Obituaries

Robert Edwards

Robert Edwards

Mar 30, 2014

Robert Allen Edwards "Bob" of Webster passed away at home on March 30, 2014 at the age of 58 years. Robert was born March 2, 1956 to Earl and Betty (Riebock) Edwards in Berwyn Illinois. Robert was very versatile and held a variety of jobs including groundskeeper and assistant to the family-owned Sunfish Bay Resort. Bob is preceded in death...

George Holmes

George Holmes

Mar 28, 2014

George Joseph Holmes, age 33, of Danbury, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 28, 2014.  George was born in Grantsburg on June 8, 1980, son of Cary Ann (Bahr) and Robert Paul Holmes. He has held a variety of jobs in the area including being a cook and working in auto salvage. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild...

James Delong

James Delong

Mar 27, 2014

James Joseph “Lum” DeLong, age 79, of Siren, passed away Thursday morning, March 27, 2014. Lum was born May 27, 1934 in Elmwood, WI, son of the late Joseph and Lulabelle (Bundy) DeLong.  He married Jeannene E. Orner on September 27, 1959 in Clear Lake. Lum was raised in the Methodist faith and had attended Lutheran services with Jeannene. He...

Rose Haben

Rose Haben

Mar 25, 2014

RoseMarie “Rosie” Haben, 72, went to heaven to be with her daughter, Linda Marie and many other loved ones on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Rosie was born on February 11, 1942 and grew up in Grand Marais, MN. She married Paul Haben, Sr. on October 20, 1962. They had three children and spent many wonderful years together in Coon Rapids,...

Cynthia Throngard

Cynthia Throngard

Mar 21, 2014

Cynthia "Cindi" L. Throngard of Grantsburg Township passed away unexpectedly on March 21, 2014 at the age of 61 years. Cindi was born November 18, 1952 in Rugby, North Dakota to Alvin and Ella Sanderson, and was the oldest of two daughters.  In September of 1974 she married Michael B. Throngard and they settled into life in Voyager Village.  Together...

Willard Oberg

Willard Oberg

Mar 13, 2014

Willard Lee Oberg, age 81, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Countryside Acres Assisted Living in Jackson Twp. Willard was born in Inver Grove,Minn. on May 16, 1932, son of the late Leonard H. and Bessie A. (Swanson) Oberg. He attended public schools in St. Paul, MN, and was a 1951 graduate of Humboldt High School.   Willard enlisted in...

Gary Carr

Gary Carr

Mar 9, 2014

Attn: Union Local #455 Gary O. Carr, 51, of Webster, WI (formerly of St. Paul) passed away March 9, 2014. Gary worked for 27 years as a pipefitter for local union #455 in St. Paul, MN. Gary is preceded in death by his Mother Judy Carr, his maternal grandparents Doris and John Lynch, and his paternal grandfather Jack Carr Survived...

Illa Baustian-Snow

Illa Baustian-Snow

Mar 7, 2014

Illa Hope Baustian Snow was born in Luverne, Minnesota on August 26, 1920. The oldest of six children born to Rose and Rudy Baustian. She passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 at Burnett Continuing Care Center (BCCC) in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. Illa moved with her family to Illinois, and then to Burnett County in Wisconsin where she attended Siren, Krueger...

Donald Peterson

Donald Peterson

Mar 7, 2014

Donald Wayne Peterson, age 84 passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 7, 2014 at Comforts of Home in Frederic, WI. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Johanna; daughter, Susan; parents, Gust & Marie (Paulsen) Peterson and brother, Curtis. He will be greatly missed by his son, Scott (Lori) of Bethel, MN; grandsons, Travis...

Gwen Ellson

Gwen Ellson

Mar 5, 2014

Gwendolyn Faye (Jones) “Gwen” Ellson, age 71, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Gwen was born in Minneapolis, MN, on May 26, 1942, a daughter of the late Ernest and Geraldine (Earl) Jones. She grew up in northeast Minneapolis, attending public schools there, and was a 1960 graduate of Thomas Edison High School. On November 10, 1961, Gwen married Jeff...

