Obituaries
MICHELE “EDIE” KLING
Michele “Edie” Kling died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Black River Falls Memorial Hospital from a sudden medical condition. She was born Jan. 4, 1943, in Germany. She moved to the United States and had Cirsten through her first marriage. They later divorced.
Edie...
JANIE MARIE (BOWEN) FRISBIE
Janie Marie (Bowen) Frisbie passed away July 10, 2024. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at 1 p.m. at the VFW in Alma Center. Coffee and desserts will be provided.
BARBARA J. HART
Barbara J. Hart, 66, of Merrillan died peacefully Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, in her home.
Barbara was born June 30, 1958, to Joseph and Loretta (Terborg) Hebein in Milwaukee and graduated from Lincoln High School in Alma Center in 1976.
Barbara married Dale R....
BECKY S. HAMMES
Becky S. Hammes, 54, died surrounded by her family at home Wednesday, Sept 11, 2024. She was born March 1, 1970, to Warren L. and Priscilla M. (Davidson) Rosin. Becky attended school in Black River Falls, WI, and graduated from Black River Falls High School in 1988. Becky...
RONALD “RON” DAVID SHERMAN
Ronald “Ron” David Sherman, 86, of Black River Falls, WI, died peacefully Thursday night, Sept. 5, 2024, at the William S. Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI, under the care of hospice.
Ron was born April 25, 1938, to Forrest and Ferol (Bice-Saluzzi)...
ANDREW (ANDY) BOURDO
Andrew (Andy) Bourdo, 65, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at Black River Falls Memorial Hospital.
Andy was born April 23, 1959, to James and Suzanne (Hoffer) Bourdo of Big Bend, WI. He was the middle child of three boys. He graduated in 1977 from...
IRENE NANCY (LOWE) KEENAN, “WAAKEJAHEREJ”- BELONGS UP THERE
Irene Nancy (Lowe) Keenan, “Waakejaherej”- Belongs up there, passed away Aug. 25, 2024. Irene was born at home, like her siblings, to Martin and Mabel (Davis) Lowe Oct. 8, 1931. She grew up in a much-remembered log cabin just outside...
SHARON KAY “SHERRIE” CALVANO
Sharon Kay “Sherrie” Calvano, 87, of Tenafly, NJ, passed away Aug. 10, 2024. She was the second of four children to Ardalene and Giles Rickard. Sherrie was born April 22, 1937, in Black River Falls, WI, where she grew up and graduated from Black River Falls High...
HERBERT CHARLES SHOEMAKER
Herbert Charles Shoemaker, Sr., 88 of City Point, WI, left us peacefully while surrounded by family at his City Point home Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, (approximately 1,200 feet due west of the home where he was born on Jan. 5, 1936).
Herbert joined the army in...
NELSON ANDREW LENT
Nelson Andrew Lent, 84, died Aug. 9, 2024, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI.
Nelson was born in Hayward, WI, Oct. 21, 1939, to Louise and Dewey Lent. He started his 46-year career in radio there at WHSM in 1959. In 1960, he moved to Rice Lake, WI, and...