All Obituaries

  James “Jim” Deetz passed away on May 2, 2021 at the age of 89.  He was blessed with a long life filled with family, friends and fun. Jim grew up on a farm in Gilmanton, WI where the values of hard work and a love of the land were instilled in him from an early age. Jim was a star basketball player in Gilmanton.  He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1954 and served our country during the Korean War.  He married Mary (Buchholz) in 1954 and they forged a life...

William “Bill” E. Gore Jr., age 73, of Eleva, WI died Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire, WI. He was born in Hickman County, KY; son of William Sr. and Rosa (Chandler) Gore. On April 15, 1966 he married Scarlet Pabst in Bradenton, Florida. Bill was a truck driver. He loved eating pork rinds, apples and oranges. He enjoyed going to tractor pulls, hunting, and fishing. Bill was a hard worker, who loved to visit with people, he could talk to...

Darrell K. Dowden, 88 of Fairchild passed away Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  He was born in Mondovi, Wisconsin September 16, 1932 the son of Della (Heinsohn) and Fred Dowden. Darrell married June Riley September 7, 1954 in Mondovi.  He served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War from August 15,1950 and honorably discharged September 15, 1953.  Darrell graduated from Mondovi High School in 1950.  He played...

Ryan D. Erickson, 33 of rural Eau Claire, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at his residence.  He was born in Eau Claire May 4, 1987 the son of Rhonda Bergh and Robert Erickson. Ryan loved being around his family. He had a great passion for drawing and painting. Ryan also enjoyed dirt biking, fishing, and loved walking around parks. Ryan is survived by his children Riley and Aryon Dean Erickson, brother Ronnie Pichler, grandma Lorraine Bergh, best friend Erika Wichelman, dad Rob...

Rosetta Jean Hollister, 72, of Mondovi, Wisconsin passed away on Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Eau Claire, WI surrounded by family. Rosetta was born on August 10th, 1948 in Plum City, WI, the daughter of Florian and Ethel (Brunette) Rageth. She graduated school in Arkansaw, WI. After her education, she worked in the Twin Cities till marriage. She married Duane Hollister on March 30th, 1974 at Zion Lutheran Church in Mondovi, WI. Along with her husband,...

Phyllis Rose Johnson, age 91, Mondovi, WI passed away on February 1st at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, WI.  She was born on April 15, 1929 to Albert and Hilga (Roetter) Heck in Mondovi.  Phyllis graduated from Mondovi High School in 1947 and attended some evening classes at Eau Claire Vocational School.  On October 12, 1968, Phyllis was united in marriage to John S. Johnson. Phyllis worked at Howard Insurance for 3 ½ years, Mondovi Co-op Creamery for 22 years,...

Charlotte Carolyn Thorson, age 98 of Eleva passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021 at her residence.  She was born in Durand, Wisconsin December 9, 1922, the daughter of Edith (Pichler) and Phillip Weisenbeck. Charlotte is survived by her children, Donald (Lynn) Hilliard of Findlay, Illinois, Jerry Hilliard of Wisconsin Rapids, Scott Thorson of Eleva, daughter-in-law, Judy Hilliard of Sandy, Oregon, six grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and one sister Virgil Tiffany of Alma. ...

Victoria Lee Laehn, 70 of Mondovi, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  She was born June 22, 1950 in Kansas, the daughter of Naomi (McClay) and Bluford Hartnett. Vickie graduated from Plainville High School in Kansas, then went on to graduate from Cosmetology School in 1969.  Vickie married Jerry Laehn May 15, 1983 in Hayes, Kansas, and moved to Mondovi in 1986.  She worked at a beauty shop for years and also was a...

Darrell “Bopa” Lee Rognholt, 53, took his last Harley ride to heaven on January 7th, 2021. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer six months, to the day, prior to his passing. Darrell boldly stated he was going to stubbornly fight because the words “can’t” and “won’t” are not in his vocabulary. Being the determined man that he was, he honored that statement until the very end. Darrell was born on October 19th, 1967 to Ruth and...

George John Wantoch, age 61, of Mondovi, WI passed away January 1, 2021 at his home with family by his side. He was born July 1, 1959 in Winona, MN; son of Theodore and Olive (Pronschinske) Wantoch. He grew up on the home farm in Fountain City.  George graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City High School in 1977. After high school, he received a technical degree from the technical college in Winona, MN. He then farmed on the home farm with his parents and brother, Joe.  George farmed...