Obituaries

Jan 16, 2023

Roscelia "Rose" Lease, 99, of Appleton, Wisconsin, formerly of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, died January 16, 2023. Rose was born November 19, 1923 in the Town of Amherst, Portage County, WI to the late Iner and Emma (Gartzke) Kjendalen and was baptized in Scandinavia Lutheran Church. After the death of their mother, she and her sister made their home with the...

Jan 11, 2023

Shirley Marie Allred, 86, of Stevens Point, formerly of Iola went to her heavenly home on January 11, 2023 surrounded by her family.  She was born on September 26, 1936 in the Town of Harrison, Waupaca County, daughter of the late Arthur & Edith (Helgeson) Gutho.

Shirley enjoyed sewing, crocheting, canning fruits and...

Jan 4, 2023

James Leroy Lee, 94, of Saint Charles, Illinois went to his heavenly home on January 4, 2023. He resided in South Elgin, Illinois. He was born on September 30, 1928 in Iola, WI to the late Hanford and Helen (Loberg) Lee. He loved American history and the word of God. As a young man he worked for the railroad then...

Dec 26, 2022

David J. Guyette, Jr. age 53, of Scandinavia passed away December 26, 2022. He was born on October 29, 1969 in Clintonville, WI, to David Guyette Sr. and the late Bonnie Lou (Hansen) Guyette. David loved all sports. He supported the Scandinavia Vikings baseball team and enjoyed volunteering at Ruby's pantry distribution at Waupaca Christian Church. He also bowled for...

Nov 29, 2022

Peggy Ann Heschke, 65, passed away on November 29, 2022, at her home. She was born on February 17, 1957, in Berlin, WI, to the late Hans Pierotti and Dorothy (Hansen) Pierotti. Peggy married Tom Heschke on August 16, 2003. He preceded her in death on January 3, 2020. Peggy worked as a front-end manager for many years at the...

Nov 29, 2022

Carol Jean Hardel, 86, of Scandinavia went to her heavenly home on November 28, 2022, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She resided at The Willows memory care unit, in Iola, WI. She was born on January 20, 1936 in Scandinavia to the late Emil and Faith (Lamb) Hansen. Carol married Ronald Hardel on June 16, 1956 at Scandinavia Lutheran...

Nov 22, 2022

Carole Louise Krueger, age 82, of Scandinavia passed away on November 22, 2022 at her residence.  She was born on July 12, 1940, in the Town of Harrison, Waupaca County to the late Oscar and Laura (Anderson) Jones.   Carole married Arthur Eugene Krueger Jr. on June 11, 1960, at Northland Lutheran Church. He preceded her in death...

Nov 18, 2022

Charlene Stella Rollyson, 83, of Iola, passed away on November 18, 2022 at her residence with her family at her side.  Char was born on January 2, 1939 in Winona, Minnesota, to the late Laura Bescup.  She married Robert Rollyson on August 9, 1958.  He preceded her in death on Sept 26, 2020.

Char had a zest...

Oct 20, 2022

Peggy Alice Zinke, age 71, passed away on October 20, 2022. She was born on June 30, 1951 in Chicago, the oldest child of George and Anny (Maalo) Dalland. Peggy shared her childhood in Chicago and Morton Grove with brothers Ivar and Dean and sister June. She attended college at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. There she married...

Oct 17, 2022

Jane Louise Myhra, 69, died October 17, 2022, at The Residence in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She was born in Iola, Wisconsin, on February 9, 1953 to Palmer and Lois Myhra. Jane graduated from Iola-Scandinavia High School in 1971. She attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls after high school. After college, Jane was employed as a Milk Tester for the Dairy Herd...

Oct 10, 2022

NEW UPDATE:

THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR GLEN RUTZ WILL BE HELD AT THE WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME-MAIN CHAPEL AT KING, WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY MAY 20, 2023.  VISITATION WILL START AT 11:30 AM WITH THE MEMORIAL SERVICE TO FOLLOW AT 12:15 PM. Glen Ervin Rutz, 93, of Rosholt, Wisconsin passed away...

Oct 6, 2022

UPDATE: An Open House to Celebrate Davids' Life will be held on Saturday, October 22 from 1-3 PM, at the Iola Winter Sports Club Complex at E398 County Road MM, Iola, WI. 54945. David Thom Kubach died on October 6, 2022 of complications of Parkinson’s Disease at his home in Amherst Junction. David was born January 19, 1937 in Minneapolis...

Sep 29, 2022

Carvel "Cubby" Monroe Voie, age 93 of Scandinavia, passed away on Thursday September 29, 2022. He was born at home, on Smokey Valley Road in the township of Scandinavia, to the late Chester & Anna (Bobbe) Voie in Waupaca County. Married on December 22, 1951 to Betty L Balthazor, at the Scandinavia Lutheran Church, following the wedding service, they received...

Sep 22, 2022

Marcella Jean (Thulien) Anderson passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Theda Care Waupaca hospital with family at her bedside. She has been blessed to enjoy a life of 92 years and will be dearly missed. She was born on April 14, 1930, in Iola to the late Alfred Thulien and Minnie (Christenson) Thulien. She graduated from Iola High...

Sep 16, 2022

Orville K. Larson, age 90, of Rosholt, passed away on Friday September 16, 2022 at home with his family by his side. He was born on April 19, 1932 in Town of Harrison, Waupaca County, to the late Jens Larson and Anna (Brandt) Larson. Orville married Ramona Fredrick on September 7, 1957. She preceded him in death on Feb 7,...

Aug 16, 2022

Dolores Emma Melum age 89 of Iola and the Town of New Hope, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital. Dolores was born April 5, 1933, at home to the late Walter and Alice (Eckert) Toellner in Nichols, WI. She went 2 years to Seymour High and graduated from Marion High School in 1951. Dolores...

Jul 29, 2022

Patsy Wittenburg, age 75, of Wild Rose, passed away on July 29, 2022, at the Omro Care Center in Omro, where she had been a resident for a short time.  Patsy was born on June 12, 1947, in Iola, WI, to the late Selmer Inderdahl and Edythe (Madson) Inderdahl.

Patsy married James Thomas. ...

Jul 23, 2022

Pearl Patricia Moore (Pat to her friends) passed away on July 23, 2022 at the Willows in Iola, Wisconsin. She was born and raised in Morrisonville, Illinois to Lillian and Clarence Goebel on January 10, 1926. She and her five siblings grew up on the family farm just a quarter of a mile from the railroad tracks....

Jul 19, 2022

Daniel R. (Dan) McDowell Dan was born November 8, 1939, to the late Oliver and Geraldine (Caldwell) McDowell in Oconto, WI. Dan passed away on July 19, 2022, the result of numerous strokes over the past nine years. On August 19, 1961, Dan was married to Muriel Huisman in Oconto, WI. They later divorced. On June 30, 1984, Dan was...

Jul 18, 2022

Scott Michael Goeb, age 53 of Iola, Wi passed away Monday, July 18,2022 at his home.  He was born in Oak Creek Wi., son of Mary (Giovetti) Goeb and the late Richard Goeb.  Scott grew up in Oak Creek and attended Milwaukee School of Engineering, he had been employed with Joerns Healthcare designing medical equipment and most recently with Pierce...