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Lillian Johnson
Lillian Johnson, 94, of Spooner died March 9 at Community Memorial Nursing Home in Spooner, where she had been a resident since 1985.
Mrs. Johnson was born March 27, 1902 to Otto and Anna (Blankenburg) Metzdorf in Ashland and attended schools there. She served as the town clerk of the Town of Brooklyn and postmaster at Lampson from 1939-41. She lived in the Spooner and Trego area for many years and had been an active member of the Spooner Senior Citizens and the Trego Royal Neighbors of America.
Survivors include three sons, Earl Ackley of Minong, John Lawson of Hertel, and Otto Lawson of Sheldon, Iowa; five stepsons, Harvey Lawson of Sheldon, Iowa, Marvin Johnson of North Pole, Alaska, Astrid Johnson of Anchorage, Alaska, and Melvin Johnson and Vincent Johnson, both of Shell Lake; three daughters, Mildred Magnus of Spooner, Lillian Hoselton of Kenosha and Anna Johnson of Shell Lake; two stepdaughters, Louise Paskett of Duluth, and Hilda Sommerfeld of Spooner; a brother, Ray Metzdorf of Ladysmith; a sister, Mildred Neuman of San Diego, Calif.; and 26 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husbands Paul Ackley, Harvey Lawson and Oscar Johnson, and two sons, Paul Ackley and William Lawson
John `Tony' Johnson
John A. "Tony" Johnson, 76, of Dallas died March 14 at Barron Medical Center.
Mr. Johnson was born Jan. 9, 1921 in the Town of Barron to Albert and Gena (Shold) Johnson. He was raised near Barron and attended Beckwith School. Mr. Johnson graduated from Barron High School in 1939 and farmed in the Town of Maple Grove for several years. On Jan. 14, 1942 he married Lorraine Johnson in Barron. Mr. Johnson served in the Army and later moved to Denver, Iowa, and worked as an artificial inseminator. In 1958 the couple returned to Wisconsin, where he continued to work as an artificial inseminator. They moved to Dallas in 1977. Mr. Johnson loved animals, especially horses and dogs and was involved in horse pulling for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Lorraine; two sons, Jerry of Plymouth, Minn., and Lenny of Green Bay; a daughter, Vicky Crane of Cadott; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and one stepgreat-grandchild; and two sisters, Iona Borchers of Denver, Iowa, and Nona Dannheim of Circle Pines, Minn.
Edward P. Klein
Edward P. Klein, 82, of Barron and formerly of Cameron, died March 15 at Barron Medical Center's extended care unit. .
Mr. Klein was born June 20, 1914 in Hillsdale to Edward and Ida (Grubb) Klein. He was raised in the Hillsdale area, graduating from Barron High School in 1933. In 1934 he graduated from an agricultural short course in Madison and in 1938 received a bachelor's degree in agriculture from UW-Madison. Mr. Klein was active in agriculture during high school and was one of the first Barron Future Farmers of America members to receive the State Farmers Award in agriculture. On Aug. 19, 1944 he married Burdine Brunner in Chippewa Falls. He taught school for several years and also worked as a salesman, farmer and real estate broker. Mr. Klein was an avid gardener and loved to travel, spending the last 16 winters in Florida. He was active in the Cameron Civic Club, having served as president, and was instrumental in obtaining land for the Cameron beach.
Survivors include his wife, Burdine of Barron; three daughters, Jill Williams of Houston, Texas, Susan Danielson of Wauwatosa and Connie Parris of Ardsley, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and two sisters, Jeanette Juten of Washington, D.C., and Katherine Couch of Houston.
A son, John Edward, died in 1953.
Isabel E. Kuhrt
Isabel E. Kuhrt, 69, of Barron, died March 29 at the Knapp Haven Nursing Home in Chetek.
Mrs. Kuhrt was born Sept. 27, 1927 in Rice Lake to Edward and Ida (Fredrick) Butler. She grew up here and graduated from Rice Lake High School. She attended Normal School in Rice Lake for 2 years then taught in Collingwood and Pine Grove country schools. She married Dwight Kuhrt on Feb. 5, 1949 in Pine City, Minn., and they farmed in the Town of Clinton. They moved to Barron in 1970, where she worked at the Barron Nursing Home from 1967 to 1979. She enjoyed square dancing, gardening and golfing. She was an active member of the Salem Lutheran Church choir and taught Sunday School. She was the branch secretary for AAL until she became ill.
She is survived by her husband, Dwight; a son, Michael of Barron; two daughters, Linda Mullikin of Barron and Cindy Kuhrt of Madison; four grandchildren and one great-grandson; two brothers, Eugene Butler of Madison and John Butler of Iowa City, Iowa; and three sisters, Maxine Dutilly of Rice Lake, Ellen Fredricks of Turtle Lake and Margarite Strid of Rockford, Ill.
Curtis Knutson
Curtis Knutson, 61, of Ridgeland died March 1 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Mr. Knutson was born July 5, 1935 in the Town of Wilson, Dunn County, to Edwin and Lillian (Moen) Knutson. He was raised there and graduated from Colfax High School in 1952.
Mr. Knutson worked for the Ridgeland Farmers Union until joining the Army in 1954, serving for 2 years. He returned to work at the Farmers Union and on Jan. 19, 1955 married Dorrene Hanson in Ridgeland.
