Eline G. Stendahl
Jan 16, 2005
Eline G. Stendahl, 89, of Eau Claire died peacefully Sunday, January 16, 2005, at Oakwood Villa Nursing Home in Altoona. She was born December 17, 1915, in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, the daughter of John and Bertha (Skoog) Kleven.\r\nShe graduated from Black River Falls High School with the class of 1933. \r\nEline married Omer "Tiger" Stendahl in Decorah, Iowa, on...
Marion L. Swanson
Jan 16, 2005
Marion Louise Swanson, 84, of Eau Claire, formerly of Minneapolis, died Sunday, January 16, 2005, at Luther Hospital. She was born September 24, 1920, in Minneapolis, the daughter of Roy and Anna (Hegstrom) Nielsen.\r\nShe graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. She was employed as a secretary at the St. Louis Park School system.\r\nMarion married Theodore L. Swanson in 1939...
Kathryn E. St. Arnauld
Jan 15, 2005
Kathryn E. St. Arnauld, 66, of Eau Claire died Saturday, January 15, 2005 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born in Milwaukee on May 31, 1938, the daughter of Erwin and Ruth (Lindsay) Kressin. Her family moved to Iron Mountain Michigan when she was a freshman in high school. Kay graduated from Iron Mountain High School in 1956 and from...
Jeanette Hotchkiss
Jan 11, 2005
Jeanette E. Hotchkiss, 89, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, January 11, 2005, at her home. She was born in Eau Claire on April 15, 1915, the daughter of Ralph and Amanda (Rooney) Stone. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High with the class of 1933.\r\nJeanette married Lyman D. "Peck" Hotchkiss in Eau Claire on September 24, 1936. She worked at...
Borghild Berg
Jan 10, 2005
Borghild Viola Berg, 87, of Eau Claire died Monday, January 10, 2005, at home. She was born in the town of Chimney Rock, Wisconsin, on January 1, 1918, to Carl and Minnie (Insteness) Sletten. Borghild was baptized and confirmed from Chimney Rock Lutheran Church.\r\nShe moved to Eau Claire in 1936 and graduated from Eau Claire High School with the class...
Fred Garnett
Jan 10, 2005
Fred E. Garnett, 79, of the town of Brunswick, died Monday, January 10, 2005, at home. He was born on August 26, 1925, the son of Fred and Lucy (Steffen) Garnett, in the town of Brunswick. Fred, along with his brother, Kenny, farmed the home farm in the Town of Brunswick until his retirement. Freddie loved to farm and work...
Richard L. Overn
Jan 9, 2005
Richard L. Ovren was born in Elk Mound on March 6, 1941, to Roald and Irene (Solberg) Ovren. He died Sunday, January 9, 2005, at Luther Hospital, following a courageous battle with cancer. Richard married Charleen (Wiseman) on October 24, 1959, in Elk Mound.\r\nHe graduated from Elk Mound High School, attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and was a licensed...
Nancy L. Mckinley
Jan 8, 2005
On Saturday, January 8, 2005, at 11:30 p.m., our Lord called the earth angel, Nancy Lee McKinley, to heaven. Nancy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on December 20, 2004, and although she courageously and diligently accepted the challenge of battling cancer, God called her home. Nancy was resting peacefully and with loved ones in her home when she passed away.Nancy...
Duane K. Welter
Jan 3, 2005
Duane "Curly" K. Welter, 82, of Eau Claire died Monday, January 3, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital after enduring 20 years of health problems. \r\nHe was born in the town of Union on August 27, 1922, to Edward and Nettie Schwartz Welter. He attended various Eau Claire Schools, graduating from Senior High in 1940. In November 1942 he enlisted in...
William R. Schmidt
Jan 1, 2005
William "Bill" R. Schmidt, 82, of Eau Claire died peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 1, 2005. He was born in Cumberland, Wis., on March 30, 1922, to Henry L. and Hilda (Randall) Schmidt. The family moved to Dunn County in 1940, where he worked for Lakeside Aluminum and later the City of Menomonie. \r\nHe married Mary Alice Sims...
