Olaf Amundson
Jan 23, 2005
Olaf "Ole" Amundson, 92, of Eau Claire died Sunday, January 23, 2005, at Luther Hospital. Ole was born in Blair on January 1, 1913, the son of Martin and Thea (Paulson) Amundson. Olaf married Dorothy Koch in Milwaukee in 1947.\r\nBefore retiring in 1970, Ole worked as a sheet metal worker for Allis Chalmers in Milwaukee. After retirement, Ole and Dorothy...
James E. Keith
Jan 22, 2005
James "Jim" E. Keith, 58, of Eau Claire died Saturday, January 22, 2005, at Luther Hospital. He was born in Ladysmith on July 20, 1946, the son of Edgar and Ardith (Alvey) Keith. Jim graduated from Bruce High School with the class of 1964. He served with the U.S. Army in Germany and later served in Vietnam.\r\nJim married Barbara Eidahl...
Gerald Flaskrud
Jan 21, 2005
Gerald C. Flaskrud, 67, of Eau Claire died Friday, January 21, 2005, at Luther Hospital. He was born in Eau Claire on December 20, 1937, the son of Selmer and Agnes (Gunderson) Flaskrud.\r\nGerald married Nancy Ann Brown on September 1, 1956, and later married Peggy Weichert in on July 19, 1985.\r\nHe worked for 30 years at Gould National Battery, as...
Gary Corwin
Jan 19, 2005
Gary W. Corwin, 52, of Eau Claire died Wednesday, January 19, 2005, at his home. He was born in Eau Claire on September 23, 1952, the son of George and Colleen Corwin.\r\nHe entered the U.S. Army on May 19, 1971, and served until his honorable discharge on March 26, 1973.\r\nGary married Jeanne L. Wiersgalla in Eau Claire at St. Patrick's...
Geradine Green
Jan 18, 2005
Geraldine "Gerry" M. Green, 83, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, January 18, 2005, at Clairemont Nursing Home. She was born in Eau Claire on November 27, 1921, the daughter of Peter and Emilie (Anderson) Grindereng Green. Gerry graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School. She worked as a secretary and accountant for various organizations in the Eau Claire area.\r\nGeraldine is...
Gertrude Cox
Jan 18, 2005
Gertrude H. Cox, 101, of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, January 18, 2005, at Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born August 23, 1903, in Eau Claire, the daughter of Mason&Mary (Small) Meservey.\r\nShe worked as a school teacher at Lincoln Elementary for over 30 years.\r\nGertrude married Leslie Cox on October 9, 1957 in Eau Claire.\r\nShe was a member of the Pythian Sisters,...
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...
