Jean Anne Van Oteghem
Feb 7, 2019
Jean "Granny" A. Van Oteghem passed away on February 7, 2019, at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital with family by her side. She was born on February 19, 1937, to Wesley and Ida (Robertson) Giles. She grew up on the East Hill in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1955. She married Thomas E. Brown in...
Kha Vang Lor
Feb 5, 2019
Kha Vang Lor passed away on February 5, 2019 at age 67. All the days of her life, she pursued righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness with a driven passion for sewing and gardening. She pursued these gifts of the spirit as she fled from Laos, rested in Thailand, and fought furiously to be united with her parents in...
Patricia Eleanor Gehrking
Feb 1, 2019
Patricia E. "Patti" Knowlton-Gehrking, 92, of Eau Claire passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019, at Grace Woodlands in Eau Claire, WI, under the care of St. Croix Hospice. Patti was born in Cadott, WI on June 5th, 1926 to George and Anna (Steinmetz) Paulus and grew up on the family farm with her 9 siblings and beloved farm animals...
Ervin Edward Dodge
Jan 31, 2019
Ervin "Erv" E. Dodge, 70, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Oakwood Villa in Altoona, WI. Erv was born in Eau Claire, WI, on October 29, 1948 to Ervin W. and Elaine (Sielaff) Dodge. He graduated from Eau Claire Memorial High School in 1966 and then from CVTC, Tool and Die. On November 9,...
Harriet Luann Winter
Jan 29, 2019
Harriet Luann Winter, age 78, passed away surrounded by her loving family at Mayo Health System Hospital in Eau Claire, WI on January 29, 2019. Harriet was born on July 10, 1940 to Harry and Mable (Keller) Saxton in Dodge Center, MN. She attended school in Dodge Center, MN. She married Darrell Louks and they lived in Texas while he...
Dale Garfield Kragness
Jan 28, 2019
Dale G. Kragness, 72, of the Town of Wheaton, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at his home. He was born in Eau Claire on September 23, 1946 to Garfield and Lorraine (Blodgett) Kragness. He lived in Otter Creek, Dunn County, until he was 18 months old before moving to their farm in the Town of Wheaton. He was...
James Timothy Mcdonald
Jan 26, 2019
James Timothy "Jim" McDonald, age 62, of Eau Claire, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire. Jim was born June 8th, 1956, in Beaver Dam, WI, to James R. and Ellen J. (Hoppa) McDonald. He grew up in Randolph, WI, with his two brothers and two sisters. Jim married his high school sweetheart, Etta J....
Angelina M. Lucas
Jan 24, 2019
Angelina "Lee" Marie (Priolo) Lucas passed away peacefully as she slept on January 24, 2019. Born in San Francisco, California on June 4, 1924, Lee grew up in the Excelsior District of San Francisco, with her sister Emily (Mia) and her mother and father, Anna (Longo) Priolo and Vito Priolo. From a young age, she enjoyed sports and music, playing...
Frank Joseph Bartosh
Jan 24, 2019
Frank J. Bartosh, 87, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, January 24, 2019, at his home for the past 3 ½ years, The Classic at Hillcrest Greens in Altoona. Frank was born in Eau Claire on May 22, 1931, a son of Joseph and Anna (Jerabek) Bartosh. On September 3, 1952, Frank married Margie Bahr at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in...
Judith Ann Ciske
Jan 22, 2019
Judy Ciske, 76, of Altoona, passed away on January 22, 2019, with her loving family at her side. She was born November 12, 1942, to Joseph and Marion (Schumacher) Wilz in Appleton, WI. On November 23, 1963, Judy married Robert Ciske. She, her husband Bob, and children moved to Altoona in 1970, and have loved living here. She was involved...
Loran J. Solberg
Jan 19, 2019
Loran J. Solberg, 65, of Elk Mound, WI died Saturday, January 19, 2019 at his residence under the care of Mayo Clinic Health System – Home Health and Hospice, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Eau Claire on October 6, 1953, a son of Donald and Lillian (Krueger) Solberg. Loran married Pamela S. Amundson on...
Donald Hans Mccrackin
Jan 19, 2019
Donald H. McCrackin, of Eau Claire, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Dove Healthcare – West, Eau Claire, surrounded by his family. Don was born on April 12, 1926, in Eau Claire to Ernest and Florence (Danielson) McCrackin. He graduated from Eau Claire High School with the class of 1944. He enlisted in the US Navy,...
Donald James Grzyb
Jan 17, 2019
Donald J. Grzyb, 66, of Eau Claire died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Clearwater Care Center in Eau Claire, under the care of Mayo Clinic Health System – Home Health and Hospice. Donald was born on October 8, 1952 in Eau Claire, the son of John and Mary Jane (Blanda) Grzyb. He graduated from Regis High School. During his high...
Patricia Ann Simonsen
Jan 16, 2019
Patricia A. Simonsen, died January 16, 2019, at Waverly Gardens in North Oaks, Minnesota. Patricia was born October 13, 1929, in Cascade, Iowa and grew up in Harlan, Iowa. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from the College of St. Teresa in Winona, MN in 1952, and then taught nursing at Naeve Hospital in Albert Lea, MN. She later...
Eugene Elton Kaiser
Jan 10, 2019
Eugene Elton Kaiser, age 92, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, January 10, 2019, at River Pines Nursing Home under the care of Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Home Health and Hospice. Eugene was born on September 3, 1926, in Barron County, WI, the son of August Casper and Marion Josephine "Joy" (Burns) Kaiser. Eugene was a lifelong resident of Eau...
Daniel J. Schneider
Jan 10, 2019
On January 10th, 2019, loving father, brother, grandpa, and friend, Daniel "Dan" Jerome Schneider, lost his life long battle with depression. He quietly departed from this life at his home, where he lived with his best friend and cat, Mia. Dan loved being a grandpa, fishing and riding his motorcycle. May he ride forever in peace now. He is preceded...
Donald Francis Ausman
Jan 7, 2019
Donald Francis Ausman passed away peacefully on Monday, January 7, 2019 at Heritage Assisted Living in Eau Claire, WI. He was born on December 14, 1922 to Marie (Stowasser) and Leo Ausman. Donald married Ann (Anderson) on July 8, 1944. They farmed and lived in the Town of Wheaton near Elk Mound until 2008 when they moved to Eau Claire....
Gregory Devine
Jan 5, 2019
"The good Lord doesn't give a heavy load to a person unless He believes he's strong enough to bear it." Gregory Devine, age 85, of Eau Claire put his heavy load to rest as he died peacefully surrounded by his family on January 5, 2019. Greg was born on November 17, 1933 during the heart of the Great Depression –...
Charline Helen Zuehlke
Jan 4, 2019
Charline H. Zuehlke, age 94, of Eau Claire, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Heritage Court Memory Care Assisted Living in Eau Claire. Charline was born on April 27, 1924 in Fairchild, WI to the late Lawrence and Elise Will. After she graduated from Fairchild High School, Charline moved to Eau Claire. She attended Secretarial School and after...
Katherine M. "Kathy" Williams
Jan 3, 2019
Katherine M. "Kathy" Williams, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 3, 2019, at HeatherWood Assisted Living in Eau Claire, WI, her home for the past five years. She was 95 years young. Kathy was born September 25, 1923, in Humboldt, Iowa to Lawrence and Esther Lindhart and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1941. She married the...
