Remembering Your Loved Ones

Feb 9, 2014

Betty Ann VandeBerg, age 79, of Prescott, died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Regina Senior Living, Hastings, MN.Betty was born on November 3, 1934 in St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Hjalmer and Johanna (Peterson) Rosenquist. She married Darrell VandeBerg on May 28, 1955 in St. Paul, MN. Together they had four daughters.Betty loved to scrapbook, keeping up with...

Feb 7, 2014

Gertrude Elizabeth Miller, age 91 of Hudson, passed away February 7, 2014 at the Pine Ridge Assisted Living in Hudson.  Gertrude was born to parents Anna and Otto Frank November 23, 1922 in Plain, WI.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Buzz (Eugene) of 61 years; daughter, Ann; her parents; five brothers and sisters.

Feb 7, 2014

Thomas Weaver Blake, age 75 of Hudson, passed away February 7, 2014 at the WI Veterans Home in Chippewa Falls, WI. Thomas was born May 29, 1938 in Abbottsford, WI; the son of Melvin and Rachel (Weaver) Blake. Tom graduated from P. J. Jacobs High School in Stevens Point in 1956 and he also graduated from the University of...

Feb 6, 2014

Louis John “Luffer” Frank, age 85 of Hammond, died Thursday February 6, 2014 at the Baldwin Area Medical Center.  Luffer was born on June 16, 1928 in Hammond; the son of Louis and Mary (Madle) Frank Sr. Being raised in Hammond, he graduated from Hammond High School. Luffer had a long and memorable career with the St. Croix Highway...

Feb 6, 2014

William “Bill” J. Hoppe, 75, of River Falls died Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Hudson Hospital with his family by his side.He was born on November 30, 1938 to Norman and Clara (Christensen) Hoppe in Oconto, WI.Bill graduated from Oconto High School. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Stout with his Bachelors and Masters in Industrial Technology. He...

Feb 6, 2014

Dwayne Herbert Bevers, age 83, of Hudson died Thursday, February 6, 2014 at the Christian Community Home in Hudson. Dwayne was born on January 25, 1931 in Watertown, South Dakota; the son of Willis and Elizabeth (Daily) Bevers. He was raised in South Dakota attending both Pelican and Grover District Schools. On November 25, 1951, he was united in...

Feb 6, 2014

Janice Audrey Robertson, age 86, of Eagan, MN, died on February 6, 2014.  Janice was born on January 8, 1928 in Pelican Rapids, MN.  She worked for Hennepin County Medical Center as a nurse for 41 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Malcolm Henry Robertson; parents, Conrad and Rose Hanson; sister, Nadine Peterson; brother,...

Feb 5, 2014

Alex Joseph Salava age 71 of Hudson died unexpectedly Wednesday February 5, 2014 at his residence. Alex was born on September 14, 1942 in St. Paul, Minnesota; the son of Alex and Gertrude (Niedzielski) Salava. He was raised in St. Paul where he graduated from Washington High School. Alex began a long and rewarding career with 3M. He began...

Feb 3, 2014

Benjamin C. Morgan, age 54 of Hudson, WI and formerly of Hayward, WI, died sudden and unexpectedly on February 3, 2014, the result of an accident. Ben was born September 14, 1959 in Minneapolis, MN to parents Frederick Morgan and Elizabeth Cleveland. Ben grew up in Hayward, WI, and graduated from Hayward High School with the Class of 1978....

Feb 2, 2014

Kent R. Wolff age 67 of Hudson (former owner of the Village Inn) died peacefully Sunday, February 2, 2014 at his residence with his loving family by his side. Kent was born on September 9, 1946 in Eureka, South Dakota; the son of Rueben “Pete”””” and Virginia (Baumann) Wolff. He attended school in Eureka prior to moving to Hudson...

Feb 1, 2014

DuWayne Thomas “Tom” McNamara, age 71 of Hammond, passed away February 1, 2014 at United Hospital in St. Paul. Tom was born June 10, 1942 in Baldwin; the son of Myles and Anna (Salmon) McNamara. He graduated from New Richmond High School, the class of 1960. He was united in marriage on August 19, 1967 to Karen Evelyn Harer...

Feb 1, 2014

Helen Marie Helgeson (Sicard), age 83, of Hudson, WI passed away peacefully in her home on February 1, 2014.

Helen was born May 21st, 1930 to Frank and Adeline (Ebert) Sicard.

Helen worked at St. Croix Manufacturing in Bayport, MN and GS Electric in Hudson, WI.

Helen loved fishing, gardening, bird watching, playing...

Feb 1, 2014

J. Philip Peterson

9/22/1940 – 2/1/2014

Phil was born in Litchfield, Minnesota and graduated from both North Park University and North Park Theological Seminary.  He had a long career with the State of Minnesota Department of Human Services. He is survived by his wife Ruth; daughters Kerstin Hanson and Suzanne Medina; son-in-law Mat Hanson; grandchildren,...

Jan 31, 2014

Ione M. Florey LaViolette, age 92, of Hammond, formerly of Minneapolis, died on January 31, 2014 at the American Heritage Care Center in Hammond.  Ione was born on August 14, 1921 to John and Anna (Jansen) Sumbs in Sioux City, IA.  She is survived by her sons, Thomas (Diana) Florey of Baldwin, WI and Richard Florey of Duluth, MN;...

Jan 30, 2014

Janice D. Wareberg, age 68, of Cottage Grove, MN, died on January 30, 2014. Born on Sept. 19, 1945 in New Prague, MN to Fred and Marian (Krekelberg) Brenke, and grew up in Belle Plaine, MN. Was united in marriage to Donald Wareberg on Aug. 29, 1969. She worked at St. Paul Companies for 28 years. She enjoyed attending...

Jan 29, 2014

Kamen G. Matev, age 54, of North Hudson, died suddenly Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at his residence following an extended battle with heart failure.

Kamen was born on September 5, 1959 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria; the son of Georgi and Velika (Paliakova) Matev. He was raised in Bulgaria where he received schooling to become an attorney. In 1990,...

Jan 29, 2014

Ronald Joseph Schommer, age 63, of Prescott, WI, died Thursday, January 29, 2014 at the Kinnic Health and Rehabilitation Center, River Falls, WI.Ronald was born on August 8, 1950 in Red Wing, MN, the son of Maurice and Virginia (Fasbender) Schommer. He graduated from Prescott High School in 1968. During his life he worked at the Virginian Supper Club,...

Jan 29, 2014

Yvonne Ann Danielle passed quietly at her home Wednesday evening, January 29th 2014 with family and friends around her.   She loved to cook, enjoyed design, reading, and sidereal astrology.  She was born Yvonne Ann Nimtz (also called Von or Tootie) to Ann Julia Sollman Nimtz and Verd Wesley Nimtz on December 11, 1946 in Chicago, IL.

Preceding...

Jan 28, 2014

Kathleen Marie (Bachand) Guski, age 70 of Hammond, passed away at the American Heritage Care Center on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 after a long ordeal with breast cancer. She was born on February 25, 1943 to John and Patricia (Tetzner) Bachand in Joliet, Illinois. When Kathy was one year old, the family moved back to Washburn WI where she...

Jan 28, 2014

Carroll Dean Stensland, age 84, of Hammond, Wisconsin, died suddenly on January 28, 2014 at United Hospital in St. Paul. Carroll was born in Mason City, Iowa on July 28, 1929. He grew up in Iowa, the son of Bert and Elizabeth Stensland. After graduating high school, Carroll joined the US Marine Corps. He then transferred into the US...