, where he was a past elder, a past member of the Galesville Curling Club, and Trempealeau County farm Bureau.
Survivors include his devoted wife, `San' of Galesville; a son, James (Marlys) of St. Croix Falls, Wis.; a daughter, Judith (William) Montgomery of Boca Raton, Fla.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a sister, Betty Wegmann of Brookfield, Wis.
Funeral services will be Friday, Dec. 4, 1998, at 7 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church, Galesville, with Rev. Dr. R. Steven Krueger officiating. Burial will be 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 1998, in Pine Cliff Cemetery, Galesville.
Friends may call at the church Friday from 5:30 to 7 p.m.. Zwickey Funeral Homes, Galesville assisted the family.
Bernard Thomas Gianoli
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Bernard Thomas Gianoli, 78, of Scaramento, died Friday, Nov. 27, 1998. Beloved husband of Patricia M. Gianoli of Sacramento. Loving brother of David Gianoli of Hudson, Wis.; Francis Gianoli and his wife, Louise of Hobart, Ind.; and Wynne Gianoli of La Crosse, Wis.; brother-in-law of Dorothy Gianoli of Genoa, Wis.; and Louella Gianoli of Lancine, Ill. Also survived by 12 nephews and seven nieces. Preceded in death by three brothers. A native of Genoa, Wis. Recitation of rosary, Thursday, Dec. 3, 1998, at 7 p.m., in the North Sacramento Funeral Home, 725 El Camino Ave., Sacramento, Calif. Mass of Christian burial will be offered Friday, Dec. 4, 1998, at 10 a.m., at Presentation Catholic Church, 4123 Robertson Ave., Sacramento, Calif.
Kendon G. Huppert
Kendon G. Huppert, 29, died of AIDS on Thanksgiving Day at his Riverplace home. His family was by his side.
Kendon was born on Jan. 23, 1969, in Moscow, ID, to George Huppert and Lorraine Lester. He attended UW-L from 1989-1993, majoring in psychology/sociology. As an AIDS educator, he spoke to many groups across the Coulee region and was a leader of the La Crosse HIV-support group. He was also a regular contributor to the La Crosse Tribune's ``Your Views'' column.
Ken is survived by Jack Wallace, his partner of 6-1/2 years; his father, George Huppert, and stepmother, Betty Wheeler, of La Crosse; his mother, Lorraine Lester, of Albuquerque, NM; one brother, Steve Huppert, of New York, NY; and one sister, Susanna Lester, of Albuquerque.
The public is invited to attend combined funeral/memorial services on Saturday, Dec. 5th, at 1 p.m. at the Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at noon. Friends may also visit from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4th.
Kendon asked to be remembered with flowers, and with donations to a memorial fund of the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, 1707 Main St. #420, La Crosse, WI 54601.
Leslie Lynn Wilkins
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Leslie Lynn Wilkins, 29, formerly from De Soto, Wis., entered into eternal life on Nov. 10, 1998, in Newport Beach, Calif. after a five-year long battle with brain cancer.
Leslie was born March 3, 1969, in Prairie du Chien, Wis. to Dwight and Margaret (Pintz). After high school graduation, Leslie worked in Chicago, Ill., before moving to California where she met her best friend, Babek Mobesseri.
Leslie is survived by her father, Dwight (Dawn) Wilkins of rural Viroqua; her mother Margaret (Lester) Beitelspacher of Watertown, S.D.; her brother, Scott of Port Angeles, Wash.; grandparents, Ken and Delores Wilkins of Retreat, Wis.; four stepsisters; five aunts and five uncles; several cousins; and her dearest friend, Babek Mobesseri of Huntington Beach, Calif.
Leslie was proceeded in death by her paternal grandmother, Grace Wilkins; and her maternal grandparents, Frank and Margaret Pintz; an aunt, Marylou Murphy; and an uncle in infancy, Dean Wilkins.
A private memorial service was held on Friday, Nov. 13, 1998, in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Robert V. Almos
Robert V. Almos, 84, died at the Hillview Health Care Center on Thursday, Nov. 26, 1998. He was born Sept. 20, 1914, in La Crosse, to Ingvald and Ida (Magin) Almos.
He was a member of La Crosse Moose Lodge #1920.
