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Bessie Johnson, 87, of Woodville, Wi died Sunday, September 10, 2006 at Park View Home in Woodville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Zion Lutheran Church in Woodville. Visitation is from 5-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, and also one hour prior to the service, all at the church. Burial in Grandview Cemetery, Dunn County. Keehr Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Let's start with a regional topic. Let's start with Orson Welles, who grew up in Kenosha and became a famous actor at 18, director at 20 and the brains behind and in what many folks call the greatest American movie, "Citizen Kane." And then it was all downhill for the boy genius whose Mercury Theatre of the Air gave us actors like Agnes Moorhead (another Wisconsinite), Joseph Cotton, Ray Collins and Everett Sloane and scared the pants off half the radio audience when it broadcast H.G.
Officer Jackie D. Ryden, 57, of Ellsworth, WI died Saturday, September 2, 2006 at United Hospital in St. Paul. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8 at English Lutheran Church, Ellsworth. Visitation is from 4 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, and one hour prior to the service, all at the church. Burial in Maple Grove Cemetery in Ellsworth. Hill Funeral Home of Ellsworth is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials preferred in lieu of flowers.
Jerry Hanson, 49, of Minong, WI and formerly of Spring Valley, WI died Monday, August 28, 2006 at his home in Minong. Memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, August 31st at Keehr Funeral Home in Spring Valley. Visitation is from 1:00 p.m. until the 4:00 p.m. service. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Spring Valley. Keehr Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Grace I. Strand, 96, of Ellsworth, died Saturday, August 19, 2006 at the River Falls Area Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 22 at the Bible Center Church in Maiden Rock, WI. Visitation is Monday, August 21 from 5-8:00 p.m. at Hill Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Ellsworth, and for one hour before the services at the church on Tuesday. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls. Hill Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ellsworth, assisting the family.
Mildred Jacobson, 99, of Edina, MN and formerly of Spring Valley, WI died Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Mpls, MN. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 23 at Zion Lutheran Church in Woodville, WI. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Woodville. Keehr Funeral Home of Spring Valley is assisting the family with arrangements.
The Kinni Bassmasters headed north for a pair of fishing tournaments over the weekend, hitting Lake Owen near Cable on Saturday and Big Sissabagama Lake near Stone Lake Sunday. Eleven anglers took part in the two tournaments, with Dave Kirsch of Amery taking top honors Saturday and Duane Preszler of River Falls placing first Sunday. Kirsch weighed in with five bass totaling an estimated 14 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday, but the biggest bass prize went to Jim Everett of Cannon Falls, Minn., who reeled in a 5-pound, 1-ounce lunker that measured 20½ inches long. Second place Saturday went to Lewi
Arlene A. Luther, 69, of Plum City and formerly of River Falls and Elmwood, WI died Thursday, August 10, 2006 at her home. Arlene was a Kolpak employee in River Falls for over 34 years. Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 19 at St. John's Catholic Church in Plum City. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Rhiel Funeral Home in Durand is assisting the family with arrangements.
Mike Rowland, 50, of Spring Valley, WI died Monday, July 17, 2006 at his home in Gilman Township. Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Spring Valley. Visitation is from 2-4:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Keehr Funeral Home of Spring Valley is handling arrangements.
Agnes Marie Aamodt, 84, died in Tucson, Arizona, January 31, 2006. A memorial service was held in Tucson on February 18, 2006. Her ashes will be interred in a graveside ceremony at Gilman Lutheran Cemetery on Sunday, July 23 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. D. Peter Friberg officiating. Keehr Funeral Home, Spring Valley handled local arrangements.
