John McKenzie

John Redmond "Pat" McKenzie M.D. was born on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th 1928, to John Redmond and Vivian McKenzie of Helena Montana. Died August 14, 2010 at Parkview Health Center in Oshkosh Wisconsin from complications of Alzheimer's disease. His entire family was with him when he passed. He attended Cathedral High School in Helena and graduated with honors including induction in the ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, September 02, 2010

Robert Zenkowich

Robert Louis Zenkowich, 61, of Weyerhaeuser, died unexpectedly on Monday, August 23, 2010 at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake. Bob was born on April 20, 1949, in Elmhurst, IL, the first child of Louis and Dorothy (Heiss) Zenkowich. He graduated from York High School in Elmhurst in 1967. On October 10, 1970 Bob married Barbara Ann Stauber at The Visitation Church in Elmhurst, IL. Bob worked for Illinois Bell Telephone before moving to ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, September 02, 2010

John Lulich Jr.

John S. Lulich Jr., age 49, of Rice Lake, WI, died Friday, August 27, 2010 at his home. John was born on May 13, 1961 in Ashland, WI to John and Sandra (Girga) Lulich. After graduating from Rice Lake High School in 1979, he worked for Jerome's in Barron, WI and WE Energies and Shadow Plastics in Rice Lake. He was married to Tammy Anderson on May 31, 2008 in Rice Lake. He loved all sports, especially ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, September 02, 2010

Julia Lindloff

Julia Alfreda (Ostaszewski) Lindloff, age 85, of Rice Lake passed away Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Lakeview Medical Center after battling many illnesses over the past few years. She was born April 18, 1925 in Worcester, MA. She married Herman Lindloff on February 6, 1946 and spent the rest of her life on the family farm, east of ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, September 02, 2010

Celia Hanson

Celia Sophie Hanson, 99, Barron, Wisconsin died Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Barron Care & Rehab in Barron, Wisconsin. Celia Sophie Erickson was born June 30, 1911 in Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Bauer) Erickson. She was baptized at home and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church of ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, September 02, 2010

Joyce Benson

Joyce N. BENSON, 79 of Hudson, Wisconsin died Saturday, August 28, 2010 at her home. She was born December 17, 1930 in Menomonie, Wisconsin the daughter of Wesley and Clara (Schofield) Mishler. She grew up in Menomonie and graduated from High School there. On June 6, 1948 she married Lemoine Benson at First Lutheran Church in Barron, Wisconsin. They moved to the Barron area, where they ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, September 02, 2010

Adrian Thompson

Adrian J. Thompson, age 84, of Rice Lake, WI, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at the Rice Lake Convalescent Center. He was born on May 30, 1926 in Eau Claire, WI to Elmer and Bertha (Johnson) Thompson. Adrian entered the United States Navy and served during World War II in the South Pacific. He was a Hospital Administrator in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and Nursing Home Administrator at Heritage Manor and ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, September 02, 2010

Edward John Bodenschatz

Edward John Bodenschatz, 86, of Rice Lake died Monday, August 23, 2010 at H e r i t a g e Manor in Rice Lake. He was born October 28, 1923 in Woodstock, IL, son of Edward and Emma (Sahs) Bodenschatz. He attended elementary school and 2 years of high school in Woodstock, at which time the family moved to Hayward, WI where his ... Click on headline for full obituary Thursday, August 26, 2010

Inez Elen King

Inez Elen King, age 94, of Rice Lake, WI died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at the Windmill R a n c h N u r s i n g Home in Sierra Vista, AZ. She was born on December 30, 1915 in Long Prairie, MN to Charles and Adell (Lake) DeBolt. Elen graduated from the Long Prairie High School and then attended St. Cloud State ... Click on headline for full obituary Thursday, August 26, 2010

Mildred Nutter

Mildred Nutter, age 87, of Rice Lake, WI, died suddenly on August 11, 2009 in Lafayette, California where she lived with her daughter, Kitty for the past 6 years, She was born on February 22, 1922 in Brill, WI, Mildred graduated from Rice Lake High School in 1939. She was married to Bernard "Barnee" Nutter and they were active members of the Rice Lake Moose Club where they managed ... Click on headline for full obituary Thursday, August 26, 2010

