OBITUARIES
James Mason
Jul 6, 2011
Obituary for James D. Mason
James Dean Mason, age 51, passed away July 6, 2011 in Fargo, ND. He was born January 13, 1960 in Bloomer. He moved to North Dakota in 1991 and worked as a meat cutter for Prime Cut Meat the last several years. He liked the outdoors, fishing, hunting and NASCAR racing. He will be...
Steven Black
Jul 4, 2011
Obituary for Steven Black
Steven B. Black, age 56, passed away Monday, July 4, 2011 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester MN. He was born August 1, 1954 in Bloomer to Bernard & Jean (Peaslee) Black. He worked as a dairy farmer and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his mother: Jean Hughes; two sons: Bernie (Sarah)...
Robert Smutney
Jul 3, 2011
Obituary for Robert J. "Mr. Fix It" Smutney
Robert J. “Mr. Fix It” Smutney, age 84, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Bloomer. He was born September 10, 1926 in Oak Lawn, IL to Albert and Agnes (Riley) Smutney. He Married Lorraine Stark in 1948 in Chippewa Falls and Patricia Adrian in 1960...
Donald McTaggert
Jun 21, 2011
Obituary for Donald McTaggert
Donald H. McTaggert, age 96, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011 At Pioneer Nursing Home in Prairie Farm. He was born October 6, 1914 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Archivald and Edna (Buchingham) McTaggert. He served in the Army during WWII and worked as an automotive mechanic. He was a member of the Chetek American...
Kayden Olson
Jun 21, 2011
Obituary for Kayden Rae Olson
Kayden Rae Olson, infant daughter of Jennifer Toutant and Cody Olson, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. Survivors include her parents: Jennifer and Cody of Chippewa Falls; Maternal grandmother: Susan Toutant of Cornell; Paternal grandmother and step-grandfather: Jodi and Wayne Fasbender of Cornell; paternal grandfather: Timothy...
Aaron Lee
Jun 20, 2011
Obituary for Aaron F. Lee
Aaron F. Lee, age 80, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Chippewa Valley. He was born August 26, 1930 in Colfax WI to Arthur & Florence (Ellingson) Lee. He married Shirley Peterson on December 15, 1951 in Sand Creek WI. Aaron was a sergeant in the Army and a combat...
Lorraine Wildenberg
Jun 19, 2011
Obituary for Lorraine C. Wildenberg (Heidtke)
Lorraine Wildenberg, age 92, passed away at Care Partners in Bloomer on Sunday, June 19, 2011. She was born on January 23, 1919 to Fred and Ethel (Windsor) Heidtke in Eagleton WI. She married Peter Wildenberg on October 9, 1937 in Stillwater MN. Lorraine worked as a nurse’s aid and also at the...
Mildred Crogg
Jun 16, 2011
Obituary for Mildred L. Crogg (Peterson)
Mildred L. Crogg, Age 86, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2011 in Eau Claire. She was born on January 31, 1925 to James and Amanda (Callum) Peterson in Bloomer, WI. She married Herbert Dressel in 1945. After Herbert passed away she married Vernon Crogg in 1971. She spent her life raising her...
Marcus Koehler
Jun 12, 2011
Obituary for Marcus E. Koehler
Marcus E. Koehler, age 71, died Sunday June 12, 2011 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. He was born on February 17, 1940 in Menomonie, Wisconsin to Herbert & Alvina (Hagen) Koehler. He married Doris Olsen on September 2, 1967 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bloomer. He attended Beyer Settlement School and...
Clyde Ritter Jr.
Jun 9, 2011
Obituary for Clyde E. Ritter Jr.
Clyde E. Ritter Jr., age 59, passed away at his home in Bloomer on June 9th 2011. He was born January 14, 1952 in Hillsborough Fl. to Clyde and Fern (Clifford) Ritter. Clyde served proudly in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Vietnam Conflict. Most of his life he worked as a social...
Bradley Smith
Jun 7, 2011
Obituary for Bradley Smith
Bradley Smith, age 49, passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. He was born October 28, 1961 in Eau Claire to Juel & Janice (Anderson) Smith. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Superior and worked as a meat cutter. He enjoyed reading, hunting, fishing, trap shooting, taking walks and being...
Basil McCarty
Jun 5, 2011
Obituary for Basil C. McCarty
Basil “Bud” McCarty, age 85, of rural Bloomer died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at The Maple Wood in Bloomer. Bud was born in Scott County, Tennessee in the little town of Robbins. He was the fourth oldest of all six children born to Basil and Minnie (Mittler) McCarty. He and his family later lived...
Duane" Dewey" Nelson
May 29, 2011
Obituary for Duane" Dewey" D. Nelson
Duane “Dewey” D. Nelson, age 74, passed away on May 29, 2011 at his home, after a short battle with cancer . He was lovingly cared for by the Mayo Home Care and Hospice. He was born on June 24, 1936 at his home in the Town of Cook’s Valley, Chippewa County to...
Gilbert "Gib" Geissler
May 21, 2011
Obituary for Gilbert "Gib" C. Geissler
Gilbert C. Geissler, age 81, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 21, 2011. He was born on August 6, 1929 to Harold and Mary (Zwiefelhofer) Geissler in the town of Eagle Point WI. Gib, as he is known to his family and friends, attended the Notre Dame School in Chippewa Falls....
Arnold Guthrie
May 13, 2011
Obituary for Arnold J. Guthrie
Arnold J. Guthrie, age 70, passed away at his home on Friday, May 13, 2011. He was born on July 3, 1940 in Chippewa County to Raymond and Rose (Tuschel) Guthrie. He married Julie Jecevicus on December 7, 1987 in Chippewa Falls. He worked as a truck driver, first hauling milk for Redigers and...
Quentin Zinsmaster
May 12, 2011
Obituary for Quentin J. Zinsmaster
Quentin J. Zinsmaster, age 70, passed away at St. Mary’s in Rochester on Thursday, May 12, 2011. He was born on August 16, 1940 to Quentin Sr. and Alma (Nelson) Zinsmaster in La Crosse WI. He married the love of his life Alice Lund on September 2, 1978 in Chetek. Quentin was an award...
Sherman Nelson
Apr 22, 2011
Obituary for Sherman O. Nelson
Sherman O. Nelson, age 88, passed away Friday, April 22, 2011 at Luther Midelfort Chippewa Valley in Bloomer with his loving wife and family by his side. He was born September 22, 1922 in the town of Wilson in Dunn County to Otto and Kristofa (Larson) Nelson. He served proudly in the European Theater...
Charlene Johnson
Apr 12, 2011
Obituary for Charlene M. Johnson (Reetz)
Charlene M. Johnson, age 84, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Clairemont Nursing Home in Eau Claire. She was born January 9, 1927 to Charles and Gertrude (Rounds) Reetz in Bloomer. She arried Gerald Johnson and have one son Robert. Charlene attended the Minneapolis School of Business and worked as a...
Willie Mueller
Mar 22, 2011
Obituary for Willie "Bill" Mueller
Willie “Bill” David Mueller, passed away Monday March 21, 2011 at his home in West Haven Utah. He was born in Chippewa Falls to Willie and Anna (Krause) Mueller on April 9, 1956. He joined the Navy in 1973. After his time in the service he stayed in California and worked in the shipyards...
Vernon Kellen
Mar 15, 2011
Obituary for Vernon P. Kellen
Vernon P. Kellen, age 84, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. He was born on March 17, 1926 to Aloysius and Josephine (Michaelis) Kellen in Faulkton, SD. He served proudly in the United States Navy during WWII. He married Donna Nelson on April 15, 1947 in Bloomer. Vernon was a...
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