Penny Eckland, 61, of Webster, passed away on March 2. The memorial service for Penny Eckland will be held at Grace United Methodist Church, in Webster, on Thursday at 10 a.m., with internment at 1 p.m. Thursday at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Spooner. Visitation is 5 until 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Swedberg-Taylor…
Maria Blaser, 49, of Chetek, passed away on March 8. She is survived by her partner, Doug “Fred” Everson; siblings, Tom Houser, Jeff Houser, Mike Houser, Karen Thomas, Kathy Duerkop and Kay Franta. The celebration of life for Maria Blaser will be held at Burnham-Ours-Kolstad Family Funeral Home, in Chetek, on Wednesday from 11 a.m.…
Michael Palmer, age 72, of Rice Lake, passed away on March 4. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Palmer; and daughters, Kate, Megan, Molly and Carrie. A private celebration of life for Michael Palmer will be held at a later date.
Clara Palomaki, age 93, passed away on March 1. There will be no formal service for Clara Palomaki and burial will immediately follow cremation.
Donald Chell, 94, of Grantsburg, passed away on March 4. The funeral service for Donald Chell will beh eld at First Baptist Church, in Falun, on Monday at 11 a.m. Visitation is 10 until 11 a.m. on Monday at the church.
Clinton Fall, 91, of Oakdale, Minnesota, and formerly of Amery, passed away on February 26. The funeral service for Clinton Fall will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Amery, on Monday at 11 a.m. Visitation is 10 until 11 a.m. on Monday at the church.
This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Daylight saving time begins Sunday and it’s a good time to prepare for severe weather; — Vice President Kamala Harris was in Madison yesterday; — The leader of Wisconsin’s technical colleges is retiring; — and learn how to hunt bears with experienced hunters and…
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Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday. While changing your clocks and checking smoke and carbon monoxide detector batteries, the time change is a good reminder to prepare for severe weather, says Wisconsin’s Emergency Management agency. Severe weather events are the biggest threats as we move from winter to spring, said emergency management…