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JoAnn Loretta Mahoney, age 75, of Friendship, Wisconsin passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024, at her home. A memorial gathering will be from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at Roseberry’s Funeral Home in Friendship, Wisconsin. A Celebration of Life will follow at Buskie’s Big Horn in Big Flats. Music, Food, Drinks and Games plus shenanigans. JoAnn was born August 29, 1948, to Larry and Bernice (Mueller) Herbst. She was a graduate of Adams-Friendship High School. JoAnn was married to Garry Van Tassel (1967 – 1971), Fredrick Schoff (1977-1988), and Peter Mahoney (1992-2010 passed away). JoAnn worked at Flambeau Plastics and was a skilled Yo-Yo maker,

Jean Paulette (Zenke) Brown, 88, of Sparta, WI, passed away at Mulder Healthcare Facility in West Salem, WI, June 23, 2024.  Funeral Services will be held Thursday, June 27, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sparta, WI.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Family and friends are invited for visitation Wednesday, June 26, 2024, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Torkelson Funeral Home, 1132 Angelo Rd. Sparta, WI.  Visitation will also be held Friday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the church. The Torkelson Funeral Home of Sparta, WI, is assisting the family with arrangements.  Online condolences may be offered at www.torkelsonfuneralhome.com.  Source:

Richard “Dick” Beier, 75, passed away on June 21, 2024, at the Mayo Hospital Emergency Room after dealing with multiple health issues over the last several years. Dick was born on March 28, 1949, at the Sparta Hospital to Cecelia (O’Rourke) and Frank Beier of Wilton. A quiet man for the most part, Dick wasn’t afraid of conversation. Anyone that spent time talking with him played a risky game, never knowing if they’d receive just a simple statement or some long-winded story about the past – usually with some nugget of information that had been long forgotten. He was a walking encyclopedia when it came to knowing who had lived

A county coroner says a staff member at Wisconsin’s youth prison has been declared brain-dead following a fight with an inmate. Lincoln County Coroner Valerie Caylor says Wednesday the man was declared brain-dead on Tuesday so the family can proceed… Source: LacrosseTribune.com

The devastation from floodwaters was coming into focus for residents and officials near McCook Lake in North Sioux City, South Dakota, as water receded after days of heavy rains around the Midwest. Union County Emergency Management said Tuesday in a… Source: LacrosseTribune.com