Joseph E. Girard
Oct 27, 2019
Joseph "Joe" E. Girard, 84, of Eau Claire, passed away on Sunday, October 27th, at home under hospice care. Joe was born to Joseph P. and Louise (Meinholz) Girard on May 7, 1935, in Eau Claire. Joe worked as an insurance agent for Prudential Insurance Company for over 30 years and was active in the union. He enjoyed volunteering with...
John Anthony Lindrud
Oct 22, 2019
John Anthony Lindrud, age 88, of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire. John was born December 2, 1930, in Alma, WI, to the late John and Marie (Vater) Lindrud. He graduated from Alma High School with the Class of 1948. Following graduation, he entered the US Navy and served until his honorable...
Anna Marie Mcleod
Oct 21, 2019
Anna M. McLeod, 92, of Eau Claire, died Monday, October 21, 2019 at Orchard Hills in Eau Claire. She was born in Chippewa Falls on June 2, 1927, the daughter of Bert and Rose Anne (Hebert) Dumars. Anna attended parochial schools in Chippewa Falls, graduating in 1945 from McDonell High School. Anna married William S. McLeod Jr. on April 30,...
Dale G. Howard
Oct 18, 2019
Dale G. Howard, age 83, of Eau Claire, died Friday, October 18, 2019, at his residence surrounded by family. Dale was born in Chippewa Falls, WI on June 8, 1936, a son of Glenn and Thelma (Johnson) Howard and grew up in the Eau Claire area. Dale served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 until his honorable...
Bernard Harry Bennett
Oct 15, 2019
Bernard H. Bennett, 88, of Eau Claire, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, in Eau Claire, WI. Bernard was born in Providence, RI to the late Bernard J. and Genevieve (Kantarik) Bennett on January 22, 1931. He grew up in Superior, WI, and attended Catholic elementary and secondary schools, graduating from Cathedral High School in 1949. He enrolled at...
Vernon & Shirley Nelson
Oct 11, 2019
Vernon Ellsworth Nelson, 94, of Eau Claire, passed away on October 11, 2019, in Eau Claire, WI. Vernon was born in Elk Mound, WI, to Edwin and Hattie Nelson on December 18, 1924. He went to the Oakhill One Room Country School and, after eighth grade, went on to Elk Mound High School for several years before moving to Puyallup,...
Donald Ray Samuelson
Oct 9, 2019
Donald R. Samuelson, 80, of Eau Claire passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Grace Lutheran Communities - Prairie Pointe Rehab Suites in Altoona, WI. Donald was born on August 2, 1939, in Eau Claire, to Hillman and Margaret (Olson) Samuelson. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the Class of 1957 and went on to attend...
Phyllis A. Laursen
Oct 7, 2019
Phyllis A. Laursen, 87, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2019, at Heritage Court Memory Care, Eau Claire. Phyllis was born February 15, 1932, to Arthur and Rosalie Bergh. They lived in the rural Mondovi area and later moved to Ferry Street in Eau Claire. This is where she met her future husband, Theodore Laursen, as he...
Etlar A. "Duke" Johnson
Oct 4, 2019
Rev. Etlar A. "Duke" Johnson, age 85, of Eau Claire, died Friday, October 4, 2019, at the Wisconsin Veteran's Home, Chippewa Falls, of Lewy body dementia. Duke was born November 12, 1933, in Reynolds, ND, to Etlar and Cora (Ostlie) Johnson. Following his mother's death, he and his sister, Dorothy, were raised by his aunt and uncle, Myron and Ceil...
Barbara Kathleen Rolseth
Sep 30, 2019
Barbara Kathleen Rolseth, 77, of Eau Claire, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019, at Care Partners Memory Care in Eau Claire. Barb was born on February 14, 1942, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire to Victor and Myna "Gio" (Giovanoni) Rolseth. She attended Immaculate Conception Grade School and was a 1960 graduate of Regis High School. After graduation,...
