Obituaries

Jul 7, 2020

Mary K. Siefert, age 73 of Merrillan formerly of Cochrane, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Augusta Health and Rehabilitation, Augusta, WI. She was born on February 9, 1947, Winona, MN the daughter of Ralph and Audrey (Ames) Leahy. In November 1965, she married Frank J. “Sonny” Kunda, Jr. and together they had five children. They were later...

Jul 7, 2020

Marvin Heller, age 83, of the Town of Lincoln, Buffalo County, WI passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Winona Hospital. Marvin was born on October 15, 1936 on what is now the family homestead, Heller Valley in the Town of Lincoln, Buffalo County, WI to the late Joseph and Esther (Veraguth) Heller. Marvin attended and graduated from Gilmanton...

Jul 3, 2020

Dale E. Bloom, age 85 of Gilmanton, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 3,2020, at the American Lutheran Home in Mondovi. He was born on May 10,1935 in Modena. He was the 5th of 15 children born to Robert and Bessie (Walton) Bloom, Sr. He married Colleen Hulke on August 1,1953, at The Chapel in Mondovi. To this union, seven...

Jun 25, 2020

Jun 23, 2020

Kathie A. Hartley passed away on June 23, 2020 after a tough battle with brain cancer. She never gave up and fought until the very end, never losing her sense of humor or loving nature. Kathie was born in Wabasha on January 7, 1954 to Edwin and Rosemary (Schively) Gleiter. She was the loving sister of Ron (Patricia) Gleiter of...

Jun 21, 2020

Robert John “Bob” Berger, Jr., age 89 of Mondovi, passed away on Father’s Day, June 21, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Eau Claire WI. Bob was born on May 17, 1931, the 3rd of 6 children born to Robert Berger, Sr. and Annabelle (Weissinger) Berger. He was raised in Lima Township, attended Lima school and was a member of...

Jun 19, 2020

Mina Lou (Hovde) Witt, age 89, passed away on June 19, 2020 while residing at the Home Place, Mondovi, WI. Mina was born on July 30, 1930 in Eau Claire, WI, the oldest of 6 children, born to Lawrence T. and Violet (Smith) Hovde. She was raised in Eau Claire, attending Lincoln School and Eau Claire Senior High School. Mina...

Jun 18, 2020

Patrick J. Weiss, 83, lifelong resident of Gilmanton, WI, passed away at St. Elizabeth’s Health Care Center in Wabasha, MN on June 18th. He was born in Eau Claire, WI, on May 13th, 1937 to parents Arnold and Ilma (Schultz)Weiss. Patrick graduated from Gilmanton High School in 1955 and continued his lifelong devotion to the family farm. He served in...

Jun 17, 2020

Gary J. Engen, 50, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Buffalo County, WI. Gary is survived by his wife, Melissa Engen (Gunderson); sons, Kyle and Christopher Engen; mother, Shirley OKeefe (Henderson); sisters, Judy Smith and Cindy Vehrs (Scott); step-children, Evan Forster (Amanda), Alex Schams (Kevin); step-grandchildren,...

Jun 13, 2020

Philip A. Jensen of Galesville passed away on June 13, 2020. Philip was born to Tollef and Borghild Jensen on December 30, 1936. Philip graduated from Galesville High School in 1954, and joined the Navy shortly thereafter. He was assigned to the Naval base in Nantucket. He was a member of a submarine rescue team, serving as a radio man...

Jun 10, 2020

Eric W. Gustavson, age 53, of Alma, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 with his loving family at his side at Mayo Clinic Rochester-St. Mary’s Campus. He was born on January 9, 1967 Glen Ridge, NJ, the son of the late Andrew J. and Virginia Gustavson. On July 11, 1998, Eric was united in marriage to Melissa Thoeny at...

Jun 10, 2020

Beulah Irene Berg, age 99 of Green Bay, formerly of Mondovi passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Bishop Court, Green Bay. She was born on November 26, 1920 to Sam and Bertha Urness of Mondovi. Beulah graduated from Mondovi High School and went on to attend Beauty School in Eau Claire. She married Paul Berg of Mondovi. Beulah...

Jun 4, 2020

John L. “Jack” Martin, age 74 of Nelson, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire. Jack lived with Parkinson's for the last few years. He was born on November 13, 1945, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Arthur and Rose (Jasper) Martin. Jack was a proud Marine Corp Veteran serving in Vietnam. He...

Jun 1, 2020

Lorelie Blank, age 60, of Buffalo City, passed away peacefully at her home on the evening of June 1, 2020. She was born on April 18, 1960 in Winona, a daughter to Loyley and the late Dorothy (Fetting) Seifert. Lorelie attended and graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City High School with the class of 1978, Lorelie worked on the family farm with...

May 27, 2020

Lois Beseler, age 86, of Cochrane, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Sauer Healthcare in Winona. She was born on July 3, 1933 in Fountain City, a daughter of the late John and Georgina (Mosimann) Grass. Lois attended and graduated from Fountain City High School with the class of 1952. On May 8, 1954, Lois was united...

May 26, 2020

John Herbert Stiehl, age 77, of Alma, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his home with his loving wife, Holly at his side. He was born on March 21, 1943 in Winona, MN the son of George and Evelyn (Guenther) Stiehl. John attended and graduated from Alma High School with the class of 1961. Following graduation, John honorably...

May 20, 2020

The beloved Glenna Marcielle Burroughs passed away peacefully on May 20th, 2020. She was born on February 5th, 1922 in Dover (Gilmanton), WI to the late Dennison and Irene (Gunderson) Loomis. Glenna grew up on a dairy farm, graduated from Gilmanton High School and married the late Beaumont (Bud) Lubinsky on April 15th, 1939 and raised four children. Glenna remarried...

May 20, 2020

Terry L. Moyer, age 65, Eleva, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at his home with his loving family at his side, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on April 29, 1955 in Mondovi, the son of Shirley (Simonson) Moyer and the late Oliver Moyer. Terry worked at Steve Anderson Hilltop Tractor in Mondovi...

May 19, 2020

Myron Anton Blank died peacefully May 19, 2020, of natural causes at age 95 at St. Michael’s Assisted in Fountain City, Wis. Born August 1, 1924, in the Town of Waumandee, Buffalo County, Wis., Myron was the third of Oscar and Lenora (Lettner) Blank’s four children. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Gerald Blank and his...

May 17, 2020

John N. George, age 55, of the Town of Lincoln, Buffalo County, WI passed away suddenly of natural causes on Sunday, May 17, 2020. He was born on July 13, 1964, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Arcadia, WI to the late Norman and Arvis (Marsh) George. John is survived by his two daughters, Sara J. George and Emily Ferro; significant...