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Richard R. Turner

Richard R. Turner

Jan 7, 2006

Richard R. Turner, 82, of Eau Claire died Saturday, January 7, 2006, at Dove Healthcare. He was born in Eau Claire on June 16, 1923, the son of Richard and Catherine (Hanson) Turner Sr.. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1941. Richard married Elaine Eisenhuth in Pasadena California on July 1, 1945. \r\nHe served...

Lorraine Frisvold

Lorraine Frisvold

Jan 5, 2006

Lorraine Frisvold, 88, formerly of Eau Claire died Thursday, January 5, 2006, at Oakwood Villa Nursing Home. She was born in Eau Claire on June 23, 1917, the daughter of Chris and Sophie (Wagnild) Frisvold.\r\nLorraine graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1935. She retired from Hoeppner-Bartlett Company as secretary - treasurer after 40 years of...

Frances Christopherson

Frances Christopherson

Jan 3, 2006

Frances I. Christopherson, 92, of the town of Elk Mound, Dunn County died Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born in Ivanhoe Township, Renville County, North Dakota on June 19, 1913, the daughter of Myron P. and Ida (Gjerness) Johnson.\r\nShe graduated from Trinity Hospital School of Nursing, at Minot, ND in 1935. Frances worked as a...

Lorraine Begalke

Lorraine Begalke

Jan 2, 2006

Lorraine E. Begalke, 87, of Eau Claire, died Monday, January 2, 2006, at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire.\r\nShe was born on July 24, 1918, in Woodville, Wisconsin, the daughter of Christ and Ida (Johnson) Anderson. Lorraine married Howard R. Begalke on May 9, 1942, in Woodville. He died on March 13, 1994.\r\nLorraine was an active member of First Lutheran Church,...

Carol Argue

Carol Argue

Jan 1, 2006

Carol I. Argue, 84, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, on New Year's Day, January 1, 2006.\r\nShe was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1921, in Madison, Wisconsin to Martin E. Nelson and Mae C. (Halverson) Nelson. She married Allan S. Argue on August 29, 1942, at Grace Methodist Church in Belleville, Wisconsin....

Ethel G. Weasler

Ethel G. Weasler

Jan 1, 2006

Ethel G. Weasler, 83, of Altoona died Sunday, January 1, 2006, at Clairemont Nursing Home in Eau Claire. She was born in Eau Claire on February 10, 1922, the daughter of Fred and Elsie (Staples) Gullikson. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1939.\r\nEthel married Theodore Joseph Weasler on January 20, 1953, in Mpls., Minnesota.\r\nEthel...

Milton C. Peterson

Milton C. Peterson

Dec 27, 2005

Milton Carl Peterson, 91, of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, December 27, 2005, at Syverson Lutheran Home in Eau Claire. He was born in Eau Claire on September 4, 1914, the son of Arthur and Bergliot (Hverven) Peterson.\r\nMilton graduated from Eau Claire Senior High in 1932. He had many fond memories working at Jensen's Drug Store while attending Eau Claire State...

William J. Smith

William J. Smith

Dec 21, 2005

Dr. William J. Smith, 85, of Eau Claire died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, December 21, 2005, at Clairemont Nursing Home. He was born in Hartford, Wisconsin on May 17, 1920, the son of Walter J. and Louise E. (Wolf) Smith.\r\nWilliam proudly served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II in the South Pacific...

Mary Cary

Mary Cary

Dec 19, 2005

Mary Jane Cary was born to Eternal Life on December 19, 2005, at age 84 after being hospitalized for several illnesses. She was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on August 27, 1921, the daughter of John B. and Mary Ann (Beschta) Cary.\r\nMary Jane was the last local descendant of a family that had lived in the Eau Claire area since...

Perry E. Parr

Perry E. Parr

Dec 16, 2005

Perry E. Parr, 83, of Eau Claire died Friday, December 16, 2005, at Luther Hospital. He was born in Eau Claire on June 5, 1922, the son of George and Sarah (Perry) Parr. \r\nPerry married Adeline L. Herrmann in Osseo, WI, on April 8, 1946. \r\nHe worked 35 years as a tire builder at Uniroyal until his retirement in 1987.\r\nHe...

