Obituaries

Evelyn Sparish, 98, of Cumberland, passed away on August 11. She is survived by her children, James Sparish, Richard Sparish and David Sparish. The funeral service for Evelyn Sparish will…

Diane (Schneider) Downs, 81, of Shell Lake, passed away on August 17. She is survived by her sons, David, Dean and Dennis; sister, Sandra Schmitt and Marlene Schneider; and brother,…

Shirley Moreland, 75, of Rice Lake, passed away on August 17. The gathering for Shirley Moreland will be held at Spooner Funeral Home on Thursday from 4 until 6 p.m.

Laila Melgaard, 94, of Rice Lake, passed away on August 9. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara Christian and Dorothy “Dee” Marcon. A private family service for Laila Melgaard…

Audrey Massie, 81, of Chetek, passed away on August 17. The memorial service for Audrey Massie will be held at Chetek Advent Church on Thursday at 1 p.m. Visitation is…

Robert “Bob” McCormick, 84, of Rice Lake, passed away on August 15. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Randall; children, Ken McCormick, Joe McCormick, Patty Schweitzer, Roberta Diesterhaft, Shannon…

Carol Van Amber, 88, of Amery, passed away on July 15. The graveside service for Carol Van Amber will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, in Alexandria, Minnesota, on Saturday at…

Robert “Bob” Sexton, 82, of Rice Lake, passed away on August 7. He is survived by his wife, Carole Sexton; children, Sara Lorenz, Renee Sexton and Tim Sexton; brothers, Walt…

Dolores Niemann, 90, of Turtle Lake, passed away on July 31. She is survived by her husband, Virgil Niemann; children, Sheryl Gehrman, Sandra Ricci, Susan Niemann, Virgil Niemann, Stacy Gehrman…

Don Palmer, 72, of Rice Lake, passed away on July13. He is survived by his wife, Betsy Palmer; sons, Derek Palmer and Kyle Palmer; and brother, Larry Palmer. The celebration…

James “Jim” Greiner, 61, of Rice Lake, passed away on August 1. He is survived by his fiancee, Jill Anderson; sons, Justin Greiner, Josh Greiner and Jeremy Greiner; sisters, Cindy…

Janet Coon, 84, of Cameron, passed away on August 10. She is survived by her daughter, Cindy Shackleton; sons, Rick Coon and Jerome Coon; and brother, Donald Langerude. A private…

Genevieve “Jan” Mednick, 99, of Minong, passed away on August 8. The Mass of Christian burial for Genevieve Mednick will be held in Chicago, Illinois.

Gloria Jones, 93, of North Branch, Minnesota, and formerly of Ridgeland, passed away on August 7. She is survived by her sons, Paul Schneider and John Schneider; daughters, Mary Lue…

Verla Zuehlke, 88, of Barron and formerly of Dallas, passed away on August 6. The graveside service for Verla Zuehlke will be held at the Dallas Cemetery, on Friday at…

Robert “Bob” Cree, 53, passed away on July 22. The graveside service for Robert Cree will be held at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Spooner, on Thursday at 11…

Ronald Posta, 79, of Barron, passed away on August 8. He is survived by his brothers, Gerald Posta, Duane Posta and Allen Posta; and sisters, Sharon Posta and Beverly Posta.…

Scott Skolweck, 63, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away on February 4. He is survived by his partner, Michelle Robotka; sons, Pete Lozano and Mike Lozano; and siblings, Rick, Mark, Kim…