Obituaries

Leland K. Johnson

Leland K. Johnson

Apr 27, 2015

Leland Kenneth Johnson, age 87, of Iola, died Monday, April 27th, 2015 at Appleton Medical Center. He was born in the Town of St. Lawrence, Waupaca County, on May 28, 1927, the son of the late Casper and Alma (Larson) Johnson. Leland married Delores Norby on June 28, 1947. She preceded him in death on Sept 11, 1957. He married...

Louise E. Somers

Louise E. Somers

Apr 23, 2015

Louise Elizabeth Somers, formerly of Hanover, Massachusetts, died at the age of 82 on April 23rd, 2015 at Iola Living Assistance. Louise was born on November 14th, 1932 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Oliver and Clara [Rieck] Zahour. She married Henry Harrison Somers on Nov. 29th, 1957 in Wauwatosa, Wi. He proceeded her in death on Dec....

Margaret J. Matson

Margaret J. Matson

Apr 19, 2015

Margaret Jane Matson, age 94, of Waupaca, formerly of Scandinavia, died Sunday, April 19th, 2015 at Crystal River Nursing & Rehab Center. Margaret was born in Chetek, Wisconsin on December 28, 1920, the daughter of the late Louis Bernard and Inga (Alm) Jacobson. She married Walter L. Matson on April 22, 1944 in Scandinavia. He preceded her in death on...

John Roe Ellingson

John Roe Ellingson

Apr 14, 2015

John Roe Ellingson Resident of the Town of New Hope, passed away April 14, 2015. He was 90 years old. Born July 26, 1924 to Maurice and Myrtle Ellingson from New Hope. John attended local schools, Peru Rural School, Rosholt High School and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He graduate with a degree in Dairy Science in 1950. He was...

Lillian Thoe

Lillian Thoe

Apr 7, 2015

Lillian Thoe, 95, of Iola, WI took her final journey on Tueday, April 7, 2015 at Comforts of Home in Iola, surrounded by unimaginable love. Born Glenora Lillian Peterson in the Township of Harrison, WI on April 5th, 1920; daughter of Viggo and Clara (Olson) Peterson. As the oldest, she was responsible for helping care for her sisters and brothers,...

Doris M. Gunness

Doris M. Gunness

Mar 25, 2015

Mrs. Doris M. Gunness, 96, of Iola, WI, went home to the Lord on March 25th, 2015 at Iola Living Assistance. Doris was born in Hankinson, ND on Jan. 12, 1919, the daughter of the late Paul and Rosa (Diedrick) Burg. She married M. Donald Gunness on Oct 10, 1942 in Appleton. Doris graduated from Appleton H.S. in 1936. She...

Herbert F. Anderson

Herbert F. Anderson

Mar 12, 2015

Herbert F. Anderson, age 102, of Nelsonville, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Bethany Home in Waupaca. Herbert was born in Town of New Hope, WI. on July 17, 1912, the son of the late Benjamin and Emma (Loberg) Anderson. He married Laurel Henke on August 28, 1941 at the North New Hope Lutheran Parsonage. Herbert had worked as self...

M. Teresa (Terry) Olstad

M. Teresa (Terry) Olstad

Feb 25, 2015

Terry Olstad went home peacefully on Wednesday February 25, 2015. She was born May 30, 1920 to Joseph and Catherine (Hittesdorf) Sauer in Darlington, WI and was the youngest of 7. After high school, she graduated from UW Platteville and started her teaching career in Wisconsin Rapids, taught several years in Boscobel and retired in 1985 after teaching 25 years...

Richard "Dick" H. Merrell

Richard "Dick" H. Merrell

Feb 20, 2015

Richard "Dick" Harlan Merrell, age 83, of Ogdensburg, formerly of Milwaukee, died Friday, February 20th, 2015 at Iola Living Assistance. Dick was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 7, 1931, the son of the late Harlan and Emma Mae (Heimsch) Merrell. He married Shirley Buda on Jan 27, 1951 in Milwaukee. Dick served on the City of Milwaukee Police Department...

Jeanette C. Johnson

Jeanette C. Johnson

Feb 13, 2015

Jeanette C. Johnson, age 89, of Iola, formerly of the Town of New Hope, died Friday, February 13th, 2015 at Iola Living Assistance. Jeanette was born in Town of New Hope on March 27, 1925, the daughter of the late Sam and Clara (Reistad) Larson. Jeanette married Clifford Johnson on Nov 15, 1947 at North New Hope Lutheran Church. She...

