Carol Louise (Dinnies) Olson, age 81, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side at Dakota’s Place in Boyceville, Wisconsin. Carol was born on January 17, 1940 in Connorsville, WI, to William and Helen Dinnies. Carol graduated from Boyceville High School in 1957. She married Warren (Pork) Olson on February 22, 1958. They had…

Robert R. Larson, age 92, of Menomonie, WI died Saturday, April 10, 2021, at his home with hospice. Robert was born November 22, 1928, in St. Paul, MN, to Louis Peter and Marion Evelyn (Pichard) Larson. He worked for many years in St. Paul, MN, before moving to Wisconsin. Robert is preceded in death by…

Lyle Owen Jacobson, 82, of Baldwin, WI passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday April 13th.  Lyle was born in Decorah Iowa on April 17, 1938 to Emmet and Myrtle (Sorenson) Jacobson.  The family farmed in Pleasant Township, 11 miles northeast of Decorah Iowa. Lyle attended Sattre Grade School in rural Decorah and graduated from…

Ronald (Ron, aka “Chevy”) Ford, age 68, of Menomonie, WI passed away Tuesday, April 13th with his family by his side after a strong battle with COVID. He was born in Menomonie in 1953, to parents Clarence and Marian (Greene) Ford and graduated from Menomonie High School in 1971. He married Pamela Jean Halverson in…

Joan Evelyn (Dyer) Scheel, age 97 of Elk Mound, passed away from kidney failure, on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Colfax Health & Rehab. Joan was born January 8, 1924, during a blizzard, to George and Ester Merle (Noland) Dyer in Dunn County, WI. She was a welcome addition to her family that grew to…

Esther Susan Heifner, 95, of Boyceville, WI passed away peacefully April 6, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Red Cedar in Menomonie, WI. Esther was born July 21, 1925, in Hay River Township, WI to John and Ann Chernak. She had five older siblings Margaret, Irene, Joe, Frank, and William. After graduation Esther married…

David R. Kalla, age 91, formerly of Minneapolis, MN passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021, at The Parkview Nursing Home in Woodville, WI. As a resident for the past five years. David was born February 26, 1930 in Minneapolis, MN. The only child born to Roy W. and Emma (Anderson) Kalla. Following graduating high…

Sheldon David Nordell, 64, of Turtle Lake died Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, at his home. He was born at the Amery Hospital August 16, 1956, to John “Jack” and Elizabeth “Betty” (Paulus) Nordell and grew up on a small beef cattle farm Northwest of Glenwood City, where he graduated from St. John the Baptist…

Nancy C. Larson, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, surrounded by family, at Colfax Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Janesville on January 28, 1940; the daughter of Robert and Ruth Pierce. Nancy graduated from Colfax High School in 1959; where she met the love of her life Sidney R. Larson Sr.…

Wayne R. Rostamo, age 78, of Knapp, WI passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI. He was born on Sept. 6, 1942 in Menomonie, WI to Conrad and Edna (Running) Rostamo. On Nov. 3, 1967, Wayne married Shirley Finder in Stillwater, MN. They made their home in…