Obituaries

Raymond Polanski, 94, of Bloomer, passed away on December 2. He is survived by his daughter, Peggy Heward; and son, Robin Polanski. The funeral service for Raymond Polanski will be…

Roger Stapek, 76, of Birchwood, passed away on December 7. He is survived by his wife, Mary Stapek; son, Troy Stapek; daughters, Amber Stapek, Tracy Goettl, Tara Woods and Joey…

Robert Sorensen, 79, of Amery, passed away on December 6. The celebration of life for Robert Sorensen will be held at Williamson-White Funeral Home, in Amery, on Saturday from 11…

Colleen Moreland, 96, of Hayward, passed away on November 10. The memorial service for Colleen Moreland will be held at First Lutheran Church, in Hayward, on Saturday at 11 a.m.…

David Peterson, 60, passed away on December 1. He is survived by his children, Dereck Peterson, Brooke Cupp, Austin Peterson and Saige Peterson; partner, Jodi Peterson; mother, Alice Edwards Stoeckel;…

Ethel Petska, 99, passed away on December 6. She is survived by her children, Judith Heidtke and Kenneth Petska; and sisters, Eileen King and Violet Nyhus. The celebration of life…

Ida “Jean” Hellstern, 91, of Turtle Lake, passed away on November 30. She is survived by her children, Cathy Hansen, Susan Hellstern, Joe Hellstern and Dale Hellstern; and sister, Ruth…

LeRoy Gesche, 82, passed away on December 3. The funeral service LeRoy Gesche will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, in Hayward, on Saturday at 12 p.m. Visitation is from…

Peggy Newman, 76, of Rice Lake, passed away on November 25. She is survived by her daughter, Tina Berg; and sister, Barbara Ducote. The celebration of life for Peggy Newman…

Gerald “Gerry” Jensen, 73, of Shell Lake, passed away on December 4. He is survived by his wife, Barb Jensen; children, Andrea Vilhauer, Angela St. Onge and Aaron Jensen; and…

David Sorenson, 70, of Chetek, passed away on December 4. He is survived by his wife, Bette Sorenson; son, Andrew Sorenson, daughter, Elyse Sorenson; father, Neil Sorenson; brother, Dougl Sorenson;…

Erik Severson, 42, of Birchwood, passed away on December 3. He is survived by his son, Carter Severson; and parents, Jon and Candy Severson. The celebration of life for Erik…

Audrey Ludovico, 91, of Amery, passed away on October 30. The celebration of life for Audrey Ludovico will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church, in Star Prairie, on Saturday from…

Cindy Lou Cutsforth, 67, of Rice Lake, passed away on October 11. She is survived by her husband, Joe Cutsforth; daughter, Angie Wiesner; sisters, Julie Clennon, Mary McCurdy, Laurie Lien,…

Martin “Marty” Haglund, 74, of Rice Lake, passed away on November 28. He is survived by his wife, Sarah Haglund; daughters, Heather Hess and Allison Leckel; brother, Mark Haglund, and…

David Odash, 68, of Barron, passed away on November 20. He is survived by his wife, Lorri; son, Jesse Odash; daughter, Jayme Odash; brother, Daniel Odash; and sisters, Mary Swanson…

Kelly Stoner, 64, of Sarona, passed away on November 30. She is survived by her sons, David Stoner Jr. and Matthew Stoner; mother, JoAnn Reichert; sister, Susan Larson; brother, Scott…

Leon Ekblad, 82, of Sarona, passed away on November 9. He is survived by his wife, Cindy Ekblad; sons, Barry Prockrandt, Ronald Ekblad and Curt Rowe; daughters, Nancy Drost and…