Cora Haag
Jan 11, 1999
CORA P. HAAG, 100, of 816 Porter Ave., died Monday, January 11, 1999 at the Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born February 23, 1898 to George and Mary (Bushendorf) Haag in Spring Brook Township, Dunn County. Cora moved with her family to Eau Claire in 1939. Cora worked for a short time at National Presto Industries and then was a...
Myrtle I. "Mert" Looby
Jan 7, 1999
MERT LOOBY, 78, of 1529 Howard Ave., died Thursday, January 7, 1999 at her home. She was born Myrtle Irene Brettingen on April 27, 1920 in Tainter Township, Dunn County to Clara "Ella" Palmer Brettingen and Helmer Brettingen. After the untimely death of Mr. Brettingen, Clara married Lawrence Madsen, who raised Mert. \r\nAs a teenager Mert played guitar while she...
Shirley A. Weber
Jan 4, 1999
SHIRLEY A. WEBER, 76, of 2410 Hallie Lane, died Monday, January 4, 1999 at her home. She was born on October 8, 1922 in the town of Sherman, Dunn County, to Lee and Alta (Cook) Webster. Shirley married Alfred Weber, on February 11, 1950 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eau Claire. She was employed at Uniroyal Tire Company for...
Carol E. Smith
Jan 4, 1999
CAROL E. SMITH, 69, of 944 Leonard Drive, Eau Claire, died Monday, January 4, 1999 at Dove Health Care Center. She was born September 16, 1929 in Cleveland Township, Chippewa County, WI, to Leo and Winnie (Simmerman) Pagenkopf. She married Robert C. Smith in Eau Claire on April 6, 1946. Carol married Donald C. Smith in Eau Claire on June...
Florence Bahlke
Dec 28, 1998
FLORENCE M. BAHLKE, 82, formerly of 2213 Roy St., died December 28, 1998 at the Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born on May 10, 1916 to Rudolph and Sadie (Quamme) Emerson in Wanamingo, MN. Florence married Howard D. Bahlke Sr. on January 1, 1939 in Milwaukee. She was a Medical Secretary at the Midelfort Clinic for many years, retiring in...
Mary A. Phillips
Dec 26, 1998
MARY A. PHILLIPS, 89, of 1117 Marshall St., died Saturday, December 26, 1998 at her home. She was born on May 29, 1909, in Superior, Wisc., to Boleslaw and Katazyna (Kusiak) Tyskewicz. She attended St. Stanislaus Elementary School and graduated from Superior Central High School. She attended Bartley Business College in Superior, Wisc..Mary moved to Detroit, Mich. and worked as...
Victoria Abramson
Dec 26, 1998
VICTORIA V. ABRAMSON, 102, formerly Chippewa Falls, died Saturday, December 26, 1998 at The Clairemont. She was born on February 13, 1896, in Chippewa Falls, to Max and Fannie (Cohen) Abramson. She attended the UW-Madison, and graduated from the UW-Minnesota in 1920 with a bachelor's degree, and then received her master's degree at Columbia University, NY.Following graduation, Victoria returned to...
John E. Lentz
Dec 25, 1998
JOHN E. LENTZ, 77, OF 308 9th Ave., Eau Claire, died Friday, December 25, 1998, at Dove Health Care Center. He was born on September 2, 1921 in Eau Claire, to Albert and Jennie (Norgard) Lentz.\r\nHe served in the European Theatre during World War II until his honorable discharge. .John married Margaret D. Polhamus on October 25, 1952, in Eau...
Orlen Friede
Dec 24, 1998
ORLEN H. FRIEDE, 77, of 9324 27th Ave., Town of Hallie, died Thursday, December 24, 1998 at Luther Hospital. He was born February 2, 1921 to Henry and Hulda (Meyer) Friede in Reedsburg, Wisc. Orlen graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1938. He entered the U.S. Coast Guard in 1942, served during World War II,...
Ellsworth S. "Deke" Jones
Dec 16, 1998
ELLSWORTH S. "DEKE" JONES, 96, of 3389 Westhaven Court,Eau Claire died Wednesday, December 16, 1998, at The Clairemont Nursing Home in Eau Claire. He was born July 31, 1902 in Detroit, Michigan to Wilfred and Ada (Crandall) Jones. He grew up on his grandparents farm in Mt. Clemens, MI, where he lived until moving to Detroit. Ellsworth worked for the...
