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,...
Donaldeen Gehring
Jun 12, 2005
Donaldeen "Donnie" Hovland Gehring, 79, a life long resident of Shawtown in Eau Claire died Sunday, June 12, 2005, at Dove Healthcare where she had resided for a brief time. She was born in Eau Claire on August 24, 1925, the daughter of Andrew and Hattie (Giebel) Hovland. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School and then attended Eau...
Betty Holden
Jun 12, 2005
Betty L. Holden, 62, of Eau Claire died Sunday, June 12, 2005, at Clairemont Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 9, 1942, the daughter of Harold and Lorraine (Knutson) Cole. She grew up in Chicago where she graduated from Murray F. Tulley High School in 1961.\r\nBetty married Richard "Dick" P. Holden in San Diego, CA,...
Orrin Grambo
Jun 10, 2005
Orrin "Pug" N. Grambo, 80, of Eau Claire, died Friday, June 10, 2005, at his home. He was born on August 22, 1924, in New Folden, Minnesota, the son of Otto and Norma (Eide) Grambo. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and spent his childhood in Winger, MN. \r\nOrrin graduated from McIntosh High School in McIntosh, MN...
Mabel L. Peterson
Jun 10, 2005
Mabel L. Peterson, 88, of Eau Claire died Friday, June 10, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born on her family farm in the Town of Washington, Wisconsin on July 25, 1916, the daughter of Julis and Ida (Moss) Kriesel.\r\nMabel married Gerhard J. Boernke on March 9, 1937, in Stillwater, Minnesota.Gerhard died in 1973. She married Jacob "Jack" Peterson...
Leona F. Pederson
Jun 7, 2005
Leona F. Pederson, 88, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, June 7, 2005, at Dove Healthcare.She was born in the Town of Hallie, Chippewa County, Wisconsin on February 23, 1917, the daughter of Albert and Eleanore (Loew) Bowe.\r\nLeona married Christian A. Pederson on May 27, 1944, in Chippewa Falls and they made their home in Eau Claire.\r\nShe was a wonderful cook,...
Minda C. Pitt
Jun 6, 2005
Minda C. Pitt, 92, of Eau Claire, died Monday, June 6, 2005, at Dove Healthcare. She was born in the Town of Sand Creek, Wisconsin on May 22, 1913, the daughter of Eli and Johanna Olson.\r\nMinda married Alfred J. Pitt on July 5, 1940, in Nashua, Iowa.\r\nShe was a member of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ.\r\nMinda is survived by...
Lillian L. Modl
Jun 3, 2005
Lillian L. Modl, 79, of Mt. Washington Residence, died Friday, June 3, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Lillian was born March 13, 1926, in Eau Claire, the daughter of Emil and Minnie (Schlichting) Berndt.\r\nShe married Donald Modl in Eau Claire.\r\nShe worked for a time at Mount Washington Residence.\r\nLillian is survived by her sister, Marie Huse of Eau Claire; many nieces...
Mae Hanson
Jun 2, 2005
Mae Hanson, 95, of Eau Claire entered into eternal life on Thursday, June 2, 2005 at her home. Mae was born in Maddock, ND on June 24, 1909 to Paul and Ingeborg (Pederson) Odden.\r\nShe grew up and completed school in North Dakota and later moved to Green Bay, WI to work. Mae married Olger I. Hanson on April 23, 1932...
Mary A. Young
May 31, 2005
Mary Annette Young, 45, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at her home. She was born December 25, 1959, in Eau Claire, the daughter of William and Lucille (Geske) Henning.\r\nShe graduated from Fall Creek High School with the class of 1978, and then attended UW-Eau Claire for two years.\r\nMary married James R. Young on October 28, 2000, in...
