OBITUARIES

Aline A. Buchner (Waldbuesser)

Aline A. Buchner (Waldbuesser)

Jan 28, 2020

Aline A. Buchner, age 91, passed away at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer on January 28, 2020. She was born on February 26, 1928 in Chicago, IL to Eugene and Anna (Deyerler) Waldbuesser. Aline got her teaching degree after attending UWEC and Wheaton College. Aline came to Bloomer with her family on vacation where she met and fell in love with...

Erma L. Seidlitz (Card)

Erma L. Seidlitz (Card)

Jan 24, 2020

Erma L. Seidlitz, age 82, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020 at Care Partners in Eau Claire. She was born June 6, 1937 in Chippewa County to George and Erma (Noyes) Card. She married Lyle Seidlitz on June 11, 1955 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Keystone WI. They moved to Seattle WA where Erma worked at Sears. After their...

Sheldon LaMeer

Sheldon LaMeer

Jan 22, 2020

Sheldon L. LaMeer, age 68, passed away at MCHS in Eau Claire on January 22, 2020. He was born on August 13, 1951 in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Sheldon and Mildred (Myers) LaMeer. Sheldon worked as a carpenter, a water treatment specialist and worked with concrete. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, gardening, cooking, playing euchre and hunting. He is...

Martha M. Hell (Illerbrunn)

Martha M. Hell (Illerbrunn)

Jan 19, 2020

Martha M. Hell, age 90, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Just Like Home In Chetek. She was born April 21, 1929 in Mt. Carmel ND to John H. and Lavina M. (Herrgolt) Illerbrunn. She married Gerald L. Hell on October 15, 1949 in Mt. Carmel. She and her husband farmed in rural New Auburn for many years. She...

Robert R. Mielke

Robert R. Mielke

Jan 9, 2020

Robert R. Mielke, age 82, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was born December 24, 1937 in Chicago IL to Peter and Elsie (Bouzek) Mielke. He married Audrey Knipfer on June 30, 1986 in Chippewa Falls WI. He worked as a dock worker for Roadway Trucking and enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking and sharing a...

Joanne Williams

Joanne Williams

Dec 28, 2019

Joanne Frances (Dailey) Williams, age 84, passed away at MCHS in Eau Claire on December 28, 2019. She was born to Benjamin and Ella (Murphy) Dailey on April 6, 1935 in Elgin IL. They lived in Ferguson MO until her mother’s death in 1944. Joanne and her brother were then raised by her Grandma Murphy, Uncle Bill and Aunt Julia...

George Lund

George Lund

Dec 19, 2019

George R. Lund, age 80, passed away in Rochester MN on December 19, 2019. He was born on the old canning factory farm in Chetek, WI on January 1, 1939 to Henry and Ruth (Knipfer) Lund. He graduated as the Salutatorian on the New Auburn class of 1956. He worked for Western Electric and Sola Electric in Chicago before joining...

Connie R. Boeger (Schaden)

Connie R. Boeger (Schaden)

Dec 15, 2019

Constance R. Boeger, age 80, formerly of New Auburn, WI, passed away peacefully, while under hospice care, at her home in Baraboo on Sunday, December 15, 2019. She was born on May 12, 1939 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin to Horace and Johana “Jenny” (Payette) Schaden. Connie married Donald Boeger on June 25, 1960 in Two Rivers and together they raised...

Kari-Lynn Rowley (Olson)

Kari-Lynn Rowley (Olson)

Dec 14, 2019

On Saturday December 14th, Kari-Lynn Rowley, loving mother of three, passed away at the age of 55 at Marshfield Medical Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Kari was born on January 3rd, 1964, in Eau Claire Wisconsin to John and Sharon Olson. She was one of four children. She graduated high school in Lake Zurich, Illinois and continued her education...

Thomas Woodman

Thomas Woodman

Dec 14, 2019

Thomas Woodman, age 88, passed away on December 14, 2019 at MCHS in Bloomer. He was born to Louis and Laura (Soderberg) Woodman on October 10, 1931 in the township of Warden in Wisconsin. He married Anna Bury in 1953 and together they had 11 children. Anna lost her fight with cancer in 1975. On May 27, 1977 Tom married...

