Obituaries
Tamara Pickerign
May 10, 2019
Tamara J. “Tammy” Pickerign, 61, of Eau Claire, died Friday, May 10, 2019 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN after a short illness.
She was born May 6, 1958 in Chippewa Falls to Fern (Gessner) and Loyd Brunstad. Tammy graduated from Chippewa Falls High School, class of 1976.
She continued her education at CVTC,...
Alan Prueher
May 10, 2019
Alan Prueher, 30 of Chippewa Falls, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 10, 2019.
Alan, a son of Scott and Cindy (Wing) Prueher, was born on July 18, 1988 in Williston, ND.
He graduated from Chippewa Falls High School with the class of 2007. Alan owned and operated Midwest Concrete Services in Chippewa Falls. He...
Hazel "Hess" Morrison
May 8, 2019
Hazel “Hess” Beatrice Morrison, 97, of Chippewa Falls died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Lake Hallie Memory Care while under the care of St. Joseph’s Hospice.
Hess was born October 8, 1921 in Deposit, NY, the daughter of Gerard and Mildred (Hamblet) Hessinger. After graduating from Deposit High School, she attended the School of Nursing at Johnson...
Kayson Olson
May 7, 2019
Kayson Scott Olson, was born and died on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire.
Kayson is survived by his parents, Mariah Cross and Kyle Olson; siblings, Bethany, Talion and Camille; grandparents, Gloria & Hoss “Dennis” Kvapil, Kevin & Laurie Olson, and Steve Cross Jr.; great-grandparents, Bonnie Sammon, Rusty Sammon, Steve Cross, Kathy...
Carolyn Horstman
May 5, 2019
Carolyn J. “Carol” Horstman, 84, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, formerly of Chippewa Falls, died Sunday, May 5, 2019.
She was born January 12, 1937 in Eau Claire to Delores (Bleskey) and Lloyd Sorenson.
Carol married Richard C. “Dick” Horstman on December 7, 1957 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elk Mound. They resided in Minneapolis...
Ernest Belcher
May 3, 2019
Ernest (Ernie) L. Belcher 65, of Chippewa Falls, died Friday May 3, 2019 at his residence.
Ernest was born April 16, 1954 in Virgie, KY, the son of Kermit and Bertha (Keene) Belcher. Ernie worked as a mechanical operator for years in Illinois. He served in the Army and Navy.
Ernie was on the football...
Phillip "Buck" Sweitzer
Apr 28, 2019
“Buck” Phillip Sweitzer, 86, of Chippewa Falls, passed away April 28, 2019, just one month after his beloved wife Geraldine.
Buck received his nickname at birth. After the birth of four girls, his father Ed proclaimed, "I finally got a Buck!"
Buck attended school in Chippewa Falls, where he met his future wife, Geraldine Kiefer. ...
Ruth Anttila
Apr 26, 2019
Ruth E. Anttila, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Friday, April 26, 2019, at Care Partners Assisted Living in Eau Claire, at the age of 94. This was her home for the past year. She resided in Eau Claire for the past 45 years.
Ruth is survived by her sister, June (John) Federico; her...
Tracy Murphy
Apr 13, 2019
Tracy Edward Murphy, 59, of Chippewa Falls, died Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.
He was born on March 9, 1960 in St. Paul, MN to Joanne (Sistola) and William Murphy.
Tracy attended Chippewa Falls Schools and during his junior year of high school, served honorably in the U.S. Army....
Matthew Hagen
Apr 9, 2019
Matthew Jon Hagen, 19, of Chippewa Falls, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, as the result of a car accident. He was born February 18, 2000 in Chippewa Falls to Jennifer (Loiselle) and Kerry Hagen and graduated from Chi-Hi in 2018.
Matthew played basketball and soccer from a very early age. He played basketball through middle school and...
Dorothy Henneman
Apr 7, 2019
Dorothy E. Lowe Henneman, died peacefully Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Lake Hallie Memory Care at age 101. She lived alone and took care of all her own business, and drove her car until a year ago when she broke her hip. Then she gratefully accepted help from her family and friends and was content with life.
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Beatrice Nelson
Apr 1, 2019
Beatrice Viola Nelson, 89 of Chippewa Falls, passed away peacefully, Monday, April 1st, 2019.
She was born April 20th, 1929 in Iron River WI to Jessie Mae Bain and William Ferguson. After high school, she moved to Duluth MN and married Ralph A. Nelson. Together they had six children. She lived in Chippewa Falls since 1972 and...
JoAnne Kvapil
Mar 30, 2019
JoAnne (Bresina) Kvapil, of Chippewa Falls, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at her home while under the care of Mayo Clinic Hospice.
JoAnne was born January 4, 1957 in Chippewa Falls to Clarence “Breezy” and Mauretta (Fasbender) Bresina. She graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High in 1975 and District One Technical College in 1977. She...
Pamella Kasten
Mar 29, 2019
Pamella L. Kasten, 74, of Chippewa Falls, village of Lake Hallie, died Friday, March 29, 2019 at Mayo Health System, Eau Claire.
Her soul is gentle. Her will is strong.
She wants to stay and watch over her loved ones,
but it’s...
Florence Larson
Mar 27, 2019
Florence A. “Smokey” Larson, 76, of Chippewa Falls, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 with her family by her side.
She was born July 30, 1942 in Chippewa Falls to Florence A. (Priest) and Charles E. LeDuc.
During high school, she and her family moved to Greenwood, from where she graduated high school as valedictorian...
Mary Hetzel
Mar 22, 2019
Mary H. Hetzel, 72, of Bloomer, died Friday, March 22, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls under the care of St. Joseph’s Hospice.
She was born September 30, 1946 in Chippewa Falls to Paul and Marie (Neubauer) Hebert. Mary attended Chippewa Area Catholic Schools, graduating from McDonell High School in 1964 and UW Eau Claire...
Rungnapa Kingston
Mar 22, 2019
Rungnapa Lu Kingston, 71, of the village of Lake Hallie, died peacefully at home on Friday, March 22, 2019 under the care of Mayo Clinic Home Health and Hospice.
She was born May 3, 1947 in Bangkok, Thailand.
On September 10, 1969 she married David Kingston in Bangkok, Thailand.
Lu retired as a...
Marjorie St. Aubin
Mar 21, 2019
Marjorie Annette St. Aubin, 98, of Colfax, formerly of Chippewa Falls, died Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Colfax Health and Rehab while under the care of Heartland Hospice.
She was born on February 18, 1921, in Chippewa Falls, the daughter of Robert and Hilda (Christopherson) Sweeney.
Marjorie was baptized as an infant and later confirmed...
Barbara Marek
Mar 20, 2019
Barbara Jean Marek, 75, of Chippewa Falls, died Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Lake Hallie Memory Care.
She was born May 21, 1943 in the town of Eagle Point, Chippewa County to Bertha (Popple) and Franklin Pierce. She attended Popple Lake Grade School, and graduated from Chippewa Falls High School, class of 1961.
She lived...
Geraldine "Gerry" Sweitzer
Mar 14, 2019
Geraldine “Gerry” Marie (Keefer) Sweitzer, 85, passed away in Cornell, WI on March 14, 2019, a short distance from where she was born. Gerry worked hard all her life and battled a challenging fight the last few years.
Gerry met the love of her life, Phillip “Buck” Sweitzer at First Ward Elementary. She loved to tell the...
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