Gunda O. Swanson
Dec 29, 2001
Gunda O. Swanson, 101, died peacefully Saturday December 29, 2001 at Clairemont Nursing &Rehabilitation Home. She resided there for the past 8 years, receiving tender and loving care. Gunda was born on March 9, 1900 to John and Karoline (Market) Froseth in Springbrook Township, Dunn County. She married Edward W. Swanson on June 25, 1921. \r\nGunda worked at Uniroyal Tire...
Winifred Arnold
Dec 28, 2001
Winifred B. Arnold, 92, of Eau Claire died Friday, December 28, 2001 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born on August 26, 1909 to Fred and Louise Arnold in Eau Claire.\r\nSurvivors include two sisters, Lorraine Tipton of Potomac, MD, and Alberta Taylor of White Bear Lake, MN; and many nieces and nephews.\r\nWinifred was preceded in death by her parents and...
Lyle N. Rostad
Dec 27, 2001
Lyle N. Rostad, 79, formerly 3015 Ellis St., Eau Claire, died Thursday, December 27, 2001, at Bethany-Riverside Nursing Home in La Crosse, Wisconsin.\r\nLyle was born May 12, 1922 in Menomonie, WI, to Peter and Anna (Score) Rostad. He grew up in Eau Claire and graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School and attended the Chippewa Valley Technical College.\r\nHe married Jean...
Raymond Henderson
Dec 26, 2001
Raymond W. Henderson, 71, of 1240 Archer Lane, Eau Claire, died Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at Luther Hospital due to congestive heart failure. He was born on July 14, 1930, in Chippewa County to A. Ray and Susan (Zais) Henderson. He attended school at Cadott and graduated from Cadott High School in 1948.\r\nRay enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during...
Andrew Boss
Dec 22, 2001
Andrew R. Boss, 19, of 1913 80th St., Eau Claire, died Saturday, December 22, 2001 of injuries from an auto accident in Fairchild, Wis. He was born on December 22, 1982 in Eau Claire to Robert Boss and Anita Prueher. Andy was a senior at Memorial High School.\r\nHe is survived by his parents, Anita Prueher (Mike Schlageter) of Eau Claire...
Raymond A. Mcfarlane
Dec 22, 2001
Raymond A. McFarlane, 79, of 1004 Barland St., died Saturday, December 22, 2001, at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born on July 9, 1922, in Eau Claire to Harry and Anna (Mai) McFarlane. He graduated from Eau Claire High School with the class of 1940. \r\nOn December 31, 1948, Ray married Lorraine Robillard.\r\nRay attended Officer's Candidate School graduating as a...
Inga E. Thoen
Dec 19, 2001
Inga E. Thoen, 88, of 1709 Rist Ave., Eau Claire, died Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at Syverson Lutheran Home after a ten year long siege with Alzheimer's disease. Inga was born on July 31, 1913, the daughter of Albert and Carrie (Shervey) Lindberg in the town of Arthur, Chippewa County, Wis. She grew up there and was baptized and confirmed...
Kristine A. Mason
Dec 19, 2001
Kristine A. Mason, 50, of Eau Claire, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at her lake home in the town of Land O' Lakes, Vilas County, Wisconsin. Her two cats, Fletcher and Poco died at her side. She was born on March 24, 1951 in Antigo, Wisconsin to Henry and Margaret (Helgeson) Mason.\r\nShe earned a Bachelor of Science degree in...
Verna D. Lawler
Dec 13, 2001
Verna D. Lawler,72, of Eau Claire died Thursday, December 13, 2001 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born on May 23, 1929 to Samuel and Evelyn (Thompson) Farrington in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. Verna lived in Red Lake Falls until age 15, when she moved to Eau Claire. She married Edward W. Lawler on August 6, 1953 in Stillwater, MN....
Irene L. Nelson
Dec 11, 2001
IRENE L. NELSON, 83, of Eau Claire, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born on March 3, 1918 to John and Tena (Hanson) Ahneman in Eau Claire.\r\nShe married James H. Nelson on December 31, 1937 in Eau Claire. \r\nFollowing his death in 1960 she earned a bachelor's degree from UW- Eau Claire and a...
