Agnes "Shirley" Mcsorley
Jun 16, 2000
AGNES "SHIRLEY" McSORLEY, 78, of 939 Gilbert St., died Friday, June 16, 2000 in Eau Claire. She was born on October 22, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Walter and Agnes (Hanrahan) Newman. Shirley moved to Eau Claire with her family in 1935 where she graduated from St. Patrick's High School with the Class of 1939. Shirley married William "David" McSorley...
Howard W. Janke
Jun 12, 2000
HOWARD W. JANKE, 78, of 523 Putnam Drive, Eau Claire died Monday, June 12, 2000 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born on September 4, 1921 in Eau Claire, to Carl and Ella (Miklos) Janke. Howard married Jane A. Rotolo on January 2, 1944 in Bradenton, FL. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 17, 1942,...
Ruane E. Skeels
Jun 1, 2000
RUANE E. (FLYNN) SKEELS, 92, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, June 1, 2000 at Oakwood Villa Nursing Home in Altoona. She was born on August 5, 1907, in Marshfield, WI to John Floyd and Pearle (Lindsley) Flynn. Ruane married John Hartley Skeels September 28, 1940 in Iowa. She was employed at Sears Department Store for many years where she worked...
Hjordis Fjelstad
May 31, 2000
Hjordis Fjelstad, 93, of Eau Claire, died Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at Fall Creek Valley Nursing Home in Fall Creek. She was born May 31, 1907 to Jacob O. and Hannah (Pederson) Engevold in Vardal, Norway. Hjordis married Melvin Fjelstad on December 9, 1925 in Osseo, Wisconsin.\r\nShe worked as a tire builder at Uniroyal until retirement. She was a lifelong...
Dorothy Gehrking
May 29, 2000
DOROTHY M. (STEINKE) GEHRKING, 80, of 602 Birch St., died Monday, May 29, 2000 at Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born on August 7, 1919 in Albertville, Wisconsin to Fred and Agnes (Wahlmark) Smith and grew up on their family farm there. She graduated from Colfax High School with the class of 1937.\r\nOn December 23, 1941, Dorothy married Erick "Ira"...
Harold L. "Swede" Johnson
May 28, 2000
HAROLD "SWEDE" L. JOHNSON, 91, of Eau Claire died Sunday, May 28, 2000 at Dove Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born May 9, 1909, in the Town of Wheaton to Peter and Carrie (Schjulstad) Johnson. On May 30, 1958, Harold married Madlyn (Kaiser) Spooner in Red Wing, MN. He worked at Uniroyal Tire Company for forty-three years, retiring as...
Laura W. Solberg
May 27, 2000
LAURA W. SOLBERG, 89, formerly of 1427 Uecke Ave., Eau Claire, died Saturday, May 27, 2000 at Dove Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on August 7, 1910 to Henry and Helena (Westphal) Strehlau in Elk Mound, Wisconsin, where she grew up and attended school. Laura married Oscar C. Solberg on April 30, 1932 in Elk Mound. She was...
Carol M. Stelter
May 17, 2000
CAROL M. STELTER, 56, of 626 McDonough St., Eau Claire died Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at Dove Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on December 28, 1943 to Albert and Alice (Clark) Stelter in Eau Claire.\r\nCarol graduated from Memorial High School with the class of 1962.\r\nShe worked at Uniroyal Cafeteria, and then at The Clairemont where she was a...
Loren A. Rasmus
May 16, 2000
LOREN A. RASMUS, 68, of 3438 Midway St., died Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at Luther Hospital. He was born February 21, 1932 to Oscar and Gudrun (Thompson) Rasmus in Eau Claire. Loren was a graduate of Eau Claire Senior High School, class of 1950, and attended U.W.E.C. earning credits toward a degree in business.\r\nHe worked for Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company...
Warren Hotchkiss
May 15, 2000
WARREN G. HOTCHKISS, 77, of 3207 Dale Road, died Monday, May 15, 2000 at his residence. He was born on November 8, 1922 in Eau Claire to Robert and Jessie (Baker) Hotchkiss. Warren graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1941. He married June G. Anderson on December 12, 1942 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in...
