Alice Gessner
Oct 3, 2000
ALICE M. GESSNER, 74, 4313 Gessner Road, died Tuesday, October 3, 2000, at her home. She was born on November 26, 1925 in Eau Claire, to Oscar and Caroline (Dahl) Paulson. Alice married Alen G. Gessner in Reno, Nevada on October 16, 1941.\r\nShe worked over 25 years at K-Mart until her retirement in 1991.\r\nAlice was a member of Lutheran Church...
Mildred Brady
Oct 1, 2000
MILDRED J. BRADY, 90, of 1804 Drummond St., died Sunday, October 1, 2000, at her home. She was born on January 9, 1910 in Eau Claire to William and Marie (Brimi) Brady. Mildred grew up in Eau Claire and graduated from Carlton College with a degree in education \r\nMildred was a consultant for Golden Press with their Little Golden Books...
David Derouin
Oct 1, 2000
DAVID C. DEROUIN, 41, formerly of 813 Zephyr Hill Ave., Eau Claire, died Sunday, October 1, 2000, at Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation South at Chippewa Falls following his courageous battle with cancer. David was born in Eau Claire on June 14, 1959, the son of Clyde and Arlys (McCarthy) Derouin. \r\nHe is survived by his mother, Arlys of Eau Claire;...
Hilda Buchholz
Sep 29, 2000
HILDA E. BUCHHOLZ, 82, formerly of 4400 LaSalle St., died Friday, September 29, 2000 at The Clairemont. She was born on December 15, 1917, in Bridge Creek Township near Augusta, Wisconsin, to August and Ottile (Zillmer) Rucks. \r\nHilda married Elgard E. Buchholz on May 8, 1938 in Augusta. They lived four years in Beloit and then returned to the Augusta...
Robert Hokkanen
Sep 21, 2000
Dr. Robert "Bob" O. Hokkanen, 77, of 219 Roosevelt Ave., died Thursday, September 21, 2000 at Sacred Heart Hospital, with his family by his side. He was born February 6, 1923 to Otto and Katie (Maki) Hokkanen in Ely, MN.\r\nBob served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII as First Lieutenant assigned to an A-26 Bomber Squadron, where he...
Harold A. Peterson
Sep 20, 2000
HAROLD A. PETERSON, 85, of 3209 Gary Lane, died Wednesday, September 20, 2000 at Luther Hospital. He was born on July 24 1915 in Cook's Valley Township, Wisconsin to Andrew and Helga (Ludvigson) Peterson.\r\nOn September 6, 1936, Harold married Bonnie R. Parker in Seattle, WA. They returned to settle in Eau Claire in 1944. Bonnie died in 1998. Harold married...
Harvey J. Pedersen
Sep 12, 2000
HARVEY J. PEDERSEN, 77, of 325 Long St., died Tuesday, September 12, 2000 at Luther Hospital after a short illness. He was born on December 11, 1922, in Eau Claire, the son of Carl and Inga (Erickson) Pedersen. Harvey married Dorothy Everson on January 26, 1946 at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire.\r\nHe enlisted in the U.S. Army on January...
Kelly A. Lebeter
Sep 9, 2000
KELLY ANN (BURHITE) LEBETER, 36, of rural Mondovi, died Saturday, September 9, 2000 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born on March 23, 1964 in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Linda Villafuerte and Dale (Gert) Burhite. She grew up in Schaumburg, Ill., and received her nurses training at Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Ill., \r\nKelly married Ralph Lebeter in Carol...
Jerry T. Mackove
Sep 6, 2000
Jerry T. MacKove, 58, of Newton, Wisconsin and formerly of Eau Claire, died Wednesday, September 6, 2000 at Froedtert Memorial Hospital in Milwaukee. Jerry was born on May 14, 1942, son of Thomas and Doris MacKove. He grew up and was educated at Eau Claire and was a 1960 graduate of Memorial High School. Jerry married Judith D. Bushendorf on...
Mary E. Mcfaul
Sep 3, 2000
Mary E. McFaul, 81, of 1128 E. 5th St., Altoona, died Sunday, September 3, 2000 at Luther Hospital. She was born in Ashland, Wisconsin on April 25, 1919 to William and Anna (Quella) Klemmer. She graduated from Ashland High School in 1937, and later moved to Eau Claire. It was there she met her future husband, Glenn J. McFaul. They...
