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Jack Hines Obituary

John 'Jack' Hines May 15, 1936 — March 13, 2026 Ellsworth John "Jack" Jerome Hines, age 89, a lifelong resident of Ellsworth, Wisconsin, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, March 13, 2026. Jack was born on May 15, 1936, in Ellsworth,...

Bruce Bieri Obituaty

Bruce Arthur “The Colonel” Bieri (74) – This cowboy took his final ride February 5th, near Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino and Resort on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. Bruce spent his final weeks road-tripping in his “traveling condo”, gambling,...

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James Mentink

Nobody CARES how much you know, until they know how much you CARE. With my background in sales I can take a lot of the guess work out of the auction process. I love working for and with people in all aspects of life. I believe that with my experience and insight I...

Kathy Packard

Kathy Packard is co-owner and one of the lead auctioneers of North Central Sales Auctions LLC of Antigo, Wisconsin. She has over 20 years of experience in the auction industry. She is active in the national and state auctioneer’s associations, is a past 2015...

Timothy A. Slack

Tim has been an Auctioneer (WAA & NAA Member since the early 1990’s) since the mid 1980’s when he started selling cattle, feeder pigs, and hay at the Midwest Livestock Sale Barn north of Fennimore, WI. As business evolved, he created Mt. Hope Auction Service...