Obituary Listing

May 19, 2023

Gayle V. Wicklund, age 78 of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Golden Age Manor in Amery.  Gayle was born on July 9, 1944 to Earl and Verda Parker in Bloomington, MN where she grew up. Gayle loved horses and saved up enough money to buy her first horse when she was 11.  Gayle...

May 19, 2023

Loretta J. (Cooper) Carlson, formerly of Amery, passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on May 19, 2023 at the Maple Ridge Care Center in Spooner, WI. The eldest of three sisters and a brother, Loretta was born in 1928 to Hippolyte and Elizabeth Cooper in Painted Post, New York. She graduated from Corning Free Academy, Corning, NY...

May 18, 2023

Jerry G. Johnson of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at the age of 78. 

Jerry was born on August 3, 1944 in St. Croix County to Thome and Ruth Johnson. He attended Cedar Lake School. Jerry married Jean (Peterson) on August 8, 1970 and they resided in Wanderoos, WI. Jerry worked at Whirlpool for many years until...

May 16, 2023

JoAnn Grace (Witthoft) Ketz, 82, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023 with family by her side.

JoAnn was born Jan. 3, 1941, 15 minutes before her twin brother John Witthoft, to Homer and Grace (Christensen) Witthoft at her family's home in Clear Lake, WI. She graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1959. JoAnn moved to Minneapolis,...

May 15, 2023

"Gator" Paul Thompson passed away peacefully at St. Croix Hospital on Monday, May 15, 2023 at the age of 59. Gator was born to Earl and Inez Thompson in Amery, Wisconsin on April 20, 1964. He grew up in Amery and attended Amery High School with the Class of 83' and stayed in the area for most of his...

May 14, 2023

(Tex) Jeff Clifford Brandt, age 71, passed away peacefully in his sleep with family by his side on May 14, 2023.

(Tex) Jeff was born on March 11, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas to William Brandt and Della Brandt.  (Tex) Jeff had spent most of his life working as a welder and a mechanic. He had graduated...

May 12, 2023

Leo Raymond Dusek, age 83 of Amery, WI passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at the Amery Hospital. Leo was born on March 9, 1940 in River Falls, Wisconsin at the family farm in Troy Township to his parents, Raymond and Marie (Rohl) Dusek. Leo grew up on the family farm with his siblings Fran, Paul, Tom, Mary,...

May 9, 2023

Edward Allen Monette was born on January 11, 1935 in Pittsville, Wisconsin to his parents Edward Oliver Monette and Evelyn (Sias) Monette. His siblings are Ronald Monette of Clayton, Wisconsin; Beverly Milbrath of Stillwater, Minnesota and Larry Monette of Bryant, Arkansas.

Ed attended grade school in Pittsville, Wisconsin and later in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. He...

May 5, 2023

Elizabeth (Liz) Anne Nihiser was born November 22nd, 1965, to Edward and Sandra Nihiser. She grew up the oldest of seven sisters on the family farm in Wanderoos,WI. Growing up, Liz had a talent and love for training horses and teaching her sisters to ride. She and her horse Sparky competed in many rodeos and shows. She was involved in...

May 1, 2023

Just as Ernest and Helen Bengtson of Lewis, WI, welcomed their baby girl, Lois Gayle Bengtson, into their lives on July 8, 1944, they also waited at the gates of Heaven as she entered their arms once again on May 1, 2023. Lois Gayle Baldwin, age 78, passed away peacefully at Comforts of Home in St. Croix Falls, WI, where...

May 1, 2023

DiAna Lee Overlander, 79, passed away peacefully at her home in Amery, WI on Monday, May 1, 2023. She was born to Lee and Thelma Overlander in Gackle, North Dakota on April 24, 1944. 



DiAna was always ready to learn something new, and to "Keep life interesting" she frequently changed careers including a Stewardess, making pizzas, working in publishing, and finally...

Apr 30, 2023

Michael John Schanon led a full life until he passed away on April 30, 2023 in Amery, WI; Mike was surrounded by the loving support of family and friends – just the way he wanted it.

Mike was born in Eau Claire, WI on November 27, 1941 to John and Charlotte (Bye) Schanon. He grew up on a farm in Elk...

Apr 28, 2023

Myrna Eula Kjeseth-Brown passed away at her home in Amery, WI on Friday, April 28, 2023.   

She was born to Albert and Ester (Getchel) Peper in a farmhouse in Farmington Township, Wisconsin on May 19, 1920. She grew up in the Farmington/Osceola area with her parents and sister Eunice attending a one-room school with one teacher for all grades. Growing...

Apr 22, 2023

Ardis passed away peacefully at the age of 65 on April 22nd, 2023 surrounded by loved ones. She was preceded in death by parents Robert and Lorraine Smith, brother Tim Smith, and husband Phillip Johnson. Survived by foster parents: Malcom (Darlene) Schultz, siblings: Harry (Bonnie) Smith, Barb (Earl) Carr, son: Jeremy (Lynnlea) Johnson, 3 grandchildren: Madison (Brenton) Owens, Erin (Harri)...

Apr 21, 2023

Surrounded by her loving family, Meredith Nelson Danielson, 95, died peacefully on April 21, 2023, at Pine Ridge Assisted Living in Hudson, WI.

"Meredie" was born in St. Paul, MN, on February 9, 1928, the daughter of General Joseph E. Nelson and Gail Woodham Nelson.Meredie was raised in St. Anthony Park, MN and attended Murray High School. She graduated from Carleton...

Apr 17, 2023

We are deeply saddened to announce the earthly passing of Scott Dewey Edin. He entered God's hands on April 17, 2023, at Mayo Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Scott passed surrounded by his beloved family due to complications related to lung cancer.

Scott was born to loving parents and...

Apr 17, 2023

Mark "Meat" John Kjeseth passed away unexpectedly on April 17, 2023 at his lake home in Turtle Lake. Mark was born August 30, 1953 to Arthur Jr. and Beverly (Rundhammer) Kjeseth in Amery. He grew up on North Twin Lake and attended Amery schools, graduating from Amery High School Class of 1971. He spent his teenage years working at...

Apr 9, 2023

Allen Jackson Wyman, age 66 of Luck, Wisconsin passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls, WI.  Allen was born on March 17, 1957 to Allen and Barbara (Agnew) Wyman in Minneapolis, MN.  He was raised in Minneapolis but also spent time as a child in Montana and California.  He...

Apr 7, 2023

Saoirse Davina Anastazia Blackwell was born on March 1, 2023 at 10:04 am, weighing 6 lbs. 12 oz., in St. Paul, Minnesota to Bowe and Samantha (Osborne) Blackwell.  Saoirse was taken too soon on April 7, 2023 at her home in Osceola, WI.  She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Cheryl Reindahl.  Saoirse is survived by her loving...

Apr 5, 2023

Nelson David Woods "Dave" was born on February 6, 1939 to Carrie and Zenia Woods in Clendenin, WV.  After graduating high school, he moved to Florida where he worked in fire safety & planning for NASA  at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Florida. He later developed fire safety programs nationally and internationally for the NASA space program.

Dave eventually returned...