Obituary Listing

Nov 1, 2021

Mark Stuart Halpin, 60, of Colfax died peacefully on Monday, November 1, 2021 surrounded by his family at Mayo Clinic, Methodist Campus after a vigorous and difficult battle with Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome, a rare and devastating autoimmune disease. Mark was born on May 26, 1961 in Eau Claire, WI to Stuart and Charlene (Hoyland) Halpin. He was raised in Colfax,...

Oct 30, 2021

Ravn L. "Sam" Krause, age 77, of Colfax, died Saturday, October 30, 2021, at his home.

Sam was born at the farmhouse in rural Ridgeland on February 21, 1944, to Forrest and Ione (Kirkwood) Krause. He attended Plainview School in rural Ridgeland and Chetek High School. Sam married the love of his life, Jeanne Menard, on March...

Oct 19, 2021

Roger A. Melgaard, age 77, of Jefferson, WI, passed away on October 19, 2021 at Alden Estates of Jefferson. Roger was born on March 3, 1944, in Colfax WI, the son of the late Reuben and Eilene (Jones) Melgaard. He attended Colfax High School and worked on the family farm. In addition to helping on the farm, his first...

Sep 6, 2021

Terry Gene Nelson, 71, of Elk Mound passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI. Terry was born on August 10, 1950 to Gilman and Dolores (Holm) Nelson in Eau Claire. He graduated from Elk Mound High School in 1968, where he lived for his entire life. He worked for Gateway foods for...

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...