Area Obituaries

Greg Rayment, 70, of Almena died Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at Cumberland Healthcare. He was born March 28, 1952 in Rice Lake to William and Gertrude (Krecker) Rayment. He graduated from Barron High School in 1970, began working for the Township of Almena and joined the Army National Guard. He was married on April 25,…

James Melvin Mitchell was born on September 4, 1947 in Waterloo, Iowa to David and Eleanor Mitchell.  He and his family moved to Frederic, Wisconsin in 1955.  He was a graduate of Frederic High School and continued his schooling at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.  He married Mary Gamache on December 6, 1969 at Elim…

Arlyce “Artie” Langness, 75, of Amery, Wisconsin, passed away Monday, February 13, 2023 at home surrounded by her family after a short battle with cancer. Artie was raised in Turtle Lake, WI. She married Neal Langness on August 31, 1974. They lived on a farm in the big town of Wanderoos. Artie worked many different…

John L. Warland age 75 of Prairie Du Chein, WI formally of Turtle Lake, WI, passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday February 5, 2023. He was born in Turtle Lake, WI on January 10, 1948, the son of Buster Warland and Louise (Johnson) Warland. He grew up in Turtle Lake and graduated from…

Rosella S. Ullrich, age 93 of Turtle Lake, WI passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at the Shell Lake Health Care Center in Shell Lake, WI. She was born October 25,1929 in Fremont Center, IL to John and Laura (Tekampe) Hertel. Formerly from Johnsburg, IL, Fremont Center, and Mundelein. On June 18, 1949,…

Valerie Ann Jatzo, age 71, passed away on September 19, 2022. Beloved wife of James for a loving 50 years. Loving daughter of the late Peter and Delores Stesniak) Moskal, dear sister of Cheryl (Richard Jackson) Moskal, the late Gary Moskal, Darice (Rick) Allram, the late Craig (Angela – Angie) Moskal and Colleen Norby. Loving…

Eileen Koser, age 97, died peacefully in her Bradenton, Florida, home on December 27, 2022 of congestive heart failure. She was born September 11, 1925, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the daughter of Carl and Mathilda Conrad. Her family moved to Almena in 1932 where she attended Almena Public School, was confirmed at St. Matthew Lutheran Church…

Sandra Mary Leisz, 74, of Clayton died peacefully at home, November 26, 2022. She was born April 8, 1948, in Amery, WI to George and Harriet (Pabst) Sollman. She was married in St. Ann Church in Turtle Lake on October 22, 1966, to Dennis Leisz who preceded her in death on August 2, 2018. Sandy…

Renee Eva (Grosskreutz) Welch, 60, passed away Saturday November 19 in Cape Coral, Florida from sudden illness. Renee was born March 16, 1962 in Cumberland, WI to Paul and Iva (Anton) Grosskreutz. She attended school in Clayton, WI, graduating from Clayton High School in 1980. Renee worked at a variety of jobs in her adult…

                 Gary Allan Hoisington, 61, of Turtle Lake died on November 10, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born April 19, 1961, in Cumberland, WI to Gordon and Judy (Bowers) Hoisington. Shortly after high school, Gary joined the United States Army Reserves. He was married on November 23, 1983, to Kathleen…