Winnifred C. Bruden
Dec 8, 2001
Winnifred C. Bruden, 93, of Crystal, Minnesota and formerly of Eau Claire died Saturday, December 8, 2001 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN. She was born on May 13, 1908 the daughter of Peter O. and Charlotte M. (Lenmark) Bruden in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Winnifred was an elementary school teacher for public schools in Mondovi and Kenosha.\r\nShe was...
Raymond D. Snyder
Dec 7, 2001
Raymond D. Snyder, age 65, of Eau Claire, died Friday, December 7, 2001 at Clairemont Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born on December 22, 1935 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to George and Helen (Crocker) Snyder. He grew up there near Lake Minnetonka and at the age of sixteen moved with his family to California.\r\nRaymond served with the U.S. Army and Naval...
Juel M. Rhude
Nov 29, 2001
Juel M. Rhude, 91, of Elk Mound, died Thursday, November 29, 2001 at Dunn County Health Care Center in Menomonie. He was born November 27, 1910 to Martin and Julia (Olson) Rhude in the town of Elk Mound. He was baptized and confirmed in the Big Elk Creek Lutheran Church in the Norwegian language. Juel entered high school in 1925...
Verna Hageness
Nov 29, 2001
Verna M. Hageness, 83, of Eau Claire died Thursday, November 29, 2001 at Luther Hospital. She was born on November 2, 1918 to Albert and Anna (Fethke) Buchholz in the Town of Clear Creek. \r\nVerna married Marvin C. Hageness on March 18, 1939 in Foster. She was employed at the Ordinance Plant at National Presto Industries during WWII. She also...
Barbara A. Warner
Nov 27, 2001
Barbara A. Warner, 46, of 3704 Timber Creek Ct., Eau Claire, died Tuesday, November 27, 2001 at Oakwood Villa in Altoona as a result of cancer. She was born December 3, 1954 to Robert and Mildred (Kautza) Manlick in Marshfield. \r\nBarb grew up in Auburndale and graduated from Auburndale High School in 1973. She then attended Chippewa Valley Technical College...
Amber S. Krenz
Nov 27, 2001
Amber Star Krenz, 22, of S7465 Crestview Ct., died Tuesday, November 27, 2001 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born January 5, 1979 to William and Sheila (Johnson) Krenz in Eau Claire. \r\nAmber graduated with honors from Memorial High School in 1997. She volunteered for a year in Americorp, serving in the Southeast United States. Amber then enrolled at UW-Eau...
Marie Ecklein
Nov 27, 2001
Marie H. Ecklein, age 95, died at Luther Hospital, Eau Claire, Wisconsin on Tuesday, November 27, 2001. She was born Helen Marie Rogelsted to John Rogelsted and Helena Torkelson Rogelstad on December 7, 1905 in Humboldt, Iowa. As a child, she moved with her family to Wells County, North Dakota. There she grew up with 15 brothers and sisters, of...
George A. King
Nov 25, 2001
George Allan King, 82, of Eleva was born in Eau Claire on November 15, 1919 to Clinton and Josephine (Mikesell) King. He went to be with his Lord on November 25, 2001, in Eau Claire. \r\nGeorge married Marlyn L. Luren on October 27, 1945 in Eau Claire.\r\nHe served in the National Guard from 1934 to 1941 and during World War...
Barbara "Babs" Blystone
Nov 21, 2001
Barbara "Babs" Blystone, 76, 520 Congress St., age 76, died Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at her residence. She was born on December 8, 1924 to George Oliver and Annabel (Howe) Blystone in Hollywood, CA. \r\nBabs graduated from Hollywood High School, and in 1948 she moved with her mother to Eau Claire. She will long be remembered for her great enthusiasm...
Audrey Bryan
Nov 18, 2001
Audrey A. (Mattson) Bryan of Eau Claire passed away on Sunday November 18, 2001 at Luther Hospital. Audrey was born on Sunday September 15, 1948 to Conrad and Arline Mattson, at Le Sueur, Minnesota. She spent most of her growing up years in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota where her parents taught school. She graduated from St. Olaf College in 1970 with...
