Local obituaries for Barron County in Wisconsin.
Harry John Heppner, Jr.
Jun 2, 2017
Harry “John” Heppner Jr. 70 of Chetek passed away Friday June 2, 2017 after a brave battle with A.L.S. at the Mayo Health System Hospital in Eau Claire WI. John was born December 31, 1946 in Wahiawa, Hawaii. The son of Harry J. Heppner and Verna (Nielsen) Heppner.
Because John’s father was in the Army for thirty...
Richard Arthur Dubois
May 29, 2017
Richard Arthur DuBois, 75 of Chetek, Wisconsin passed away peacefully on Monday, May 29, 2017 at the Mayo Clinic Health Care System Northland Hospital in Barron with his family at his side. Richard was born on October 25, 1941 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to John and Agnes DuBois.
Richard attended schools in...
Maxine V (Nelson) Borkowski
May 25, 2017
Maxine V. Borkowski, 95, of Chetek, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at the Dallas Care and Rehab Center. Maxine was born on April 12, 1922 in Big Bend, Rusk County, Wisconsin the daughter of Perry and Minnie Nelson.
Maxine attended grade school at North Lima in the town of Big Bend and graduated from...
Owen Knutson
May 24, 2017
Owen Knutson, 17 of Chetek passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Owen was born on February 15, 2000 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin the son of Thomas (Tim) and Dawn Knutson.
Owen entered this world with a medical condition that hospitalized him for 6 weeks at birth. He received tremendous help, prayers and support from every corner...
Eric Robert Gavin
May 16, 2017
Eric R. Gavin, 45 of rural Chetek unexpectedly passed away Tuesday May 16, 2017. He was born in Barron, Wisconsin June 15, 1971 the son of Beth (Shutz) and Philip Gavin.
Eric graduated from Chetek High School in 1989 and worked as a truck driver for the Turkey Store for over 16 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting,...
Marie Ann (Boron) Johnston
May 15, 2017
Mary Ann (Marie) Johnston, 85, of Chetek passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at the Dove Health Care Home in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Mary was born the youngest of four children on August 20, 1931 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Paul and Victoria (Kukla) Boron.
Mary was raised in Bridgeport, south side of Chicago attending Catholic...
Jerry Joseph Kuznieski
May 15, 2017
Jerry J. Kuznieski, 80 of Chetek passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017 at Atrium Post Acute Care.
Funeral services are being arranged through the Adduci-Zimmy Funeral Home in Posen, IL. www.adducizimny.com
The Burnham-Ours-Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Chetek has assisted the family locally.
Dwayne C. Williams
May 6, 2017
Dwayne C. Williams, 94 passed away May 6, 2017 at his home in rural Chetek, Wisconsin. Dwayne was born to Albert and Verlie (Phetteplace) Williams on October 17, 1922.
He was raised at Wildwood Log Cabin Resort and graduated from Chetek High School with the class of 1940. On December...
Mary Kathryn (Doyle) Matthew
May 4, 2017
Mary Kathryn Matthew, 80 of Chetek, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2017 in Sioux Creek Township, rural Chetek. Mary Doyle was born on October 7, 1936 the daughter of William and Jean (Moe) Doyle.
Mary leaves to celebrate her memory, children: Jeffrey (Karyn) Critser, Candace (Jerry) Hodgson and Ronald (Kelly) Critser, grandchildren: Jason (Kara) Critser, Katie...
Fredrick D. Deaver
May 4, 2017
Fredrick D. Deaver age 83 of Chetek passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake. He was born February 17, 1934 in Viroqua, Wisconsin the son of Joseph and Cynthia Bernice (Armstrong) Deaver.
Fred married Iris S. Massie October 2, 1954, together they raised...
Anna M. (Vodicka) Soukup
May 1, 2017
Anna M. Soukup, 87 of Chetek passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at Atrium Post Acute Care of Chetek. She was born January 8, 1930 in Merrilan, Wisconsin the daughter of James and Mary Vodicka.
Anna married John Soukup June 10, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. They moved to the Bear Lake area in 1957 and owned/operated a...
Larry Duane Thompson
Apr 28, 2017
Larry Duane Thompson of Chetek, Wisconsin died peacefully on April 28, 2017.
Larry was born on September 10, 1933 in Eau Claire to Harold (Hap) and Abigail (Ab) Thompson, and graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1951. After graduation, Larry enlisted in the United States Air Force. In 1952, Larry married Ardyce Larson of Eau...
Irene Carol (Thompson) Dyer
Apr 22, 2017
Irene Carol Dyer, age 78 of Chetek passed away at her residence Saturday, April 22, 2017 with her loving family by her side. She was born May 4, 1938 in Chippewa Falls, the daughter of Thorwold and Theresa (Billock) Thompson.
Irene enjoyed gardening, baking, making stained glass projects and mostly spending time with her grandchildren. She married...
Marjorie Elaine (Petrik) Sheehan
Apr 13, 2017
Marjorie Elaine Sheehan, 87 years old, passed away peacefully in her Chetek residence on April 13th, 2017. She was born on August 23, 1929 in Sidney, Montana to Oscar and Bernice Petrik.
Marjorie grew up with two brothers, Don and Warren, and survived by her younger sister, Vera. She grew up in Lambert, Montana and graduated from...
Carlo William Debartolo
Apr 11, 2017
Carlo DeBartolo passed away peacefully at Atrium Post Acute Care of Chetek on April 11, 2017, at 4:25 a.m. Carlo was born in Chicago, Ill., on Jan. 3, 1928.
Carlo married the love of his life, Ruth Magdaline Leyendecker, on May 14, 1949. Their life together was a true love story. When Ruth passed...
Gwenda Darlene (Whitt) Persons
Apr 7, 2017
Gwenda D. Persons, 71 of Chetek passed away Friday, April 07, 2017 at Atrium Post Acute Care Center. She was born in Paso Robles, California May 31, 1945 the daughter of Connie Lloyd and Orphia Juanita (Daniels) Whitt.
Gwenda married David Persons June 21, 1963 in California. She enjoyed sewing many quilts, crocheting, tending her flower gardens,...
Duane Henry Hart
Mar 18, 2017
Duane Henry Hart, 78, of Colfax; passed away in the early am Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Colfax Health & Rehab with many of his favorite employees at his side.
Duane was born March 22, 1938 in Eau Claire, WI the son of Eugene and Violet (Klukas) Hart. He was raised in the Colfax,...
Luanne Peter
Mar 15, 2017
Luanne Marie (Waterhouse) Peter Of Shoreview, Minnesota Formerly of Chetek, Wisconsin Luanne was born in Eau Claire, WI on February 3, 1948 to Leighton and Lorraine Waterhouse. She graduated from Chetek High School and went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls. She married Ralph Peter on October 24, 1970 and they had two daughters...
Martha Marie Feiertag
Mar 3, 2017
Martha Marie Feiertag, 94 of Chetek passed away Friday afternoon, March 3, 2017 at Dallas Care & Rehab. Born September 22, 1922 in Almena, Wisconsin she was the daughter of the late Gustav and Anna (Bentz) Osterman.
Martha was raised and educated in Wisconsin. She taught school for a short time and later married Richard (Rich) Feiertag...
Shelley Lyn (Pedersen) Gesler
Feb 26, 2017
Shelley Lyn Krans, 48, of Almena, Barron County, Wisconsin, died Sunday, 26 February 2017. Born on Wednesday, 6 March 1968, in Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin, she was raised by her grandparents Jim and Myrie Krans of Chetek.
Shelley enjoyed crafts, cooking, and baking – her specialty was cream puffs! She also liked playing games, spending time...
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