Local obituaries for Barron County in Wisconsin.

Mar 23, 2018

Geraldine “Gerrie” E. Brady, 78 of Chetek peacefully passed away Friday, March 23, 2018 at Atrium Post Acute Care Center.  She was born June 27, 1939 in Cornell, Wisconsin the daughter of Mildred (Cartwright) and George Pierce.

Gerrie married Leonard Brady September 15, 1957 at New Scandinavia Church in Maple Grove Township.  Together they raised four children...

Mar 17, 2018

Jerome "Jake" McFaul, 78 of Chetek, WI, passed away on March 17th, 2018 (St. Patrick's Day — one of his favorite days to celebrate) at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  Jake was born May 18, 1939, in Eau Claire to Gerald "Jake" and Wanda (Lankey) McFaul. He attended St. Patrick's grade school and graduated from Regis High...

Mar 3, 2018

Dale Allen Schimmel was born in Chippewa Falls, on May 5, 1959 and passed away on March 3, 2018. He lived in Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire before moving to Chetek, Wisconsin.  Dale graduated magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Business Administration.  His career was primarily in the high tech arena at Cray...

Feb 27, 2018

Ervin C. Amundson, 75 of Chetek passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems-Northland in Barron, Wisconsin.  He was born in Illinois February 5, 1943, the son of Ernest and Erma (Olson) Amundson.

Ervin graduated from Chetek high school in 1961.  He married Sharon Kay Gessert at Chetek Lutheran Church May 1, 1981.  Ervin...

Feb 24, 2018

Alexander James Derousseau, age 3 months went to be with Jesus Saturday, February 24, 2018.  He was born November 12, 2017 in Rice Lake, the son of Catie Neisler and Zachary Derousseau.

Alexander is survived by his parents; Zachary (Catie Neisler) Derousseau grandparents; Ron (Tina) Derousseau of Rice Lake, Carie Sharpley of Cameron, Carl (Jean) Hogeboom of...

Jan 22, 2018

Beth C. McDonald, 98 of Chetek passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 at Atrium Post Acute Care Center.  She was born December 31, 1919 in Augusta, Wisconsin, the daughter of Floyd and Ellen (Richert) Stewart.

Beth married Delos Owen McDonald in Augusta, Wisconsin in 1934, together they raised four children.  They moved to Chetek in the 1980’s...

Jan 7, 2018

Norma Ione (Muermann) Nielsen was reunited with the love of her life, Waldemar (Walt) Nielsen on January 7, 2018.  Norma was born November 13, 1924 in Chetek, WI.  Her homecoming was celebrated by those who left before her, including her late parents, Carl and Pearl (White) Muermann, husband Walt, daughter Barbara Kowalowski, grandson Joshua Nielsen, brother Frederick (Fred) Muermann...

Jan 2, 2018

Wilfred J. Simon, 90 of Chetek passed away Tuesday, January 02, 2018 at Monroe Manor in Barron, Wisconsin.  He was born July 16, 1927 to Katherine (Turany) and Louis Simon in the Township of Tilden, Wisconsin.

Wilfred married Elizabeth Ryan May 10, 1958 at Incarnation Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Together they raised their six children in Brooklyn...

Dec 17, 2017

Robert Ellwood Arneson, 92 of Chetek peacefully passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017 at his residence, following a stroke he had the previous week.  He was born June 1, 1925 in Chetek, Wisconsin to Enock and Clara (Eckstrom) Arneson.

Bob joined the United States Navy at the age of 17, serving in WWII.  After being honorably discharged,...

Dec 14, 2017

Deloris M. Ours, 92 of Chetek, WI passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at Atrium Post Acute Care Center in Chetek, WI.

Deloris was born January 30, 1925 to Marcus and Hannah (Olson) Evenson in the Town of Pershing.  She married John F. Ours, Jr. February 12, 1948.  She lived in Chetek most all of her life....

Dec 2, 2017

Patricia Ann Tabernacki, 81 of Chetek peacefully passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 with her family by her side.  She was born August 5, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Nick and Helen (Mizutowich) Mieloszyk.

Patricia grew up in Chicago, Illinois where she married John Tabernacki on August 13, 1955 and together raised three children.  After...

Oct 23, 2017

Jessica JoAnn Martin, 35 unexpectedly passed away on October 23, 2017 in Oceanside, California. She was born December 8, 1981 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin daughter of Michael M. and Tammy C. (Davis) Martin. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Neuroscience from the University of California San Diego on March 21st, 2009 with honors. She...