Norman A. Johnson
Dec 28, 2004
Norman A. Johnson, 85, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, December 28, 2004 at Oakwood Villa Nursing Home in Altoona. He was born in the town of Drammen on March 11, 1919, the son of John M. and Amanda (Olson) Johnson. Norman married Lila E. Sather on September 30, 1944, in the town of Drammen.\r\nHe worked as a yard foreman for...
Anna M. Merrick
Dec 27, 2004
Anna M. Merrick, 99, of Eau Claire died Monday, December 27, 2004, at Oakwood Villa Nursing Home. She was born the oldest of five children on June 30, 1905, in Eau Claire to Peder and Sophie (Rosness) Yndestad. She attended Eau Claire Schools and graduated with the class of 1925. Anna married Alton C. Merrick on December 20, 1927, in...
Jean Bergman
Dec 26, 2004
Jean Fisher Bergman, 90, of Eau Claire passed away Sunday, December 26, 2004, at Syverson Lutheran Home. Jean Fisher was born into one of Madison, Wisconsin's oldest families in 1914. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and eventually earned a Master's Degree in Comparative Literature. \r\nUpon completing her education, Jean went to work in a Madison bank, but in 1940,...
Olga Morrison
Dec 24, 2004
Olga Morrison, 89, of Eau Claire died Friday, December 24, 2004, at Dove Healthcare. She was born to immigrant parents, John and Mary (Lien) Eng, on September 13, 1915, in Hersey, Wisconsin. At the age of four, she moved with her family to a farm near Knapp. She attended grade school at Cady Creek.\r\nIn her earlier years, Olga worked as...
Esther P. Johnson
Dec 21, 2004
Esther P. Johnson, 93, of Bloomington, MN and formerly of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN. She was born in Augusta, Wisconsin, on June 8, 1911, the daughter of J. Frank and Pauline (Gessner) Clark. She graduated from Augusta High School with the class of 1928 and went on to get her...
Arvilla M. Miland
Dec 21, 2004
Arvilla M. Miland, 91, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at Luther Hospital. She was born in Eleva, Wisconsin on March 23, 1913, the daughter of Sever and Marie (Berg) Peterson.\r\nArvilla married Theodore "Ted" Miland in Milwaukee on November 19, 1932.\r\nShe was a member of First Lutheran Church.\r\nSurvivors include her son, Gerald of Eden Prairie, MN; two grandchildren,...
Lloyd H.H. Schlewitz
Dec 21, 2004
Lloyd H.H. Schlewitz, 78, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born in Eau Claire on June 12, 1926, the son of Harry and Helen (Bobzin) Schlewitz. \r\nLloyd married Marion E. Rindal on August 17, 1956, in Stillwater, Minnesota. \r\nHe worked in the dietary department at Sacred Heart Hospital for ten...
Phyllis I. Jevne
Dec 19, 2004
Phyllis I. Jevne, 81, of Eau Claire died Sunday, December 19, 2004, at Dove Healthcare. She was born in Dunn County, Wisconsin on September 20, 1923, a daughter of Emil and Mary (Dahl) Score.\r\nPhyllis married Orville B. Jevne on December 27, 1955, in Stillwater, MN.\r\nShe is survived by her four children, Michael (Carol) Pickerign of Eau Galle, Larry (Debra) Pickerign...
Donna Blakeley
Dec 19, 2004
Donna Mae Blakeley, 74, of Altoona died Sunday, December 19, 2004 at North Collier Hospital in Naples, Florida. She was born in Fall Creek, Wisconsin on June 2, 1930, the daughter of George and Mabel (Rye) Roesler. She graduated from Fall Creek High School with the class of 1948.\r\nDonna married Lynn H. Blakeley at First Lutheran Church in Eau Claire...
Harold J. "Huck" Mcrae
Dec 18, 2004
Harold "Huck" J. McRae 86, of Eau Claire died Saturday, December 18, 2004, at Luther Hospital. He was born in the town of Brunswick, Wisconsin on December 4, 1918, the son of John and Ada (Brown) McRae. Harold graduated from St. Patrick High School with the class of 1936. \r\nHe enlisted in the U. S. Army in January 1942. He...