Fred L. Miller
Aug 30, 2000
FRED L. MILLER, 50, of 136 Platt St., died Wednesday, August 30, 2000 at his home. He was born (the first of eight children) on June 11, 1950 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Robert and Mary (Castro) Miller. Fred grew up in Germany and Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he earned an under-graduate degree from Western Kentucky University. In 1981, he...
William "Penn" Garnett
Aug 29, 2000
WILLIAM "PENN" P. GARNETT, 79, formerly of N6693 470th St., Menomonie, died Tuesday, August 29, 2000 at Dunn County Health Care Center in Menomonie. \r\nHe was born on February 19, 1921 to Carl and Emma (Klopp) Garnett in Eau Claire. Penn enlisted in the U.S. Army on October 10, 1941 and served until his honorable discharge on July 6, 1946....
Turon "Junior" Harper
Aug 21, 2000
TURON "JUNIOR" HARPER, 70, of 1105 So. Barstow St., died Monday, August 21, 2000 at the Barron Medical Center in Barron, WI. Turon became ill while on his favorite fishing trip to Canada. He was born July 17, 1930 in Eau Claire to Turon and Ethel (Sisco) Harper. Turon served in the Korean War from 1951 to 1955 and was...
Janet B. Nelson
Aug 21, 2000
JANET B. NELSON, 75, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on Monday, August 21, 2000 at her home. Janet was born in Eau Claire on March 31, 1925 to Gustav and Marion (Guthrie) Nelson. She graduated from St. Olaf College and received her Masters Degree from Stanford University. Janet was a Registered Physical Therapist, and later taught and counseled in the...
Jeffrey P. Lahner
Aug 14, 2000
JEFFREY P. LAHNER, 32, of the town of Union and formerly of 1621 Donald Ave., died unexpectedly Monday, August 14, 2000 at his residence. He was born in Eau Claire on July 9, 1968, the son of Donald and Beverly (Garton) Lahner. He graduated from Eau Claire Memorial High School in 1986. \r\nHe was a sales representative at Charter Communications....
Russell Bullard
Aug 5, 2000
RUSSELL D. "BLACK BULL" BULLARD, 57, of 97B Mall Drive, Altoona, died Saturday, August 5, 2000 at his residence. He was born on September 11, 1942 in Eau Claire to Jack and Jeannette (Smith) Bullard. Russ grew up in Chippewa Falls where he attended Chippewa Falls High School. During his teenage years he worked at Chippewa Motor Freight helping his...
Ruth S. Moore
Aug 5, 2000
RUTH S. MOORE, 83, of 2737 Kay Street, died Saturday, August 5, 2000 at The Clairemont. She was born on May 31, 1917 in Fargo, ND, to Walter and Kathryn (Seebold) Milbrath. Ruth grew up in River Falls where she graduated U-W River Falls, and later earned her master's degree in entomology from U-W Eau Claire in 1968. \r\n She...
Bruce Gunderson, Sr.
Aug 4, 2000
BRUCE R. GUNDERSON SR, 67, of 19445 79th Ave., Chippewa Falls, died Friday, August 4, 2000 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born February 10, 1933 to Clarence and Alberta (Steahr) Gunderson in Eau Claire. Bruce married Bernice Brandt in Eau Claire on October 6, 1951. He was employed 33 years in the shipping department at Uniroyal Tire Company until...
Muriel K. Larson
Jul 28, 2000
MURIEL K. LARSON, 68, of Eau Claire, died Friday, July 28, 2000 at Luther Hospital. She was born March 7, 1932 to Benny and Gina (Jacobson) Anderson in Strum where she was raised. She attended Beauty School in Eau Claire and worked at Presto Industries. Muriel married Norman A. Larson at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Strum on November 19,...
John N. Lokken
Jul 23, 2000
JOHN N. LOKKEN, 29, of 810 Garden St., died Sunday, July 23, 2000 at his home. John was born on December 22, 1970 to Noble and Diane (Blaeser) Lokken in Eau Claire. Following graduation from North High School with the Class of 1989, John held a variety of jobs here in Eau Claire.\r\nSurvivors include his parents, Noble and Diane; three...
