Obituaries

Robert (Bob) Charles Darkow, age 83 of Hixton, Wi., passed away on Oct 2, 2025, at the VA Hospice in Tomah. A celebration of life for Bob will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at the Jensen-Modjeski Funeral Home in Hixton,

Robert “Horsefly” C. Gnewikow, 81 of Tomah, passed away on Sunday, October 19, at Emplify Health-Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse.A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2025, 11:00 AM at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, 21693 County Hwy A, Tomah (Ridgeville).

Joan A. Hickey, 93, passed away on October 14, 2025. She wasa resident of the Pine View Care Center in Black River Falls. Joan was the second of seven children, born to Elwood andCorrine Hickey March 10, 1932 in Belfield, ND. Joan spent manyhours watching

Beulah Mae (Schultz) Sanders – September 14, 1927 – October 22, 2025 Our family has lost a beloved member. Our loss is truly Heaven’s gain. John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in

Danny J Sieg, age 72 of Eau Claire, WI formerly Osseo, WI passed away at home in his sleep on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Dan was born on November 15, 1952 in Osseo, WI, the son of Karen and Wilfred Sieg. Dan and Carla were

Mary A. Wolter, 72 of Tomah passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Windy Ridge Care at Lake Tomah Center. According to her wishes a private family graveside service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sparta. Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, Tomah is assisting the

Marcella D. Rhyme, 96, of Mindoro, passed away October 17, 2025, at Mulder Health Care Facility in West Salem. She was born August 9, 1929, to Carl and Marcella May (Bennington) Krueger. Marcella was a 1948 graduate of Mindoro High School. That same year, she

Jeffrey Alan Rischette, 73, of Tomah, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 20, 2025, in Onalaska, Wisconsin. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, October 27, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. at Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, 801 E. Monowau Street, in Tomah. Pastor Mark

Ann Matilda (Andersen) Zillmer passed away on October 1, 2025. A Celebration of Life for Ann will be held from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., with time of sharing at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Skyline Golf Course in Black River Falls.

Kenneth J. Husmoen, 85, of rural Blair, WI passed away on October 15, 2025.  He was born to Joseph and Cornelia (Christianson) Husmoen on March 5, 1940. He was a life-long farmer, hauling canned milk for 11 years in his early days.  Ken belonged to

Ronald L. Rasmussen, 83, of Rockland, Wis., passed away Friday, October 17, 2025. He was born October 7, 1942, in Rockland, to Ralph and Lenora (Larson) Rasmussen. Ronald was a 1960 graduate of Bangor High School and proudly served his country in the United States

Rita M. Foegen, 90, formerly of Waumandee/Arcadia, died on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at St. Anne’sExtended Healthcare of Winona under the care of Winona Hospice.Rita was born on March 9, 1935, in Waumandee to Fred and Wilma (Schmidtknecht) Zeller. She wasunited in marriage to Norbert

Danny “Dan” Winson, 65 of Alma Center, WI passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday October 14th while surrounded by his family. He was born October 16th, 1959 at Black River Hospital, to Claude and Violet (Cooper) Winson. Dan was a graduate of Lincoln High

Bertha Geier, 96 of Sparta, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 17, 2025, at Morrow Home Bridge-Path, Sparta. A Mass Christian Burial will be held at 12 Noon on Friday, October 24, 2025, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sparta, with

Richard (Dick) John Yanke, 80, of Sparta, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2025, in his home. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home and Cremation, Sparta. The visitation will be held from 10 a.m.