Carol Lou Olson
Mar 30, 2024
Carol Lou Olson, age 83, of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024.
Carol was born on December 4, 1940 in Range, Wisconsin to Warren and Elsie (Wendt) McKinstry. She grew up and attended school in Amery, graduating from Amery High School. Carol met Darryl Olson at the bar in Deer Park, and they were...
John Paul Prellwitz
Mar 23, 2024
John Paul Prellwitz, age 93, of Amery, WI passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024.
John was born on August 1, 1930 to Paul and Delia (Shoop) Prellwitz in St. Paul, MN. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Central High School in St. Paul. After graduation, John enlisted into the Navy where he was...
Margaret Mary Maier
Mar 23, 2024
Margaret Mary Maier, age 96, of Balsam Lake, WI, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2024 surrounded by her family.
Margaret was born on September 28, 1927 to Charles and Margaret (LaMere) Turner in Centuria, WI. There she grew up on the family farm and attended school in Milltown. After graduation, she moved to Minneapolis where she...
Colleen Ann Connolly
Mar 16, 2024
Colleen Connolly (Hannah), age 88, of Amery, WI passed away March 16, 2024 of old age. Born November 28, 1935 in St. Paul, the 1st child of Lawrence and Audrey Connolly. Colleen's early childhood was a roadmap of the USA, drawn while living near various military bases where her father installed lightning rods on hangars. During this time Colleen...
Douglas John Fall
Mar 12, 2024
Douglas J. Fall (67) of Clear Lake died peacefully on March 12, 2024, at Region's Hospital surrounded by family. Doug was born April 9, 1956, in Rice Lake, WI, to Clement and MaryAnn (Krecker) Fall. He grew up in rural Clayton on the family farm. Doug graduated from Clayton High School in 1974. After high school, he attended UW-Eau...
James Millard Tew
Mar 4, 2024
James M. Tew, age 76, sadly left us on March 4, 2023 due to cancer.
Jim grew up in the Bemidji area and graduated from Melrose, Minnesota. He became a machinist for 10 years before becoming an over the road truck driver with his co-pilot, Pheonix. Driving was one of his passions—any place to go was never...
Joyce Beverly Peters
Feb 26, 2024
Joyce Beverly Peters was born on February 7, 1930 in Windom, Minnesota. She peacefully breathed her last on Monday, February 26, 2024 at Amery Memory Center in Amery, WI at the age of 94.
Her parents were Henry H. Peterson and Ruth E. (Nerness) Peterson. Joyce was baptized into the Christian faith in 1930 and then confirmed...
Dennis Lee Heiken
Feb 26, 2024
Dennis Lee Heiken, 81, of Amery, passed away on February 26, 2024 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Dennis was born in Audubon, Iowa, the sixth child of Clarence and Katherine Heiken on November 14, 1942. He graduated from Buena Vista College in 1965 and married Mary Ann Nelson on October 2, 1965. From this union there were two...
Clinton Charles Fall
Feb 26, 2024
Clinton Charles Fall, age 91, of Oakdale, MN, passed away on February 26, 2024. He was a pillar of strength, faith, and devotion, especially to his beloved wife of 70 years, Eleanore (Gatto) Fall.
Born on June 2, 1932, to Clinton and Margaret Fall (Rude), Clinton spent his formative years on a small dairy farm in Amery,...
Vivian Loretta Hillebrandt
Feb 25, 2024
Vivian Loretta Hillebrandt, 95, formerly of Amery, WI died on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at the St. Croix Health Center in New Richmond.
Vivian was born in Star Prairie, WI to the late Edward and Lydia (Anderson) Ziegler on September 29, 1928. She attended Wagon Landing grade school, and graduated from Amery High School in 1946. After...
Julaine Gail Berglund
Feb 23, 2024
On February 23, 2024, Julaine Gail Berglund passed away to her heavenly home at the age of 84.
Julaine was born September 24, 1939 to Earl and Doris Katzel and was raised in Isanti, Minnesota. Since her father worked on the railroad, Julaine and her mother would often spend time living with him in various locations in...
Colleen Marie Tolliver
Feb 18, 2024
Colleen Marie Tolliver (Foye) passed away on February 18, 2024 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Colleen was born in Madison, WI on October 6, 1956 to Floyd and Arla Foye (Oswald). Colleen had an adventurous spirit and was an expert Naturalist. After high school, Colleen attended UW-River Falls where she earned a reputation as a skilled...
Dru Grant Blakeborough
Feb 15, 2024
Dru Grant Blakeborough, 35, of Amery WI, passed away on February 15, 2024, in Amery, WI. He was born in New Richmond and was an electrician for the Local IBEW 14. Dru was a loving father to his cherished daughter Kennedy Blakeborough, age 9.
He was a pleasant young man who loved his family dearly. Dru enjoyed...
Mary Jean Stevens
Feb 11, 2024
Mary Jean (Simonsen) Stevens, 77, of Amery, Wisconsin, passed away on February 11, 2024, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Mary was born in Frederic, WI to Ralph and Wilma (Fenner) Simonsen on August 17, 1946. She attended Midway and Wood River elementary schools and Grantsburg High School, graduating in 1964. She then studied at Stout State University in...
Eloise Ruth Heathfield
Feb 11, 2024
Eloise Ruth (Shjegstad) Heathfield was born on September 3, 1945 in Garretson, SD to Reuben and Evelyn Shjegstad. Eloise grew up on a farm in south-west Minnesota, near Pipestone with her four sisters. After leaving the farm, the family moved to Sauk Center, MN. Some years later, the family moved to Atwater, MN, where she graduated from Atwater High...
Rebekah Lynn Ingram
Feb 4, 2024
Rebekah Lynn Ingram passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024.
Rebekah was born to Edward and Sandra Nihiser on June 18, 1969. She grew up on the family farm in Wanderoos, WI with her six sisters. She graduated from Amery in 1987 and moved on to live in different states such as the Virgin Islands, Virginia and...
Merton John Hansen
Feb 3, 2024
Merton John Hansen passed away in Rochester, Minnesota on February 3, 2024, he was 88 years old. He was born to Merton and Elsie Hansen on September 3, 1935 in St. Paul, Minnesota. His family moved to a farm near Deer Park, Wisconsin where he grew up. Mert attended Amery High School and continued his education at UW River...
Lyle Harold Anderson
Feb 2, 2024
Lyle Harold Anderson, age 72 of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on February 2, 2024 at Amery Memory Care.
Lyle was born to Leo and Lena Anderson on June 28, 1951 in Osceola, Wisconsin. He grew up on a farm near Amery and attended school at the Wagon Landing School through the fifth grade. He then attended school...
Wealthy Ann Marschall
Jan 31, 2024
Wealthy Ann Owens was born December 4, 1943 to Harold and Agnes (Smith) Owens at the Frederic Hospital. She was baptized and confirmed at the Lorain Methodist Church. She passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Wealthy grew up on the family farm at Indian Creek. She attended Indian Creek School—the only girl in a class of four. She...
Lois Mae Sorensen
Jan 30, 2024
Lois Mae Sorensen formerly from Balsam Lake, WI passed away peacefully at Lawson Manor in Luck, WI on January 30, 2024. She was 96 years old.
Lois was born April 6, 1927 to Albert and Alice Peterson and was raised on the family farm in Cushing, WI along with her siblings Charles, Dorothy, and Jean. Lois graduated...
