Obituaries
TONI LYNN THOMAS
Toni Lynn Thomas (Tidgwell), 62, formerly of Warrens, residing in Tomah since 2018, passed away peacefully at her home March 26, 2023, after many years of struggling with various health issues.
Toni was born May 5, 1960, in Saint Paul, MN, to Bonnie (Peterson) Killinger and John...
TONI LYNN THOMAS
Toni Lynn Thomas (Tidgwell), 62, formerly of Warrens, residing in Tomah since 2018, passed away peacefully at her home March 26, 2023, after many years of struggling with various health issues.
Toni was born May 5, 1960, in Saint Paul, MN, to Bonnie (Peterson) Killinger and John...
WILLIAM BLACKHAWK COLLINS (WAKĄĴAXUNUNIK) “LITTLE THUNDER”
William Blackhawk Collins (Wakąĵaxununik) “Little Thunder,” 42 walked on March 19, 2023, in Black River Falls, WI. He was born April 16, 1980, in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, to Donald L. Collins and Sandra S. (Winneshiek) Collins. He was a...
NICOLAS MARK BERG
Nicolas Mark Berg, 31, was called home to God’s Kingdom Saturday, March 25, at his home in Black River Falls.
He born in Black River Falls, WI, May 3, 1991, the son of Brenda Jill Werre and Steven Mark Berg. He was the youngest of four boys.
Though in the last few...
CLAIRE LEE
Claire Lee passed away peacefully Oct. 25, 2022. She was born Clara Helen Likowsky to Russian immigrant parents John and Katie (Katya) (Selasko) Likowsky in Sioux City, IA, April 14, 1923.
Clara was an athlete all through school. She said she “had to keep up with her two...
MATTHEW RICHARDS
Matthew Richards, 46, of Alexandria, MN and formerly of Hixton, WI, died Saturday, March 25, 2023 surrounded by his family.
Matt was born Dec. 19, 1976, in Black River Falls, WI, to Mark and Barbara (Gilbertson) Richards. Matt graduated from Black River Falls High School...
WAYNE “WEINER” R. VEHRENKAMP
Wayne “Weiner” Richard Vehrenkamp, 71, of rural Ettrick, died Saturday, March 25, 2023, in the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
Wayne was born Dec. 12, 1951, in La Crosse to Richard and Darlene (Gibbs) Vehrenkamp.
Wayne attended elementary school in...
GARY D. MORTENSON
Gary D. Mortenson, 73, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023, surrounded by family. Services will be held Friday, April 7, 2023, at the Jensen-Modjeski Funeral Home in Hixton, WI. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., with a service beginning at 11 a.m. and lunch to...
RHONDA THOMPSON
Rhonda Sue Thompson, 71, of Black River Falls, passed away Dec. 3, 2022, while at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. She had undiagnosed ovarian cancer. She became symptomatic October 2022 and was diagnosed shortly before her death.
Rhonda was born April 18,...
ADELL OLGA (KLUMB) RUHTER
Adell Olga (Klumb) Ruhter, 102, formerly of Melrose, Wisconsin, reached her Heavenly home, March 31, 2023.
She was born in Germantown, WI, July 2, 1920. On Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1946, Adell married Lester Ruhter. One year later, they left Germantown to farm...