Area Obituaries

     Donald Hjalmar Kalsnes, 85, of Turtle Lake passed away June 6, 2021 at Golden Age Manor in Amery, WI.      Donald was born on December 21, 1935 on the family farm in Belgium Township, MN to Hjalmar and Clara (Berg) Kalsnes. He met Marlene Stroot and the two were married on February 15, 1958 in…

     JoAnn A. Orn, 79, of Cumberland died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Care and Rehab-Cumberland. She was born July 11, 1941 in MN to Helmer and Selma (Hagen) Trandem. She was married to Dean Orn for forty-seven wonderful years.      A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Skinner…

     David Paul Bosley, age 81 of Maplewood, MN. passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 25, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Dave was born on August 15, 1939 in Turtle Lake to Paul and Irene Bosley. Dave grew up on the family farm, now designated a Century Farm, with his two sisters and two brothers.…

     Dale Eugene Spychalla, 69, (formerly of Mahtomedi, MN) passed away due to Covid complications on November 18th, 2020, in Southaven, MS.      A Celebration of Life in honor of Dale will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2021 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at his daughter’s farm, April Shortess, located at 1046 1/2 Street, Turtle…

     Marlys Jean Plahn, age 83, passed away on May 19, 2021 at Region’s Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota. Marlys was born January 19, 1938 at the Harvey and Ellen Titel home in Clayton, WI. She was the daughter of Harold (Bud) and Mildred Plahn. Marlys never knew her father, as he passed away three weeks before…

     James Michael Chaney (Jim), 69, of Turtle Lake passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021. He was born January 13, 1952 in St. Paul, MN to Rose Fahey and James Chaney.      Jim, known to his brothers and sisters as “Dad”, was a big fan of classic Rock and Roll. He loved his Harley and was always…

     Rudolph “Rudy” F. Imbrogno was born November 29, 1927, in Kenosha, WI, son of the late Charles and Carmella (Savaglio) Imbrogno. He married Jane Anne Murphy on June 1, 1953, at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii Catholic Church in Kenosha. They were happily married for forty-one years until her death parted them…

     Gerald D. “Jerry” Loken, Sr., age 85, of Chetek and formerly of Turtle Lake, WI died Monday, April 26th, 2021 at his home. He was born April 26th, 1936 to Arthur and Lucille (Doose) Loken at Minneapolis, MN where he was raised and attended school. After high school he served in the US Army from…

     Kimmy died April 24, 2021 at Amery Hospital with her daughter Ashly Vik and significant other Keith Johnson by her side. Kimberly was born June 27, 1957 in Minneapolis, MN.      Kimmy fought the two biggest battles of her life, addiction, which she won in latter years and pancreatic cancer, which she fought with all her might…

     Beverly Jean Sorensen, 58, of Cumberland died, on April 23, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 8, 1962, in Cumberland, WI to Clare and Clara (Kuntz) Gross. Bev was married at St. Ann Catholic Church in Turtle Lake on August 28, 1982, to Phillip Sorensen.      Bev was a…