Remembering Your Loved Ones
Honored to serve your families.
Mary Louise Laakso
Mar 2, 2023
Mary Laakso, beloved mother, Nana, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on March 2 at the age of 68. Her life was lived in love, faith, generosity, and a deep commitment to her family and community.
Born on February 15, 1957, to Mildred (June) and Alexander Orlowski in Duluth, Minnesota, Mary was one of 11 children and grew up in Iron...
Pearl Virginia Kittleson
Jul 7, 2025
Pearl Virginia Kittleson, age 96, of River Falls, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Bay Harbors in River Falls.
A full obituary to follow...
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at St. Bridget's Catholic Church: 211 E. Division St. River Falls, WI 54022. A visitation will begin at10:00am until the start of...
Gerald William Whipple
Jul 6, 2025
Gerald William Whipple, age 87, of Prescott, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2025.
Gerald, affectionately known as “Jerry,” was born on November 2, 1937, to John and Maybelle Whipple in Prescott, where he spent his entire life building a lasting legacy rooted in family, hard work, and community.
A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Jerry cherished his family above...
Leona Mae Knutson
Jul 6, 2025
Leona Mae Knutson, age 95, of Baldwin, WI, passed away on July 6, 2025, at Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin. She was born May 11, 1930, in Helena Township, Griggs County, North Dakota. She attended Stromme Country School and Hannaford High School. She married Carl Knutson on October 30, 1951, and together were blessed with four children.
Leona, from a very...
Marilyn Louise Doornink
Jul 4, 2025
Marilyn Lousie Doornink, 81, was called to her heavenly home on July 4, 2025, at ThedaCare Medical Center-Neenah with family by her side.
Marilyn was born June 11, 1944, in Kenosha, WI, to Clarence and Hazel Martell. She was raised with a love for growing plants, vegetables and flowers. As a child, her days were spent helping with the family roadside...
Maxwell Louis Krueger
Jul 4, 2025
Maxwell Louis Krueger, 24, died July 4, 2025 as a result of an auto accident in Baldwin, WI.
Maxwell (Max) Krueger was born October 27, 2000 to Chad and Erika Krueger. Max's sister Emily was soon born and the family made their home in Baldwin, WI. Max graduated from Baldwin-Woodville High School in 2019, after a memorable high school career that...
Jerilyn Renae Craychee
Jul 1, 2025
Jerilyn Renae Craychee, age 70 of River Falls, Wisconsin, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away on July 1, 2025. She was born on June 10, 1955, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the daughter of Bernard and Marcelle (Haarsager) Anderson. She was raised in Grand Forks and attended Roosevelt Elementary School before graduating from Red River High School.
Jerilyn had many...
Rebecca "Becky" Anne Colbeth
Jul 1, 2025
Rebecca Anne Colbeth, “Becky”
Age 58 of Hammond passed away at home on July 1, 2025
She was born March 28, 1967 in Baltimore, MD
Survived by her husband Christopher; two daughters Amanda Anne McNeil (Joe Christianson) & Whitney Rose (Aaron) DeGross; grandchildren Elijah Packer, Amory Packer, Blair DeGross, Carter DeGross, Bryce DeGross, Flora Prohaska, & Virginia Christianson; her mother Ruth Anne McNeil;...
Barbara Jean Cook
Jun 29, 2025
Barbara Jean Cook, age 69, of Ellsworth, Wisconsin, passed away on June 29, 2025.
Barbara was born on July 1, 1955, in Red Wing, Minnesota, to Melvin Myer and Margaret Pelzel. She loved growing up and enjoyed helping on the family farms in Ellsworth. She was involved in 4-H, showing her cows at the Pierce County Fair. Barbara graduated from Ellsworth...
Joseph Volz
Jun 28, 2025
Joseph “Joey” William Volz, age 85, of North Hudson, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2025. Born in River Falls, WI on March 14, 1940, Joe spent his early years in North Hudson, WI and St. Croix Beach, MN, and graduated from Stillwater (MN) High School in 1958. A gifted multi-sport athlete, he excelled in hockey and carried that...
