Obituaries
On the morning of February 28, 2022, Janice Elaine Larson died peacefully, surrounded by her loving daughters and sweetheart, Dennis “Moose” Anderson, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire.
Janice was born August 8, 1934, to Gilbert and Olga (Dahl) Berg. She grew up on the family farm with...
Jeanette Mae (Slabik) Moen, 88, of Blair, passed onto Heaven while being comforted by family, Monday, February 28, 2022, at Pigeon Falls Health Care Center in Pigeon Falls.
Jeanette was born May 22, 1933, in Traverse Valley, rural Independence, to Peter and Eleanor (Prokop) Slabik. Upon...
Teresa Sue Edison, 54, of Independence, died Thursday, March 3, 2022, at her home.
Teresa “T” Sue Edison was born February 23, 1968, in Osseo, to Clennis Keith and Nancy (Brixen) Edison. She married Matt Wood, June 24, 2006, in her parents’ backyard in Independence.
T’s love of volleyball started...
Lars Matthew Otterson of Evansville, WI, went to be with the Lord, February 17, 2022, at the age of 41.
Lars was born January 1, 1981, in Coupeville, Whidbey Island, WA. He grew up in Everett, WA, a huge fan of sports and cars. Lars played youth football, basketball and baseball, and football and...
Lester Bernard Gjestvang, 93, passed away peacefully, February 22, 2022.
Lester was born June 28, 1928, to Bertha (Skunberg) and Leonard Gjestvang in Whitehall. On September 15, 1950, he married the love of his life, Hilma Johnson, at Elk Creek Lutheran Church and they settled on the family farm...
Dolores LaVon Stuve, 94, of Whitehall, died Friday, February 18, 2022, in her home, one day away from her 95th birthday.
Dolores was born February 19, 1927, in the town of Northfield, to Olger and Emma (Mork) Olson. She grew up on the family farm where Norwegian was spoken. She was baptized and...
Florence Maxine Saxe (Nelson), 87, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, February 19, 2022.
Florence was born October 4, 1934, to Edwin and Adeline Nelson of Pigeon Falls. She married Maynard Saxe, January 17, 1953. Florence was a pattern maker and was part of starting the...
Charles “Chuck” S. Thompson passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at his home in Evansville.
Chuck was born April 18, 1947, in Eau Claire, to Bernard and Harriet (Sletteland) Thompson. Chuck grew up in Northfield, and graduated from Whitehall High School in 1965. He moved to Madison, working in...
Quentin (Tony) Leo Stauffacher, 76, went to be with the Lord he loved, February 10, 2022, in Galesville.
Tony was born December 7, 1945, in Minneapolis, MN. In high school, he attended a Christian youth group where he heard the gospel and put his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Shortly after high...
Joseph Raymond “Ray” Shaffer Jr., 75, of Whitehall, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022, in his home.
Ray was born February 4, 1947, in Johnstown, PA, to Joseph R. Shaffer Sr. and Helen (Hauck) Edwards. He enjoyed going to the shop, traveling, fishing and camping, but what Ray loved most of...
