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Sameul E. Lovaas

Sameul E. Lovaas

Jun 13, 2007

Infant son, Samuel E. Lovaas, of Eau Claire died Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire on June 8. Samuel is survived by his parents, Chad and Anna (Hubbard) Lovaas of Eau Claire; grandparents, Diane Lovaas of Beloit, and Dennis and Fay Hubbard of Eau Claire and...

June Hillman

June Hillman

Jun 12, 2007

June R. Hillman, 78, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at her home under the care of Northwest Hospice. She was born in Augusta, WI on March 26, 1929, the daughter of Edward and Rosalie (Zerbe) Walde.\r\nJune attended grade school and high school in Augusta. \r\nJune married Donald J. Hillman on April 8, 1950, at Pinehurst Lutheran Church...

Charles Benson

Charles Benson

Jun 12, 2007

Charles V. Benson, 64, of Chippewa Falls died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born to Vernon and Loretta (Rooney) Benson in Eau Claire, WI on February 20, 1943.\r\nCharles was a resident of the Northern Center and then was blessed to live with Ann and Ron Johnson for the last several years.\r\nCharlie is survived by his...

Jessie A. Luren

Jessie A. Luren

Jun 11, 2007

Jessie A. Luren, 85, of Eau Claire died Monday, June 11, 2007, at her home. She was born in Eau Claire on July 10, 1921, the daughter of John and Theolina (Bruvold) Julson. She grew up in East Bennett Valley and graduated from Mondovi High School.\r\nJessie married Harland L. Luren on October 4, 1947, in Eau Claire.\r\nJessie worked at J.C....

Eleanore M. Wensel

Eleanore M. Wensel

Jun 8, 2007

Eleanore Mary Smiskey Wensel, 95, of St. Francis Apartments in Eau Claire, Wisconsin died at Sacred Heart Hospital on June 8, 2007, of complications from pneumonia. Born in Eau Claire on December 24, 1911, she was the oldest of six children of Robert and Mary (Thomas) Smiskey of Birch Street. \r\nShe was married for 53 years to John Wensel of...

David Yaeger

David Yaeger

Jun 6, 2007

David D. Yaeger, 60, of Eau Claire died Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at Oakwood Villa Nursing Home in Altoona with Hospice care. He was born in Eau Claire on August 15, 1946, a son of Neil and Elna (Hazen) Yaeger.\r\nHe graduated from Memorial High School with the class of 1964, and attended Chippewa Valley Technical College for several years.\r\n David...

Sharon S. Martin

Sharon S. Martin

Jun 5, 2007

Sharon S. (Steiner) Martin, 69, of Eau Claire and formerly of Jupiter, FL, died Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at Dove Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Eau Claire. She was born in Eau Claire on June 30, 1937, the daughter of Gordon and Lillian (Sherman) Steiner. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1955.\r\nGrowing up in Eau...

Arvilla Hanson

Arvilla Hanson

Jun 4, 2007

Arvilla L. Hanson, 95, of Eau Claire, died Monday, June 04, 2007, in Bismarck, North Dakota.\r\nShe was born on June 18, 1911, the daughter of Edwin and Ida (Grorud) Amundson in Buffalo County, WI.\r\nArvilla and Selmer ("Sammy") Hanson were united in marriage on June 26, 1937. They resided in the Eau Claire area all of their married lives. Selmer joined...

Richard Hagmann

Richard Hagmann

May 31, 2007

Richard M. Hagmann, 79, of Eau Claire died Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Sacred Heart Hospital.\r\nHe was born in Eau Claire, WI, on April 3, 1928, the son of Michael and Mary (Stopfer) Hagmann. He graduated from St. Patrick's High School with the class of 1946.\r\nRichard married Rose M. Carroll on June 17, 1950, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in...

Sheila J. Strand

Sheila J. Strand

May 31, 2007

Sheila Jeanne Strand, 51, of Mandeville, LA, and formerly of Eau Claire, WI, and Minneapolis, MN, died Thursday, May 31, 2007, in Mandeville after an illness.\r\nSheila was born October 17, 1955, in Eau Claire to Henry O. and Betty Cooper Strand. She attended Eau Claire Memorial and UW-Eau Claire.\r\nSheila worked for various companies in Eau Claire and Minneapolis, beginning as...

