All Obituaries

Laura Mae Hayden passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at her home in Pepin county.  She was born January 5, 1930 in Eau Claire, WI.  She was the youngest of four daughters of William and Lois (Corwin) Saam.  She attended Sheldon Valley Grade School and graduated from Mondovi High School in 1947.  Following high school, she worked at the Northwestern Credit Bureau followed by working approximately 15 years at Uniroyal.  She and her husband, Patrick, farmed in the...

Dorothy M. Litchfield, 81 of Mondovi passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at Trempealeau County Health Care Center in Whitehall, Wisconsin.  She was born in Arkansaw, Wisconsin September 17, 1939 the daughter of Ruby (Bignell) and Dale Rageth. Dorothy married Gordon Neil Litchfield and together they owned and operated Litchfield Café in Durand. She was a member of Friendship Church, nursing assistant and caregiver for many years at the American Lutheran Home, enjoyed...

Palmer L. Tollefson, 88 of Eleva passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire.  He was born March 21, 1932 in Eleva, the son of Clara (Johnson) and Oliver Tollefson. Palmer met Nancy Vlcek at Fournier’s ballroom in Eau Claire whereby he married Nancy October 13, 1956 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Eau Claire.   Palmer was a lifelong member of Eleva Lutheran Church and was active in the N.F.O. (National Farmers Organization)....

Roger L. Wampole, 69 of Eleva passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Rochester, Minnesota.  He was born August 7, 1951 in Mondovi, the son of Ellen (Larson) and James Wampole. Roger married Claudia Betz May 22, 1976 in Fairfield, California.  Together they raised three children.  Roger served his country four years in the United States Air Force, honorably discharged February 26, 1977.   In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, hunting,...

Silas James Sheldon unexpectedly passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI.  He was born May 28, 2019 in Eau Claire, the son of Elizabeth (Lunde) and James Sheldon.  Silas had a funny sense of humor and made his family laugh a lot for a toddler.  He was a blessing in their life-and will be dearly missed by all. Silas is survived by his parents, James and Elizabeth, siblings, Ethan, Lila, Natalie, grandma Ruth (Papa Jim) Mounts,...

Lloyd Clayton Nelson, 88 of Dover Township passed away Friday October 30, 2020 at Trempealeau County Health Care Center in Whitehall, WI.  He was born April 20, 1932 in Trempealeau County the son of Mae (Kolve) and Arthur Nelson. Lloyd married Carol Ann Storberg in Whitehall, WI 1952, together they raised six children.  Carol and Lloyd purchased their dairy farm in 1957.  Besides tending to the family farm daily, he hauled milk, logs and drove truck for Whitehall Packing....

Stanley D. Thompson, 87 of Eau Claire, WI and formerly of Eleva, WI passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at his residence. He was born July 22, 1933 in the Town of Albion, Trempealeau County, to Sena (Wenaas) and Sever Thompson. He attended Plainview Elementary School and graduated from Mondovi High School. He married Mary Ann Johnson, September 24, 1960 at Trinity Lutheran Church of Norden. They farmed in the Eleva area and he later worked for the Mayo Health System in Environmental...

Lyle E. Kent, 86, of Dover Township passed away Friday, October 2, 2020 at his residence. He was born August 28, 1934 in Gilmanton, Wisconsin the son of Lillian (Larson) and Roy Kent. Lyle graduated in 1953 from Gilmanton High School and later enlisted and served 8 years in the National Guard. On July 3, 1954 Lyle was united in marriage to Lyla Rud in Gilmanton. He was employed at Young Radiators in Racine for 32 years before retiring in 1992. After retirement, Lyle and Lyla moved back to...

Bernard Owen Davis, age 91 of Mondovi, was born to eternal life Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the family farm surrounded by his family. Born January 27, 1929 the son of Phillip and Laura (Burns) Davis. Bernie graduated from Gilmanton high school as the salutatorian in 1946. He then joined the Army reserves serving 1.5 years before starting his college career at UWEC for two years until he transferred to UW Madison in 1950. He earned his bachelor's degree from UW Madison in accounting in...

Mary Jane Quarberg, age 92, of Mondovi, died Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Hillview Assisted Living in Mondovi. She was born April 7, 1928 in Indianapolis, IN; daughter of Ralph and Iona (Leath) Beaumont. She grew up in Greenfield, IN and worked in a jewelry store and as a telephone operator. Mary Jane moved to Florida around 1964 with her mother, whom she cared for until her passing. There she worked at a Hilton Hotel and in later years retired from a Bealls department store. In...