Francis C. Balmer Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Francis C. Balmer of Ashland, Wisconsin, born in Wildrose, North Dakota, who passed away on April 21, 2023, at the age of 97, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Francis C. Balmer to pay them a last tribute.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parent Mable I. Balmer; his wife Alice V. Toy of Ashland; his children, Donald Balmer (Sonia), Candace Schudar (Charles) of Shelbyville, TN, Bonnie Jansheski (Dean) of Beaver Creek and Eleanor Munson (Loren) of Ashland, WI; his daughter-in-law Anna Marie Skulan of Eau Claire, WI; his grandchildren, John Schudar (Paula), Peter Balmer (Tammy), Joshua Balmer (Kara), Lydia Svendsen (Robert), Ruthie Vaughn (Bill Hanson), Jacob Jansheski, Zachary Jansheski (Lorna), Laurie Malyuk (Matthew), Melissa Menard (Clint Lanning), Garrett and Caleb Balmer; his sister Gloria Cox of Williston, ND; his siblings-in-law, Delores Reigel, Joan Pryor, Janet Hasti, Teckla Shaylor (Merle) and Charles Toy (Sharon) of Drake, ND; his friend Scott Brown; his son Garland Balmer; his siblings, Eva Oved, Lyla Barkie, Lyle, Gordon and Vernon Wells; his siblings-in-law, Peter Cox, Bud Oved, Joe Barkie, Harland Reigel, Gordy Harder, Irvin Prough, William Bossert, Joe Pryor, Robin Bertsch, George Hasti, Art Bullard, Michael Toy, Ira Toy, Nellie Harder, LaRayne Prough, Ramona Bossert, Charlene Bertsch, Sharon Bullard and Dorothy Toy; his parents-in-law, Eleanor Toy Morlang and Ira Toy; his parent Mable Wells Landers; and his grandparents, Frank and Belvie Balmer. He was also cherished by 20 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.