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...
Lucille Edwin
Apr 1, 2000
LUCILLE V. EDWIN, 84, of 4880 Otteson Lane, Eau Claire, died Saturday, April 1, 2000 at her residence. She was born on May 14, 1915 to William and Ella (Nelson) Edwin in Blair and they moved to Camp Douglas where she grew up and graduated from Camp Douglas High School. Lucille married August T. Dallman in the spring of 1936....
Paul Hembd
Mar 24, 2000
PAUL E. HEMBD, 77, of 520 Congress St. died Friday, March 24, 2000 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born on July 22, 1922 to Alfred and Bertha (Lehnard) Hembd in Chicago, IL, where he was raised. \r\nPaul served in the European Theatre with U.S. Army Intelligence during World War II. \r\nHe was a tool and die engineer working with...
Judith A. Johnson
Mar 24, 2000
Judith Ann (Piehl) (Griffin) Johnson, 57, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2000 at Sacred Heart Hospital after a long valiant and faith-filled struggle with diabetes-related illnesses. Judy was born on June 4, 1942 in Eau Claire and was most recently a resident of Dove Health Care Nursing and Rehabilitation.\r\nJudy is survived by her husband, Larry Johnson of Eau Claire;...
Duane L. Kloss
Mar 23, 2000
DUANE L. KLOSS, 71, of 425 Twin Oak Dr., Altoona, died Thursday March 23, 2000 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born on July 17, 1928 in Eau Claire to Alvin and Lillian (Veum) Kloss. Duane married Lucille H. Zimmerman at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Altoona on November 19, 1949. Duane served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to...
Mildred H. Lasker
Mar 22, 2000
MILDRED H. LASKER, 93, of Eau Claire, died Wednesday, March 22, 2000 at the Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born on April 27, 1906 to Andrew and Hattie (Gieble) Hovland in Eau Claire. She married Max Lasker in Eau Claire on June 7, 1935.\r\nSurvivors include a son, Charles (Kathy) Lasker of Eau Claire; three grandchildren, Nicole Lasker and husband, Erik...
Jack Bullis
Mar 17, 2000
JACK G. BULLIS, 80, of Altoona, died Friday, March 17, 2000 at his home. He was born and raised in Eau Claire, Town of Washington on April 8, 1919 to Verne and Thelma (Goff) Bullis. Jack attended Robbins School, Eau Claire Senior High School, and Eau Claire State Normal School. \r\nJack had many interests and worked at several jobs. He...
Ruth E. West
Mar 10, 2000
RUTH E. WEST, age 77, of 3136 Venus Ave., died Friday, March 10, 2000 at her home. She was born on October 8, 1922 to Engwald and Julia (Brian) Hoiensahl in Eau Claire. Ruth graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1939, and attended the Eau Claire Vocational School. On May 2, 1953, Ruth married Cecil W. West at...
Jeffery Fleming
Mar 7, 2000
Jeffery S. Fleming, 41, 678 Wisconsin St., died Tuesday, March 7, 2000 athis residence.\r\nHe was born August 23, 1958 to Nordahl and Elizabeth (Paape-Olson) Fleming in Eau Claire.\r\nJeff had worked at Johnson-Matthey in Chippewa, Ashley Furniture in Arcadia, and Career Development Center here in Eau Claire.\r\nSurvivors include his father, Nordahl E. Fleming Sr. of Eau Claire; son, Luke J. Fleming,...
Lois Anderson
Mar 7, 2000
Lois M. Anderson, 78, 1405 Truax Blvd., died Tuesday, March 7, 2000 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born on July 25, 1921, to John Henry and Alma (Gullickson) Anderson in Eau Claire. She grew up on her family farm near Eau Claire.\r\nSurvivors include a sister, Ethel (Bill) Mellett; a brother, John (Aileen) Anderson, both of Long Beach, Ca; brother-in-law,...
Arthur Thoen
Mar 3, 2000
ARTHUR THOEN, 90, formerly of 818 Water St., died Friday, March 3, 2000 at Dove Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born January 3, 1910 to Andrew and Hannah (Kvernen) Thoen in Norden, Buffalo County, WI.\r\nArthur served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theatre at Guadalcanal during World War II.\r\nHe married Minnie Edmundson on May 5, 1953 at Grace...