Louise Kubesh

Louise Kubesh, age 85, passed away August 19, 2010 surrounded by her family. Preceded in death by husband, F r a n c i s ; brothers, Frank and Chester Karpowicz. Survived and will be missed by her children, Marilyn (Otto) Shudlick, Richard (RaeLee) Kubesh and Jeanne (Bill) Tynor; grandchildren, ... Click on headline for full obituary Thursday, August 26, 2010

Jerome "Jerry" Arthur Apfel

Jerome "Jerry" Arthur Apfel, 77, of Rice Lake died Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Lakeview M e d i c a l Center. He was born O c t o b e r 4, 1932 in Rice Lake, WI to Harry and Hazel (Secore) Apfel. He was married in Rice Lake, WI on December 26, 1953 to Carol Hanson, who preceded him in death on April 25, 1988. Jerry proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean ... Click on headline for full obituary Thursday, August 26, 2010

Lowell R. Farr

Lowell R. Farr, 86, of Cumberland died Monday, August 16, 2010 at Cumberland Extended Care Unit. He was born August 17, 1923 in Humboldt, SD to Harry and Estella (Jacobs) Farr. Lowell graduated from Rice Lake High School in 1941. He was married in Cumberland, WI on November 10, 1946 to MayDean ... Click on headline for full obituary Thursday, August 26, 2010

Jane Elizabeth Goffin

Jane Elizabeth Goffin, age 34, of Portland, Oregon, f o r m e r l y of Rice Lake, died of cervical cancer at Lawrence R e s p i t e Care Facility in Portland on August 5th, 2010. Jane was born on September 14, 1975, to Michael and Barbara Goffi n. She ... Click on headline for full obituary Thursday, August 26, 2010

Clara Westerlund

Clara Ankley Westerlund, 99, of Rice Lake died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Rice Lake Convalescent Center. She was born May 7, 1911 to Randall and Mary (Gross) Owens in St. Paul, MN. The family later moved to the Rice Lake area where they farmed. Clara attended the Marquette Country School. In 1933, she married Clifford Ankley. They farmed in ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 19, 2010

Jean Keefer

Jean G. Keefer, age 87, of Rice Lake, WI, died Friday, August 13, 2010 at Our House Assisted Living in Rice Lake. She was born on September 1, 1922 in Gordon, WI to Fredrick and Exilda (Pete) Grendahl. Jean was married to Robert Keefer on November 18, 1940 in Decorah, Iowa. She worked as a receptionist for ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 19, 2010

Claire and Kylie Bablick

Claire Marie and Kylie Genevieve Bablick went to be with the Lord on August 8th at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, WI. They are survived by their parents, Tim and Missy Bablick of Rice Lake, maternal grandparents, Kurt and Phyllis Zakrzewski of Cornell, paternal grandparents, Dennis and Luann Bablick of ... Click names for full obituary Thursday, August 19, 2010

Larry Greschner

Larry E. Greschner, 66, of Woodruff, Wis., died Tuesday, August 10 at Woodruff. Larry was born May 12, 1944 in Rice Lake to Margaret and Gust Greschner. He grew up in Prairie Farm, graduating from Prairie Farm High School in 1962. After serving with the U.S. Army in Germany, where he was editor of the Army's Berline Observer newspaper, Larry was sports editor at the Faribault Daily News in ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 19, 2010

Lavergne Duncan

Lavergne E. Duncan, age 68, of Rice Lake, WI, formerly of Berkeley, IL, died Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the Heritage Manor in Rice Lake. She was born on December 20, 1941 in Chicago, IL to John and Anne (Slack) Harhay. Lavergne graduated from the Provisco East High School in Maywood, IL in 1959. She loved building puzzles and taking care of ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 19, 2010

Ruby DeFay

Ruby V. (Nieman) DeFay, 87, of Rockford passed away Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Born Sept. 20, 1922, in Rice Lake, Wis., the daughter of Herman and Helga (Johnson) Nieman. Retired from Atwood Manufacturing after 20 years. Ruby loved cooking and baking big dinners for family get-togethers. She enjoyed bowling, dice games and playing cards with ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 19, 2010

