Obituaries

Loren Mastin

Jan 13, 2018

Loren L. Mastin, 67, of Chippewa Falls, died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.

He was born January 1, 1951 in Eau Claire to Ralph and Loretta May (Erickson) Mastin. His parents were proud of the fact that he was the first baby born in Eau Claire County in 1951. He grew...

Daniel Ziehr

Jan 12, 2018

Daniel P. Ziehr, 52, of Chippewa Falls, died Friday, January 12, 2018 at his home after a long battle with kidney disease. No services will be held. Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services, Chippewa Falls is serving the family. Private Family Service Sunday, January 14, 2018 Email Details No services will be held.

Marcella Greenwood

Jan 12, 2018

Marcella J. “Marcie” Greenwood, 73, of Cadott, died Friday, January 12, 2018 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire after recently suffering a stroke.

Marcella was born in Chippewa County on November 8, 1944, the daughter of Frank and Bertha (Popple) Pierce.

She married William Greenwood on September 17, 1964. They lived on the Yellow...

Ellen Devine

Jan 12, 2018

Ellen (Catherine) Hein Devine died peacefully Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Chippewa Manor in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Ellen was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin on May 22, 1926 to Martin N. Hein and Hazel V. Hein. She was preceded in death by her brother Jan M. Hein, her sister, Julie V. McGinnis, first husband William Thomas (Tom) Devine...

Carolyn Burgess

Jan 8, 2018

Carolyn A. “Sis” Burgess, 82, of Chippewa Falls, died Monday, January 8, 2018, at the Rutledge Home while under the care of St. Joseph’s Hospice.

She was born September 9, 1935, in Chippewa Falls to William and Loretta (Libke) Klemke. She graduated from Chippewa Falls High School.

Carolyn married Melvin “Buzz” Burgess and they resided...

John Neihart II

Jan 7, 2018

John Neihart II, age 72, of Chippewa Falls, village of Lake Hallie, died Sunday, January 7, 2018 at his home while under the care of St. Croix Hospice.

A celebration of John’s life will be held at a later date.

Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services, Chippewa Falls is serving the family.

Dorothy Dusick

Jan 6, 2018

Dorothy Francis (Kowalewski) Dusick, 89 years old, most recently of Altoona, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 6, 2018, with her loving family by her side at Oakwood Villa Rehab and Nursing Home. She was just shy of her 90th birthday.

Dorothy was born the oldest of five children on January 10, 1928, to Selma and...

Tiffany Milledge

Jan 6, 2018

Tiffany Milledge, 43 of Chippewa Falls, earned her angel wings on the morning of January 6, 2018, just three days after her 20th wedding anniversary. She was born on April 18, 1974 in Black Earth, Wisconsin to Kenneth and Marie Ayers. She graduated from Wisconsin Heights High School and attended college at UWEC earning a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing...

Vern Pfanku

Jan 3, 2018

Vern C. Pfanku, 88, formerly of Chippewa Falls passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Gracewood Senior Living, Lino Lakes, Minnesota, with family next to him, and under the care of Brighton Hospice.

Vern was born August 14, 1929 in Madison to Vern and Louise Pfanku. He graduated from West High School with the class...

Janet Cheever

Jan 2, 2018

Janet Mary Cheever, age 81 of Rochester passed away peacefully January 2, 2018 at Memorial Hospital of Burlington with her loving husband and family at her side.

Janet was born in Jim Falls, Wisconsin on August 1, 1936 the daughter of the late Wesley and Mary (nee. Dunlap) Maier. She spent her early life in Jim Falls...

Joseph Petrich

Jan 2, 2018

Joseph W. Petrich, 77, of Chippewa Falls, died peacefully at the Rutledge Home in Chippewa Falls on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.

Joe was born on June 21, 1940, in Eau Claire WI, to Lloyd and Elaine (Thornton) Petrich. He graduated from Chippewa Falls High School with the class of 1958. Joe worked for Ojibwa Country Club and...

Neil Roberts

Jan 1, 2018

Neil Samuel Roberts, 36, of Chippewa Falls, WI, passed away January 1, 2018. Neil fought an epic battle with mental illness. He is no longer a slave to fear; he is a child of God. He loved his son fiercely and gave him no doubt of a father’s love in Caleb’s three short years. Everyone will remember Neil’s enormous...

David Dorsey

Dec 30, 2017

David Dorsey, 76, formerly of Chippewa Falls, died in Madison on Saturday, December 30, 2017 surrounded by his family.

He was born in 1941, the son of W.O. Dorsey and Caryl Dorsey. He attended Chi Hi and graduated in 1960. He attended and graduated from the University of WI, Eau Claire in 1964 with a B.A. degree...

Maddaline Stevens

Dec 30, 2017

Maddaline Marie Stevens, 64, of Chippewa Falls, has entered into the joy of the Lord on December 30, 2017, after a brave battle with cancer.

She was born September 12, 1953 in Chicago, IL to Sam and Georgia (Sanfratello) Paxin. She graduated from Bloom High School, class of 1971. She then earned an Associate’s degree from Prairie...

Lawrence Zschokke

Dec 26, 2017

Lawrence G. Zschokke, 82, of Chippewa Falls died peacefully on Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at the Rutledge Home in Chippewa Falls surrounded by his loving family, under the care of St. Joseph’s Hospice.

He was born to Lawrence and Mary (Marshall) Zschokke on September 6, 1935 in St. Paul, Minn. Lawrence married Diane Husnick on March 3,...

Virginia Shafer-Snyder

Dec 12, 2017

Virginia E. Shafer-Snyder, 96, of Chippewa Falls, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Hallie Memory Care.

She was born September 25, 1921 in Wimbledon, North Dakota to Eva (Kistner) and Joseph Haynes. She grew up in Menomonie where she attended Beaver Creek School, which was a one-room school.

Virginia was employed as an aide at...

Theodore McClelland

Dec 10, 2017

Theodore S. McClelland, 79, of Chippewa Falls, died on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health System, in Eau Claire.

Ted was born on April 23, 1938 to Dewey and Jewel (Brophy) McClelland in Muncie, IN. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with a degree in Accounting. Ted married Barbara Jenneman on August...

Robert Yauch

Nov 29, 2017

Robert A. Yauch, 87, of Chippewa Falls died Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at his home.

Robert was born November 11, 1930 at Kennan, WI, the son of August and Anna (Arndt) Yauch. He attended elementary school at a one-room school in Georgetown, WI. He graduated from Phillips High School in Phillips, WI in 1948.

Robert...

Eileen Pederson

Nov 22, 2017

Eileen A. Pederson, 83, of Chippewa Falls, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at her daughter’s home in Mondovi.

She was born February 23, 1934 in Weyerhauser, WI to Ann (Michalovic) and Joseph Bata. Eileen later moved to Chicago and attended Gage Park High School and later earned a certificate in Comptometer Usage.

She worked...

Harold Ret.

Nov 19, 2017

Harold Charles Garrison, USAF, Ret., age 88, of Chippewa Falls, formerly of Fairfield Glade, TN passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 19, 2017 with his wife, Beverly, her niece, Sherrie and Sherrie’s husband Doyle at his side.

He was born September 22, 1929 in Gastonia, North Carolina to Lula Ethel (Rhyne) and Gus Steven Garrison. Harold graduated...