George J. Hanson
Sep 21, 2019
George J. Hanson, age 78, of Eau Claire, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019, at his home, surrounded by love. George was born March 19, 1941, son of Richard and Ruth (Warvi) Hanson, in Waukegan, Illinois. He moved with his family to Kenosha, Wisconsin where he grew up. He attended elementary school at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School and graduated...
Judith Carol Connor
Sep 13, 2019
Judy C. Connor, 73, of Eau Claire, WI passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Care Partners in Eau Claire. Judy was born in Eau Claire, WI on May 25, 1946 to the late John and Grace (Castner) Kosmosky. She graduated from Memorial High School in 1964. After high school she married the love of her life, Clinton Connor....
Larry Robert Hoepner
Sep 11, 2019
God took Larry's hand on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Azura Memory Care in Eau Claire. Larry R. Hoepner was born in Eau Claire on May 29, 1941 to Garhard and Lauretta Hoepner. He graduated in 1960 from Eau Claire Memorial High School. During his four years serving in the U.S. Air Force, Larry was stationed in Turkey and San...
June Marie Garnett
Sep 7, 2019
June M. Garnett, 88, of Eau Claire, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at Care Partners Assisted Living in Eau Claire. June was born on April 25, 1931, in Chippewa Falls, a daughter of Richard and Winifred (O'Flanagan) Kelley. On September 19, 1953, June married Roger N. Garnett at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Eau Claire. June worked as...
Larry D. Sorenson
Sep 6, 2019
Larry Dee Sorenson died peacefully, surrounded by family, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems -Osseo, WI on September 6, 2019, at the age of 83. Larry was born on May 2, 1936, in Callender, IA, to Goodman and Cora (Johnson) Sorenson. After his mother's passing, when Larry was eleven, his sister, Francis, assumed the role of mother-figure in his life. He...
Viola Gladys Pooley
Sep 5, 2019
Viola G. Pooley, 99, of Eau Claire, WI and formerly of Mishawaka, Indiana, died Thursday, September 5, 2019, of natural causes at Orchid Hills Assisted Living in Eau Claire. "Vi" was born in Mishawaka, IN on December 16, 1919, the daughter of Harvey and Emily (Jeckhort) Troyer. Vi was an excellent seamstress and cook, and an avid and skilled card...
Norma Mae Rabedeaux
Sep 3, 2019
Norma Mae Rabedeaux, 87, of Eau Claire, passed away Tuesday morning, September 3, 2019, peacefully at her home where she wanted to be after being diagnosed with cancer 5 months ago. Her wish was to be at her home when she went to the Pearly Gates to be with her baby son that died 5 years ago, Jason. Born October...
Ann Marie Gregory
Aug 27, 2019
Ann Marie Gregory (born Ann Marie Von Haden), 85, of Eau Claire, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Sacred Heart Hospital. Ann, one of five children, was born August 15, 1934, in Chippewa Falls, WI to Ernest and Esther (Shong) Von Haden. Ann, preceded in death by her husband Charles Gregory, is survived by her four children: Stanley Charles...
Dennis Harold Johnson
Aug 17, 2019
Dennis Harold Johnson, 79, of Eau Claire passed away at Mayo Clinic Hospital / Mayo Clinic Hospice, on August 17, 2019 with his loving family around him. Dennis was born and raised in St. Paul, MN. His parents were Harold and Marion (Burlingame) Johnson. He served in the Navy from '60 – '63 followed by 3 years of Naval Reserve...
Janet Louise Drais
Aug 16, 2019
Janet L. Drais, 82, of Elk Mound, died at The Neighbors of Dunn County in Menomonie, WI, on Friday, August 16, 2019. She was born on June 19, 1937, in Green Bay, WI, to Arnold and Myra Nichols. She attended Green Bay East High School, graduating in 1955. Janet graduated from Wisconsin State College - Oshkosh in 1959 after studying...
