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Viola L. Sell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Phyllis Erickson

Phyllis Erickson

Nov 16, 1998

PHYLLIS R. ERICKSON, 79, died Monday, November 16, 1998 at the Syverson Lutheran Home.\r\nShe was born October 29, 1919 in Eau Claire, to Willard and Ruth (Stafford) Jackson. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1936, and attended Stout College in Menomonie.\r\nPhyllis married Clare Erickson at Christ Church Cathedral in Eau Claire, on December 11,...

Donald A. Mercier

Donald A. Mercier

Nov 10, 1998

DONALD ANTHONY MERCIER, 76, of 3646 Damon St., Eau Claire passed away Tuesday, November 10, 1998 at Luther Hospital. He was born February 1, 1922 in Rice Lake to Fred and Laura (Amans) Mercier. \r\nDon served six months in the Civilian Conservation Corps prior to enlisting in the Army. He served thirty-eight months, seeing action in the South-Pacific Theater of...

Bennie O. Johnson

Bennie O. Johnson

Nov 8, 1998

BENNIE O. JOHNSON, 92, a resident of the M.B. Syverson Lutheran Home died Sunday, November 8, 1998 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born on November 19, 1905 in the town Drammen, Eau Claire County, to Paul and Christina (Christenson) Johnson. Bennie graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1923. He served in the Wisconsin National...

Robert Gunderson

Robert Gunderson

Nov 4, 1998

ROBERT W. GUNDERSON, 86, of 3038 Irene Dr., died Wednesday, November 4, 1998 at Luther Hospital. He was born on July 13, 1912 in Gilmanton, WI, to Emil and Hannah (Hawkinson) Gunderson. He graduated from UW-EC with a degree in education in 1933. Robert married Velma Helwig on August 28, 1939 in Lansing, Iowa. \r\nHe taught school in Hixton, Gilmanton...

Charles A. Lindsley

Charles A. Lindsley

Nov 3, 1998

CHARLES "CHARLIE" A. LINDSLEY , 79, of 2512 New Pine Dr., Altoona and formerly of 1979 Cty. Hwy. J, town of Hallie died Tuesday, November 3, 1998 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born September 17, 1919 in Eau Claire to John and Mary (Bates) Lindsley. \r\nHe served in the U.S. Army during World War II from May 12, 1942...

Roger Falkner

Roger Falkner

Oct 30, 1998

ROGER R. FALKNER, 34, of 2407 Preston Road died Friday, October 30, 1998 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born Nov. 13, 1963 in Eau Claire to Raymond and Darlene (Bauer) Falkner. Roger graduated from Memorial High School in 1982 and attended Chippewa Valley Technical College where he received his degree in diesel mechanics. He was a...

Theodore P. Thompson

Theodore P. Thompson

Oct 29, 1998

THEODORE "TEDDY" P. THOMPSON, 39, of 707 1/2 Doty St. died Thursday, October 29, 1998 at his residence. He was born April 26, 1959 to Gerald L. and Alice (Lipp) Thompson in Mobridge, S.D. Teddy grew up in Eau Claire, and became a free lance artist.\r\nSurvivors include a special friend, Robert Picon of Eau Claire; his father, Gerald of Colby;...

Floyce M. Missman

Floyce M. Missman

Oct 29, 1998

Floyce M. Missman, 67, of 2222 Fenner St., Eau Claire died Thursday, October 29, 1998 at Oakwood Villa Nursing Home in Altoona, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born January 6, 1931 in Spooner to George and Marion (Tillotson) Walsingham. She graduated with honors from Chippewa Falls High School in 1946.She married Jay A. Missman in Eau Claire...

Olga Flynn

Olga Flynn

Oct 27, 1998

OLGA G. FLYNN, 91, formerly of 924 Vine St., died Tuesday, October 27, 1998, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Nursing Home in Huron, South Dakota. She was born on April 2, 1907 in the town of Brunswick, Eau Claire County to Alfred Jacob and Augusta Amelia (Klopp) Hangartner. Olga grew up there and received her education at Eau Claire County...

William A.  Lewis

William A. Lewis

Oct 22, 1998

WILLIAM "BILL" A. LEWIS, 73, of 3331 Morgan Ave., died Thursday, October 22, 1998 at his home. He was born March 27, 1925 to Admiral and Mary (Hintz) Lewis in Knapp. On December 4, 1948, Bill married Doreen Dahl in Colfax; Doreen died in 1982. He married Bonnie (Hurtley) Mattison on September 17, 1983 in Eau Claire. He entered the...

Irene J. Thompson

Irene J. Thompson

Oct 12, 1998

IRENE J. THOMPSON, 81, of 1521 Bellevue Ave., died Monday, October 12, 1998 at Luther Hospital. She was born on May 9, 1917 in Eau Claire to Robert and Jesse (Baker) Hotchkiss. Irene married Russel W. Thompson in Eau Claire on February 5, 1939, and lived for several years in the Boyceville area before returning to Eau Claire in 1952.\r\nShe...

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