All Obituaries

Cora Lee (McKinstry) Harr Kuhnly, 87, of the Village of Milltown, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the Willow Ridge Nursing Home in Amery.  Cora Lee was born on January 4, 1933 in Beaver Township, Polk County, Wisconsin.  She was the daughter of Tom and Helen (Nelson) McKinstry. On November 26, 1949, in Stillwater, MN, Cora Lee McKinstry was married to Edward Harr of Turtle Lake, WI. In 1951, Ed and Cora built a home where she resided until June of last year when she...

Terry Lee Jensen, 54, of Milltown, Wisconsin passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at his home.  Terry was born on January 31, 1966 in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin the son of Marlene and Ronnie Jensen. Terry grew up on the family farm in rural Milltown.  He attended Unity School and graduated from High School in 1984.  Upon graduation, Terry entered the workforce and worked for several employers throughout the years, beginning with Palmer Landscaping.  He also worked as...

Lavonne Marie Annette Knutson Lumsden, 78, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020. She was born June 26, 1941 to Louella and Melvin Knutson in St. Paul, Minnesota. The family of five lived in Montana for six months until her father was killed in a car accident. The family then moved to Wisconsin and lived with Louella’s parents on their farm. Louella remarried and the family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and then settled on their farm in Frederic. After...

Sanford Daniel Mosay “Ogimaa Bines”, 66, Luck, Wisconsin, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020. Sanford was born on April 26, 1954 in Amery, Wisconsin to Daniel Mosay and Connie Rivard. Sanford worked for the St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, where he worked in the outside maintenance department for 17 years. He enjoyed pow-wows, going to the races every Saturday night, going on trips and spending time with his nephews. Sanford took care of his family and was loved by...

James S. Edgell, 82, of Centuria passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN after suffering many health issues the past several years.  Jim was born on March 5, 1938 in Minneapolis, MN the son for Fred J. and Dorothy (Hansen) Edgell, the oldest of five children. Jim graduated from Centuria High School in 1956 and enlisted in the United States Navy from 1956 – 1958 (active duty) and was discharged in 1962. Jim married Beverly Chinander in 1959. ...

Spencer, Judith “Judy” Jan 26, 1943 - May 29, 2020. Judith “Judy” Spencer, 77, of Balsam Lake, WI, passed away May 29, 2020 at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls due to congestive heart failure. Judy was born Judith Marjorie Karafa on January 26, 1943 in Muskegon, MI to John and Joan (Herlein) Karafa. She married Tyrone Spencer on January 25, 1969, in Muskegon; MI. Judy studied to become an Elementary school English teacher and pursued a...

Irene Eleanor Severson, 93, of Osceola, WI formerly of Centuria, WI passed away at her home in Osceola on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 with her loving family at her side.  Irene Anderson was born on September 30, 1926 in Amery, Wisconsin the daughter of Emil and Amy (Myers) Anderson. Irene leaves to celebrate her memory: her children, Manlie “Lee” (Diane) Rogers, Crystal, MN; Glenn (LaVonne) Rogers, Brooklyn Park, MN and Mark Rogers (Debbie Swanson), St. Croix Falls, WI; many...

Kipp Allen Peckman, 53, of Albert Lea, Minnesota and formerly of Balsam Lake, Wisconsin passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, May 7, 2020 while on a business trip in Cleveland, OH. Kipp was born on January 16, 1967 in St. Paul, Minnesota the oldest child of Roy E. and Mary S. (Ramberg) Peckman. The Peckman family moved to the Balsam Lake area in 1979. This did not deter him from walking around White Bear Lake every Thanksgiving with his Uncle Jim and Grandpa Ramberg and spending...

Alyce (Durushia) Erickson, 79, of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin passed away peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2020 surrounded by family after a long battle with dementia.   Alyce was born on June 9, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to John and Dorothy Durushia.  Don and Alyce were married on October 6, 1962.  Don lovingly took care of Alyce during her battle with dementia.  Alyce enjoyed traveling, tending to her flowers, spending time with her friends, family and...

  Melody K. Van De Brake, 58, of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Melody Anderson was born on April 8, 1962 in St. Paul, Minnesota the daughter of Forrest and Ruby (Rogers) Anderson.  She graduated from St. Croix Falls High School and then attended the University of Wisconsin Stout. She married her high school sweetheart on June 26, 1982. Melody was one of the original employees of the St. Croix Casino in Turtle...