Obituaries

Beverly Schneider, 72, of Rice Lake, passed away on December 31. She is survived by her husband, Allan Schneider; children, Eric Schneider and Amy Richter; and sister, Barb Rowe. The…

John Smith, 71, of Rice Lake, passed away on November 25. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Smith; children, Jennifer Smith, Jill Warning and Jim Smith; and siblings, Stephen…

Jacquelyn “Jackie” Sparish, 67, of Cumberland, passed away on November 2. She is survived by her husband, Ken Sparish; children, Julie Johnson, Shannon Ries and Anne Gilbertson; and siblings, David…

Beverly Nesseth, 81, of Barron, passed away on September 27. She is survived by her son, Mark Nesseth; and daughters, Kari Klein, Shawn Lipke and Sonya Young. The celebration of…

Michael Borgen, 55, of Rice Lake, passed away on November 4. He is survived by his parents, Richard and Elaine Borgen; and sisters, Kim Schwark and Shannon Saffert. The funeral…

Ruth Pederson, 87, of Green Bay, passed away on November 1. She is survived by her children, John Pederson, Ann Nelson and Mary Novotny; and brother, Roger Schlegel. The service…

James “Jim” Oberaigner, 91, of Webb Lake, passed away on October 22. The celebration of life for James Oberaigner will be held at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, in Webster, on Saturday…

Wayne Shortess, 73, of Turtle Lake, passed away on October 29. He is survived by his son, Ryan Shortess; daughters, Kristi Bauer and Rebecca Wright; brother, Warren Shortess; and sisters,…

Jamie Maloney, 67, passed away on October 21. A private ceremony will be held for Jamie Maloney.

Lee Romsos, 79, of Cameron, passed away on October 21. The service for Lee Romsos will be held at Faith Lutheran Church, in Cameron, on Monday at 11 a.m. Visitation…

Carolyn Graber, 82, passed away on October 19. The funeral service for Carolyn Graber will be held at Spooner’s Church of the Nazarene, on Saturday at 11 a.m. Visitation is…

Eleanor “Ellie” Miner, 89, of Rice Lake and formerly of Independence, Iowa, passed away on October 20. She is survived by her children, Larry Miner, Michael Miner, JoAnn Hile and…

Arlene “Mickey” Lenz, 95, passed away on October 19. The funeral service for Arlene Lenz will be held at Lewis Memorial Methodist Church, in Lewis, on Saturday at 11 a.m.…

James “Jess” Miller, 93, of Rice Lake, passed away on October 11. He is survived by his sons, Jeff Miller, Steve Miller and Mike Miller. The Mass of Christian burial…

Barbara Sonnenberg, 89, of Evansville and formerly of Rice Lake and Reedsburg, passed away on September 28. She is survived by her children, Holly Meyer and Jeff Sonnenberg; and sisters,…

Freida Lentz, 99, of Barron, passed away on October 6. She is survived by her son, Randy Forehand. The funeral service for Freida Lentz will be held at Salem Lutheran…

Lila Ward, 100, of Amery, passed away on September 28. The funeral service for Lila Ward will be held at First Lutheran Church, in Amery, on Friday at 11 a.m.…

Delores “Dee Dee” Ray, 88, of Shoreview, Minnesota, passed away on September 3. The funeral service for Delores Ray will be held at Swedberg Taylor Funeral Home, in Siren, on…