Margaret A. "Reta" Thompson
Jun 7, 2016
Margaret A. "Reta" Thompson was born on July 23, 1927 in Amery, Wisconsin the daughter of Richard and Margaret (Strohbeen) Lambert. She grew up in Amery and attended the Amery School graduating with the class of 1945. She was united in marriage to Neil Thompson and together they had three children. She was a longtime member of St. Joseph Catholic...
Charles Brady Polfus
May 31, 2016
Charles Brady "Chuck" Polfus, 78, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at home on Lake Wapogasset in Amery, WI. Chuck was born in New Richmond, WI on June 5, 1937. He graduated from New Richmond High School in 1955, and the University of WI- Eau Claire in 1959 with a degree in business. Chuck was...
Marissa Hope Greenebaum
May 27, 2016
Marissa Greenebaum was born on September 22, 1998, and left us on May 27, 2016. The Angels are weeping today. Our beautiful little girl has fallen asleep in death, seventeen years young, a regular pioneer, a horse girl, full of love and energy. Even when she was tired there was a sparkle in her eyes. A dedicated witness of Jehovah,...
Dennis John Whitcomb
May 26, 2016
Dennis John Whitcomb, age 72 of Amery, Wisconsin, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Born November 1, 1943 in St. Paul, Minnesota, he served three years in the U S Army followed by a few brief jobs before purchasing a Texaco service station. Following this, Dennis purchased a bulk milk hauling business which he operated for over twenty...
Genevieve "Gen" Huset
May 25, 2016
Genevieve Huset age 103, of Amery, Wisconsin formerly of Prairie Farm and Chetek passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Golden Age Manor in Amery. She was born on October 9, 1912 to Christian and Alice (Goodison) Omtvedt in Sand Creek. She grew up on a farm near Sand Creek along with her four brothers, Tom, twin brothers, Andrew,...
Robert Joseph Peterson
May 22, 2016
Robert Joseph Peterson of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at his home. Robert "Bob" Peterson was born on January 31, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Orlan Dale Peterson and Eleanor Bennett Peterson. Bob grew up in Chicago and graduated from Kelvyn Park High School. During his High School years, Bob belonged to the Northwest...
Donnalda Grace Christensen
May 20, 2016
Donnalda was born on May 6, 1923 to George and Gertrude (Hall) Coen in Ironton, Minnesota. She grew up in Page, North Dakota during the depression and left farming to move to Wisconsin. During the War she worked doing ration cards for the war efort. On July 8, 1944 she married Wesley Christensen in Taylors Falls, Minnesota. In 1955 they...
Marion Ruth Cain
May 19, 2016
Marion Ruth (Babcock) Cain Age 92 of Amery WI, died at Golden Age Manor on Thursday, May19, 2016. Marion was born on April 25, 1924 in Montgomery, NY to Ruth and Orval Babcock. She grew up in Montgomery, NY. She lost her brother William (Billy) as a child to spinal meningitis, and she survived a couple years of rheumatic fever....
Justin David Hanson
May 15, 2016
Justin David Hanson, age 37 of Clayton, WI passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016. He was born on March 19, 1979 in Janesville, WI to Billy and Debra (Lau) Hanson. He grew up and attended school in many different places throughout the United States. He was a very accomplished chef, and worked at several restaurants including Famous Daves BBQ...
Malcolm Gerald Mcleod
May 14, 2016
Malcolm G McLeod (Mac), 75 died suddenly at Regions Hospital on May 14, 2016. He was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin to G.E and Elizabeth (Pax) McLeod on February 20, 1941. He graduated from Menomonie High School in 1959 and was proud to be a Menomonie Indian and a long time Green Bay Packer fan. He graduated from the University of...
Sheldon A. Minor
May 12, 2016
Sheldon Aloysius Minor was born in Dunn County, Wisconsin the son of Robert Roy and Alvina (Larson) Minor. His family lived near Clear Lake, Wisconsin and he attended Clear Lake High School. He served in the United States Air Force from March 8, 1955 until November 20, 1958. While in the service he met Kimiko Midorikawa and they were married...
Donna Kohn
May 12, 2016
Donna M. Kohn age 83, of Deer Park, Wisconsin Passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at the Christian Community Home in Osceola. Donna was born on May 10, 1933 to Leslie and Minnie (Evenson) Fouks in Amery, Wisconsin. Donna graduated from New Richmond High School in the Spring of 1951 and on March 29, 1952 she married Allen Kohn....
Cynthia R. Hardman
May 9, 2016
Cynthia R. Hardman, age 58 of Amery, WI passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. She was born on January 22, 1958 in Cedar Rapids, IA where she also grew up and attended school. Cindy worked many different jobs after high school until she found her true love working with flowers. She worked...
George Paul Weigang
May 6, 2016
George Paul Weigang was born August 12, 1930 in Spring Valley, Wisconsin the son of George G. and Martha A. (Woidt) Weigang. In 1935 they moved to the Amery area where they operated a family farm. He attended the Volga School and then went to Amery for high school graduating in 1950. He took over operation of the family farm,...
Shirley Bock
May 6, 2016
Following a Courageous and lengthy battle with a variety of health issues Shirley Bock, age 74, passed into the healing arms of her Lord Friday morning while in Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Originally from Turtle Lake she was preceded in death by her husband Jerry and Parents Theo and Marian Torgerson. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Bock;...
Elden John Walter Spencer
May 6, 2016
Elden John Walter Spencer, age 91 of Amery, WI passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016 at Willow Ridge Health Care in Amery. He was born on November 26, 1924 in Dickinson County, Iowa to James and Verna (Schnell) Spencer. Elden grew up in and attended school in Terril, Iowa. At the age of 15, he went to work on...
Edith Mary Paulson
May 5, 2016
Edith Mary Monson was born at home in Clear Lake, WI on January 19, 1932; one of six children born to Arvid and Mary Monson. She attended school in Clear Lake and graduated from High School in 1950. Her four years of college were spent at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater where she graduated in 1954 with a bachelor's...
George Louis Doll
Apr 22, 2016
George Doll of Amery died peacefully at his own home on April 22, 2016. He was Polk County's oldest citizen at 103 and a half. To call George unique is too easy. No one of us lives the same life, and this was never better exemplified than looking at George's time with us. George was uninhibited in expressing his joy...
Patricia Ann Alexson
Apr 22, 2016
Patricia "Pat" Alexson, 77, passed away on April 22 at home in Amery, Wisconsin after a short struggle with cancer. She was born on April 14, 1939, in Durand, Wisconsin, to Raymond and Matilda (Weber) Notham. Pat attended UW-Eau Claire for two years on a scholarship, and worked in Milwaukee and later in St. Paul, where she met her husband,...
Ruby Ilene Tanner
Apr 20, 2016
Ruby Tanner was born in Amery, Wisconsin on February 3, 1923 to Anna and Andrew Anderson. She grew up on the family farm in rural Clear Lake, Wisconsin and attended Oakview School. In 1940 she graduated from the Clear Lake High School. Ruby was employed as a bookkeeper at the Clear Lake Creamery during the war years. On December 12,...
