Area Obituaries
BORGNY J. JENSEN
Borgny J. Jensen, 92, of Colfax, Wisconsin passed away on November 21, 2019. She was born June 13, 1927 to Sam and Mabel (Bolstad) Lee. She attended Sinking Creek, a one-room school, with her sister Melvina as her teacher. As a student at Colfax High School, Borgny played bassoon and saxophone in the band all…
Read MoreDAVID F. “DAVE” HENDERSON
Dave Henderson, 77, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019. He was Born July 16, 1942 to Frank and Arlene Henderson in Colfax, WI. Dave graduated in 1960 from Colfax High School and furthered his education at University of Wisconsin-River Falls, receiving degrees in Liberal Arts and Secondary Education in 1965. He then earned his Master’s…
Read MoreLARRY GENE RINECK, SR.
Larry Gene Rineck Sr., age 71 of Glenwood City, formerly of Hammond, died November 15, 2019 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. Larry was born on January 1, 1948 in Chippewa Falls; the son of Louis and Esther (Wagner) Rineck. Larry was raised in Hammond where he attended School. As a young man, he…
Read MoreRICHARD A. WOOD
Richard Arnold Wood, 85, of Glenwood City, WI, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday November 16, 2019. Dick was born on August 2, 1934, in Spring Valley, WI to Florence (Traynor) and Arnold Wood. Dick graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1952. He attended College at UW-River Falls in the field of…
Read MoreSAMUEL “SAM” ANTHONY BUCKLEY
Samuel “Sam” Anthony Buckley, 23, of Colfax, passed away and entered Heaven on November 12, 2019, while at Regions Hospital Burn Unit as a result of severe burns and complications he sustained. Neighbors and family rescued him from a burning home two days earlier. During the days in the Burn Unit, Sam was surrounded by…
Read MoreSANDRA MARIE JOHNSON
Sandra Marie Johnson, age 69, of Colfax passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 due to heart complications at Mayo Clinic Health System – Eau Claire. She was born October 27, 1950 to John Corrigan and Rosmond Teela in St. Paul, MN, and lived most of her life in Wisconsin. Her father’s occupation took her…
Read MoreMilitary funeral for Eugene H. “Gene” Ziebell
The veterans of Russell Toycen American Legion Post 131 of Colfax held a military funeral for Eugene H. “Gene” Ziebell November 9, 2019, at Colfax Evergreen Cemetery. Those serving on the firing squad were Kathy Walters, Dick Larson, “Happy” Silva, Roger Knutson, Tarry Turner, Jamie Roho and Cole Truslow. Legionnaires in the color guard were…
Read MoreEUGENE “GENE” H. ZIEBELL
Eugene “Gene” H. Ziebell, age 79, of Colfax, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at The Neighbors of Dunn County, Menomonie. Gene was born on January 15, 1940, in Eau Claire, to the late Herbert and Mildred (Harrington) Ziebell. He graduated from Colfax High School with the Class of 1958. Following high school, Gene…
Read MoreADELINE M. (STANSBURY) TRONRUD
Adeline M. (Stansbury) Tronrud, age 82 of Boyceville, WI died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at The Neighbors of Dunn County in Menomonie, with hospice. She was born April 16, 1937 near Prairie Farm, WI to Lawrence and Clara (Allram) Stansbury. She grew up on the family farm with her seven siblings. Adeline attended Bolen country…
Read MoreDARRELL A. HOYLAND
Darrell A. Hoyland, 82, of rural Colfax, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Red Cedar in Menomonie, after a 4 year battle with cancer. Darrell was born on July 15, 1937, in Rice Lake, to Arthur and Ruth (Sylte) Hoyland. He lived in Colfax…
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