Obituaries
CHRIS C. EMERSON
Chris C. Emerson, 77, of Black River Falls, passed away with peace, Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Chris was born Sept. 16, 1948, to Veronica “Vonnie” (Stratton) Emerson and Victor Emerson, and raised in the rural Spring Creek area. While brought up working on the family farm, he...
Ray Junior Thompson
Ray Junior Thompson, 92, of Hixton, formerly of Northfield/Whitehall, WI, passed away Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at Pine View Care Center in Black River Falls, WI.
Memorial services for Ray will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in...
Pete Dinger
Pete Dinger, 73, of rural Melrose, WI, died Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Emplify Health by Gundersen, La Crosse, WI.
A celebration of life will be Saturday, April 25, 2026, 1 p.m., at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Melrose.
Friends may call at the church on Saturday, one hour...
Mary Beth (Flugstad) O’Brien
Mary Beth (Flugstad) O’Brien, 80, of Black River Falls, WI, left this world peacefully April 16, 2026, at Our House Senior Living – Eau Claire Memory Care, following a long and graceful journey with Alzheimer’s disease.
Mary was born May 27, 1945, in Black River Falls...
Gloria Klieforth
Gloria Klieforth passed away April 1, 2026, peacefully surrounded by family.
A funeral Mass was held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church April 11, 2026, in Crawfordville, FL.
Gloria is survived by her husband, Chuck; brother Dan; daughter Teri; four grandchildren and...
Edward Kaczmarek
Edward Kaczmarek, 89, of Neillsville, WI, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026.
He was born in Cudahy, WI, and was united in marriage to Carol on Valentine’s Day, 1959. Formerly of Cudahy, WI, Ed spent the last 30 years of his retirement residing in Neillsville. He enjoyed bike...
Arbadella “Arby” Ann Nandory
Arbadella “Arby” Ann Nandory, 86, of Taylor, WI, passed away peacefully on the morning of April 13, 2026.
A funeral service was held Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Taylor Lutheran Church. Buswell Funeral Home assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Ray Junior Thompson
Ray Junior Thompson, 92, of Hixton, formerly of Northfield/Whitehall, WI, passed away Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at Pine View Care Center in Black River Falls, WI.
He was born May 22, 1933, in Back River Falls, WI, to Raymond and Orien (Bergerson) Thompson. Ray grew up in...
Reynolds L. Tomter
Reynolds L. Tomter, 108, of Pigeon Falls, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025 in the Pigeon Falls Health Care Center in Pigeon Falls.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 12 p.m. at Peace Lutheran of Pigeon Falls with burial in the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery,...
Mildred Elaine Relyea Evenson
(Jan. 23, 1938—April 11, 2026)
Mildred Elaine Relyea Evenson, 88, died April 11, 2026, at 9:24 a.m. She was born in the cold of winter Jan. 23, 1938, to Alvin Jasper Relyea and Rosemary Roberts Relyea of rural Taylor, WI. She married Donald Everett Evenson June 14,...