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Margaret Gitzlaff

Margaret Gitzlaff

Aug 24, 2003

Margaret L. (Burt) Gitzlaff, 96, of Eau Claire died Sunday, August 24, 2003 at Syverson Lutheran Home. \r\nShe was born June 7, 1907 in Independence, Wisconsin the daughter of John and Luella (Ward) Burt. Margaret attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and then received her dietician training out east. Margaret worked as a dietician at hospitals in New York...

Karen Brenner

Karen Brenner

Aug 22, 2003

Karen L. Brenner, 62, of Eau Claire, died Friday August 22, 2003 at her home. She was born on May 2, 1941 in Eau Claire, the daughter of Jack and Frances (Wallace) Craney. Karen graduated from Memorial High School in 1959 and attended Mankato State University where she began her career as a communications director, and spent summers as training...

Amanda Vieth

Amanda Vieth

Aug 21, 2003

Amanda E. Vieth, 11, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, August 21, 2003 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was born November 20, 1991 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of James&Susan (Fiedler) Vieth.\r\nAmanda attended Longfellow Elementary School through the 5th grade. She loved all aspects of school and her favorite past-time was singing.\r\nSurvivors include her parents; her twin sister,...

Roselia Bennett

Roselia Bennett

Aug 16, 2003

Roselia "Rose" M. Bennett, 68, of Eau Claire died Saturday, August 16, 2003 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Cady Township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin on November 8, 1934, the daughter of Marcus and Alice (Koehler) Tio. Rose married John E. Bennett on October 22, 1960 at Immaculate Conception Church in Eau Claire.\r\nShe was a sales...

Donald Fjelstad

Donald Fjelstad

Aug 8, 2003

Donald E. Fjelstad, 71, of Eau Claire died Friday, August 8, 2003 at his residence. He was born in Eau Claire on July 9, 1932 the son of Helmer and Gladys (Sorenson) Fjelstad. He was a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church.\r\nSurvivors include his brother, LaVerne of Eau Claire; sister, Irene Schouviller of Cold Springs, MN; and many nieces and nephews,...

Henrietta J. Tittel

Henrietta J. Tittel

Aug 5, 2003

Henrietta J. Tittel, 85, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born on December 14, 1917 the daughter of Anna (Stargardt) and August Tittel in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Her father passed away when she was 2 years old. \r\nShe graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1936.\r\nShe began her...

Dorothy "Dot" Drake

Dorothy "Dot" Drake

Aug 5, 2003

Dorothy M. "Dot" Drake, 82, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at Fall Creek Valley Nursing Home in Fall Creek. She was born in Eau Claire on October 21, 1920, the daughter of Arthur and Emma (Larson) Anderson. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School. \r\nDorothy married Clifford Blanchard, Cliff died in 1971. She married Howard J....

Josephine Hanson

Josephine Hanson

Aug 4, 2003

Josephine A. Hanson, 88, of Eau Claire died Monday, August 4, 2003 at Dove Healthcare. She was born in Ostego Township, Columbia County near Rio, Wisconsin on April 18, 1915 the daughter of Roland and Eva (Kearney) Hanson. As a young girl she moved with her family to northern Wisconsin later settling in Eau Claire where she graduated from Eau...

Rolda Holden

Rolda Holden

Jul 25, 2003

Rolda E. Holden, 81, of Eau Claire and formerly of Fostoria, Ohio, died Friday, July 25, 2003 at her home. She was born April 20, 1922 in Covington, Kentucky, the daughter of Roland and Beckam (Bond) Kirk. At the age of three her family moved to Fostoria, Ohio where she resided until1999, when she moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Rolda...

Valerie C. Melhus

Valerie C. Melhus

Jul 19, 2003

Valerie Caroline Melhus, 75, of Savannah, TN, and formerly of Eau Claire and California, died Saturday, July 19, 2003 in Modesto, CA while visiting her family. She was born in Eau Claire on April 15, 1928, the daughter of Michael&Clara (Yager) Dascher. \r\nShe graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1947. Valerie married James A. Melhus...

