All Obituaries

Tom "Thomisa" J. Hudalla, 57, of Durand, WI., died Monday July 19th, 2021, at his home. He was born September 24th, 1963, son of Marvin and Mary (Schmidt) Hudalla. Raised in Inver Grove Heights where he attended Simley High School. Following High School, Tom worked multiple jobs before starting a business with his best friend, Ray Gjerdahl, called Dur-T-Dog Designs. In 2007, Tom moved to Florida and worked for Clarity Diagnostics as a graphic designer and network support. In...

Rickey " Rick" Clinton West, age 66, of Durand, WI died Friday, July 2, 2021 at his home. He was born March 17, 1955 in Belvidere, IL; son of William Rednour and Shirley (Gene) West. He attended Belvidere High School. Following school, he joined the United States Army. After his service he moved to the Durand/Mondovi area. He married Cindy Hoffman. Together they had three children, Nicki, Brandi and Rickey. They later divorced. On December 3, 1986 Rick married Debra Plank....

Raymond Dale Zinka, 84, of Plum City, WI died Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at the Plum City Care Center. He was born May 2, 1937 in Green Bay, WI; son of Joseph and Helen (Hansford) Zinka. Raymond grew up in Chippewa Falls, and later moved to the area where he started working for area farmers.  In 1970, he began living with and working for Wayne and Norma Jean Caturia. He was a mechanically inclined person, who enjoyed four wheeling, watching wrestling, and working with cows. He also...

Larry Junior Brown, age 67, of Chippewa Falls, WI died Monday, June 14, 2021 at his home. He was born August 11, 1953 in Durand, WI; son of Charles and Lorraine (Carlson) Brown. Graveside services will be held at 11:00am  on Friday, June 18, 2021 at Arkansaw Memorial Cemetery.

Judith Martha Peterson, (83) of “Little Plum” Frankfort Township, Pepin Co., WI; died Friday, May 21, 2021 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI. She was born May13, 1938 in Minneapolis, MN; daughter of William and Olive (Tormon) Risser. Judy graduated from Roosevelt High School. Following graduation, she attended the University of Minnesota and received a degree in business. On August 9, 1969 she married Arthur “Sod” Peterson in Minneapolis, MN. They...

Marilyn Louise Heath, age 74, of Plum City, WI died Friday, May 7, 2021 at Advent Health in Durand, WI. She was born January 15, 1947 in South St. Paul, MN; daughter of Leo and Appolonia (Ettel) Bolster. She graduated from South St. Paul High School. On June 26, 1972 she married Robert Heath in Inver Grove Heights, MN. Marilyn worked various jobs including in home daycare. She enjoyed baking and quilting. Family and friends were most important to her. She is survived by her husband, Robert...

Tracy Allen Harm, age 50, of Durand, WI died Monday, May 3, 2021. He was born July 12, 1970 in Hudson, WI; son of Roger and Terrie (Goodermote) Harm. Tracy grew up in Mondovi, WI. He graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City High School. Following high school, he joined the United States Army. After his service in the Army, Tracy returned to Mondovi, where he worked with his brother, Dan, doing auto body work. Tracy then worked as a welder for several years. He was currently working as a...

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...

Shawn Patrick Haglund, age 42, of Menomonie, WI passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI. He was born January 18, 1979 in Red Wing, MN. He worked at Fesenmaier Farms for many years. Shawn enjoyed working with the guys, fixing and maintaining machines to keep things operating properly. He had a heart of gold and loved to talk. Shawn enjoyed being on the lake, camping, going to music concerts, excursions with Ed, and most of all he loved...

Delores Raye Bjurquist, age 82, of Plum City, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 7, 2021 at her home. She was born September 19, 1938 in Prescott, WI; daughter of Raymond and Avis (Martindale) Malueg. She graduated from Prescott High School in 1957. On April 23, 1960 she married Frank Bjurquist in Prescott, WI. In 1963 Delores and Frank bought a farm in rural Plum City. Together they farmed all their married life. Delores enjoyed doing puzzles, picking wild berries, feeding birds, and...