Dorothy M. Skutley
Dec 14, 1998
DOROTHY M. SKUTLEY, 82, formerly of 1928 Ohm Ave., died, Monday, December 14, 1998, at The Clairemont, after a long illness. She was born May 30, 1916, in Black River Falls, Wisc, to Earl and Mary (Rice) Doud. After her birth her family moved to Chicago, and returned to Black River Falls in 1930 where she graduated from high school...
Viola L. Sell
Dec 7, 1998
VIOLA L. SELL, 80, of 3504 Hoover Ave., Altoona died, Monday, December 7, 1998 at her residence. She was born on January 31, 1918 in Fall Creek to Gustave and Ella (Pehlke) Paul. She married Walter H. Sell on March 22, 1936 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church near Foster. Viola and Walter farmed near Brackett for 39 years before moving...
Margaret Kaner
Dec 6, 1998
MARGARET KANER, 87, of 1405 Truax Blvd., died Sunday, December 6, 1998 at her residence. She was born on September 20, 1911 in Superior, WI. Margaret attended Superior State Teachers College following high school graduation. She had three sisters and four brothers in her family.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lenmark-Gomsrud Funeral Home with Pastor Howard Fehr...
Clifford O. Kragness
Dec 5, 1998
CLIFFORD O. KRAGNESS, 90, formerly of 1610 Highland Ave.,Eau Claire died Saturday, December 5, 1998 at Syverson Lutheran Home. He was born January 21, 1908 in Colfax to Anton and Gurina (Gotliebson) Kragness. Clifford and his wife, Lucille (Duffenbach) were married 62 years. He worked 33 years at Uniroyal where he was a machinist until retiring in 1969. He was...
Simone P. Stacey
Dec 4, 1998
SIMONE P. STACEY, 85, of 851 University Dr., died Friday, December 4, 1998 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born March 2, 1913 in Fall River, Massachusetts to Albert and Germaine (Talbot) Perrot. She grew up in Norwalk,Connecticut where she graduated from Norwalk High School with the class of 1931.\r\nSimone married Lt. Col. Fred John Stacey (U.S.A.F.) on March 2,...
William K. Plomedahl
Dec 1, 1998
WILLIAM "BILL" K. PLOMEDAHL, 31, of 646 Birch Drive, Altoona, died Tuesday, December 1, 1998 at his home. He was born November 16, 1967 in Eau Claire to Richard and Barbara (Hill) Plomedahl. \r\nBill had worked 5 years at J&D Manufacturing until this past August when he entered Chippewa Valley Technical College.\r\nHe was a member of Lutheran Church of the...
Richard H. "Ree" Lasker
Nov 29, 1998
RICHARD "REE" H. LASKER, 73, of 5401 North Shore Dr., died Sunday, November 29, 1998 at Luther Hospital. He was born August 16, 1925 in Eau Claire to Herman and Babette (Weinfeld) Lasker. Ree graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1943, and then attended UW-EC and graduated from UW-Madison in 1950. He served in the...
Wayne E. Strand
Nov 28, 1998
WAYNE E. STRAND, 83, of 2011 Emery St., died Saturday, November 28, 1998 in the Elk Mound township, Dunn County. He was born June 7, 1915 in Poskin, Wisconsin to George and Lillian (Lindgren) Strand and moved to Eau Claire as a young boy. Wayne served in the U.S. Army in the African Theatre during World War II, and was...
Konnie Steinke Dobnick
Nov 26, 1998
KONNIE J. STEINKE-DOBNICK, 32, of South Beloit, IL, and formerly of Eau Claire, died Thursday, November 26, 1998 in Beloit, WI. She was born February 12, 1966 in Beloit, to John and Jane (O'Neill) Steinke. She moved to Eau Claire in 1971 with her mother and sister. She attended Epiphany Lutheran School and other area schools. Konnie married Ron Dobnick...
Helen Garlie
Nov 24, 1998
HELEN A. GARLIE, 92, formerly of 1621 Lloyd Ave., died Tuesday, November 24, 1998 at the Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born on June 6, 1906 in Rock Falls to Ole and Carrie (Sneen) Garlie.\r\nHelen grew up in Eau Claire and attended Eau Claire Sr. High School where she graduated with the class of 1924. She received her degree in...
