(12/5/12) Dale Henkes, age 69 of Winona, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at home with his family by his side.

86 year old Argyle L. Ronke of Melrose died Monday.

Funeral services for Argyle L. Ronke will be Friday morning at 11 at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Burr Oak.

Burial will be in the Melrose Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday evening 5-8 atZwickey Funeral Homes Melrose Chapel, and Friday morning 10-11 at the church.

(12/4/12)  George C. Blaha, 89, of Arcadia passed away on Monday, December 03, 2012, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Arcadia Nursing Home. 

(11-28-28) Dorothy M. Krpata, 87, of Black River Falls, WI. died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 in the Black River Memorial Hospital. Memorial funeral services will be at 1 P.M. Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 at the Buswell Funeral Home (715-284-2231) 106 So. 2^nd St., Black River Falls. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Black River Falls. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from noon until the time of services.

(12-1-12)  Oliver O. Peterson, age 89, of Blair, formerly of Whitehall, died on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in the Tri-County Memorial Hospital in Whitehall.Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church with burial in the Lincoln Cemetery both in Whitehall. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. The Jack Funeral Home in Whitehall is assisting the family with arrangements.

(12-3-12)  Mary Lou Gilmour, age 80, of Camp Douglas, WI, passed away Monday, December 03, 2012, at the Tomah Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 7, 2012, 11:00 a.m. at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah, WI. Pastor Ed Stigen will officiate. Burial will follow in the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Shennington, WI. Family and friends are invited for visitation Thursday, December 6, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah. Family and friends are also invited for visitation Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. The Torkelson Funeral Home of Tomah is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences are available at www.torkelsonfuneralhome.com

(12/3/12) Claude  C. Schaller, 99, of Sparta, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center, Sparta. 

Claude  C. Schaller, 99, of Sparta, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center, Sparta. 
     A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sparta, with Father John S. Manohar officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery, Sparta.
     Family and friends are invited to call at the Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta, on Wednesday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and at the church on Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

Alyne Marie Conforti, age 90, of Whitehall, died on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Assembly of God Church in Whitehall. Friends may call one hour prior to the service.

The Jack Funeral Home in Whitehall is assisting the family with arrangements.

Ruth J. Erickson, 100, of Tucson, AZ/formerly of Melrose, WI, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012, in Tucson, AZ, where she had lived and worked much of her life. 

A graveside memorial service will be held Thursday, December 6, 2012, 10:30 a.m., at South Beaver Creek Cemetery.  Reverend John Ashland will be officiating.

Buswell Funeral Home of Black River Falls is assisting the family with arrangements.