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Sarah Elizabeth Maloney
Mar 25, 2016
Sarah Elizabeth Maloney, age 64 of Clayton, WI passed away at the Amery Hospital on Friday, March 25, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on December 15, 1951 in New Auburn, WI to Robert and Helen (Pederson) Roth. She grew up in and attended school in New Auburn. At a young age the family moved...
August Carl Ludke Jr.
Mar 25, 2016
August Carl Ludke Jr. was born on January 10, 1952 in Amery, Wisconsin the son of August and Minnie (Rothenbach) Ludke. He grew up in Polk County, Wisconsin. He entered the United States Army in February of 1971. He earned the rank of SP4 and served until being honorably discharged in June of 1972. He was united in marriage to...
Eleanor Lucille Jepsen
Mar 25, 2016
Eleanor Lucille Jepsen was born on February 25, 1933 in Georgetown Township, Polk County, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Otis and Lillian (Elkins) Peters. She grew up in Georgetown and graduated from the Luck High School. On July 27, 1951 she was united in marriage to Fred Willard Jepsen at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bone Lake, and together...
Arlene Elsie Christine Jones
Mar 24, 2016
Jones, Arlene Elsie Christine, Age 85 passed away peacefully amongst family and friends, at home, on March 24, 2016. Preceded in death by brothers Wally and Paul, and her beloved husband of 58 years, Bob. She is survived by children, Neil (Ginny), Lee (Sidney), Mitzi (Cliff) Steenberg, Jean (Rory) Pierce; 3 grandchildren - Jason (Kelly) Jones, Mandy (Gabe) Brotzel, and...
Michael Norman Austvold
Mar 21, 2016
Michael Norman Austvold, age 73, of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. Michael is survived by his wife of 23 years, Oralee Schock; His sister Emily (Austvold) Peterson residing in Ladysmith, WI; His first wife Janell (Riley) Miller residing in Baraboo, WI with whom they had three children; his son,...
Charles Henry Reitz
Mar 16, 2016
Charles Henry Reitz, age 82 of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Region's Hospital in St. Paul. He was born on October 18, 1933 in Elmwood, WI to Ernest and Bessie Reitz. Charles attended school in Elmwood and graduated in 1952 from Woodville High School. He was united in marriage to Helen Stolka on December 31,...
George Francis Griffin
Mar 14, 2016
George Francis Griffin was born on December 11, 1921 in Amery, Wisconsin the son of Norval H. and Mabel (Reed) Griffin, the fourth of 10 children. The family later moved to Minneapolis, where George grew up and graduated from Roosevelt High School. George enlisted in the United States Navy in April of 1942 where he received training and received his...
Laverne L Cheever
Feb 27, 2016
LaVerne L. Cheever died peacefully on February 27, 2016, at Willow Ridge Healthcare. He was born on October 22, 1921, to Elsie (Liddell) and Robert Cheever and grew up in Jim Falls, WI. He worked as a laborer on the family farm and for the county, working on roads and parks. He married Francis Stephenson in Iowa 1942 and two...
Lyle Arland Fox
Feb 26, 2016
Lyle Arland Fox, 84, died Friday, February 26th, 2016 at Regions Hospital in St Paul, MN after complications from pneumonia and chronic heart and kidney disease. Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Clyde, Virgil and Howard Fox; sisters Norma Moe and Artis Brown, and great granddaughter Hannah Rose Hahn. Lyle leaves behind his loving wife of 64...
Darlene Marie Shepard
Feb 25, 2016
Darlene Marie Shepard, age 65, of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at her home. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 PM on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the Williamson~White Funeral Home with a prayer service at 6:30 PM with Mike Schanon officiating.
Bruce Lowell Johnson
Feb 22, 2016
Bruce L. Johnson, 74, of Star Prairie, WI, formerly of Cambridge, MN, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, February 22, 2016 at Willow Ridge Nursing Home in Amery, WI, where he'd been a resident for 18 months. Cause of death was congestive heart failure. Bruce was born November 13, 1941 in Minneapolis, MN to Donald and Jeanne Johnson...
Anne M Dahl
Feb 22, 2016
Anne Marie Dahl was born October 20, 1959 in Amery, Wisconsin. She was the third child of Ingvald and Shirley Dahl. Anne lived on the family farm in Clear Lake, Wisconsin until her unexpected death on February 22, 2016. She graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1978. She raised beef cattle, dogs, and chickens and enjoyed gardening. She also...
Donna Mae Luhman
Feb 20, 2016
Donna was born April 14, 1932 in Edina, MN, the daughter of Daniel and Etta (Kennicutt) Ives. Her parents bought a farm near Volga where she attended school until moving into Amery in the sixth grade, later graduating from Amery High School. At AHS, Donna took many baton twirling championships and remains in the "Who's Who in Baton Twirling". After...
Priscilla "Kitty" Gorres
Feb 16, 2016
Priscilla "Kitty" Gorres Age 87, of Eau Claire, WI (formerly of Amery, WI) passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, February 16, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire. Priscilla, "Kitty", was born on April 1, 1928 in Witney, England. She is the daughter of Christopher and Priscilla (Brazil) Thomas. On May 3, 1952 she was married to Lyle...
Monna Kaye Leggett
Feb 15, 2016
Monna Kaye Leggett was born on October 8, 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Eugene James and Joan Marie (Ford) Anderson. She attended school in Circle Pines, MN and at the age of nine moved to Deronda with her family where she attended school. The family then made their home in Amery and Monna Kaye graduated from Amery High School in...
Johnny Robert Anderson
Feb 9, 2016
Johnny Robert Anderson was born September 7, (a date he shared with his aunt Elnora) 1952 to Robert J. and Esther A (Cooan) Anderson in Frederic, WI. He attended Indian Creek Grade School and graduated from Frederic High School, class of 1970. He was the last Vietnam War draftee from Polk County, serving in the U. S. Army. John loved...
Curtis Allen Waalen
Feb 7, 2016
Waalen, Curtis Allen – Beloved Husband, Father, Brother, Grandpa, Great-Grandpa, age 83, of Amery, WI passed away peacefully at home with family on February 7, 2016. He was born on February 17, 1932 to Nels and Tena Waalen on the Waalen family farm where he lived until his death. He is survived by his wife, Mabel; his children: Stephen (Cindy),...
Donald E. Olufson
Feb 5, 2016
Donald E. Olufson was born in Amery, Wisconsin on March 9, 1936 one of two sons born to Elmer and Myrtle (Bergseng) Olufson. He grew up on the family farm and helped with farm chores, picking rocks and sometimes getting the tractor stuck. He attended school in Balsam Lake, and later worked at the Adult Development Center in Balsam Lake....
Lyle G. Phillips
Feb 3, 2016
Lyle G. Phillips was born on June 10, 1932 in New Auburn, Wisconsin the son of George and Gladys (Cole) Phillips. He grew up on the family farm in New Auburn and attended school in Chetek where he graduated from high school. On September 22, 1951 he was united in marriage to Shirley V. Johnson and together they had four...
John Arvid Sirjord
Jan 17, 2016
John Arvid Sirjord, age 79 of Amery, WI died peacefully Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN with his loving wife Kathy of 58 years and his family at his side. John was born on October 3, 1936, at home in Bear Park Township, MN to Olaf and Marie (Ystenes) Sirjord. During high school John assisted...
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