Obituaries

Nov 11, 1995

James Elmer "Doc" Stenz, 49, of 73 Golf Course Road, Madison, formerly of Eau Claire, died Saturday, November 11, 1995 at St. Joseph's Hospital, in Chippewa Falls,WI.\r\nJim was born March 12, 1946 to Elmer and Clarice Stenz in Corpus Cristi, Texas. He graduated in 1964 from Eau Claire Memorial High School and from U.W.E.C. with a degree in Business Administration...

Oct 13, 1995

SYLVIA A. BIESECKER, 97, formerly of 2809 Preston Rd., died Friday, October 13, 1995 at the Center of Care.\r\nSylvia was born February 21, 1898 to William and Edith (Freeman) Garnett in the Town of Union. She graduated from the Normal Training School of Eau Claire in June 1916 and taught in Eau Claire area rural schools. On June 15, 1920,...

Oct 4, 1995

Marion R. Young, 71, of 2340 Moholt Drive died Wednesday, October 4, 1995 at Sacred Heart Hospital.\r\nMarion was born March 8, 1924 in Eau Claire to Ralph and Loren (Watson) Hestekin. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1942. Marion married Walter J. Young on July 28, 1953 in Aberdeen,SD.\r\nShe was charter member of Lutheran...

Sep 23, 1995

Albert E. Wellner, 87, formerly of 1725 8th Street, died Saturday, September 23, 1995 at the Center of Care.\r\nAlbert was born November 11, 1907 in the Town of Edison, Chippewa County to Joseph and Anna (Zimmerman) Wellner.\r\nHe married Vivian L. Dahl on June 16, 1951 at First Lutheran Church in Eau Claire.\r\nHe worked on several farms and was then employed...

Sep 1, 1995

Bradley C. Sorenson, 25, of 633 Cochrane St. died Friday, September 1, 1995 in Eau Claire.\r\nBrad was born May 5, 1970 at Offutt Airforce Base near Omaha, Nebraska to Clifton and Nancy (Mittelstadt) Sorenson. He graduated from Rosemount, MN. High School with the class of 1988. He attended Normandale College in Bloomington,MN. and then joined the U.S. Marines in February...

Aug 14, 1995

JOANN M. THIESSE, 62, 121 W. Polk Ave., died Monday, August 14, 1995 at Sacred Heart Hospital.\r\nJoann was born November 23, 1932 to Martin and Julia (Thompson) Thorson in Mondovi. She graduated from Mondovi High School in 1950 and obtained her B.S. Degree from U.W. Superior in 1970. She began her career as an elementary teacher in Cameron, and also...

Jul 22, 1995

Paul A. Wiersgalla, 82, of 222 Niagara St. died Saturday, July 22, 1995 at his home.\r\nPaul was born February 3, 1913 in Chimney Rock Township, Trempealeau County to John and Anna Wiersgalla.\r\nHe married Arlene Gunderson on February 7, 1939 in Trempealeau Cty. They moved to Eau Claire in 1944. \r\nHe was a member of Steam-fitters Local #385. Paul had been...

Jul 13, 1995

Margaret T. Wirth , 89, formerly of Black Earth died Thursday, July 13, 1995 at her residence in Chippewa Falls. \r\nMargaret was born July 14, 1905 to Edward and Bertha (Rod) Larvick in the Town of Hale, Trempeauleau County.\r\nShe married Irvin A. Wirth in Iowa on June 2, 1932. She retired from the State of Wisconsin , Motor Vehicle Dept.\r\nMargaret...

Jul 8, 1995

JEANETTE STURGIS , 75, formerly of Eau Claire, died Saturday, July 8, 1995 at the Bethel Nursing Home and Rehab Center in Arpin, Wisconsin.\r\nShe was born January 15, 1920 in Eau Claire to James and Mary (Eschler) Gerber. \r\nJeanette was employed by Land -O-Lakes Company in Eau Claire for many years.\r\nSurvivors include her four children, Ethel (James) Legge of Auburndale,...

Jul 7, 1995

SPENCER D. VOLDSNESS, 81, 1514 Fairway St., died Friday, July 7, 1995 at Grace Edgewood Apartments.\r\nSpencer was born June 2, 1914 to Iner and Martha (Matson) Voldsness in the Town of Chimney Rock, Trempeleau County. He married Elvina M. Johnson October 1, 1935 in Eleva. They moved to Eau Claire where Spencer worked at Uniroyal for 43 years, retiring in...

May 22, 1995

Marie H. Wagner, 105, of 1706 Laurel Avenue, formerly of Bloomer, died Monday May 22, 1995 at Luther Hospital.\r\nMarie was born October 27, 1889 at Whitewater,Wisconsin to Gustave and Mathilda Weiher. She moved with her family to Bloomer at the age of two.\r\nMarie married Joseph Wagner on September 2, 1912 in Chippewa Falls. They farmed at Rice Lake for several...

May 20, 1995

Wilma M. Calleas, 76, formerly of 5090 Bonnie Vale Court., died Saturday, May 20, 1995 at the M.B. Syverson Lutheran Home.\r\nWilma was born November 13, 1918 to Albert and Hilja (Salmen) Johnson in Mountain Iron, Minnesota. She married Earl F. Calleas in 1941. They owned and operated Valley Furniture and Wilma was later a sales representative. She moved to Eau...

May 19, 1995

Phillip L. Gullickson, age 76, died Friday, May 19, 1995 at the Chippewa Manor, Chippewa Falls. He was born December 10, 1918 to Herman and Tillie (Hanson) Gullickson in Menomonie. \r\nPhillip married Arlene Harrington on January 22, 1938. He was employed by Sears Roebuck&Company as a buyer at their headquarters in Chicago until his retirement, when he moved to Chetek.\r\nHe...

Apr 30, 1995

Deryl Elizabeth Wooster, 89, St. Joseph, Missouri and formerly of Alpharetta, Georgia and Eau Claire, died suddenly Sunday, April 30, 1995 at a St. Joseph hospital.\r\nDeryl born April 12, 1906 to Robert Deryl and Elizabeth Tatum Manning in Macon ,Georgia. She was a graduate of LaGrange College, LaGrange,Georgia, and attended the Chicago Conservatory of Music. She taught elementary school in...

Mar 31, 1995

Dorothy H. Berg, 84, of 522 1/2 Union Street died Sunday, March 31, 1995 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born February 11, 1912 in Manitowoc County to Monroe and Sophie (Hanson) Halverson. Dorothy married Ebbe Berg of Trondheim, Norway, in Milwaukee in March of 1940. They lived briefly in Milwaukee and Provo, Utah and settled in Menasha. There was...

Our loving Mother, Carol Jean Anderson, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Mayo Clinic's Eau Claire Hospital. Carol was born to Lee and Helen Haskins on March 14, 1941, in Ogema, WI. She graduated from Prentice High School in 1959. After moving to Eau Claire, she attended Vocational School and worked at Huebsch Laundry, Cramer Cleaners, and 9th...

Donald Duane Ranta, 85, long time resident of Poplar, WI died 4-18-2020. Don was born 6-10-1934 to Ellen Ranta, Step Father Arvid Ranta. In his early years Don served in the Navy, the Merchant Marines, married Joycelyn Neuhaus, worked for IBM in Omaha, NE and later spent many years working in the engine rooms for the PM shipping lines. He...