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The origins of the Buswell
Funeral Home trace back to 1943 when a group of
local investors from Federation Cooperative
formed a funeral cooperative known as Jackson
Funeral Cooperative. The investors purchased a
historic residence on South Second Street and
converted it into a funeral home. This was one
of a very few Wisconsin funeral homes to be
operated as a cooperative. The late Gaylord
Mattson became the first funeral
director/manager of the Co-op Funeral Home.
In 1950, the late Theodore “Ted” Langlois
became the funeral director/manager of the
Co-op Funeral Home. In 1951, Langlois and the
late Harmon Galston purchased the funeral home
and changed the name to the Colonial Funeral
Home. In 1954, Langlois and Galston again
changed the funeral home name to the
Langlois-Galston Funeral Home.
In 1974, Charles
“Chuck” and Ruth Buswell purchased the funeral
home which was renamed Buswell Funeral Home.
Since purchasing the funeral home, Chuck and
Ruth Buswell have made many improvements and
additional service offerings. The funeral home
also underwent a major remodeling/building
project in 1984.
In 2006, the Buswells entered into a
partnership arrangement with fourth generation
funeral director Todd Torkelson of Torkelson Funeral Homes
(6 locations). This partnership has afforded
Buswell Funeral Home with expanded staff,
product, equipment, and service
opportunities. Ruth and Chuck are proud and
pleased to have Todd Torkelson as their
business partner.
In November of 2006, the Buswells
welcomed funeral director Larry Winkler to
their staff. Chuck, Ruth, and Larry are totally
committed to upholding the standards of
excellence of the Buswell Funeral Home..
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