Obituaries
BETTY SCHWARTZ
Betty Schwartz, 91, of Merrillan passed away at her home Dec. 9, 2022.
A graveside service and burial will be held Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at the Oakwood Cemetery in Merrillan, Wisconsin.
The Torgerson’s Funeral Home of Black River Falls is entrusted with...
MATEEL (TEEL)
ROUSEY HASS
Mateel (Teel) Rousey Haas, 98, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Dec. 8, 2022, at her home with family at her side.
Teel was born July 27, 1924, in Hays, KS, to William and Dorothea Rousey. Teel grew up in Alma Center, WI, where she graduated from high school...
WILLIAM GERALD “JERRY” HUMPHREYS
William Gerald “Jerry” Humphreys of Marshfield, WI, and formerly from Hixton, WI, passed away peacefully Dec. 9 surrounded by his family.
Jerry was born Dec. 21, 1944, in Black River Falls to William and Marian (Beirne) Humphreys. Jerry was raised in the...
RUTH JACOBSON
Ruth (Seeliger) Jacobson, 86, of Alma Center, WI, passed away peacefully Dec. 15, 2022, after a brief stay at Grandview Care Center in Blair, WI. Ruth was born on March 10,1936, in Berglund MI, daughter of Pastor William and Ruth (Lorenz) Seeliger. The family lived in the UP of...
JEANETTE LAHMAYER
Jeanette Lahmayer passed away peacefully in her sleep Dec. 6, 2022. A private family service was held. An obituary will be published in a future issue of the Banner Journal.
JAMES BRONNER
James H. Bronner, 87, of Tomah, WI, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Tomah VA Medical Center. He was born Aug. 4, 1935, in Minnesota to Peter and Viola (Ellis) Breyer.
Jim served proudly in the United States Air Force for eight years in Korea during the Korean War...
GISELA HERMANN
Gisela Maria Elizabeth (Geiger) Hermann passed away Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.
Gisela passed away peacefully in home hospice, with many close family members by her side in Willard, WI. She was a longtime resident of Black River Falls and before that, Melrose.
She was...
GERTRUDE BUE
Gertrude I. (Woof) Bue, 94, passed away Dec. 6, 2022, at Tri-County Memorial Hospital, Whitehall, WI. She previously had been a resident at Grand View Care Center in Blair, WI, since the end of May when she had broken her hip.
Gertrude was born Oct. 5, 1928, to John and...
FREDERICK HERMAN ROSENBAUM
Frederick Herman Rosenbaum, 87, passed away at St. Monica’s Assisted Living in Racine, WI, on Dec. 4, 2022, after several years of declining health.
Fred was born Sept. 27, 1935, in Black River Falls, WI, the third of eight children to Herman and Birdie (...
ALICE KATHERINE (KATHY) DOLESY
Kathy was born to Doris and Alfred Gass in Streator, IL. Their family moved to Wisconsin in the late 1940s.
Kathy and Kenneth Dolesy were married in 1955 and blessed with six children.
Kathy enjoyed traveling with Ken, and often their daughters...