Douglas Edward O’Brien, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at St. Mary’s Essentia Hospital in Superior, WI, surrounded by family. Doug was born on May 24, 1955, in Superior, WI to parents Alvin and Marty (Khalar) O’Brien. Doug attended Northwestern High School and went right into work after school. He worked a short while as a cook before his long run of bartending at the family bar, the Gopher Hole, where he helped out until his retirement 15 years ago...

Julia E. Flygstad, age 84, passed away peacefully with her family close by on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Hayward Health Services, in Hayward, WI.  She was born on July 31, 1938, in Newbury England.  She was the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Byng.  She was married to Allan Flygstad on February 23, 1957, in St. Mary’s Church in Newbury, England. Just after she and Allan were married, she moved to the United States where they built their lives and raised their family....

Renee L. Ketchum, age 66, of Hayward, WI passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022, at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Renee Lynn Ketchum was born April 19, 1956, in Belmond, IA, the daughter of A.K. and Sylvia (Frohling) Ketchum.  She was raised in Belmond, IA and then moved with her family to Waverly, IA.   While in high school Renee participated in softball, basketball and track.  She graduated from Waverly Shell Rock Senior High School in...

Doretta Cunningham, age 89, a resident of Spooner, died on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Spooner Health. Doretta was born on December 22, 1932, in Tomah, Wisconsin to parents Raymond and Ruth (Heser) Coleman.  At a young age, the family moved to the Spooner area where she graduated high school.  After high school, she received her Nursing Certificate and began working at the Spooner Nursing Home and later Care Partners in Spooner.  Although she still desired to work, she...

David Hanks, age 86, of Cable, WI, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at his home.  David Hanks was born December 15, 1935, in North Haven, CT, the son of George and Doris (Meeker) Hanks.  He was raised in North Haven and attended from high school there.  At the age of 17, Dave enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was sent to Sampson Air Force Base in Lake Geneva, NY for basic training.  He went onto Chanute AFB in Bloomington, IL where Dave graduated from tech...

Leonard M. Peterson, age 90, of Gordon, WI, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at Hayward Area Memorial Hospital.  Leonard Marvin Peterson was born December 22, 1931, in Bruno, MN the son of Peter and Myrtle (Johnson) Peterson.  Leonard was raised in the Bruno, MN area and attended school in Askov, MN.  He graduated from high school in Askov and then joined the U.S. Marines on March 19, 1952.  While in the service, Leonard earned the National Defense Service...

Bernice B. Schaaf, age 100, of Hayward, WI passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Maple Ridge Care Center in Spooner, WI. Bernice Betty Hudson was born August 30, 1922, the daughter of Frank Lester and Albertha (Verhey) Hudson. She was united in marriage to Pershing Schaaf on December 23, 1944. At that time Pershing was an Aviation Machinist Mate in the Navy stationed in Norman, OK where he was an instructor on Navy aircraft. After being in the service, they lived in...

Pamela Anne Musha died unexpectedly on September 19, 2022, in her home in Hayward, WI.  Pamela was born on March 2, 1973, the daughter of Michael and Denise Musha of Ripon, WI. Pamela was the oldest of six children. Family meant everything to Pam, from being a big sister to her brothers and sisters, to being the fun Aunt and a loving daughter to her parents. She loved spending long summer days at her Grandparents and Easter with her favorite Aunt Diane.  Pamela graduated from...

Rodger C. Hanson, 75, of Couderay passed away at home in his sleep peacefully September 19, 2022, surrounded by family.  Rodger was born May 14, 1947, in Chicago to Verne and Roberta Hanson.  Rodger served 4 years in the Air Force and was a proud military veteran.  He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and woodworking.  He worked many years for United Parcel Service in the Detroit area.  Rodger was an avid Packers and Red Wings fan and saw his Packers beat the Bears...

Troy Allen Rasmussen, age 55, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born on February 24, 1967, in Stevens Point, WI, the son of Dennis Andry and Sandra Lou (Kramer) Rasmussen.  He was united in marriage to Debra Joanne Edwards on July 18, 1992, in Cable, WI. Troy’s first love was playing and working in the woods.  He also loved his over the road, long haul coast to coast career with Kivi Bros....