Lucille H. Meier

Lucille H. Meier

Nov 17, 2019

Lucille “Lucy” H. Meier , age 86, of Bloomer Wisconsin passed away at Our House in Chippewa Falls on Sunday, November 17, 2019. She was born in Grand Forks ND on August 26, 1933 to Joseph and Mary (Renner) Jorgenson. She married Thorlough Meier on September 12, 1953 and together they raised seven daughters. Lucy was a remarkable card player...

Linda Harwood

Linda Harwood

Nov 15, 2019

Linda D. Harwood, age 68, passed away at home with her family by her side on Friday, November 15, 2019. She was born May 31, 1951 in Eau Claire. She grew up in Bloomer WI with her parents Roland and Vivian Clements. Linda was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Bloomer. There she married Harry R. Harwood...

Shirley Margaret Albrecht (Stiehm)

Shirley Margaret Albrecht (Stiehm)

Nov 11, 2019

Shirley M. Albrecht, age 95, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer WI. She was born January 24, 1924 in Ladysmith WI, the daughter of Herman and Rena (Beck) Stiehm of Catawba WI. She attended school in Catawba through her sophomore year and graduated from Phillips High School, graduating in 1940. Shirley attended Price County Normal...

Bertrand "Bert" Jones

Bertrand "Bert" Jones

Nov 5, 2019

Bertrand “Bert” Jones, age 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Bloomer on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He was born on December 7, 1934 in Pennsylvania to William and Martha (Metz) Jones. He married Ione Boese on March 23, 1958 in St. Charles, Missouri. Bert proudly served in the US Air Force for 20 years as a Radar Technician...

Thomas Boehm

Thomas Boehm

Oct 23, 2019

Thomas R. Boehm, age 69, passed away at Dove Health Care in Bloomer on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. He was born on July 1, 1950 in Rudolph, Wisconsin to Wallace and Florence (Schwersinske) Boehm. Tom worked in the trucking industry for much of his life. He married DeAnne Horstmeyer in 1982. He loved being on the road, drag racing and...

Debra Lou Butterfield (Hurtis)

Debra Lou Butterfield (Hurtis)

Oct 18, 2019

Debra Lou Butterfield, age 63, passed away at her home on Friday, October 18, 2019. She was born June 1, 1956 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to Arthur and Jeanette (Andrews) Hurtis. She married Roger Butterfield in Barron, Wisconsin and worked for Cray Research and Butterfield Grain Services for many years. She loved to garden and spend time with her family...

Carol C. Gustum (Hendrikson)

Carol C. Gustum (Hendrikson)

Oct 8, 2019

Carol C. Gustum, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 22, 1929 in Colfax to Melvin and Helga (Johnson) Hendrikson. She married Morris O. Gustum on September 22, 1951 at North Running Valley Lutheran Church. Carol loved being outside, tending to her garden and nurturing her climbing roses....

Steve Winfield

Steve Winfield

Oct 7, 2019

On a beautiful fall day with the loves of his life by his side, Steve Winfield, age 64, passed away at peacefully at MCHS in Bloomer on Monday, October 07, 2019. He was born on September 7, 1955 to Orville and Ruth (Gussarson) Winfield in Kenosha Wisconsin. He married Sharon Henneman on September 10, 1983 at St. John’s Lutheran Church...

Dan Turner

Dan Turner

Sep 30, 2019

Dan Turner, age 67, died at his home on September 30, 2019. He was born to Wilbert and Fern (Schmidt) Turner on March 6, 1952 in Chippewa Falls. He married Linda Polmanter on August 17, 1996 in Janesville, WI. He worked as a welder for 43 years before retiring from the Veritas Company. He had a deep faith and loved...

Kenneth John Pichler

Kenneth John Pichler

Sep 24, 2019

Kenneth John Pichler, age 73, passed away on Tuesday September 24, 2019 at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse. He was born on May 3, 1946 to Adolph and Rose (Bauer) Pichler in Mondovi, Wisconsin. Kenneth was a gifted carpenter and enjoyed working with his hands. He had a strong faith in the lord and would spend his free time...