Local obituaries for Barron County in Wisconsin.
Darlene J. (Johnson) Dietrich
Feb 22, 2019
Darlene June Dietrich, 76 of Chetek passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born in Northern Wisconsin May 23, 1942 the daughter of Elizabeth (Jerry) and Hallie Johnson.
Darlene was married to Karl Dietrich June 4, 1960 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Together they raised four children in...
Jason J. Becker
Feb 22, 2019
With deepest sorrow, we announce that Jason (J.J.) Becker, age 40, our beloved son, brother, family member, and friend passed away peacefully at his home in Chippewa Falls, WI surrounded by loved ones on Friday, February 22, 2019.
Jason was born on April 27, 1978, in Barron, WI to Melvin and Kitty Becker. Jason was preceded in...
Paul Elwood Lundmark
Feb 8, 2019
Paul Elwood Lundmark, 90 of Chetek peacefully passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at Atrium Post Acute Care Center in Chetek. He was born December 5, 1928 in McKinley, Wisconsin the son of Naomi (Burklund) and Frank Lundmark.
Paul graduated from high school in Luck, Wisconsin. He went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Superior, having...
Elizabeth Mary (Ryan) Simon
Feb 4, 2019
Elizabeth M. Simon, 92 of Chetek, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019 at the Atrium Post Acute Care of Chetek. She was born on November 19, 1926 in Graceville, Minnesota the daughter of Elizabeth (Drewicke) and Daniel Ryan.
Elizabeth “Betty” married Wilfred Simon May 10, 1958 at Incarnation Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She enjoyed bowling, playing...
Helen Marlene (Blank) Meister
Jan 31, 2019
Helen Marlene Meister, 85, of Chetek, Dovre Township, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family January 31, 2019. Helen Blank was born in Chicago in 1933 the daughter of Austin and Sarah Jane (Marlatt) Blank.
Helen met her husband Bill in Chicago and they were married in Hawaii on July 16, 1952. They raised...
Joyce Edna (Wilke) Schaaf
Jan 31, 2019
Joyce E. Schaaf, 83 of Chetek passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born October 4, 1935 in Belleville, Illinois the daughter of Aurelia (Birkner) and Raymond Wilke.
Joyce married Bill July 2, 1954 in Belleville, Illinois. Joyce and Bill were married 64 years and spent the...
Patricia Nadene (Harlson) Geer
Jan 29, 2019
Patricia Nadene Geer, 79, of New Auburn, Wisconsin passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at the Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Patricia was born on August 28, 1939 in Sioux Creek, Wisconsin the daughter of Mitchell and Floy (Davis) Harlson.
Patricia enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, along with working on her...
Jack Daniel Kreutz
Jan 28, 2019
Jack D. Kreutz, 87 of Chetek passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at Heritage Lakeside in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He was born September 21, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Ruth (Gleason) and Erwin Kreutz.
Jack married Jana R. Nayes August 1, 1986 in Lake Tahoe, California. He loved to fish, hunt, dance, watch baseball and...
Diann Judy (Johnson) Hanson
Jan 8, 2019
Diann Judy Hanson, 76 of Chetek passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Atrium Post Acute Care of Chetek. She was born November 24, 1942 in Barron County, the daughter of Theresa (Hanson) and Arthur Johnson.
“Judy” as she was known to almost everyone, graduated from Chetek High School in May 1961. She then married the love...
Larry Charles Overby
Dec 3, 2018
Larry Charles Overby, age 71 passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Northland. He was born November 22, 1947 to Raymond and Agnes Overby.
He was a lifelong resident of Chetek and was raised on the family farm. Larry worked most of his adult life as a dairy herdsman. He enjoyed hunting, fishing...
Kay Frances (Pederson) Harings
Nov 27, 2018
Kay Frances Harings, 79 of Chetek passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Brentwood Memory Care in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. She was born June 14, 1939 in Rice Lake, the daughter of Frances (Doonan) and Percy Pederson.
Kay graduated from Chetek High School in 1957, and later married Robert Harings May 14, 1960 in...
Dennis J. Homme
Nov 23, 2018
Dennis J. Homme, 70, of Cameron, Wisconsin passed away Friday, November 23, 2018 at the V.A. Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dennis was born March 26, 1948 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin the son of Norman and Margaret (Stauner) Homme.
Dennis grew up in Sand Creek WI, going to school and graduating from Chetek High School. He...
Mary Barbara (Steplyk) Gabris
Nov 17, 2018
Mary B. Gabris, 93, of Chetek died on Nov 17th, 2018.
Mary was born in North Chicago, IL to Maximillian and Anna (Jakubiec) Steplyk. She attended schools in North Chicago and Waukegan, Illinois. Mary volunteered at the St. Dismas Church and the North Chicago VA Hospital through the American Legion Auxiliary. On May 5, 1951 she married...
Brian Scott Poirier
Nov 16, 2018
Brian S. Poirier, 50 of Chetek passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Chetek. He was born in Rice Lake, April 5, 1968 the son of Donna (Seever) and Raymond Poirier.
Brian is survived by his mother, Donna of Canton, sisters, Pamela (Harold) Fancher of Delta, CO, Teresa Poirier of Boyceville, aunts,...
Barbara Irene (Stoeberl) Rockow
Nov 12, 2018
Barbara Irene Stoeberl Rockow, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Atrium Acute Post Care of Chetek. She was born on April 17, 1925 in Almena the daughter of Joseph and Emma Stoeberl. Barb graduated from Barron High School. She married Donald Rockow on July 24, 1945 and to this union five children were born....
Eleanore Christensen
Nov 9, 2018
Eleanore Christensen passed away on November 9, 2018 just shy of her 98th birthday. She was a lifelong resident of Chetek, WI and filled her life with family and friends. Eleanore was one of seven children born to John and Josephine Severson. Later, she married Milne Hansen and together they had a son, Robert Hansen. Following Milne’s death, Eleanore...
Standly "Stan" Gene Erickson
Oct 29, 2018
Standly “Stan” G. Erickson, 77 of Chetek peacefully passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Chetek. He was born May 16, 1941 in Eau Claire, the son of Cora (Peterson) and Adolph Erickson.
Stan married Darlene Carol Bauman September 12, 1992 in Chetek. He was a pole barn builder for Menards and...
Phoebe Jane Irene (Huset) Vik
Oct 24, 2018
Phoebe was born on January 31, 1932 to loving parents Alvin and Esther (Berg) Huset in Rice Lake, WI. She married Osmund Vik on June 8, 1952, and together they had a loving family with five children.
From a young age, Phoebe realized she loved helping people, and this led her to choose a...
Velma Maud (Ferris) Dyer-Labinski
Oct 11, 2018
Velma M. Dyer-Labinski, 97 formerly of Chetek passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at the Elizabeth Residence Assisted Living in Bayside, Wisconsin. She was born May 16, 1921 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin the daughter of Maude (Dewitt) and Alfred Ferris.
Velma is survived by her niece, Sharee Fox of Stevenson, Washington and her friend, Karelyn Pangborn. She is...
Joseph Zmrazek
Oct 9, 2018
Joseph (Cocky Joe) Zmrazek was pronounced dead at his home on Tuesday, October 9, at the age of 96. Joe was born on the farm in the town of Rusk on July 10, 1922 and grew up on the farm and in Chicago.
He worked in Chicago as a bartender/owner and as a roofer. In retirement, in...
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