Obituaries

Elvira H. Colrud

Elvira H. Colrud

Dec 10, 2014

Elvira Helen (Halverson) Colrud, age 97, of Rosholt, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Harmony Assisted Living in Stevens Point. She was born April 3, 1917 in the Town of Alban, daughter of the late Gust and Clara (Dobbe) Halverson. Elvira married Bennie Colrud on June 19, 1937 at Alban Lutheran Church. Following the depression years, this happy occasion was...

John Frederic Schlicher

John Frederic Schlicher

Dec 8, 2014

Mr. John Frederic Schlicher, age 58, of Weston, Wisconsin, died Monday, December 8th, 2014 . John was born in Darlington, Wisconsin on November 18, 1956, the son of Fred L. Schlicher and the late Norma (Schroeder) Schlicher. John followed a family tradition by attending Wayland Academy '75. After graduation John attended UWSP, he graduated with a degree in Wildlife Biology...

Norman R. Johnson

Norman R. Johnson

Nov 25, 2014

Norman R. Johnson of Scandinavia, passed away onTuesday, November 25th, 2014 at Park Vista in Waupaca. He was born on November 4, 1914, in the town of St. Lawrence, the 6th child of Martin I. and Serena (Knutson) Johnson. As a young man, he farmed with his father and later took over the family farm on Black Lake Road. Norman...

Marjory Winifred Jole Ladue

Marjory Winifred Jole Ladue

Nov 24, 2014

Mrs. Marjory Winifred Jole LaDue, age 99, of Stevens Point, died Monday, November 24th, 2014 at Harmony Living Care Center in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Marjory was born in Scandinavia, Wisconsin on September 24, 1915, the daughter of the late Gustave and Winifred (Abrahamson) Jole. Marjory graduated from Central Wisconsin College in Scandinavia and attended Green Bay Business College. She was...

Anne L. Myers

Anne L. Myers

Nov 20, 2014

Anne L. Myers, age 97, of Iola, died Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Iola Living Assistance. Anne was born in the town of Helvetia ,Wisconsin on February 24, 1917, the daughter of the late Frank and Nora (Earll) Jones. She married Robert Andrew Myers on December 2, 1939 at the Methodist parsonage in Amherst.  He preceded her in death on...

Phillip Robert Goli

Phillip Robert Goli

Nov 6, 2014

Phillip Robert Goli Phillip Robert Goli of Iola, WI passed away peacefully on November 6, 2014 holding his wife’s hands and surrounded by his children. Phillip was born to Robert and Thelma (Thompson) Goli on October 31, 1936 in Iola. Phillip was the last child baptized in 1936 at the old Hitterdahl Lutheran Church in Iola, where he would remain...

Emil H. Netzler

Emil H. Netzler

Oct 25, 2014

Emil Herman Netzler, age 100, of Iola, died Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at Wisconsin Veterans Home, King; where he had been a resident. Emil was born in Town of Sharon, Portage County, Wisconsin on January 12, 1914, the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Damask) Netzler. He worked as a farmhand in the Waupaca area, then traveled to Milwaukee...

Leona M. Helgeson

Leona M. Helgeson

Sep 21, 2014

Leona M. Helgeson Leona Helgeson, age 96, of Iola, died Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Iola Living Assistance. Leona was born in New Hope, WI., on January 30, 1918, the daughter of the late Martin and Carrie (Johnson) Satre. She married Joseph Helgeson on October 10, 1940 in Iowa. He preceded her in death on October 1, 1962. As a...

Ruth L. Nymoen

Ruth L. Nymoen

Sep 5, 2014

Ruth L. Nymoen, age 91, Iola, died.Friday, September 5, 2014 at Bethany Home in Waupaca WI. Ruth was born in Ellsworth , Wisconsin on July 26, 1923, daughter of the late Christian M. and Lena (Haug) Froisland. She married Kenneth L. Nymoen on July 1, 1944 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death on Feb 4, 2007. Ruth loved...

Brian L. Pfleegor

Brian L. Pfleegor

Aug 24, 2014

Brian L. Pfleegor, age 42, of Hortonville died Sunday, August 24th, 2014. Brian was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin on March 28, 1972, the son Lynda W (Wrolsen) Pfleegor and the late Robert Leighton Pfleegor. Brian graduated from Waukesha South High School in 1990 and graduated from UW-Parkside in 1995 with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. He later received an...

