All Obituaries

Cynthia A. Taylor age 71, of Patch Grove passed away on Tuesday January 12, 2021 at Crossing Rivers Healthcare in Prairie du Chien, WI.  She was born August 3, 1949 in Sparta, WI, the daughter of William and Nancy (Huggett) Williams.  Cynthia was cherished by her stepmother Dorothy.  She was a 1967 graduate of Cassville High School.  Cynthia married Richard Taylor on October 7, 1967 in Cassville, WI.  She was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church. ...

Terecita M. “Terri” Bouzek age 71 passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at the Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI following a brief illness.  She was born February 15, 1949 in Prairie du Chien the daughter of Jim and Helen (Madriaga) Heisz.  Terri was a graduate of Marquette University as a medical technologist. She married Michael Bouzek on December 18, 1971 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Prairie du Chien. Terri worked as a Med-Tech in Milwaukee and Watertown, WI....

Ingle L. Jerde Jr., age 92 of Prairie du Chien, WI passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Prairie Maison in Prairie du Chien. He was born June 16, 1928 in Cumberland, WI, the son of Ingle Jerde, Sr. and Mary Maude (Herscher) Jerde. He was raised on the family dairy farm, Jerde Dairy, in Comstock, WI. He went to Cumberland High School and graduated in 1946. He married Eileen Merle on June 10, 1949 in Almena, WI. Together, they lived in Cumberland from 1955 to 1966 before moving to...

Arline J. Seymour age 86 of Prairie du Chien passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at Crossing Rivers Healthcare.  She was born September 2, 1934 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Henry and Jennie (Ciszewski) Gospodarek.  She married Roger Seymour on May 1, 1954 in Milwaukee.  Roger preceded her in death on September 1, 1990.  Arline worked as a nurse’s aide for the Prairie Convalescent Center for over 40 years.  Most recently she was a greeter at the Prairie du...

Maurice J. Mayer, 92 of Prairie du Chien, WI went to be with our Lord on December 21, 2020 at Prairie Maison in Prairie du Chien. He was born December 16, 1928, the son of Anton and Pearl (DuCharme) Mayer at the McGregor Hotel in McGregor, IA. The family moved many times before settling in the Prairie du Chien area.  He served in the army post WWII in the US occupation of Germany.  He returned to the states working for a short  time in Washington DC for the FBI.  He later...

Arlene M. Cecka, age 73 of Las Vegas, NV passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Las Vegas from complications due to Covid-19. She was born January 13, 1947 in Prairie du Chien, WI, the daughter of Louis and Elsie (Welsh) Cecka. Arlene lived in Janesville, WI for many years and worked for the Janesville School District. She then moved to Las Vegas, NV, where she lived for the last 20 years. There, she was a Human Resources Specialist for a company in the casino industry until retirement....

Margaret A. Martin age 82 of Surprise, AZ passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020.  She was born March 21, 1938 in Davenport, IA the daughter of Alfred and Bettina (Ebersole) Windler. A private interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Prairie du Chien, WI.  

A well known Prairie du Chien businessman, James “Jim” R. Kozelka age 78 passed away on Thursday December 3, 2020 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI.  He was born on April 6, 1942 in Prairie du Chien, WI the son of Raymond and Marjorie (Daily) Kozelka.  Jim graduated Prairie du Chien High.  He served in the United States Army during Peacetime.  He married his high school sweetheart and the love of his life Joyce Kossman, on June 30, 1962 at St....

John V. Shaw age 92 of McGregor passed away Friday, December 11, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE.  He was born June 7, 1928 in Chariton, IA the son of John and Zulma (Lanning) Shaw. He married Mary Hansen on December 15, 1951 in Des Moines, IA.  Sadly, Mary preceded John in death on November 20, 2020. Together they both worked for the Public Service Company of Colorado until their retirement. They enjoyed bowling, golf and vacationing around the country. He is...

Darlene M. Moris age 89, of Prairie du Chien, WI passed away on Wednesday December 9, 2020 at her residence following a brief illness.  She was born on April 4, 1931 in Mt. Hope, WI the daughter of Lawrence and Loretto (O’Flahrity) Collins.  She married Frederick “Fritz” Moris on November 14, 1950 at St. Lawrence O’Toole Catholic Church in Mt. Hope, WI.  Darlene worked at Decorative Metals and the 3M Company for over 30 years until her retirement....