The couple moved to Sand Creek in 1963, where he operated a gas station until 1971. They farmed in the Town of Wilson until 1982, when he started driving bus for the Colfax school system.
Mr. Knutson was a member of AA for 24 1/2 years and served as president of the Sand Creek AA group for many years. He also had served on the board of Arbor Place in Menomonie.
Survivors include his wife, Dorrene; three sons, Terry of Ridgeland, and Michael and Tom, both of Colfax; a daughter, Jill Rose of Elk Mound; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Eugene and Dennis, both of Ridgeland; and two sisters, Arlys Deutsch and Louise Anderson, both of Chetek.
John Knutson
John H. Knutson, 56, of Chetek died March 12 at his home.
Mr. Knutson was born Feb. 13, 1941 in Rice Lake, graduating from Chetek High School in 1959. He attended UW-River Falls and served in the Army. On Oct. 3, 1964 Mr. Knutson married the former Mary Madison in Sand Creek. He worked as a commercial airline pilot for North Central Airlines, Republic Airlines and Northwest Airlines flying DC-9s and 757s from 1967 until his death. He also farmed in the Town of Sioux Creek on his days off. Mr. Knutson was a member of the American Legion, EAA, Airline Pilots Assn., and was a 4-H leader. He enjoyed farming, hunting, fishing, airplanes and, most of all, spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife, Mary; a daughter, Heidi of Duluth; a son, Tim of Chetek; and two sisters, Karen Skoug of Silver Bay, Minn., and Mary Schuck of Green River, Wyo.
Robert Larson
Robert Larson, 53, of Dallas died March 12 at Barron Medical Center.
Mr. Larson was born Sept. 4, 1943 in Chippewa Falls to Harold and Irene (Huset) Larson. He was raised in Dallas and graduated from Barron High School. He worked for the Village of Dallas while going to school and later worked at ABC Co. of Chetek. Mr. Larson also worked for Dan Nelon at the Skelly Station in Dallas and later as caretaker of the Dallas Healthcare Center. He most recently worked at Tamarack International in Chetek. Mr. Larson enjoyed listening to country music and playing knives in accompaniment with friends. He also loved bowling and being with people.
Survivors include his parents, Harold and Irene Larson; and a brother, Jerry, all of Dallas.
Lou Lemke
Lou Evelyn Lemke, 73, died March 14 at her home at Eden Youth With A Mission in Weyerhaeuser.
Mrs. Lemke was born Oct. 10, 1923 in Dothan, Ala., to Arthur and Ruby Mae (Fain) Rabun. She grew up in Lakeland, Fla., and graduated from Lakeland High School in 1941. Mrs. Lemke entered nurses training in Florida, graduated in June 1944, enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps and served at Lawson General Hospital near Atlanta through May 1946. In September 1946 she enrolled in St. Paul Bible School. She served as a nurse, graduating in May 1949. She then served 2 years at a Native American mission, also working in the hospital at the White Earth Indian Reservation near Ogema, Minn. On June 17, 1951 she married William Lemke, a pastor at Evangelical United Brethren Church near Wayland, Iowa. For the next 45 years she and her husband were active in pastoral ministry and training young people for Christian missionary work. Mrs. Lemke became an effective Bible teacher and mentor of young women.
Survivors include her husband, William; three sons, William Dale of New York City, Bryant of Minneapolis, and Bernard of Charlotte, N.C.; five grandchildren and one great-grandson; and a sister, Alice Reeves of Charleston, S.C.
Wilfred Lewis
Wilfred A. Lewis, 72, of King died March 15 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King.
Mr. Lewis was born June 5, 1924 in Haugen to Andrew and Grayce (Zimmerman) Lewis. He joined the Army Air Force at age 17 and was stationed in India during WWII and was a tailgunner on a B-17 bomber. After 23 years in the Air Force, he retired Jan. 31, 1964, then worked for a short time for the U.S. Park Service at Yellowstone National Park and for Presto in Eau Claire.
Survivors include his daughter, Denise Rankin of Cornell; a brother, Von of Haugen; and three sisters, Florence Sherman of Cameron, Pearl Amundson of Tallulah, La., and Helen Winter of Rock Island, Ill.
Donald Link
Donald J. Link, 74, of Battle Lake, Minn., died March 20 at Lake Regional Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minn.
Mr. Link was born March 12, 1922 in Menomonie to Henry and Helen (Suchow) Link. He graduated from Rice Lake High School and on Dec. 2, 1942 entered the Army, serving in WW II in the European Theatre. Later Mr. Link was employed by Chippewa Motor Freight Company as a truck driver for many years. After retiring in 1981, he moved to Battle Lake. Mr. Link enjoyed fishing, and he was an artist who enjoyed doing oil paintings and was active with the Phelps Mill Festival. Mr. Link was on the board for the Veterans Memorial in Battle Lake, and he was a member of the Art of the Lakes Assn., in Battle Lake. He was a member of the American Legion and the VFW.
Survivors include special friend Jackie Estes of Battle Lake; two daughters, Judy Wilhelmi of Minooka, Ill., and Darla Manzara of Chicago; a son, Donald Jr., of DePere; five grandchildren; a sister, Marlys Olson of Minneapolis; and a brother, Galen of Florida.
He was preceded in death by a son, Tom.
