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John and Jennifer Custer
Mar 15, 2020
John Custer, age 74, and his daughter, Jennifer Custer, age 46, both passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Lake Holcombe. John was born to Harold and Genevieve (Selzener) Custer on August 1, 1945. He married Brenda Zwiefelhofer on May 12, 1973 in Bloomer. John loved his family deeply and especially loved spending time with his grandkids. He was...
James Curtis Peterson
Mar 7, 2020
James C. Peterson, age 74, formally of Sand Creek, passed away at the Spring Valley Health and Rehab in Spring Valley on Saturday, March 7, 2020. He was born on November 13, 1945 in Eau Claire to Phillip and Dagny (Isakson) Peterson. James lived a simple life and loved to listen to music and snack on his favorite treat, the...
Neoma D. Sykora (Petschow)
Mar 2, 2020
Neoma D. Sykora, age 84, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 at the Country Terrace in Bloomer. She was born January 4, 1936 in Chippewa County to Edward and Eunice (Holst) Petschow. She married Lloyd Siverling in 1951 and Jacob Sykora in 1985. She worked as a bookkeeper for Nielsen Ford and was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church...
Mandy Boos
Feb 29, 2020
Mandy L. Boos, age 49, passed away February 29, 2020 at her home in Bloomer. She was born July 15, 1971 in Bloomer to Daniel and Diana (Fullerton) Boos. She worked as a CNA and was always helping people. She loved to have a good time with her many friends and spent countless hours watching her sons play sports and...
Elizabeth "Babe" Morning
Feb 29, 2020
Elizabeth “Babe” Morning, age 89, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at The Meadowbrook in Bloomer. She was born on August 2, 1930, in the Town of Wheaton to Vincent and Freda (Buetzer) Custer. She married John W. Morning on September 4, 1948 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. Babe worked on the family farm as well as...
Joann M. Monson (Plomedahl)
Feb 28, 2020
Joann M. Monson, age 85, passed away at Dove Health Care in Bloomer on Friday, February 28, 2020. She was born on July 25, 1934 in Eau Claire to Joseph and Alma Plomedahl. She married Merle Monson on October 24, 1953 at Lake Street United Methodist Church in Eau Claire. She worked for the Eau Claire Department of Human Services...
Jason G. Ronnestrand
Feb 21, 2020
Jason G. Ronnestrand, age 44, died at his home on Friday, February 21, 2020. He was born on September 9, 1975 in Bloomer to John and Marcia (Ellis) Ronnestrand. Jason was the owner operator of 5 Generation Painting and also worked as a carpenter and truck driver. Jason loved to hunt especially when he could do it with his oldest...
Robert "Bob" Ptaschinski
Feb 20, 2020
Robert “Bob” F. Ptaschinski, age 76, passed away at Sacred Heart in Eau Claire on Thursday, February 20, 2020. He was born on Sept 8, 1943 in Milwaukee, WI, then adopted around age one by Norbert and Rea Etta (Brower) Ptaschinski. At a young age both he and Mary moved in with Don and Marion Kordus. He grew up and...
Terence "Terry" Bitney
Feb 14, 2020
Terence “Terry” Bitney, 80, passed away February 14, 2020 at HPH Hospice Care Center in Brooksville, FL. Born on October 2, 1939 to Orville and Ida Bitney; he was raised and lived in Bloomer until he joined the Navy after graduating from Bloomer High School in 1957. He married Kathleen “Kay” Keith in Texas on Aug. 26, 1958. Together they...
Mary Lou Schmidt
Feb 10, 2020
Mary Lou Schmidt, age 67, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 10, 2020. She was born on September 7, 1952 in Wisconsin to Buford and Alvera (Dachel) Schmidt. Mary worked at several nursing homes in the area and as a bartender at several local watering holes over the years. Mary enjoyed chatting and playing cards with her friends and neighbors....
Gerald W. "Jerry" Sarau
Feb 6, 2020
Gerald “Jerry” Sarau, age 92, passed away on February 6, 2020 at the Meadowbrook in Bloomer. He was born on April 13, 1927 in St. Paul Minnesota to John and Grace Sarau. He married Katherine “Katy” Yung on August 16, 1946. He proudly served his country in the US Navy. Jerry and his family moved around quite a bit and...
Darlene P. Stolt (LaGesse)
Feb 6, 2020
Darlene P. Stolt, age 85 passed away Thursday, February 06, 2020 at the Meadowbrook in Bloomer. She was born on October 7, 1934 to Edward and Elsie (Whitsell) LaGesse. She married DeWayne Stolt on August 28, 1954 in Bloomer. Darlene worked in the kitchen and in housekeeping at the Bloomer Hospital for many years. She was an avid sports fan...
Constance Marie "Connie" Stertz (Waugh)
Jan 31, 2020
Constance Marie “Connie” Stertz, age 85, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer. She was born December 6, 1934 in New Auburn to John and Edna (Anderson) Waugh. She married Steven A. Stertz on June 18, 1955 at Bethel Lutheran Church in New Auburn. She worked as a second grade teacher and then farmed with her...
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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...
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