OBITUARIES
Phyllis A. Vetterkind (Dunn)
Mar 4, 2017
Obituary for Phyllis A. Vetterkind (Dunn)
Phyllis Vetterkind, age, 81, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at her home. She was born on April 30, 1935 to Andy and Lorene (Kiddoo) Dunn. She attended Ling School through the 8th grade, graduated from New Auburn High School in 1953 and attended vocational school in Eau Claire. She married Clifford...
Laurel M. "Laurie" Lotts (Doyle)
Feb 27, 2017
Obituary for Laurel M. "Laurie" Lotts (Doyle)
Laurel M. “Laurie” Lotts, age 68, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. She was born December 16, 1948 in Bloomer to Frank and Margaret (Scovell) Doyle. She was a 1967 graduate of Bloomer High School and worked as a secretary. She also owned and operated...
Cora P. Quimby
Feb 25, 2017
Obituary for Cora P. Quimby
Cora Quimby, age 96, passed away at Atrium Health Care in Bloomer on Saturday, February 23, 2017. She was born on July 23, 1920, in Catawba Island in Ohio to Arthur and Estra (Rofkar) Knudson. Cora worked as a fine jewelry sales clerk in Toledo, Ohio, and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran...
Dakota Allen Steinmetz
Feb 24, 2017
Obituary for Dakota Allen Steinmetz
Dakota A. Steinmetz, age 21, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 in Calumet County, Wisconsin, due to injuries sustained from a car accident. He was born August 19, 1995 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to Paul Steinmetz and Michelle Nichols. He graduated from Wisconsin School for the deaf and worked for Ariens Manufacturing in Brillion,...
Thomas L. "Tom" Larson
Feb 18, 2017
Obituary for Thomas L. "Tom" Larson
Former Wisconsin State Representative, Tom Larson, age 69, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer, after a long battle with cancer. He was born February 11, 1948 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to Wallace H. and Phyllis (DeLong) Larson. He was a 1966 graduate of Colfax High School and...
Samuel R. Farlow
Feb 18, 2017
Obituary for Samuel R. Farlow
Samuel R. Farlow, age 79, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 in Rochester Minnesota. He was born on September 5, 1937 in Bottineau ND, to Samuel and Roberta (Thompson) Farlow. Sam worked as a mechanical design engineer, but he truly loved teaching mechanical design at Rice Lake Technical College. He married Jennifer (Davis) Nelson...
Leona M. Lueck (McFarlane)
Feb 11, 2017
Obituary for Leona M. Lueck (McFarlane)
Leona M. (McFarlane) Lueck At age 85, Leona passed away February 11, 2017 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edwin; her parents, Edward and Alma (Paulson) McFarlane; brothers, Wilbur, Albert and Lloyd; sisters, Hazel Ehrenberg and Edna Stumpf; daughter, Peggy Ann; son-in-law, Randy Findlay;...
Wallace A. Buchner
Feb 10, 2017
Obituary for Wallace A. Buchner
Wallace A. Buchner, age 94, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer. He was born September 12, 1922 in Colfax to Carl and Florence (Lueck) Buchner. He married Marie Balow on April 3, 1948 at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. Wallace worked as a dairy farmer all of his...
Sarah J. Black (Schneider)
Feb 7, 2017
Obituary for Sarah J. Black (Schneider)
Sarah, J. Black, age 36, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at her home. She was born July 18, 1980 in Missoula MT to James and Sarah (Christopher) Schneider. She married Bernard Black on May 24, 2003 in Bloomer. Sarah worked as a bartender and enjoyed playing pool, fishing, hunting and spending time...
Vernetta Schwartz
Feb 1, 2017
Obituary for Vernetta Schwartz
Vernetta A. Schwartz, age 74, passed away at Mayo Care Health System in Eau Claire on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born May 21, 1942 in Tilden to Arnold and Florence (Swoboda) Harings. She married John Schwartz on December 2, 1961 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Tilden....
