Obituary Listing

Aug 20, 2021

Shirley O. Hanson, 90, of Elk Mound, passed away on Friday, August 20, 2021, at The Neighbors of Dunn County in Menomonie.

Shirley was born on the family farm in Colfax, on February 24, 1931, the daughter of Marshall and Bessie (Woodford) Peterson.

All her life she was passionately loved horses and she had a...

Aug 14, 2021

Beverly J. "Bev" Flatland, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Eau Claire, Wisconsin at the age of 75. Beverly was born on February 5, 1946 in Colfax, Wisconsin to Minard and Marion "Fern" (Siler) Dalhoe. She attended Chetek Schools and married Dale Flatland on November 13, 1965. Bev worked in retail for several...

Aug 12, 2021

Gordon Charles Kiekhafer, 89 of Colfax, passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, August 12, 2021.

Gordy was born on February 6, 1932, in Menomonie, WI, to Charles and Margaret (Brandemuehl) Kiekhafer. He married Betty Lou Tuschl on June 10, 1967. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1950. He served with the US Army from 1955...

Aug 6, 2021

Betty Jane Lemler, 72, of Colfax, passed away Friday, August 6th, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems-Eau Claire. Her family was by her side. If you knew Betty, you would know she was the nicest woman in the world. The light will forever shine a little less bright now that she is no longer with us. Betty was born...

Aug 4, 2021

James (Jim) Krall, 55, of Colfax, passed away on August 4th, 2021, in the beautiful mountains of Keystone, South Dakota.

Jim was born in Elmhurst, IL to George and Judy Krall, on December 13th, 1965. He graduated from Colfax High school in 1984. He married Heidi Hill on June 6th,1987 in Colfax, WI. He graduated from Chippewa...

Jul 16, 2021

Theresa Lynn Michels of Colfax, WI passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born on November 1, 1953 to Daryl and Marion (Roth) Owen. Theresa attended school at Boyceville High School, and later went on to work in the Healthcare Industry. She married the love of her life Arnie Michels and spent...

Jun 23, 2021

Donald E. Ubbelohde, 95, of Colfax, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at The Neighbors of Dunn County in Menomonie. He was born March 18, 1926 in New Richmond, to Fred and Esther (Baumann) Ubbelohde. Don enlisted in the army during World War II serving in the Pacific theater, in Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and the Philippines.  He was...

Jun 1, 2021

Gary J. Anderson, 62, of Colfax, WI died Monday, May 31st, 2021 at his home after spending a wonderful day with his family. Gary was born to LeRoy and Bernadette (Zwiefelhofer) Anderson at St. Joseph's hospital in Chippewa Falls, WI on August 13th, 1958. Gary attended St. John's Catholic School, Cooks Valley, until it closed when he was in the...

Apr 27, 2021

Julie Ann (neé West) Schwegman, 62, passed away peacefully at her home in Colfax with family by her side on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.

Julie was born in Rice Lake, WI to Howard and Marie (neé Kavanaugh) West.  Julie grew up in Chippewa Falls, WI along with her two older brothers and younger sister.

She...

Apr 25, 2021

Mary Louise Sekelsky, 79, of Colfax, Wisconsin, died at home on Sunday, April 25. In recent years she had been required to use oxygen due to several health issues. Mary was born on April 5, 1942, in Owatonna, Minnesota, to Milo Martig and Thelma (Swenson) Martig. Her family lived on a farm near West Concord, Minnesota. Later, they moved...

Mar 30, 2021

COLFAX- 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. The...

Mar 9, 2021

Lynnette P. Murray, 63, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2021, at her residence in Menomonie, WI, with family by her side. Lynnette Patrice Peterson was born on May 4, 1957, to Jerry and Audrey (Walker) Peterson of Colfax. She was the youngest of six children, though she met a long-lost half-sister just days before she passed away. In...

Feb 14, 2021

Marlene J. Ferry, 76, of Colfax, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021, due to cancer. She was born on February 21, 1944, in Colfax, to Forrest and Lillian (Schwartz) Ferry. She went to school mostly in Colfax. At a young age, she married Richard Tiegs and settled in the Hillsdale area where they farmed and raised four sons...

Feb 2, 2021

Gary "Tony" Braaten, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, in Colfax, WI. Tony was born December 29, 1944 in Eau Claire to Marvin and Mary (Schwartz) Braaten. He graduated from Colfax High School where he was a star football player. There was a story about how he played in a football game with a broken arm...

Jan 30, 2021

Marion M. Nichols, formerly of Colfax, WI passed away on January 30, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar in Menomonie, WI. She was born on April 8, 1933 in the Township of Lisbon, Waukasha County, WI to Fred and Dorothy (Meissner) Ganog. She graduated from high school in Chippewa Falls, WI in May of 1951. She married Duane A....

Jan 27, 2021

Doris Ann Haugle (neé Sommerfeldt), our beloved mother, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was born April 26, 1931 in Ludington Township, Eau Claire County. Doris who was one of eight children grew up on a farm in the country. She told many stories of her long walks to school...

Jan 20, 2021

Patricia A. Marko, age 84, of Wheeler, WI, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at her home. Pat was born July 5, 1936, in Janesville, WI to the late David and Irene Donagan. She enjoyed cooking and baking, puzzle books and word finds, camping, and spending time with her family. Pat is survived by her children, Robert Jr. (Lori) of...

Nov 30, 2020

Vernoid Oscar Hoveland, 96, of Colfax, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the Colfax Health & Rehabilitation Center, in Colfax, Wisconsin.

Vern was born in Sand Creek, Wisconsin on December 21, 1924 to Oscar and Margaret (Hansen) Hoveland. He went to grade school in Sand Creek and he graduated from Chetek High School in...

Nov 30, 2020

Ronald "Ron" Roy Muszynski, age 85, of Elk Mound, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Eau Claire.

Ron was born April 27, 1935, in Pleasant Valley, WI, to the late Joseph and Emma (Greening) Muszynski. He graduated from Elk Mound High School. Ron entered the US Marine Corps and was honorably...

Nov 12, 2020

Joy L. Tape went home to the Lord on Thursday, November 12, 2020.  She was born on October 4, 1938, to Glenn and Marion Moe in Chetek, Wisconsin.  She graduated from Chetek High School and married Leonard Tape.  Together they had 8 children.  After getting married Joy worked for the telephone company, helped with the family farm, and in...