Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Dwayne Gaetz

Dwayne Gaetz

Oct 24, 2022

Dwayne R Gaetz age 62 of Stevens Point, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2022, after a long battle with vascular dementia. He was born on May 27, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is the son of the late Robert Gaetz and Lucille Moss (Literski). Dwayne was an avid fisherman and loved to help his neighbors. He is...

Patricia Lloyd

Patricia Lloyd

Oct 24, 2022

Patricia Ann Lloyd, 68, of Eau Claire passed away peacefully on October 24, 2022, surrounded by her family and loved ones.

Patricia was born January 26, 1954 in New Ulm, MN. to Gerald and Esther Kitzberger and moved shortly thereafter to Eau Claire with her family. She graduated from Eau Claire Memorial in 1972. She was the...

Joanne Pierce

Joanne Pierce

Oct 23, 2022

Joanne M. Roswell Myers Pierce, 87, died on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire.  A Graveside Service will be planned at a later date.

Richard St. Germaine

Richard St. Germaine

Oct 23, 2022

Local musician and avid outdoorsman Richard T. “Rick” St. Germaine, 50, resident of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, passed away in his home on October 23, 2022. Rick was born on March 21, 1972, in Palm Springs, California to Christine (Scala) Feulner and Richard St. Germaine. He graduated from North High School in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he met his first...

John Miller

John Miller

Oct 23, 2022

John Alfred Miller, 86, of Altoona, Wisconsin, passed away on October 23, 2022 at Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Bloomer, Wisconsin after a battle with Parkinson’s disease, suffering a concussion due to a fall, and finally succumbing to the effects of COVID-19.

John was born March 28, 1936 on his grandparents’ farm in rural Ida County, Iowa.  He...

Bernice Olson

Bernice Olson

Oct 22, 2022

Bernice J. Olson, 94, of Spencer died Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family.

Judith Siver

Judith Siver

Oct 22, 2022

Judith H. Siver, 83, of Wisconsin Rapids died Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family.

Raymond Stoker

Raymond Stoker

Oct 21, 2022

Raymond A. Stoker, 78, of Black River Falls, died on Friday, October21, 2022, at Gunderson Medical Center in LaCrosse.

He was born October 9, 1944, to Algie and Inez (Lien) Stoker in Taylor, WI.  Raymond married the love of his life, Evelyn E. Johnson, on June 17, 1972.  He was always out in the garage working on...

Sharon Tarr

Sharon Tarr

Oct 20, 2022

Sharon Ann Tarr, age 78, of Spooner, WI passed away peacefully on October 20, 2022 with her niece by her side. Sharon was born to James and Helen (Smith) Tarr on July 11, 1944 in Spooner.

After graduating from Spooner High School in 1962, Sharon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from UW-Eau Claire, majoring in French...

Douglas Field

Douglas Field

Oct 19, 2022

Please share your favorite memory of Douglas to be included in a special keepsake book for the family.

Marion Dommer

Marion Dommer

Oct 19, 2022

Marion R. Dommer, 88, of Stoddard, WI, passed away on October 19, 2022 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. She was born April 21, 1934 in Cross Plains, WI to Jacob and Laura (Nee Brunner) Zander.

She taught vocal music, piano, strings and served as an organist in two settings. Then in 1965, she...

Letitia Notbohm

Letitia Notbohm

Oct 16, 2022

Letitia L. Notbohm passed away in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on October 16, 2022 at the age of 101. She was born on March 22, 1921, to Verner and Bernice (Barker) McCambridge in White Lake, Langlade County, Wisconsin.

Letitia graduated from White Lake High School in 1939 and graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in Rochester,...

Richard Vorpahl

Richard Vorpahl

Oct 15, 2022

Richard R. Vorpahl, 74, of Eau Claire, WI, surrounded by his loving wife and sons, went to be with the Lord on October 15, 2022, after courageously battling cancer for several years.

He was born April 28, 1948, to Howard and Kathlyn (Casper) Vorpahl in Sheboygan, WI. He grew up on the family farm near Kiel, WI,...

Marlene Erickson

Marlene Erickson

Oct 14, 2022

Marlene Janet Erickson, 90, of Altoona, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2022 at Oak Gardens Assisted Living.

Marlene was born July 11, 1932 in St. Paul, MN to Isaac & Gertrude (Porten) Parker. She married Arlan C. Erickson June 5, 1971 and they settled in Eau Claire, WI.

Marlene worked as a secretary for...

Celinda Kitchens

Celinda Kitchens

Oct 14, 2022

Celinda Carroll Kitchens, 60, of Eau Claire, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 14 from a heart attack.

Celinda Ellen Carroll was born February 10, 1962 to John and Ruth Carroll in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Growing up working at her family's inn with her three brothers shaped her significantly. The friends she made throughout childhood are relationships she...

John Schneider

John Schneider

Oct 13, 2022

Please share your favorite memory of John to be included in a special keepsake book for the family.

Steven Conrad Jr.

Steven Conrad Jr.

Oct 12, 2022

Steven E. Conrad Jr ended his health struggle October 12, 2022. He peacefully passed at home with his family, and his loyal dog, Willow by his side.

He grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and moved to Hixton in the early 1990s, but he never let that city spirit leave him and would never pass up the...

Vernett Peterson

Vernett Peterson

Oct 12, 2022

Vernett R. Peterson, 81, of Eau Claire, WI, passed away on October 12th, 2022 surrounded by his family. Vernett was born on September 8th, 1941 to Vernett and Gladys Peterson.

After Vernett graduated from Memorial High School in 1959, he joined the US Naval Reserve while studying economics at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire.  Upon completion...

John Eichman

John Eichman

Oct 12, 2022

John K. Eichman, 62, of Barronett, WI, died on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in Eau Claire, WI.

He was born on March 24, 1960 in Hastings, MN to Kenneth and Beverly (Horbach) Eichman, and was raised on the family farm in Prescott, WI. John graduated from Prescott High School where he excelled in everything.

In...

Richard Morson

Richard Morson

Oct 12, 2022

Richard A. Morson, 75, died at the Cornell Care Center in Cornell, Wisconsin on October 12, 2022. Skip was born February 24, 1947 in Mankato, Minnesota, the first child of Richard Charles Morson and Drusilla Grace Brouse Morson. He attended grade school in Aberdeen, South Dakota and  graduated from high school in Bismarck, North Dakota in 1965. He attended...