Local obituaries for Barron County in Wisconsin.
Ivan Wayne Sletten
Jan 30, 2014
Ivan W. Sletten, Psychiatrist and Champion of Social Responsibility
Dr. Ivan Wayne Sletten died on January 30, 2014 of complications from pneumonia and related health issues. He was 84 years old and was born on March 9, 1929.
Back in the 1960s, Ivan Sletten was part of pioneering work with electronic data processing...
John "Jack" William Taft
Jan 27, 2014
John “Jack” William Taft, 82 of Chetek passed away Monday, January 27, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Jack was born May 5, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan to Gustave and Constance Taft. He attended Chetek High School and graduated in 1949. He married his high school sweetheart, Gertrude Thompson on April 7, 1951.
Jack worked...
Otis Lee Sigler
Jan 24, 2014
Otis L. Sigler, 98, of Rice Lake and formerly of Cameron passed away on Friday, January 24, 2013 at Our House Memory Care in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Otis was born on January 6, 1916 in Barron, Wisconsin the son of William and Myrtle (Massie) Sigler.
Otis graduated from Barron High School in 1933. From 1936 until 1939,...
Catherine A. "Kitty" Flor
Jan 18, 2014
Catherine Anne “Kitty” Flor, 43 of Chetek. God came to bring Kitty home on January 18, 2014 after a fourteen year struggle with pain caused by a Chiari Malformation. She was born on April 10, 1970 the daughter of Butch and Barb Flor and her big brother John. She was raised in Chetek, graduated from Chetek High School and...
Barbara Thompson
Jan 9, 2014
Barbara D. (nee Knauff) Thompson, age 77, of Cottage Grove, passed away at home on Jan. 9.
She was born In Chicago, Ill., on May 17, 1936.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Elliott and Doris; brothers Ronald, David, and Robert; and brother-in-law, John Taft.
She is...
Norma Fay (Cook) Rotgers
Jan 7, 2014
Norma Fay Rotgers, age 92, of Cameron, WI died on Tuesday, January 07, 2014. Norma was born on April 2, 1921 in Chetek, WI to James and Katarina (Oman) Cook.
The family moved to Rice Lake, WI where her father owned and operated the Mobile Oil gas station. Norma was in the first class to attend the...
Irene Henrietta (Ingwell) Carey
Jan 3, 2014
Irene H. Carey, 95, passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at Comforts of Home in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. She was born September 11, 1918 in Blanchardville, WI the daughter of Clara (Hanson) and Albert Ingwell.
A lifelong resident of Chetek, Irene married Patrick W. Carey on the Carey farm June 30, 1940. Together they had two children,...
Robert Alan Nieman
Dec 22, 2013
Robert Alan Nieman, 52 of New Auburn passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 in Spooner, WI. He was born in Cumberland, Wisconsin on July 25, 1961 the son of Patricia (Gat) Geer of New Auburn and Robert (Jeanette) Nieman of Cumberland.
Robert graduated from Cumberland high school in 1979 and later married Brenda M. (Hall)...
Felicity Joy Pasholk
Dec 6, 2013
Felicity Joy Pasholk, 29, of New Auburn, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at her residence. She was born December 23, 1983 in Bloomer, Wisconsin the daughter of William “Bill” and Yvette (Bailkey) Pasholk.
Felicity was a lifelong resident of the Chetek area. She graduated from Chetek High School in 2002. She worked as a Certified Nursing...
Lindsey Marie Cagle
Dec 4, 2013
Lindsey Marie Cagle of Chetek, age 5, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. She was born March 4, 2008 in Ashland, WI the daughter of Jimmy Cagle and Halley Zulawski. Lindsey is survived by her loving Grandmother and caregiver Jeanne Osgood, brothers; Kadyn and Jaremey Cagle, parents; Jimmy Cagle and Halley Zulawski,...
Melvin Perry Thomas
Nov 23, 2013
Melvin “Topper” Thomas, age 66 passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 at his residence in Chetek. He was born May 31, 1947 in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Perry and Nancy (Hess) Thomas.
Mel was an artistic person who was a genuine craftsman and loved woodworking. He built many homes including the one he lived in. He...
Jacob Ryan Haas
Nov 20, 2013
Jacob Ryan Haas, 35 of Chetek passed on Wednesday November 20, 2013 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was born December 9, 1977 in Bloomer, Wisconsin the son of Kenneth Haas and Pamela Haas.
Jake was raised on the farm east of Chetek...
George Robert Webb
Nov 12, 2013
George Robert Webb, 89, died on November 12 th , 2013 at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake, WI. At the time of his death he was a resident of Knapp Haven nursing home in Chetek. He was born on November 21, 1923 to George E. Webb and Jennie (Lund) Webb in...
William Bennett Nichols, Iii
Nov 7, 2013
William “Bill” Nichols, III, 99 of Chetek passed away Thursday, November 07, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Chicago, Illinois May 28, 1914 the son of Clara (deClercq) and William Bennett Nichols, II. Bill graduated from high school in Chicago and moved to Chetek in the 1930’s. He married Eleanor Florence Lindblad December 22, 1938 on the...
Robert Anton Sirinek
Nov 2, 2013
Robert A. Sirinek, 84 of Chetek passed away Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Knapp Haven Nursing Home. He was born August 18, 1929 the son of Joseph and Josephine (Mares) Sirinek. Bob graduated from Chetek High School in 1948 and worked on the farm with his father and later worked at Carlson’s Feed Mill, New Auburn Recycling and retired from...
Genevieve Delphine (Heynen) Kesseler
Oct 21, 2013
Genevieve Delphine Kesseler, 100, of Chetek, passed away at the Knapp Haven Nursing Home on Monday, October 21, 2013. Genevieve was born on October 7, 1913 in Calumet City, IL the daughter of Joseph and Josephine Heynen. Genevieve was a volunteer at the Knapp Haven Nursing Home for many years, a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Chetek; she...
Juanita Geraldine (Lund) Reese
Oct 19, 2013
Juanita Geraldine Reese, 85, of New Auburn, Wisconsin passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Knapp Haven Nursing Home in Chetek with her loving family at her side. Juanita was born on March 14, 1928 in New Auburn, Wisconsin the daughter of Albert and Myrtle Lund. Juanita was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in New Auburn and...
Lesleigh A. (Weisser) Stokes
Oct 7, 2013
Lesleigh Allyn Stokes, age 63 of Chetek passed away Monday, October 7, 2013 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI. She was born in Duluth, Minnesota June 2, 1950 the daughter of Alcuin and Mildred Weisser. She is survived by her brother Wayne Weisser of Queen Creek, Arizona and one nephew Cory Weisser of Andover, Minnesota. Lesleigh is preceded...
Janice Dawn (Anderson) Dewey
Sep 28, 2013
Janice Dawn Dewey, age 64, passed away peacefully at home in Chetek surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 28, 2013. Jan was born December 18, 1948, in Laurens, Iowa, to Eldon and Esther Anderson. She was a 1967 graduate of Chetek High School. On June 5, 1971 she married her high school sweetheart, David Dewey at Chetek Lutheran Church. ...
Patricia Ann (Ludwikowski) Buhrow
Sep 22, 2013
Patricia A. Buhrow, 55, of Chetek, passed away September 22, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Barron. She was born October 8, 1957 to Carl and Mary Jane Ludwikowski in Chicago, Illinois. She married Wayne Robert Buhrow July 23, 1988 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. She loved her grandchildren, quilting and doing craft projects. Patricia is survived by her loving...
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