Obituaries
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...
JOSHUA R. HARRIS
Joshua R. Harris, a genuine jack-of-all-trades, passed away Nov. 16, 2022, in Melrose, WI, at the age of 37.
Joshua was born Dec. 14, 1984, in the state of Georgia to his mother, Penny Cambell. After the family moved to Wisconsin, Penny met his stepfather, Larry...
DENNIS JAHN
Dennis Wayne Jahn, 65, passed away Nov. 15, 2022, in Virginia City Highlands, Reno, NV.
He was born Nov. 6, 1957, to Le Verne and Ellen (Holub) Jahn. He attended grade school and high school in Alma Center, graduating in 1976. He later attended technical school in Red Wing...
RYAN A. “MURPH” MURPHY
Ryan A. “Murph” Murphy, 51, was set free Nov. 25, 2022, while surrounded by his loving family. Ryan battled a short, but hard-fought battle with cholangiocarcinoma and asked that his friends and family not mourn his passing because his future plans include: meeting up...
MILTON JOHNSON
Milton (Milt) M. Johnson, 80, of Black River Falls, WI, died Dec. 3, 2022, at Pine View Terrace in Black River Falls. He was born Oct. 15, 1942, in Aitkin, MN, the son of Milton H. and Irja I. Johnson (nee Rikala). He was quite proud of that Swedish-Finnish heritage. He was...
SHARON ROSE (DILL) HUNTER
Sharon Hunter, 81, of Monroe, WI, lost her long and brave battle with Alzheimer’s Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Sharon was born in Black River Falls (BRF), WI, April 16, 1941, the daughter of Walter R. and Ruby (Johnson) Dill. Sharon attended the Pine Hill Country School...