Stella O. Thompson

Stella O. Thompson

Feb 11, 2015

Stella Othelia Thompson, age 92, formerly of the Town of Alban, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Iola Living Assistance. Stella was born in Rosholt,Wisconsin on September 14, 1922, the daughter of the late Morris and Edna (Berge) Stenerson. She married Robert S. Thompson on July 9, 1949 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in the Town of New Hope. She...

Paul Lee Bilski

Paul Lee Bilski

Jan 16, 2015

Mr. Paul Lee Bilski, age 69, of Iola, died Friday, January 16th, 2015 at his residence. Paul was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 27, 1945, the son of the late Chester and Janet Bilski. He married Sharon Summers and later divorced. He married Mary P. Crow on Dec 20, 1996 in Kenosha. Paul served in the United States Marines...

Michelle Ann Migel

Michelle Ann Migel

Jan 1, 2015

Michelle Ann Migel, age 58, of Waupaca, formerly of Iola, died Thursday, January 1st, 2015 at her residence. Michelle was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 22, 1956, the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Karos) Migel. She graduated from Carl Schurz High school in 1976. Michelle moved to Iola in 1978. She attended First United Methodist Church of...

Robert "Bob" Lashua

Robert "Bob" Lashua

Dec 26, 2014

Robert "Bob" Lashua Robert "Bob" Lashua, age 89, of Iola, died December 26, 2014 at the Iola Living Assistance. Bob was born in the Town of Harrison , on March 23, 1925, the son of the late Lee and Nina (Larson) Lashua. He married Carol Erickson on April 15, 1950 Dubuque, in Iowa. Bob operated a dairy and cattle farm...

Elvira H. Colrud

Elvira H. Colrud

Dec 10, 2014

Elvira Helen (Halverson) Colrud, age 97, of Rosholt, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Harmony Assisted Living in Stevens Point. She was born April 3, 1917 in the Town of Alban, daughter of the late Gust and Clara (Dobbe) Halverson. Elvira married Bennie Colrud on June 19, 1937 at Alban Lutheran Church. Following the depression years, this happy occasion was...

John Frederic Schlicher

John Frederic Schlicher

Dec 8, 2014

Mr. John Frederic Schlicher, age 58, of Weston, Wisconsin, died Monday, December 8th, 2014 . John was born in Darlington, Wisconsin on November 18, 1956, the son of Fred L. Schlicher and the late Norma (Schroeder) Schlicher. John followed a family tradition by attending Wayland Academy '75. After graduation John attended UWSP, he graduated with a degree in Wildlife Biology...

Norman R. Johnson

Norman R. Johnson

Nov 25, 2014

Norman R. Johnson of Scandinavia, passed away onTuesday, November 25th, 2014 at Park Vista in Waupaca. He was born on November 4, 1914, in the town of St. Lawrence, the 6th child of Martin I. and Serena (Knutson) Johnson. As a young man, he farmed with his father and later took over the family farm on Black Lake Road. Norman...

Marjory Winifred Jole Ladue

Marjory Winifred Jole Ladue

Nov 24, 2014

Mrs. Marjory Winifred Jole LaDue, age 99, of Stevens Point, died Monday, November 24th, 2014 at Harmony Living Care Center in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Marjory was born in Scandinavia, Wisconsin on September 24, 1915, the daughter of the late Gustave and Winifred (Abrahamson) Jole. Marjory graduated from Central Wisconsin College in Scandinavia and attended Green Bay Business College. She was...

Anne L. Myers

Anne L. Myers

Nov 20, 2014

Anne L. Myers, age 97, of Iola, died Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Iola Living Assistance. Anne was born in the town of Helvetia ,Wisconsin on February 24, 1917, the daughter of the late Frank and Nora (Earll) Jones. She married Robert Andrew Myers on December 2, 1939 at the Methodist parsonage in Amherst.  He preceded her in death on...

Phillip Robert Goli

Phillip Robert Goli

Nov 6, 2014

Phillip Robert Goli Phillip Robert Goli of Iola, WI passed away peacefully on November 6, 2014 holding his wife’s hands and surrounded by his children. Phillip was born to Robert and Thelma (Thompson) Goli on October 31, 1936 in Iola. Phillip was the last child baptized in 1936 at the old Hitterdahl Lutheran Church in Iola, where he would remain...