G. Donald Easterson
Aug 28, 1998
G. DONALD EASTERSON, 83, S10651 County Rd. W, Town of Pleasant Valley, died peacefully Friday, August 28, 1998 at his home on the farm where his grandfather homesteaded. Don was born there on September 2, 1914 to Andrew and Tilda (Nelson) Easterson. He married Phyllis Chambers on May 1, 1941 in Eau Claire. \r\nDon farmed with his father in the...
Gordon N. Peterson
Aug 27, 1998
GORDON N. PETERSON, 86, 3351 Westhaven Ct., beloved husband, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away Thursday, August 27, 1998 at Dove Health Care Center. He was born June 23, 1912 in Eleva to Julius and Adelaide ( Ness) Peterson. Gordon married Mary "Linda" Andrews on July 12, 1941 in Toledo, OH. Gordon had a successful career in the construction business...
Edith Broaddus
Aug 23, 1998
EDITH MABEL BROADDUS, 89, formerly of Route 2, Elk Mound, died Sunday, August 23, 1998, in Milwaukee at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Edith was born on April 25, 1909 in Eau Claire to Richard and Anna (Foss) Lieske, the oldest of four children. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the...
Lee Bates
Aug 22, 1998
LEE G. BATES, 85, 429 Forest St., died Saturday, August 22, 1998 at Dove Health Care. He was born March 17, 1913 in Eau Claire to Isaac and Nannie (Skeels) Bates. Lee married Lila Ackerson on May 25, 1946 in St. Paul, MN. He farmed in the Eau Claire area for over 30 years, worked at the Eau Claire Labor...
Robert Novotny
Aug 12, 1998
ROBERT "BOB" NOVOTNY, 77, 2915 Nimitz St., died Wednesday, August 12, 1998, at the Syverson Lutheran Home. He grew up in Milwaukee,WI, where he was born on May 27, 1921 to Ralph and Florence ( Lindberg) Novotny. Bob served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II in New Guinea and the Philippines. He received his master's degree...
Grace M. Swanson
Aug 1, 1998
GRACE M. SWANSON, 81, formerly of 3456 Miller St., died peacefully Saturday, August 1, 1998 at Luther Hospital. She was born May 8, 1917 in Minong to Alfred and Hannah (Knudtson) Nyseth. Grace married Jerome Swanson on October 26, 1940 at First Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. She worked at Sterling Paper Mill in Eau Claire until moving to Milwaukee...
Lynne K. Oyen
Jul 30, 1998
LYNNE KATHLEEN OYEN, 51, of 2007 Crestview Drive, died Thursday, July 30, 1998 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. after a courageous six year battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was born on May 10, 1947 in Manitowoc, WI to Carl and Phyllis (Johnson) Meyers. Lynne grew up in Manitowoc where she graduated from Manitowoc Lutheran High School in 1965....
Ivan A. Tietz
Jul 29, 1998
IVAN A. TIETZ, 82, of Waunakee, and formerly Eau Claire, died Wednesday, July 29, 1998 at University Hospital in Madison. He was born on December 22, 1915 in the town of Sand Creek, Wisconsin to Bernard and Elizabeth (Gehring) Tietz. Ivan married Celina Repaal in Eau Claire on February 12, 1938. They farmed near Sand Creek until 1948, and then...
Fred Anderson
Jul 29, 1998
FRED A. "TINY" ANDERSON SR., 76, of 1704 Omaha St., died Wednesday, July 29, 1998 at his home. He was born on June 6, 1922 in Eau Claire to Fred and Anna (Trepanier) Anderson. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the Class of 1940. Fred married Charlotte J. Hartson in Eau Claire on November 30, 1946.\r\nHe served...
Charlotte Anderson
Jul 29, 1998
CHARLOTTE J. ANDERSON, 75, of 1704 Omaha St., died Wednesday, July 29, 1998 at Oakwood Villa Nursing Home in Altoona. She was born August 20, 1922 in Chippewa Falls to Arthur and Elizabeth (Grey) Hartson. She graduated from Chippewa Falls High School with the Class of 1940. Charlotte married Fred A. Anderson in Eau Claire on November 30, 1946. She...
