OBITUARIES

Alvina E. Drumm (Wiegert)

Alvina E. Drumm (Wiegert)

Feb 26, 2018

Obituary for Alvina E. Drumm (Wiegert)

Alvina E. Drumm, formerly of Chippewa Falls, age 88, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer. She was born July 25, 1929 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin She was married to Donald Drumm and worked as an administrative assistant for Clark Electric in Greenwood. Alvina enjoyed reading, gardening and...

Wallace E. Rihn

Wallace E. Rihn

Feb 26, 2018

Obituary for Wallace E. Rihn

Wallace E. Rihn, age 87, passed away at his home in Bloomer on Monday, February 26, 2018. He was born on April 18, 1930 in Chippewa County to Fred and Margaret (Wirth) Rihn. He married Joyce Peterson on June 14, 1958 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bloomer. He worked as a dairy farmer...and...

Judy K. Score

Judy K. Score

Feb 17, 2018

Obituary for Judy K. Score

Judith “Judy” K. Score , age 69, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Dove Healthcare in Eau Claire. She was born on September 24, 1948 to Earl and Bernadine (Meinen) Score. Judy worked on the farm for much of her life and raised her eight children. Judy loved to garden and family gatherings....

Emily W. Foster

Emily W. Foster

Feb 17, 2018

Obituary for Emily W. Foster

Emily Wilma Foster, age 101, passed away at the Atrium in Bloomer, WI on Saturday, February 17, 2018. She was born on November 21, 1916 on a farm near Cass Lake,MN to German immigrants, William and Bertha (Pitchka) Umoske. She was the youngest of seven children. She grew up with a strong work ethic...

Delma L. Mikula

Delma L. Mikula

Feb 16, 2018

Obituary for Delma L. Mikula

Delma LaVerne Mikula, age 90, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, February 16, 2018 at Care Partners in Bloomer. She was born in Janesville WI, on July 28, 1927 and graduated from Shell Lake High School. She worked as a nurse’s aide in Minneapolis MN and a teller at...

Wilfred J "Willie" Morning

Wilfred J "Willie" Morning

Feb 13, 2018

Obituary for Wilfred J "Willie" Morning

Wilfred “Willie” J. Morning, age 88, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Tuesday February 13, 2018. He was born on December 25, 1929 to Charles and Minnie (Barfknecht Coleman) Morning in Ladysmith Wisconsin. He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean War....

Elmer F Ferg

Elmer F Ferg

Feb 10, 2018

Obituary for Elmer F Ferg

Elmer Fred Ferg, age 94, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Dove Healthcare, Bloomer, WI. He was born September 26, 1923 in Bloomer Township to Emma (Lueck) and William Ferg. He grew up on the Ferg homestead and attended Mile Corner Country School, where he graduated from eighth grade. He was a confirmed...

Joanne F. Black

Joanne F. Black

Feb 9, 2018

Obituary for Joanne F. Black

Joanne F. Black, age 80, passed away at MCHS in Eau Claire on February 9, 2018. She was born to Clarence and Mildred (Schroetter) Polanski on July 25, 1937. She married Richard Black on April 18, 1959. She worked as a nurse’s aid for many years at the Maplewood in Bloomer and was a...

Carol J. Anderson

Carol J. Anderson

Feb 8, 2018

Obituary for Carol J. Anderson

Carol J. Anderson, age 78, passed away with her family by her side at MCHS in Bloomer on February 8, 2018; after battling numerous health ailments, including crippling rheumatoid arthritis, for the past 12 years. She was born on April 22, 1939 to Alvin and Laura (Lorenz) Colling in Appleton WI. She graduated from...

Joseph M. Rada

Joseph M. Rada

Jan 31, 2018

Obituary for Joseph M. Rada

Joseph M. Rada, age 49, died unexpectedly on January 31, 2018 at his home in Bloomer. He was born on January 7, 1969 in Chippewa Falls to Joseph and Diane (Ruf) Rada. He married Kristina Satter on July 12, 1997 in Bloomer. Joseph worked as a machinist and was a true outdoorsman. He was...

Deborah Ann Shilts (Bisset)

Deborah Ann Shilts (Bisset)

Jan 27, 2018

Obituary for Deborah Ann Shilts (Bisset)

Deborah Ann Shilts, age 60, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health in Bloomer. She was born August 31, 1957 in Chicago to Robert and Rosemary (Qualizza) Bisset. She married Steven Shilts, Sr. in 1977 in Bloomer. She enjoyed going shopping and spending time with her granddaughter, Naomi and with...

