Area Obituaries

Susanne K. Patton, age 64, of Downing, WI passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire. She was born Oct. 25, 1955 in Eau Claire, WI to Duaine and Gladys (Arndt) Patton.  She grew up in the greater Eau Claire/Menomonie area and attended Glenwood City High School. Susanne worked…

Margaret C. Standaert, age 95, of Glenwood City, WI, died Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Glenhaven Inc. in Glenwood City, WI. Margaret was born June 26, 1924, in Glenwood City, WI to Leon and Camilla (Myny) Swanepoel. Following her education in Glenwood City, Margaret married Lawrence Klinger in June of 1942, and they farmed and…

Dr. L.M. Petterson, 88, of Rochester, MN, formerly of Havre, MT, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at his residence.  Roy was born on November 10, 1931 in Silva, ND to Henry and Elizabeth (Ehnert) Petterson. He graduated from Augsburg College in 1953 and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the University of Minnesota…

Florence Theresa (Niehoff) Richmeier, age 87, died at Golden Age Manor on December 13, 2019, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Florence was born the fifth child of William and Zita (Wieber) Niehoff on May 05, 1932, at her parent’s home in River Falls, WI. She grew up active in her church, 4-H, and…

Allen G. Andrews, age 82, of Boyceville, WI was called home to be with the Lord and his beloved wife Marlys, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, surrounded by his family. Allen Grant Andrews was born Oct. 11, 1937 in Colfax, WI to Ned and Tinka (Hendrickson) Andrews.…

Herb Dow, 90, of Boyceville passed away peacefully at the American Lutheran Home, Menomonie on Friday, December 13, 2019. Herb was born on July 2, 1929, the youngest child of Charles F. and Crystal Dow.  Herb grew up on the family farm in Cranetown area south of Downing and graduated from Glenwood City High School…

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 20, 2019 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud for Kaye M. Raffenbeul, age 80, of St. Cloud, who passed away, surrounded by family, on Monday, December 16, 2019 at her home. Pastor Allan Bjorklund will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Bethlehem Lutheran…

Gary L. Yokes, age 85, died peacefully on Sunday morning with his family by his side at his residence in Kiel. Gary was born on April 17, 1934 to the late Lawrence and Patricia (Anderson) Yokes. He was a graduate of Colfax High School, graduating with the class of 1952. Gary joined the U.S. Army…

Phyllis Jayne Gibson, age 94, passed away on December 4, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 9, 1925 to Raymond and Catherine (Ross) Gibson. Jayne attended New Richmond High School and University of Wisconsin River Falls. She began her teaching career in a one room school house, and concluded 45…