Obituary Listing

Sep 28, 2024

Lila Bernette Ward, age 100, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28, 2024, in Amery, Wisconsin.

Lila was born on March 28, 1924, in Wanderoos, Wisconsin to Oscar and Esther Erickson. She attended Deer Lake School and later graduated from Balsam Lake High School. She married Robert Ward on December 18, 1942, and together they raised 4...

Sep 27, 2024

Roseann Lindner, age 89, of Amery, Wisconsin, passed away, in her home surrounded by loved ones on September 27, 2024.

Roseann (Rosie) was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on January 4, 1935 to Alice and Clarence Barrett. Rosie would grow up and attend school in Minnesota. At the age of 15, she met Albert Lindner. It was...

Sep 25, 2024

Peter Melvin Dusick Jr., 94, of Luck, Wisconsin passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at Dove Healthcare in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

He was born on August 2, 1930 the son of the late Marie (Asmussen) and Peter Dusick Sr. and grew up on the farm in Boyd, Wisconsin. In March of 1950, Peter enlisted into...

Sep 22, 2024

Joseph L. Tschida, age 76, of Birchwood, WI, died Sunday, September 22, 2024 from complications of recent heart surgery.

Joe was born in St. Paul, MN, the son of the late Benedict and Mary Francis (Sample) Tschida. He grew up in West St. Paul, MN and attended grade school at St. Joseph's. After graduating from Henry Sibley...

Sep 21, 2024

Richard H. Grandt, age 88, of Amery, WI died Saturday, September 21, 2024, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul surrounded by his loving family. He suffered a fall at home on Tuesday resulting in a severely broken back with extended health complications. He was born June 2, 1936, in Will County, Illinois the son of the late George H....

Sep 19, 2024

Darrald Rai Ottosen was born July 19, 1942 in Shell Lake, Wisconsin to Ernie and Lavonne (Jacobson) Ottosen. Darrald graduated from Shell Lake High School in 1960. After High School, Darrald joined the Navy as an Airplane Mechanic and served at Midway. After the military, Darrald returned home where he met Mary Ellen Johnson; they married and made their...

Sep 19, 2024

Martin Lee Rimestad was born on May 18, 1952, in Grand Forks, ND to Sigurd and Marilyn (Stromstad) Rimestad. Marty graduated from Eveleth High School in 1970 and attended the University of North Dakota-Grand Forks graduating with a BS in Biology in 1974. He spent his summers working at Nelson's Resort in Crane Lake, MN as a sous chef....

Sep 15, 2024

Ethel Marie (Peterson) Nelson was born on February 28, 1927 in Amery, Wisconsin, and passed away on Sunday September 15, 2024, at the age of 97 ½ .

She was the daughter of John Henry Peterson and Amanda (Mickelson) Peterson.

Ethel graduated from Amery High School in 1945 and had worked at Amery's Coast-to-Coast Hardware,...

Sep 12, 2024

Judy Goetsch, age 80, passed away peacefully on Sep 12, 2024 in Centuria, WI.

Judy was born in 1943 to Jean and Bill Patzen. She went to school at Custer High School in Milwaukee, WI and was married to Bruce Goetsch. She worked as a forklift operator at Master Lock in Milwaukee for over 30 years.  She...

Sep 12, 2024

Karen Lois Swager (Schjenken), of Amery, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2024 at the Amery Hospital surrounded by family.

Karen was born in St. Croix Falls, WI to Marlin and Lois Schjenken on June 19, 1956. She grew up in Dresser WI. Karen graduated from St. Croix Falls High School in 1974.  She married Steve Swager...

Sep 5, 2024

Duane Howard Luehman, age 90, passed away surrounded by loved ones on September 5, 2024 in St. Paul, MN. He was born in New Richmond, WI on March 8, 1934. He married the love of his life, Marlene Gorres, on May 29, 1954 in Amery, WI. They had two children, Melissa and Mark. He was preceded in death by...

Sep 4, 2024

Eunice Faye Anderson passed away on September 4, 2024 at the age of 96.

She was born on December 12, 1927 in Centerville, South Dakota to Ray and Clara Hackett. Eunice married George E. Anderson in June of 1945.

She enjoyed gardening, cooking, sewing—but most of all, she loved her grandchildren.

Eunice was...

Aug 30, 2024

Terence (Terry) David Sweeney passed away in Amery, WI on Friday, August 30, 2024, surrounded by his family and close friends. Terry was born in the Chicago area on June 8, 1944; he had just celebrated his 80th birthday.

Terry was the only child of Harold David Sweeney and Hazel Elizabeth Sweeney (Perry). He graduated from Northern...

Aug 29, 2024

Alexandra Elizabeth Bakken left this world on August 29th 2024 at the age of 19. She leaves behind loving parents, Julie and Marlin, a brother Zachary, grandparents Robert and Eva, many aunties, uncles, cousins, and her beloved kitty named Cali Eileen. She was predeceased by her grandparents on her father's side and her beloved dog Princess Raven Jean.

Aug 24, 2024

Phyllis A. Martinson passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at the age of 98.

She arrived on November 1, (Sunday all Saints Day) 1925, the only daughter of Louis and Ellen (Johnson) Siltberg. Her parents were renting the church home belonging to the El Salem Baptist Church in Garfield Township. This home still stands adjacent to...

Aug 18, 2024

Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night could stay the grateful courier soldier, Milton A. Johnson, from the completion of his time on earth – so on August 18, 2024, three days after reaching the well-seasoned age of 100, Milton was delivered to the Lord's care in the company of loved ones.

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Aug 17, 2024

LeRoy James Meyer, age 87, of Amery, Wisconsin passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends on Saturday, August 17, 2024.

LeRoy was born in Clayton, Wisconsin on February 23, 1937, to Charles and Elizabeth (Molls) Meyer.  LeRoy married Judy Marie Chisholm on January 21, 1956. After farming in Clayton, LeRoy and Judy moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where LeRoy found...

Aug 14, 2024

Roberta A. Knapp, age 83, of Frederic, passed away on August 14, 2024 while residing at Frederic Nursing and Rehab. Roberta was previously a resident of the Cumberland/Comstock area for 28 years, living her best life with her staff at Aurora Residential, who became like family to her.

Roberta was born to Robert and Anna Mae Knapp...

Aug 11, 2024

Gary John Eisenschenk, age 59, passed away unexpectedly on August 11, 2024, in Clayton, WI.

He was born on September 19, 1964, in Richmond, MN to Dennis and Alyce Eisenschenk. He was preceded in death by Dennis Eisenschenk, David Eisenschenk, and Renee Wallner. Survived by life partner, Diane Collins; children, Andrew, Emily (Jake), and Allison (Randy); mother,...

Aug 9, 2024

Verneil Johnson, 100, was born May 18th, 1924, and passed away, very peacefully, on Friday, August 9, 2024.

She was a wonderful lady, who will be sorely missed by so many; family, friends, neighbors and even strangers, who she welcomed into her heart. She had a very sharing smile and a kind word for all.

Verneil was born and raised in Southern...