Obituaries

Eldred "Eldie" Nyhus

Eldred "Eldie" Nyhus

May 29, 2021

Eldred “Eldie” Gary Nyhus passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021 at the age of 91 at home from heart problems.

Visitation will be 4:00 – 7:00 pm Thursday, June 3 at Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel of Chippewa Falls. Funeral Service will be 11:00 am Friday, June 4 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church of Eagleton with visitation one...

Katherine Gerrits

Katherine Gerrits

May 19, 2021

Katherine M. “Kay” Gerrits, 85, of the Town of Eagle Point, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at home, surrounded by family while under the care of St. Joseph’s Hospice.

Kay was born November 25, 1935, in Milwaukee, WI to Albert and Anna (Drewniak) Czarnecki. She graduated from Mercy High School in Milwaukee before attending Marquette University and...

John Nissel

John Nissel

May 17, 2021

John F. Nissel, 81, of Chippewa Falls, died peacefully at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire on Monday, May 17, 2021.

Private family services will be held in Pennsylvania.

David Hedrington

David Hedrington

May 17, 2021

David D. Hedrington, 80, of Chippewa Falls, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, under the care of Mayo Clinic Home Health & Hospice, on Monday, May 17, 2021.

Dave was born on March 3, 1941, in Waukesha, WI, son of Daniel and Jessie (Henneman) Hedrington. He graduated from Chippewa Falls High School with the class...

Van Dremmel

Van Dremmel

May 17, 2021

Van R. Dremmel, 68, of Chippewa Falls, Wisc., died Monday May 17, 2021 at Dove Healthcare-Bloomer where he was receiving care services for ALS.

Graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Friday, May 21st at Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls.

Van was born August 18, 1952 in Dubuque, Iowa, son of Donald Ray and Corrine...

Dianne Beilke

Dianne Beilke

May 15, 2021

Dianne M. Beilke, 90, of Chippewa Falls, died on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Cornell Care Center while surrounded by family and the caring staff members of the Care Center and St. Joseph’s Hospice.

Born on 1/18/31 in Janesville, Wisconsin to Ernest and Susanne Fosdal (Moran), Dianne grew up in Hoover Hollow (rural Boscobel) Wisconsin, and graduated...

Shirley Matherne

Shirley Matherne

May 13, 2021

Shirley A. Matherne, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Eau Claire after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

She was born October 2, 1941, in Chippewa Falls to Robert and Lucille Hall. Many family and friends also knew her as “Sam” or “Auntie Teedle”.

Shirley met Randy Matherne in Milwaukee and they were happily...

Dr. Douglas Mason

Dr. Douglas Mason

May 9, 2021

Dr. Douglas Wayne Mason, 75, of Chippewa Falls, died at home on Sunday, May 9, 2021.

Doug was born to Mial & Ruth (Johnson) Mason, on June 14, 1945, in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated from Washburn High School in 1963. He attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine...

Barbara Turner

Barbara Turner

Apr 30, 2021

Barbara Jean Turner, 73, of Chippewa Falls, WI passed away peacefully next to her love of 48 years in the comfort of her home on April 30, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born August 26, 1947 in Dodge Center, MN.   After many journeys she settled in Chippewa Falls, WI where...

Ricardo Fernandez

Ricardo Fernandez

Apr 25, 2021

Ricardo A. Fernandez, Mahkwa "the Bear"

Father, grandfather,great grandfather, brother, uncle; friend to many and surrogate father and grandfather to some. No matter how you personally knew this man, you noticed his extreme charisma, dimples and other handsome features which were inherited by his children.  He was the type of person who was both intelligent and quick...

Eugene Engel

Eugene Engel

Apr 24, 2021

Eugene Earl Engel, 88, of Chippewa Falls, died peacefully at home under the care of his family on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The family is most grateful for the support they received from St. Joseph Home Healthcare and Hospice.

Eugene was born on March 22, 1933, a son of Raymond and Evelyn (Peterson) Engel. Eugene, or Gene...

Barbara Richards

Barbara Richards

Apr 24, 2021

Barbara Ann Richards, age 81, of Chippewa Falls, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, April 24, 2021.

She was born January 28, 1940 in Thief River Falls, MN to Luella (Eliason) and Oliver Omlid.  She attended school in Thief River Falls until her family moved to Aurora, MN, where Barb went to...

Clifton Turner

Clifton Turner

Apr 13, 2021

Clifton A. “Cliffy” Turner, 67, of the Town of Eagle Point, Chippewa Falls died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

No services will be held at this time.

Jean Huls

Jean Huls

Apr 11, 2021

Jean M. Huls, 95, of Cadott died Sunday, April 11, 2021 at REM Wisconsin in Cadott.

She was born January 11, 1926, to Arnold and Ruby (Warner) Huls.

A private graveside service will be held at Calvary Cemetery, Chippewa Falls.

Bernice Anderson

Bernice Anderson

Apr 11, 2021

Bernice E. Anderson, 86, of Eau Claire, formerly of Chippewa Falls died peacefully on Sunday, April 11, 2021, at HeatherWood Assisted Living in Eau Claire.

She was born November 4, 1934, in Chippewa Falls to Rexford and Frances (Ryman) Smith.

Bernice graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1953. In October of that year she...

Lee McIlquham

Lee McIlquham

Apr 6, 2021

Lee E. McIlquham, 69, of Chippewa Falls, died at home on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

Lee was born on April 12, 1951, in Chippewa Falls to Earl & Lois (Siddons) McIlquham. He attended Eagle Elementary School and Graduated from Chippewa Falls High School with the class of 1969. Lee served his country with the US Navy until...

Milford Newman

Milford Newman

Apr 5, 2021

Milford Newman, age 91, completed his journey on earth and went to live with our Lord on April 5, 2021.

Milford “Mil” was born on April 29, 1929, to Helen (Barber) and Truman Newman at their home near Chetek, WI. He attended Gregerson Grade School and graduated from Chetek High School in 1947. Post-Graduation, he attended the...

Carol Sawyer

Carol Sawyer

Apr 2, 2021

Carol Sawyer, age 87, of Altoona, WI, passed away Good Friday, April 2, 2021.

Carol was born in Grantsburg, Wisconsin to Ruth and Arvid Friberg.  She was raised in West Sweden, Wisconsin.  She graduated from Frederic High School where she met her husband Loren.

Loren and Carol married in 1951.  They raised four children together...

Catherine Maloney

Catherine Maloney

Apr 1, 2021

***Service Update***

The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 25th, 2021, at Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel, 44 E. Columbia Street, Chippewa Falls, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Deacon Dan Rider will be officiating. The interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls. ...

Yvonne Hebert

Yvonne Hebert

Mar 30, 2021

Yvonne Isabel Hebert passed away at home, surrounded by family on March 30, 2021.  She was born December 10, 1931, to Earle J. Meuli and Isabel (Dresel) Meuli in Chippewa Falls, WI.

She fell in love with Orie Ronald Nelson and in July of 1951 they ran off to Stillwater, MN to elope.  They welcomed five children...