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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Orpha Blaisdell
Jun 22, 2003
Orpha Hastings Blaisdell, 89, of Eau Claire passed away peacefully at Dove Healthcare of Eau Claire on Sunday, June 22, 2003. She was born in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts on September 9, 1913, the daughter of Philip Worthington and Vivian Phyllis Hastings. She graduated from Agawam High School in 1931 and from Springfield Hospital School of Nursing in 1935.\r\nOrpha married Charles...
Veronica Branshaw
Jun 22, 2003
Veronica R. Branshaw, 78, of Eau Claire, died Sunday, June 22, 2003 at her home after struggling with cancer. She was born in Brooten, MN on February 5, 1925, the daughter of Nickolas and Louise (Berger) Glieden. After her mother's death, she moved to Medford, at the age of nine to live with her aunt, Annie (Art) Linzner, her mother's...
Inez Carey
Jun 16, 2003
Inez D. Carey, 79, of Eau Claire, went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 16, 2003 at Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation, rural Chippewa Falls. She was born July 2, 1923 in Barron County, the daughter of Lyle and Annette (Johnson) Speed. She graduated from Winter High School and later attended Eau Claire Vocational School.\r\nInez married Erwin J. Carey...
Roberta Harriman
Jun 15, 2003
Roberta I. Harriman, 79, of Altoona, died Sunday, June 15, 2003 at her home. She was born on August 9, 1923 in Eau Claire, the daughter of Glenn and Eldora (Rayment) Nelson. Roberta married Frank L. Harriman on August 21, 1943 at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. They farmed in the town of Pleasant Valley.\r\nAfter earning her Teaching Certificate...
Myrtle Zunker
Jun 12, 2003
Myrtle R. Zunker, 96, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, June 12, 2003 at Clairemont Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on January 18, 1907 in Dallas, WI, the daughter of Oscar and Amanda (Kringle) Borgen. Myrtle graduated from Barron High School and later graduated from Hunt's Business College. Myrtle married Herbert H. Zunker on April 21, 1934 in Dallas, WI.\r\nShe...
Gerald Voss
Jun 8, 2003
Gerald "Jerry" W. Voss, 81, of 610 Gray Street, died Sunday, June 8, 2003 at Luther Hospital.\r\nHe was born in Eau Claire on December 21, 1921 the son of George and Anna (Pederson) Voss. Jerry grew up on Eau Claire's north side and graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1939. He served in the U.S. Army with the...
Rudolph S. Thompson
Jun 6, 2003
Rudolph "Rudy" S. Thompson, 91, formerly of 3415 Hallie Lane, Eau Claire, died Friday, June 6, 2003 at Syverson Lutheran Home. He was born in Buxton, North Dakota on January 17, 1912, the son of Tobias and Julia (Swenson) Thompson. Rudy moved to Eau Claire as a young man, where his brother and sisters also made their home here. He...
Shirley Champion
Jun 3, 2003
Shirley B. Champion, 77, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, June 3, 2003 at Dove Healthcare and Rehabilitation. He was born in Eau Claire on September 7, 1925 to Parker and Ruth (Parker) Champion.\r\nHe served with the Army from May, 1945 to November, 1946.\r\nShirley married Margaret L. Steinke in Mondovi on May 31, 1947.\r\nHe worked on as a Dairy Farmer in...
Raymond E. Schilling
May 31, 2003
Raymond E. Schilling, 74, of Eau Claire died Saturday, May 31, 2003 at Clairemont Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born in Eau Claire on November 8, 1928 the son of Edward and Viola (Poole) Schilling. Ray served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1948. He was a tire builder at Uniroyal until his retirement in 1983. Ray married June...
