(1/26/12) William B. "Bill" Wilcox, age 88, of Black River Falls, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 in his home in Black River Falls while under the care of Black River Memorial Hospice.  /12) (1/26Funeral services will be at 2 P.M. Saturday, January 28, 2012 from the Black River Falls Evangelical Lutheran Church, 115 N. 5th St..  Burial with military honors will be in the Riverside Cemetery in Black River Falls. Relatives and friends may call at Torgerson's Funeral Home (715-284-4321) 408 N. Water St. on Friday from 4 until 7 P.M. and at the church on Saturday from 1 P.M. until the time of services.  There will be a public Masonic Service at the funeral home on Friday at 6:45 P.M.    Memorials may be given to the Black River Memorial Hospice.

(1-24-12) Charles H. " Charlie" Straight, age 58, of Millston, WI. died Monday, January 23, 2012 in Black River Memorial Hospital.   

(1/24/12) Lavanche A. (Hendricks) Berry, 90, of Cataract, died Monday, January 23, 2012 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse.  A funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sparta, with Reverend Cassandra M. Sauter officiating. Burial will be in Cataract Cemetery, Cataract.  Family and friends are invited to call at Lanham-Miller Funeral Home, Sparta, on Wednesday from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. and on Thursday at the church from 10 a.m. until time of services. Online condolences may be offered at www.lanham-miller.com .  The Lanham-Miller Funeral Home, Sparta, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.

(1/22/12) Iola “Ole” C. Chenoweth, 92, of Black River Falls, WI passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012, at her home.  A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.  Torgerson Funeral Home of Black River Falls is assisting the family with arrangements.

(1-21-12)  Oswald M. "Bud" Hagen, 98, of Black River Falls and formerly of Hixton joined his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 19, 2012, at his home, while under the care of Black River Memorial Hospice. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 11:00 a.m., at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Hixton. Reverend Loren Anderson-Bauer will be officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery, Sparta, WI. Family and friends are invited for visitation Wednesday, January 25, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the church.  Memorials may be given to Black River Memorial Hospice or Scenic Bluffs American Red Cross in La Crosse,  Jensen-Modjeski Funeral Home of Hixton is assisting the family with arrangements.

(1-20-12) Jerrold A. Waugh, 62 of Tomah, died suddenly on January 20, 2012 in Dyer, Indiana. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2012, 11:00 A.M. at the Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, 801 E. Monowau Street, Tomah. Burial will be at a later date. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Wednesday at the Sonnenburg Family Funeral home from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M and on Thursday at the funeral home from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service. Online condolences may be given at www.sonnenburgfamilyfh.com.

Joanne M. Lanctot, age 74, of Black River Falls, WI. died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 in the Hillview Health Care Center in LaCrosse.

Donald C. Ripp, 82, of Merrillan, WI, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Black River Memorial Hospital.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday, January 23, 2012, 10:30 a.m., at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Alma Center.  Father Emmanuel Famiyeh will be officiating.  Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Alma Center.  Family and friends are invited for visitation Sunday, January 22, 2012, 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., at Jensen-Modjeski Funeral Home, Hixton.  Family and friends are also invited to visitation Monday, January 23, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the mass at the church.

Memorials may given to Jackson County Interfaith Caregivers

(1/19/12) George O. Gluch, Jr., 65, of Tomah, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 with his loving family by his side at the Tomah Veterans Hospital.  A celebration of life service will be held at January 21, 2012, 11:00 A.M. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Tomah, Wisconsin. The Reverend Mark Benning will officiate.  Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery with military honors by the Curtis-McNutt V.F.W. Post 1382. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, 801 E. Monowau Street,Tomah and on Saturday at the church from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service.

Bernard A. Waege, 64 of Sparta, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 in Tomah. 

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Saturday, January 21, 2012, from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, 801 E. Monowau Street, Tomah.  Private family funeral services will be held at a later date