Obituaries

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…

Helen Peterson, 82, of Turtle Lake, passed away on August 29. She is survived by her son, Michael Peterson; daughters, Debbie Peterson, Cindy Luehman and Kristi Ottosen. The funeral service…

Alethea Frisinger, 22, of Cameron, passed away on September 1. She is survived by her mother, Robin Frisinger; and brother, Ethan Frisinger. The service for Alethea Frisinger will be held…

Merwin Moen, 87, of St. Croix Falls and formerly of Comstock, passed away on September 1. He is survived by his daughter, Suzanne Gaudette. The funeral service for Merwin Moen…

Dorothy “Dee” Harms, 90, passed away on August 5. She is survived by a daughter, three sons and two brothers. The funeral service for Dorothy Harms will be held at…

Captain Michael Slifer, 54, of Florence, Oregon, passed away on August 14. The funeral service for Michael Slifer will be held at First Baptist Church, in Chetek, on Friday at…

Gordon Galetka, 86, passed away on August 31. He is survived by his children, Gregory Galetka, Linda Coe, Judy Hedler and Nancy Avery; and siblings, Joann Duddles, Marilyn Krueger, John…

Rosemary Davis, 73, of Cumberland, passed away on August 27. She is survived by her mother, Rosemary Davis; and siblings, Bruce Davis, Katherine Davis, Karen Jergenson. The private family funeral…

Arden Litwiller, 85, of Barron, passed away on August 29. He is survived by sons Kim and Wendell Litwiller, and daughters Brenda Nichols, Jennifer Smith, and Jessica Johnson. Funeral services…

Patsy Haney, 82, of Aurora, Illinois, passed away on August 29. She is survived by her sons, Eric and Sean Haney; a sister, Suzanne Baker; and a brother, Larry Dale…

Roxann Jennings, 54, of Wauwatosa, passed away on June 28. She is survived by her husband, Mike Rye; daughter, Erin Rye-Jennings; brother, Michal Jennings; and sister, Kristen Jennings. The celebration…

Donald Vanderhyde, 95, of Madge, passed away on August 12. He is survived by his children, Lucy Braeckman, Jeff Vanderhyde, Tammy Washkuhn and Kevin Vanderhyde. The celebration of life for…