Barron County, Wisconsin
Obituaries and Death Notices
Barron County, Wisconsin
Obituaries and Death Notices
Knute Anderson
----Source: Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.) 5 Aug. 1922; MZ submitted by FoFG
Birchwood, Wis., Aug. 4. – Knute Anderson, 22 years a resident of Barron county, died yesterday at his farm home at Arland. Mr. Anderson was born in Norway, Oct. 2, 1851, and in 1883 he came to America. Four sons survive. Mr. Anderson was one of the first men to locate in the vicinity of Arland.
Peter Anderson
Source: Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.) 12 Nov. 1919; MZ submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy
WASHBURN, Wis., Jan. 11. – Peter Anderson of the town of Washburn, was taken to the hospital at Ashland last week to undergo an operation for gall stones, died yesterday, and the remains were taken to his old home at Chetek today for burial.
He was a man 63 years old and had lived in the city and town of Washburn for the last 30 years, owning a fine farm. He was unmarried.
Daughter Biel
Source: Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.) 21 Mar. 1920; MZ submitted by FoFG
BIRCHWOOD – Mr. and Mrs. Herman A. Biel have returned from Almena, where they spent three weeks. They went to Almena to hold the funeral of their daughter who died here. While away, their little son became ill but has recovered.
Elaine A. Cass
Source: Marshfield News Herald (Wood County, Wis.) Wednesday, 22 Sept. 1982; contributed by Ron Flink & transcribed by Marla Zwakman
Memorial services were today at Olson Funeral Home, Menomonie, for Mrs. Lawrence (Elaine A.) Cass, 58, Eau Claire, a former Spencer resident, who died Saturday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire.
The former Elaine Raawe was born March 29, 1924 in Menomonie. She and Lawrence Cass were married Oct. 5, 1947 at Rice Lake. They lived in Spencer from 1952 to 1970 when they moved to Menomonie. Surviving are her husband, her father, Alvin Raawe of Chippewa Falls; three daughters, Mrs. Gloria Keyes of Mount Horeb, Mrs. Lois Oberle of Boyceville and Miss Jane Cass, Cedar Falls, Iowa; two brothers, Palmer of Chippewa Falls and Harvey of Pacifica, Calif., and six grandchildren.
Thomas Cleary
----Source: Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.) 18 Sept. 1919; MZ submitted by FoFG
CUMBERLAND, Wis., Sept. 17. – Thomas Cleary, 60, for 22 years an employe of the Northern Pacific railroad at Ashland, died at a hospital in Oshkosh, Sunday and was buried in St. Mary’s Catholic cemetery here today. He came to Cumberland in 1879, being the first section foreman here of what is now the Omaha railway.
Nels Finstad
Source: Eau Claire Leader (Eau Claire, Wis.) Sunday, 21 Oct. 1923; submitted by Jim Dezotell
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Anderson, Agnes and Palmer Anderson have returned from Rice Lake where they attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Nels Finstad.
Fred Kuhnly
----Source: Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.) 15 Apr. 1916; submitted by a Friend of Free GenealogyThe funeral services for Fred Kuhnly were held at the M.E. church Wednesday.
Selma Hoeft
Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Saturday, 20 July 1991; submitted by Marla Zwakman
Death Here
Selma Hoeft, 67, Rice Lake, died at 8:13 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph’s Hospital; admitted April 22.
Mrs. John Muelhamer
----Source: Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.) Sunday, 15 Feb. 1920; MZ submitted by FoFG
CUMBERLAND – Mrs. John Muelhamer died at the family farm home near here. She was 69.
Milton M. Vanna
Milton M. Vanna, 81, of rural Cameron/Chetek, passed away Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, at his home with his daughters by his side.
He was born April 2, 1925, in Aurora, Ill., to Peter and Grace P. (Baxter) Vana. He married Marie E. Klug Aug. 7, 1947, and they were blessed with three daughters: Rose, Roxanna, and Theresa.
Milton worked for many organizations and businesses. He served in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1950. He moved to California and was a practical nurse for Beverly Manor before retiring in 1986. Upon his retirement he moved to the Chetek/Cameron area where he was an active member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Boniface Catholic Church and a faithful employee at County Market in Rice Lake.
Milton is survived by two daughters, Rose Wagner and Teresa Cyrus, both of rural Cameron; son-in-law, Eugene Cyrus; three granddaughters, Veronica Turner, Latricia Cyrus and Reginia Cyrus, all of rural Cameron; one grandson, Joseph Wagner of Cameron; two step-grandsons; one step-granddaughter; three great-granddaughters; five great-grandsons; three step-great-granddaughters; five step-great-grandsons; one brother, Bobby Vana; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marie; daughter, Roxanna; and five brothers.
A funeral service was held Tuesday, Sept. 19, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Chetek, with Father Pat Hardy officiating. Burial took place at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery. A prayer service was held at the funeral home. Military honors were accorded at the cemetery by Howard-Campbell-Ganske American Legion Post #179.
Burnham-Ours Funeral Home Cremation Service handled the funeral arrangements.
[Sept. 2006 - Submitted by Lennis Geiken]
Margaret Ellen Webster
Source: unknown newspaper, date: Oct 5 1928; submitted by Eileen Kozman
Margaret Ellen Webster was born in Guernsey Co, Ohio, Nov 21 1865, and departed life Wednesday, Oct 3, 1928.
She came with her parents to Iowa when a small child. She received her education in the public schools of that state and followed the profession of teaching for five years. Then deciding that nursing offered more scope for usefulness, she entered the Bennett hospital in Chicago, from which she graduated in December, 1905.
She then followed her profession for several years in Chicago. From there she went to the Murray hospital, Butte, Montana, where she was special nurse until the failing health of her parents called her back to Spooner, Wis.
She was the ministering angel of the home from this time on, throughout the lingering illness of the father and the long invalidism of the mother until her own health gave way.
On Jan 2, 1926, she entered the Lakeside hospital at Rice Lake where the physicians told her she had pernicious anemia and that her case was hopeless. She remained cheerful and waited patiently the call of the Heavenly Father whom she so implicitly trusted. She was taken down on July 6th and remained bedfast until the angel of death released her from her sufferings.
She leaves to mourn her loss three sister and one brother, Mrs. J. F. Johnston, of Chelsea, Iowa; Raybun and E H. Webster, with whom she resided; and Mrs. W. H. Rasmusson, of Des Moines, Iowa all of whom were with her throughout the last month of her illness.
Mrs. John Wright
----Source: Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.) 15 Apr. 1916; submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy
Mrs. John Wright died at her home Tuesday morning of cancer. She had been ill for nearly two years. Funeral services were held from the house Thursday afternoon and internment was made in Wayside cemetery.