All Obituaries

Thomas A. Katusky, 64, of Durand, WI died Friday, January 20, 2023 at Advent Health in Durand with his family by his side. He was born March 16, 1958 in Menomonie, WI; son of Lloyd and Pat (Teegarden) Katusky. Tom graduated from Spring Valley High School in Spring Valley, MN. Following high school he went into the vending business, which he did for many years. He married Kelly Heckman on February 14, 1993. Together they had two children and later divorced. He loved to snowmobile, watch...

John Harvey Peterson, 62, of Pepin, WI went home to his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN after a courageous 4-year battle with cancer. He was born August 24, 1960 in Rochester, MN; son of Harvey and Marguerite (Meyer) Peterson. He graduated from Wykoff High School. Following high school he attended and graduated from the Colorado School of Trade for gunsmithing. After graduation, John worked at Dale’s Gun Shop in Rochester. He then...

Eunice Maxine Johnson, 97, formerly of Pepin, WI passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at Deer Crest Senior Living in Red Wing, MN where she spent the last 4 ½ years of her life. She was born on January 13, 1925 in Frankfort Township, rural Pepin County, WI; daughter of Clarence and Ida (Nelson) Moline. She attended Little Plum School and graduated from Durand High School, Class of 1943. During her senior year of high school she began working part time for Tom Parker, Pepin County Ag...

Daniel “Red” Bernard Seipel, 80, of Pepin, WI died Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at his home. He was born December 24, 1941 in Plum City, WI; son of Theodore and Evelyn (Rageth) Seipel. He graduated from Arkansaw High School. Following high school, Dan joined the United States Army. On August 5, 1961 he married Patricia Hovland in Durand, WI. They lived in Beloit, WI, where Dan worked at Warner Brake & Clutch for 33 ½ years.  He also attended Blackhawk Technical...

Lawrence Ranft, 72, of Plum City, WI, formerly of Phoenix, AZ died Sunday, November 6, 2022 at the Plum City Care Center. He was born January 17, 1950 in Alliance, OH; son of Harold and Dotty (Moff) Ranft. He attended school in Phoenix, AZ. On June 2, 1977 he married Patricia (McNeill) Ranft. Lawrence worked as a superintendant and general contractor for many years. He enjoyed camping, watching Nascar races and spending time with his friends at the Elks Lodge. He is survived by his...

Calvin Gene Tiffany, 79 of Bloomington, MN, formerly of Pepin, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2022 with his loving wife, Ana by his side. He was born in Milwaukee, WI on October 12, 1942, to Scott and Kathryn (Alton) Tiffany, the second of six children. During his summers in high school, Calvin worked at his Grandpa H.O. Tiffany’s farm in Nelson, WI and at the Trevino Sawmill. He rode his horse from Pepin across the Chippewa bridge every day. He graduated from Pepin High...

Doris Marie Johnson, 87, of rural Pepin, WI passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Monday, August 29, 2022 at Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire, WI. She was born March 14, 1935 in Pepin Township; daughter of Ed and Ruby(Nord) Anderson. She attended Barry Corner School. Doris left school and on June 27, 1953 she married Marvin Johnson at Lund Covenant Church. She always desired to finish school and Doris received her GED when she was 57. In earlier days, Doris and Marvin did...

Warren Martin Worley, 86, of Durand, WI died Thursday, August 18, 2022 at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI, following heart complications.  He was born November 9, 1935; son of Reuben and Evelyn (Yarrington) Worley. He attended the Traun Bluff School. Warren worked for several farmers in the area including, Don Wekkin, Gordy Gifford and many others as well as his cousin Howard Golden when he moved to South Dakota. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and raising...

Mary Ann (Vagasky) Wallin, (83) of Pepin, WI passed away peacefully on Friday, April 30, 2021 surrounded by family and friends.  Mary was born April 27, 1938 to John and Anna (Matta) Vagasky in Minneapolis, MN. Mary graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1956. She went on to further her education at the University of Minnesota, graduating with honors with the Class of 1960. With her major in Health & Physical Education, Mary taught in the Minneapolis school system for 11...

George Andrew Black Sr., 85, of Arkansaw, WI died Friday, July 8, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born December 9, 1936 in Durand, WI; son of James and Gretchen (Rhode) Black. He graduated from Arkansaw High School. Following high school, George joined the United States Air Force and served for twenty years. On June 16, 1962, he married Frances Auger in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They lived many different places around the world while George was in the military. In...