Area Obituaries

Luella “Sissy” DeGolier, 89, of Turtle Lake died December 8, 2021 at the Amery Hospital.  Luella was born near Arland on August 9, 1932 to Andrew and Clara (Fornell) Anderson. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.

Eugene Lawrence Effertz, 79, passed away December 7, 2021. He was born June 5, 1942, in Minneapolis, MN to Lawrence John and Frances Mary (Kinkela) Effertz. He grew up in Cumberland, WI. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.

Michael Douglas Etlicher, 79, of Almena died, on December 5, 2021, at Barron Care & Rehab. He was born July 6, 1942, in Barron County, WI to Paul Kruger and Pansy Amelia (Kuhnhenn) Etlicher. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.

    Geraldine Mary Margaret Vogt, 96, of rural Comstock passed thru the Pearly Gates Sunday November 7th after a brief struggle with her ancestors. She was preceded in Death by her husband, Edgar Vogt, her mother and father Adelaide and Joseph Joyce, her infant son David, and her infant grandson Dylan Catlin. She was the…

Dean Andrew Lehmann, 87, of Spooner died, November 14, 2021, at Shell Lake Health Care Center. He was born April 28, 1934, in Barronett, WI to Charles and Clara (Bosell) Lehmann. He was married in Shell Lake on May 20, 1987 to Kathleen Friedli. Dean worked as a semi truck driver for Yellow River Supply…

Lory Frances Glinski, 58, of Turtle Lake, passed away November 14, 2021 with her family by her side.  She was born September 13, 1963 in Golden Valley, MN to Robert and Karen (Ketola) Dempsey and moved with her family to Turtle Lake as a teenager. Lory married Leon Glinski on June 25, 1983 and together…

Ruth C. Tahtinen Bedient, age 87, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Cumberland Care and Rehab. She was born on January 14, 1934 in Chicago, IL to Elmer and Lillian Linstead.  She was baptized and confirmed at St. Luke’s Evangelical Church in Chicago.  She then graduated from Luther Institute High School in June of…

William Everett Nuesse died at his home on November 8, 2021, in the presence of his family. Bill was a kind man with a great capacity for friendship and easily engaged with people. For nearly 25 years he was a urologist for midcoast Maine hospitals. He was born February 5, 1934 in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin,…

Myron “Pops” Otto Elfers, 88, of Turtle Lake died Monday, November 1, 2021 at his home. He was born September 8, 1933 in Barron, WI to Otto and Hulda (Bussewitz) Elfers. Myron graduated from Turtle Lake High School in 1952 and shortly after joined and served in the United States Navy on the USS Albany.…

Russell Clarence Torgerson, of Amery, WI was born in Amery to Clarence and Doris (Jeska) Torgerson on June 4, 1946. He died October 19, 2021, at the age of 75 years. Russ grew up in the Amery area and graduated from Turtle Lake High School. After high school he enlisted with the Army National Guard.…