Michael Alexander Huhn

Michael Alexander Huhn

Jan 16, 2018

Obituary for Michael Alexander Huhn

Michael. Alexander Huhn, age 101, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at MCHS in Bloomer. He was born on November 10, 1916 in Sheldon, Wisconsin to Joseph and Eva (Hugel) Huhn. He married Violet Wallace on December 25, 1942 at the Wallace Farm house in Holcombe, WI. In his younger years, Michael worked as...

Ruby Otelia Christianson (Johnson)

Ruby Otelia Christianson (Johnson)

Jan 15, 2018

Obituary for Ruby Otelia Christianson (Johnson)

Ruby O. Christianson, age 89, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018 in Bloomer, Wisconsin. She was born March 15, 1928 in Auburn Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin to Robert and Olga (Hanson) Johnson. She married Arnold Christianson on June 8, 1946 in Bloomer. Ruby worked as a nurse’s aide at the Bloomer Hospital for...

Violet M. Muhlenbeck

Violet M. Muhlenbeck

Jan 14, 2018

Obituary for Violet M. Muhlenbeck

Violet Mary “Vi” (Kuhn) Muhlenbeck, age 90, passed away peacefully, Sunday, January 14, 2018 at the Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Colfax, WI. She was born on October 11, 1927 in North Cape, WI: daughter of Charles and Frances (nee: Henger) Kuhn. Violet was a long-time resident of Union Grove, WI, until 2015 when...

Jeanette B. Calkins (Vaver)

Jeanette B. Calkins (Vaver)

Jan 13, 2018

Obituary for Jeanette B. Calkins (Vaver)

Jeanette B. Calkins, age 88, died on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the Atrium in Bloomer. She was born on August 8, 1929 on the Vaver Family Farm in the town of Bloomer to Franklin and Mildred (Lueck) Vaver. She married LeRoy Calkins on August 2, 1952 in Stillwater MN. Along with taking...

Constance J. "Connie" Rihn

Constance J. "Connie" Rihn

Jan 7, 2018

Obituary for Constance J. "Connie" Rihn

Connie J. Rihn (Culver, Metcalf), age 64, died January 7, 2018 in the tender care of nurses at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI. Connie was born on November 17th, 1953 in Chippewa Falls to Clayton and Florence “Toton” Culver (Benson). On the farm she had many adventures with her cats, dogs,...

Paul  E. Ziegler

Paul  E. Ziegler

Jan 5, 2018

Obituary for Paul E. Ziegler

Paul Ziegler died peacefully on January 5, 2018 in Tomah, WI at the age of 82. Paul is survived by his children, Wendy (Patrick) Brunson, Mark Ziegler, Lynn Ziegler, Ruth (Harry) Oakes; 9 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and siblings, Richard Corning, Marianna Alfonso, Meg Dupee, Trish Wineke, Doris Zieth and Mary Hoey. He is...

Laurine T. Kressin

Laurine T. Kressin

Jan 5, 2018

Obituary for Laurine T. Kressin

Laurine T. Kressin age 90, passed away at Barron Care and Rehab on Friday, January 5, 2018. She was born on July 13, 1927 in Rice, Minnesota to Benjamin and Anna (Frosch) Deets She was married to Leo O’Gorman and Richard Kressin. Laurine worked as a RN at the Bloomer Hospital for many years...

Roger R. Rubenzer

Roger R. Rubenzer

Dec 31, 2017

Obituary for Roger R. Rubenzer

Roger R. Rubenzer, age 77, passed away at his home on Sunday, December 31 2017. He was born February 4, 1940 in Bloomer to Richard and Mary (Schwartz) Rubenzer. He married Lois Conrad February 15, 1958 in Bloomer. He worked as a concrete layer, carpenter, maintenance supervisor and in construction. Roger enjoyed a good...

Wallace O. Cutting

Wallace O. Cutting

Dec 30, 2017

Obituary for Wallace O. Cutting

Wallace O. Cutting, age 84, passed away at his home on December 30, 2017. He was born in the Town of Grant on March 13, 1933 to Hiram and Tilla (Tweed) Cutting. He was proud to farm on the family farm which was homesteaded in 1863. He had a passion for antique threshing machines...