Advertisement Harlan K. Ruskell
ONALASKA — Harlan K. Ruskell, 97, of Onalaska died Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at Onalaska Care Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Fossum Funeral Home of Onalaska.
Jeremy “Jerm” Kohls
WEST SALEM — Jeremy “Jerm” Kohls, 37, of West Salem passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.
He was born in Willmar, Minn., Aug. 22, 1972, to Charles and Linda Kohls. He was a graduate of Holmen High School in 1990, and was voted class clown. He started to work at Empire Screen Printing after graduation and continued to work there until the time of his death. Jeremy loved to hunt and was a motorcycle fanatic. He always saw the humorous side of life.
He was married to Jessica Cole, and they were later divorced.
Jeremy is survived by his daughter, Abigail, the light of his life; his fiancé, Tricia Lastofka and son, Ian; his mother, Linda Kohls and fiancé, Scott Jungen; father, Charles Kohls; brother, Tracy Kohls; and special nephew, Noah; aunts, uncles and many close friends, especially Bob Armstrong and Kevin Mason.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Home, 1501 West Ave. S., La Crosse. Vicar Lauren Carlson of English Lutheran Church will officiate.
Friends and family may call from 4:30 p.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested for a trust fund for his daughter, Abby.
Joe F. Nesbitt
HOLMEN — Joe F. Nesbitt, 74, of Holmen died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born Feb. 27, 1935, in Wynona, Okla., to Neil Nesbitt and Mildred (Neighty) Nesbitt. Joe served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1961. On Aug. 1, 1959, he was united in marriage to Mary Saldana. Joe worked at M&I Drilling in Greybull, Wyo., for 37 years. He retired in 1997. In 1998, Joe and Mary moved to La Crosse to be close to their daughter and son-in-law and their grandchildren. Joe enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping in the Big Horn Mountains. He was a great cook and loved to cook for his family.
Joe is survived by his wife, Mary of Holmen; a daughter, Debbie (Rainey) Walters of La Crosse; two special granddaughters, Lynsey Good and Megan Walters, both of La Crosse; a brother, Bill Nesbitt of Greybull; a sister, Margaret (Bud) Eckardt of Worland, Wyo.; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Kelly; father, Neil; his mother and stepfather, Mildred and Pitt Berry; a brother, Bobby Nesbitt; a sister, Patricia Walton; and a half-brother, Pitt Berry Jr.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Onalaska. The Rev. Patrick Umberger will officiate. Following cremation, Joe will be buried in Wyoming at a later date. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the church. Fossum Funeral Home of Onalaska is assisting with the arrangements.
James “Jimmy” A. Devine
ANCHORAGE, Alaska/ HOLMEN — James “Jimmy” A. Devine, 52, of Anchorage and Holmen passed away Dec. 29, 2009, in Anchorage.
Jimmy was born April 26, 1957, in Roswell, N.M., to Richard and Arliss (Allendorf) Devine.
After living in Japan, Okinawa, New Jersey and Puerto Rico, where Jimmy excelled in baseball and was sought after by Puerto Rican teams to play winter ball, the family settled in Holmen, where Jimmy graduated from Holmen High school in 1975. In 1980, he moved to Alaska where he would work several jobs before working on North Slope (Prudhoe Bay) for many years. He loved Alaska, the last frontier. He loved to hunt and fish. He was a hard worker and a generous and gentle soul liked by anyone who met him.
He is survived by two brothers, Tom (Mary Jane) Devine of Bloomington, Minn., and Doug (Mary) Devine of Holmen.; a nephew, Travis Devine, and a niece, Trisha Devine, both of Bloomington; nieces, Casey (Ruben) Anderson of Holmen, and Lindsay (Jeron) Moe of La Crosse; and a great-niece, Lola Moe.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Robert and Ronald.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
