Gaynor Mae Arneson,71, of Eau Claire, WI, formerly of Rollette, ND, died July 21, 2010, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.\r\nShe was born on June 23, 1939, in Rollette, North Dakota, a daughter of Gilmer and Mae (Worrall) Ihla. \r\nGaynor graduated from Rolette High School in 1957 and attended Minot State Teacher's College for two years. She married Tony Arneson, of Rugby, North Dakota on June 28th, 1959 in Valley Lutheran Church in Rolette, ND. She moved with her husband to Grand Forks, ND and was employed as a grade school teacher. She later moved to Northwood, ND, where she also taught school, then to Cottage Grove, Minnesota in 1962. Gaynor eventually moved to Eau Claire, WI in 1988. \r\nGaynor was preceded in death by her parents; and by her sister, Colleen June Spurgeon (Ihla). \r\nShe is survived by a daughter, Kelly (Todd) Johnson; her grandchildren, Jaime Johnson and Nicole Johnson of Farmington, MN; nephews, Trent (Diana) Spurgeon of Rosemount, MN, Paul Spurgeon, of Kansas City, MO, and Tony Piatz of Wisconsin Rapids, WI; nieces, Sara (Greg) Spurgeon-Roberts of Lubbock, TX, Pam Lund (Piatz) of St. Paul, MN, and Pearl Piatz of Roberts, WI. Per Gaynor's request, there will be no services held. Memorials may be sent to Lenmark Gomsrud Linn Funeral&Cremation Services, 814 First Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54703, or to The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2990 Cahill Main, Suite 202, Madison, WI 53711, in Gaynor's name. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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