Obituaries
LUCAS BERGERSON
Lucas Bergerson passed away unexpectedly June 20, 2025. A visitation will be held Thursday, June 26, at the Jensen-Modjeski Funeral Home, Hixton, from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 27, visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. at the New Hope Lutheran Church. Service will follow...
ANGEL SAMPAYO GARCIA III
May 13, 1956 - June 9, 2025
It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we announce the passing of Angel Sampayo Garcia III, 69, of Black River Falls, WI. He fell asleep in death Monday, June 9, 2025, at Mayo Hospital in La Crosse, WI.
Angel was born in San...
DR. ALBERT T. LAHMAYER
Dr. Albert T. Lahmayer, 98, of Black River Falls, passed away on June 9, 2025.
He was born May 10, 1927, in Milwaukee, WI. After graduating from Pulaski High School in February 1945, he immediately entered the U.S. Army, where he served as a military investigator —...
ANN M. (BRAUNER) TREANOR
Ann M. (Brauner) Treanor, 67, of Holmen, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2025, from a rare form of liver cancer. Ann was born Nov. 9, 1957, to Robert and Edith (Cole) Brauner at Sparta Hospital. She grew up on a dairy farm west of Black River Falls near Disco. Ann...
DALE YOUNG
Dale Young of Black River Falls passed away June 15. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 22, at 3 p.m. at the Torgerson Funeral Home; visitation will be held from noon until the start of services.
A full obituary will appear in next week’s issue of the Banner Journal.
BONNIE SHOEMAKER
Bonnie Shoemaker, 91, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Dimensions Nursing Home in Eau Claire, WI.
Bonnie was born April 18, 1934, to Hallie and Verda (Gee) Goldsmith in Black River Falls. She grew up in rural Jackson County. Bonnie was the third child born into a...
STUART “STEWIE” ASHLEY TAYLOR III
Stuart “Stewie” Ashley Taylor III, 25, of Black River Falls, WI, died at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI, June 4, 2025.
Stuart was born and raised in Black River Falls and graduated from high school in 2018. After high school, he...
SHARON MARIE DUPEE (HERZBERG)
Sharon Marie Dupee (Herzberg), 76, passed away peacefully on the early morning of June 5, 2025, under hospice care at her home in Merrillan, WI. Sharon was born to Clara Herzberg (Dickson) and Leonard Herzberg Jan. 31,1949.
Sharon graduated from Pittsville...
KRISTINE J. (CHRISTOPHERSON) LAROCHE
Kristine J. (Christopherson) Laroche passed away May 22, 2025.
She was born Dec. 25, 1969, to Stanley and June Christopherson, the fifth of seven children. While living in California after high school, she met and married Frank Dubielczyk in 1990,...
HOWARD “HOWIE” “HB” BOETTCHER
Howard “Howie” “HB” Lee Boettcher, 71, of Taylor, died Saturday, April 26, 2025, in the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse surrounded by family.
Howard was born March 7, 1954, in Minneapolis, MN, to Donald and Joan (Schrier) Boettcher.
Howard...