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...
Thomas "Gordon" Keith
Jan 7, 1998
THOMAS "GORDON" KEITH, 93, of 217 Lake St., died Wednesday, January 7, 1998, at the M.B. Syverson Lutheran Home. He was born March 19, 1904, to Thomas and Mary (Grassie) Keith in Eau Claire. In 1926, he was graduated with honors, from Amherst College in Amherst,MA. Gordon married Gladys H. Peterson in Eau Claire on June 7, 1947. He was...
Henry "Clare" Bradford
Jan 6, 1998
HENRY " CLARE" BRADFORD, 84, of 2812 Preston Road, died Tuesday, January 6, 1998 at Dove Health Care Center. He was born August 29, 1913 in Dunn County to Melvin and Ida (Myers) Bradford. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1934. Clare married Neva Silcox in 1938 in Esterville,IA.He married Margaret Bradford in 1971...
Esther M. Webert
Jan 5, 1998
ESTHER M. WEBERT, 80, of 1906 Woodland Ave., and formerly of Yakima,WA, died Monday, January 5, 1998 at the Dove Health Care Center.She was born March 16, 1917 to Michael and Helena (Lilly) Krafty in Sandusky, Ohio. Esther married Carl A. Webert in Sandusky on March 15, 1941. They resided 37 years in Yakima,WA, where they owned and operated a...
Cecile Glenn
Jan 2, 1998
CECILE M. GLENN, 94, of Eau Claire died Friday, January 2, 1998 at Luther Hospital. She was born March 24, 1903 in Rhinelander, to Ira and Mary (Jacobs) Cass. Cecile married Steve Glenn in Rhinelander in 1922. He died in 1931. Cecile moved to Eau Claire in 1945, where she was a bookkeeper for the Gillette Tire Co., and R.D....
Guy A. Tarbox
Dec 30, 1997
GUY A. TARBOX, 48, of 3344 Davey St., died Tuesday, December 30, 1997 at his residence, after a two and a half year battle with cancer. He was born November 1, 1949 in Eau Claire. Guy was employed as a welder, at Spectrum Industries in Chippewa Falls.\r\nHe is survived by two sons, Tony Holum, Beloit, and Shawn Bishop, St. Louis...
Julia K. Peterson
Dec 29, 1997
JULIA KATHRYN (GERBER) PETERSON, died December 29,1997 in Bridgetown, Missouri, where she moved to be close to her daughter and grandchildren. She has been a nursing home resident for the past six and one half years. Julia was born August 14, 1915 in Winona,MN to James and Mary (Eschler) Gerber. Julia was one of eleven children, nine of whom preceded...
Roy A. Sather
Dec 26, 1997
ROY A. SATHER, 78, of 3020 6th St., died Friday, December 26, 1997 at Luther Hospital, as the result of a heart attack. He was born October 27,1919, in Niagara, ND, to Anton and Hannah (Ellertson) Sather. Roy grew up in the Township of Drammen, and married Verna DeLander October 20, 1945 in Woodville.\r\nRoy delivered for Peters Meats for twenty-seven...
Tena Mccoy
Dec 18, 1997
TENA (ELLINGSTAD) McCOY, 78, formerly of Luther Lakeside Apartments, died Thursday, December 18, 1997 at the Clairemont. She was born January 20, 1919 to Ever and Bertha (Spangrud) Ellingstad in rural Elk Mound, Dunn County. Tena moved with her family to Hixton, where she graduated from high school in 1937. As a young adult, Tena moved to California and lived...
Jeanette Solberg
Dec 16, 1997
JEANETTE RUST SOLBERG, 51, a life long resident of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, December 16, 1997 at Oakwood Villa, in Altoona after a long illness. She was born June 27, 1946 to Robert and Elaine (Delmore) Rust in Eau Claire. Jeanette graduated from Regis High School with the class of 1964. She had been employed at Owen-Ayres and Associates as...
Lucille H. Kragness
Dec 13, 1997
LUCILLE H. KRAGNESS, 88, of 1610 Highland Ave., died Saturday, December 13, 1997 at the M.B. Syverson Lutheran Home. She was born October 13, 1909 to Christian and Mary Jane (Gilchrist) Duffenbach in Eau Claire, where she grew up and attended school. Lucille and her husband, Clifford, were married for sixty-two years. After retirement, they spent seventeen winters in Escondido,CA....
David B. Owen
Dec 9, 1997
DAVID B. OWEN, 80, of 137 Canterbury Road, Town of Washington died Tuesday, December 9, 1997 at Luther Hospital. He was born July 28, 1917 in Chicago, IL, to Ralph and Elinor (Conover) Owen. He grew up in Eau Claire where he attended the Model School at Eau Claire Normal School. He went on to prep school at Gow School...
