Marion T. Wirth
Jan 20, 2001
MARION T. WIRTH, 84, passed away from her suffering and earthly home, Saturday, January 20, 2001 at Syverson Lutheran Home where she had been a resident since December 1999. \r\nMarion came into this world on a very cold night, February 11, 1916 in Prairie Farm, Wisconsin. She was the first of eight children born to Christian and Emma (Haugen) Sather.\r\nMarion...
Grace R. Munson
Jan 16, 2001
GRACE R. MUNSON, 90, of 2628 7th St., Eau Claire, died Tuesday, January 16, 2001, at Chippewa Manor in Chippewa Falls. She was born on August 3, 1910 in Rock Creek to Ed and Rose (Huftel) Harschlip.\r\nGrace married Norman Munson in August, 1944 in The Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua,Iowa. They lived for many years in Chippewa...
James M. Ming
Jan 14, 2001
JAMES M. MING, 68, of 1225 Pershing St., died suddenly, on January 14, 2001, at his home. He was born August 29, 1932 in Eau Claire to Walter and Lilly (Hanson) Ming. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1950.\r\nHe started working at Johnson Printing in 1951 and was employed there until entering the service....
Mary K.L. Johnson
Jan 13, 2001
MARY KATE LOUISE JOHNSON, 91, a resident of Syverson Lutheran Home died Saturday, January 13, 2001 at Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born on October 2, 1909 on her family farm in the Town of Brunswick to Henry and Bertha (Roggow) Dreke one of sixteen children.\r\nMary married Bennnie O. Johnson on March 11, 1929 in Eau Claire. They were life...
Eleanor Carroll
Jan 12, 2001
ELEANOR R. CARROLL, 80, formerly of Eau Claire, died Friday, January 12, 2001 at her residence at Eagleton Home in Eagleton, Chippewa County. She was born on September 15, 1920 to Oscar and Katherine (Wagner) Johnson.\r\nShe married Arthur Carroll at Grace Lutheran Church on June 22, 1941.\r\nSurvivors include her daughter, Mary (Larry) Green of Chippewa Falls; three granddaughters, Cindy (Gary...
I. Genevieve Hagen
Jan 7, 2001
I. GENEVIEVE HAGEN, 78, of 116 E. Tyler Ave., died Sunday, January 7, 2001 at Luther Hospital resulting from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. She was born on October 10, 1922 in Amherst, Wisconsin to Einar and Emma (Gartzke) Kjendalen. \r\nGenevieve grew up in Iola, Wisconsin with the Henry Kjendalen family after the death of her mother. She attended...
Thomas Dempsey
Jan 7, 2001
THOMAS "TOM" C. DEMPSEY, 67 of Spider Lake near Hayward, Wisconsin, died Sunday, January 7, 2001 at his home. He was born in Tracy, Minnesota on December 2, 1933 to Charles and Lynne (Skelton) Dempsey\r\nHe entered the United States Air Force in 1954 and served as a pilot until his honorable discharge in 1974. After Tom retired from the Air...
Corinne Uecke
Jan 5, 2001
CORINNE B. UECKE, 92, formerly of 1011 State St., died Friday, January 5, 2001 at Dove Health Care Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on June 23, 1908 in Eau Claire to Walter and Ella (Patterson) Kneeland. Following graduation from Eau Claire Senior High School Corinne attended McPhail Music Conservatory in Minneapolis. Returning to Eau Claire she purchased a piano...
Ila Ellingstad
Jan 4, 2001
Ila Elizabeth Ellingstad, 82, of Eau Claire died Thursday, January 4, 2001 at Luther Hospital. She was born December 24, 1918 to George and Zylphia (Barr) West on her family homestead, near Circle, Montana, in Dawson County. As an infant, Ila returned with her family to the Hixton area in Wisconsin, where she graduated from Hixton High School in 1937....
Ethylle E. Kowitz
Dec 23, 2000
ETHYLLE E. KOWITZ, 86, of Durand, died Saturday, December 23, 2000 at Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born April 26, 1914 in Carroll County, Illinois to Voyle and Mary (Cormany) Prowant. Ethylle graduated from nurses training at St. Joseph's Merry Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa in 1942. She worked in various hospitals in Iowa, Illinois and at the Veterans Hospital in...
