Obituaries

Kenneth L. Hulett, Jr., 75, of Northfield, passed away September 27, 2026, at Grand View Care Center in Blair under the care of St. Croix Hospice. Kenneth was born on February 2, 1951, to Jessie (Mathews) and Kenneth L. Hulett, Sr., in Black River Falls.

Julia A. Smith, 89 of Cataract, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2026 at her home. A graveside service will be held in Cataract Cemetery at a later date. Online condolences may be offered at http://www.schanhoferfh.com Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home and Cremation, Sparta, is assisting the family

Dean J. Lyngen, age 72, of Whitehall, died on Monday, September 21, 2026 in the Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire. Private family services will be held at a later date. The Jack Funeral Home in Blair is assisting the family with arrangements.

John Patrick Zenk, 68, of Sparta, WI, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at the Tomah Veterans Hospital, Tomah, WI. He ended a long journey with frontotemporal dementia. Celebration of Life with full military honors will be held Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 11:00

Darlene Gertrude (Kast) Schmitz, age 85, of rural Norwalk, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, after a courageous battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 5, 2026, 11:00

Carolyn L. Mautino, 73 of Tomah, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2026, at her home. S A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026, 11:00 AM at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church 525 Superior Ave. Tomah. Pastor Jonah Backus and Pastor

Jean Marlys Grant, 86, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2026, after spending several days with her family. Born on April 18, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. Olson and Marian A. Sandeen. She graduated from Milaca High School and later

Evelyn A. Betthauser, age 88, formerly of Tomah, WI, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2026, at the Country Terrace Assisted Living in Black River Falls, WI. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 5, 2026, 11:00 a.m. at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah.

LouAnn F. Niebuhr, 86 of Tomah passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026, at Emplify Health, LaCrosse. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date. Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

Joan M. Strom, 92, of Lake Hallie, died Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Lake Hallie Memory Care.   A Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 2, 2026 at Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home and Cremation, Sparta, with Pastor Josh Buzbee officiating. Burial

Patricia Ann Roach, 92, of Blair, WI, formerly of Park Falls, WI, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 in the Grand View Care Center in Blair. Pat was born on May 2, 1934 in Whitehall, WI to Emilia (Bensend) Hegge and Sigvald Hegge. She

Bruce Frederick Baker, 82, of Tomah died on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at Liberty Village in Tomah. Bruce was born on July 16, 1944, to Philip and Bernice (Zell) Baker in Lake City, Minnesota. He graduated from Lake City High School in 1962 and went

Gerald Francis McDonald, 81, of Ridgecrest, California, passed away on September 9, 2026, at Palmdale Regional Medical Center. Gerald was born on April 5,1945 to Kenneth and Angelina (Dittrich) McDonald in Woodstock, Illinois. As a young child, Gerald and his family moved to a dairy

David N. Frost went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 24,2026 at the age of 73 years old. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 11:00 a.m. at Bible Evangelical Free Church in Tomah, Wisconsin. Pastor Tim Erickson and

Nancie Sue Cooper, 60, of Independence, died suddenly on Friday, September 18, 2026, in her home. Nancie was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 4, 1966, to Thomas and Brenda (Vuncanon) Vincent. She was an artist all of her life and enjoyed sketching, crafting, photography,