All Obituaries

Kent Allan Gilbert, 80 of Chetek, Wisconsin passed away at River Pines Nursing Home in Altoona.  Kent was born on August 21, 1939 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin the son of Alice and Clarence Gilbert. Grave side services will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 3:00 P.M. at the Lakeview Cemetery in Chetek with Military Honors rendered following prayer. A full obituary will appear soon.In lieu of flowers.    The Burnham-Ours-Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Chetek has been...

Dorothy “Dot” Luanne Dreysse passed away peacefully on October 13, 2019 at Atrium Senior Living Center in Chetek, WI. The visitation will be at Burnham-Ours-Kolstad Funeral Home in Chetek, WI on Thursday, October 17th from 4-7:00 p.m.  There will be a short celebration of life service following the visitation at 7:00 p.m. Dorothy was born November 2, 1944 in Elmhurst Illinois to Fairee and William Seipp.  Dorothy lived in Illinois until around 1976, after which she...

Grace Rodzenak, 82, of Chetek, Wisconsin passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Chetek.  Grace Galvon was born on December 1, 1936 in Chicago, IL to Martin and Frances (Kola) Galvon. Grace received her education in Chicago.  She married Andy Rodzenak on May 31, 1958 in Chicago.  Grace and Andy made their home in Chetek for many years moving up from Chicago.  She was retired from McCain Food U.S.A. in Rice Lake.  She was a member of...

DeeAnne “Sue” Anderson, 68 of Chetek, Wisconsin passed away on Saturday, August 17th, 2019 at her home in Chetek.  Sue was born on February 11, 1951 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin the daughter of Thaine and Vera (Madison) Phillips.  Sue graduated from New Auburn High School in 1969 and then attended WITC in Rice Lake, Wisconsin for Data Processing.  She married Greg Anderson and to this union three sons were born.  She was employed at Walter’s...

JOAN ELAINE LUERDecember 31, 1937 – April 11, 2019Joan Elaine (Busacker) Luer, 81, of Chetek Wisconsin, joined her husband Frederick Sears Luer, in heaven, on April 11, 2019. Joan was born in Long Prairie Minnesota in 1937.  She graduated from Long Prairie High School in 1955, and married Frederick S Luer in 1958. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Texas, and in 1959, were in Europe while Frederick was in the armed service.  Together, they raised their 3 daughters in...

Virginia J. Esswein February 8, 1943 – September 29, 2019 Virginia J. Esswein, 76, of Chetek passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family after a long illness on Sunday, September 29th. She recently celebrated her 55th wedding anniversary to her beloved husband, James L. Esswein. Virginia was born in Milwaukee, WI on February 8th, 1943 to Elizabeth B. (Schlitt) and Henry A. DeWerth. Ginny graduated from Wauwatosa East High School in December 1960.  She attended...

Lois Jean Petersen, 94, of Chetek, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin with her loving family at her side.   Lois Otterholt was born on June 1, 1925 in Chetek, Wisconsin, the daughter of Ben and Olga (Peterson) Otterholt. In her career Lois worked at several different Lutheran church congregations including Mount  Olivet and Central Lutheran in Minneapolis.  She served as secretary and research...

Kurt Paul Nyberg, 53, of Chetek, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Atrium Post Care Center in Chetek.  Kurt was born on July 7, 1966 in Chisago City, Minnesota the son of John and Patricia (O’Brien) Nyberg.  “Kurt was a loving son, brother, cousin, and uncle. He was fun spirited, outgoing, and loved to socialize. He enjoyed life to the fullest and was the “life” of any social gathering as soon as he walked into a room with his...

Dorothy M. White Passed away on September 19, 2019 in Chetek, WI at the age of 89.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Melford “Moe” White, who passed in 1999.  Dorothy was born on August 14, 1930 in rural Lafayette County Wisconsin to Ralph and Carrie (nee Franz) Sargent.  Dorothy and Moe lived most of their lives in their home state of Wisconsin, retiring in 1995 to Chetek, an area they had come to love during camping trips.  Dorothy...

Loran Jay Fassbender, 95, Long time Barron County resident, passed from this life to his eternal life on Saturday, September 14, 2019.  At the time of his death, Jay was a resident of Dove Healthcare – West in Eau Claire. Jay was born in Patch Grove, Wisconsin on July 4, 1924.  He was the third of seven children born to James and Neva (Rockwell) Fassbender.  He attended Mount Hope High School and graduated in 1942. While in High School, he met his future wife, Frances...