Local obituaries for Barron County in Wisconsin.
Janette Alice (Taylor) Nelson
Sep 8, 2015
Janette Alice Nelson, 84 of Chetek passed away Tuesday September 8, 2015. She was born March 11, 1931 in Taylor County, WI to Frank and Hazel Taylor.
Janette grew up in Gilman, WI and married Louie Pecka. They had 5 children; James Pecka of Eau Claire, Sandy (Dave) Bonesteel of Birchwood, Tim Pecka of Barron, Gary...
Betty Marie (Gross) Vogel
Aug 27, 2015
Betty M. Vogel, 85 of Prairie Lake Township passed away August 27, 2015 at Monroe Manor in Barron, WI. She was born in Hillsboro, WI September 28, 1929 the daughter of Bernice (Liska) and Frank Gross.
Betty married James Andrew Vogel May 14, 1949. They moved to Chetek in 1983 from Janesville, Wisconsin after she retired...
Eugene Anthony Gitzen
Aug 21, 2015
Eugene (Gene/Geno) A. Gitzen, age 52 of Lake Elmo, MN passed away unexpectedly on 8/21/15 in Chetek, WI.
Joie Hertzfeld
Aug 18, 2015
We lost a great person. Not a celebrity, not a political leader; but more importantly, a teacher, artist, father, grandfather, brother, spouse, friend and a truly genuine, kind and happy person.
Joie Hertzfeld, 68, of Prairie Lake Township passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, August 18, 2015.
He...
Gloria Elizabeth (Gotham) Morley
Aug 2, 2015
Gloria E. Morley, 90 of Chetek passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Lake Mary, Florida. She was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin the daughter of Gerald and Iva (Grilley) Gotham.
Born and raised in the Chetek area, she served in the US Navy during World War II. During her years in Michigan...
Janet Louise (Dunham) Carlson
Jul 29, 2015
Janet L. Carlson, 87 of Chetek peacefully passed away July 29, 2015 at Brentwood Assisted Living Center in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. She was born November 22, 1927 in Harvey, Illinois the daughter of Russell and Helen (Cadwell) Dunham.
Gloria Ann (Richmond) Rapley
Jul 24, 2015
Gloria A. Rapley, 84 of Dallas passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at Cumberland Healthcare, Extended Care Unit in Cumberland, Wisconsin. Gloria was born May 8, 1931 in Grand Rapids, Michigan the daughter of Farren and Mary Ann (Evans) Richmond.
Gloria grew up in Michigan, and later married Theodore Roosevelt Rapley January 15, 1948 in Toledo, Ohio. ...
Rheta Rae Stone
Jul 20, 2015
Rheta Rae Stone, 79, of Chetek, died peacefully on Monday, July 20, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at Sacred Heart hospital in Eau Claire, WI.
She was born on February 5, 1936 in Holmen, WI to Orrin and Marjorie Olson (Arneson). She was united in marriage with Richard “Rock” Stone on March 26, 1955 in Blair,...
Theresa L. (Hoeft) Grover
Jul 19, 2015
Theresa L. “Baggy” Grover, 45 of Chetek/Cameron suddenly passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015. She was born June 30, 1970 in Rice Lake, the daughter of Linda Mae (Hoeft) Schreck.
Theresa and Clayton were married August 10, 2002 at their home in Cameron where they started and built their life together. They made their...
Robert A. Norman Ii
Jul 7, 2015
Robert A. Norman II, 44 went to be with the Lord Tuesday July 7, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System- Eau Claire. He was born July 27, 1970 in Rockford, Illinois the son of Robert and Debra (Pfaff) Norman.
Robert worked in Rockford, IL as a machine operator and...
Raymond Clifford Pansar
Jul 6, 2015
Raymond C. Pansar, 85 of Rockford passed away Monday July 6, 2015 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. Raymond was born in Rockford January 28, 1930 the son of Birger and Anna (Pearson) Pansar. Ray married Betty Jane Toufar November 15, 1952 in Chetek.
Ray is survived by...
Wilfred Kenneth Hoefs
Jul 1, 2015
Wilfred "Kenny" Hoefs, 87 of Chetek passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire. He was born February 1, 1928 in Fairmount, North Dakota the son of Herbert and Sophia (Gast) Hoefs.
Ken married Betty Jane Wilke August 9, 1949 in Sisseton, South Dakota. He joined the military September 10, 1948 serving his...
William E. Rogers
Jun 25, 2015
William Eugene Rogers, 79 of Barron and formerly of Chetek, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at Barron hospital on June 25 with his children by his side.
William was born September 7, 1935 in Barron, WI to Vernon & Ruth Rogers. He graduated from Barron High School in 1954. He married Luella Huset on Sept. 22, 1956.
...Dan Cavanaugh
Jun 22, 2015
Dan Cavanaugh, age 74, passed away on June 22, 2015. He is survived by LaVonne Cavanaugh his loving wife of 55 years, his children Theresa (Jerry Anderson), William, Michael (Liane), Daniel, Brian (Tim Traffie), ten grandchildren, one brother, eight sisters, and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Veronica Cavanaugh, one brother...
Evelyn (Warner) Mccullum
Jun 19, 2015
Evelyn McCullum, 95 passed away Friday, June 19, 2015 at Knapp Haven Nursing Home in Chetek, Wisconsin. She was born in Sioux Creek August 31, 1919 the daughter of Edna (Harlson) and William Warner.
Evelyn was born and raised in Sioux Creek, Wisconsin where she later married Burl McCullum. Together they had 2...
Karen Ann Back Jones
May 25, 2015
Karen Ann Back Jones, 50 passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at The Clairemont Nursing Home in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She was born March 21, 1965 in Red Wing, Minnesota the daughter of Judy and Bill Back.
Karen is survived by her parents, Judy (John) Bishop of Chetek, WI and Bill (Pat) Back of Arizona, sister,...
Gene A. Tietz
May 12, 2015
Gene A. Tietz 84, of New Auburn passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Lakeview Medical Center, Rice Lake, WI. Gene was born February 7, 1931 in Eau Claire, WI the son of Erma (Larson) and Edward Tietz.
On July 9, 1982 Gene married Barbara A. Wittrock. Gene lived...
John E. Eilers
May 2, 2015
John Edwin Eilers, age 73, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015. John grew up in Iowa and Indiana, graduating from high school in 1959. After high school, he worked construction and proudly joined the US Air Force where he worked as an aircraft mechanic. On February 27, 1965, he married his loving wife, Judith (Techmeier). He was an...
Lance Laurence Fritz
Apr 29, 2015
Lance Laurence Fritz, 38 of Weyerhaeuser passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was born June 24, 1976 in Barron, WI the son of Laurence and Sally Ann (Bauch) Fritz.
Lance graduated from Weyerhaeuser High School in 1994 with honors. ...
Audrey Lou (Holten) Lundmark
Apr 8, 2015
Audrey Lou Lundmark, age 85, of Chetek passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Knapp Haven Nursing Home.
On April 29, 1929, Audrey Lou was born in Chetek, Wisconsin to the late Edwin and Dorothy (Regli) Holten. She graduated from Chetek High School in 1946, and went...
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