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Recent Obituaries

Mary Louise Olson 09/27/2023

Mary Louise Olson, age 87, passed away Wednesday...

Lorraine Michael 09/27/2023

Lorriane Michael, age 93, died on Wednesday, September...

Glen Shilts 09/25/2023

Glen Shilts, age 90, died on Monday, September 25, 2023...

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Douglas Greene Jr., age 55, died on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. A celebration of life for Doug will be held at a later date. Cremation services provided by Bakken-Young Funeral

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Mary Louise Olson, age 87, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2023 in Hudson, Wisconsin.  A memorial service for Mary Louise will be Friday, October 6, 2023 at Luther Memorial Lutheran

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Glen Shilts, age 90, died on Monday, September 25, 2023 at his home. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 1:00PM at Immaculate Conception Catholic

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Hazel I. Erickson, age 97, of Plum City, formerly of Stockholm, Wisconsin, died Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Plum City Care Center. She was born the daughter of Frank and

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Robert “Bob” D. Hanson Sr., age 89, died on Friday, September 22, 2023 at the Deerfield-Terrace Apartments. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, October 23, 2023 at 1:00PM

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Ryan Pomahatch 09/18/2023

Ryan Pomahatch, age 49 of St. Cloud, MN, died on Monday, September 18, 2023 at his home. Ryan was born the son of Stephen and Suzanne (Wilson) on October 1,

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Michael “Mickey” Duresky 09/16/2023

Michael (Mick) James Duresky, 56 (formerly of St. Paul and Silver Bay, MN) died peacefully at his home Saturday, September 16, 2023. After graduating high school Mick served in the

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Sharon Lund 09/10/2023

Sharon Louise Lund, age 86, passed away peacefully, on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Woodland Hills in Hudson, Wisconsin.  She was born September 27, 1936, to C. Wayne and Judith

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Lawrence Rau 09/14/2023

Lawrence Rau 69 of Star Prairie, was called to his eternal home on September 14 2023, after a long struggle with his health. Lawrence grew up on the family farm

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