Obituaries

Jul 19, 2016

Lucille "Cele" Ione Whelan, 89, of Eau Claire, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Clearwater Care Center, in Eau Claire. Lucille was born on August 26, 1926, in Eau Claire to David and Irene (Dudenhoefer) Garton. After attending Elk Mound High School for 2 years, she went on to graduate from Eau Claire High School in 1944. On...

Jul 18, 2016

Donald Clifford Telford, of Eau Claire, WI, died peacefully at his home on Monday, July 18, 2016. He was preceded in death, six months to the day, by his beloved wife of 59 years, Norma (Warner) Telford. Duce (as he was known to family and friends) was born on July 16, 1929 in Thorp, Clark County, Wisconsin, to Vilas and...

Jul 18, 2016

Gerald "Jerry" Garber, 65 of Eau Claire went to rest peacefully, Monday, July 18th at MCHS surrounded by the love of his family after a short but courageous battle with lung cancer. Jerry was born in Black River Falls, WI on January 16th, 1951 to Leroy and Betty (Bullock) Garber of Tomah, WI. Jerry graduated from Tomah High in 1969...

Jul 17, 2016

Richard "Dick" Dean Aaron, 84, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 17, at MCHS surrounded by the love of his family. Born January 15, 1932 he was the son and only child of L.W. "Pat" and Dorothy Aaron. Proud of his Westside Neighborhood roots, he happily shared stories about his childhood friends and their 9th Ward adventures. He graduated from...

Jul 15, 2016

Franklin "Frank" Daniel Berg, age 84, of Eau Claire, WI, died, Friday, July 15, 2016 at Oakwood Villa in Altoona, WI. Frank was born March 3, 1932 in Eau Claire to Francis and Amanda (Johnson) Berg. Frank grew up on the north side of Eau Claire. In grade school, Frank came down with Rheumatic fever and was so ill that...

Jul 14, 2016

Shirley R. Salter, age 92, of Fall Creek and formerly of Eau Claire, WI, died Thursday, July 14, 2016 at The Fall Creek Care Center in Fall Creek. Shirley was born in the Town of Stanton, Dunn County, on May 9, 1924, the daughter of Burton and Elsie (Morrell) Christison. She graduated from Menomonie High School. Shirley married Norman N....

Jul 10, 2016

Marcia passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2016, with her children by her side at The Clairemont Nursing Home in Eau Claire, WI. Marcia loved books/reading, chocolate, word finds, Grumpy Cat, and reading the daily newspaper, but her greatest love was horses. She watched them as a girl in a pasture next to her school, and that love continued...

Jul 10, 2016

Barry L. Ziehme, 55, of Eau Claire, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Everest Group Home in Eau Claire. Barry was born on October 12, 1960, in Eau Claire, to Dale and Audrey (Evans) Ziehme. Barry attended Memorial High School and graduated with the Class of 1979. He continued his education at Chippewa Valley Technical College for marketing...

Jul 8, 2016

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Jul 7, 2016

Beverly A. Olson, 80, of Eau Claire, went home to meet her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 07, 2016. Bev was born in Eau Claire, WI on January 19, 1936, a daughter of Jake and Hazel (Vefald) Johnson. On September 30, 1955, Beverly married Larrie Olson at First Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. Bev worked at Wisconsin Bell and...

Jul 6, 2016

Ruby M. Jermstad, 95, of Eau Claire, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Ruby was born on September 14, 1920 to Lewis and Mary (Person) Jermstad in Garfield, WI. She graduated in 1938 from Lincoln Hill High School in Osseo, WI. She continued her education and graduated from Luther Hospital School of Nursing in 1941. She later received her Bachelor's...

Jul 4, 2016

Ruth Evelyn (Crowley) Watkins, 98, of Eau Claire, died on Monday, July 4, 2016, at her home surrounded by family. Ruth was born on March 1, 1918, the daughter of John and Helga Crowley. She was raised on a farm in the Town of Union, attended school in Eau Claire and graduated in 1936. Ruth married George W. Watkins on...

Jul 2, 2016

Thomas (Tom) Biesterveld, age 62, of Eau Claire passed away with family by his side on Saturday, July 2, 2016. He was born to William and Helen (Keller) Biesterveld, on September 21, 1953. Tom was a lifelong resident of Eau Claire where he married his wife Lois and raised 3 children. He was an army veteran and attended CVTC where...

Jun 30, 2016

Everett James Strobel, infant son of Eric and Jessica (Capozzi) Strobel, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016, in Rochester, MN, surrounded by his family after a brief illness following his birth on June 28, 2016. Everett is survived by his parents; sister, Evelynn; maternal grandparents, Susan (Brian) Cramer of Eau Claire and Timothy Capozzi of Eau Claire; paternal grandparents, David...

Jun 29, 2016

Ivar T. Garborg, 82, of Eau Claire, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at his residence. He was born on his family farm in the Township of Garborg in Norway on January 18, 1934, a son of Thorvald and Gunda (Egeland) Garborg. When he was 19, Ivar came to the United States, and became a U.S. Citizen on November 30, 1967....

Jun 29, 2016

Susan L. (Bement) Jacobs, age 67, was called home to God on June 29, 2016. She was under the care of St. Joseph's Hospice and resided at the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center. Susan was born on November 28, 1948, in Eau Claire, WI to Earl G. and Marion S. (O'Brien) Bement. She attended St. Patrick's Grade School and was...

Jun 27, 2016

Sister Catherine Manning, age 78, died at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis., on Monday, June 27, 2016. Catherine was born to Sylvester and Elenora (Stubinski) Claas on March 25, 1938, in the Township of Menomonee, Wis. She was the second child of ten: five brothers and four sisters. Catherine went to St. Anthony's Grade School and began ninth...

Jun 27, 2016

Theresa R. Johnson, 55, of Eau Claire, died Monday, June 27, 2016, at Dove Healthcare West, in Eau Claire. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2016, at Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral Home in Eau Claire. Service Information Visitation

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Jun 23, 2016

William E. Schorr, 80, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire. Bill was born on May 2, 1936, to Fred and Mildred (Bloomquist) Schorr in Ashland, WI. He graduated from Ashland High School in 1954 and from Northland College in 1958. While a student at Northland, he met fellow student Coral Dee...

Jun 22, 2016

Ardis Stella (Nelson) McAfee, 101, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at her residence. Ardis was born on June 28, 1914 in Milltown, WI, a daughter to Peter Christian and Dora Kristine (Pedersen) Nelson, both of Danish decent. She married George D. McAfee, MD, on June 15, 1946. They lived in St. Paul, MN, Cincinnati,...