Charles W. Griffith

Charles W. Griffith

Aug 10, 2014

Charles W. Griffith, age 77, of Iola, formerly of Janesville, died Sunday, August 10th, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. Charles was born in Waupaca, Wisconsin on July 4, 1937, the son of the late Donald and Shirley (Anderson) Griffith. He married Janet Fischer on March 23, 1960 in Janesville. Charlie was a graduate of Manawa High School. He...

Everett N. Aasen

Everett N. Aasen

Aug 2, 2014

Everett N. Aasen, 86, of Iola, died Saturday, August 2nd, 2014 at Iola Living Assistance. Everett was born in Town of Harrison, Wisconsin on June 10, 1928, the son of the late Norman and Othelia (Thoe) Aasen. He married Viola Peterson on Nov 28, 1953 at Norhland Lutheran Church. She preceded him in death on Feb 20, 2014. Everett served...

Loretta A. Budsberg

Loretta A. Budsberg

Jul 31, 2014

Loretta A. Budsberg, age 74, of Amherst Junction died Thursday, July 31, 2014. Loretta was born February 5, 1940, in the Town of Royalton. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Elsie (Oppor) Strebe. Her marriage to Donold Budsberg took place at Zion Lutheran Church in Manawa on November 23, 1957. She worked as a machinist for Pointe...

Carol F. Gregg

Carol F. Gregg

Jul 31, 2014

Carol F. Gregg, age 67, of Iola, died Thursday, July 31st, 2014 after long courageous battle with cancer. Carol was born in Freeport, Illinois on December 25, 1946, the daughter of the late John Joseph and Frances Mary (Bear) McDonald. Carol was a legal secretary for the District Attorneys office for the city of Milwaukee for over 20 years. She...

Colleen F. (Sykes) Smith

Colleen F. (Sykes) Smith

Jul 4, 2014

Colleen Ferne (Sykes) Smith, age 77, of Iola died Friday, July 4th, 2014 at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center, Neenah, Wisconsin. Colleen was born in Ringsted, Iowa on February 22, 1937, the daughter of Lucille (Theesfield) Christiansen and the late Ernest Christiansen. Colleen married Donald Sykes on June 11, 1958 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He preceded her in death...

Donna H. Hagen

Donna H. Hagen

Jul 4, 2014

Donna H. Hagen, age 80, of Iola, Friday, July 4, 2014 at Appleton Medical Center. Donna was born in Iola Wisconsin, daughter of the late Berkle and Jessie (Morrison) Madson on July 5, 1933, She married Leroy Hagen on July 11, 1953 at the Iola United Methodist Church. He preceded her in death on April 27, 2012. Donna had worked...

Rose E. Carlson

Rose E. Carlson

May 21, 2014

Rose Elsie Carlson, 90, of Iola died Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 at Iola Living Assistance. Rose was born in Town of Dupont, Wisconsin on February 11, 1924, the daughter of the late William and Lilly (Arndt) Begrow. She married Stanley H. Carlson on July 31st, 1948 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Dupont, Waupaca County. He preceded her in death...

Rexford J. Petersen

Rexford J. Petersen

May 21, 2014

REXFORD (REX) JAMES PETERSEN + Today, Wednesday, 21 May 2014, our father, Rex Petersen of Ogdensburg, Wisconsin passed away surrounded by his family at Saint Joseph Catholic Hospital, Marshfield after a lengthy but valiant challenge with Primary Amyloidosis. Since his diagnosis with this rare condition, Rex maintained his many hobbies and lifestyle until just days before his passing~ against all...

Rexford (Rex) James Petersen

Rexford (Rex) James Petersen

May 21, 2014

REXFORD (REX) JAMES PETERSEN + Today, Wednesday, 21 May 2014, our husband and father, Rex Petersen of Ogdensburg, Wisconsin passed away surrounded by his family at Saint Joseph Hospital, Marshfield after a lengthy but valiant challenge with Primary Amyloidosis. Since his diagnosis with this rare condition, Rex maintained his many hobbies and lifestyle until just days before his passing~ against...

Gloria G. Makuski

Gloria G. Makuski

Apr 5, 2014

Gloria G. Makuski, age 67, of Waupaca, died Saturday, April 5th, 2014 at Appleton Medical Center in Appleton, Wisconsin. Gloria was born in Iola, Wisconsin on May 23, 1946, the daughter of the late Charles  and Delva  (Pope) Stoltenberg. She married Richard Makuski on July, 28 1973 in Amherst. He preceded her in death in April 1984.Gloria had worked as...