Obituaries
CHARLES ‘SONNYMAN’ SPURLING, JR.
Charles “Sonnyman” Spurling, Jr., 62, of Alma Center, WI, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, while he slept. Born on March 18, 1960, in Monroe, WI, he was the son of Charles “Papa Chuck” Spurling, Sr. and Beatrice (...
BOB GREEN
Bob Green from Merrillan, WI, died Oct. 12, 2022, at VA Hospice in Tomah, WI, at the age of 74 from lung cancer. He was born May 18, 1948, in Neillsville, WI, one of nine kids of Raymond and Nora Green. The family moved to Merrillan early on. He went through school in Merrillan and...
BARBARA STENBERG
Barbara Jean Stenberg passed away Sept. 25, 2022. She is survived by one sister, Irene (Cliff) Brandvold; two nephews, Eric (Jamie) Brandvold and Brian (Julie) Brandvold; one niece, Tiffany Erdos; and various other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents and one...
David C. Hagglund, 62, of Iron River, WI, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at his home.
David Curtis Hagglund was born July 30, 1960, the son of Russell and Lucille (Johnson) Hagglund in Duluth, MN. David graduated from high school in Two Harbors, MN, and then joined the U.S. Army,...
Raymond Stoker, Black River Falls, passed away Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
A full obituary will follow in next week’s Banner Journal.
There will be no services.
Robert “Bob” W. Kidrick, 82, passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at Watertown Health Care Center.
Memorial services will take place Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at 1 p.m. at Hafemeister Funeral Home, with Rev. Ray Bezanson officiating. Family and friends may gather at Hafemeister Funeral Home...
Steven E. Conrad Jr. ended his health struggle Oct. 12, 2022. He peacefully passed at home with his family and his loyal dog, Willow, by his side.
He grew up in the Chicago suburbs and moved to Hixton in the early 1990s, but he never let that city spirit leave him and would never pass up...
Kevin Neil Knudson passed away Aug. 31, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Neil and Lorraine Knudson. He is survived by five siblings, Lenore, Diane (Seiler), Karen (Martin), Randy and Ricky and many nieces and nephews.
Kevin was raised in Taylor, WI, and lived and worked in...
Spencer Jacob Carriaga of Saukville passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, at the age of seven. He was born in Grafton Aug. 26, 2015, to Marcus Carriaga and Bethany Ward Paulson.
Spencer attended Saukville Elementary School this year as a first-grader. Spencer was cheerful, sweet...
Vivian V. Simons, “FeFe”, 85, of Black River Falls, died Oct. 6, 2022, in the care of the Black River Falls Memorial Hospital Respite care.
She was born to James and Blanch (Brauner) Melichar June 16, 1937, at the Black River Falls Memorial Hospital and graduated from the Black River...