Russell L. Hoel
Jan 31, 2017
Obituary for Russell L. Hoel
Russell L. Hoel, age 87, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at his home in Cameron. He was born on December 18, 1929 to Louis “Herb” and Ruby (Ermatinger) Hoel in Cornell WI. He married Bernice E. Black on April 26, 1951 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bloomer. He proudly served as a...
Denise LaMeer
Jan 26, 2017
Obituary for Denise LaMeer
Denise LaMeer, age 64, passed away on January 26, 2017 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire with her family by her side. She was born to Jerry and Wilma (Webb) Hemphill on July 14, 1952 in Hopkins, Kentucky. She married Dale LaMeer on July 17, 1982 in Kenosha County. She enjoyed teaching water aerobics...
Christine Steinmetz (Bowe)
Jan 24, 2017
Obituary for Christine Steinmetz (Bowe)
Christine Steinmetz, age 98, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Atrium Health Care in Bloomer, with her family at her side. She was born to William and Katherine (Touissant) Bowe on the family farm in Tilden on November 21, 1918 in the middle of a huge snowstorm. She had many stories of working...
Margaret Kranzfelder
Jan 18, 2017
Life Story for Margaret Kranzfelder
We are saddened to announce the passing of a dear, sweet soul as we say goodbye to Margaret "Meg" Kranzfelder. She was born April 21,1940 in Bloomer,WI to Leonard and Alice O'Brien Kranzfelder.She died January 18, 2017 in Chicago at the age of 76. Her close knit family included four older sisters: Norine, Mary,...
Fred F. Smith
Jan 17, 2017
Obituary for Fred F. Smith
Fred F. Smith , age 93, passed away at his home in Bloomer on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. He was born to Joseph and Alice (Urn) Smith on December 5, 1923 in Antigo WI. He married Rosalie Bohlman on June 14, 1943 in Eland WI. Fred worked as a Barber and a farmer for...
Eva M. Deminsky-Rudnicki
Jan 6, 2017
Obituary for Eva M. Deminsky-Rudnicki
Eva Deminsky-Rudnicki, age 96, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls on Friday, January 06, 2017. She was born on April 15, 1920 to Samuel L. and Minnie E. (Oelschlager) Case. She was married to Adrian “Fritz” L. Deminsky on May 31, 1941 in Waukon, Iowa. Fritz died in 1958 and she...
Anna P. Madison (Bendiksen)
Jan 1, 2017
Obituary for Anna P. Madison (Bendiksen)
Anna P. Madison, age 90, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer. She was born January 13, 1926 to Alfred and Christine (Pinnerud) Bendiksen. She married Gerald E. Madison on June 24, 1944 in Dovre Lutheran Church. Anna was a dedicated wife and mother, working hard to create a...
Leslie L. "Les" Nelson
Dec 28, 2016
Obituary for Leslie L. "Les" Nelson
Leslie L “Les” Nelson, age 75, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Dallas Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in the town of Big Bend on November 1, 1941 to Austin and Mary (Silvernail) Nelson. He married his first love, Kathryn Rudoll on September 30, 1961 in Chetek WI. Les worked...
Gregory P Hughes
Dec 25, 2016
Obituary for Gregory P Hughes
Gregory P. Hughes, age 83, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Comforts of Home in Chippewa Falls. He was born December 31, 1932 in Hudson WI to Michael and Clara (Bieneman) Hughes. He married Arleen Morse on October 24, 1962 in Wabasha MN. He worked as a Dairy/Beef Farmer and also in construction....
James R. Kouba
Dec 25, 2016
Obituary for James R. Kouba
James R. Kouba, age 80, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Colfax Health and Rehabilitation. Jim was born December 31, 1935 at home in the Town of Cooks Valley to James W. and Helen (McVinnie) Kouba, the oldest of five children. He grew up on the family farm where he was taught to...
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