Gail Hanshus
May 3, 2000
GAIL M. HANSHUS, 82, formerly of 1025 Summit St., died Wednesday, May 3, 2000 at Dove Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on August 31, 1917 to Myron and Annette (Rand) Gore in Chippewa Falls. Gail grew up in Des Moines, Iowa where she graduated from Roosevelt High School with the class of 1935. She went on to attend...
Signe Eggen
May 1, 2000
SIGNE O. EGGEN, 94, of 2408 Robert Rd., died Monday, May 1, 2000, at Dove Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on July 11, 1905 in Eau Claire to Carl and Sigrid (Kassen) Eggen. \r\nSigne graduated as a registered nurse from Luther Hospital School of Nursing in 1928 and worked there until here retirement in 1976. While working at...
John Cooper
Apr 30, 2000
JOHN O. COOPER, 70, of 1309 Hawthorne St., died Sunday, April 30, 2000 at his home. He was born on October 1, 1929 in Duluth, Minnesota, to John and Harriet (Smith) Cooper. At the age of ten he moved to Eau Claire with his family where he grew up and graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class...
Floyd Brown
Apr 22, 2000
FLOYD E. BROWN, 83, of 2004 Crestview Dr., died unexpectedly Saturday, April 22, 2000 at Luther Hospital. He was born in Eau Claire on February 19, 1917 to Edward and Lena (Johnson) Brown. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1935. Floyd married Mary Thompson on September 28, 1942 in Chippewa Falls. In 1942 he...
Angeline Farrell
Apr 17, 2000
ANGELINE M. FARRELL, 77, of Eau Claire, died Monday, April 17, 2000 at her home. She was born on February 8, 1923 in Eau Claire to Edward and Catherine (Conley) Farrell. She was a lifelong resident of Eau Claire where she attended St. Patrick's Elementary School and graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School. She worked at Uniroyal for 30...
Aldon V. Lokken
Apr 12, 2000
ALDON "AL" V. LOKKEN, 81, of 403 W. MacArthur Ave., died Wednesday, April 12, 2000 at Syverson Lutheran Home in Eau Claire. Al was born on August 30, 1918 in Pigeon Falls, Wisconsin to Clara (Thorson) and Bendick Lokken. He was of Norwegian descent, a fact he was very proud of. He spoke fluent Norwegian and delighted in the nickname...
Gladys H. Keith
Apr 10, 2000
GLADYS H. KEITH, 93, of 217 Lake St., died Monday, April 10, 2000 at Dove Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on August 20, 1906 in Almena, WI, to Henry and Ethel (Wold) Peterson. Gladys graduated from Cumberland High School before attending Business College in the Twin Cities. She married Thomas Gordon Keith in Eau Claire on June 7,...
Rose B. Sherman
Apr 8, 2000
ROSE B. SHERMAN, 101, formerly of Eau Claire, died Saturday, April 8, 2000 at Bethany Samaritan Heights Nursing Home in Rochester, Minnesota. Rose was born on May 12, 1898 in Oslo, Norway, to Martin and Marie Olson. Shortly after her arrival in the United States in 1902, her mother died and Rose was raised by her aunt and uncle, Karoline...
Ellenore Zank
Apr 5, 2000
ELLENORE H. ZANK, 85, of 906 Barland St., formerly of Superior, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, April 5, 2000 at Luther Hospital as result of injuries from an automobile accident. She was born on July 27, 1914 in Augusta, Wisconsin, to William and Esther (Goetsch) Zank. Ellenore moved with her family to Superior where she was raised and graduated from Central High...
Clarence J. "Joe" Schneider
Apr 3, 2000
CLARENCE J. "JOE" SCHNEIDER, 84, of 420 Platt St., died Monday, April 3, 2000 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born on February 13, 1916 in Eau Claire to Joseph and Ida (Adler) Schneider. Joe graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1934. He married Lillian Sorenson in February 1977 at Stillwater, MN.He worked 42 years at Uniroyal retiring...
