Thomas Alden Roden, born May 13, 1963, passed away March 16, 2025, at age 61. He was preceded in death by wife, Lynda Roden; father, Thomas A. Roden; sister, Jacquelyn (Roden) Young; father-in-law, Louis Larson; and nephew, Clinton Rassier. He is survived by stepson, Charlie Larson; mother, Janice Alden Anderson; nieces, Jennifer Young and Nicole Rassier; mother-in-law, Lila Larson; and sister- and brother-in-law, LuAnn (Larson) and Bryon Rassier, Thomas Alden Roden was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, communities. After high school, Tom started in what became his lifelong career as a sought-after auto [...]

  Gilbert Lyle Bosak, 96, of Grantsburg, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2025, at his home in Grantsburg. He was born on July 7, 1928, in Frederic Wisconsin, to Fred and Florence Bosak, and graduated from Siren School. He married the love of his life, Nancy Schadow, on April 21, 1956. Together, they were blessed with three children: Brian, Michael, and Lori. Their life began on a dairy farm near Lewis, Wisconsin, until 1963 when they moved to the farm near Falun, Wisconsin. Later, he would work as a Pepsi-Cola driver, and then as a machinist at Onan [...]

  Ellery Glenna, age 79, a resident of Grantsburg, Wisconsin, passed away at home on March 13, 2025. Ellery was born on Sept. 4, 1945 to Alvin and Helen (Cox) Glenna. Joining the U.S. Army in 1963, he was enlisted until 1966. Ellery met Lois McCurdy while the two were in high school. They went to prom together, and then spent 60 years together, married. Together they welcomed their daughter, Jennifer, and sons, Troy and Terry. Ellery was a master hunter, fisherman, and whiskey drinker. He had a passion for his guns, from collecting them to simply loading ammunition. His [...]

  Mary Elizabeth (McLean) Rivard longtime resident of Taylors Falls, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at Osceola Medical Center on Feb. 16, 2025. She was born on Oct. 18, 1934 in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, the middle of three children born to Roland and Mabel McLean. Mary’s parents were both Polk County, Wisconsin farm families who married the summer of 1929 shortly before the Great Crash. They spent the first eight years of their marriage living and working on Mabel’s family farm near Cushing, Wisconsin, where Mary spent her early years. Fortunately, one of Rol’s brothers, J.R., was in the road [...]

  Dell Leonard Hederman, a loving partner, father and grandfather passed away peacefully March 10, 2025, at the age of 82. Dell (with two L’s as he would commonly tell you) is survived by his loving partner, Sandy; children, Terry Hederman, Kim(Rob) Peterson and April(Yuri) Prestwood; and grandchildren, Kalel and Isis Prestwood. Dell had bonus children/grandchildren in his life that were very loved by him: Dyneil Tadros and grandchildren, Dempsey and Immy, James Ferkingstad, Andrea(Sean)Kuhl and Mary Ferkingstad. He is also survived by brothers, Gary Andersen, Jerry(Helena) Hederman, and Dan(Judy) Hederman; and sisters, Kris(Kenny) Hackett, Karna(Jim)Mortimer; and many other friends [...]

Danny “Dan” Thomas Meyers, age 68, of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Saturday, March 22, 2025 at his home in St. Croix Falls. Dan was born May 11, 1956 to parents Daniel and Frances (Bowden) Meyers in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. He graduated in 1974 from Bruce, Wisconsin High School and enlisted in the military the same year. He served two years in the Navy. He married Jacqueline in 1976 and together they had three children, Aaron (Carina) Meyers, and twins Anthony Meyers, and Heather (Seth) Wait. He later married Sue Leggitt in 1998 and the two [...]

    Arthur E. Bishop, Jr., age 85, passed peacefully on March 21, 2025 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Art was born on June 6, 1939 to his parents, Arthur Bishop, Sr. and Agnes (Monson) Bishop, in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. He grew up on a dairy farm with his three sisters and two brothers. He graduated from St. Croix Falls High School in 1957 and continued his education, attending banking school at UW-Madison. On March 10, 1961 he married his sweetheart, Dee (Carlson). They were blessed with two children, Candace and Kendall. Art made his career at the First National [...]

Lois LaRayne Voss was born to Mildred and Roy Mattson on Jan. 5, 1927. She graduated from Milltown High School in 1944. Lois married Russ Voss on Sept. 14, 1946, and to this union three children were born: Cheryl, Erling, and Ronn. She was a tremendous cook and baker and loved having huge gatherings of relatives and friends. Another favorite part of her life were her flower gardens, especially red roses. Being a true homemaker, her house was always immaculate. Baked goods were always on the counter and baking pies and bread plus canning and putting up preserves, with raspberry/blueberry [...]