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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Lucille Bartlett
Nov 14, 2005
Lucille "Lucy" M. Bartlett, 82, of Eau Claire, died Monday, November 14, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born in Menomonie on December 1, 1922, the daughter of Leslie and Margaret Krause. \r\nLucy served in the U.S. Army during World War II until her Honorable Discharge in 1945. \r\nShe married Dorman R. Bartlett on June 23, 1945, in Downing,...
Caroline G. Shiffer
Nov 12, 2005
Caroline Grace (Schorr) Shiffer, 77, of Eau Claire died Saturday, November 12, 2005 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was born in Millersburg, PA on January 31, 1928, the daughter of Frederick and Violet (Martz) Schorr. She graduated from Pottsville, PA High School in 1945.\r\nCaroline married William A. Shiffer, on June 9, 1946, at the Navel Station in...
Lavina Christianson
Nov 11, 2005
LaVina A. (Hoff) Christianson, 94, formerly of 823 Main St. and 600 Graham Ave., Eau Claire died Friday, November 11, 2005, at Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born in Prairie Farm, WI, on February 19, 1911, a daughter of Hans and Edna (Olson) Erickson.\r\nLaVina married Sigvard "Sig" Hoff, on June 6, 1937 in Black River Falls. Sig died in 1963....
Marion Freimuth
Nov 10, 2005
Marion R. Freimuth, 93, of Eau Claire died Thursday, November 10, 2005, at Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born in Eau Claire on November 5, 1912, the daughter of Arthur and Nora (Oien) Steiner. She remained a life-long resident of Eau Claire. \r\nMarion received her two year teaching certificate in 1932. She continued her education and received her teaching degree...
Mark L. Shea
Nov 10, 2005
Mark Lee Shea, 67, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, November 10, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Mark, the youngest of five children, was born January 10, 1938, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to Donald T. "Bumper" and Eola (Dinger) Shea. He served in the United States Army and spent most of his enlistment in Hawaii. He worked for Presto Industries until...
La Goria Elsie Baer
Nov 9, 2005
La Goria Elsie Baer, 84, formerly of 520 Congress St., died Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at Luther Hospital. \r\nShe was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 1, 1921, the daughter of James and Blanch (Garr) Farrell. She grew up in the Chicago area and moved to Eau Claire as a young child.\r\nLa Goria married Sydney Baer on September 1,...
Lawrence Dexter
Nov 9, 2005
Lawrence "Larry" L. Dexter, 93, of Eau Claire died suddenly at Sacred HeartHospital on November 9, 2005.\r\nHe was born on February 16, 1912, in Waupun, WI, to Eleazure and LeahMehringer Dexter.\r\nLarry graduated from Eau Claire Senior High and from Ripon College.Throughout his school years he played football, basketball, and baseball. Healso boxed under the name "Lightfoot Larry Lee" and was...
