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Nancy Ruth Anderson (89) of Arkansaw, WI died Thursday, May 18, 2023 at the Heritage of Elmwood. She was born January 16, 1934 in Pepin, WI; daughter of Edward and Alice (Seifert) Murray. Nancy attended school in Pepin. On February 19, 1949 she married Harold Anderson at the United Methodist Church in Durand. They moved to St. Paul, MN where they raised their nine children. Nancy worked at Vomela Specialty Company for over 30 years. After retirement she moved back to the Arkansaw...

Joy Lillian Heath, 84, of Plum City, WI died Monday, April 10, 2023 at Advent Health in Durand, WI. She was born August 22, 1938 in Red Wing, MN; daughter of Roy and Alberta (Chapman) Bauerkemper. She graduated from Red Wing Central High School. On February 20, 1960 she married Dale “Dick” Heath in the Little Brown Church in Iowa. They lived all their married life in Plum City. Joy was a daycare provider for many years. She enjoyed oil painting, embroidery, and crafts and...

Beverly “Bev” Ann (Maxwell) Suckow was born on June 21, 1939 in Plum City, WI to Arnold and Majorie Maxwell. After graduation from Plum City High School, Bev worked at Red Wing Shoe Company for 42 years. Bev married James Suckow, they were blessed with 3 children Todd, Jeffrey and Kimberly. The couple later divorced, but they remained life long friends. In her spare time Bev enjoyed playing Bingo, watching the Packers and Nascar, sitting outside in the sun and especially spending...

Dennis C. Reinhardt, 77, of Osseo (formerly of Nelson and Eau Claire), died peacefully March 25, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, with his wife Janet and daughter Vicky by his side. He will be deeply missed by all those who knew and loved him. Dennis was born October 19, 1945, to Kenneth R. and Mabel C. (Davis) at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire. After graduation from Durand High School in 1963, Dennis joined the United States Navy in 1965 and proudly served through 1969;...

Walter “Sonny” John Hovland, 80, of Nelson, WI died Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Advent Health in Durand, WI. He was born July 27, 1942 in Pepin County, WI; son of Walter and Eldora (McKernon) Hovland. He attended Spring Creek School. Walt then joined the United States Air Force. Following his service in the Air Force, he worked at The Creamery in Alma. He then worked as a Deputy with the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department, worked as a dispatcher at Mills Trucking and then...

Arthur Adam DeLong (89) of Durand, WI died Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Eau Claire, WI. He was born April 7, 1933 in Rock Elm Township, Pierce County, WI; son of  Archie and Nellie (Bundy) DeLong. After school, Art worked on various farms around the area, working construction jobs, and ended his career with Dairyland Power.  On September 4, 1954 he married Donnis Hoyt at Grainge Hall. Together, they had 7 children and settled into a home that Art...

Debra Ann Hoyt, 65, of Arkansaw, WI passed away peacefully Saturday, March 4, 2023 at her home. She was born April 24, 1957 in Durand, WI; daughter of Bernard and Charlotte (Myers) Marcks. She grew up on the family farm in Little Plum Valley and lived in Arkansaw later in life. She graduated from Pepin High School in 1975. Following high school, Debbie attended Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire where she studied cosmetology. She married James Hoyt and together had two sons,...

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...