Obituaries

Mavis Babbitt, 98, of Eau Claire, passed away on May 22. She is survived by her sons, Barry, Steve, Don and Dean; and sister, Jean Lewis. The memorial service for…

Anthony “Tony” Hullett, 55, of Rice Lake, passed away on May 10. He is survived by his parents, Walter and Mary Klemencic; brother, Joseph Klemencic; and sister, Andrea Sagedal. The…

Andy Elmer, 77, of Amery, passed away on May 22. The funeral service for Andy Elmer will be held at Little Falls Lutheran Church in Amery, on Thursday at 11…

Stanley Lang, 19, of New Auburn, passed away on May 9. He is survived by his parents, Jergen and Jody Lang; and siblings, Chester, Arthur and Katheryn Lang. The Mass…

Eloise Anton, 96, of Amery, passed away on May 17. The funeral service for Eloise Anton will be held at East Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Amery, on Wednesday at 11…

Kim Ritchie, 71, of Rice Lake, passed away on April 16. He is survived by his wife, Vonnie Ritchie; sons, Jacob Ritchie and Dylan Ritchie; sisters, Jill Rivard, Polly Giese,…

Brian Rude, 82, of Rice Lake, passed away on May 18. He is survived by his wife, Valerie Rude; son, Kelley Rude; and daughter, Kerry Horton. The celebration of life…

Kenneth Bowen, 69, of Cumberland, passed away on January 23. He is survived by his daughters, Shawna Demes and Shannon Wylie; brothers Steve Bowen and Craig Bowen; and sister, Diane…

Roland Strickland, 69, of Cumberland, passed away on May 12. He is survived by his wife, Robin; son, Seth; daughter, Angela; and brothers, Arnie and Tom. The celebration of life…

Grace Deutsch, 100, of Raymond, Iowa, and formerly of Dallas, passed away on December 5, 2025. The memorial service for Grace Deutsch will be held at Dallas Lutheran Church on…

Regina Mueller, 97, of Rice Lake, passed away on April 22. She is survived by her children, Michal Mueller, Marc Mueller, David Mueller, Deborah Mueller, Keren Jorde and Nathan Mueller.…

Deon Zwiefelhofer, 61, passed away on May 9. He is survived by her siblings, Kevin Zwiefelhofer, Craig Zwiefelhofer and Denise Pake. The Mass of Christian burial for Deon Zwiefelhofer will…

Debra Ann Jeske, 67, of Wyoming, Minnesota, passed away on April 26. She is survived by her children, James Burton, Ashley Burton and Joseph Zepeda; mother, Lois Tate; and siblings.…

Thomas Loyas, 83, of Sarona, passed away on May 2. He is survived by his wife, Diane Loyas; stepdaughter, Julie Decker; brother, Doug Loyas; and sisters, Mariann Ager and Karen…

Paul Aasen, 97, of Rice Lake, passed away on April 29. He is survived by his daughters, Rosanna Staloch, Sharon Aasen and Diane Jacobs. The funeral service for Paul Aasen…

Carol Johnson, 83, of Rice Lake, passed away on May 12. She is survived by her children, Jeff Johnson, Jim Johnson and Jane Johnson; sisters, Pat Sweet, Sandy Chartrand and…

Mercedes (Dieckman) Wickstrom passed away. She is survived by her sons, Fred, Barry and Kevin. The memorial service for Mercedes Wickstrom will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, in McKinley…

Larry Flynn, 86, of Rice Lake, passed away on May 8. He is survived by his son, Jeff Flynn; and daughters, Julie Bell and Jill Tomesh. The celebration of life…