Rice Lake High Wisconsin Alumni Obituaries

Lawrence E "Larry" Klinger, 80, of Shell Lake passed away peacefully on January 22, 2026, at Shell Lake Health Care Center. He was born March 31, 1945 in Rice Lake, WI to Ernest and Phyllis (Wickham) Klinger.Larry graduated from Shell Lake High School in 1964. He was then drafted into the Army in 19...

Valerie A. Coder age 88 passed away on December 3 2025 at St. Marys Essentia Hospital in Superior Wisconsin. Born on April 7 1937 in Ladysmith Wisconsin Valerie was the daughter of Theodore and June Campbell LeBlanc. After graduating from high school she continued her education for four additional y...

Dennis Jerome Beyer was called home to heaven on January 24, 2026 with his wife and children by his side. Dennis was the 2nd of 7 children born to William and Evelyn (Engel) Beyer on the Engel family farm in the Clark Co town of Mayville on December 27, 1939.Visitation will be held at Rembs Funeral ...

Kenneth Gillis age 87 a resident of Spooner died on Saturday January 24 2026 at Essentia St. Marys Medical Center after a brief illness. Kenneth was born on March 5 1938 in St. Paul Minnesota to parents William and Isabel Roberts Gillis. As a child the family moved to Zion Illinois where he attended...

Timothy Tim Hopwood age 59 a resident of Shell Lake Wisconsin passed away at his home on January 18 2026 after a 2year battle with cancer. Tim was born on February 1 1966 in Durand Wisconsin to parents Morse Hoppy and Wanda Hewitt Hopwood. In 1974 the family moved from Plum City Wisconsin to Spooner...

Julie Anne Sweeney Tiegs of Harshaw Wisconsin unexpectedly slipped quietly into the eternal light to be reunited with the Lord and her loved ones on January 13 2026. Julie was born on April 17 1969 in Wausau Wisconsin to proud parents Dennis and Cheryl Tiegs. The family later relocated to Hawkins Wi...

Stanley Paul Sternitzky age 89 passed away on Wednesday January 7 at Barron Care and Rehab in Barron. Stanley was born on May 3 1936 to Clarence and Selma Sternitzky in the Town of Lynn Clark County Wisconsin. He married Karaleen Young on June 21 1958 in Prairie Farm. Stan farmed until November of 1...

He was born October 23 1934 to Henry and Hilma Gunderson Kirk in Spring Valley WI. He was baptized and confirmed at Gilman Lutheran Church Spring Valley. John graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1953. It was there that he met his true love Barbara Brandt. It was also in school where he devel...

Ona Marie Cruts, age 84, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 7:44 a.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was born on December 10, 1940, in Dovre, Wisconsin, the daughter of Olin and Mildred (Davis) Brekken.Ona was a 1959 graduate of New Auburn Hi...

LeRoy N. Barker passed away peacefully at home at the age of 96 surrounded by family. LeRoy was born in Brigham City Box Elder UT to Claude R. Barker and Iva Nelson. He was raised on a farm located between Brigham and Bear River City. While growing up he learned the values of hard work integrity and...

Janice was born on October 14 1943 to Charles and Harriet Hattie Bagley in Barron. Janice grew up in the area and graduated from Cameron High School in 1962. On October 23 1964 she married Albert Erickson Sr. Albert and Janice lived in Minneapolis Minnesota for a number of years where she was the ho...

Michael Mac Orville McLellan age 82 of Spooner died on Thursday November 27 2025 in Marshfield Wisconsin. He was born on September 29 1943 in Rice Lake WI to Harold Bud and Luella Buckwheat McLellan. Mac was a 1961 Spooner High graduate. He attended Barron County Teachers College UW River Falls UW ...

Dan Kling, age 84, passed away peacefully at Dove Healthcare, Spooner, Wisconsin, on Monday, December 8, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Dan was born on February 23, 1941, in Cochrane, Wisconsin to Kenneth and Myrtle Kling. As a young child his family moved to Spooner, Wisconsin, where Dan grad...