Richard L. Smith
Aug 10, 2005
Richard "Dick" Lawrence Smith, 75, formerly of 3242 May St., Eau Claire died Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at Luther Hospital.\r\nDick was born in Sawyer County on February 24, 1930, the son of Harry C. and LaVerne Mae (Lawrence) Smith. He graduated from University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire in 1953 attaining a Bachelors Degree in Education. Dick taught junior high school...
Lyman P. Thalacker
Aug 9, 2005
Lyman P. Thalacker, 74, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at Luther Hospital. He was born in Mondovi, Wisconsin on August 29, 1930, the son of Paul A. and Hattie (Nichols) Thalacker.\r\nLyman moved to Eau Claire in 1954, and entered the U.S. Army on October 5, 1954 serving until his honorable discharge on October 5, 1956. He then...
Ruth I. Larson
Aug 3, 2005
Ruth I. Larson, 101, formerly of 704 Folsom St. and St. Johns Apts., Eau Claire, died Wednesday, August 3, 2005, at Dove Healthcare in Eau Claire.\r\nShe was born on April 8, 1904, in rural Taylor, Jackson County, WI, the daughter of Julius and Clara (Kolden) Johnson. Ruth married Jule E. Larson on April 18, 1923 and resided in Eau Claire...
Ruth L. Kopp
Aug 2, 2005
Ruth L. Kopp, 83, of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at Sacred Heart Hospital.\r\nShe was born in Eau Claire on January 30, 1922, the daughter of Clarence H. and Lilly (Schultz) Tyler.\r\nShe married Arthur A. Kopp on August 1, 1953 in Eau Claire. He died on March 27, 1976.\r\nRuth was a member of Hope Lutheran Church, Eau Claire,...
Irene L. Johnson
Jul 25, 2005
Irene L. Johnson, 93, formerly of 600 Graham Ave., Eau Claire, died Monday, July 25, 2005, at the M.B. Syverson Lutheran Home, Eau Claire.\r\nShe was born in Eau Claire on July 9, 1912, the daughter of Hans and Emma (Pollnow) Johnson. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1930, and went on to attend Eau...
Harvey L. Tomter
Jul 23, 2005
Harvey "Harv" L. Tomter, 71, of Eau Claire, died Saturday, July 23, 2005, at home. Harvey was born June 15, 1934, in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, the son of Hensel and Lenieda (Johnson) Tomter. \r\nHarvey married Rose Hoffeditz on March 19, 1955, in Eau Claire. He worked as a lab technician at Pope and Talbot for almost 40 years, retiring in...
Norman R. Schmidt
Jul 22, 2005
Norman R. Schmidt, 79, of Eau Claire died Friday, July 22, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Norman was born November 13, 1925, the son of William and Martha (Lehman) Schmidt in New Auburn, Wisconsin.\r\nNorman served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 until 1947. He married Leola Adams on August 5, 1951. Leola died in 1989. He married Jeannette Nelson on...
Alfred W. Scheidegger
Jul 22, 2005
Alfred W. Scheidegger, 84, of Eau Claire died unexpectedly Friday, July 22, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Alfred was born February 24, 1921, in Winona, Minnesota, the son of Alvin and Freida (Knecht) Scheidegger.\r\nAlfred served in the U.S. Army during World War II, until his honorable discharge in 1946. He was stationed in California, the South Pacific, and later in...
Leona M. Kremer
Jul 22, 2005
Leona Magnolia Kremer, 82, of Eau Claire died Friday, July 22, 2005, surrounded by loving family at Sacred Heart Hospital. Leona was born August 13, 1922, in the village of Graceville, Minnesota. \r\nLeona married John Alois Kremer, Jr. on June 2, 1945, during his military service in Vancouver, Washington. When John was discharged, they returned to Eau Claire where they...
Vera Arnsdorf
Jul 15, 2005
Vera M. Arnsdorf, 89, of Eau Claire died July 15, 2005, at Luther Hospital. She was born on a farm near Bruce, Wisconsin, on April 18, 1916, the daughter George and Irene (Bell) Cox.\r\nVera married Ernest E. Arnsdorf on February 11, 1933, in Eau Claire.\r\nVera greatly enjoyed experiencing multicolored birds at her feeder, and the deer and wild turkeys that...