Doris Amundson

Doris C. Amundson, age 87, of Cameron, WI died Friday, August 6, 2010 at Monroe Manor in Barron. She was born July 4, 1923 to Oscar & Minnie (Skoug) Christianson in the Town of Dovre, Barron County, WI where she was raised and attended school. She graduated from Chetek High School and then went on to attend the Eau Claire Business College. She worked ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 12, 2010

Mary Lieberherr

Mary Louise Lieberherr, age 70, of St. Paul passed away Aug. 4, 2010. She was born November 3, 1939 in Rice Lake, WI to Henry and Susan Ebner. In January 1963 she married John Lieberherr, who survives her. Together they had eight children, all of whom survive her: Mitch (Kay Dolby), Craig, Michelle (John) Ivankovics, Bart (Kathy Uecker), Bret, Kyle (Erika Reitmeier), Megan (Brian) Rolfes and Alicia (Jason) Tillman. They presented her with ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 12, 2010

Anita Hamilton

Anita G. Hamilton, age 89, of Chetek, died Thursday, July 29 , 2010 in Rice Lake after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born on April 4, 1921 in Exeland, WI, to Frederick and Anna Gordon. She married Rufus R. Hamilton in Milwaukee, WI. on January 4, 1946. They lived in Hanover, Mass., until 1974. They then moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 12, 2010

Marlene Richardson

Marlene R. Richardson, age 72, a resident of Oakland Township died August 1, 2010. Marlene was born on March 27, 1938 in Barron, Wisconsin, to Raymond and Iras Berg. She married Richard on September 7, 1956 in Barron. Marlene was the head cook at the Hillside Elementary School for over 20 years. Marlene was a member of the "Ideal Gang" and ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 12, 2010

Lawrence Oftedahl

Lawrence Oftedahl, age 95, of Cottage Grove, WI, formerly of Rice Lake, WI, died Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Kindred Hearts in Cottage Grove. He was born on December 13, 1914 in Dawson, MN to Ommund and Christine (Mortenson) Oftedahl. He entered the United States Army Air Corps and served during World War II. On April 21, 1951 he was ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 12, 2010

Beverly Jorgenson

Beverly Jorgenson, 81, of Chetek died Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Knapp Haven Nursing Home in Chetek. Beverly was born January 28, 1929 to George and Edythe (Wickware) Merchant in Rice Lake, WI. She lived her whole life in the Chetek area. Beverly enjoyed being a mother and homemaker. She held various positions before becoming a physical therapy aide at Knapp Haven Nursing Home for 25 years. She greatly ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 05, 2010

Leo McClintock

Leo Edmund McClintock, SFC U.S. Army Ret., age 82, of Rice Lake was led to eternal life with his wife, Katharina, on Sunday, August 1, 2010 in Eau Claire. He was born July 15, 1928 in Jefferson, IA to Edmund and Hannah (Gjefle) McClintock. He was married in Mannheim, Germany on February 21, 1957 to Katharina Rothermel who preceded him in death on ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 05, 2010

Jeffrey Barney

Jeff Barney, age 41, of Rice Lake, WI died Sunday, August 1, 2010 at his home. He was born February 14, 1969 in Albert Lea, MN to Lawrence and Sandra (DeGidio) Barney. He graduated from the Rice Lake High School in 1987 and later from WITC in Mechanical Design. After returning to Rice Lake he worked at Rice Lake Weighing and UPS. He entered the United States Navy for almost 4 years and was honorably discharged as a Petty Officer. Jeff loved ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 05, 2010

Denis Williams

Denis "Sam" L. Williams, age 49, passed away on July 10, 2010 at Markesan Resident Home, Markesan, Wisconsin, with his family by his side.  Sam was born on May 3, 1961 in Rice Lake the son of John and Ruth (Franklin) Williams. He graduated from Rice Lake High School in 1979. He was an auctioneer by trade with Williams Auction Service.  Sam enjoyed hunting and fishing but most of all spending time with his ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 05, 2010

