Obituaries
Doris Louise Wensel, 91, passed away April 25, 2022, at the Grand View Care Center in Blair.
Doris was born May 26, 1930, to Axel and Gladys (Horswill) Odeen in Sparta. She was united in marriage to Garth Wensel June 8, 1953, in Black River Falls.
Doris stayed busy her whole life....
Darold G. Lee, 71, passed away unexpectedly at his home April 29, 2022.
Darold was born in Eau Claire Oct. 31, 1950, to Donald and Dorothy Lee. He attended grade school in Northfield until the sixth grade and then went to Osseo High School and graduated in 1968. He was drafted in the Army...
Elyse Marie Ingram, 34, formerly of California, unexpectedly passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Black River Memorial Hospital. She was born June 26, 1987, in Westlake, CA, the daughter of Lori L. (Richardson) Coniglio-Snyder and Michael Thomas Coniglio.
Elyse was raised in Los...
A funeral mass for Janet Stephens will be held at 11 a.m. May 14 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Alma Center, followed by a graveside ceremony at East Lawn Cemetery in Alma Center. A luncheon will be held after the ceremony at the Alma Center VFW Hall.
Many of you are familiar with...
Mary Elizabeth Sasman, 69, of Black River Falls, was welcomed into her heavenly home Friday, April 29, 2022, after struggling several months with ALS. She had passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, where she had been a patient for the past two months.
Mary, daughter of...
Shirley A. Halonen, 80, passed away from cancer April 8, 2022, at her home near Melrose.
Shirley was born Oct. 17, 1941, to Dave and Florence Halonen. She attended the West Indies grade school, Melrose Junior High School, and graduated from Melrose High School with the class of 1959....
Beverly S. Arneson, 94, of Black River Falls passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Meadowbrook at Black River Falls nursing home. She was born Aug. 16, 1927, in La Crosse, the daughter of Borghild (Anderson) and Claus Iverson.
Beverly married Raymond Arneson in 1949 and together they...
Mary Ann (Squires) Tiry Koeller, 93, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022. She was born April 30, 1928, to George Frank and Odanah Leatha (Brown) Squires.
Mary Ann was born in the country between Alma Center and Hixton near the Squire home farm, down the road from the cheese factory and...
Marlene E. Skaar, 64, of rural Hixton passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was born Jan. 21, 1958, in Grand Rapids, MN, the twin daughter of Cecilia (Gangl) and George LaBar.
Marlene graduated from Black River Falls High School in...
Michael P. Patrick, 82, of Merrillan passed away at his residence Saturday, April 23, 2022. He was born in La Crosse, the son of Laura (Kriemelmeyer) and John Patrick.
Mike owned and operated Pat & Mike’s Service Station on the south side of Milwaukee with his father. He also started...