Obituaries

Feb 5, 2011

Coreen M. Martinek, 68, of 6153 191st St., Chippewa Falls, town of Lafayette, died Sat., Feb. 5, 2011 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sept. 27, 1942 in Chippewa Falls to Arlene (Sarazin) and James Brovold. She was raised in Chippewa Falls where she attended school. Coreen married Edward J....

Feb 3, 2011

Hazel H. Witham, 84, of 7321 203rd St., Chippewa Falls, town of Lafayette died Thursday, February 3, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls. She was born April 27, 1926 in Ontario, Monroe County, Wis. to Irene (Walters) and Scott Walker. She was raised in Ontario where she graduated from high school in 1944. Hazel married Chester C....

Feb 1, 2011

Ruth M.Stafford Cournoyer, 88, of Barrington, Ill., formerly of Chippewa Falls, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at her home in Barrington, Ill. She was born July 23, 1922 in Chippewa Falls to Mildred M. (Anderson) and Harold E. Stafford. She was raised in Chippewa Falls and graduated from Chippewa Falls High School. She then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison...

Jan 28, 2011

He was born November 5, 1933 in Chippewa Falls to Elizabeth (Goettl) and Earl Rank Sr. Earl married the love of his life, Marguerite "Skipper" Connell on November 5, 1955. He worked at the Chippewa Shoe Co. for 33 years, as a supervisor for the last ten years. He worked at Connell's Supper Club and was a great bartender....

Jan 28, 2011

Alan was born on February 2, 1949 in Detroit Michican, to Betty (Stanislawski) and Wilfred Lysaght. He graduated from Shrine High in Royal Oak, MI in 1967. He studied at Wayne State University and subsequently in Salamanca, Spain at the University of Salamanca. In Spain, he mastered the language and fell in love with the people and the country....

Jan 27, 2011

Gladys L. Seeley, 92, of Ladysmith, formerly of Eau Claire and California, died Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Country Terrace of Wisconsin in Ladysmith. She was born August 7, 1918 in Gilmanton to Velma (Thames) and Leigh Myers. Gladys married Joe R. Seeley on July 12, 1935. The couple resided in Eau Claire where they raised their children and...

Jan 18, 2011

Visitation: 1 - 2 p.m., Friday, January 21, 2011 at Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel

Service: 2 p.m., Friday, January 21, 2011 at Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel

Marie E. Cigan-Yeager, 53, of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. She was born March 19, 1957 in Chippewa...

Jan 17, 2011

Viola married Frederick H. "Fred" Sandberg on September 21, 1940 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. They resided in Minneapolis, where she was employed at Standard Oil Company. They moved to Morris, Minn. where they resided until moving to Elk River, Minn. where she was employed at the Rural Electric Association. They resided in Red Wing, Minn. from 1958...

Jan 16, 2011

Linda D. Whitcome, 51, of Chippewa Falls, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 12, 1959 in Chippewa Falls to Darlene (Searles) and Robert Eberhardt. She grew up in Chippewa Falls and graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1977. She attended college...

Jan 12, 2011

Beverly D. Strebig, 70, of The Clairemont Nursing Home, Eau Claire, formerly of Chippewa Falls, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. She was born August 10, 1940 in Stanley to Irene V. (Papenfuss) and Herman H. Krause. She was raised in the Maple Hill/Huron area then moved to Chippewa Falls and then to...

Jan 7, 2011

He was born April 18, 1930 in the Town of Eagle Point to Floretta (Richardson) and George E. Popple. He was raised in the Town of Eagle Point and graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1948. He then served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was stationed in Korea and Japan. After being honorably...

Jan 6, 2011

Robert R. "Bob" Blake, 89, of 18221 57th Ave., Chippewa Falls, Town of Lafayette, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Wissota Health & Regional Vent Center in Chippewa Falls. He was born, along with his twin sister, Bernice, on June 25, 1921 in Rutland, Ohio to Ralph and Ethel (Kincaid) Blake. His childhood was spent in Columbus, Ohio, where...

Jan 5, 2011

She was born June 26, 1921 in New Auburn to Glenice Glee (Daggett) and Archie William McCarty. She resided in New Auburn until moving to Chippewa Falls where she graduated from Chippewa Falls High School. Marjorie married Clifford J. Rahn on May 2, 1947 in Iron Mountain, Michigan. They moved to Milwaukee in 1954. They then resided in Butler,...

Jan 3, 2011

He was born April 18, 1947 in Chippewa Falls to Doris (King) and Clyde Heidtke. He grew up in Chippewa Falls and graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1965. He joined the U.S. Army Wisc. National Guard in 1965 until 1978. Don married Sandra Ryan on September 17, 1966 in Chippewa Falls. He worked at the Chippewa Falls...

Jan 1, 2011

Marjorie L. Patrow, 90, of 233 Dwight St., Chippewa Falls, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Chippewa Falls. She was born September 24, 1920 to Arthur and Lydia (Olson) Peterson. She graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High School and Eau Claire State Teacher's College with a degree in Elementary Education. On January 19, 1943, she was...

Dec 29, 2010

Ava Florence Steponik, infant daughter of Sarah Denning and Frankie Steponik, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. She was born December 16, 2010 in Chippewa Falls. She is survived by her parents; her two brothers, Justice and Gage Steponik; grandparents, Ted and Barbara Denning; grandparents, Frankie and Darvi Steponik; aunts and uncles, Tom and Katie Denning, Brooke...

Dec 27, 2010

Dorothea E. Ziebarth, 97, of Chippewa Falls died Monday, December 27, 2010 at Our House Memory Care in Chippewa Falls. She was born December 22, 1913 in Rice Lake to Besse June (Lewis) and Arthur Willard Kempton. She was raised in Cadott and graduated from Chippewa Falls High School. Dorothea married Walter H. Ziebarth on May 18, 1941. She...

Dec 25, 2010

Robert R. "Bob" Clark, also known as "Bubba and Crabby", 61, of 33 Jefferson Ave., Chippewa Falls died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at his residence. He was born May 6, 1949 in Eau Claire to Shirley Ann (Lundstad) and Glen Thomas Clark. He was raised in Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire and graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in...

Dec 23, 2010

Myrna M. Clouse, 79, of 11288 40th Ave., Chippewa Falls, Village of Lake Hallie, died Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire. She was born August 9, 1931 in Menomonie to Mildred (Clark) and Hugo Mense. Myrna married Lafond "Bud" Williams in 1947. Together they had a son, Roger L. Williams born in 1949; and a...

Dec 18, 2010

Timna J. Harrington, 53, of 611 Dutchman Dr., Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, died Saturday, December 18, 2010 at her residence. She was born July 13, 1957 in Pekin, Ill. to Mary Louise (Wallace) and Norman Craig. She was raised in the Pekin/Eureka area. She lived in Lafayette, Ind. from 1982-2008 until moving to Chippewa Falls to be near her son,...