Richard G. Krueger was born February 17, 1919 in the Town of Cylon, St. Croix County, Wis. He died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at The Gathering at Boutwells Landing, Stillwater, Minn. He was baptized, confirmed, and married in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Deer Park, Wis. Cylon State Grade School provided his education through the 8th grade.
Family and home were important to Richard. He married Doris Powers on October 20, 1940. Four children were born to this marriage: Carol (Gary) Smith, Donna (Ted) Waech, Barbara Krueger and David (Jill) Krueger. Richard and Doris demonstrated working as a team during nearly 70 years of marriage.
Richard was a life-long dairy farmer, continuing as the third generation on the farm in Cylon Township. Richard and Doris took pride in their Holstein dairy herd and farm. People would remark over the years on how meticulous the farm was. Cleanliness was definitely next to godliness at the Krueger’s. He and Doris won numerous milk quality awards and DHIA records. He was respected by his peers who elected him to serve on various boards including: Midland Co-operative Board Baldwin, Cylon School Board, Clear Lake Creamery Board, Foremost Farms/Wisconsin Dairies Board, Upper Willow River Rehabilitation District Board and Cylon Town Board.
Hunting, fishing and trapping were among Richard’s hobbies when he was young. This love of nature continued throughout his lifetime ― the bird feeders were kept filled. The time spent as a sportsman and working on the threshing crew taught Richard a lot about the area he grew up in and got to know so well. Richard was very knowledgeable about the history of the Cylon/Deer park area. He loved to share his stories all you had to do was ask.
Richard loved and respected all animals. The dogs in his life ranged from hunting dogs when he was young to English Shepherds. His children and grandchildren’s dogs were welcome at the farm. His lap was always available to the barn and house cats.
Predeceasing Richard were his parents, Arthur and Gertrude Krueger, brother Ray, an infant sister, brothers-in-law Ralph Eggen, and Calvin ‘Bud’ Powers, and Byron ‘Bud’ Koeppen and sisters-in-law Arlene Faught Skafish and Irene Krueger.
Richard is survived by his wife Doris; their four children; three grandchildren (Nathan [Heather] Waech, Rebecca [Erik] Paulson, and Katie [Kyle] Pederson); three great-grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by brother Donnie (Bernice) Krueger and sister Alice Koeppen; sisters-in-law Ruth Johnson, Eleanor Eggen, and Glendetta Powers; many nieces and nephews and friends, including the caregivers at Boutwells Landing. Special thanks to April at Boutwells Landing for her care and attention during his residence at The Commons, Boutwells Landing.
Memorials are preferred and will be used to carry on Richard’s legacy.
Visitation will be on Friday, August 6, 2010 from 4 PM to 7 PM at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home, Baldwin, Wis. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Deer Park, Wis. The O’Connell Family Funeral Home Baldwin is in charge of arrangements.

Roger Nelson, age 92 of Woodville, died Sunday May 2nd at the Parkview Nursing Home in Woodville.
Funeral service for Roger will be 11AM Friday May 7th at Zion Lutheran Church in Woodville. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4 until 7PM at the Zion Lutheran Church and one hour prior to the service at church on Friday. Burial will be in the Lone Pine Cemetery in Woodville. Memorials preferred. Funeral services entrusted to the O’Connell Family Funeral Home of Baldwin.

Betty Ann Verdick (nee Jensen), age 78 of Woodville WI, passed away on April 9th, 2010 at the Parkview Nursing Home. Betty was born the daughter of Milton and Olive (Hakseth) Jensen on February 17th, 1932 in Grantsburg WI. She grew up in Grantsburg, and attended schools there, graduating from high school in 1950. Betty later graduated as a Pharmacy Tech from Century College in Saint Paul MN at age 60.

Most recently Betty moved to Woodville, but before that she lived most of her life in Saint Paul, with the exception of living 5 years in Chippewa Falls WI and one year in Oregon. Betty worked many years as a caregiver. Betty had a wonderful gift for helping others, and she was always the first to offer a helping hand when anyone needed it. In her free time, Betty enjoyed baking, sewing, making quilts, and mending for family, friends, and neighbors.

