Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Joanne Wittek

Joanne Wittek

Aug 3, 2024

In Loving Memory of Joanne Marie Wittek Joanne Marie (Staniec) Wittek, 75, of Thorp, WI, passed away on August 3rd, 2024, in Thorp surround by family after her four-year battle with Melanoma. Born on February 18th, 1949, Joanne was the daughter of Frank and Sophia (Soprych) Staniec. She grew up on her family farm near Owen-Withee, WI, attending grade school...

Robert Dutter

Robert Dutter

Aug 3, 2024

On the morning of August 3, 2024, at the age of 91, Robert (Bob) Dutter peacefully passed away to be with those in Heaven that he has been missing so dearly. Bob was born at home in the township of Pleasant Valley on January 29, 1933 to Nathan (Ted) and Lucille (Pederson) Dutter. Born into a farming family, Bob loved...

Paul Larson

Paul Larson

Aug 3, 2024

Paul G. Larson of Minong, Wisconsin died at home on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at the age of 81. He was born August 2, 1943, in Rice Lake Wisconsin to Sam and Hilma Larson. Paul attended Rice Lake High School and went on to join the U.S. Navy where he served as a corpsman. Following his time in the Navy,...

Craig Erickson

Craig Erickson

Aug 2, 2024

Craig A. Erickson, age 60 passed away on Friday, August 2, 2024 in Eau Claire. Arrangements are pending. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family.

Cheryl Dixon

Cheryl Dixon

Aug 1, 2024

Cheryl Alfreda Dixon (Solum), 54, of Turtle Lake, WI, passed away on August 1 st , 2024 at the Willow Ridge Nursing home with the comfort of her daughter, Nicole, after months of battling liver and kidney failure. Cheryl was born on January 8 th , 1970 to Orville and Norma Solum in Baldwin, WI. She was Baptized at Gethsemane...

Harold Wininger

Harold Wininger

Aug 1, 2024

Harold Eugene (Gene) Wininger, age 76, passed away on August 1, 2024, at his home in Eau Claire, WI.  Gene was born on June 29, 1948, in Greeley, CO to Harold and LaVonne Wininger.  He spent his childhood years in various locations in Northern Colorado and Cheyenne, WY.  After graduation from Cheyenne East High School in 1966, he worked for...

Lawrence Rumphol

Lawrence Rumphol

Aug 1, 2024

Lawrence “Larry” F. Rumphol, of Chippewa Falls, died Thursday, August 1, 2024, at his home. He was born in Eau Claire, WI, on January 14, 1944, the son of Lester and Lucille (Myers) Rumphol. Larry graduated from Eau Claire Memorial High School. He worked for the Eau Claire paper mill until retirement. Larry loved bow hunting and nature. Larry’s favorite...

Paul Jacobson

Paul Jacobson

Jul 30, 2024

Paul V. Jacobson (October 23, 1940-July 30, 2024) Paul Vilas Jacobson, 83, of Coon Valley, La Farge, and most recently Eau Claire, Wisconsin, passed away at Dove Healthcare West on July 30, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Beverly (Ruud), and his children, Kurt (son), Karen (De Mars, daughter-in-law), and Kristin (daughter). Paul and Bev recently moved from La...

William Bergstrom

William Bergstrom

Jul 30, 2024

William E. Bergstrom, age 70 of Barron, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Eau Claire. Arrangements are pending. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family.

James Gutting

James Gutting

Jul 30, 2024

James (Jim) Harold Gutting, age 90, passed away July 30, 2024 at home with family by his side. Jim spent many years with health problems but took each day as a new day, never complaining. Jim was born to Elizabeth and Harold Gutting on June 19, 1934. Jim’s father passed away when Jim was only three years old. Jim did...

John Lancour

John Lancour

Jul 29, 2024

John Edmund Lancour passed away July 29th, at his home after a short battle with cancer that he faced with an upbeat attitude every day and with his steadfast faith in the Lord. John was born to Edmund and Betty Jane (Fahrenkrug) Lancour on December 29,1958 in Kenosha, WI. John graduated from Regis High School in 1977 and thus began...

Thomas Conner

Thomas Conner

Jul 29, 2024

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Stephen Hawkes

Stephen Hawkes

Jul 25, 2024

Stephen James Hawkes, ("Hawkeye") age 80 of Eau Claire WI passed away on July 25, 2024 at home. Steve was born on Sept. 4, 1943 to James (Mac) and Helen Hawkes in Berwyn IL. He spent most of his early years in Dubuque, Iowa and Oak Park, Illinois and met his wife, Judy, in 1965 while both were working at...

Sarah Czerniak

Sarah Czerniak

Jul 24, 2024

Sarah Jane Czerniak Nee Kraus, born April 20, 1938 in Medford to Eduard & Viola (Stendel) Kraus. She attended Little Black Grade School and graduated from Medford High School in 1956. She went to work for Elmer Hedlund Insurance until the birth of her first child. She was a house wife and mother most or her life. On November 1,...

Lorne Slagle

Lorne Slagle

Jul 21, 2024

Lorne Albert Slagle (90) Of Pepin, WI died Sunday, July 21, 2024. He was born July 23 rd , 1933, in Maxville, WI: son of Gerald and Beatrice Slagle. He attended grade school in Maxville, WI and high school at The Wisconsin Academy in Columbus, WI until he was called home to help run the family farm. On May 14...

Bridget Overturf

Bridget Overturf

Jul 20, 2024

Bridget Leigh Overturf, age 61 of Baldwin, WI passed away in Hammond, WI with her family by her side on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Arrangements are pending. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family.

Pamela Ekblad

Pamela Ekblad

Jul 20, 2024

Pamela Louise Ekblad, 74 (September 27, 1949-July 20, 2024) Loving wife of Dayton F. Ekblad and beloved mother to two children, passed away leaving a void her family cannot fill. As the only child born to Betty Johnson in Fresno California in 1949. In her youth, she was a professional dancer and had the honor of performing with the hardest...

Linda Pence

Linda Pence

Jul 19, 2024

Linda L. Pence, age 79, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024 at Dove Healthcare West in Eau Claire. Arrangements are pending. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family.

Randy Peiffer

Randy Peiffer

Jul 18, 2024

Randy Peiffer, 67, of Eau Claire, WI, passed away after a short illness with colon cancer. Randy was born in Washington D.C and spent his childhood in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from Bensalem High School and then joined the US Army serving in the Military Police where he met his wife, Sue. He then graduated from UW Oshkosh (BS) where...

Judea Klaas

Judea Klaas

Jul 17, 2024

JuDea Anna Marie Birkel Klaas was peacefully welcomed into heaven on July 17, 2024. From the day she was born on March 1, 1929 to Kathryn and Ernest Birkel, until the day she took her last breath, she lived a life full of faith, family, and friends. Judy grew up on a farm in the Lost Creek...