He is survived by three daughters, Janis (Robert) Eick of Seymour, Wis., Harriet (Gerald) Eick of Green Bay, Susan (Gerald) Patz of Coleman, Wis.; a son, Jerry (Judie) Almos of Cascade, Mont.; twelve grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; a sister, Florence Boe of Onalaska; a sister-in-law, Betty Almos of La Crosse.
He was preceded in death by a grandchild and three brothers.
Graveside services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Woodlawn Cemetery. Fran Browning, F.S.P.A., pastoral care director of the Dickinson Family Funeral Homes will officiate.
Memorials may be given to the Hillview Health Care Center.
Esther Cowden
VIROQUA, Wis. - Esther Cowden, 80, of R.3 Viroqua, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 1998, at the Vernon Manor in Viroqua. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Viroqua Church of Christ. Burial in the Viroqua Cemetery. Friends may call at the Larson Funeral Home in Viroqua on Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Friends may also call at the church on Tuesday after 10 a.m.
Mary P. Dickinson
SPARTA, Wis. - Mary P. Dickinson, 77, of Sparta, died Friday evening, Nov. 27, 1998, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, La Crosse.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald; two sons, James (Caroline) Wright, Amarillo, Tex.; Russell (Bobbi) Wright, Cleveland, Ohio; seven step-grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Sandra Fernandez, Chicago, Ill.; Patti (Allan) Gudmundson, Sparta; one stepson, Gary (Barb) Dickinson, Cashton, Wis.; one sister, Peggy Boscia, St. Augustine, Fla.; one brother, William (Ethel) Pierce, Highpoint, N.C.
The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at the Page-Smith Funeral Home, Sparta, with Rev. Paul Woods and Rev. Richard A. Krocka officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Sparta.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 6-8 p.m. and on Tuesday from 8 a.m. until the service.
Charles J. ``Chut'' Satek
Charles J. ``Chut'' Satek, 80, of La Crosse, died on Friday, Nov. 27, 1998, in his home. He was born on Feb. 6, 1918, in La Crosse, to Charles and Catherine (Heinkle) Satek. He married Phyllis E. Wuensch on Jan. 14, 1945, in Norfolk, Va. She died on Jan. 20, 1990. Chut was a Navy Veteran of World War II and a member of the United States L.S.T. Association. He had worked for many years at Allis Chalmers of La Crosse and later worked for Hitchcock Industries of Minneapolis, Minn. He retired in 1983. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Chut is survived by his daughter, Kathleen (Larry) Trammell of West Salem, Wis.; his son, Larry (Pam) Satek of St. Charles, Ill.; three grandchildren, Jason Satek, Laura (Soren) Lundsgard and Mark (Katie) Hartfield and a sister, Charlotte (Harold) Sipley of Onalaska, Wis.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, at the Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home of La Crosse. The Rev. Lawrence B. Berger will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2 p.m. until the time of service.
Esther E. Leis
TOMAH, Wis. - Esther E. Leis, 82, of Tomah and formerly of Wilton died Saturday, Nov. 28, 1998, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse. She was born on Sept. 8, 1916, to Joseph and Mary (Dunwald) Suhr, near Melvina in the town of Jefferson. She was united in marriage to Norbert A. Leis on April 15, 1941, at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Pine Hollow. They farmed in the town of Wilton until retiring in 1982. Esther was a loving mother and grandmother.
She is survived by two daughters, Imelda Biermeier of Hillsboro and Mary Ann (William) Parr of Fond du Lac; two sons, Norbert (Celesta) Leis Jr., David (Karen) Leis, all of Wilton; 14 grandchildren, Carl (Cheryl) Leis of Wilton, Christine (Richard) Westerman of Wilton, Laura (Matthew) Rueckheim of Ontario, Leonard (Amanda) Leis of Elroy, Larry Leis, Amanda Leis, both of Wilton, Matthew (Trina) Biermeier, Michael Biermeier, Chadwick Biermeier, all of Hillsboro, Marcia Parr and Melissa Parr of Fond du Lac, Laura, James and Heidi Handorf of Wilton; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Laura and Irene Huhr of Melvina; a brother, Vernon Suhr of West Salem. Esther is further survived by other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Norbert.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Wilton. The Very Reverend James P. McNamee will officiate. Burial will be in the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Wilton, Wis.
Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Smith-Nelson Funeral Home, Wilton, on Monday, Nov. 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of services.
