Obituaries

Bruce Luebke, 67, of Birchwood, passed away on January 7. The funeral service for Bruce Luebke will be held at First Lutheran Church, in Rice Lake, on Saturday at 11…

Stephen Clark, 87, of Rice Lake, passed away on January 8. He is survived by his wife, Leah Clark; sons, Stephen Clark and Richard Clark; and sisters, Eileen Swegeer, Lila…

Robert Pote, 50, passed away on January 13. He is survived by his mother, Georgeine; stepfather, Glenn; siblings, Michael, Chery and Tamika; six daughters, and significant other, Beth Cole. There…

Marjorie “Marge” Bronson McEachern, 98, of Rice Lake, passed away on December 31. The celebration of life for Marjorie McEachern will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church on February 28…

Walter Ramsdell, 83, of Hayward, passed away on January 10. The funeral service for Walter Ramsdell will be held at Hayward Funeral Home on Thursday at 11 a.m. Visitation is…

William Vann, 76, of Hayward, passed away. The committal service for William Vann will be held at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Spooner, on Friday at 1 p.m., with…

Beverly Leonard, 90, of Rice Lake, passed away on January 10. She is survived by her children, Steven Leonard, Karin Lindau, Craig Leonard and Erik Leonard; and siblings, Joe Eide…

Marjorie “Marge” Bronson McEachern, 98, of Rice Lake, passed away on December 31. The celebration of life for Marjorie McEachern will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church at a later…

Marian Fox, 87, of Amery, passed away on January 7. The Mass of Christian burial for Marian Fox will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Amery, on Friday…

Janet Espeseth, 79, of Barron, passed away on January 11. She is survived by her son, Jeff Espeseth; daughter, Corie Manglos; and sister, Tanya Robinson. The funeral service for Janet…

Stephen Clark, 87, of Rice Lake, passed away on January 8. He is survived by his wife, Leah Clark; sons, Stephen Clark and Richard Clark; and sisters, Eileen Swegeer, Lila…

Patricia “Pat” Durand, 93, of Rice Lake, passed away on January 2. She is survived by her sons, Michael Durand, Dale Durand and Bruce Durand; sister, Barbara Prescott; brothers, Dick…

Stanley “Stan” Sternitzky, 89, of Cameron, passed away on January 7. He is survived by his wife, Karaleen Sternitzky; and daughters, Candace Sternitzky, Cheryl Foth and Janalee Kracht. The funeral…

Timothy Lange, 69, of Rice Lake, passed away on December 30. He is survived by his daughters, Katherine Lange and Mamie Lange; sister, Pamela Larson; and partner, Candace Falk. A…

Joy Strenke, 81, of Rice Lake, passed away on January 6. She is survived by her children, Jerit “Dino” Strenke, Shane Strenke and Camrell Strenke; and brother, William Jensen. A…

Jennifer Kohler, 53, of Rice Lake, passed away on January 6. She is survived by her husband, Christopher Kohler; children, Kaspar Kohler and Karma Kohler; and sisters, Audrey Yeager and…

Rosemary “Rosi” Goudy, 80, of Rice Lake, and formerly of Cumberland, passed away on January 1. She is survived by her children, Beth Lau; Jill Mo and Daniel Goudy; brothers,…

Thomas Colbert Sr., 78, of Rice Lake, passed away on December 22. He is survived by his wife, Denille Colbert; children, Tommy Colbert Jr., Cinty Gutz and Brent Colbert; brothers,…