Obituaries

Marcia (Eggleston) Knutson-Sonnek, 70, of Sparta, passed away on May 29. The graveside service for Marcia Knutson-Sonnek will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, in Prairie Farm, on Tuesday at 11…

Ione Kern, 90, of Cameron, passed away on June 4. She is survived by her sons, Donald, Douglas and Dean. The funeral service for Ione Kern will be held at…

Cheryl Matthews, 79, of Bloomer, passed away on May 30. She is survived by her children, Debra Matthews, David Matthews and Dawn Brunner; and brother, Merritt Pratt. The funeral service…

John Schroepfer, 81, passed away on May 31. He is survived by his partner, Pam Cobb; sons, Paul Schroepfer, Jonathan Schatz and David Schroepfer. The Mass of Christian burial for…

Roger Bender, 80, of Barron, passed away on April 5. He is survived by his wife, Kay Bender; son, James Bender; and daughter Jacki Bender. The celebration of life for…

Susanne “Sue” Johnson, 79, of Almena, passed away on May 21. She is survived by her daughter, Tammy Johnson; and sisters, Barb Peterson, Peggy Anderson and Sandy Hoag. The memorial…

Steven Carlson, 70, of Trego, passed away on May 29. The memorial service for Steven Carlson will be held at Money Creek Town Hall, in Houston, Minnesota, on Saturday from…

Marcia Jacobs, 90, passed away on May 23. She is survived by her husband, Bill Jacobs; children, John Butterfield, Ronald Butterfield, Kenneth Butterfield, Debra North, Charles Butterfield and Brian Butterfield;…

Laurence “Larry” Flath, 87, of Wausau, passed away on April 22. He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Flath; children, Wendy Rich, Scott Flath and Tim Flath; brothers, Rolland…

Ricky Bleifus, 67, of Cumberland, passed away on April 24. He is survived by his daughters, BobbieJo, Tonya, Courtney and Richelle; mother, Betty; brother, Russ; and sister, Dawn. The celebration…

Raymond Louis, 85, of Dallas, passed away on May 18. He is survived by his son, Keving Louis; and daughters, Debbie Benson and Denise Cole. The memorial service for Raymond…

Lorraine Prill, 84, of Bloomer, passed away on May 30. She is survived by her husband, Allen; and sister, Kathleen Marquardt. There are no services for Lorraine Prill.

Dale Westerback, 91, of Eau Claire, passed away on May 20. He is survived by his daughter, Ann. The funeral service for Dale Westerback will be held at Our Saviors…

Gary Danielson, 83, of Rice Lake, passed away on May 29. He is survived by his wife, Sharon; sons, Mark and Brent; daughter, Stacey. The funeral service for Gary Danielson…

Michael “Mick” Olsen, 79, of Spooner, passed away on May 1. The graveside service for Michael Olsen will be held at the Spooner Cemetery, on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Visitation…

Allan Gabriel, 76, of Rice Lake, passed away on May 27. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl Gabriel; daughters, Michelle Serkowski, Lysa Thoeny and Connie Price; mother, Adeline Gabriel;…

Donald Nielsen, 93, of Bloomer, passed away on May 26. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; and sons, John, James, Jeffery and Joel. The Mass of Christian burial for…

Marlene Windsor, 90, passed away on May 21. She is survived by her daughters, Debra Windsor and Sandy Schmidt Jr. The funeral service for Marlene Windsor will be held at…