Mary Ann Speckien
Dec 29, 2013
Mary Ann (Amelse) Speckien, 72, of Eau Claire, died on Sunday, December 29, 2013, at home surrounded by her family. She was born on January 1, 1941, in Eau Claire, WI, to Adrian and Marie (Vander Sanden) Amelse. The eleventh of thirteen children, Mary Ann was raised on a farm six miles N.E. of Fall Creek, WI, in the Township...
Terrance J. Sheridan
Dec 28, 2013
Terrance John Sheridan, 78, died peacefully on Saturday morning, December 28, 2013, surrounded by his immediate family at Dove Healthcare South in Eau Claire. Terry was born in Sparta, WI on June 20, 1935 to William P. and Alice Beryl (Senogles) Sheridan and grew up in a large, close-knit Irish Catholic family in Kendall, WI. After graduating from Kendall High...
Wallace D. "Wally" Wheeler
Dec 25, 2013
Wallace D. "Wally" Wheeler, 84, of Eau Claire, died peacefully on December 25, 2013, at Dove Healthcare West with family by his side. Wally was born in the Town of Tainter, WI, on March 24, 1929, to Frank and Emelia (Brettingen) Wheeler. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Petty Officer First Class. On August 23, 1952, he married...
Doris A. Bell
Dec 21, 2013
Doris A. Bell, 94, of Eau Claire, died Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. Doris was born in York, WI, on August 22, 1919, a daughter of Ole and Emma (Helwig) Hanson. She grew up in York and attended college at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, graduating with a teaching degree. Doris married Daniel K. Bell...
Lincoln L. M. Winger
Dec 16, 2013
Lincoln LeRoy Merle Winger, 97, was welcomed into the arms of his Lord on December 16, 2013, from the VA Home in Chippewa Falls, WI. Lincoln was born August 31, 1916 in Eau Claire, WI. He developed his musical talents under the guidance of Samuel Bynum. Life was economically challenging to the Winger family and became more so as the...
Rosalinde E. Berg
Dec 15, 2013
Rosalinde (Curran) Berg, age 102, died Sunday, Dec. 15, at Heritage Assisted Living where she had resided since March 2010. She was born Sept. 27, 1911, in Huron County, Mich. to Maude (Heaton) and Arthur Curran. She attended country school through eighth grade and then boarded with a family in the nearby town of Pigeon where she attended high school...
Lorraine B. Higgins
Dec 14, 2013
Lorraine B. Higgins, 90, of Eau Claire, died on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at home, with family by her side. She was born in Taylors Falls, MN, on November 22, 1923, to Walter and Vova (Ringstrom) Benson. She graduated from North Branch High School. Afterward, she attended Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing in St. Paul, MN and graduated as a...
Kimberley E. Kresen
Dec 13, 2013
Kimberley Elaine Kresen, 19 years old, beloved daughter of Steve and Kate Nowak, was killed instantly in a car accident Friday, December 13, 2013, in Rock Falls, WI. She was immediately taken into the arms of Jesus, her Lord and Savior. She was born August 18, 1994, in La Crosse, WI to Kadren Erickson and Wesley Kresen. She was a...
Owen H. Erickson
Dec 10, 2013
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Mabel L. Thompson
Dec 9, 2013
Mabel Thompson, age 92 of Eau Claire, died peacefully on Monday, December 9, 2013, at Milestone Memory Care in Eau Claire. She was born on August 15, 1921, in Canton Township, Buffalo County WI., to Louis and Mary (Raaum) Schlegel. Mabel married Clifford Thompson at Central Lutheran Church in Mondovi, WI, on February 25, 1942. Mable and Clifford lived and...
Arlene B. Flasher
Dec 7, 2013
Arlene Beatrice Flasher, beloved family member and friend to all, died peacefully on December 7, 2013. She will be dearly missed by those who came to know her during her 86 well-lived years in the Eau Claire area. She was born at home on March 10th, 1927 to Herman and Muriel (Madison) Scheidecker in the Town of Grant, Dunn County,...
Charles A. Schultz
Nov 23, 2013
Charles Schultz, age 90, of Eau Claire, died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire. Chuck was born on June 15, 1923, on a farm near Cadott, to Arthur and Lona (Lotz) Schultz. He graduated from Cadott High School in 1941. After high school, he graduated...
Viola L. Barrett
Nov 22, 2013
Viola L. Barrett, 98, of Eau Claire, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013, at the Syverson Lutheran Home in Eau Claire. She was born January 2, 1915 to Paul and Mary (Martinson) Ming in Eau Claire. Viola married Lawrence R. Barrett on December 23, 1933, in Eau Claire. They were residents of Tucson, AZ for twenty-eight years, where she...
Allan E. Bilderback
Nov 16, 2013
Allan E. Bilderback, age 81 of Eau Claire, died peacefully at his home, surrounded by family, under the care of Mayo Home Health and Hospice, on Saturday, November 16, 2013. He was the seventh son of William and Vinnie (Perkins) Bilderback born in Eau Claire WI on Mother's Day, May 8, 1932. Allan graduated from Eau Claire High School in...
Alberta J. Hansen
Nov 11, 2013
Alberta J. Hansen, 82, of Eau Claire, died Monday, November 11, 2013, at Dove Healthcare South in Eau Claire. Alberta was born in Cedar County, Iowa, December 19, 1930, the daughter of J. Lund and Dorothy Madsen. She attended public schools in West Liberty, Iowa, and Dana College, Blair, Nebraska. She taught one year in a rural school near her...
James P. Kelley
Nov 7, 2013
James P. Kelley, 87, of Eau Claire, WI, died Thursday, November 7, 2013, at his residence. He was born on March 25, 1926, in Fond du Lac, WI, a son of William and Mame (Crawley) Kelley. He was raised in Fort Atkinson, WI, later moving to Stanley, WI, where he played football, with his brothers, at Stanley-Boyd High School, and...
James T. Nelson
Nov 7, 2013
James T. Nelson, 87, of Chippewa Falls, died peacefully on Thursday, November 7, 2013, at Wissota Health and Regional Vent Center in Chippewa Falls, under the care of St. Joseph's Hospice. He was born on August 9, 1926, in the Town of Dover, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, the son of Haven and Lena Nelson. James served in the United States Marines...
Marguerite M. Miller
Nov 6, 2013
Marguerite M. Branham Miller passed away Wednesday Nov. 6, 2013 in Eau Claire, WI, at the age of 93. She was born Marguerite Marie Nelson on April 28, 1920, the daughter of Harold and Mabel (Holte) Nelson of Woodruff, WI. She married Ivan Branham on April 6, 1945 and they had 5 children. Ivan passed away in 1989 and she...
Marlys A. Root
Nov 5, 2013
Marlys A. Root, age 84 of Altoona, died peacefully on November 5, 2013, at the Fall Creek Valley Care Center. She was born to Emil and Nora (Hysen) Johnson in Eau Claire WI, on March 25, 1929. Marlys married Herbert Root on May 17, 1958, at First Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. She was known for her adventurous life style,...
