Obituaries

Darlene Secord

Darlene Secord

Sep 5, 2014

DARLENE SECORD (FREEMAN) of Oak Grove, Minnesota (formerly of Battle Lake, Columbia Heights, MN and Webster, WI) passed away Friday, September 5, 2014 at the age of 86. Born August 9, 1928 to Erna and Dudley Freeman in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She is survived by loving husband of 63 years, Wilmer (Bill) J. Secord and children, Michael (Eileen) Secord, Collette...

Edward Kellogg

Edward Kellogg

Sep 5, 2014

Edward C. “Ned” Kellogg, age 87, of Webster, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014. Ned was born July 20, 1927 in Milwaukee, WI, son of the late Edward C. and Elsie L. (Dreier) Kellogg. He attended schools in Milwaukee, graduating from Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School and Marquette University High School. He then earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Marquette...

Ernest Wallin

Ernest Wallin

Sep 5, 2014

Ernest H. Wallin, age 94, died Friday, September 5, 2014 at Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, Wisconsin. Ernest was born on March 25, 1920 in Burnett Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin to the late Ernest H. and Anna C. (Melland) Wallin, Sr. He served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II in the Air and Sea Rescue...

Adeline Millin

Adeline Millin

Sep 4, 2014

Adeline Marie Millin Addie Millin, 77, died on Thursday September 4, 2014 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN surrounded by her family. She was born on July 5, 1937 to Earl and Martha Pulda in Wauzeka, WI. Addie attended Wauzeka High School where she met Lonnie Millin, and they married on September 18, 1954. They lived in Prairie du...

Kathleen Andren

Kathleen Andren

Sep 2, 2014

Kathleen Mary (Johnson) Andren August 4, 1945- September 2, 2014 She was an only child born in Joplin, MO to Sgt. Casper ‘Cap’ and Helen (Szymczak) Johnson. She spent her early childhood years in the State of Oregon and later the family returned to the southern Minnesota area where she graduated high school from Kiester, MN. While working at the...

Gerald Videen

Gerald Videen

Sep 1, 2014

Gerald “Jerry” N. Videen, age 76, a resident of Danbury passed away September 1, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Jerry was born February 27, 1938 in Lykens Wisconsin to Walter and Ruth Videen. He attended grade school in Laketown and high school in Luck school district. At age seventeen, he went to work for Duncan Yo-yo as a...

Carolyn Bargel

Carolyn Bargel

Aug 28, 2014

Carolyn “Chris” Bargel, age 83, a resident of Danbury died August 28, 2014. Chris was born on July 10, 1931 in Palmyra, Wisconsin to Haldor and Elsie Christensen. On June 4, 1983 Chris was united in marriage to Wolfgang. Chris enjoyed traveling and made several trips to Norway to visit relatives. She also bicycled around England and France with several...

Ruth Foust

Ruth Foust

Aug 27, 2014

Ruth Ann Foust, age 70, a resident of Grantsburg died August 27, 2014. Ruth was born on July 15, 1944 in Grantsburg to Louie and Eleanor Becvar. Ruth started working with her mom at the Duncan Yo-Yo Factory at the age of 19 years old. She later worked at Fairview Hospital for 20 years. Ruth was an avid bowler, and...

Dorothy Dahlberg

Dorothy Dahlberg

Aug 23, 2014

Dorothy Lucille Dahlberg, age 87, of Grantsburg, passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 23rd, 2014. Dorothy was born April 3, 1927 south of Grantsburg, in the town of Sunrise. She lived in Grantsburg all her adult life and was one of the community’s most cherished, ebullient, and active members (not to mention one of its star golfers!). Dorothy...

Leonard Ritchey

Leonard Ritchey

Aug 23, 2014

Leonard J.A. Ritchey of Carlton, Minnesota, was blessed with 94 joyful years of life before his peaceful departure on Saturday, August 23, 2014, in the care of his family. Leonard was born on August 13, 1920, on his family homestead in Lorain Township, Wisconsin, to Helen Wodtke Ritchey and Myles Lee Ritchey. He grew up on the family farm and...

Donald Kogler

Donald Kogler

Aug 23, 2014

Donald T. Kogler, age 52, of Webster, passed away Saturday morning, August 23, 2014. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on November 23, 1961, a son of Theodore "Ted" and Lillian Gladys (Swenson) Kogler. He attended public schools in Minnesota, and was a 1979 graduate of Braham Senior High School. On October 31, 2002, Donald married Ann M. Brewster...

Patricia D'Jock

Patricia D'Jock

Aug 22, 2014

Patricia (nee Theroux) D’Jock, 81, of Siren, passed away peacefully at her home on August 21, 2014. Her husband Louie and children were at her side. Pat was born in St. Paul, Nov. 25, 1932, to Archie and Dorothy Theroux. She was the eldest of four children. When she was a baby her family moved to Minneapolis. She attended St....

Norma Durand

Norma Durand

Aug 21, 2014

Norma Kay Durand, age 70, of Webster (town of Scott), passed away Thursday evening, August 21, 2014. She was born in Siren, WI, on January 27, 1944, a daughter of Howard E. and Hazel “Annie” (Sivert) Fuller. She attended local public schools and graduated from Webster High School in January 1962. Norma Kay married Donald J. Durand on February 3,...

Betty Marlow

Betty Marlow

Aug 20, 2014

Betty C. Marlow, long-time resident of Siren, Wisconsin, peacefully passed away August 20, 2014 with daughter, Carolyn, by her side. Betty was born on January 31, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Caroline and Earl Root. Soon afterward the family moved to Webster until Betty was in the fifth grade when they settled in Siren, Wisconsin. Unfortunately, Betty fell on ice...

Gordon Lauder

Gordon Lauder

Aug 20, 2014

Gordon Lauder, age 93, of Webster, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. He was born October 20, 1920 in Chicago, IL, the son of Marvin and Maybell (Gordon) Lauder. He attended public schools in Elmhurst, IL, and was a 1938 graduate of York Community High School. Gordon served in the U.S. Army during World War II....

Emma Jensen

Emma Jensen

Aug 16, 2014

Emma Helen Jensen, 96 of Lewis, Wisconsin, passed away August 16, 2014 at the Frederic Nursing Home in Frederic, Wisconsin. Emma was born November 27, 1917 to Joseph and Josephine Svoboda in Bemidji, Minnesota. After graduating from college in River Falls in 1936 she traveled to New York with Annie Stoklasa. While in New York they stayed with Aunt Mary...

Florence Tessmer

Florence Tessmer

Aug 14, 2014

Florence Delight Tessmer, 83, formerly of Siren, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 12:15 pm. She was born in Siren on February 3, 1931 then lived her life in surrounding communities until recently when she moved to Fresno, California to be with one of her sons in the final months. She was raised on a farm by her parents,...

Julie Bradshaw

Julie Bradshaw

Aug 13, 2014

Memorial Service for Juile will be held Friday, September 5, 2014 at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral home Webster, Wisconsin at 1PM.

Benjamin Blodgett

Benjamin Blodgett

Aug 13, 2014

Benjamin F. Blodgett, Jr., age 93, of Danbury, WI, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 13, 2014. Born in Green Bay, WI, on May 7, 1921, Ben was a son of the late Benjamin F. and Emma (Kipp) Blodgett, Sr. He graduated from high school in De Pere and also received vocational education. Ben served his country in the U.S. Army...

Myrtle Kisselburg

Myrtle Kisselburg

Aug 11, 2014

No formal services are being held at this time.