Obituaries
SHARON ENGEBRETSON
Sharon Engebretson, 80, passed away peacefully April 9, 2024, at Pineview in Black River Falls.
She was born April 19, 1943. She lived her whole life in Black River Falls and had several interesting jobs. July 2, 1965, she married Don Engebretson.
Sharon loved...
EDNA MARIE TURNIPSEED
Edna Marie Turnipseed, 89, passed away Monday, April 1, 2024, with her family by her side at the Pigeon Falls Health Care Center in Pigeon Falls. Edna was born Feb. 15, 1935, in Cedar Rapids, IA, to Filbert and Helen (Pospisil) Vondracek. Growing up, she enjoyed...
DAVID EDWARD WAUGHTAL SR.
David Edward Waughtal Sr. (Whaba), 64, of Black River Falls passed away peacefully March 25, 2024, at the Veterans Home in Tomah, WI, and was given a full honorable military escort.
David was born June 13, 1960, to Delmer and Avriel Waughtal in Black River...
LENARD C. IVERSON
Lenard C. (Len) Iverson, 85, of Black River Falls, passed away peacefully at his home Monday, April 1, 2024.
Lenard was born July 31, 1938, to Grover and Lola (Bell) Iverson in Warrens, WI, the second youngest of 12 children. As a child, he attended Star Valley School...
JEAN “TOOKINS” MARLENE RIPP
Jean “Tookins” Marlene Ripp, 87, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Dove Healthcare in Osseo, WI.
She was born May 1, 1936, to Eugene and Arleen O’Brien in Black River Falls (BRF), WI. Jean graduated from BRF High School in 1954 and then worked as a...
SANDRA “SANDY” MARIE (SCHEPPKE) PISTORIUS
Sandra “Sandy” Marie (Scheppke) Pistorius, 78, passed away at the Meadowbrook Care Facility in Black River Falls, WI, March 25, 2024.
Sandy was born to Clifford and Freida (Ryder) Scheppke Aug. 18, 1945, in La Crosse, WI. The family later...
JAMES E. LARVICK
James E. Larvick, 82, of Sparta, WI, went home to Heaven on March 21, 2024. He was born Oct. 16, 1941, to Adolph and Alpha Larvick in Madison, WI.
Jim grew up in Black River Falls (BRF), a small town where he dressed in his own crazy sense of style, ate most of his...
DOUGLAS WERNER RADKE
Douglas Werner Radke, 86, of Eau Claire, WI, passed away March 20, 2024. He was born Jan. 10, 1938, in the front bedroom of his grandparents’ farm home in Wilton, WI. His first year was spent in Prey, WI, where his father, Werner, and mother, Eileen (Noffke), Radke lived...
STEVEN RAY QUANCE
Steven Ray Quance, 75, of Wausau, WI, passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at his home after a 12-year battle with cancer. A celebration of life will be held April 20, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 151102 Dragon Wing LN, Wausau, WI, where there will be gathering to...
Lillian Thundercloud
Nąą̨ hanąžįwį̨ga (Stands on a tree)
Lillian Thundercloud “Nąą̨ hanąžįwį̨ga”- Stands on a tree (March 7, 1925- March 23, 2024) passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones at Agrace Hospice. Lillian was born at home in Black River Falls, WI, to Daniel (...