Obituaries

Feb 18, 2018

Mildred M. Francl, 90, of Eau Claire, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018, at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. Mildred was born on August 6, 1927, in Benson, NE, to William and Rose (Krejci) Francl. She grew up on a farm and worked as a telegraph operator for the National Red Cross, and as a secretary for...

Feb 15, 2018

Private family services will be held. Inurnment will take place in the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Spooner, WI. Memorials may be directed to: L.E. Philips Public Library Donation for Large Print Books 400 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire, WI 54701 or Macular Degeneration Foundation PO Box 531313, Henderson, NV 89053 www.eyesight.org/Donations Service Information Cemetery

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Feb 12, 2018

Gregory Charles Severson, 67, of Eau Claire, WI, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 12, 2018, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, surrounded by his loving family. Greg was born on Nov. 17, 1950, to the late Charles and Phyllis (Braaten) Severson of Eau Claire. Greg grew up in Eau Claire, and graduated from Memorial High School. After graduation, he...

Feb 11, 2018

Doris Lorraine Demars, 81, of Eau Claire, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, after battling pneumonia and dementia. Doris, or "Dory" as known to many, was born April 13, 1936, to Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Laveau of Rice Lake; her brother Darrold was born soon after. Dory married Bob Kowalski in 1953 and...

Feb 11, 2018

Frederick "Fred" H. Magadance, age 70, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Eau Claire, surrounded by his loving family due to complications from the flu. Fred was born April 15, 1947, to Harris and Hazel (Tuff) Magadance. His father died just prior to his birth leaving his mother, Hazel, to raise him as...

Feb 10, 2018

Francis (Frank or Harp) Hagman, one day after his 77th birthday, passed away February 10, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, surrounded by his family. Frank was born February 9, 1941, to Francis and Gertrude (Baur) Hagman in Eau Claire, WI. He graduated from Regis High School in 1959. Frank served in the US Air Force, was stationed in Germany,...

Feb 9, 2018

Vincent (Vincenzo) J. Capozzi passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family late Thursday evening, February 8th, at the age of 98. He is survived by Janell (Caldwell) his loving wife of 72 years; sons, Tom (Ann) of South Carolina, Fred (Rose), Steve (Rachel), all of Eau Claire, Tim of Elk Mound; daughter, Mary (Mike) of Minneapolis, who...

Feb 8, 2018

Earl Webster Squires, 91, of Menomonie, WI, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, February 8, 2018 surrounded by family and friends at his home. Earl was born on November 1, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN to George and Mary (Thibodeau) Squires. Earl moved with his parents to Arnold, WI as a young boy and grew up farming with his two...

Feb 6, 2018

Lori Andrea Bjork, age 53, of Eau Claire, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Eau Claire, with her family by her side. Lori was born on August 19, 1964, in Eau Claire, to the late Olaf and Arlene (Schneider) Saheim. She graduated from North High School with the Class of 1982. Lori obtained...

Feb 6, 2018

John M. "Jack" Flynn, 88, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2018, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, with his family by his side. Jack was born on May 21, 1929, a son to Leon and Gladys (Olinger) Flynn. After graduation from St. Patrick's (now Regis) High School in 1948, Jack worked at Uniroyal for 39 years...

Feb 4, 2018

Rev. Arne E. Peterson, age 85, of Eau Claire. Arne was born on March 2, 1932 in Spruce Hill Township, Douglas County, MN to Alvin and Esther Peterson. He graduated from Augustana Theological Seminary (Rock Island, IL) in 1958 and served parishes in Barstow, Knoxville, Watauga, Sandwich, Rockford, and Harvard, all in Illinois. On August 13, 1955 in Iron Mountain,...

Feb 2, 2018

"I did it my way." While the words belong to Frank Sinatra, they apply to the way our mother and grandmother lived her life right up to the end. Fern Loraine Boetcher, age 89, of Eau Claire, died Friday, February 2, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire surrounded by family. She was born the eldest of four...

Feb 2, 2018

William F. ("Bill") Keegan, 96, of Eau Claire, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2018, and now joins in eternal life his loving wife of fifty-four years, Mary Jane (Lange) Keegan; his siblings, Mildred, Dorothy-Sister Conchessa OSB, John, Delores, Lloyd, Lucille; his parents, John and Cora; and many many relatives and friends after his 96 years of life. Bill was...

Jan 29, 2018

Mark Anthony Christenson, 60, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2018, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, of complications from adrenal syndrome. Mark was born March 2, 1957, in Eau Claire, the son of Clifford and Jean (Sattergren) Christenson. He attended schools in Chippewa Falls and graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High in 1975. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from...

Jan 28, 2018

George H. Derks, 80, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus, Rochester, MN. George was born on April 14, 1937, in Boyd, WI, a son to Henry and Verona (Wagner) Derks. He graduated from McDonnell High School in 1955, served in the National Guard, devoted...

Jan 28, 2018

Bruce D. Honadel, age 78, of Eau Claire, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital. Bruce was born on December 2, 1939, in Eau Claire. He graduated high school in Augusta, WI. Bruce was married to Susan Voigt from 1960-1978. He then married Sandra (Knight) Hedlund in 1989. She survives. Bruce worked at a service...

Jan 26, 2018

Phyllis N. Thompson, 92, of Eau Claire, died Friday, January 26, 2018, at Our House in Eau Claire. She was born May 4, 1925 in Menomonie, WI, a daughter of Cletus and Eileen (Brown) Neis. On April 5, 1947, Phyllis married Arvid M. Thompson in Stillwater, MN. She was employed in accounts receivable at N.S.P. and was a member of...

Jan 25, 2018

Katherine E. "Kate" Mattison, age 95, of Eau Claire, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Grace Edgewood Assisted Living with her family by her side. Kate was born on July 2, 1922, to George and Edith Prynch. She also grew up with her step-father, Carl Austin. She worked as a bartender at Idlewild Tavern in Seymour for over...

Jan 25, 2018

Betty C. Johnson, 94, of Eau Claire, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Oakwood Villa, in Altoona. Betty was born on September 27, 1923, in Mitchell, SD, to Avery and Gwneth (Sales) Howard. She moved to Milwaukee and met the love of her life, Milton Johnson and was married on July 15, 1944. They moved to Oakland, CA,...

Jan 25, 2018

Lewis E. Vreeland, age 70, of Eau Claire, formerly of Bruce, WI, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at his home. Lewis was born on May 25, 1947, in Ladysmith, WI, to the late Leon and Kitty (McKane) Vreeland. He graduated from Bruce High School in 1965. He then entered the US Navy in 1966 and served for a...