Obituaries

Feb 27, 2018

Morelli, Marilyn Margaret, born September 4, 1942. Died, February 27, 2018. Daughter of the late Catherine and Frederick Morelli; sister of Mary, Michael, Fred and Madeleine; beloved mother of Katie, Wendy and Rick; grandmother of Jackson Thor and aunt to many. Preceded in death by Jack Caron. Born in Chicago, Illinois, graduate of Loretta Heights College in Colorado, became one...

Feb 25, 2018

Edward Everett Wells went home to his Heavenly Father on Sunday, February 25. The youngest son of Edward H. and Gretchen L. Wells, Ed was born February 20, 1928 and grew-up in northeastern Nebraska's small town of Madison. Ed's love for jazz swing took root at an early age and he performed trumpet with various dance bands until leaving the...

Feb 23, 2018

Larry S. Buxton, 80, of Eau Claire, died Friday, February 23, 2018, at Syverson Lutheran Home, Eau Claire. He was born on October 25, 1937, in Eau Claire, to Roy and Mable (Heimstadt) Buxton. Larry served in the US Army as a Communications Officer during the Korean War. He married Sigrid Jacobson on November 1, 1958, at Lutheran Church of...

Feb 23, 2018

Colleen M. Heacox, 86, of Eau Claire, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018, at River Pines in Altoona, surrounded by her loving family. Colleen was born on January 8, 1932, to Harry and Avis (Kruse) Washkuhn. She graduated from Ellsworth High School with the Class of 1949. She then married Kenneth Heacox on August 19, 1949. While raising their...

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

Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial...

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...