Carol Ann Hubanks
Jun 28, 2025
Carol Ann Hubanks, age 93, of River Falls, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2025, at Hudson Hospital, surrounded by her family’s love.
Born on December 10, 1931, in Spring Green, Wisconsin, 1 of 8 children, Carol was the cherished daughter of Leonard and Verona Schoenmann. From a young age, her heart was anchored in family and faith—two values that...
Roger Ferg
Jun 26, 2025
Roger Eldon Ferg passed away on June 26, 2025, in Kearneysville, near his home in Charles Town, West Virginia. Born on March 9, 1944, in Baldwin, Wisconsin, Roger's journey through life was marked by a deep dedication to his family, his work, and his country. When Roger was younger, he worked on some farms in the Roberts area, first on...
Jeanne Sames
Jun 26, 2025
Jeanne Hildegard Sames, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2025. She was born on February 5, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, to parents Georg and Hildegard Krutzikowsky, was confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Chicago in 1950 and graduated from Carl Schurz High School.
Jeanne grew up in Chicago, where she met her future husband, William Sames, in a German choir,...
Kenneth Eugene Knight
Jun 25, 2025
It is with heavy hearts to announce the peaceful passing of Kenneth “Ken” Eugene Knight on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 where he was surrounded by the love of his immediate family and through the thoughts and prayers of family and friends afar.
Ken was born on November 16,1938 in Flaxton, ND to Harland and Ilene (Jensen) Knight. In high school, he...
Richard "Dick" Metzger
Jun 24, 2025
Richard “Dick” Metzger, age 89, of Hudson, Wisconsin passed away peacefully on June 24, 2025. Dick grew up in Illinois. He graduated from Normal Community High School, in Normal, IL, excelling in basketball. He loved the game and continued to play at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL, where he earned a business degree. After college, he joined the United...
Donna Marie Stenger
Jun 22, 2025
Donna Marie Stenger age 78 of Baldwin, WI passed away unexpectedly June 22, 2025 at the Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin.
She was born April 8, 1947 in Minneapolis to Donald and Eleanor (Casey) Schmidt. Donna grew up in North Minneapolis and graduated from the St. Margaret’s High School.
In 1968 she and Greg Stenger were married. They made their home in...
Lori J. Snyder
Jun 21, 2025
Lori Jean Snyder passed away on June 21, 2025, just a day after her 66th birthday. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Fabian and Beverly (Leurquin) Horkman, Lori lived a full life in River Falls, Wisconsin. Lori was the devoted kitchen manager at a treatment center, known for her remarkable ability to whip up hearty meals, including her famous soups...
Sharon Stoffel
Jun 20, 2025
Sharon Stoffel, age 79, of Lakeland, MN passed away peacefully on June 20th, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born on September 27, 1945, in Cloquet, Minnesota, Sharon lived a life filled with love, generosity, and joyful service to others.
She was the devoted wife of Thomas Stoffel, her loving partner of nearly 60 years. The two were married on July 10,...
Gary Lee Klund
Jun 19, 2025
Gary Lee Klund, age 82, of Cumberland and Hudson, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on June 19, 2025, at Hudson Hospital. Born on May 20, 1943, in New London, WI, Gary was the beloved son of Margaret (Gunderson) and Ralph Klund. He grew up in Hudson and graduated from Hudson High School.
Gary shared 62 years of marriage with his devoted wife,...
Nancy Cassutt Ison
Jun 19, 2025
Nancy Cassutt Ison was a creative and compassionate news leader whose influence at television, radio and digital newsrooms spanned five decades. Beginning as a television reporter in the 1980s, she went on to help run WCCO-TV News in Minneapolis, Minnesota Public Radio News in St. Paul and the national economics radio show MarketPlace in Los Angeles, among others. She had...
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