Sparta High Wisconsin Alumni Obituaries

Mary Lou Carlin West CMSgt Ret. USAF age 75 unexpectedly passed in her sleep in the early morning hours of January 3 2026 in Lyndon Station Wisconsin. Mary was born on November 9 1950 in Reedsburg Wisconsin to Elliot Bud Carlin and Evelyn Peterson Carlin. She graduated from Baraboo High School in 19...

Sharon K. Herried, age 79, of Tomah, Wisconsin, died Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Elroy Health Services.She was born in 1946 in La Crosse to Gertrude (Norris) Lavold and Luther Lavold. She grew up in Viroqua, baptized, and graduated from Viroqua High School in 1964. She graduated from Western Tec...

Julie Ann Hemmersbach, 66 of rural Norwalk, WI, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2026. Julie was born April 29, 1959, to Joe and Ardella (Schreier) Leis.Julie graduated from Cashton High School in 1978. She and Dennis Hemmersbach were high school sweethearts. They were united in holy matrimony on A...

Richard Alan Steeves 68 Green Bay passed away Thursday December 4 2025. He was born January 8 1957 in Madison to Frederick and Doris Sinner Steeves. Rick graduated from Madison East High School in 1976 and worked in Madison before relocating to Sparta eventually moving to Green Bay. He enjoyed hunti...

Pamela R. Becker 74 of Sparta passed away Saturday December 13 2025 at the Serenity House in Tomah after a brief battle with acute leukemia. She was born on July 10th 1951 to Selvia and Dorothy Irons Brooks in La CrosseWI. Pam and her brothers grew up in La Crosse later moving to Bangor then Leon. P...

Jean L. Kempfer 85 of Sparta passed away peacefully on Sunday December 7 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems La Crosse. She was born on October 8 1940 to Jack and Lila Rasmussen. She was one of two daughters along with Carol Rasmussen Jenkins. She grew up in Sparta and graduated from Sparta High Scho...

Justin M. Flock 44 of Sparta passed away unexpectedly doing what he loved hunting with his son Mavrick on Saturday January 10 2026. He grew up in Sparta and graduated from Sparta High School in 2000. In addition to working on his family farm Waterway Farms he worked for Wagner Farms and also worked ...

Steven H. Bohnert 72 of Sparta passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday December 31 2025. He was born on June 26 1953 to Harold Red and Arlys Bohnert in Sparta WI where he grew up and attended Sparta High School. In 1974 Steve met the love of his life and soul mate Shirley Dickman while out snowm...

Laura M. Johnson 90 of Holmen and formerly of Sparta passed away on Tuesday December 16 2025 at Emplify Health by Gundersen La Crosse. She was born on February 28 1935 to Leslie and Bernice Tallman Jerome in the Town of Burns La Crosse County. She grew up in Burns La Crosse and Onalaska. She graduat...