A resident of Clayton, WI, born April 19 1947, passed away on February 22, 2024 after a long battle with cancer at the age of 76. A private ceremony and Celebration of Life will be held at later date.

Join us Wednesday March 6 at the St Ann Center for a Spaghetti Supper. The St Ann CCW & KCs will be serving from 4—7pm. Free will offering. We invite everyone to attend. Info: 715-377-2484. The Knights of Columbus will also be sponsoring a meat raffle during the supper.

A funeral Mass for Barbara will be held on Monday, March 4, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Almena. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery. In lieu of flowers or monetary gifts, the family requests that donations be made in Barbara’s name to Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, 3033 41st St. NW, Rochester, MN 55901.

Gerardo Alarcon De La Cruz, 67, died February 24, 2024, at Marshfield Medical Center in Weston, WI. He was born July 22, 1956, in Mexico to Vidal and Sofia (De La Cruz) Salazar. He was married in Cumberland, WI on June 30, 2002, to Maria Saucedo. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at Skinner Funeral Home in Cumberland. A rosary will be held at 3:30 PM.

The Almena Knights of Columbus will be hosting a benefit breakfast for Heather Heintz on February 25th after the 8:30 mass. Menu is French Toast,scrambled eggs and sausage. Freewill offering. Heather has been diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. Heather is the daughter of Brother Knight David Heintz and a single mother of one. She undergoing chemotherapy at this time.

Funeral services will be held Saturday February 24th, at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Cumberland WI. Visitation will be from 10:00 -11:00, service at 11:00, graveside service following church service with a luncheon to follow. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family. Online condolences may be shared at www.cremationsociety-wi.com.

Chester James Sparish, 94, of Cumberland passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at Woodstone Assisted Living. He was born November 26,1929. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 20 at 11 AM at St. Anthony Catholic Church with Fr. Tom Thompson officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery. Lunch will be served in the church hall following the burial. Skinner Funeral Home of Cumberland is serving the family.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, February 9, 2024, at St. Anthony Catholic Church with Father Tom Thompson officiating and burial to follow at St. Anthony Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the Skinner Funeral Home in Cumberland and for 1 hour before the Mass.