Lawrence "Ted" Hovde
Dec 21, 2000
LAWRENCE "TED" HOVDE, 93, of Orchard Hills, Eau Claire and formerly of 2305 14th St., died Thursday, December 21, 2000 at Luther Hospital. He was born March 8, 1907 to Gust and Alice (Olson) Hovde in Norcross, MN. He was raised by his mother, grandmother, and uncles on a MN/Dakota farm. \r\nAs a young man he came east to seek...
Henry J. Schiefelbein
Dec 17, 2000
HENRY J. SCHIEFELBEIN, 83, formerly of 217 E. Madison St., died Sunday December 17, 2000 at Mt. Washington Residence. He was born on September 7, 1917 in Cedar Creek, WI, the son of William and Emma (Ventzke) Schiefelbein.\r\nHenry was a farm laborer in the Eau Claire and Colfax areas. He enjoyed music,sporting events, and Holiday tours.\r\nSurvivors include niece and nephew...
Loyd D. Robertson
Dec 7, 2000
LOYD D. ROBERTSON, 79, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2000, at Dove Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation in Eau Claire.\r\nHe was born on November 23, 1921 to Loyd and Emma (Richards) Robertson in the Town of La Grange, near Tomah. \r\nLoyd worked as a maintenance mechanic supervisor for over 30 years at Levin Enterprises in Milwaukee, until retiring to Eau Claire...
Maybelle Gutsch
Dec 7, 2000
MAYBELLE H. GUTSCH, 84, of 2404 Lynn Ave., Altoona, died peacefully on Thursday, December 7, 2000, at home, with her family beside her. She was born on October 19, 1916 in Eau Claire to John and Mary (Bates) Lindsley. \r\nShe married Ralph A. Gutsch in Eau Claire on January 3, 1934.\r\nMaybelle is survived by two daughters, Marjorie Swanson of Altoona...
Sharon Allen
Dec 2, 2000
SHARON D. ALLEN, of St. Paul, Minnesota, formerly of Eau Claire, died Saturday, December 2, 2000 at her residence. She was born on February 2, 1947 in Centralia, Washington to John and Marion (Nauman) Allen. Sharon moved to Eau Claire with her family in 1952, and graduated from Memorial High School in 1965. \r\nShe worked several years at the Minneapolis...
Irving Holum, Sr.
Nov 30, 2000
IRVING J. HOLUM SR., 74, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, November 30, 2000 at Syverson Lutheran Home. He was born on August 5, 1926 to Lloyd and Lois (Gillette) Holum in Eau Claire. Irving entered the U.S. Army in November 1943 and served in Central Europe until his discharge in April 1945. He entered the army again on Nov. 1945...
Victor T. "Ted" Wahl
Nov 30, 2000
VICTOR "Ted" T. WAHL, 75, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, November 30, 2000 at Luther Hospital. He was born on August 26, 1925, to Victor Theodore and Katherine (Bundy) Wahl Law in Eau Claire.\r\nTed served in the U. S. Navy during WWII until his honorable discharge in 1945.\r\nHe did his undergraduate work at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and...
Ricka L. Kersten
Nov 27, 2000
RICKA (KRUGER) LANE KERSTEN, 83, of Oconto, WI, and formerly of Fall Creek, died Monday, November 27, 2000 at her daughter's home in Oconto. She was born on February 2, 1917 to Edward and Lena (Stobb) Kruger in the Town of Wheaton, Chippewa County near Albertville, Wisconsin.\r\nRicka married Enos Lane on May 15, 1935. He died in 1968. She married...
Shirley Hanson
Nov 26, 2000
SHIRLEY A. HANSON, 69, of 2024 McKinley Road, died Sunday evening, November 26, 2000 at Luther Hospital. Shirley was born in Whitehall, Wisconsin on August 6, 1931 to Harmie and Helen (Engum) Hommen. She lived her entire life in Eau Claire and the Town of Seymour. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1949 and later worked as...
Laurene L. Mcintyre
Nov 23, 2000
Laurene L. McIntyre, 98, of Altoona, died Thursday, November 23. 2000 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was a long time resident of 1428 Frederic St. in Eau Claire and had lived at Oak Gardens, Altoona, since February 1998.\r\nLaurene was born on February 24, 1902 in Kenyon, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Mary (Vallely) Littel. She lived in Kenyon until...