Bryne Erickson

Bryne Erickson

Mar 4, 2014

Bryne K. Erickson, 51 of Danbury (formerly of Holmen) passed away unexpectedly on March 4, 2014. Bryne was born January 3, 1963 in Illinois but spent most of his youth in Superior Wisconsin. He graduated Superior high school in 1981. He later moved to Holmen where he worked in the distribution center for Ace Hardware. Bryne proudly served in the...

Wesley Alden

Wesley Alden

Feb 25, 2014

Wesley Dair “Wes” Alden, age 66, passed away Tuesday morning, February 25, 2014. Born in Siren, WI, on June 27, 1947, Wes was a son of the late Lesley and Charmaine (Stewart) Alden. He was a 1965 graduate of Siren High School. Wes then served in the U.S. Navy from June 30, 1965 to June 28, 1968. He was assigned...

Clara Lilly

Clara Lilly

Feb 24, 2014

Clara Marie Lilly, age 91, passed away Monday, February 24, 2014. Born June 11, 1922 in Staples, Minnesota, Clara was the daughter of the late Louis M. and Flossie E. (King) Burke. On July 17, 1946, Clara married Glendon Lyle Lilly in St. Paul, MN. He passed away January 12, 1980. They were longtime residents of Markville in Arna Township,...

Gene Edin

Gene Edin

Feb 18, 2014

Gene Edin, age 70, of Grantsburg, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family and his lifelong friend, Harold, on Tuesday evening, February 18, 2014. He was born in Grantsburg on February 7, 1944, son of the late Elmer and Viola (Swanson) Edin. He attended local public schools, and was a 1962 graduate of Grantsburg High School. On April...

Ronald Darwin

Ronald Darwin

Feb 18, 2014

Ronald W. Darwin, "Lefty" age 77, of Webster passed away Tuesday evening, February 18, 2014, after an 8 month battle with cancer. Born in St Paul, Minnesota on September 17, 1936, he was the son of the late Walter and Bea (St. Martin) Darwin. He attended public schools in St. Paul, and was a 1954 graduate of Washington High School....

Lavonne Smith

Lavonne Smith

Feb 18, 2014

LaVonne Smith of Frederic passed away February 18, 2014 at the age of 90 years. LaVonne was born February 26, 1923 in Clam Falls Township, Wisconsin to Myrtle (Larson) and Myron J. Peterson. LaVonne married John Smith on April 21, 1945 in Clam Falls and together raised four children. She enjoyed serving in Jesus’ Name, fishing, crocheting, gardening, flowers, bird-watching,...

Robert Herchenbach

Robert Herchenbach

Feb 15, 2014

Robert Dale Herchenbach Danbury Wisconsin January 23, 1930 — February 15, 2014 Born in Peoria Illinois to Albert and Sarah Herchenbach. He graduated from the Basilica of St. Mary. He went on to join the Naval Reserve. He became an Accomplished Machinist and Tool & Die Maker. He retired from Carl Zieus Co. in 1993. He loved cars, traveling, fishing,...

Scott Martini

Scott Martini

Feb 14, 2014

Scott Allen Martini, age 54, of Siren, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 14, 2014. Born October 23, 1959, in Minneapolis, MN, Scott was a son of the late Orville and Mildred (Gatz) Martini, Sr. He attended public schools in North Branch, MN. His past employers were Stanley Iron Works in Bloomington, and Parker-Hannifin Corp. in Grantsburg. Scott was an...

John Kroplin

John Kroplin

Feb 14, 2014

John Kroplin, Jr., age 90, of Oakland Twp., passed away Friday evening, February 14, 2014. Born in Union, Ohio, on August 5, 1923, John was a son of the late John and Marjorie (Null) Kroplin, Sr. He grew up in Union, attending public schools there, and was a 1941 graduate of Randolph High School. John served his country in the...

Amos Kern

Amos Kern

Feb 13, 2014

Amos “Ron” Kern, age 69, of Cloverton, MN, passed away unexpectedly at Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MN, on Thursday, February 13, 2014. Ron was born on October 15, 1944 in Danbury, WI, a son of the late Amos and Elsie (Carpenter) Kern. He grew up in the Danbury area, attending public schools in Danbury and Webster, and was 1963 graduate...