Keith Riley

Keith Albert Riley was born September 29, 1925 in Menomonie, WI to Charles and Eula (Rogers) Riley. Keith graduated from Menomonie High School and spent 3 years in the Coast Guard during World War II where he served in the South Pacific. Upon his return, he attended UW - Stout. He was married to Vivian M. Rotnem in 1947 and together they attended UW - River Falls where he graduated with a degree in ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 05, 2010

Vernon Halverson

ernon Selmer Daniel Halverson, age 86, of Dallas, WI peacefully went to his new home in Heaven to be with the Lord Jesus Christ whom he loved deeply, Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Dallas Care & Rehabilitation surrounded by his family. He was born July 17, 1924 to Edwin and Inga (Severude) Halverson in the Town of Maple Grove, the 6th of 8 children. He began his education in the one room Maple Grove School finishing through the 8th grade in Chetek. On ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 05, 2010

Robert Worman

Robert James Worman, 67, of rural Chetek died Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born December 19, 1942 in Rice Lake, WI to Harold and Minnie (Otterholt) Worman. Raised in rural Chetek, Robert graduated from Barron High School in 1961 and farmed for his father for a while. He was married in Hillsdale, WI on November 25, 1961 to Maureen E. Severson. He worked in various sale enterprises, and owned cable TV franchises in ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 05, 2010

Marlene Richardson

Marlene Richardson, 72, of Danbury, died Aug. 1. Funeral services are this Thursday at 11 a.m. at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Webster. Visitation is this Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home and for 1 hour before the service. Arrangements are by ... Click name for full obituary Thursday, August 05, 2010

Harry Anderson

May 10, 1927-June 22, 2010 Harry M. Anderson, 83, of Cumberland died June 22 at Cumberland Hospital. Mr. Anderson was born May 10, 1927 in Cumberland to Harry and Maude (Robertson) Anderson. He served in the Navy from 1945-1946 during World War II and married Betty Hanson. Mr. Anderson worked for the City of Cumberland for 36 years until his retirement in 1986. He is survived by four sons, John, Steve, Tom and Robert, ... Click headline for full obituary Thursday, July 01, 2010

Harris Runge

Sept. 21, 1926-June 19, 2010 Harris Otto Runge, 83, of Cameron, died June 19 at Rice Lake Convalescent Center. Mr. Runge was born Sept. 21, 1926 in Pipestone, Minn., to Harry and Clara (Lembcke) Runge. He graduated from Pipestone High School and served in the Army during World War II in the Philippines and Korea until 1946. On Nov. 23, 1948, he married Rita Pakuer in Pipestone. They moved to New London ... Click headline for full obituary Thursday, June 24, 2010

Gladys Wick

March 21, 1924-June 14, 2010 Gladys Leona Wick, 86, of Turtle Lake died June 14. Mrs. Wick was born March 21, 1924 in Turtle Lake to Anton and Sophia (Donaker) Leisz. She was raised in Turtle Lake, attended Sunny Brook School and was a graduate of Turtle Lake High School in the class of 1941. She married Donald Wick in Cumberland on May 21, 1949. She worked as a teller at Northwestern National Bank in St. Paul and as a secretary at the Turtle Lake Creamery. She enjoyed traveling, ... Click headline for full obituary Thursday, June 17, 2010

Donald Raith

Jan. 3, 1927-June 1, 2010 Donald H. Raith, 83, of Barronett died June 1 at Rice Lake. Mr. Raith was born Jan. 3, 1927 to Joseph and Virginia (Silha) Raith in La Crosse. He moved to Cumberland in 1932. He attended Camp Dixon and Cumberland High School until he moved to Rock Island, Ill. He entered the Navy and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He ... click headline for full obituary Thursday, June 10, 2010

Thomas Davis

March 6, 1945-June 7, 2010 Thomas John Davis, 65, of Birchwood died June 7 at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake. Mr. Davis was born March 6, 1945 to Harry and Lillian (Gorski) Davis. He married Agnes "Angie" Boersma on Dec. 28, 1990 in Illinois. He is survived by his wife, Agnes; ... click headline for full obituary Thursday, June 10, 2010