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Eleanor June (Simonson) Eckhardt June 3, 1953 – June 11, 2020 Eleanor June (Simonson) Eckhardt, 85, went to our Lord peacefully, with family by her side in Lisbon, Maine, on June 11, 2020. She died as she had lived: Trusting Jesus. Eleanor was born on June 3, 1935, at her family farm in Scandinavia, Wisconsin. […]
Ruth G. Gilbertson Strand April 13, 1926 – June 5, 2020 Ruth G. Gilbertson Strand, age 94, passed away Friday June 5, 2020 at Dove Healthcare in Osseo Wisconsin. Ruth was born on April 13, 1926 in Iola, Wisconsin, the daughter of Osborne and Amy (Benson) Stamstad. She attended Iola public schools, graduating with the […]
Kevin Kenneth Johnson October 31, 1961 – June 4, 2020 Kevin Kenneth Johnson, 58, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away Thursday, June 4th, 2020. He was born in Waupaca, Wisconsin, on Oct. 31, 1961, son of Delores and Ken Johnson. Kevin married Cathleen M. Reinert on Oct. 4, 1986, at Northland Lutheran Church in Iola. Kevin […]
Betty J. Wasrud April 7, 1945 – June 1, 2020 Betty Jane Wasrud, 75, of Iola, died Monday June 1, 2020, at Theda Care Medical Center in Waupaca. Betty was born in Iola, Wisconsin, on April 7, 1945, daughter of the late Gladys (Nassen) and Willard Johnson. Betty married Vernon Wasrud on June 5, 1965, […]
Donald “Don” Marrell Westley May 19, 1931 – May 22, 2020 Donald “Don” Marrell Westley, age 89, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020, at home, surrounded by his family, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Nelsonville, Wisconsin, on May 19, 1931, to Marrell and Alma (Lutz) Westley. Don served our country […]
By Scandinavia Booster Club We wanted to reach out and first of all thank everyone who has already signed up for our golf outing, donated, or helped get all the details together during this crazy time in life! First off, we want to assure you this event WILL happen unless a turn of events happens […]
With the relaxing of the Stay at Home emergency order, HeadspringIS.com has activated its community Calendar. If you have events or meetings which need to be added, please email that information to: HeadspringIS@gmail.com. Please include: Date, Who, What, When, Where, and contact info.
2020 looking like a lost year for our community activities By Cliff Mishler, IHS President Given the ongoing coronavirus/Covid-19 restrictions and social distancing uncertainties, we continue to face the reality of meeting and event cancellations as of today, May 15, with the realities not having changed since the last advisory was sent out nearly four […]
Iola Lioness and American Red Cross will co-sponsor a Blood Drive on Wednesday, May 20, from 12-5 p.m. However, the location has changed to Scandinavia Lutheran Church due to the temporary closing of the Iola-Scandinavia Fitness & Aquatic Center because of COVID-19 guidelines. Please come in the east side door under the overhang at the […]
