Barbara A. Shannon, age 69, of Menomonie, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at her home with family by her side. Barb was born on July 19, 1956 in Eau Claire to Donald F. and Mary Jane (Deutscher) Williams. She grew up on the family farm near Hatchville, graduated from Menomonie High School in 1974, and worked various secretarial jobs before marrying John Shannon on Aug. 12, 1978 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Menomonie. Together they operated Shannondoah Farm i

Dorrene Kay Knutson, age 87, died peacefully at Colfax Senior Living on Dec. 23, 2025. She was born Oct. 27, 1938, to Henry (Hank) and Lavina Hanson of Ridgeland. Dorrene married Curt E. Knutson in Jan. of 1955. They had four children: Terry, Mike, Tom and Jill. Dorrene attended New Hope Lutheran and later Pine Creek Lutheran where she was involved in the ladies aide there. Early in Dorrene’s life she loved playing cards with neighbors and family. She also loved traveling, ta

Steven Michael Schrantz, age 79, of Menomonie, WI passed away peacefully in the early hours of Tuesday, December 23, 2025 after a long battle with chronic illness with his devoted wife, Kathy, at his side. He was born November 16, 1946 in Eau Claire, WI to Clarence and Doris (Peterson) Schrantz. He grew up on their family farm in the Elk Mound area with 6 siblings, graduating from Elk Mound High School and continuing his studies at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire wher

Mary Lou (Kuhn) Hotchkiss, age 85, of Menomonie, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 22, 2025. She was born on October 27, 1940, in Menomonie to Murville and Mildred (James) Kuhn. She grew up in the Knapp area, attending Knapp Grade School and graduating from Menomonie High School in 1958. After graduation, she moved to Madison and began her career with the Public Service Commission before returning home to work at UW-Stout. On December 29, 1962, Mary Lou ma

“I’m a word nerd, someone who loves stories and poetry and the magic of language.” –Carl Vandermeulen, 2009 Carl A. Vandermeulen, age 81, of Menomonie, died at home on Thursday, December 11, 2025. His wife Amy, son Simon, and end-of-life doula were with him when he passed. Carl was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer in April 2024, living a year and eight months beyond diagnosis while continuing to play pickleball and building frames for Amy’s art exhibition at the Univers

Brenda Lee DeLong, 56, of Elk Mound, Wisconsin passed away peacefully on Friday December 12, 2025, at the Mayo Clinic hospital in Rochester Minnesota fighting Acute Myeloid Leukemia.  Brenda was born on September 25,1969, to Marshall and Bonnie (Weiss) Fuhrman in Baldwin. Brenda started her childhood in Spring Valley, then later moved to Elk Mound, where she later graduated high school in 1988. Brenda attended college at Chippewa Valley Technical College and graduated with an

Richard M. “Dick” Lierman, age 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 13, 2025, with his family by his side at The Caretta Memory Care in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  His wife and he lived in Durand until January 2025. He was born on December 4, 1942, to Milton and Alpha (Blicher) Lierman in Menomonie, Wisconsin.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Menomonie.  He attended Bountiville Elementary School, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Elementary Sch

Shirley Ann Edgeberg passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 10th at her home in hospice care with her family at her side. Shirley was born on January 22, 1934, to Otto and Anna (House) Burck. At 91 years old, she was an amazing, active, and hard-working woman all of her life. She married Thor Edgeberg on December 17th, 1949. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in December 2014 with their family before Thor passed away. In her earlier years, Shirley worked as

Jo Bartholomew, age 66 of Menomonie, WI passed away at her home on December 13, 2025 at 3:15p.m. She was born on July 24, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan. She was the daughter of George and Hazel (Green) Bartholomew. Growing up, the family took many trips; her parents thought that was the best way for their girls to learn. Jo graduated from Lake Forest Academy in 1977. After high school, she traveled through Europe before returning to the States to spend five months in Hawaii befo

Robert “Rick” Bolin September 26, 1934 - December 8, 2025 Robert “Rick” Royal Bolin, 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 8, 2025 in Menomonie, WI after a life full of love, humor and family. He loved to share stories from his life, drop sarcastic one-liners, and regularly used “Rick-isms." He was born to Royal and Hazel (Sundquist) Bolin on September 26, 1934 in Ashland, WI and grew up in Washburn, WI. He graduated from Washburn High School, where he starred in foo

