Dustin Chase Stitt
May 28, 2022
Dustin Stitt, age 21 of Deer Park, WI passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Deer Park. Dustin was born on August 24, 2000 in Woodbury, MN to Crystal Stitt. Dustin enjoyed working on computers and playing his PlayStation. He liked designing things on the computer and also liked writing stories about real life and fantasy. Dustin...
Keith Victor Bennett
May 18, 2022
Keith Victor Bennett, age 86, of River Falls and Blake Lake, WI passed May 18, 2022, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Keith was born January 25, 1936, in Clifton Township, WI to Sid and Irene (Holmquist) Bennett. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Keith was united in marriage to Rita Ann Hauth on...
Lawrence "Larry" Bedford
May 17, 2022
Lawrence "Larry" Bedford passed away on May 17, 2022, at the age of 84. He was born on November 21, 1937 to William Hays and Violet (Herbig) Bedford in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He grew up in Grand Rapids, moving to Amery, Wisconsin, in 1967 to work at Belle Cheese, eventually transferring to the F & A Dairy when Belle...
Charles Edwin Alexson
May 12, 2022
Charles "Charlie" Alexson, 83, passed away on May 12, 2022, at the Amery Memory Care Center in Amery, Wisconsin, from complications related to Alzheimer's disease. He was born on October 11, 1938, in Brule, Wisconsin, to Edwin and Elsie (Niemi) Alexson. Charlie attended UW-Stout and the University of Minnesota for three years. He met his wife, Patricia "Pat" Notham,...
James Purfeerst
May 7, 2022
James Purfeerst passed away on May 7, 2022. He was born on February 3, 1941. He is survived by his family, Anne (Darryl) Stephens, Maria Traynor, Matthew Purfeerst (Kristy Lucksinger), Amy (Jeff) Janovec, Andrew Purfeerst, Megan Purfeerst; seventeen grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Donna (Howard) Swanson, nieces, and nephews as well as...
Phyllis Jeanette Glaubitz Yelle
May 2, 2022
Phyllis Jeanette Glaubitz Yelle was born in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin on March 6, 1925 the daughter of William and Agnes (Chelstrom) Armstrong. She grew up in Beaver Township of Polk County, Wisconsin. She graduated from Turtle Lake High School and went on to attend Polk County Normal where she received her teaching degree. She taught school at Range and...
Lawrence V Ploszay
Apr 29, 2022
Lawrence V. Ploszay was born in Amery, Wisconsin on July 29, 1931 the son of Ludwig and Mary (Wrzos) Ploszay. He was Baptized in the Catholic Faith and has been a faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He attended elementary school at Beaver Brook School and then attended Amery High School graduating with the class of 1949. While...
Clarence W. Muschik
Apr 28, 2022
Clarence Muschik, age 103, of Clayton, WI, passed away on April 28,2022, at Golden Age Manor, Amery. He was the husband of Arcenia (Moravitz) Muschik who preceded him in death on March 9, 2015. They were married for 74 years and had two children.
Clarence was born March 5, 1919 in Barron County, WI and was the...
Geneva Arlene Phelps
Apr 27, 2022
Geneva Arlene Phelps was born on May 12, 1935 in Amery, Wisconsin the daughter of Ewald and Gladys Freitag. She was Baptized and Confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Geneva grew up on the family farm in rural Amery, walking to school each day at the Sucker Lake School. She completed her education in Amery, graduating as a proud member...
Robert "Bob" Wendell Lefler
Apr 24, 2022
"Robert "Bob" W. Lefler passed away peacefully at home in Amery, Wisconsin on Sunday, April 24, 2022 surrounded by family.
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 11, 1949, one of five children born to Dr. Robert and Virginia Lefler. He grew up in Pompano Beach, Florida and Lighthouse Point, Florida and...
Kevin Matthew Krarup
Apr 20, 2022
Kevin Krarup was born on June 6th, 1943, to the union of Genevieve and Harold Krarup in Stanley, Wisconsin. He shortly moved to Owen Withee while still a young child.
Kevin accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized and confirmed at Nazareth Lutheran Church. Kevin received his formal education at Owen Withee Public School, where...
Katherine Louise Maser
Apr 13, 2022
Katherine Louise Maser was born November 15, 1941 in Northern, Wisconsin. She died at home in rural Amery, Wisconsin on April 13, 2022. Kathie is preceded in death by her parents and survived by her two sisters, extended family, and her dear friend Ruth Mugerauer.
Kathie started her career in teaching in Las Vegas accompanied by two...
Jessica Laura Hecht
Apr 11, 2022
Heaven gained an angel on April 11, 2022, with the passing of Jessica Laura Hecht, 35, of Conrath, Wisconsin. Jessica was born on February 12, 1987, in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin to Terresa (Wright) Hecht and William Hecht. She grew up on the farm where she developed a deep love of animals and nature. This love led her to...
Harvey Louis Stuhr
Apr 4, 2022
Our precious angel, Harvey Louis Stuhr, came into this world and also left us on April 4, 2022. He is missed by his loving parents, Devin and Jennifer Stuhr; grandparents, Curt and Deanna Rang and Daryl and Debra Stuhr; Great Grandpa and Grandma, Donald and Jeanette Stuhr and Great Grandma, Avis Slattery. Harvey will also be missed by his...
Marguerite Elna Hallquist
Apr 4, 2022
Marguerite (Marge) Hallquist
Marguerite Elna Hallquist, age 97, was born on March 14, 1925 at the Hallquist pioneer home in Garfield near the north end of Wapogasset. She died Monday, April 4, 2022. A historian, she believed in the importance to study history lest we repeat our past mistakes.
Her parents were Harry and Mildred...
Michael Dean Jensen
Apr 1, 2022
Michael Dean Jensen, 72, of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on April 1, 2022 at his winter home in Arizona. He was born in Amery on August 28, 1949 to Armand and Eileen (Klatt) Jensen. He grew up in Clear Lake, WI, and attended Clear Lake Schools where he graduated in 1967. He went on to attend the University of...
Vicky Ann Dorner
Apr 1, 2022
Vicky Ann Dorner was born in Amery, Wisconsin on July 26, 1953 to Clifford and Betty Swager. She died peacefully at Mayo Hospital April 1, 2022 while visiting family in Jacksonville, Florida.
Vicky grew up on the family farm in Apple River, graduated from Unity High School in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin in 1971 and also from WITC...
Charlotte Mae Christensen
Apr 1, 2022
Charlotte M. Christensen (Stenberg) took her final walk with God on April 1, 2022. She was born in Luck, Wisconsin on June 5, 1935, to Alvin and Agnes Stenberg. She loved doing crafts, camping, travelling, and playing cards. She especially loved spending time with her children and their children. She had been a hairdresser for many years, and ended...
Elizabeth Marion Sorensen
Mar 29, 2022
Elizabeth "Beth" Marion Sorensen, age 98 of Amery, WI passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Riverbend Assisted Living in Amery. Beth was born on April 8, 1923 in Inkster, North Dakota to Myron and Alice (Ball) Becker. She attended and graduated from Inkster School. Beth was united in marriage to Henry "Hank" Peterson during World War II,...
James Clifford Welch
Mar 23, 2022
James Clifford Welch was born near Pine River, in Cloquet, MN on May 12, 1936 to his parents, Floyd and Fannie (Bogart) Welch. He was married to Mary Lou Nordstrom and they lived 43 years in St. Paul, MN, where they raised two children, Daniel and Grace and his niece, Lisa Nordstrom, and had many dear grandchildren. James headed...
