Patrick Hardy
Feb 22, 1998
PATRICK A. HARDY, 45, of Eau Claire died Sunday, February 22, 1998 at home, after a valiant battle with melanoma. He was born January 31, 1953 to Sally (Archer) and George Hardy in Richland Center,WI. Pat was raised in Whitefish Bay, WI. He married Barbara Lavik on August 3, 1974 in Eau Claire, and graduated from UW-Eau Claire in 1975.\r\nPat...
Mamie S. Stelter
Feb 19, 1998
MAMIE S. STELTER, 87, formerly of Grace Edgewood Apt.'s, died Thursday, February 19, 1998 at the M.B. Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born on June 16, 1910 in the Town of Lincoln, Eau Claire County to Frederick and Henrietta (Stabnow) Stelter. Mamie grew up near Fall Creek and then moved to Milwaukee where she worked 25 years in electronics assembly...
Ella Sather
Feb 18, 1998
ELLA SATHER, 88, of 816 Porter Ave., died Wednesday, February 18, 1998 at M.B. Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born on October 31, 1909 in Albin Township, Trempealeau County to Solfest and Ella (Kindem) Rene. Ella married Olaf G. Sather on October 27, 1928 at East Bennett Valley Lutheran Church in the Town of Chimney Rock, Trempealeau Cty, where she...
Maxine Upthegrove
Feb 16, 1998
MAXINE L. UPTHEGROVE, 95, formerly of Grace Edgewood and Grace Barstow Apartments, died Monday, February 16, 1998 at M.B.Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born February 5, 1903 to William and Claire (Moeckel) Upthegrove in Ashland,WI. Maxine graduated from Ashland High School in 1921. In 1922, she moved to Eau Claire and began working for Wisconsin Bell Telephone Company. She retired...
Frances E. Sires
Feb 11, 1998
FRANCES E. SIRES, 78, formerly of 2032 - 12 th St., died Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at Dove Health Care. She was born August 23, 1919 in Solon Springs,WI to George and Clara (Christianson) McCormick. Fran worked at Gillette Tire Company in Eau Claire . She married Edgar "Hud" Sires in Stillwater, MN and they moved to Klammath Falls, OR....
Margaret A. Wethern
Feb 10, 1998
MARGARET ASENATH WETHERN, 89, of 600 Graham Ave., passed away on February 10, 1998, at the Clairemont, after a short illness.\r\nMargaret was born November 24, 1908, in Eau Claire to Samuel and Margaret Wethern. She graduated from Eau Claire H.S. in 1925, and then attended Lasell College in Auburndale, Mass., where she received her secretarial certificate in 1929. She attended...
Alice J. Johnson
Feb 9, 1998
ALICE J. JOHNSON, 77, of 1140 W. Hamilton Ave., Eau Claire, died Monday February 9, 1998 at Luther Hospital. She was born February 10, 1920 in Buffalo County to Benton and Louisa (Nelson) Paulson.\r\nShe married Clarence J. Johnson August 16, 1941 in Evanger Lutheran Church, Town of Dover, Buffalo County. They farmed in Buffalo County until 1957 at which time...
Mary "Jane" Frasl
Feb 9, 1998
MARY "JANE" FRASL, 72, of 3536 W. Folsom #13, died February 9, 1998 at her residence after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born December 23, 1925 in Marion, Ohio to Rev. Albert and Grace (Morris) Grant.\r\nShe married Edward Frasl September 7, 1946 in Toledo, Ohio. Jane worked at the Leader-Telegram in the Classified Advertising Dept. then at Midelfort...
Lillian Halverson
Feb 8, 1998
LILLIAN M. (PETERSON) HALVERSON, 80, formerly of Eau Claire, died Sunday, February 8, 1998 at the Trevilla Nursing Home in Golden Valley, MN. She was born June 25, 1917. Lillian grew up in the Osseo, Strum area and attended high school in Osseo.\r\nShe married Harold Halverson September 13, 1941. Together they owned and operated the "Harold Camera and Photography Shop"...
H.T. "Ted" Whitmyer
Feb 5, 1998
H.T. "TED" WHITMYER, 71, of 841 Richards Dr., died Thursday, February 5, 1998 at The Clairemont. He was born March 8, 1926 in Akron,Ohio, to Horace and Glenna (Airhart) Whitmyer. He moved with his family to Janesville, graduated from Janesville High School in 1945, and then attended Bowling Green and Milton Colleges. Ted married Mary Ann Cushing on December 27,...
