Obituaries

Carola Dingee

Jan 3, 2023

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Ralph Lenhart

Dec 31, 2022

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In the early quiet hours of Saturday morning, December 31, 2022, Ralph Lee Lenhart, age 92 died peacefully at the Rutledge Home in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin from complications of COVID-19.

Ralph was born at the height of the depression in Durand, Wisconsin on October 18,1930 to Clifford and Helga (Opsahl) Lenhart,...

Eugene Cesafsky

Dec 31, 2022

Eugene Allen Cesafsky passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022.  He was born in Stanley, WI on July 8, 1942, the second son of Joseph and Nancy (nee Collins) Cesafsky.

He loved farm life, hunting and spending as much time as he could with his grandmother and uncle Ray Collins in Thorp.  Eventually, Gene went to Immaculate...

Annette Bullard

Dec 31, 2022

Annette L. Bullard, 76, of Altoona, WI died Saturday, December 31, 2022 at home surrounded by family after a 7-year struggle with cancer.

Annette was born March 24, 1946 to Dale E. and Adonis (Donna) E. (Hudson) Talmage.  She grew up on a farm south of Eau Claire where she attended a one room school (Porter) and...

Joan Olmsted

Dec 30, 2022

Joan Andrea Olmsted, 79, of Chippewa Falls, died Friday December 30, 2022 at home surrounded by family under the care of Mayo Hospice.

Joan was born on April 13, 1943 in Eau Claire to Arthur and Eline (Thompson) Wise.  She graduated from Eau Claire Memorial High School in 1961.  She married Richard P. Flynn in December later...

Terri Thompson Covill

Dec 30, 2022

Terri Thompson Covill left us unexpectedly on the afternoon of December 30th at the age of 65 in Chippewa Falls, WI. She passed peacefully in her sleep, after taking on life with courage, vigor and spice.

Wife and best friend to her husband, Jack Covill, of 47 years; mother to Jake and Maggie Covill; “Nina” to Ben...

Gloria Austin

Dec 28, 2022

Gloria A. Austin, age 91, of Cornell, WI, passed away Wednesday December 28th, 2022 at Cornell Health Services, Cornell, WI, with family and St. Croix Hospice by her side.

Gloria was born on September 23rd, 1931in Eau Claire, WI to Lawrence and Sophronia (crooker) Austin. She moved to rural Cornell when she was 10 years old.

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Janet Luhm

Dec 28, 2022

Janet L. Luhm, age 69, of Eau Claire, passed away at home on December 28, 2022.

She was born to James and Ida (Kolesnick) Luhm on August 14, 1953 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Janet is survived by her son, Greg (Nicole) Beaver; her daughter, Alexis Beaver; and four grandchildren, Silas, Kolton, Mason and Carli.  She...

Merlyn Overvig

Dec 28, 2022

Merlyn J. Overvig, age 88 of River Falls, passed away at his home with his wife by his side on Wednesday, December 28, 2022.  He was born on May 18, 1934 on a farm in Grant County, South Dakota to Benhardt and Tena (nee Herfindahl) Overvig.

He graduated in 1952 from Marietta, MN High School. Merlyn joined...

Nora Phillips

Dec 27, 2022

Nora O. Phillips, age 91 of Eau Claire, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.  She was born on February 24, 1931 in Oneida, Tennessee to Delbert and Laura Ellis.

Nora was a fun loving, always smiling type of person who loved her dogs, dancing, traveling, country music and...

Elizabeth (Betty) Schuster

Dec 27, 2022

Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Schuster, age 90, passed away peacefully the morning of December 27, 2022 at Dove Healthcare Rutledge Home in Chippewa Falls.  Going home to our heavenly Father.

Betty was born in Cooks Valley, WI on June 13, 1932, the second oldest of four children to Wenzel (Jim) and Helen (Ellingson) Schuster.  She lived in Cooks...

William Henke

Dec 26, 2022

William David Henke

30 January 1933 - 26 December, 2022

William “Bill” Henke, Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired, age 89, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 26, 2022, at home in Fall Creek, Wisconsin.

Bill was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to William H. and Magdelena “Lee” (Loos) Henke...

Leon Guite

Dec 25, 2022

Leon Edward Guite (91) passed away peacefully into God’s hands at the Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Veteran’s Home on December 25, 2022. Leon was born December 30, 1930 in Chippewa Falls to Edward and Irma Guite. He graduated from    McDonell High School in 1949.  Leon proudly served in the United States Airforce and was stationed at Randolph Airforce base in...

Dorothy Perry

Dec 25, 2022

Dorothy M. (Black) Perry, 96, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 25, 2022 with her daughter and son-in-law at her side, while living in their home. Dorothy was a warrior who battled Alzheimer's for 5 years and is finally at peace.

On November 21, 1926, Dorothy was born as a twin...

Donald Johnson

Dec 24, 2022

Donald A. Johnson, 78, of Mc Naughton, WI passed away on December 24, 2022, at Friendly Village in Rhinelander. He was born on July 15, 1944, in Milwaukee to Russell and Alice (Van Wagner) Johnson. Don had a twin sister, Catherine, and he always said he was a gentleman and let her be born first. After graduating from West...

Robert Leonhardt

Dec 22, 2022

Robert J. Leonhardt, age 78 of Rosendale, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022 in Black River Falls, WI.

Arrangements are pending.

Elliot Kaas

Dec 22, 2022

Our beloved Elliot Ames Kaas, 73, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at his home.

Elliot was born on June 12, 1949, to Evelyn Stella (Anderson) Kaas and Ames Milton Kaas in Whitehall, Wisconsin. After graduating from Osseo High School in 1967, Elliot graduated with his BSA in Accounting from University of...

June Wolfkiel

Dec 22, 2022

June Yolanda Wolfkiel, age 98, passed away peacefully at Oakwood Health Services in Altoona, WI on Dec. 22, 2022.

June was born to Nels and Opal Jensen on August 5, 1924 in Sioux Falls, SD.  She graduated from Cameron High School and later attended Stout University in Menomonie, Wi where she earned an Associate degree in interior...

Randal Seay

Dec 20, 2022

Randal R. Seay (Randy) left us on December 20th 2022 at the age of 66.

Randy served 2 years with the United States Army as a Private, and fought strongly for our country during the Vietnam War. Randy had a wonderful sense of humor. He used to drive semi-trucks for a living...