Robin S. Johnson, age 57, of Menomonie, WI, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI. Born on March 15, 1968, to Gary and Nancy (Salaway) Schroeder in Menomonie, Robin grew up with a heart full of kindness, warmth, and compassion. Her positive spirit touched countless lives, and she will be remembered for the joy she brought to everyone she met. Robin began her career at Menomonie Daycare in 198

Betty J. Hunter, age 95 passed away December 12, 2025 at the Neighbors of Dunn County in Menomonie, WI. Betty was born on July 24, 1930, in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, to Frank Wilk Sr. and Celia (Colburn) Wilk. She grew up in the Spring Valley area and graduated in 1949 from Spring Valley High School. On February 2, 1952, Betty was united in marriage to Neal Hunter Sr. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spring Valley, Wisconsin. Together they raised five children. Betty and Ne

Helen Marie was born on March 22, 1942, at the Menomonie Hospital to Rosella Topdahl (Steves) Cowell and Vincent Steves. After a long illness, Helen, age 83, of Elmwood, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 1, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. She is survived by her devoted husband, Lyle Carlson (granddaughter Emily Carlson); her children: Scott Clayton (Laura) – grandchildren Chance (Brittany) and great-grandchildren Adrian and Grant; Hu

Lawrence (Larry) Berger, age 72, passed away on Friday, December 5th, 2025, at Comforts of Home Advanced Memory Care in Menomonie. He was born on August 4, 1953, in Menomonie, WI, to Clarence Berger and Sidone (Schill). He grew up in Menomonie and graduated from Menomonie High School in 1971. Larry attended the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and later studied horticulture in Switzerland, Hawaii, and Oregon. While living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he completed a two-year pro

Helen C. Larson age 85 of Menomonie, died Thursday December 4, 2025, at the American Lutheran Home in Menomonie. Helen was born January 13, 1940, in Menomonie.  She was the daughter of Arthur and Marguerite (Dunn) Thorson and grew up in Menomonie.  Helen graduated from Menomonie High School in 1958.  After high school, Helen worked as Personnel Float, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul, MN.  In 1970, she returned to Menomonie and began working at the University of Wisconsin

Joseph A. “Joe” Justus, age 66 of Menomonie, died Monday, December 1, 2025 at his home in Menomonie with his family by his side. Joe was born on June 11, 1959 in Menomonie. He was the son of Marion and Betty (Scheele) Justus. Joe grew up in Glencoe, MN and graduated from Glencoe High School in 1977. After high school, Joe went to tech school in St. Cloud for carpentry and drafting. Joe married Kathy Fogarty in 1981. They lived in Glencoe where they started their family and Jo

Eugene “Shag” H. Skjegstad, age 100, of Menomonie, died peacefully on Friday November 28, 2025, at the American Lutheran Home in Menomonie. Gene was born July 20, 1925, in Menomonie, the son of Ole and Vivian (Nelson) Skjegstad. He graduated from Menomonie High School and completed two years at The Stout Institute.  Gene married Virginia Stoll October 16, 1950, in Menomonie. As a life-long resident of Menomonie Gene worked for the railroad, drove taxi, city bus and school bus

Dean M. Neubauer of Menomonie, WI passed away peacefully at home with his wife and family by his side on November 29, 2025, at the age of 84. He was born January 20, 1941, in Menomonie, WI to Harold and Edna (Hammer) Neubauer. He grew up on the family farm near Irvington with his siblings Donna, Dick, Carol, and Ronnie. Dean went to grade school at Blodgett Country School. He graduated from Menomonie High School in 1959. Dean attended Sunday School and was confirmed at Peace

God welcomed to Heaven Lorene “Lori” Jenson (Hanevold) on Saturday, November 29, 2025 after she passed peacefully at home at the age of 90. Up until the end, Lori maintained her spunk, spirit, love of family, and her desire to enjoy life. Lori has a love of many things including baking, reading, watching her kids/grandchildren/great grandchildren in sports, playing cards, and having coffee with friends. Lori also was a self taught pianist and also played the accordion. Lori l

Gerald W. “Benny” Graff It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Gerald "Benny" Graff, age 81, at his home in Wheeler, WI, on Friday November 28, 2025 with his wife, Brenda by his side. Benny was born on June 1, 1944, in St. Paul, MN. He graduated from Wilson High School. Benny was truly one of a kind, he made friends everywhere he went. He was outspoken, quick-witted, sarcastic, a great historian, and undeniably funny. Good with his hands