Elsa Banta, 91, of Viroqua, formerly of Soldiers Grove, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Bethel Home in Viroqua.Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 at 1 p.m. at Sime Funeral Home in Readstown. Pastor Carrie Anderson will officiate, and burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Soldiers Grove at a later date. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 12 p.m. until the time of services.