Obituaries

Aug 6, 2021

Francis E. "Bid" Boehm, age 89, of Eau Claire, WI died on Friday, August 6, 2021, at Luther Hospital. Bid was born on September 6, 1931, in Eau Claire to Charles and Mae (Thompson) Boehm. After graduating from Regis High School, Bid started working at Uniroyal and then joined the Navy in November, 1951. He was a barber aboard the...

Aug 3, 2021

Jerome R. Fahrman, 92, of Eau Claire, went to be with the Lord peacefully at his home on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Jerome was born on June 8, 1929, in Eau Claire, to George and Ida (Kaufman) Fahrman. He graduated from Eau Claire High School with the Class of 1947. After school, he worked at Benson's Optical where he...

Aug 1, 2021

Catherine Clayton, age 72, of Eau Claire, WI, passed away on August 1, 2021, at HeatherWood Assisted Living and Memory Care in Eau Claire, WI. Cathy was born on November 17, 1948, to Anne (Corrigan) and John Fisher Jr. She attended Regis Catholic High School and graduated with the Class of 1966. Cathy loved her family and regarded family...

Jul 30, 2021

Elroy "Elk" W. Kaufman, 94, of Eau Claire, WI, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021 at his home in Eau Claire, WI. Elk was born on June 15, 1927 to Elmer and Edith (Nichols) Kaufman. He married Lillian M. Knutson on September 29, 1951 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. He worked at Uniroyal for 41...

Jul 27, 2021

Larry M. Froseth, 78, of Eau Claire died Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Larry was born in Wheeler, WI on Nov. 11, 1942 to Harold and Vivian (Nelson) Froseth. He worked 25 years at John Deere Implement as a bookkeeper parts man. After they closed, he had numerous other jobs until he became disabled. He played trumpet in high school,...

Jul 27, 2021

Robert E. Bartlett, 74, of the Town of Seymour, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, WI. Robert was born on September 25, 1946 to Dorman and Lucille (Krause) Bartlett. He went to school in Eau Claire County. He married Irene C. Fenner on February 25, 1965, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church...

Jul 23, 2021

Mary Ann Potts, 75 of Independence, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire with family by her side.

Mary was born on January 20, 1946, in Eau Claire to Walter and Elenore (Johnson) Williamson. She attended Eau Claire Senior High, Class of 1964.

Her favorite things to...

Jul 22, 2021

Frederick Drake Turk, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, passed away on July 22, 2021 after 80 years of living life to the fullest. Fred was born in 1940 to Chester and Charlotte Turk. He grew up and attended school in Eau Claire's ninth ward with 3 brothers and 2 sisters and worked in downtown Eau Claire as chief cook and...

Jul 19, 2021

Joanne C. Fesenmaier, 84, of Eau Claire, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Eau Claire, surrounded by her loving family. Joanne was born April 10, 1937, in Eau Claire, to Leo and Agatha (Deinhammer) Hinger. After graduating high school, she married Gregory Devine in 1955. Together they raised four children. Joanne worked at...

Jul 18, 2021

Robert J. Ganther, 75, of Eau Claire, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire, WI.

Robert "Bob" was born in Eau Claire on Nov. 14, 1945 to James and Marion (Brown) Ganther, Sr. He graduated from Memorial High School in 1964, and served with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam. After...

Jul 16, 2021

At Sacred Heart Hospital, after receiving the Apostolic Pardon, George M. Walter, Jr. died Friday, July 16, 2021 on a favorite feast day - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel - as a devotee of wearing the brown scapular for life and especially this recent bout with pneumonia and complications. He would say "pray the rosary and the Divine Mercy...

Jul 14, 2021

Richard "Dick" D. Steinke, age 76, passed away unexpectedly July 14, 2021 from underlying health issues. Dick was born in Eau Claire on July 2, 1945 to the late Erick and Dorothy (Smith) Steinke. The middle child of 7, he grew up on Birch Street with his 6 brothers and graduated from Eau Claire North High School in 1964....

Jul 8, 2021

Delmar "Del" G. Sloop, 85, of Eau Claire, passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Dove Healthcare West, in Eau Claire. Del was born in Nelson, WI, on June 26, 1936, a son of Harlan J. and Margaret T. (Hengst) Sloop. He grew up in Chippewa Falls, WI, and graduated from Chippewa Falls High School. Del served in...

Jul 2, 2021

Eugene Robert Haug, loving husband, father and grandfather, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin passed away on July 2, 2021 at the age of 78. Private family services were held. Eugene was laid to rest at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery near Spooner, WI. Eugene is survived by his wife Sylvia and children Scott, Kelly (Jennifer), and Gregory; grandchildren, Samuel,...

Jun 29, 2021

Daniel Joseph Sperger, 59, of Eau Claire, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at his residence. Dan was born on October 24, 1961 outside of Milwaukee, WI. He was adopted by Al and Beth Sperger with the assistance of Catholic Social Services. Dan and his family lived briefly in Tomah, WI before the family settled in Eau Claire. Dan...

Jun 28, 2021

Daniel James "Dan" Doughty, died June 28 in Eau Claire, WI at the age of 88.

Dan is survived by his wife, Teresa and children, Doug (Kathy) Doughty, Danette (Dennis) Smith, Dave (Kim) Doughty, Donovan (Sonja) Doughty; grandchildren, Laura, Emily, Colin, Maggie, Kathryn, Ben, Justin, Josh, Kaitlin, Hanna, Rebecca; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Caleb, Lydia, Nolan, Iris, Jacob, Logan,...

Jun 27, 2021

Mary Lou Nowak, (84), of Eau Claire, WI, died June 27, 2021, which was her son Michael's birthday & the Feast Day of "Our Lady of Perpetual Help", to whom Mary Lou was deeply devoted. She had been a resident of Grace Prairie Point the last 2.5 years. She passed while her hand was being held by one of her...

Jun 27, 2021

Helen Hanson peacefully went to be with her Lord on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Our House in Eau Claire. She was born on August 12, 1924 to Mary (Boye) and Otto Kandt in Lockport, NY. She married Walter "Wally" Hanson, Jr. on July 6, 1946 in Lockport. They were married for sixty-two years until Wally passed away in...

Jun 23, 2021

James "Jim" or "Abe" A. Welk, 80, of Elk Mound, WI passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born in Menomonie, WI on June 27, 1940, a son of Gene and Mildred (Hintzman) Welk. Jim married Patricia Goss, with whom he had three children. He later married Mary Lou Stang, with whom...

Jun 17, 2021

Richard L. 'Dick' Dean, 72, passed away at his home on Thursday, June 17, 2021. He was born September 9, 1948, to Lester and Ruby (Thompson) Dean in Whitehall, Wisconsin. Growing up, he had a close relationship with his uncles, aunts, and cousins. He graduated from Whitehall Memorial High School in 1966 and went on to graduate from Madison...