Alice K. Michelsen
Feb 4, 1998
ALICE K. MICHELSEN, 90, formerly of 332 W. Tyler Ave., died Wednesday, February 4, 1998 at M.B.Syverson Lutheran Home. Alice was born July 27, 1907 to Martin and Johanna (Carlson) Ballman in St. Paul,MN. She grew up in St. Paul, MN , where she married the Rev. Georg C. Koehler S.T.M. in 1935. They lived in Chicago,IL and Superior,WI, and...
Elizabeth Hawke
Jan 31, 1998
ELIZABETH YVONNE HAWKE, 69, of 1830 Warden St., died Saturday, January 31, 1998, at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born August 2, 1928 in Galesville, to Roy and Elizabeth (McCumber) Stewart. She grew up in Galesville, graduating from High School there with the class of 1946.\r\nElizabeth married Thomas Hawke in Eau Claire on June 21, 1948. They lived in Eau...
Richard Conrow
Jan 29, 1998
RICHARD L. CONROW, 51, formerly of Eau Claire, died January 29, 1998, at his home in Muskego,Wisconsin. He was born June 29, 1946 in Chippewa Falls to Lowell H. and Joyce (Tietz) Conrow. He graduated from Eau Claire Memorial High School with the class of 1963. He entered the U.S. Marines in October 1965, and served in the Vietnam War...
Robert Young
Jan 28, 1998
ROBERT DEAN "BOB" YOUNG, 73, of 315 Hudson St., died Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at The Clairemont Nursing Home.\r\nHe was born June 16, 1924 to Charles and Lora (Masters) Young in Canton, Minnesota. Following graduation from Canton High School in 1942, he attended Luther College where he played in the Luther College Concert Band and sang with the Schola Cantorum....
Douglas V. Rogstad
Jan 18, 1998
DOUGLAS V. ROGSTAD, 78, of 1211 Bellinger St., died January 18, 1998 at Luther Hospital. A lifetime resident of Eau Claire, he was born September 18, 1919 to Anton and Nellie (Skildun) Rogstad. \r\nHe graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1937. Doug served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in England and Germany during World War II. \r\nHe...
Vivian M. Nelson
Jan 17, 1998
VIVIAN M. NELSON, 90, formerly of 335 Hudson St., died Saturday, January 17, 1998 at Oakwood Villa in Altoona. She was born September 17, 1907 in Red Wing,MN, to Charles J. and Anna (Holmer) Erickson. She grew up there, graduating from Red Wing High School. \r\nVivian received her B.A. in Education at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter,MN, in 1929,...
Lulu M. Welke
Jan 16, 1998
LULU M. WELKE, 82, of 3376 Delbert Rd., passed away Friday, January 16, 1998 at her home. She was born April 25, 1915 to Theodore and Edna (Smith)Thompson in the Town of Preston,Trempealeau County near Whitehall. \r\nLulu married Harold Shope in Whitehall in August 1934, he passed away in 1944. She had worked at Hotel Eau Claire and the Gillete...
Myrtle L. Sandeen
Jan 15, 1998
MYRTLE L. SANDEEN, 87, formerly of Eau Claire and Rothschild, died Thursday, January 15, 1998 at Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation South in Chippewa Falls. She was born July 29, 1910 to Albert H. and Hattie (Rose) Mittelstadt in Eau Claire. She graduated from Luther Hospital School of Nursing in 1932. Myrtle married Elmer B. Sandeen on April 27, 1956 in...
Norman Losby
Jan 13, 1998
NORMAN LOSBY, 80, of 332 South Michigan St., died Tuesday, January 13, 1998 at his home. He was born April 1, 1917 in Eau Claire to George J. and Josephine (Hanson) Losby. He graduated from UW-Madison in 1940, with a B.A. in Business. He worked at the Farmers Store, and then the Eau Claire ordinance plant until joining the Army...
Milton R. Johnson
Jan 13, 1998
MILTON R. JOHNSON, 71, of 2422 - 11th St. died Tuesday, January 13, 1998 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born April 7, 1926 in Eau Claire to Gunder and Anna (Lund) Johnson. \r\nHe graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School, receiving his diploma as he served in Germany with the US Army Infantry from 1944 to 1946. Milton married...
