Local Obituaries

Karen Patton
Jul 4, 2022
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Roger Omernik
Jul 3, 2022
It is with sad hearts we announce the passing of Roger Leon Omernik on July 3rd, 2022. Born March 24, 1946 to Victor and Lucille Omernik. He went to school in the Rosholt school district. He enlisted and was honorably discharged from the Army National Guards in 1967. He worked and retired at Copps Company. A Father of two daughters...
Lee Marsh
Jun 29, 2022
Lee R. Marsh is finally free of the cancer and pain that he battled with grace and courage. He died peacefully on Wednesday June 30, 2022, at home with his wife, children and their partners by his side. Lee was born at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire, WI on April 17, 1960 to Mac and Gert Marsh. He was baptized...
Peter Thompson
Jun 29, 2022
Peter “Pete” Thompson, age 62, died on June 29, 2022 in Marshfield, WI after a prolonged hospital stay. He was born September 8, 1959 in Barron, WI. He attended high school in Barron and after worked as an electrician for several years. Peter also lived in the Dallas area for many years. He had a number of close friends and...
Virginia Tronstad
Jun 29, 2022
Virginia Tronstad, 84 of Rice Lake, WI passed away on June 28, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. Virginia was born July 29, 1937 in Rice Lake, WI, the daughter of Adolph and Violette (Houlder) Buergi. She married Ludvig H. Tronstad of Long Lake, WI on November 10, 1956 in Rice Lake, WI. Virginia graduated from Rice Lake High...

Phyllis Gast
Jun 27, 2022
Phyllis E. Gast, 97, of Barronett, died Monday, June 27, 2022 at Indianhead Medical Center in Shell Lake. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family.
David Johnson
Jun 26, 2022
David Ernest Johnson, 71, after a brief battle with cancer, died on Sunday, June 26th, 2022, at 11:54am, with his family by his side. He was born on December 26th, 1950, in Eau Claire, WI to Ernest D. and Norma (Rognlien) Johnson and raised in Strum, WI. After graduating from Eau Claire Memorial High School in 1969, David began working...
Mary Seaton
Jun 26, 2022
Our dear mother, Mary Seaton, 71, from Eau Claire, WI, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, June 26, 2022. Mary enjoyed loving on her grandchildren, gardening, quilting at Trinity Lutheran Church, spending time with her friends, shopping for holiday decorations, and that second cup of coffee. She was soft hearted, caring, giving, and compassionate. Survivors include her three children...
Robert Palmquist Sr.
Jun 25, 2022
Robert “Bob” W. Palmquist Sr., age 85, of Eau Claire, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2022 peacefully at home surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Barron, WI to Oscar & Minnie Palmquist. He was raised in Barron and when his father died, his mother remarried Rienholt Fahlgren. Reinholt “Slim” raised him when his mother became...
Joel Fosburgh
Jun 25, 2022
Joel Fosburgh “Foz” took his final ride into eternity on June 25, 2022 at Rochester Mayo. He succumbed to organ failure after his 4th open heart surgery. He had been dealing with heart issues and a cascade of health problems for the past 25 years, but he was always optimistic that things would get better. Joel was born on July...
William Wagner
Jun 23, 2022
William “Bill” R. Wagner of Altoona passed away Thursday, June 23rd at home with St. Croix hospice. He was born May 12th 1954 in Fairbanks, Alaska to Robert and Eleanor (Westberg) Wagner. They later moved to Altoona, and he graduated from Altoona High School with the class of 1972. He married Sandra Flyte of Eau Claire, on April 27th 1974...
Betty Mcinnis
Jun 23, 2022
Betty Lue McInnis, age 81, of Eau Claire, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Grace Lutheran Communities- River Pines in Altoona. She was born to Otis and Grace (Lang) on July 24, 1940 in Eau Claire. On February 11, 1961, she married the love of her life John McInnis and together they raised 3 children. Betty delighted in...
Arlene Mccarty
Jun 21, 2022
Arlene (Arries) McCarty, age 92, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin passed away in her own home on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 while under Hospice Care. She was born in Augusta, Wisconsin on September 17, 1929 to parents Alva Arries and Florence Rahle. Arlene was a woman of many talents, from taking care of her home and own family, to caring for...
Issa Kidess
Jun 21, 2022
Issa Anton Kidess, age 87 of Altoona passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born in Jaffa, Palestine on February 14, 1935 to Anton and Evelyn Kidess where he climbed trees in his grandfather’s orange groves and played soccer on the Mediterranean beaches until the Nakba of 1948. He and...

Sharon Price
Jun 21, 2022
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Lois Gronberg
Jun 20, 2022
Lois E. Gronberg, 92, of Birchwood, died Monday, June 20, 2022 at home. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family.
Dorris Clark
Jun 19, 2022
Surrounded by her family Dorris Mae Clark 96, passed away June 19, 2022, in Eau Claire Wisconsin. She had lived with her daughter there for over 2 years. Dorris was born on February 18, 1926, in Coal City Illinois. She was the eldest daughter of Anton and Mary (Zajicek) Vilt. She was the eldest of four brothers and three sisters,...
Rita Mccarty
Jun 18, 2022
Rita (Brever) McCarty, age 70, of Lake Hallie, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 while under Hospice Care. She was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on April 6, 1952 to John and Katherine (Menheer) Brever. Rita graduated from the University of Eau Claire where she met and married her husband Kim. They were married in the Ecumenical Center of...
Monroe Yule
Jun 14, 2022
Monroe J. Yule, age 87 of Altoona passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born on July 21, 1934, in Eau Claire to James and Mable Yule. Growing up Monroe enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing baseball. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1952 and enlisted...
Earl Finden
Jun 14, 2022
Finden, Earl Douglas Aug. 4, 1938 – Jun 14, 2022 Age 83, formerly of Minneapolis, MN, Pepin, WI and finally Plum City WI. He was predeceased by his parents, Laurence and Leona Finden. Earl is survived by his brother Roy Finden, Golden Valley, niece Jenny Finden Watson of Minneapolis, Shirley Porrazzo, Plum City, WI, his wife, best friend and eternal...
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