All Obituaries

David P. Schindler, 79 of Colfax, WI passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 at home. David was born on December 4, 1942 in Colfax to Leonard and Lorraine (Tiller) Schindler. After high school, David was drafted into the Army, where he was stationed in Alaska. During his time there he was a large equipment mechanic. David drove school bus, milk truck, over-the-road trucks and was a life-long farmer. He loved the outdoors. In his early years he went hunting out west. He was an avid hunter and...

Jean Marie LaRue, 88, of Holcombe, Wisconsin passed away on April 25, 2022. Jean was born on September 16, 1933, near Cornell, Wisconsin and later moved to Chippewa Falls. She graduated from Chippewa Falls High School and went on to attend the University of Wisconsin-River Falls where she majored in English and Music Education. It was there that she met her husband, Bill LaRue. Most of her teaching career was spent at Colfax High School where she taught courses in English, Drama,...

Elaine Florence (Holm) Bjork, 91, of Elk Mound, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022. She was born in Eau Claire, WI on January 22, 1931 to Ingman & Lilia (Woodford) Holm and grew up with five siblings on a farm near Albertville.  She graduated from Colfax High School in 1949. She married Wallace (Wally) R. Bjork in October of 1950.  Wally and Elaine had four children, Steven (Sandra) Bjork, Roland Bjork, Debra (Fred) Whiting and Kevin (Lori) Bjork. They had five grandchildren,...

William Zerkel Jr., 67, Roscoe, Illinois, died at home on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, from COVID-19. He was born and baptized in Chicago, Illinois, the son of the late William Sr. and Dorothy (Darimont) Zerkel. He married Carol Laffey and had a son, Robert. They divorced, and Bill moved to Rockford Illinois, in the late 1970s to be near his long-lost siblings. He married Sandra Olson in Eau Claire near her family. Bill's jobs consisted of welding, fabricating, rock crushing machines...

Stanley L Scott passed away on March 27, 2022 in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. He was born April 17, 1935 to Melvin and Bertina (Lee) Scott in Eau Claire, WI. He went to Colfax Schools and graduated from Colfax High School in 1953. He attended Minneapolis School of Business and was hired by International Harvester Co. in the accounting department. He worked in Minneapolis, Kansas City and Chicago, retiring in 1991 from International Harvester Co., which later became Navistar Inc. Stanley was an...

Phillip F. Schindler, 75, of Colfax, passed away March 27, 2022 at the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center with his family by his side. Phillip was born May 8, 1946 in Colfax, WI. The son of Leonard and Lorraine (Tiller) Schindler. On June 26, 1970 he married Diane Bergeson at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church – Cooks Valley. Together they raised 2 sons, Scott (his children, Rachel and McKenna Schindler), Kevin (his children, Shioban (Dominick) Martino, Blake, Aidan, and Levi...

Daniel T. Pauley, 72, of Colfax died on March 25, 2022 at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire. He was born on May 23, 1949. Dan had worked as a dairy farmer and owner/operator of his trucking company, DACA Express. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and enjoyed camping. He especially enjoyed taking trips to the casino. Dan is survived by one son, Jeremey (Barbara) Brinker; two daughters, Lisa (Scott) Johnson, and Kari Reimann. Eight grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and his former...

John Domagala passed away January 30th surrounded by loved ones. John was born February 23 1955 to Anton and Lillian (Surlak) Domagala. John loved the outdoors and wildlife. He was a huge dog lover and was always happy to have his buddy by his side. He was a huge Nascar and packer fan and loved to support his favorite team or racer. John will be greatly missed by his many friends and family. John was proceeded in death by his parents Anton and Lillian. He is survived by his daughter Trista...

It is with deep sorrow we announce the death of James Bernard Guski. James passed away on January 14th, 2022 at the age of 69 surrounded by family. James was born April 3rd, 1952 to Joseph and Elsie Guski in Ashland, WI. As a young man James worked for the Civil Conservations Corp. James retired from Menards where he made countertops. James was proud of his work and greatly enjoyed being able to work with his hands. James was a big fan of John Wayne movies and Western T.V. shows. He...

Veronica "Ronni" May Halverson passed away in Elk Mound, WI on January 8th, 2022 at the age of 77. Ronni was born on February 15, 1944, to Sylvia and Alfred Richardson in Peterborough, England. She met Kenneth Halverson while he was stationed with the U.S. Airforce in England. They were married in England. Shortly after, Ken and Ronni moved to Illinois until eventually settling in Elk Mound, WI where Ronni lived the rest of her years. Ronni May worked tirelessly as a bar and...