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Recent Obituaries

Thomas P. Goerke 11/29/2023

Thomas P. Goerke 11/29/2023

Dr. Thomas “Tom” P. Goerke, of River Falls...

Kathleen Gustafson 11/28/2023

Kathleen Gustafson 11/28/2023

Kathleen Gustafson, age 71 of Hammond, WI, died on...

Michelle Eral 11/28/2023

Michelle Eral 11/28/2023

Michelle Lynn Eral (1968–2023) Michelle Lynn Eral, age...

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Thomas P. Goerke 11/29/2023

Dr. Thomas “Tom” P. Goerke, of River Falls, WI, died peacefully in his sleep at home on his farm November 29, 2023 at age 77 after a rich full life

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Kathleen Gustafson 11/28/2023

Kathleen Gustafson, age 71 of Hammond, WI, died on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at her home in Hammond. Kathleen was born the daughter of Patrick and Barbara (Hajdu) Campion on

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Michelle Eral 11/28/2023

Michelle Lynn Eral (1968–2023) Michelle Lynn Eral, age 55, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Michelle believed in living life fully surrounded by her family and friends. Michelle

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Tommy Bowman, age 72, died on Monday, November 27, 2023 at his home.   A memorial service for Tom will be Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 3PM at Bakken-Young Funeral &

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Thomas Wenstad 11/24/2023

Tom Wenstad was born on March 8, 1938 in St Paul, MN. He was raised on the family farm in the village of Star Prairie and attended Star Prairie State

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Mary Ann Wisemiller 11/16/2023

Mary Ann Margaret Wisemiller passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, November 16th. She was born in Clear Lake, Wisconsin on April 3, 1943 to

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David Hegre 11/11/2023

David Hegre, age 76, died on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, MN. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 1:00PM

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Jo-Ann Woeste 11/14/2023

Jo-Ann Woeste, of River Falls, WI, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Jo-Ann was born on Feb. 10, 1948 on the Big

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Ilene Zielsdorf 11/04/2023

Ilene Ann Zielsdorf, age 78, of Deer Park, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Hammond Health Services.  Ilene was born in Amery, Wisconsin to Ray and

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Jason Getzie 11/03/2023

Lifelong River Falls resident, Jason Troy Getzie, 41, passed way unexpectedly, Friday, November 3rd, 2023 at his home in River Falls. A celebration of his life will be from 1pm-4pm

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Susan Koosmann 10/29/2023

Susan was born on July 13, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN to Wayne and Ruth (Schneider) Gustafson.  Her childhood had many homes across the U.S.; beginning in Minnesota and then to

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What is Grief?

by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC After her father’s death, a bereaved adult daughter shared that she didn’t understand why everyone in the family was so sad. Dad was at

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Upcoming Grief Calendar Events

Service of Remembrance

December 5 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Join us for Bakken-Young’s  Service of Remembrance. Holidays can be a difficult time after th...

Service of Remembrance

December 7 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Join us for Bakken-Young’s  Service of Remembrance. Holidays can be a difficult time after th...

Living with a Suicide Death Grief Support Group

December 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  Bakken-Young sponsors a grief support group where adult suicide loss survivors(family and/or ...