Raymond Ness

Raymond Ness

May 28, 2007

Raymond Ness, our beloved husband and father, left his earthly family on Monday, May 28, 2007, at Syverson Lutheran Home.\r\nRaymond was born at home on the family farm in Modena, Wisconsin on December 5, 1921, to Thomas and Anna Ness. He was one of six siblings (Leslie, Sylvia, James, Arnold, and Esther) all of whom preceded him in death.\r\nRay served...

Lawrence Knudtson

Lawrence Knudtson

May 27, 2007

Lawrence "Snuffy" Knudtson, 99, of Eau Claire died Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born in Eleva, town of Chimney Rock on May 26, 1908, the son of Cornelius and Elena (Evenson) Knudtson.\r\nLawrence married Edna Gunderson on March 21, 1929 at First Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. He was employed at Northwestern Motor Company for forty...

Martha M. Mccarthy

Martha M. Mccarthy

May 26, 2007

Martha M. McCarthy, 104, of Eau Claire died Saturday May 26, 2007, at Dove Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. She was born on September 20, 1902, to Theodore and Anna (Kerner) Krueger in Menomonie, WI.\r\nMartha married Robert L. McCarthy in 1929. During World War II, she was employed at the Eau Claire Ordnance Plant and later retired...

Thomas Graham

Thomas Graham

May 22, 2007

Thomas J. Graham Sr. 93, of Eau Claire, passed away May 22, 2007, at Oakwood Villa Nursing Home in Altoona. He was born April 24, 1914, in Wright County, MN, the son of William and Elizabeth (Westrupp) Graham.\r\nHe grew up on the family farm in Waverly, MN and attended St. Mary's High School, the University of St. Thomas in St....

Eleanor A. Lutz

Eleanor A. Lutz

May 20, 2007

Eleanor Anna Lutz, 91, died Sunday, May 20th, 2007 at Dove Healthcare in Eau Claire.\r\nBorn October 6, 1915 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Eleanor was the daughter of Edward and Anna (Eckstrom) Chalgren, both children of Swedish immigrants.\r\nEleanor attended Salem Covenant Church. After Edison High School, she attended and graduated, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota at age 19 in 1935,...

John W. "Jack" Tannler

John W. "Jack" Tannler

May 20, 2007

John "Jack" W. Tannler, 80, of Eau Claire died Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Wissota Health and Regional Vent Center in Chippewa Falls, WI. He was born in Cadott, WI on May 6, 1927, son of Arnold and Amelia (Berg) Tannler.\r\nHe graduated from Cadott High School with the class of 1945, and had an interest in playing sports, especially basketball.\r\nHe...

Robert Charlesworth

Robert Charlesworth

May 18, 2007

Robert William Charlesworth, Sr., 84, of Eau Claire died Friday, May 18, 2007, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.\r\nHe was born Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania on September 18, 1922, the son of Samuel and Elva Grace (Rhoades) Charlesworth.\r\n Bob attended high school in Pennsylvania until 11th grade, he then went to night school where he earned a degree as a...

Paul Barnes

Paul Barnes

May 15, 2007

Paul Irwin Barnes, 94, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at Luther Hospital.\r\nHe was born in the Town of Lima, WI on July 1, 1912, the son of Newman and Elizabeth (Talford) Barnes. He grew up and attended school in Durand until the family moved to Eau Claire when he was junior in high school. Paul graduated from...

Rosemary S. Brown

Rosemary S. Brown

May 14, 2007

Rosemary S. Brown, 57, of Northport, AL, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 14, 2007, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL.\r\nShe was born on October 14, 1949, in Fort Pierce, FL, the daughter of Harold P. and Dorothy (Endicott) Shortridge.\r\nRosemary married Terry G. Brown on December 17, 1988 in Fort Pierce.\r\nRosemary was a member of University Lutheran Church in...

Dorothy Du Cette

Dorothy Du Cette

May 12, 2007

Dorothy E. Du Cette, 91, of Eau Claire, passed away on Saturday, May 12 2007, at her daughter's home. She was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin on January 11, 1916, the daughter of George and Ruth (Eiter) Bauer.\r\nDorothy married Joseph B. Du Cette on February 14, 1942, in San Diego, CA. They retuned to Eau Claire and made it their...

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