Obituaries
Norman Johnson
Mar 19, 2024
Norman D. Johnson, 87, of Eleva, WI died Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Luther Campus in Eau Claire. He was born May 29, 1936, in Chimney Rock, the son of Clarence and Minnie (Knudtson) Johnson.
Norman was baptized and confirmed at Chimney Rock Lutheran Church. He attended Chimney Rock school and Independence High School. Norman married Kathleen...
Ted Suchla
Feb 21, 2024
Ted A. Suchla, 53, of Coon Valley and formerly of Independence, died on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, in Independence.
Ted was born on January 13, 1971, to Ernest and Beatrice (Zilla) Suchla and raised in Independence. After graduating high school in Independence, Ted became a man of many talents. He was a truck driver, a carpenter on the side throughout his...
Randy Sluga
Feb 18, 2024
Randall “Randy” J. Sluga, 58, of Eau Claire and formerly of Independence, died at his home on Sunday, February 18, 2024.
Randy was born on November 9, 1965, to Robert and Karen Sluga and raised in Independence. In school, Randy excelled at wrestling; making 2 high school state appearances and earning the Badger State Award as a senior. Randy continued to...
Dale Franson
Jan 29, 2024
Dale O. Franson, 78, of Strum, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Monday, January 29, 2024, after a short battle with cancer under the care of Heartland Hospice.
Dale was born June 12, 1945, in Whitehall to Otis and Mae (Anderson) Franson. He valued hard work from an early age. He worked on the...
Irene Helgeson
Dec 17, 2023
Irene T. Helgeson, 94, of Independence, passed away on December 17, 2023, at Our House Senior Memory Care in Eau Claire.
Irene was born on October 22, 1929, to John and Emma (Susa) Bautch. Irene married the love of her life, Virgil Helgeson, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church on October 4, 1952. Together they had three boys:...
Garrett Huff
Dec 4, 2023
Garrett Noble Huff, 37, of Blue River WI, formally of Independence WI, passed away December 4, 2023. He was born on April 5, 1986 In Eau Claire WI to Dennis and Kari Huff
Garrett grew up farming alongside his family on their dairy farm, and if he wasn't busy with that, you could catch him riding dirt bikes with his...
Roland G. Kulig
Dec 2, 2023
Roland G. Kulig, 86, of Independence, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at the Grandview Care Center in Blair under the care of St. Croix Hospice.
Roland was born on the farm on February 22, 1937, to William and Julia (Kwosek) Kulig. He attended schools in Independence into high school until a fire destroyed their...
Lucille A. Sosalla
Nov 29, 2023
Lucille A. Sosalla passed away peacefully at the Pigeon Falls Nursing Home, Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Born September 2, 1933 and was 90 years old. Lucille was a woman that loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Lucille was a lifetime member of S. S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Rosary Society, and the Women’s Auxiliary. She enjoyed...
Joseph B. Hunn
Nov 17, 2023
Joseph Bruce ‘Joe’ Hunn, 90, of Mahomet, IL and formerly of Columbia, MO, died on Friday, November 17, 2023, at Bridle Brook Assisted Living surrounded by his loved ones. He had late onset Parkinson’s Disease and a brief diagnosis with an aggressive cancer before he passed.
Joe was born in St. Paul, MN on March 12,...
Patricia Krage
Nov 5, 2023
Patricia Krage, 87, formerly of Independence, died at Brookside Care Center in Kenosha, WI on Sunday, November 5, 2023.
Patricia was born in Fountain City on July 30, 1936, the daughter of Daniel and Esther (Walski) Duellman. She married Leighton Krage on August 29, 1959. She received a teaching degree after 3 years of study at Winona State College...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Pientok
Nov 4, 2023
Jacqueline "Jackie" Pientok died on November 4, 2023, at the age of 87. Jackie was born August 12th, 1936 in Arcadia, Wisconsin to Roy and Angeline (Swietz) Dworschak. She married Art Pientok in May of 1960 and moved to Independence, Wisconsin. She and Art farmed until his death August 5, 1995. Jackie worked in retail in her early years at...
Anthony Brickner
Oct 13, 2023
Anthony J. Brickner passed away after a long battle with cancer late Friday evening, on October 13, 2023, while at home with his loving wife Carol by his side.
Tony was born September 8, 1945, in Red Wing, MN to Ernest and Marie Brickner. He met his high school sweetheart, Marion Olson, in Independence, WI and they were married on...
Mickey L. Oium
Sep 26, 2023
Mickey Lee Oium, 53, of Menomonie, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Menomonie.
Mick was born on August 2, 1970 in Mondovi, though grew up with his mom and 5 siblings in Eleva and Strum. In high school, Mick was involved in various sports including football, basketball and baseball. After graduating from Eleva-Strum...
Bernice "Bea" Skroch
Sep 10, 2023
Bernice "Bea" J. Skroch, 96, of Independence, died on Sunday, September 10, 2023, surrounded by her children at the Trempealeau County Health Care Center, rural Whitehall.
Bernice was born in rural Independence on July 9, 1927, to John and Frances (Miemietz) Klimek. Bea learned the value of hard work at a young age. She worked at various jobs waitressing, cooking,...
Larry Petschen
Sep 3, 2023
On September 3, 2023 we had to sadly say goodbye to Larry Douglas Beaver Petschen from Whitehall, Wisconsin. Larry was born on November 28, 1971 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Larry and Sheryl Piggie.
Most of his life Larry worked as a chef. He enjoyed drawing, xbox and sharing wisdom. At the time of his death Larry worked at...
Le Roy Nelson
Aug 28, 2023
LeRoy H. Nelson, 94, of Colfax, died on Monday, August 28, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health System-Chippewa Valley in Bloomer.
LeRoy was born on the family farm in Dover Township, Buffalo County on April 12, 1929, to Terrence and Aphel (Sandaker) Nelson. He was united in marriage to Doris Johnson on April 22, 1950, in Osseo, WI. In December...
Kim Kulig
Aug 18, 2023
Kim Marie Kulig, 55, died on August 18, 2023 at Bluffview Memory Care in Holmen, WI.
Kim was born on May 5, 1968 to Ben and Ruth (Suchla) Kulig. She graduated from Independence High School in 1986.
Kim is survived by her brothers, Ken Kulig, Darrel (Alice) Kulig, Randy (Theresa) Kulig; and various relatives. She was preceded in death...
Pat Molitor
Aug 17, 2023
Mary Patricia “Pat” Jean Molitor, 84, formerly of Holmen/Whitehall, died on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at the Trempealeau County Healthcare Center, rural Whitehall.
Pat was born in North Dakota on June 8, 1939, to Peter and Frances (Brown) Karlinsky. After graduating from high school in Mandan, ND, Pat’s family moved to Blair to own and operate the local bakery,...
Jacob A. Kulig
Jul 30, 2023
Jacob A. Kulig, 92, of Independence, died on July 30, 2023, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
Jacob was born the youngest of 9 children on his family farm in Maule Coulee on March 25, 1931, to Joe
P. and Nellie (Bautch) Kulig. He attended the Maule Coulee School from grades 1 to 4 and completed
grades 5...
Kevin Kampa
Jul 20, 2023
Kevin Kampa of Independence, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2023 after a long battle with cancer. His loving wife, Louise, was by his side.
Kevin was born December 30, 1965 in Cudahy, Wisconsin to James and Janet (Olson) Kampa. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He enjoyed working with machinery and knowing how the mechanics worked. He could fix...
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