Obituaries
Irene Dubiel
Dec 2, 2020
Irene Dubiel, 92, of Independence, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Grand View Care Center, Blair. Irene was born February 25, 1928 in Arcadia to Edward and Helen (Marsolek) Bautch. She married Ernest L. Dubiel on June 3, 1946 at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Independence. The couple farmed in Traverse Valley until retirement in 1974 and then moved...
Edward D. Halama
Nov 28, 2020
Edward D. Halama, 87, of Independence, died Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Oakridge, Osseo. Edward was born January 15, 1933 in Hale Township, Trempealeau County, to Bert and Helen (Knusalla) Halama. He married Donna Mae Loew May 7, 1960 in Tilden Wis. Edward was a dairy farmer and also raised strawberries for many years. He liked to...
Lorraine Maurita DeBel
Nov 26, 2020
Lorraine M. DeBel, 98, of Osseo, died Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Dove Healthcare, Osseo. Lorraine was born April 13, 1922 in Buffalo County, to Clarence M. and Lulie (Nyre) Johnson. She married Orville Guenther February 10, 1948. He died October 30, 1953. She married Marcel DeBel November 21, 1956 in St. Charles, Ill. He died January 12, 2002. Lorraine...
Lorraine DeBel
Nov 26, 2020
Lorraine M. DeBel, 98, of Osseo, died Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Dove Healthcare, Osseo. Lorraine was born April 13, 1922 in Buffalo County, to Clarence M. and Lulie (Nyre) Johnson. She married Orville Guenther February 10, 1948. He died October 30, 1953. She married Marcel DeBel November 21, 1956 in St. Charles, Ill. He died January 12, 2002. Lorraine...
Ronald J. Mueller
Nov 26, 2020
Ronald J. Mueller, 82, of Independence, died Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Gundersen Tri-County Hospital and Clinics, Whitehall. Ronald was born July 21, 1938 on Montana Ridge, Buffalo County, to John and Mary (Pampuch) Mueller. He married Rose Morchinek on February 9, 1963 in Independence. She died March 15, 2003. The couple farmed in Buffalo County. While farming he also...
Shirley Suchla
Nov 22, 2020
Shirley Suchla, 83, of Independence, died Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Lake Winona Manor, after a long battle with Alzheimers and a short battle with Covid-19. Shirley was born October 3, 1937 in Arcadia, Wis., to Louis and Theresa (Eckel) Servais. On April 28, 1962 she married Edward J. Suchla at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Arcadia. The...
Karen M. Bisek
Nov 21, 2020
Karen M, Bisek, 76, of Independence, died Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis. Karen was born April 11, 1944, in the town of Seymour, Eau Claire County, to Carl and Gladys (Johnson) Stai. She married LaVern Bisek on September 14, 1963 in Eau Claire. He died December 28, 2006. The couple farmed in Arcadia township until 1992....
Benjamin Schultz
Nov 19, 2020
Benjamin “Ben” Raymond Schultz, 86, of Galesville passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Gundersen Tri County Hospital in Whitehall, to be reunited with his beloved wife Jody. Ben was born September 15, 1934 in Buffalo County, WI, to Raymond and Irene (Eberhardt) Schultz. On June 6, 1962, he married the love of his life Joan McRae in Alma, Wisconsin...
Fern Bautch
Nov 18, 2020
Fern Elizabeth Bautch, 90, of Whitehall, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, surrounded by family, at Pigeon Falls Health Care Center. Fern was born on May 6, 1930 in the town of Montana, the daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Fritschler) Ammann. The farm girl from Waumandee met her future husband Clifford Bautch at Midway Dance Hall in Independence, Wis.,...
Leora Skroch
Nov 18, 2020
Leora Skroch, 72, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the Trempealeau County Health Care Center, Whitehall. Leora was born April 25, 1948 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Arcadia, to Rudolph and Mary (Sendelbach) Pronschinske. She married Allen J. Skroch June 21, 1969 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Waumandee. He died January 25, 1982. Leora worked at Wincraft, Supreme School...