Irving E. Richard
Jul 14, 2005
Irving E. Richard, Jr., 78, of Eau Claire died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at his home.He was born March 13, 1927, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Irving and Ada (Samson) Richard.\r\nHe served in the United States Navy from 1944 through 1946.\r\nIrving married Patricia G. Quinn on June 28, 1952, in St. Paul, MN.\r\nThey moved to Canada in 1959...
Ingrid G. Oie
Jul 7, 2005
Ingrid G. Oie, 85, of Eau Claire, died July 7, 2005, at Syverson Lutheran Home in Eau Claire. She was born in Skottbu, Norway on May 1, 1920, the eldest daughter of Sven and Martha (Lundby) Norheim. She came by ocean liner from Norway to the United States in 1953 to visit cousins that settled around the Strum area.\r\nIn Eau...
Clara "Kelly" Lund
Jul 3, 2005
Clara "Kelly" (Brian) Lund, 104, formerly of Hogeboom Avenue, Eau Claire, died Sunday, July 3, 2005, at the M.B. Syverson Lutheran Home in Eau Claire. Clara was born March 5, 1901, the 8th of 10 children of Hans and Sina Brian in Eleva-Strum area. She married Alfred M. Lund on September 17, 1930, at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire....
Marshall E. Rude
Jun 30, 2005
Marshall "Mush" E. Rude, 77, of Eau Claire, joined his Lord and Savior Thursday, June 30, 2005, at his home.\r\nMush was born on February 11, 1928, in Eau Claire to Beatrice (Mitchell) Rude and Marshall Rude Sr. In his earlier years, Mush and several family members were cooks and bakers at the Hotel Eau Claire. He graduated from Eau Claire...
Edward Erickson
Jun 30, 2005
Edward G. Erickson, 88, of San Jose, CA and formerly of Madison and Eau Claire, died of cancer on June 30, 2005, at Willow Glen Villa in San Jose, surrounded by his family. He was born in Eau Claire on May 16, 1917, the son of Edwin K. and Anna (Gilbertson) Erickson.\r\nHe graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School and...
Paul Gehrke
Jun 28, 2005
Paul Walter Gehrke, 82, of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at his home. He was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin to Walter and Avis (Ebert) Gehrke on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1923. He grew up in Menomonie and graduated from Menomonie Senior High in 1940. His college years were interrupted for service in World War II with the Navy...
Donald C. Smith
Jun 23, 2005
Donald C. Smith, 85, of Foster, died Thursday, June 23, 2005, at his home. He was born in Albertville, Wisconsin on August 7, 1919, the son of Fred and Agnes (Walmark) Smith. \r\nDonald farmed on his family farm until entering the U.S. Army in November 1942. He served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater during World War II, and was honorable...
Kelsey J. Rothamer
Jun 19, 2005
Kelsey Jolena Rothamer, twenty-three month old daughter of Christopher and Lizabeth "Becky" (Schutt) Rothamer of Eau Claire, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 19, 2005, at Children's Hospital in St. Paul, MN, from acute leukemia. She was born in Eau Claire on July 24, 2003. \r\nThere are too many special memories of Kelsey to pick just one thing. Besides trying to keep...
Joseph A. Lee
Jun 14, 2005
Joseph A. Lee, 91, of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at Clairemont Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born in Leeds, North Dakota on July 23, 1913, the son of Olaf and Serena (Forness) Lee. In 1918, at the age of 6, he moved to the Town of Chimney Rock, Wisconsin where he grew up. He moved to Eau...
Roy V. Wright
Jun 13, 2005
Roy V. Wright, 76, of Eau Claire, died peacefully in the early morning hours of June 13, 2005, at his home. He was born in Eau Claire on October 19, 1928, the son of Roy and Irene (Ausen) Wright, and was a life-long resident of this city. On December 30, 1950 he married his high school sweetheart, Anita H. Benson,...
