Obituary Listing

May 3, 2020

Lloyd Kinder Nihiser passed away at Golden Age Manor in Amery early Sunday morning, May 3, 2020. He was 104 years and 7 months old. Lloyd was born in Dalton City, Illinois to Harrison and Oma Nihiser (Underwood) on September 20, 1915. He was the second of 6 children. He grew up and went to school in Dalton City....

May 2, 2020

Doris Jean (Wiuff) Jorgensen was born near Tracy, Minnesota on June 4, 1930 to Leonard and Esther Wiuff. Doris was the fourth of the five Wiuff children. The family eventually moved to Amery where Doris graduated from Amery High School. After high school, Doris moved to St. Paul, Minnesota and worked as a bookkeeper for several years at the...

May 1, 2020

Perley L. Haugerud, age 95 a Wagon Landing native, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, at home on Friday, May 1, 2020. He was born on June 27, 1924 to Olaf and Louise (Leseth) Haugerud on the same farm where he died. He was baptized and confirmed at East Immanuel Lutheran Church. Perley attended Wagon Landing grade school and...

Apr 25, 2020

On April 25, 2020, Mary Jane (Rothstein) Gaetz lost her battle with lung cancer and joined her family in heaven. Jane grew up in the Twin Cities, the daughter of Isadore and Gertrude Rothstein, along with her three brothers and four sisters. She married John (Jack) Gaetz on December 23, 1960 and raised five children. The family lived in...

Apr 25, 2020

Daniel J. Severson, known by most as Toast, age 41 of Amery, WI passed away from complications of a seizure in his sleep on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The ultimate Wisconsinite left us too early and for those of us left behind, it is a difficult thing to process how this Badger crazed, Packer fanatic, fishing, hunting, wrestling, pig...

Apr 23, 2020

Micheal Even Brackee, age 69 of Clear Lake, WI lost his battle with cancer on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at his home in Clear Lake. Micheal was born on October 19, 1950 to Ervin and Betty Ann (Littlefield) Brackee in Lead, South Dakota. He attended grade school in Auburn, WA and Adna, WA; graduating in 1968 from W.F. West...

Apr 22, 2020

Eldon Bradley Sanders, age 71 of Deer Park, WI passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 from a chronic illness. Eldon was born in Little Falls, MN on September 15, 1948 to Eldon D. Sanders and Viola (Venske) Sanders. Eldon graduated from Bell High School in California and soon after was drafted into the Army where...

Apr 15, 2020

Lester H.(Speck) Gehrman, age 93 of Amery, passed away Wednesday April 15, 2020 at Golden Age Manor in Amery WI. Lester was born in Almena, WI to Emma and Fredrick (Mike) Gehrman. At the age of one, Lester's family moved to Amery. After graduating from Amery High School, Lester was drafted into the Army in 1945. His Army unit...

Apr 12, 2020

June Alicia Jensen, age 54, of Amery, Wisconsin passed away at home on Sunday, April 12th, 2020. June was born October 28th, 1965 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Rose and LeRoy Jensen. Throughout her life, June lived in various cities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio. She truly enjoyed working with and helping the elderly through her career as a...

Apr 5, 2020

Dale Fredrick Bliese passed away peacefully at home on April 5, 2020 surrounded by his loving wife Betty and family. He was born on July 31, 1936 in Forest Township, St. Croix County, WI and was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Forest. Dale attended a small country grade school and graduated from Clear Lake High School,...

Mar 31, 2020

Linda "Lynn" (Norton) Hindsley age 70, of Balsam Lake, Wisconsin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at her home. Lynn fought a courageous 2 year battle with cancer.

Lynn was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Hindsley and father, Tom Norton; her uncle, Phil (Lois) Maas. She leaves behind her wife, Stephanie Krause; Connecticut...

Mar 30, 2020

Shelley Lois Dodge Green was born August 16, 1937 in Madison, Wisconsin to the late Sheldon and Lois (Eysenbach) Dodge.  The family moved to Wausau in 1939.  While in high school she held the office of Honored Queen in Job's Daughters, Bethel 14 and graduated in the top 11 of her class of 1955 from Wausau Senior high.  She...

Mar 20, 2020

Ricky Allen Rogers, age 70 of Clayton, WI passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Willow Ridge Health Care Center in Amery, WI. Ricky was born on June 17, 1949 in Amery to Gale and Faye (Sather) Rogers. He attended Clayton Schools, graduating from high school in 1968. He was also drafted by the Army to serve in...

Mar 10, 2020

Donna Norrine Gamache, age 93 of Menomonie, Wisconsin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the Neighbors of Dunn County Assisted Living in Menomonie, Wisconsin.

Donna Norrine Gamache was born on November 13, 1926 in Clayton, Wisconsin. She was one of a set of twins born to Victor and Daisy (Spring) Baker. She graduated from...

Mar 10, 2020

Barbara Darlene Madsen was born in Amery, Wisconsin on May 21, 1933 the daughter of Peter and Julia (Johnson) Wike. Barb grew up in Amery and graduated from Amery High School in 1951. She attended one year of cosmetology school and began a long career as a hair dresser. On July 22, 1967 she was united in marriage to...

Mar 8, 2020

Lorraine Eleanor (Wilson) Larson, age 88, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday March 8, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Born Jul 3, 1931 in rural Amery to Walburn and Mildred (Olson) Wilson. She graduated from Osceola High School in 1950. She married Gordon LeRoy Larson June 17, 1950 at North Valley Lutheran Church in Centuria...

Mar 6, 2020

Joan Marie (Larson) Hodel was born March 16, 1940 to Harvery & Ella Larson at home on a chicken farm near Lykens, WI.  The doctor was delayed because of a bad snowstorm, so she was delivered by her father.  Joan passed away on March 6, 2020 just 10 days before her 80th birthday. Joan attended Pine Lake School, a...

Mar 5, 2020

Charles (Chuck) S. Martinson, age 88, died peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at his home in Osceola, WI. Chuck was born the son of Arthur and Olga (Walby) Martinson on March 9, 1931 in Amery, WI. He grew up on his families' farm near Amery, WI. Chuck met his future bride, Doris, at Pea Soup Days in Somerset,...

Feb 27, 2020

Ruth Anne Nelson, 92, died peacefully at English Rose Suites, Edina, MN, on February 27, 2020 with her family by her side.  She was born on September 20, 1927, in Wausau, WI, to Vera (Nickel) and Lawrence Lapinske.  Ruth graduated from Wausau Senior High School where she was active in student council, journalism, and foreign language clubs.  She attended...

Feb 24, 2020

Marie Jeannette Williamson was born in Frederic, Wisconsin on October 2, 1928 the daughter of Alvin and Agnes Stenberg. She grew up in Amery and attended Amery High School where she was active in choir and band. She graduated from Amery High School in 1946. She married her high school sweetheart, Bob Williamson, on June 16, 1948 after Bob...