Obituaries
LOUIS “LOU” KESSLER
Louis (Lou) William Kessler, 91, of Neillsville passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Aug. 27, 2023, at Riverside Assisted Living after a lengthy illness. Lou was born in 1931 to parents Carl and Clara (Wasserburger) Kessler of Neillsville, WI.
Lou...
KAI N. MOSEID
Kai Moseid, 52, of Neillsville, WI, passed away Aug. 16, 2023, at home, surrounded by his family.
Kai Nickolay Moseid was born June 23, 1971, in Chicago, IL, the son of Finn ad Karin (Rakkestad) Moseid. Kai worked construction his entire life. He was proud to work for Kraus-...
ELAINE M. SMITH
Our mother, Elaine M. Smith, fell asleep for the last time on Sunday, Aug. 13. She was born in St. Charles, MN, April 19, 1939, where she grew up with her sister Joanne. She lived most of her life in Neillsville where she raised her family. Later in life, she moved to Black...
RONNIE D. MEYER
Ronnie D. Meyer of Black River Falls, WI, died Aug. 6, 2023, at his home.
Ronnie was born to Arthur “Snowball” and Lillian (Ehlers) Meyer Aug. 19, 1936. He graduated from Neillsville High School in 1954. He spent the majority of his working years at Nelson Muffler in...
PATRICIA “PAT” LORD
Patricia “Pat” Lord went to be with Jesus Aug. 3, 2023, at the Lord Farm in Willard, WI.
Pat was born June 30, 1938, in Milwaukee, WI, to John and Marcella (nee Juenemann) Dwyer. She graduated from Pius XI Catholic High School in Milwaukee in 1956 and married the...
JAMES E. HAYES
James E. Hayes, 83, Sussex, WI, passed to eternal life Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.
He is the beloved husband of the late Christine; dear father of Jennifer Legate, James (Sheri), John, Joel and Jesse (Amy) Hayes; step-father of Monique Stovall and Michael Zillner; loving...
CALVIN L. POLZIN
Calvin L. Polzin, 76, of Marshfield passed away Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at Marshfield Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield, where the visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time. Rev. Doug...
ABRAHAM DRINKA
Abraham Drinka, 18, of Neillsville, WI, passed away July 27, 2023, after a car accident.
Abe Drinka was born March 4, 2005, to Brian and Melissa Drinka in Neillsville, WI. He went to school at Neillsville High School where he had just graduated. He worked at Prince Building...
MARY L. STERNITZKY
Early Saturday morning, July 22, 2023, our mother, Mary L. Sternitzky, died at the Marshfield Medical Center-Neillsville. She was 81 years old.
Mary was born Feb. 9, 1942, on the Pieper family farm in the town of Beaver, north of Loyal, WI, to her mother, Evelyn...
PAULA RINGSTAD BUSSARD
Paula Ringstad Bussard, 71, of Houston, TX, sadly passed away Oct. 11, 2022 after a prolonged illness.
Paula was born Feb. 20, 1951, in River Falls, WI, to parents John and Marilyn (Jones) Ringstad. The family lived in Viroqua from December 1952 to July 1956,...