Obituaries

Oct 22, 2018

Sally M. Hartman, of Chippewa Falls, died peacefully on Monday, October 22, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Heath System in Eau Claire.

Sally was born on March 6, 1940 to Harry and Blanche (Frenette) Lea in Chippewa Falls, WI. She married Richard Hartman on August 26, 1961 at Notre Dame Catholic Church in Chippewa Falls. Sally worked many...

Oct 18, 2018

Dolores Laura Bichner, 91, of Chippewa Falls, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Our House Memory Care in Chippewa Falls where she lived since 2013.

Dolores was born in Somerset, WI to Walter and Evelyn (Westphal) Meinke on February 17, 1927. She married her high school sweetheart, Donald Bichner, on June 23, 1948, beginning a...

Oct 15, 2018

Mervin L. Halvorsen, 83, of the Village of Lake Hallie, Chippewa Falls died Monday, October 15, 2018 at Dove Healthcare-Rutledge Home in Chippewa Falls.

He was born May 4, 1935 in Eau Claire to Leonard and Myrtle (Nesja) Halvorsen. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High in 1953 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps serving from 1953-1955....

Oct 14, 2018

Juanita E. Lueck, 101, of the town of Anson, Chippewa County, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 14, 2018.

Juanita was born to Edward and Erma (Redmond) Ehlers on July 21, 1917, in the Town of Eagle Point. At the age of 19, she started her teaching career at Eleanor School in the Town of...

Oct 3, 2018

Frances A. “Fran” Arnould, 80, of Eau Claire, formerly of Chippewa Falls, died Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at her home.

She was born November 16, 1937 in Eau Claire to Alice (Phillips) and Axel Hanson. She grew up in Chippewa Falls and graduated from Chippewa Senior High School, class of 1956.

Fran lived in the...

Oct 2, 2018

Peggy Ann Lindoo, age 73, of Chippewa Falls, died peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, after a long battle with MS.

Peggy Ann Lindoo was born October 17, 1944 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. When she was a child her family moved to Chippewa Falls, where she grew up. She graduated from...

Sep 29, 2018

James A. Gessner, 82, of Chippewa Falls, died Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Our House Memory Care, Chippewa Falls.

He was born October 29, 1935 in Chippewa Falls to Velna (Trader) and Alfred Gessner. He graduated from Chippewa Falls High School, class of 1953.

On March 5, 1955, Jim married Karen “Kay” Clark. They resided...

Sep 29, 2018

James A. Gessner, 82, of Chippewa Falls, died Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Our House Memory Care, Chippewa Falls.

He was born October 29, 1935 in Chippewa Falls to Velna (Trader) and Alfred Gessner.  He graduated from Chippewa Falls High School, class of 1953.

On March 5, 1955, Jim married Karen “Kay” Clark.  They resided...

Sep 25, 2018

Lois A. Weatherbie, age 94, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2018 under the wonderful care of St. Joseph's Hospice and the staff of the Chippewa Manor Nursing Home.

Lois was born on June 6, 1924 to Mary (Hegarty) and Leo Weatherbie in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She was one of twelve children.

Lois...

Sep 23, 2018

Beverly H. Burrington, 86, of Albertville, died Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Colfax Health & Rehabilitation while under the care of St. Joseph’s Hospice.

Beverly was born August 27, 1932 in Polk City, MN to Hazel (Berg) and Bernt Winger.

On June 21, 1952, she married Reuben Burrington in Crookston, MN. They resided in Crookston,...

Sep 22, 2018

Evelyn Gene (Van Til) Jenson, a resident of Chippewa Falls since 1989, died late Saturday afternoon of respiratory failure. She was 94.

Between 1974 and 1986, she resided in Eau Claire. During those years, she taught briefly in the English departments of Stout University and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Her formal education includes degrees in English...

Sep 21, 2018

Ione Mae Brovold,, 94, of Chippewa Falls, died Friday, September 21, 2018 at Hallie Memory Care while under the care of St. Joseph’s Hospice.

She was born May 28, 1924 in Chippewa Falls to Alice (Hilp) and William Buttenhoff. She graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1942.

On September 20, 1947, Ione married Lyman...

Sep 14, 2018

Dale D. Mense, 58, of Eau Claire, died Friday, September 14, 2018, at Dove Healthcare West after chronic health issues including NASH and renal system failure.

He was born November 12, 1959 in Menomonie, WI to Jerry and Adeline (Roder) Mense. He grew up in the town of Wheaton and attended Chippewa Falls High School.

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Sep 14, 2018

Meiko Rineck, 85, of Chippewa Falls, town of Wheaton, died Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire.

She was born Meiko Echigo in Hakodate, Hakkaido, Japan on February 24, 1933.

On December 4, 1951, Meiko married Clarence Rineck in Japan.  Clarence was stationed there while serving in the U.S. Army.  After his...

Sep 13, 2018

Irvin Engebretson, 79, of Chippewa Falls passed away on September 13, 2018.

He was born on March 13, 1939, in Mason City, WA where his father was working on the Grand Coulee Dam. His parents were Irvin and Antonia Engebretson. The family moved to North Dakota and eventually settled in Fosston, MN. Irv graduated from Fosston High...

Sep 13, 2018

Ann K. Wegner, 68, formerly of Chippewa Falls, died peacefully on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at the Clark County Rehabilitation and Living Center in Owen, WI. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the Northern Center Cemetery, Chippewa Falls.

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Sep 6, 2018

Lucille M. Murkley, 94, of Chippewa Falls, died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 at Wissota Place.

She was born August 11, 1924 to Catherine (Pick) and Harry Rodgers. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1942.

Lucille served in the U.S. Army Women’s Army Corps (WACS) during WWII. She worked as a medical corpsman from 1944...

Sep 3, 2018

Michael R. Ruhe, 73, of Chippewa Falls, village of Lake Hallie, died Monday, September 3, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire.

He was born May 18, 1945 in Eau Claire to Zatha (Brown) and George Ruhe. He graduated from Regis High School, class of 1963.

Following high school, Mike enlisted in the U.S....

Sep 1, 2018

Lucille “Cele” Barquest, age 97, of Chippewa Falls, formerly of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully Saturday September 1 2018 at Chippewa Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation in Chippewa Falls. She was born March 27, 1921 in Durand, Wisconsin to Raymond and Jennie (Stanton) Vradenburg. Lucille was raised in rural Durand on her family’s farm, attended school in Durand, and was...

Aug 28, 2018

Marion H. Wheeler, 92, of the town of Lafayette, Cadott, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Wissota Place.

She was born May 28, 1926 in Milwaukee, WI to Helen (Spohn) and Lawrence Meddaugh Jr. At age 15 she moved to Chippewa Falls.

Marion was employed by Dr. C.B. & Mrs. Hatleberg until she was married....