Steven Joseph Derrick
Dec 25, 2015
Steven Joseph Derrick was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on July 22, 1951 to parents Richard and Jeanne (Voiss) Derrick. When he was a year old he went to live with this grandmother Gertrude Derrick and her husband Albin LaGoo. They lived in Cambridge, Minnesota before moving to the St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin area. Steve graduated from St. Croix...
Lois Eileen Christenson
Dec 24, 2015
Lois Eileen (Olson) Christenson, age 94 of Amery, passed away on December 24, 2015. Lois was born on October 1, 1921, in Garfield Township. She was the oldest child of William and Lillian (Strohbeen) Olson. Along with siblings Ione and Wayne, Lois grew up on a dairy farm in Wanderoos. Growing up during drought and depression, the family learned to...
Sherman Bernard Civen
Dec 21, 2015
Sherman Bernard Civen, age 82 of St. Croix Falls, WI passed away on Monday, December 21, 2015 at the Golden Age Manor in Amery, WI. Sherman was born on April 14, 1933 in Boston, MA to Oscar and Eva (Levine) Civen. He attended school in Boston, and after high school he attended Clark University. He received his BS from Tufts...
Robin Ray Brackee
Dec 21, 2015
Robin Ray Brackee was born in Amery, Wisconsin on May 26, 1954 the son of Wallace Sr. and Mattie (Green) Brackee. His mother passed away when he was one month old and for the next three years he lived with his Aunt Lois Olson and her husband Walter. When his father remarried Jeannette (Blood) he moved back home with them....
Elizabeth Lorraine Peterson
Dec 20, 2015
Elizabeth "Betty" Lorraine Hull Peterson died December 20, 2015 at Amery Memory Care in Amery, Wisconsin with her family at her side. Betty was born on January 8, 1925 to Roy M. and Roberta M. (Boschert) Hull in Burlington, North Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Faith.She attended grade school and high school in Burlington where she...
Edward George O'Neill
Dec 19, 2015
Edward George O'Neill, age 85 of Amery, WI passed away at his home on December 19, 2015. Edward was a veteran of the Korean War, serving on the USS Benham (DD-796), and subsequently worked as a mechanical engineer at Univac, Comten, Medtronic, Daig, and Mentor. He had many interests and at various times was active in the St. Croix Sailing...
Helen Elaine Dagestad
Dec 19, 2015
Helen was born on July 15, 1924 to Henry and Grace Hoverson on the family farm south of Albert Lea Minnesota. She was baptized on September 7, 1924 at Round Prairie Church, Glenville, Minnesota. She married Palmer B Dagestad on October 14, 1945. They celebrated 65 years together before his passing in 2010. Helen was an active member of Fristad...
Jeffrey Key Harris
Dec 15, 2015
Jeffrey Key Harris was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin on June 7, 1942 the son of Leonard "Bud" Harris and Olive G. (Isaacson) Harris. The family moved to Amery, Wisconsin where he attended school graduating from Amery High School in 1960. On July 6, 1963 he was united in marriage to Barbara N. Iverson and together they had two children....
Clarabell "Rusty" Mae Hingos
Dec 11, 2015
Clarabell was born on March 7, 1931 in St. Paul, Minn., to proud parents Wilbur and Dora Winsor. She soon became the oldest of three, with sister Audrey and brother Richard joining their happy family. She attended Central High School, and married U.S. Army Veteran Jerome Hingos on September 25, 1948. Their marriage centered around the kind of true love...
Loyd Lane Pilgrim
Dec 8, 2015
Loyd Lane Pilgrim was born on July 20, 1959 in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin the son of James Pilgrim and Betty Leggitt. He passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 1:26 p.m. from a heart attack at the age of 56 years. Living on the Pilgrim family farm engraved a strong work ethic in Loyd, and also gave him...
Marlene Bertha Miller
Dec 1, 2015
Marlene Bertha Miller was born on March 29, 1937 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Martin and Clara (Guse) Hansen. As a child she was raised in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. She attended school in Clear Lake and graduated from the Clear Lake High School in 1955. After graduating high school Marlene moved to St. Paul, Minnesota. She lived on Grand Avenue...
Kenneth Joe Erickson
Nov 29, 2015
Kenneth Joe Erickson was born in Amery, Wisconsin on November 2, 1953 the son of Joseph and Mabel (Carter) Erickson. He grew up on the farm in rural Deer Park, Wisconsin. He attended school in Amery graduating with the class of 1972. He moved to Maplewood, Minnesota and worked in the twin cities at Ecolab where he worked in their...
Mary Florence Hane
Nov 29, 2015
Mary Florence (Harrison) Hane, age 95, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 at Willow Ridge Healthcare in Amery, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Albert, parents Margaret and William B. Harrison, Brother, Crockett Harrison (Mary), Columbia, MO, Sister Anna Mae Bunch ("Boots"), Montgomery City, MO, nephew, Jimmy Bunch, Montgomery City, MO, half-Brother William Martin Harrison. She is...
Dorothy K Stream
Nov 24, 2015
Dorothy K. Stream was born on May 23, 1922 in Siren, Wisconsin. She grew up in Siren and left school to go and work at St. John's Hospital in St. Paul. She worked in the twin cities until her marriage to Vernon Stream on March 27, 1940. They moved to a farm near Cannon Falls, Minnesota for a period of...
Norman Gordon Johnson
Nov 19, 2015
Norman Gordon Johnson was born on July 27, 1931 to Theodore James and Mildred (Paulson) Johnson on the family farm in Clear Lake, WI. He grew up in and attended school in Clear Lake, graduating in 1949. After school, Norman worked for a short time until he served in the Army and fought in the Korean War. After his service,...
Gertrude Elizabeth Moriak
Nov 19, 2015
Gertrude E. Moriak, age 94 of Amery, WI passed away on Thursday November 19, 2015 at Golden Age Manor, Amery, WI, where she has been living for the past eight years. Gertrude E. Moriak was born on May 30, 1921, in Barron County, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ritsche) Schmitz. Most of her childhood, she lived in Barron County,...
Mark Ralph Wien
Nov 15, 2015
Mark Ralph Wien was born January 12, 1956 to James F. Wien and Mary Inman Whipple Wien in Minneapolis, MN. He grew up in South Minneapolis and graduated from West High School. At age 19, he came to know Christ. Shortly after that, he moved into Park House, a discipleship house of Jesus People Church. Part of living in the...
Edward Lavern Sigsworth
Nov 6, 2015
Edward Lavern Sigsworth was born in Polk County, Wisconsin on April 28, 1927 to Martin and Christine (Johnson) Sigsworth. He grew up in Amery and attended Amery schools. He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1949, and then enlisted in the Air Force in 1950 and served until 1954. Edward worked at Gibson Associates in Cranford, New Jersey....
Scott "Tipper" Braaten
Nov 2, 2015
Scott "Tipper" Braaten was born on August 20, 1941 in Geneva, Wisconsin the son of Lloyd and Ethel (Scott) Braaten. His family moved often but Scott spent his early years in northern Illinois. He graduated from Geneva High School in Geneva, IL. He served in the United States Army where he was a quartermaster involved in parts distribution. After being...
Walter William Bleskacek Jr.
Oct 28, 2015
Walter William Bleskacek Jr. was born in Auburn Township,Chippewa County, Wisconsin on January 14, 1927 the son of Walter J. and Agnes A. (Zwiefelhofer) Bleskacek. He grew up on a dairy farm in rural Bloomer, Wisconsin and graduated from Bloomer High School. For a period of time he worked with his father on the farm. He met Elsie Onderak and...
