Obituaries
James Wilhelm
James “Jim” G. Wilhelm, 82, passed away April 15, 2026. Born Jan. 27, 1944, in St. Louis, he grew up on a farm in Black River Falls, WI, the youngest child of Carl Stephen and Helen Wilhelm.
Jim married his true love, Nancy Lee, and together, they raised two sons who always felt his...
Barbara L. (Stenulson) Bruley
Barbara L. Bruley, 77, passed away May 11, 2026, in Peoria, AZ, surrounded by her family after a long battle with COPD.
Barbara was born Feb. 20, 1949, to Eugene and Carol (Fink) Stenulson. She graduated from Black River Falls High School with the class of 1967....
Mathew Micheal Somers
Mathew Micheal Somers, known lovingly to many as “Rain,” passed away May 15, 2026, in Amarillo, TX, at the age of 31. Born Aug. 19, 1994, in Beloit, WI, Mathew lived a life defined by movement, warmth and an irrepressible spirit that drew people to him wherever he went. ...
Scott Raymond Cummings
Scott Raymond Cummings of Fort Collins, CO, passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. He was born Feb. 19, 1957, in Black River Falls, Wisconsin to Robert and LaVon (Carson) Rogness.
Scott graduated from Black River Falls Senior High School in 1975. Scott attended Western...
Patricia Rose White (nee Bollom)
Patricia Rose White (nee Bollom), 87, of Black River Falls, WI, passed away April 22, 2026.
A memorial service will be held at Bridge Church, 740 Alder St. Black River Falls, WI, Monday, June 1, 2026. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. with service to follow.
Karen W. Collins
Karen Collins, 86, of rural Humbird, passed away unexpectedly at her home Sunday, May 10, 2026.
Karen was born Sept. 15, 1939, in Ladysmith, WI, the daughter of Alfred and Verla (Wymore) Fink. She was raised with her three siblings on a farm in Rusk County, where she attended...
Jo Ann Dougherty
Jo Ann Dougherty died May 18, 2026, at Meadowbrook in Black River Falls at 98 years of age. She was born July 13, 1927, to J. Bruce and Kathleen (Buckley) Van Gorden, who were living in Alma Center, WI, at that time. She was born in nearby Whitehall, since there was no hospital...
THOM (LAVERNE) THOMPSON
Thom (LaVerne) Thompson, a longtime resident of Palm Springs CA, died Monday, April 27, 2026. He died peacefully with his California family and friends at his side
He and his twin sister, LaVonne, were born in Black River Falls, WI, to Lloyd and Judith Thompson Dec...
GREGORY GEORGE RIPP
Gregory George Ripp, 69, lately of La Crosse, WI, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and delivered from it and all earthly cares May 10, 2026. Greg was born April 18, 1957 to Duane and Wanda (Hytry) Ripp.
Growing up on a dairy farm near Alma Center, WI, with his five...
TIM D. YESKIE
Tim D. Yeskie, 69, of Hixton, passed away May 3, 2026, surrounded by his family and close friends.
He was born Oct. 25, 1956 to Robert “Bob” Yeskie and Virginia (Hegge) Yeskie. Tim grew up in rural Hixton his whole life.
Tim worked briefly at Wisconsin Dairies, Norplex and Federation...