OBITUARIES

Mar 26, 2019

Alfred E. Marquardt, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire. He was born July 30, 1946 in Wisconsin to Clinton and Florence (Stanley) Marquardt. He married Mary Jane Smetana in May of 1965. Following her death in 2000, he married Roxanne Waite in July of 2001. Al worked at Chippewa Shoe...

Mar 25, 2019

Kenneth Richard “Ken” Reaves, age 83, passed away at Luther/Mayo Hospital in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on Monday, March 25, 2019. He was born on July 8, 1935, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Charles and Sophia (Blume) Reaves, the middle child in a family of eleven. Ken was a graduate of Augustana College, and served in the U. S. Army...

Mar 21, 2019

Jerry H. Berg, age 78, formerly of Bloomer, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Pueblo West CO on March 21, 2019. He was born July 25, 1940 at home in the Town of Cook’s Valley. He graduated from Bloomer High School in 1958. He joined the US Army and was stationed in Germany. After his service, he was employed...

Mar 21, 2019

Jerry H. Berg, age 78, formerly of Bloomer, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Pueblo West CO on March 21, 2019. He was born July 25, 1940 at home in the Town of Cook’s Valley. He graduated from Bloomer High School in 1958. He joined the US Army and was stationed in Germany. After his service, he was employed...

Mar 17, 2019

Rodney L. Plummer, age 74, passed away at his home on March 17, 2019. He was born December 2, 1944 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin to Benjamin Kurrie “Deb” and Iva (Gillett) Plummer. He worked as a cook at Knapp Haven for many years. He loved gardening, cooking, finding new recipes, trying new foods and will be remembered for his hearty laugh...

Mar 16, 2019

Patrick H. Ludwigson, age 89, formerly of Bloomer, passed away at his home in Montello on Saturday, March 16, 2019. He was born on June 12, 1929 in Colfax WI. He married Joan L. Ludwigson, on February 25, 1950 in Bloomer, WI. He has now been reunited with his loving wife, Joan, who has been waiting for him for nearly...

Mar 12, 2019

Betty A. Gehl, age 88, passed away on March 12, 2019 at Atrium Post Acute Care (formerly Knapp Haven) in Chetek. She was born April 28, 1930 in Chippewa Falls, WI to Carl and Edna (Skoug) Gehring. She married Henry Gehl on April 9, 1949 and together they farmed and raised their family. She also did home health care and...

Mar 5, 2019

CCarl R. Thompson, age 93, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Heritage Lakeside in Rice Lake. He was born April 20, 1925 in Goodman, Missouri to Thomas Martin and Julia (French) Thompson. He married Agnes E. Maier on September 16, 1944 and after her death in 1981, he married Mary A. (Jecevicus) Abbott on July 29, 1985. Carl enlisted...

Mar 3, 2019

Daniel G. Zwiefelhofer, age 81, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019 at the Atrium Post Acute Care in Bloomer under the care of St. Croix Hospice. He was born January 11, 1938 in Bloomer to William and Mary (Dimmick) Zwiefelhofer. He met Marion Loschko at the Pine’s Ballroom and married her at St. Charles Catholic Church in Chippewa Falls on...

Feb 28, 2019

Elmer H. Ferstenou, age 92, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at MCHS in Bloomer. He was born September 10, 1926 in the Town of Woodmohr to Paul and Eva (Reichel) Ferstenou. He married Evelyn Hilger on June 4, 1960 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Keystone. Elmer farmed most of his life and also hauled milk for Chippewa County...

Feb 21, 2019

Jane E. Schmock, age 82, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer. She was born January 1, 1937 in Colfax to Ernest and Rose (Coddington) Stertz. She attended grade school at Brush Prairie and Trout Creek in rural Bloomer. She graduated from Bloomer High School in 1955. After working in New Auburn, Eau Claire and Rockford...

Feb 8, 2019

Clyde Gilbert Prince passed away on February 8, 2019 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was born on March 3, 1933 to Gilbert and Leona (Meinen) Prince. He was raised on a farm in Cooks Valley, where he attended the St. John Catholic Church Grade School. Clyde loved to tell how he was the smartest and best looking boy in his...

Feb 1, 2019

Jane A. Morrison, age 102, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at the Atrium in Bloomer, Wisconsin. She was born January 10, 1917 in Bloomer, WI, the daughter of Dr. John A. and Ella (Cooke) Morrison. She was a 1935 graduate of Bloomer High School, attended Miss Wood’s Kindergarten-Primary Training School in Minneapolis and graduated with a B.S. Degree from...

Jan 30, 2019

Dale M. Channing, age 67, perished in his home January 29, 2019. He was born on January 17, 1952 in Chippewa Falls to Merrill & Florence (Ziebell) Channing. Dale attended Bloomer High School and has been residing at the original Channing homestead in New Auburn, WI for most of his life as a dairy farmer. Dale loved being with his...

Jan 24, 2019

Norman J. Schindler, age 67, passed away at his home on Thursday, January 24, 2019. He was born on March 3, 1951 in Chippewa Falls to Louis and Audrey (Moss) Schindler. He married Judith Hughes on June 27, 1970 at St. Jude’s Catholic Church in New Auburn and from that moment on they were an inseparable pair. Norman worked as...

Jan 22, 2019

Donald Donaldson, age 69, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at MCHS in Eau Claire. He was born July 12, 1949 in Chippewa Falls WI to Elwood and Nina (Christopherson) Donaldson. He married Linda Bautch on December 2, 1972 at New Hope Lutheran Church in Sand Creek After graduating from High School, Don worked for Presto in Eau Claire and...

Jan 6, 2019

Loretta M. Erickson, age 85, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2019 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer. She was born January 8, 1933 in the Town of Sampson, Chippewa County, Wisconsin to Robert and Ethel (Tallman) Taylor. She married Elmer J. Erickson on October 10, 1953 at High Bank Church in Holcombe, Wisconsin. Loretta kept very busy raising her family and...

Jan 4, 2019

Obituary for Thomas D. "Nubbie" Herrick

Thomas D. “Nubbie” Herrick, age 63, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at Atrium in Bloomer. He was born April 26, 1955 in Michigan to Dale and Rhoda (Vandenboss) Herrick. He worked in the construction field but was also known as a “Jack of All Trades”. He enjoyed beekeeping, fishing, hunting pheasants, and...

Dec 30, 2018

David J. Rihn, age 67, passed away unexpectedly on December 30, 2018 in Juarez, Mexico. He was born on August 26, 1951 in Bloomer to John and Margaret (Mohr) Rihn. He married Rosabel Baguio November 16, 2001. He was previously married to and had children with Cynthia (Dunn) Moe and later to Theresa (Markee) DeRusha. David grew up farming and...

Dec 22, 2018

Obituary for Marlene E. Lueck

Marlene E. Lueck age 92, passed away at MCHS in Bloomer on Saturday, December 22, 2018. She was born on March 2, 1926 in town of Bloomer in Chippewa County to Fredrick and Anna (Oldenberg) Gravunder. Marlene and Norbert worked together on the farm and loved her children, grandchildren, great and great-great grandchildren as...