Betty is survived by her sons, Donald Bergstrom, James (Pam) Bergstrom, Joseph Morrison, and Robert Morrison; daughters, Judy Bergstrom Laska, and Marie Morrison Porter; grandchildren, Jeffrey Bergstrom, John Bergstrom, Angela Porter, Michelle Morrison, Megan Morrison, Theodore Morrison, Brandon Morrison, and McKenzie Morrison; great-grandchildren Cerenity, Taylee, and Mariah; brothers, Maynard, Glen, Milton Jr., Ben, Rodney, and Arlen; sisters Beatrice, Evone, Lenore, Kay, Lulette, and Annette; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Milton and Olive Jensen; husbands, Robert Clover, Gene Bergstrom, Theodore Morrison, and Ernest Verdick; brother, Dwight Jensen; nephews, David Jensen, and Glen Finch; nieces, Sue Derickson Fick, and Diana Derickson; great-nephew Jeremiah Finch; sister-in-law, Beverly Jensen; and brother-in-law, Donald Kenyon.

A Memorial Service for Betty Verdick will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 7th, 2010 at the Faith and Family Worship Center, 700 80th Avenue, Baldwin WI, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. A private family burial will take place in the Riverside Cemetery of Grantsburg WI. Services have been entrusted to the O’Connell Family Funeral Home and Countryside Crematory of Baldwin WI. 715-684-3434 www.oconnellfuneralhomes.com

Margerie Adeline Prahl, age 89 of Baldwin, died on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Baldwin Area Medical Center.
Margerie was born on June 17, 1920 in Milwaukee to parents William and Martha (Kramer) Heinrichs. She graduated from high school in Milwaukee, and would later marry Robert Andrew Picotte. Their union in marriage would be blessed with two sons, Robert and Paul.
Margerie worked for many years as an administrative assistant with the Milwaukee County Clerk of Courts Office. Outside of work, she enjoyed knitting, sewing, needlepoint, and fishing. Margerie also enjoyed being an active member of her church through bible study and women’s groups. She will remain in the hearts of her family and friends.
Margerie is survived by her sons Robert (Kathleen) Picotte of Baldwin, and Paul (Ruth) Picotte of Wauwatosa WI; grandchildren, Jon (Pam) Picotte of Pence WI, Kristen (Gordy Burstad) Picotte of Amery WI, PJ (Sunnie) Picotte of Eau Claire WI, Heather (Tom) Wolowik of Madison WI, Hilary (Pritipal) Bhinder of Thousand Oaks CA, and Haley (Ben) Stozek of Milwaukee WI; seven great-grandchildren; as well as other relatives and good friends.
Margerie was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Picotte and her parents.
A Memorial Service for Margerie Prahl will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2526 80th Avenue, Woodville, with Pastor Wayne Hilgendorf officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the discretion of the family. Assistance provided by the O’Connell Family Funeral Home and Countryside Crematory of Baldwin.

Robert “Bob” Heinrich, age 65, of Sarona, Wis.and formerly of Roberts, died Thursday, April 1, 2010 at his home in Sarona.
Bob was born July 10, 1944 in St. Paulto Robert and Florence(Leuer) Heinrich. After graduating from HardingHigh School in St. Paul in 1962 he entered the US Marinesserving in Naval Intelligence from 1962 - 1965. After receiving an honorabledischarge he returned to St. Paul.Bob was employed by 3M in Product Development until retirement in 2001. He hadalso co-owned and operated the Sidetrack Saloon in Roberts. In addition to hislove for his family and friends, he loved to hunt, fish, play cards, bowl,golf, darts and shoot pool. Bob was a founding member of the Happy HookersFishing Club.
Bob Heinrich is survived by his wife, Diane Heinrich ofSarona, WI; a son, Benjamin (Wendy) Heinrich of Hammond, WI; a daughter, Amy Jo(Todd) Ballew of St. Paul, MN; 3 grandchildren, Taylor, Peyton and Jordyn; hismother, Florence Dumer of White Bear Lake, MN; 3 brothers, Gary (Terry) Dumerof Alabama, Richard (Cindy) Dumer of Ladysmith, WI and Donald (Joyce) Dumer ofWhite Bear Lake, MN; 2 sisters, Diane (Richard) Pelletier of Cameron, WI andBeverly (James) Lau of Ham Lake, MN; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, stepfather and grandparents.
Funeral Services were held 11:30 AM Monday, April 5, 2010 atAppleyard's Home for Funerals in Rice Lake, WI, interment was 2:30 PM Monday at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Cemeteryat Spooner, WI, where Military Rites were accorded by the State Honor Guard. Friendscalled from 10 AM - 11:30 AM Monday at Appleyard's Home for Funerals.