obituaries

Raymond V. "Ray" or "Bud" Anderson, of River Falls, passed away on April 10, at age 91, at the Lutheran Home. He was unable to recover from injuries sustained from a fall several weeks earlier. He had recently returned from a trip to Argentina and Chile with his son, Greg. Ray and...

James "Jim" P. Lokrantz, 81, of River Falls, died on Monday, April 1, at Comforts of Home in Hudson. He was born on April 19, 1932, to Bill and Emma Lokrantz in Chippewa Falls, Wis. Jim graduated from Chippewa Falls McDonald High School in 1950. Jim attended college at Eau Claire,...

Betty J. Gunderson, age 81, of Ellsworth, died Thursday, April 3, at the River Falls Area Hospital, River Falls, Wis. Betty was born the daughter of Lars and Minnie (Sorensen) Kirkegaard on July 20, 1932, in Yankton, S.D. She married Percy Gunderson on Nov. 29, 1947, in Rock Rapids,...

Barbara Clare Rohl of Roberts, Wis., entered a new and more peaceful life on April 4, at Westfield's Hospital in New Richmond, Wis., after a courageous seven year battle with cancer. Barb was the second of three daughters, born to Norbert J. Rohl and Harriet (Hennessey) Rohl. Barb...

Darla Jean Stoppelmoor, 74, of Roberts, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 5, at Hudson Hospital. She was born on April 22, 1939, to Walter and Birdelle (Porter) Schake in Mahtowa, Minn. Darla married Lowell Stoppelmoor on June 21, 1957, in Waterloo, Iowa. They lived in Iowa, where...

Robert E. Fiedler, age 68, of Prescott, passed away Monday, March 31, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn. He was born Aug. 7, 1945, in River Falls, Wis., to George and Wilma (Detert) Fiedler. He graduated from Prescott High School in 1964. Bob served as SP5 in the U.S. Army...

Robert Carl Southers, age 16, died unexpectedly, Saturday, March 29, at the River Falls Area Hospital, of natural causes. He was born in River Falls, Wis., on July 29, 1997, to Jennifer Cornell and John Southers. He was currently a sophomore at River Falls High School. Robert loved...

Jon Kelly Echternacht, 68, died at his home in River Falls on Saturday, March 29, of lung cancer. At his side were his sweetheart and wife of 28 years, Jeannie Gryzwa, and members of the family he loved so much. Jon was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa, in 1945, to John "Jack" and Floreine...

Elsie (Sullwold) McKenna, age 93, of Roberts, Wis., died Saturday, March 30. Elsie was born on July 1, 1920, to Arthur and Marie (Sander) Sullwold in Stillwater, Minn. She was the youngest of the seven children in her family. On Oct. 14, 1944, Elsie married Leo McKenna. They raised...

Ronald Hoberg, 65 Died March 15, 2014 Ronald Hoberg, 65, of Meridian, Idaho, passed away on Saturday, March 15. He was born the son of Dennis and LaVern (Danger) Hoberg on July 28, 1947, in Braham, Minn. He graduated from River Falls High School and attended the University of Wisconsin-River...