Area Obituaries

Lynda N. Sykora, 58, of rural Colfax, WI, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at her home with her family near her. She was born April 4, 1964, in Huntsville, AL, the daughter of James and Nell (Moody) Lott. Lynda graduated from Huntsville High School in 1982. She moved to Cooks Valley in 1994 and…

Janice M. Hable, 73, of Bloomer, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Colfax Health & Rehab in Colfax. She was born in Chippewa Falls on May 24 ,1949, the only child of Jake & Alice Schindler. Janice grew up on her parents farm and loved her animals. She attended St. John the Baptist Catholic…

Ellen G. Hurd passed away at home on February 22, 2023 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by the love of her husband and four children as she ended her journey here on earth. Ellen was born in Los Angeles, California on October 30, 1955 to James L. Burns and Sylvia…

Joan K. Labs, age 85, of Menomonie, WI, passed away peacefully Friday, February 17, 2023 after a short stay at Heritage of Elmwood Nursing Home in Elmwood, Wisconsin. Joan was born on November 10th, 1937, in her grandparents’ home in Waterford, Minnesota to John and Doris (Litsheim) Gibson. She graduated from South High School in…

LaVern ‘Vernnie or Vern’ Johnson, age 84, of Knapp, Wisconsin, died Saturday, February 11, 2023 at his home in Springfield Township after a courageous battle with polymyositis and cancer. Vernnie was born May 11, 1938 at home in Holcombe, Wisconsin to Marvin and Bessie (Tubbs) Johnson. When LaVern was five, the family moved to the…

Marilyn Ann Score, age 87, of Boyceville, WI passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at her home. She was born September 24, 1935, to Lawn W. Randall and Marion Agnes (Jensen) Randall in Amery, WI. She was raised in Balsam Lake, WI, attended a one-room schoolhouse in Polk County, and earned her high school…

Alice Rude, born on July 24, 1920 passed away on February 15, 2023 at 102 years of age. Alice was born in the town of Cooks Valley, Wisconsin to William and Julia (Leland) Hilson. Alice graduated from Colfax High School in 1938. After high school she worked for Securities Service Corp in Colfax, Wisconsin followed…

Lorraine A. Palewicz, age 100, of Glenwood City, WI died Thursday February 9, 2023, at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Red Cedar in Menomonie, WI. Lorraine was born November 5, 1922 in the Twp. of Cylon, WI to Lee and Jessie (Torgenson) Jones. She attended rural school and one year of high school in…

Peter J. Hybben, a kind and talented man who loved life, died at the Marshfield Hospital in Eau Claire, WI on Sunday, February 5 at the age of 71. He was born June 25, 1951 in Clear Lake, Wisconsin to Andrew and Katherine Hybben, the 6th of 8 children. He grew up on the family…

Warren J. Turner, age 83, of Colfax, WI passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 6, 2023 at his home. He was born April 13, 1939, in Elmwood, WI to Everette and Violet (Franklin) Turner. He grew up in the Elmwood and Port Orchard, WA areas. Warren entered the workforce at an early age and built…