Obituaries

Richard Dreger

May 14, 2022

Richard R. Dreger, 79, of Chippewa Falls, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

He was born June 20, 1942, in Eagle River, WI. to Viola Anna Marie (Schurman) and Rhinehart Leonard Dreger.  He grew up in the Eagle River area, where he also graduated from high school.

On June 7, 1968, he married Rosemary...

Donna West

May 14, 2022

Donna L. West, 54 of Eau Claire, died peacefully at home after an 8 1/2 year battle with breast cancer.

Donna was born December 4,1967 to Jonathan West and Catherine (Yeager) West. Donna spent her childhood on Jericho Road in Quinton, N.J., later moving to Colstrip, MT where she was a 1986 Colstrip High School graduate. She...

Jean Peck

May 14, 2022

Jean Isabelle Peck, 95, Town of Hallie, died Saturday May 14, 2022, surrounded by family at the Chippewa Manor Residential Living Apartments while under the care of St. Joseph’s Hospice.

Jean was born May 13, 1927, on the Woodruff farm in the Town of Eagle Point to Isabelle (Henneman) and Truman B. Woodruff.  Jean loved working outdoors;...

Mary Popple

May 13, 2022

Mary H. Popple lost her courageous battle with nonalcoholic cirrhosis of the liver on May 13, 2022. She was born August 18, 1945, to Edgar and Gertrude (Prigge) Koeser.

On Christmas Eve when she was 15 years old, she went on an ice skating date with Robert Popple. Shortly after she turned 18, they were married and...

Brian Mumford

May 12, 2022

Brian D. Mumford, 61, of Chippewa Falls, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022.

No services will be held. Burial of cremated remains will take place at a later date at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner.

Alvin Bergerson

May 8, 2022

Alvin L. Bergerson, 96, of Chippewa Falls, died peacefully on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at the Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire.

Alvin was born to Anton and Loretta (Frederick) Bergerson on January 30, 1926, in Chippewa Falls. He married Joan Ouimet on June 26, 1947. They resided in Chippewa Falls and celebrated 70 years together before...

Marilyn "Jinx" Smith (Playter)

May 3, 2022

Marilyn (Glasener) “Jinx” Smith (Playter), 94, of Chippewa Falls, died Tuesday, May 3, 2022, surrounded by family at Mayo Clinic Health System – Eau Claire.

She was born March 10, 1928, in Waterloo, Iowa to Trace and Lucille (Whittle) Glasener.

Jinx earned her master's degree from Iowa University at Ames. She taught home economics at...

Genevieve Walton

Apr 26, 2022

Genevieve Walton, 74, of Eau Claire, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Grace Lutheran Communities – River Pines, surrounded by family and under the care of St. Croix Hospice.

She was born on March 23, 1948, in Morenci, AZ to Adolfo “Frank” and Mary (Cass) Diaz. Shortly after they moved to Los Angeles, CA.  Genevieve was...

Cecil Audorff

Apr 25, 2022

Cecil A. Audorff, 79, of Chippewa Falls, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Eau Claire, surrounded by his loving family.

Cecil was born October 27, 1942 in Stanley, WI to Johannes and Flora (Kile) Audorff. He married Carol Ann Hager on August 21, 1964 in Chippewa Falls. Carol survives.

He...

Raleigh Nayes

Apr 21, 2022

Raleigh E. Nayes, 99, of Chippewa Falls, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022 at the Chippewa Manor Nursing Home.

Raleigh was born September 8, 1922 in Cadott, WI to the late Henry and Mary (Hanson) Nayes.

He served in the US Army from 1942-1945. Raleigh was in World War II and fought in Burma as...

Rodney Henning

Apr 20, 2022

Rodney “Rod” W. Henning, 76, of Chippewa Falls, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System – Eau Claire.

He was born February 8, 1946, in Eau Claire to Fredric and Arlene (Pehlke) Henning.

In 1964 he graduated from Bloomer High School.  He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served from...

Janet Webber

Apr 9, 2022

Janet M. Webber, 85, of Chippewa Falls, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, April 9, 2022, surrounded by her loving family and under the care of St. Joseph’s Hospice.

Janet was born March 15, 1937, in Peabody, Massachusetts to George and Marie (Sigman) Willis. She married Richard Webber on September 3, 1954, at McCord Air...

Ginger Blodgett

Apr 2, 2022

Ginger L. Blodgett, 87, of the Town of Wheaton, died Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Lake Hallie Memory Care surrounded by family and under the care of Mayo Clinic Home Health and Hospice.

Ginger was born October 20, 1934, in La Junta, CO to James and Betty (Boggs) Elliott. She grew up in Colorado and in September...

Gary Shorrel

Mar 27, 2022

Gary Shorrel, age 73, of Chippewa Falls, passed away on March 27 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in Chippewa Falls under the care of St. Joseph Hospice.

Gary was born to Grant and Della (Anderson) Shorrel in La Crosse, WI on August 7, 1948. As an infant his family moved to Austin, MN where his father worked...

Katherine Halbleib

Mar 23, 2022

Katherine Ann (Wilmot) Halbleib, 90, of Chippewa Falls, passed peacefully away, March 23, 2022, at Aggie’s Country Living under the care of Heartland Hospice.

She was born June 26, 1931, in Chippewa Falls to Vida (Boettcher) Wilmot and Fred Wilmot. She grew up in Chippewa Falls and attended First Ward Elementary School, Chippewa Junior High and graduated...

George O'Brien

Mar 21, 2022

George Francis O’Brien, age 89, died peacefully on March 21, 2022. at Beehive Homes of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He had been living in Wisconsin since December 2019.

George was born on March 30, 1932, in Travis, Staten Island, New York. He had a wonderful childhood, playing with and mentoring cousins and friends. He learned a hard work...

Frederick Kuss

Mar 17, 2022

Frederick G. “Fred” Kuss, 75, of Chippewa Falls, died peacefully on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls while under the care of St. Croix Hospice.

Fred was born October 10, 1946, in Superior, WI to Lawrence and Inga (Hagen) Kuss.

He graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1965...

Donald Frenette

Mar 17, 2022

Donald P. Frenette, 92, of Chippewa Falls, died Thursday, March 17, 2022, at the Chippewa Manor while under the care of Heartland Hospice.

He was born November 26, 1929, to Felix and Ruth (Campbell) Frenette.

Don graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1947 and served in the US Navy and Navy Reserve.

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Grant Luedtke

Mar 16, 2022

Grant E. Luedtke, 53, of Chippewa Falls, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

He was born August 22, 1968, in Racine, WI to Donald and Charlotte (Foreman-Kloc) Luedtke.

On October 31, 1998, he married Jeanne Barquist in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Grant is survived by his daughter, Jordyn; son, Cole; brothers,...

Cheryl Henning Cigan

Mar 16, 2022

Cheryl E. Henning Cigan, 73, of Chippewa Falls, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire after a 10-year battle with COPD.

Cheryl was born November 7, 1948, in Spooner, WI to Vernon and Phyllis (Ramsdell) Whitcome.

She met Rudolph B. Henning in Chippewa Falls at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. They...