
About Village Pharmacy
Village Pharmacy began serving the community of Baldwin, WI in 1880. The pharmacy was originally Christensen’s Pharmacy in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Ole Aamodt took over ownership in the early 1900’s through the 1950’s, and it was renamed Aamodt’s Pharmacy during that time period. Ole’s son-in-law, Lyle Rasmussen, took ownership when Ole passed in the late 1950’s. Lyle incorporated the store as Rasmussen Village Pharmacy, Inc. in 1971. Lyle’s son, Dane Rasmussen, took ownership in the early 1990’s through 2012. In December 2012, Dave Willink purchased the business and has owned it since that time.
The building that houses the original 840 Main Street location in Baldwin was built in 1893. The western section of the building has always been a pharmacy. The eastern section was originally two other separate businesses that were bought, remodeled and converted into a larger front end space in the 1970’s. That space was primarily used as a Hallmark card and gift shop until 2013. In 2013, Dave enlisted the help of NCPA’s Gabe Trahan to redesign the layout and product placement of the front end. The cards and gifts sections were reduced, and durable medical equipment, lift chairs, photo kiosk, vitamins / supplements, a new counseling room, and a new comfortable waiting area with a historical display case took its place.
In November of 2013, Village Pharmacy expanded by adding a second pharmacy location in Glenwood City. Glenwood City had a long time community pharmacy that closed its doors about 10 years prior, and the community had been without a local pharmacy for that time period. It was decided to place the pharmacy in the town’s grocery store to offer a one-stop shop for groceries and medications, and the grocery store owner, Brian Ormson, decided to construct an add-on pharmacy space for lease in the front section of the store. The grocery store changed ownership to Nilssen’s Foods a couple years later. The pharmacy provides retail pharmacy services and also services assisted living facilities.
In October of 2019, Village Pharmacy added another pharmacy location inside Nilssen's Foods in Ellsworth, WI. The previous retail pharmacy in Ellsworth had closed earlier in the year, and this was an opportunity for restore access to community pharmacy services. The Ellsworth location is open Monday thru Saturday and offers traditional retail pharmacy services, including prescriptions, over-the-counter items, vaccines, medication synchronization, medication consultation, and delivery service.