Beverly Mork
Nov 17, 2020
Beverly Mork, 89, of Mondovi, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Oakwood Villa, Altoona. Beverly was born July 1, 1931, in Mondovi to Leo and Hilda (Becker) Stay. She married Bernard Mork June 29, 1957 in Mondovi. He died November 18, 1987. Beverly attended Gilman Valley School and was a graduate from Gilmanton High School in 1950. She worked several...
Marion Hill
Nov 17, 2020
Marion Hill, 94, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Trempealeau County Health Care Center, Whitehall, where she had been a resident since 2009. Marion was born March 17, 1926 in Sherman Township, Dunn County, to Harry and Florence (Loomis) Clack. She married Reuben Hill in 1947. They later divorced. Marion graduated from Boyceville High School in 1944. She attended...
Mae G. Berg
Nov 8, 2020
Mae Berg, 94, of Onalaska, formerly of Independence, died Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse. Mae was born March 6, 1926, in Ettrick to Arthur and Millie (Brenengen) LeQue. She married Elmer Berg July 24, 1954 in La Crosse. He died June 30, 1994. The couple farmed Silver Fox Ridge, rural Independence until 1988. Mae...
Jeremy J. Prudlick
Oct 18, 2020
Jeremy J. Prudlick, 40, of Galesville, died Sunday, October 18, 2020 at his home. Jeremy was born February 21, 1980, in Eau Claire, to Gregory and Laurie (Brunner) Prudlick. Jeremy grew up on a farm outside of Independence where he learned to love the outdoors, becoming an avid fisherman and hunter. He graduated from Independence High School in 1998 and...
Amber Joy Patton
Sep 20, 2020
Amber Joy Patton, age 34, passed away on September 20th, 2020 in Chandler, Arizona under very tragic circumstances. Amber was a victim of a random and violent robbery and murder. Amber was born in Saint Joseph, Michigan on June 24, 1986 and spent her early years in Stanley, Wisconsin prior to moving to Casa Grande, Arizona for elementary school. Amber...
David Wm. Brown
Sep 16, 2020
David Wm. Brown, 70, of rural Mondovi, died Wednesday at this home with his wife by his side where they loved to be. He was born September 26, 1949 in Wellington, KS, to Carol and Neola (Wampler) Brown. The family moved to California in 1959. David married Chris Jefferies shortly after graduating from high school. He later married Frances Williams...
Edward "Ed" Slabik
Sep 13, 2020
Edward “Ed" Slabik, 89, of Independence, died Sunday, September 13, 2020, at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center, Whitehall. Ed died peacefully with his wife Tina and their children by his side. Ed was born August 25, 1931 in Trempealeau County to Peter and Eleanor (Prokop) Slabik. He worked hard helping out on his family's small farm until he left for the...
Henry "Hank" Wieczorek
Sep 13, 2020
Henry J. Wieczorek, 77, of Bluff Siding, died Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Gundersen Tri-County Hospital and Clinics, Whitehall. Hank was born November 9, 1942 in Winona to Leo and Germaine (Neuman) Wieczorek. Hank worked at Winona Heat Treating Company. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his brothers and children. Survivors include three children, Carmen, Richard, and Candace Wieczorek; three...
Alphonse "Allie" Saverinski
Sep 4, 2020
Alphonse “Allie” Saverinski, 91, of Independence, died Friday, September 4, 2020, at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center, Whitehall. Allie was born November 4, 1928 in Burnside Township, Trempealeau County to John and Catherine (Kloss) Saverinski. He married Patricia Dubiel November 29, 1958 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Independence. She died September 2, 2018. Allie was a hard worker, he...
Doris M. Filla
Sep 1, 2020
Doris M. Filla, 89, of Independence died Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Gundersen Tri-County Care Center in Whitehall. Doris was born November 3, 1930 in Waumandee, to Rudolph and Mary (Sendelbach) Pronschinske. She married Edmund E. Filla May 18, 1954 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Waumandee. He died August 8, 2011. The couple farmed in Independence. Doris was a...
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