Local obituaries for Barron County in Wisconsin.
Mary E. Fortuna
May 18, 2014
Mary Fortuna, 95, of Chetek, passed away at her home on Sunday, May 18, 2014. Mary was born on August 14, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Stanley and Katherine Gibula.
Mary was a devoted and loving mother. She was a hard working person, she loved to share...
Jean Ann (Wild) Jackowski
May 11, 2014
Jean Ann Jackowski, 57 of Chetek passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Ministry St. Josephs Hospital in Marshfield, WI with her loving son at her side. She was born October 16, 1956 in Milwaukee the daughter of Carol A. (Dederich) and Lawrence R. Wild.
Jean was a real...
Eleanor Florence (Lindblad) Nichols
Apr 30, 2014
Eleanor Florence Nichols, 94 of Chetek passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at her residence with her loving family at her side. She was born in the township of Chetek September 1, 1919 the daughter of Addie (Longman) and Vern Lindblad.
Eleanor married William “Bill” Nichols, III on December...
Jean (Sherman) Arndt
Apr 19, 2014
Jean (Sherman) Arndt, 101, passed away at home on April 19 with her loving family at her side. She was born in Jerome, Idaho on February 25, 1913 to Roscoe and Ida (McLaren) Sherman. She grew up in Chicago, Glen Ellen and Waukeegan, IL. She danced in the burlesque show when she was 19 years old, until her father...

Mary Ann (Smith) Johnson
Apr 4, 2014
Mary Ann Johnson, 72 passed away suddenly April 4, 2014 at her home in Chetek. She was born in Townsend, Montana on June 29, 1941 the daughter of Lloyd and Loretta (Liberty) Smith.
Mary Ann is survived by her husband Roy Johnson along with two brothers, Larry and Ron...
Rosetta Joyce (Gunnufson) Hennig
Mar 30, 2014
Rosetta “Rosie” Joyce Hennig, 79 of Chetek, WI passed away Sunday March 30 th , 2014 at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire. Rosie was born June 3, 1934 to Garfield and Gilma Gunnufson of Colfax, WI. She married Laverne E. Hennig of Fall Creek on June 25 th , 1955. She was a graduate of Colfax High School and...

Allan Irwin Debs
Mar 26, 2014
Allan I. Debs, 77 of Chetek passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Chetek Rivers Edge Assisting Living Facility. He was born May 9, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Louis and Helen Debs.
No Funeral Services will be held. Allan will be laid to rest along his parents in Chicago at a later date.
...Warren Allen Wood
Mar 19, 2014
Warren Allen Wood, 52, of Chetek, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 with his loving family at his side. Warren was born on February 20, 1962 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He was the son of Linda May Swant and Edward Lloyd Wood. Warren was a lover of the great outdoors. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, four-wheeling, motorcycling,...
Pearl Ann (St. Louis) Olson
Mar 17, 2014
Pearl Ann Olson, 89 of Chetek passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Barron, WI. She was born July 26, 1924 the daughter of Mary (Henricksmeier) and John St. Louis in Barron, Wisconsin.
Pearl graduated from Cameron High School, she married Raymond Olson October 1, 1946 and lived in Prairie Lake for...
Charles Roger Kramer
Mar 16, 2014
Charles R. Kramer, 64 of New Auburn passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born November 23, 1949 in Ladysmith, WI the son of Victoria (Bednarek) and Harold Kramer.
Charlie graduated from Weyerhaeuser High School in 1967. He served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged after his...
Lyle Wendell Holm
Mar 11, 2014
Lyle W. Holm, 83 of Eau Claire passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Pelican Place Apartments in Chetek. He was born on July 9, 1930 the son of Wendell and Eleanor Holm in Eau Claire, WI
After graduating from high school, Lyle served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. He was happily...
Margaret E. (Howland) Marsh
Mar 5, 2014
Margaret E. Marsh, 98 yrs. old, of Freeport, Illinois passed away at the Freeport Rehab & Health Center on March 5, 2014. She was born in Janesville, WI on May 3, 1915, the daughter of Roy & Eva (Drafahl) Howland. Margaret graduated from Barron High School, and married Lajoie A. Marsh on Nov. 10, 1937; in Chetek WI....
Robert Louis Ruppel
Mar 1, 2014
Robert “Bob” L. Ruppel, age 65, of Chetek WI, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at St Mary’s hospital in Rochester MN.
He was born March 17, 1948 to Glen & Margaret (Sturgeon) Ruppel. He graduated from Chetek High School in 1966. He married Nancy Nelson on April 12, 1969, and together had two children, Eric & Heidi....

Erma Ellen Novak
Feb 28, 2014
Erma E. Novak, 93 of Minneapolis passed away February 28, 2014 at Marathana Care Center in Brooklyn Center, MN. She was born April 13, 1920 in Chetek to Michael M. and Mathilda P. (Schmock) Novak.
Erma proudly worked for the Honeywell Corporation for over 45 years. She enjoyed life, loved to go walking, shopping and going out...
William Dale Anderson
Feb 27, 2014
William Dale Anderson, 88, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 in Chetek, WI. Bill was born September 13, 1925 in Escanaba, Michigan, the son of Edith (Ringstrand) and Ole Anderson.
William graduated from Escanaba High School, joined the U.S. Navy at age 17 and served in WWII. After an honorable discharge, he went on to further his...

Dale Wayne Wozniak
Feb 23, 2014
Dale Wayne Wozniak, 81, passed away on February 23 rd at Mayo Clinic Chippewa Valley, Bloomer, after a several year battle with complications from carbon monoxide poisoning. Dale was born June 9, 1932 in Palis Park, IL, to Frank and Merrow (Mathias) Wozniak.
He lived and worked on the family farm, and some other places, until joining...
Lester O. Molde
Feb 22, 2014
Lester Orres Molde, 94, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Oakwood Villa Nursing Home in Altoona, Wisconsin. Lester was born October 24, 1919 to Jacob and Cora (Hill) Molde at the “Hill’s place” in Howard Township near Nevada, Iowa.
Lester served in the U.S. Army in WWII as First Lieutenant in Battery D, 168th Anti-Aircraft Artillery...
Henry T Skiermanski
Feb 20, 2014
Henry T. Skiermanski, 94 passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Knapp Haven Nursing Home in Chetek. Born December 13, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois beloved son of the late Rose (nee Jaks) and Michael Skiermanski. Preceded in death by his parents, brother Ted Skiermanski and sisters Marion (Harold) Gubricky and Hariett (Charles) Kiick. Survived by sister-in-law Joan Skiermanski and...
Mary Eva Southworth
Feb 13, 2014
Mary Eva Southworth, 85 of Bloomer (formerly of Chetek) passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Hetzel Care Center in Bloomer. She was born October 10, 1928 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin the daughter of Cecilia (Joss) and Alfred Jackson.
Mary Eva was raised in Chetek, WI, married and then moved to Bloomer. Her time was spent raising four...
Patricia Jo (Zelinski) Hagen
Feb 6, 2014
Patricia Jo Hagen, 66, of New Auburn, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN with her loving family at her side. Patricia was born on April 17, 1947 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Zelinski.
Patricia attended grade school and high school in Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin and...
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