Susan Henderson

Susan Henderson

Dec 9, 2005

Susan Marie Henderson, 94, of Eau Claire and formerly of Lakeside Nursing&Rehabilitation Center in Chippewa Falls, died Friday, December 09, 2005, at Dove HealthCare in Eau Claire.\r\nShe was born September 8, 1911, in the town of Edson in rural Chippewa County to Martin and Mary (Seidling) Zais.\r\nSusan married Acy Ray Henderson on June 17, 1930 in Chippewa Falls. He died...

Hethel Erdman

Hethel Erdman

Dec 8, 2005

Hethel Erdman, 96, of Eau Claire died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005 at the Syverson Lutheran Home. Hethel was born on Jan. 11, 1909, to Helmer and Josephine (Johnson) Grorud in the town of Drammen, Wisconsin. There were five brothers and five sisters in the family. \r\nHethel was baptized, confirmed, and later married Otto Erdman in Drammen on May 26, 1934,...

Alicia O'Malley

Alicia O'Malley

Dec 3, 2005

Alicia O'Malley, 83, of Eau Claire died Saturday, December 3, 2005, at Dove Health Care.\r\nShe was born in Deer Lodge, Montana on June 6, 1922, the daughter of Dominick and Mary (Manchester) O'Malley. She moved to with her family to Eau Claire in 1924.\r\nAlicia graduated in the "High 10" from Eau Claire Senior High with the class of 1940. She...

Ida Traynor Diekmann

Ida Traynor Diekmann

Dec 2, 2005

Ida R. Traynor-Diekmann, 82, of Eau Claire, died Friday, December 2, 2005, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in the town of Dovre, Barron County on October 15, 1923, the daughter of Arthur and Anna (Berg) O'Rourke. \r\nIda grew up in Barron County graduating from New Auburn High School. She then moved to Eau Claire where...

Richard Amdahl

Richard Amdahl

Nov 29, 2005

Richard C. Amdahl, 68, died Tuesday, November 29, 2005, at his home in Phoenix, AZ. He was born in Eau Claire on March 9, 1937, the son of Parlen and Myrtle (Johnson) Amdahl. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1955.He served in the U.S. Navy until honorable discharge in 1963.Richard married Pauline Nicoll in...

Beatrice L. Witte

Beatrice L. Witte

Nov 29, 2005

Beatrice L. Witte, 62, of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, November 29, 2005, at the Clairemont Nursing Home in Eau Claire.\r\nBeatrice was born January 18, 1943, in Eau Claire, the daughter of Vernard H. and Verna L. (Miller) Witte.\r\nShe attended Eau Claire Schools, graduating from Eau Claire Memorial High School in 1961. She attended one year of technical college at Chippewa...

Ethel P. Mittelstadt

Ethel P. Mittelstadt

Nov 26, 2005

Ethel P. Mittelstadt, 91, formerly of 633 Cochrane St., Eau Claire, died Saturday, November 26, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital.\r\nEthel was born in Marshall, MN on September 4, 1914, the daughter of Walter and Jenny (Ackerman) Dodds.\r\nShe grew up in Grantsburg, WI and moved to Eau Claire where she met and married Ross E. Mittelstadt on March 11, 1936. Ethel...

Ethel V. Johnson

Ethel V. Johnson

Nov 20, 2005

Ethel Vivian Johnson, 85, died Sunday, November 20, 2005, with her family by her side.\r\nEthel was born August 9, 1920, near Buxton, ND, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Tobias and Julia Thompson. Leaving the farm for Eau Claire at age eighteen, she joined several siblings in Eau Claire and later married James H. Johnson on May 10, 1942, in Strum,...

William Cigan

William Cigan

Nov 20, 2005

William Joseph Cigan died November 20, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Bill was born in Chicago, IL, on April 19, 1927, to Nick and Olga Cigan. They moved to the Stanley area when he was in grade school.\r\nHe graduated from Stanley High School after which he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II, serving on board the cruiser...

Jay A. Missman

Jay A. Missman

Nov 15, 2005

Jay A. Missman, 79, of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, November 15, 2005, at Clairemont Nursing Home. He was born in Windom, Minnesota on April 9, 1926, the son of Bert&Myrtle (Hyde) Missman. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School, and served his country in the U.S. Navy from May 1944 to June 1964. Over his Navy career he was...

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