ARTHUR HOEM

ARTHUR HOEM

     Arthur passed away March 29, 2025, surrounded by family, after a short battle with cancer at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.

     Art was born July 15, 1949, in Black River Falls, WI, to Archie and Selma (Johnson) Hoem. Art was raised in the rural Melrose area helping on the family farm. Art graduated from Taylor High School in 1967. He attended WWTC in La Crosse, WI, where he graduated with honors with an associate’s degree in woodworking and cabinet making in 1969.

     Art met his wife, Camille Dalzell, in the fall of 1967. They were married April 26, 1969, at Trempealeau Valley Lutheran Church in Taylor, WI. They lived in rural Blair, Wisconsin Dells and Alma Center before moving into the home Art built in rural Black River Falls in 1978.

     Art spent his life working various jobs, mostly carpentry and construction, but including a summer spent working for his father-in-law, Mahlon, on the farm. Other jobs include Taylor NFO Reload, driving milk truck for Wilbur Jenkins, Seguins Lumber, Thriftway Lumber, MacGillvray’s Builders and Inland Steel Iron Ore Mine. Art spent the last 40 years working for Gaier Construction of Black River Falls before retiring from full-time work in the late fall of 2020. Art also spent weekends helping family and friends on various jobs.

     Art enjoyed spending time doing small woodworking projects, helping friends and family, reading, doing word and jigsaw puzzles, yard work and lawn mowing. Art also enjoyed deer hunting with his sons, grandkids and, for the last few years, his great-grandchildren. Art enjoyed time with family. He was so proud to be promoted to “Papa.” Art was a faithful church-goer, serving 20 years on church council at Squaw Creek Lutheran Church.

     Art was preceded in death by his parents, Archie and Selma; in-laws Mary Lamb, Alvin Dalzell and Mahlon and Marjorie Anderson; sister and brother-in-law Barbara and Ammett Peterson; brother Steven Hoem; brothers-in-law Ron Butters and Donnie McDougall; sister-in-law Donna Beck; and nephews, Brian and Edward Peterson.

     Art is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Camille; his children, Wayne (Paula) Hoem of Taylor, Eugene (Tessa) Hoem of Black River Falls and Dawn Hoem of Black River Falls; grandchildren Nicole Glasspoole of Taylor, Mahlon Hoem of Black River Falls and Mikayla (Ryan) Quarne of Taylor; great-grandchildren Evan, Rowan and Bowden Glasspoole and Colton and Josie Quarne; siblings Allen (Renae) Hoem of Rochester, MN, Bonnie (John) Burdick of Winona, MN, and Sherry Vantresse of New Lisbon, WI; brother-in-law David (Rebecca) Dalzell of North St. Paul, MN; and sisters-in-law Lois Butters of Independence, IA, and Sidney (Roddy Ekern) McDougall of Ettrick, WI, along with many nieces and nephews.

     The funeral service for Art will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Upper Beaver Creek Lutheran Church. A visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2025, at Torgerson’s Funeral Home in Black River Falls. Visitation will continue Saturday at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will follow the service in Upper Beaver Creek Lutheran Cemetery.

     Torgerson’s Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.