All Obituaries

Lon Meixner , 76, of Pepin, WI passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 6, 2023 after a short battle with cancer. He was born February 9, 1947; son of Ralph and Beulah (Weisenbeck) Meixner. He was a U.S Navy Vietnam Veteran and member of Nelson VFW Post 6201. He retired in 2005 from the Army Corps of Engineers as lockmaster at Alma Lock & Dam #4. Lon enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping. He especially loved gardening with his brother Ron. He is survived by wife Linda of 56 years,...

Ann Foster, 72, of Mondovi, WI died Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at her home. She was born June 6, 1951 in Viroqua, WI; daughter of Theodore and Norma (Reed) Wallentine. On July 4, 1993 she married Arthur Foster in Spring Valley, WI. She is survived by her husband and six children. Per Ann's wishes, be no services held.

Donald Joe Hetrick (73) of Pepin, WI died Friday, November 24, 2023 at Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire. He was born November 2, 1950 in Mondovi, WI; son of Ralph and Loma (Myers) Hetrick.           He graduated from Baldwin-Woodville High School. Following graduation, Don joined the United States Army where he served for eleven years. While in the service he married Mary Yong Cha in Korea. After his time in the service, they moved...

Connie Jean Schruth, 87, of Pepin, WI died Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at St. Elizabeth’s Health Care Center in Wabasha, MN. She was born March 20, 1936 in Pepin, WI; daughter of Elwin and Phyllis (Bergmark) Schruth. She graduated from Pepin High School in 1954. Following high school, Connie attended the University of Minnesota where she received her degree in art. She later returned to the University of Minnesota where she received her occupational therapist degree. Connie worked...

Violet F. Winberg, 96, of Eau Claire passed away on October 13th, with family by her side. She was born on April 18th, 1927 in Minnetonka, MN to Pete and Hannah (Hagstrom) Liljevall who immigrated from Sweden. Violet was the first child, joined 2 years later by her brother Melvin and 5 years later by her sister Marion. They grew up in a cottage on Lake Minnetonka in Mound Minnesota.  Vi graduated with honors from Mound High School in 1945. She married Curt  Selvig in 1952 and...

Katherine Ann (Riley) Swanson, 84, of Durand, WI passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Kathy was born October 24, 1938 in Durand, WI. She was the daughter of James and Alice (Keefe) Riley. She grew up in Durand, and graduated from Lima High School. On April 22, 1957, she married the love of her life, Bennie Swanson. Kathy started working at the young age of 12 at a local restaurant. As an adult, she pursued a career in real estate, during which she obtained her...

Roger Scottie Stewart, 85, of Stockholm, WI died Thursday, October 5, 2023 at his home surrounded by family after a 20 month battle with pancreatic cancer.  He was born on January 28, 1938 in Ella, WI; son of Oscar and Elva (Lewis) Stewart.  Roger grew up helping on his family’s dairy farm in Bogus (Stockholm), WI, where he also attended his early school years.  He graduated from Pepin High School in 1956.  Following high school, Roger joined the United States Navy...

Luann Elizabeth Wood, 82, of Arkansaw died Sunday, September 17, 2023 at her home. She was born June 8, 1941 in Elmwood, WI; daughter of Johley and Alice (Snider) Hoyt. She graduated from Elmwood High School. On May 8, 1960 she married Arnold Wood in Stillwater, MN. Luann worked various jobs in the area. She enjoyed fishing, cooking, visiting with people, and going for car rides looking for deer. Luann loved spending time with her family. She is survived by her children, Tim, Tom (Kim),...

Rhonda Alice Berger, 59, of Durand, WI passed away September 12, 2023 surrounded by family at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Eau Claire, WI after a valiant fight against kidney cancer. She was born October 18, 1963 in Menomonie, WI; daughter of Arnold and Luann (Hoyt) Wood.  She attended Durand High School and later graduating from CVTC in Eau Claire, WI with an Administrative Assistant degree. She however went back to doing what she loved, cooking and bartending. She worked at various...

James Dean Reeser, age 53, of Stockholm, WI passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 9, 2023. He was born November 15, 1969 in Waterloo, IA; son of Morris (Dean) and Jacqueline (Rice) Reeser. He was raised on a farm in Lund, WI and graduated from Pepin High School in 1988. Jim was a member of the Operating Engineers Local #49 for over 25 years and spent most of his working life running an excavator. Outside of work he also farmed. He loved spending his free time with family and...