Obituaries

Mar 22, 2023

Debra Jean Blazek, age 64, of Ladysmith passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Rice Lake.

Arrangements are pending.

Mar 20, 2023

Carol Ann Boley, age 85 passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with lung cancer on March 20 th , 2023 at Cambridge Senior Living in Eau Claire, WI.

Carol was born on July 7 th , 1937 to Marshall and Marie Hughes (Nelson) in Ashland, WI. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Mar 20, 2023

Peter M. Gallagher, 78, of Mercer died Monday, March 20, 2023 at home. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family

Mar 19, 2023

Duward A. Peterson known as Pete, Dewey or Du, passed away on March 19 th 2023 at his temporary home in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, or as he called it, cell block 215. He had his humor until his last day. Duward was born April 5 th , 1925 in Cloquet, MN to Arthur and Selma (Evenson) Peterson.

Mar 19, 2023

Joan Marie (Stolzman) Weis passed away on March 19, 2023 at the Waterford in Park Falls at the age of 92.  Joan was born on June 21, 1930 in Marshfield, Wisconsin, the daughter of Mildred (Hagemann) and August Stolzman.  She spent her early life and schooling in Marshfield.  On December 27, 1951, Joan was married to Lloyd Weis at...

Mar 15, 2023

Marlene L. Litzkow, age 57 of Eau Claire, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

Arrangements are pending.

Mar 14, 2023

Andrew (Andy) Lars Olson, age 83, passed away on March 14, 2023 in Altoona, WI, surrounded by loved ones. Andy was born on March 18, 1939, in Ashland County, WI, to Reuben and Ellen Olson, and he grew up in Glidden, WI, where he excelled in sports. He became the first player at Glidden High School to score 1,000...

Mar 13, 2023

Douglas “Doug” Jerome Thompson, age 60 of Eau Claire, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 13, 2023.

He was born on November 18, 1962 in Eau Claire to the late LeRoy and Mary Ann (Kromrey) Thompson and received his GED from North High School.

Doug worked at Ship Shape Car...

Mar 13, 2023

Elizabeth “Betty” Joy Asp passed away on Monday March 13, 2023 at Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Bloomer. Betty was born in Amery, WI on January 6, 2023 to Herbert Asp and Helen Sufka (Myhre). She spent most of her childhood in the Amery area.

Betty spent her adult life in the Eau Claire area. She was a...

Mar 12, 2023

Carol Ann Bilderback age 76 of Eau Claire, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Luther Hospital from an apparent heart attack. She was born February 6, 1947 to Gladys(Hass) and Ewald Reetz of Augusta, Wisconsin. Her parents later divorced and her mother and 3 siblings moved to Eau Claire in 1955. Carol graduated with honors from...

Mar 12, 2023

Robert Allen Lund, 75, of Eau Claire, died on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.

Arrangements are pending.

Mar 10, 2023

Roger Dale Larson, age 67, passed away peacefully at home on March 10, 2023 after a courageous battle with chronic kidney disease.

Roger was born on October 14, 1955 in Frederic, WI to Helen Taylor.  After graduating high school from Spooner in 1973, Roger went directly into the workforce as a general laborer. ...

Mar 9, 2023

Kay Rook Norman passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Eau Claire.

She was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in East St Louis, Illinois on January 31, 1941, the beloved, only child to Merle and Virginia Rook.  She attended Belleville High School in Belleville, Illinois.  As a young girl, she was active as a “bat boy”...

Mar 7, 2023

Kurt Richard Mueller, age 59, of Circle Pines, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on March 7, 2023. Kurt was born on May 17, 1963, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to Vern and Joan Mueller. He grew up in Eau Claire and graduated from Eau Claire Memorial High School in 1981 where he was a member of the Old Abes varsity...

Mar 6, 2023

Veronica (Ronnie) Ann Prell was called home to Heaven­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ on March 6, 2023.

She was born in Rice Lake, WI on September 20, 1930 and raised by her loving Grandparents, Max and Anna Kubis.

Ronnie married Russell Prell on July 9, 1951 at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, Iowa. They were...

Mar 5, 2023

George Lewis, age 86 of Eau Claire, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 5, 2023 in Eau Claire. He was born on September 27, 1936 in Waukon, Iowa to William and Vivilore Lewis.

After high school, George joined the United States Army and was later honorably discharged. He was a self -employed...

Mar 5, 2023

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Mar 2, 2023

James W. McFadden, age 85 of Fall Creek, passed away at his home on Thursday, March 2, 2023. He was born on March 1, 1938 in Eau Claire to George and Dorothy McFadden.

At the age of 16, James he started work at Kleist Concrete and continued there for 30 years before working for PDM...

Mar 2, 2023

Darel W. Roinestad, 94, of Hayward, died Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Hayward Area Memorial Hospital. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family.

Mar 1, 2023

Susan Rae Deetz, age 70 of Eau Claire, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Bloomer. She was born in Eau Claire on September 6, 1952 to Armond and Irene (Goodremote) Glenz.

Susan enjoyed crocheting beautiful blankets, going to the casino “for ribs”, singing along with country music and...