Area Obituaries

    Russell (Buck) Swagger, 76, of Cumberland passed away May 11, 2020, at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born April 22, 1944, in Balsam Lake to Joseph Buck and Jesse Hart. Russell was married to Delores (Wolf) Swagger who preceded him in death. Russell was an Elder of the St. Croix Chippewa Tribe. He loved…

    Candis Sue Creekmore, 63, of Cumberland, formally Amery died, May 8, 2020 peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. She was born October 23, 1956 in Mishawaka, IN to Robert L. and Patsy (Schafer) Pletcher. She was married in Lehi, Utah on March 4, 1993 to Terry Creekmore. Candi was a beautifully feisty…

    Micheal Even Brackee, age 69 of Clear Lake, WI lost his battle with cancer on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at his home in Clear Lake.  Micheal was born on October 19, 1950 to Ervin and Betty Ann (Littlefield) Brackee in Lead, South Dakota. He attended grade school in Auburn, WA and Adna, WA; graduating…

    Charles (Chuck) Peterson of Turtle Lake, WI passed away Tuesday, April, 28th at home surrounded by family at the age of 88. Chuck was born Sept. 28th 1931 at home in Turtle Lake to Carl Peterson and Ellen (Lindberg) Peterson. He was married in Turtle Lake, WI on April 25th, 1970 to Mary Peetz.…

    Danette Kay Picknell, age 49, of Barron, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 5, 2020, after a long hard fight with cancer. She was born on January 10, 1971 in Racine, Wisconsin to Wyman Solie and Myrla Davis.  She grew up in Hillsdale and attended Barron Schools. …

    Verna J. Schrage, 78 of Turtle Lake passed away April 4, 2020 at Woodstone Senior Living in Rice Lake, WI. Verna was born on June 3, 1941 in Cumberland, WI to Henry and Ida Schrage. Verna grew up and attended school in Turtle Lake and was a lifetime member of Zion Lutheran Church in…

    Harold William Seever 65 of Brownsville, TX passed away on March 21, 2020, at Valley Regional Hospital, He was born on October 27, 1954, to Norman and Beverly Seever in Rice Lake. Harold attended and graduated from Turtle Lake High School in 1973 and went onto study Sicologia at Minneapolis Community technical college, he…

   Edward Mike Wanzong, 90, passed away on March 17, 2020. He was born on July 24, 1929 in Turtle Lake, Wis. to Mike and Agnes Kolba Wanzong. Edward graduated from Turtle Lake High School, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, in agriculture. He was drafted in the US Army…

    James (Jim) Kittelson of rural Turtle Lake passed away March 15, 2020 at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. James served on active duty in the US Army for fourteen years.  After active duty he worked for FabricTec as an electronics inspector for a few years before buying the family farm from his father. …

Charles Joseph Berchem, 87, of Amery, WI, passed away peacefully at home on March 16, 2020. He was born March 28, 1932, in St. Paul, MN. Charlie was an army veteran who proudly served his country during the Korean War. After he returned to civilian life, he worked as a computer systems manager for several…