Obituaries
Joanne Hass, 82, passed away on Aug. 7, 2022 at Meadowbrook in Black River Falls, WI. She was born September 23, 1939, to William and LaVere (Beede) Hass in Black River Falls.
Joanne graduated from Alma Center High School. She worked at Winona Industries and Watkins in Winona. She also...
Gary Dennis Fitzpatrick, 83, peacefully passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at Country Terrace Assisted Living in Black River Falls.
Gary was born April 17, 1939, to Rupert and Stella Linnell Fitzpatrick in Black River Falls. He was one of 14 children. He married Gladys Waller and later...
Dennis R. Zimbauer, 72, Alma Center, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022, at the hospital in Oshkosh, WI. Dennis was born Nov. 8, 1949, to Nick and Leona (Hizer) Zimbauer. He was the youngest of eight children.
Dennis lived the majority of his life in the Alma Center area until his...
Philip J. “Butch” Abbott Jr., 75, of Black River Falls died Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Marshfield Medical Center, Marshfield. He was born on May 13, 1947, to Philip Sr. and Dorothy (Johnson) Abbott in Sparta.
He lived in Cataract, WI, for his entire childhood. He attended Sparta Area...
Kathy “Kat” Heeringa, 53, passed away peacefully July 14, 2022, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Kathy was born Sept. 19, 1968, to Elwin and Fran Walsted of the Hixton, WI area. A graduate of Black River Falls High School, she worked many years at the Black River Falls truck...
Dean John Wilken, 80, of Black River Falls, WI, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Black River Memorial Hospital in Black River Falls, WI. He was born Sept. 14, 1941, in Champaign, IL, to John and Anna Peters.
Dean enlisted in the United States Navy March 2, 1960, and honorably...
Roy F. Conant of Appleton, passed away 7/24/2022.
Visitation Thursday 7/28/22 4-7, Friday visitation 7/29/22 3-5 with services @5pm.
Valley Funeral Home Greenville N1858 Greenville Dr. Greenville WI 54942.
A full obituary is available at valleyfh.com and will appear in next week’s issue of the...
A Celebration of Life will be held for Richard Ernst Saturday, July 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Black River Falls.
Harold I. Salsbery, Jr. (Bill) passed away peacefully in his sleep the morning of June 12, 2022, at Grandview Care Center, Blair, WI. He was born in Dunmore, PA, to Harold and Mary (Watkins) Salsbery Aug. 24, 1931.
A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31,...
Paul E. Galster passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022, in his home in Alma Center, WI, after a battle with ALS. Paul was born Sept. 28, 1957 to Everett and Evelyn (Keach) Galster in Neillsville, WI. He was the youngest of seven children.
Paul lived all his life on the family farm in Alma...