Area Obituaries

     Larry James Pearson, age 73, passed away peacefully on October 28th, 2020, at Willow Ridge Healthcare Center in Amery, Wisconsin.      Larry was born on January 18th, 1947 in Amery to parents Henry and Dolly Pearson.  He started school at the Pine Hill School and then Park School, both rural schoolhouses in the Amery School district,…

     Marvin Victor Torgerson, 89, of Turtle Lake died Friday, October 23, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland. He was born November 11, 1930 in Cumberland, to Ted and Ruth (Schoemaker) Torgerson.      Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2020, at the Skinner Funeral Home in Cumberland with Pastor Bruce Tanner officiating.…

     Carol Jean Tornio, 88, of Turtle Lake, passed away peacefully on October 22 at Glenview Special Care in Shell Lake.  She was born at Cumberland Hospital, the oldest child of James “Ed” and Lucille Gaffney (Oldham).  She grew up and spent her entire life living in Turtle Lake.  Her father Ed was a lifelong Ford…

     Lois Sorensen, 92, of Cumberland, was called to her heavenly home on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Golden Age Manor in Amery. She was born April 12, 1928, in Cumberland, to Fred and Aline (Horstman) Becker. Lois was baptized on May 6, 1928, at St. Luke’s Collingwood, and her confirmation of faith took place on…

    Randall “Randy” Hank Koenig, 64, of rural Clear Lake passed away peacefully on October 17, 2020 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN with family by his side.  Randy was born on August 2, 1956 to Walter and Palma (Bowers) Koenig in Cumberland, WI.  Randy married Delmy Benitez and together had three children,…

     Ronald LaBlanc, formally of Prairie Farm, WI, died October 11, 2020 at the age of 82 at the Auberge Memory Care Facility in Menomonee Falls, WI. Ron was the youngest son of Emily (Laconic) and William LaBlanc of Turtle Lake, WI. Ron graduated from Turtle Lake High School in 1958. He was drafted into the…

   Barbara Jo Weiss, age 75, of Prairie Farm, Wisconsin (formerly of Clayton, Wisconsin) passed away on September 30, 2020 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.      Barbara Jo, along with her identical twin sister, Nancy Jo, were born on July 18, 1945 in Milwaukee, and taken home by the most loving parents, Joseph and…

Kevin James Effertz, 64, of Cumberland died Sunday, September 20, 2020, at Cumberland Healthcare. He was born December 24, 1955, in Cumberland, to James and Marcella (Hammer) Effertz. Kevin retired from 3M after working thirty-five years. He was married on April 26, 2004, to Renee (Ries) Hedke. Kevin was a hard-working man who loved to…

    Larry Allen Dietrich went to be with the Lord, Friday, August 7, 2020, after a long battle with “Lewy Body” Dementia at the Providence Hospital in Hood River, Oregon. He was 73. Larry was born May 28, 1947 to Henry and Helen (Pichelman) Dietrich on the family farm in Clayton, WI. He attended the…

    Evelyn Deloris (Stafne) Singerhouse, age 99, of Prairie Farm, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Pioneer Nursing Home in Prairie Farm. She was born on February 22, 1921 at home to Tonette and Thomas Stafne with a mid-wife in attendance.  She was the youngest of 6 sisters and 1 brother, Anna, Edna,…