Obituaries
Heidi Lynette (Hjerleid) Janzen, 55, passed away suddenly, July 11, 2020.
Heidi was born January 18, 1965, to Harlan and Lynda (Tranberg) Hjerleid. She married Jimmy Hovre, June 15, 1985. He passed away October of 1990. She then married Scott Janzen, September 24, 1994. They later divorced.
Heidi...
Kenneth Melvin Stay, 89, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, July 16, 2020, at Gundersen Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall.
Kenneth was born January 9, 1931, in Mondovi to Melvin and Selma (Ede) Stay. He graduated from Taylor High School. Kenneth married his high school sweetheart, Joyce Relyea,...
Darlene M. Meier, 75, passed away peacefully, Thursday, July 9, 2020, after a two-year battle with pancreatic and liver cancer.
Darlene was born to Janice and Clarence Reedy, August 26, 1944, in Arcadia. She later met Everett (Butch) Meier in Saint Paul, MN., and they were united in marriage, ...
Robert C. Hardie, 82, a long-time dairy farmer in rural Taylor, died Saturday, July 4, 2020, at his Town of Franklin home.
Bob was born Dec. 15, 1937, in La Crosse, to Keith and Cecile Hardie. He grew up in the Town of Franklin, where he attended a one-room schoolhouse. Bob graduated from Melrose...
Lois Madonna (Gordon) Ladd, 84, died Thursday, July 2, 2020, at Gundersen Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall.
Lois was born May 8, 1936, at the family home in Cleghorn, the daughter of John and Anna Belle (Henning) Gordon. She attended Eleva schools. Lois went to the University of Southern...
Lois D. Basolo, 82, of Independence, died Thursday, July 2, 2020, at Our House Assisted Living in Menomonie.
Lois was born March 8, 1938, in Crystal Falls, MI., to William and Nola (Barna) Lepisto. She married James Basolo, her high school sweetheart, April 12, 1958, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic...
Joyce B. Blaken, 79, of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Sunday, June 28, 2020, after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma blood cancer.
Joyce was born September 14, 1940, to Edwin and Norma (Johnson) Berg in Black River Falls. She attended grade school in Franklin and junior...
James Roger Schultz, 84, of Arcadia, passed away peacefully, Sunday, June 28, 2020, at the Boland/Schultz family cabin in Trempealeau. Jim was doing what he enjoyed — spending time with family and looking out over the Mississippi River, watching the barges go by.
Jim was born in La Crosse, August...
And on the 8th day, God looked down on His planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker.” So, God made a farmer.
Harold Edward Ziegler of Ettrick, passed away Monday, June 29, 2020, at the age of 78. During a brief stay in the hospital, Harold died peacefully with his beloved partner Lois by...
Valerie Jean Gunderson, 82, of Rural Ettrick, died Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Gundersen Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall.
Valarie was born April 7, 1938, in Whitehall, to Lawrence and Lucille (Mathson) Mattson. She married Marlin Gunderson, September 6, 1958, at Zion Lutheran Church in Blair....
