Obituaries

Gail Huse

Feb 8, 2020

Lover of her Lord – Jesus Christ, Teacher of the Gospel, wife, mother of five, sister and friend, Gail Sandra (Halverson) Huse, 69, passed from this life and took her first breath of Heaven on the morning of February 8, 2020.

On September 17, 1971, Gail married Dennis “Denny” Huse and together had five wonderful children who...

Eileen Reed

Feb 7, 2020

Eileen C. Reed, 85, of Chippewa Falls, town of Wheaton, died Friday, February 7, 2020 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born September 15, 1934, at home in the town of Wheaton, to William and Ida (Zwiefelhofer) Swoboda.  She attended St. Charles Grade School and graduated from McDonell Memorial...

William Brehm

Jan 31, 2020

William “Bill” Virgil Brehm, 82, of Jim Falls, passed away after a long, courageous battle with mantle cell lymphoma and melanoma cancers on Friday, January 31, 2020 under the care of Mayo home health and hospice, at Heritage Court Memory Care in Eau Claire.

Bill was born in the town of Weston to Virgil and Margaret (Pauly)...

Mary Amans

Jan 29, 2020

Mary Belle Amans, 93, of Chippewa Falls, formerly of Chetek, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Hallie Memory Care.

She was born November 3, 1926 in Chetek to Cora Belle (Bunell) and Claude Tallman.  She was raised in Chetek and attended schools there.

On June 24, 1943, she married Lyle C. Amans in Chetek.  They...

Doris Arbuckle

Jan 29, 2020

Doris Ellen Arbuckle, age 94, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at  Wissota Place, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.  She was a member of Our Hope Ev. Lutheran Church, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

On November 15, 1925, Doris was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Clarence and Elsie (Kutchenriter) Haeberle.  She graduated from Riverside High School in 1943 and attended...

Carol Peck

Jan 28, 2020

Carol Jean (Cripe) Peck, age 86, long-time resident of Chippewa Falls, died peacefully at home Tuesday, January 28, 2020.

Our loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother was born August 30, 1933, to Galen W. and Crystal E. (Craker) Cripe. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1951. On June 27, 1953, she married Allard Peck, a...

Kathryn "Kay" Colbert

Jan 28, 2020

On Tuesday, January 28, 2020, Kathryn “Kay” Colbert passed away peacefully with her husband (Jim), daughter (Penny), and son (Jamie) by her side at Suncoast Hospice Center in St. Petersburg, Florida at the age of 78.

Kay was born Kathryn Mary Jackobs in Superior, Wisconsin on July 30, 1941 to John & Eleanor Jackobs. After graduating from...

Betty Luther

Jan 25, 2020

Betty L. Luther, 91, of Chippewa Falls, died Saturday, January 25, 2020 at St. Joseph's Hospital.

She was born December 23, 1928 in Dunn County to Leon and Margaret (Kelly) Kraft.

On August 16, 1947 she married Robert L. Luther in Arkansaw, WI. They were blessed with six children and were happily married for 63 years....

Eugene Melville Jr.

Jan 24, 2020

Eugene J. “Gene” Melville Jr., 75, of the town of Lafayette, died Friday, January 24, 2020 at home while under the care of Heartland Hospice.

Gene was born September 18, 1944 to Eugene and Alfrieda (Marion) Melville in Chippewa Falls.  He graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1963 and farmed all his life in the town...

Alvina Hanson

Jan 18, 2020

Alvina M. Hanson, 86, of Altoona, died Saturday, January 18, 2020 at The Classic at Hillcrest Greens Assisted Living in Altoona, Wisconsin.

She was born, September 23, 1933 to Augusta ( Behkle) and Detlof Rudolfson.   She was valedictorian of Altoona High School, Class of 1951 and graduated from the Luther Hospital School of Nursing in 1954.

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Judith Dahlke Smith

Jan 17, 2020

Judith Ann Dahlke Smith, AKA “Judy” or “Queen Jude”, age 78, of Boyceville, died Friday, January 17, 2020, surrounded by family at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire.

She was born January 1, 1942 to Thelma (Bulgrin) and Walter Ott. She grew up the youngest of four sisters in Marshfield and graduated from Marshfield Sr. High School in...

Duane Introwitz

Jan 13, 2020

Duane F. “Duke” Introwitz, died Monday, January 13, 2020 at the Cornell Area Care Center in Cornell.

He was born February 14, 1937 in Chippewa Falls to Delores (Yeager) and Francis “Frenchy” Introwitz.

Duke served honorably in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.  When he returned home from the military, he lived and worked...

Duane Dachel

Jan 11, 2020

Duane Dachel, 65, of Chippewa Falls, died on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.

Duane was born to Peter and Marilyn (White) Dachel in Chippewa Falls, on March 10, 1954. He graduated from Chippewa Falls High School with the class of 1973.

He is survived by his parents, Peter...

Gertrude Gerber

Jan 9, 2020

Gertrude Gerber, 97, passed away peacefully January 9, 2020, at the Cornell Health Service.

She was born in 1922, the daughter of Andrew and Stella Shervey. She married Emil Gerber on February 7, 1942. They farmed in the Town of Arthur until November 1955, when they moved to Jim Falls. In 2002 they moved to Chippewa Falls....

Gladys Henderson

Jan 7, 2020

Gladys M. Henderson, 94, of Chippewa Falls, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Lake Hallie Memory Care while under the care of St. Joseph’s Hospice.

She was born November 15, 1925 in Loraine, WI to Thomas and Ella (Ulrich) Sheehan and was raised in the Shell Lake and Spooner area.

On June 10, 1944 she...

Diane Prock

Jan 5, 2020

Diane A. Prock, 73, of Eau Claire, died peacefully with her loving family by her side, on Sunday, January 5, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire.

Diane was born on August 28, 1946, in Owen, WI to Louis and Alyce (Roohr) Burhop. She is a 1964 graduate of Owen-Withee High School and a 1968 graduate...

Bernice Saxe

Jan 4, 2020

Bernice O. Saxe, 93, of Chippewa Falls, formerly of Cornell, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at the Rutledge Home.

She was born July 3, 1926 in Pike Lake, Wisconsin to Mildred (Johnson) and Ellery Sukopp.  She grew up in Cornell and graduated from Cornell High School where she was a drum majorette.

Bernice married Donald...

Theresa Huls

Dec 31, 2019

Theresa A. Huls, 88, of Chippewa Falls, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019.

As per her request, there will be no visitation or services.

Terry Ojibway

Dec 30, 2019

Terry A. Ojibway, 68, of Chippewa Falls, passed away peacefully Monday, December 30, 2019 at home surrounded by family.

He was born August 15, 1951 in Eau Claire to Edward and Margaret (Hanson) Ojibway.

He attended Fall Creek High School and afterward Terry had a lifelong career serving his country. He was in the U.S....

Mark Kazda

Dec 29, 2019

Mark A. Kazda, 65, of Jim Falls, formerly of Warfordsburg, PA passed away unexpectedly at home after a lengthy illness, on December 29, 2019.

He was born September 16, 1954 in Eau Claire to Russell and Gloria (Dudenhoefer) Kazda.

Mark served in the US Army from August 29, 1975 until his honorable discharge on August...