Obituaries
Michael Gene Semke, 52, of Winona, MN passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022.
Mike was born in Black River Falls May 21, 1969, to Orville and Sherry Semke. He spent most of his childhood growing up ON a small farm in Melrose. After graduating from Melrose-Mindoro High School in 1987, Mike...
Emily Jane Halverson, 85, passed away May 11, 2022, peacefully at The Lodge at Whispering Pines in Plover with family at her side. She was born July 24, 1936, to Kenneth and Cecelia (Gardner) Oyer in Milwaukee.
Emily earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from UW-Oshkosh...
Rose Ann Klir departed for the eternal classroom Sunday, May 8, 2022, from Inglehaven Communities. Rose was born July 25, 1933, in Kenyon Valley, near Black River Falls, to James Jr. and Anna (Bohac) Klir. She attended grammar school in the Kenyon Valley Rural School, where she was inspired to...
Carol Rachelle Nemitz, mother and friend, died Sunday, May 8, 2022, at her home in Tomah. She was 72.
Carol was born in 1949 in Ocala, FL, to parents Richard and Nettie Doers. She moved with her family to Wisconsin while in elementary school, graduating from Tomah High School in 1967....
Casey “Higgins” Hayden, 39, of Black River Falls was taken from this earth unexpectedly from an undiagnosed medical condition during a day of fishing with family and friends Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Casey John Ryan Hayden was born Feb. 2, 1983, in Black River Falls. He graduated from Alma...
Margaret Catherine Hull, 93, passed away May 10, 2022, at Gundersen Hospital in Whitehall. She was born Aug. 4, 1928, to John and Frances Ford in Philadelphia, PA.
Margaret was a very independent woman. Having only the opportunity to have reached the eighth-grade before the need to help...
Peggy A. Millis, 75, of Black River Falls passed away April 9, 2022.
She was born Sept. 24, 1946, to Norma Towler and Merle Helgeland.
She worked in the health care field until she retired in 2017.
She is survived by her two sons, Steve (Bobbi) Bernett and Shawn (Lisa) Stewart;...
Jacob David Lightfoot, 88, died May 4, 2022, at Wisconsin Veterans Home in Chippewa Falls. He was born Oct. 23, 1933, to Jacob and Gladys (Woodford) Lightfoot in Eau Claire. He married Beverly P. Niskanen Dec. 16, 1956, who passed away almost exactly four years prior. They are together again,...
Bert E. Bush, 70, of Melrose died Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Franciscan Skemp Mayo, La Crosse surrounded by his loving wife and family. Bertie was born May 20, 1951, to Albert C. “Bert” and Clara Bush. He attended the Spring Creek School until it closed and graduated from Black River Falls...
Doris Louise Wensel, 91, passed away April 25, 2022, at the Grand View Care Center in Blair.
Doris was born May 26, 1930, to Axel and Gladys (Horswill) Odeen in Sparta. She was united in marriage to Garth Wensel June 8, 1953, in Black River Falls.
Doris stayed busy her whole life....