Obituaries

Oct 11, 2022

Neitman, Prima "Pam" Olga, 94, of Eau Claire passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Heritage Court Memory Care in Eau Claire, WI. Pam was born on September 10, 1928 in Austria to John and Maria (Zottig) Borden. She graduated from Beloit High School in Beloit, WI. She married Don Neitman on February 5, 1955 in West Allis,...

Oct 10, 2022

Michael "Mike" E. Walker, 57, of New Auburn, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 10, 2022. He was born on December 22, 1964 to Kermit and June (Gullickson) Walker; the youngest of four brothers. Mike grew up in Eau Claire and graduated from Memorial High School in 1983. He went on to receive a Bachelor's degree in Finance from...

Oct 9, 2022

Richard Levern James, 92, from Altoona, WI, died Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, surrounded by his family. Richard was born to Levern and Leola (Horner) James on June 13, 1930 (Friday the 13th), at his family's homestead in the Kirtley, Wyoming, community. He attended the first eight grades at Node School, a...

Oct 7, 2022

Richard Edward Mitchell ("Dick"), age 93, went home on Friday, October 6, 2022 with his daughter and grandson at his side. Dick was born December 23rd, 1928 in Eau Claire to Clifford and Louise (Erdman) Mitchell. He was raised on the family farm on Mitchell Road in Brunswick. He attended a one room school house and kept in touch...

Oct 6, 2022

Duane Hull passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022, in a snorkeling incident in Lihue, Kauai at the age of 64.

Duane was born on June 17, 1958, in Stanley, WI to David and Eleanor (Karpinski) Hull. He grew up in Thorp and Wausau, WI. He graduated from Newman High School in Wausau. He graduated with a...

Sep 25, 2022

Janet Marie (Garlie) Turk, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, passed away on 25 September 2022 after 78 years of living life to the fullest. Janet was born in 1943 to Harold and Geraldine Garlie. She grew up on Eau Claire's North side amongst the proud Norwegian population with her brothers and sisters, attending Memorial High School, where she enjoyed cheerleading...

Sep 24, 2022

Robert O'Neal Bogstad, age 90, passed away Saturday September 24, 2022 at home. He was born October 31,1931 in Eau Claire, WI, to Arthur and Clara Bogstad. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High school in 1950. He joined the Marines in 1952 and served through the Korean conflict. After which he married his high school sweetheart Arlene Rose...

Sep 19, 2022

Myer, Michael Allen age 34, passed away suddenly Monday September 19,2022, at his home in Eau Claire. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on October 17th, 1987. He went to school in Kenosha and Eau Claire, having moved to Eau Claire in 2001. He graduated from Memorial High School. He completed his machine tool and die program at Chippewa...

Sep 18, 2022

Dennis "Denny" Rowell, age 80, of Eau Claire WI, died on Sept 18, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born in Eau Claire, WI on Sept 7th, 1942 to Damon and Ruby (Dreke) Rowell. Denny was raised in Eau Claire, WI, graduating from Memorial High school in 1960. He married Eileen Minto on...

Sep 16, 2022

Jackie L. Wright at age 80 went to his home in heaven on September 16, 2022. Jackie was born on January 13, 1942 to Marvin and Imogene (Jones) Wright in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. He married Janice Albares on September 8, 1995. He retired from the United States Air Force in 1981 and Retired from FilmTec Corporation in 2013. He...

Sep 12, 2022

Roger E. Lund, Age 89, of Woodbury, MN passed on Sept. 12, 2022, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Roger was a beloved father, husband, friend who enjoyed a wonderful, long life and will be deeply missed by family and friends. Beloved father of Gregory (Won), Rebecca (Alan Feistner), Jonathan (Sara); grandfather of Allison, Grace, Catherine, Andrew, Nathan, Jane, Jason; siblings...

Sep 5, 2022

Janet M. Forster, 86, of Chippewa Falls, died September 5, 2022 at Home Suite Home in the town of Tilden. She was born on January 26, 1936 in Eau Claire to Oscar and Ruth (Patterson) Johnson. On July 2, 1955 she married Roger Forster at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. Janet was employed at Phillips Plastics as a...

Sep 4, 2022

Lydia Rose Haug, 99, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022 at Care Partners in Eau Claire. Lydia was born on November 12, 1922 in Altoona to Lee and Lydia (Bresman) Sires. She graduated on June 1, 1940 with 16 classmates. Lydia was all about sports in high school. She was the center on the basketball team, played the...

Aug 26, 2022

Catherine "Cathy" (Close) Smith passed away on her birthday, August 26, 2022, in Rochester, MN surrounded by her family, after a brief and unexpected illness. Cathy was born in Eau Claire, WI on August 26, 1962. She graduated from Eau Claire Memorial High School in 1981 and studied Elementary Education at UW-Eau Claire. Cathy had a lengthy career in...

Aug 23, 2022

Dennis John McSorley, Sr., 82, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 in Eau Claire WI. Dennis was born on July 14, 1940 to Raymond and Olive (Pettis) Mcsorly in Eau Claire, WI. He graduated from Regis High School. He was a veteran and retired from US Postal Service. He is survived by; his wife, Nancy, children, DJ McSorley,...

Aug 21, 2022

Janell E. (Caldwell) Capozzi passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family Sunday, August 21, 2022, a bright sunny day, at the age of 97. She is survived by sons Tom (Ann) of South Carolina, Fred (Rose), Steve (Rachel), all of Eau Claire; Tim of Elk Mound; daughter Mary (Mike) of Minneapolis, who loved and learned so much...

Aug 12, 2022

Mary Ann Dickoff, age 68, of Eau Claire passed away on Friday, August 12 at Mayo Clinic - Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, after a brief illness. Parents Charles and Dorothy (Christ) Dickoff welcomed Mary Ann to life on December 18, 1953 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. From birth, she lived with a congenital heart defect that severely limited her...

Aug 11, 2022

Dereane Jovane (Kunferman) Gobler passed away the morning of August 11, 2022. Dereane was born February 17, 1934 along with her twin brother, David, to George and Lucille Kunferman of Eau Claire. She spent her childhood on the upper westside of the city. Dereane graduated from Eau Claire Senior High in 1953. She worked at Sacred Heart Hospital from...

Aug 9, 2022

James Henry Nelson, 79, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, after a long illness, on August 9, 2022 at Mayo Luther Hospital Eau Claire. Jim was born on September 29, 1942, the son of James Henry Nelson Sr. and Irene (Ahneman) Nelson. Jim grew up on the west side of Eau Claire, attending...

Aug 3, 2022

David (Dave) Sandvig died peacefully in his home on August 3, 2022 in Eau Claire, WI at the age of 78. He will be dearly missed by those who loved him. Dave was born on January 4, 1944 in Eau Claire, WI to Vermont and Ethel Sandvig. He enlisted in the US Air Force in 1963, and while stationed...