Russell G. Whiteside
Jul 28, 1998
RUSSELL G. WHITESIDE, 80, of 3242 3rd St., passed away Tuesday, July 28, 1998 at his home. He was born March 31, 1918 in Eau Claire to Earl and Myra (Palmer) Whiteside. Russell married Gertrude B. Risler on October 25, 1941 in Eau Claire. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II with the 102nd Evacuation Hospital Unit in...
Manley J. Johnson
Jul 23, 1998
MANLEY J. "TUFF" JOHNSON, 85, of 6581 Hwy 93, Eau Claire, passed away suddenly Thursday, July 23, 1998 at Luther Hospital. He was born on June 13, 1913 in Eau Claire to John and Alice (Jacot) Johnson. Tuff married Gertrude M. Krenz on June 15, 1950 in Fall Creek.\r\nHe worked at the paper mill in Eau Claire for 41 years...
O. Wayne Winger
Jul 23, 1998
O. WAYNE WINGER, 85, of 2653 113th St., Chippewa Falls, died Thursday, July 23, 1998 at Oakwood Villa Nursing Home. He was born on April 26, 1913 in Eau Claire to Oscar and Anna (Johnson) Winger. Wayne graduated from Eau Claire Sr. High School with the Class of 1931. He served four years in the U.S. Navy during W.W.II in...
Viola E. Kent
Jul 20, 1998
VIOLA E. KENT, 86, formerly of 1710 Laurel Ave., passed away Monday, July 20, 1998 at The Clairemont in Eau Claire. She was born on December 27, 1911 in Eau Claire to Andrew and Mathilda (Jernson) Spooner. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the Class of 1929. Viola married Laverne W. "Bus" Kent in Eau Claire on...
Elizabeth Brown
Jul 19, 1998
ELIZABETH C. BROWN, 88, of the Spring Valley Health Care Center, Spring Valley and formerly of North Oxford Ave., Eau Claire, died Sunday, July 19, 1998 at River Falls Area Hospital in River Falls. She was born February 9, 1910 to George and Leora (Hess) Franklin in Elmwood,WI. Elizabeth married Venon R. Brown in Eau Claire on October 7, 1939....
Helen M. Koehn
Jul 19, 1998
HELEN MARY KOEHN, of 315 W. MacArthur Ave., died Sunday, July 19, 1998 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin the daughter of Eugene and Anna (Hess) Dore. She attended Marion College in Fond du Lac and then received her teaching degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee. Helen married Joseph N. Koehn in Fond du...
Robert E. Phillips
Jul 18, 1998
ROBERT E. "BOB" PHILLIPS, 59, of 627 Putnam Dr., died Saturday, July 18, 1998 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born December 31, 1938 in Eau Claire to Earl and Grace (Klink) Phillips. Bob graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the Class of 1957. He served in the U.S. Army until his honorable discharge in 1962. \r\nBob married...
Lowell Champion
Jul 15, 1998
LOWELL J. CHAMPION, age 69, formerly of Eau Claire, passed away July 15, 1998 at his residence in Cottonwood, Arizona. He was born on March 25, 1929 in Minneapolis,MN, to Philo and Eleanor (Hilsgen) Champion and moved to Eau Claire with his parents early in his childhood, where he resided until his entry in to the U.S. Army in 1946.\r\nHe...
Hazel M. Sunne
Jul 14, 1998
HAZEL M. SUNNE ,age 98, formerly of 713 Broadway St., died Tuesday, July 14, 1998 at Zumbrota Nursing Home in Zumbrota,MN. She was born May 1, 1900 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, to Lugene and Mary (Hensler) Copp. Hazel married Oscar J. Sunne on June 25, 1924 in Waukesha, WI. She lived in Eau Claire until 1993 when she moved to daughter,...
Margaret E. Mayer
Jul 14, 1998
MARGARET E. MAYER, 67, of 1105 So. Barstow St., died Tuesday, July 14, 1998 at her home. She was born on December 3, 1930 in Durand,WI to Frank and Cora (Livingston) Fox. \r\nMargaret married Kenneth E. Mayer at Grace Lutheran Church on January 16, 1949. Margaret spent most of her time being a housewife and mother. As her family grew...
