Charles "Chuck" Elliott Emberson

Charles “Chuck” Elliott Emberson, age 85 of Deerfield, formerly of Blanchardville died at his home on Wednesday morning, November 4, 2026. He was born on March 25, 1941, in Madison. He grew up on the family farm in rural Blanchardville, helping his parents and his two siblings on the farm through the years growing up. He attended the Loyalty rural school and then graduated from Blanchardville High School. He then attended the UW Madison Short Course for agriculture. He started farming with his father and his brother Bob. One evening at Club 18 outside of Mount Horeb he met Helene Elizabeth Anderberg. Their relationship grew and they were married on December 2, 1967, at the St. Paul’s Liberty Lutheran Church in Deerfield. They went to Florida on their honeymoon and then settled in Blanchardville into the family farmhouse where they lived for 55 years. Chuck and Bob farmed the family farm together for most of their working years until 2002 when they sold the farm. That fall Chuck and Helene moved to rural Deerfield to a new home they built on land that was part of Helene’s family farm. In retirement Chuck worked at Menard’s for several years and loved that job talking to the customers and fellow employees. Chuck and Helene did a lot of traveling through the years, including trips to Hawaii, Sweden and Norway. He was an active member in Blanchardville of the Blanchardville Lutheran Church, and then after moving to Deerfield, the St. Paul’s Liberty Lutheran Church. Chuck loved birds and fed the birds and watched them around his home. Chuck enjoyed cars, especially owning and driving a Model T and a couple Corvettes.

Chuck is survived by two children, Rene (Cole) Nicholson of Monticello, and Eric Emberson of Deerfield; foster child Bryan (Chris) Wilkerson of Kentucky; a sister, Ledra Morman of Waterloo, WI; five grandchildren, Michael (Shi) Emberson and Theron (Rita) Dailey, Harley Emberson, Holly Emberson, and Orion Emberson; and five great-grandchildren, Lacy, Luna, James, Bralynn, and Mason. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Helene who died on December 30, 2025; his grandson, Devin Emberson who died in 2013; his brother, Bob Emberson who died in 2006; and his daughter-in-law, Heather Emberson who died in 2020.

A visitation for Chuck will be held Wednesday evening, November 11, 2026, from 4:00 until 7:00 PM at Blanchard Hall at 204 South Main Street in Blanchardville. Visitation time will also be held prior to the funeral from 10:00am until 11:00am at the St. Paul’s Liberty Lutheran Church at 3494 Oak Park Rd, in Deerfield. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 11am at the church in Deerfield. The service will be livestreamed on the Saether Funeral Service Facebook page. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A catered lunch will be held at The Rail House at 12 S Industrial Park Rd, in Deerfield following the burial. Saether Funeral Service of Blanchardville is assisting the family. Online memories and condolences can be shared with the family at saetherfuneralservice.com and on the Saether Funeral Service Facebook page.