Mildred C.  Jackson

Mildred C. Jackson

Jul 15, 2003

Mildred C. Jackson, 89, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born on December 16, 1913, in the Town of Elk Mound, the daughter of Ludvig and Anna (Benson) Nelson. She attended the Elk Mound schools graduating from Elk Mound High School.\r\nMildred married Robert E. Jackson in Elk Mound on August 29, 1939....

Gordon Barton

Gordon Barton

Jul 9, 2003

Gordon W. Barton, 68, of Arlington, Texas and formerly of Eau Claire, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at his home in Arlington, Texas surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Eau Claire on February 9, 1935, the son of William and Margaret (Nichols) Barton. Gordon graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1954.\r\nGordon...

Dagny Brownell

Dagny Brownell

Jul 3, 2003

Dagny G. Brownell, 85, of Eau Claire died Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at Dove Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Eau Claire. She was born March 11, 1918 to Mathias and Hilda (Finseth) Wang in Maquoketa, Iowa. Dagny married Elmer Brownell on December 4, 1937 at First Lutheran Church in Eau Claire.\r\nShe was a member of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.\r\nSurvivors...

Joyce E. Johnson

Joyce E. Johnson

Jul 2, 2003

Joyce E. Johnson, 77, of Eau Claire, died Wednesday, July 2, 2003 at her residence. She was born in Eau Claire on June 12, 1926, the daughter of Edwin and Ella (Wendt) Gustavson.\r\nJoyce married Arthur Robert Johnson in Iowa City, Iowa on November 7, 1945.\r\nShe worked as a clerk at her parents' grocery store, Gustavson Market and later worked at...

Steven Ender

Steven Ender

Jun 30, 2003

Steven D. Ender, 45, of Medford, Oregon and formerly of Eau Claire, died Monday, June 30, 2003 at his home in Medford, Oregon. He was born October 19, 1957 in Eau Claire, son of Eugene and Lois (Schatz) Ender. Steve was a resident of Medford, OR since 1979 where he was a technician in the irrigation industry. He had a...

Jacob G. Luecke

Jacob G. Luecke

Jun 30, 2003

Jacob Glenn Luecke, nine days old, passed away on June 30, 2003 following a short battle with congenital heart disease. He was born on June 21, 2003 to Jeff and Heather (Holman) Luecke of Dallas, TX.\r\nSurvivors include his parents; grandparents, Lloyd and Judith Luecke of Howards Grove, WI and Glenn and Kathleen Holman of Faribault, MN; five uncles, four aunts,...

Richard Gladwell

Richard Gladwell

Jun 28, 2003

Richard V. Gladwell, 79, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully at home with his family close by with the care of Northwest Homecare Hospice on Saturday June 28, 2003. He was born in the Town of Wheaton on February 29, 1924, the son of Lee and Elva (Wilcox) Gladwell. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class...

Anita M.N. Moua

Anita M.N. Moua

Jun 26, 2003

Anita Mai Nyia Moua, 5 months, 15 days, died Thursday, June 26, 2003 at her home. She was born January 12, 2003 in Eau Claire, the daughter of Xay and Xia (Thao) Moua.\r\nFamily and friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. to 12 noon Monday, both at Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sacred...

Janice Dwyer

Janice Dwyer

Jun 24, 2003

Janice Pauline (Crnkovich) Dwyer, 66, of Madeline Island, WI and formerly Salem, Ohio, died peacefully at her home in Eau Claire on Tuesday, June 24th, 2003 surrounded by family who loved her deeply. \r\nJanice was born in Milwaukee on June 25th, 1936, the daughter of Charles and Stella (Sankoff) Crnkovich. She married J. Phillip Dwyer on June 11th, 1955 in...

Lorraine M. Seipel

Lorraine M. Seipel

Jun 23, 2003

Lorraine M. Seipel, 88, of Eau Claire and formerly of Altoona, died Monday, June 23, 2003 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born on March 26, 1915 in the town of Wheaton, the daughter of Eugene and Ida (Peterson) McCombs.\r\nLorraine married Elmer "Bob" Seipel in Eau Claire on May 28, 1933.\r\nShe worked as an administrative assistant at Dr.'s Frondahl and...

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