Obituaries
Walter Wohlbier
Oct 18, 2011
Walter F. "Wally" Wohlbier Jr., 82, of Chippewa Falls, town of Tilden, died Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire. He was born October 16, 1929 in Chippewa Falls to Thora (Thompson) and Walter Wohlbier Sr. He graduated from Chippewa Falls High School, class of 1948. He entered the U.S. Army in 1949 and was...
D Jurgensen
Oct 14, 2011
D. Joy Jurgensen, 68, of 1425 Perry St., Chippewa Falls, died unexpectedly Friday, October 14, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls. She was born April 3, 1943 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Antonia (Belak) and Harvey Jurgensen Sr. She was raised in Milwaukee and graduated from Washington High School. She continued her education at Carmelite Sisters of...
Stephanie Funfar
Oct 13, 2011
She was born December 29, 1915 in Phillips to Elizabeth (Gren) and Leo Dudek. Stephanie attended early schooling in Phillips while living with her grandparents. She later moved to Chicago to join her family and graduated from Flower Technical High School. She returned to Phillips and married James Funfar in Bessimer, Michigan on September 11, 1934. Together, they had...
Jeanette Gunderson
Oct 6, 2011
Jeanette C. Gunderson, 79, Chippewa Falls, village of Lake Hallie, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Chippewa Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation in Chippewa Falls. She was born February 6, 1932 in Eau Claire to Caroline "Cal" (Schulner) and Lyle "Hap" Fouser. Jeanette married Jack Gunderson on July 3, 1953 in Jackson, Minn. She worked as a bookkeeper at Kelly...
Judge Stafford
Oct 6, 2011
Judge Richard H. "Dick" Stafford, 83, of 804 W. Columbia St., Chippewa Falls, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Our House Memory Care in Chippewa Falls. He was born April 13, 1928 in Chippewa Falls the son of Mildred (Anderson) and Harold Stafford. He was a life-long resident of Chippewa Falls. He attended Chippewa Falls Elementary Schools and graduated...
Beryl Gerber
Oct 5, 2011
Beryl Willmarth Gerber, 92, of Chippewa Falls, died Wednesday, October 05, 2011 at Wissota Health & Regional Vent Center in Chippewa Falls. She was born January 15, 1919 in the town of Birch Creek, Chippewa County to Eva (Meinen) and Ben Willmarth. She was raised in the town of Birch Creek and attended Pleasant Ridge Grade School. She graduated...
Loiselle, Dolores
Oct 4, 2011
Dolores R.Loiselle, 87, of 1133 Water St., Chippewa Falls, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Comforts of Home in Chippewa Falls. She was born March 23, 1924 in Chippewa Falls to Eva (Lundberg) and Bernard Durch. She graduated from McDonell Memorial High School in 1941. Dolores married Robert E. Loiselle on July 3, 1945 at Notre Dame Catholic...
Donald Werner
Oct 2, 2011
Donald E. Werner, 77, of 658 Maple St., Chippewa Falls, died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire. He was born October 11, 1933 in Chippewa Falls to Mary (Patterson) and John P. Werner. He graduated from McDonell High School in 1952. Don married Joan Vogler on April 27, 1957 at Notre Dame Catholic...
Julia Jankowski
Sep 30, 2011
Julia L. "Betty" Jankowski, 86, of 315 Marshall St., Chippewa Falls, died Friday, September 30, 2011 at The Rutledge Home, Chippewa Falls in the loving arms of her husband of 69 years. She was born March 3, 1925 in Plover to Frances "Edna" (Wilmot) and Percy Roberts. Betty and her family moved to Milwaukee in the 1930's. She received...
Sandra Wernland
Sep 26, 2011
Sandra A. "Sandy" Wernlund, 61, of The Clairemont Nursing Home, Eau Claire, died Monday, September 26, 2011 at The Clairemont. She was born October 2, 1949 in Eau Claire the daughter of Marion (Radke) and William Erickson. She was raised in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls and graduated from Chippewa Falls High School. Sandy married John Wernlund in 1967...
William Hurless Jr
Sep 22, 2011
Bill served in the U.S. Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1965. He married Peggy Witt in 1968 and they resided in the Ladysmith/Bruce area, where they raised their three children. Bill worked as a welder for the SooLine Railroad for many years. Once the railroad was sold, Bill continued as a professional welder for various businesses. He...
Irene Moe
Sep 18, 2011
Irene E. Moe, 87, of Chippewa Falls and formerly of the town of Lafayette, died Sunday evening, September 18, 2011 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. She was born January 13, 1924 in Chippewa Falls to Minnie (Frerking) and Robert White. She was raised in the town of Lafayette, attended Elm Grove School and graduated from Chippewa Falls...
Mildred Bollom
Sep 14, 2011
She was born March 28, 1916 in Wolf Point, Montana the daughter of Lottie (Griggs) and Emil Bonin. She moved with her family to Rice Lake at the age of 8. Millie married James E. Bollom on May 16, 1938 in Rice Lake. After their marriage they moved to Chippewa Falls. She was employed at the Northern Center from...
Atwood, Gerald
Sep 14, 2011
Jerry's mother died when he was a teenager and Jerry was adopted by the Edna and Jay Campbell family. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served during the Korean Conflict from 1949 - 1953, when he was honorably discharged. He married Jeanette "Jan" Raski on August 1, 1959. The couple resided in Minneapolis where Jerry worked as...
James LaRose
Sep 12, 2011
James R. "Jim" LaRose, 67, of 19001 71st Ave., Chippewa Falls, town of Lafayette, died Monday, September 12, 2001 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls. He was born August 3, 1944 in Chippewa Falls to Gertrude (Pierce) and Mathias "Matt" LaRose. He resided in the town of Lafayette and was a self-employed mechanic. Survivors include: his wife, Shirley...
Ericksen, Marianne
Sep 10, 2011
Survivors include two daughters, Sue (Art) Schroeder, Caryn Ericksen-Wikan; two sons, Randy Ericksen, Rick (Karen) Ericksen, all of Chippewa Falls; three sisters, Betty (Francis) Martell, Nancy (Jim) LaVelle, Jean Kirkoff, all of Chippewa Falls; three brothers, Art (Elaine) Ford, Norman (Yvonne) Ford, all of Chippewa Falls, George (Carol) Ford of Minneapolis; a sister-in-law, Esther Ford; eight grandchildren, Adam (Bridget)...
Heinz Gerdes
Sep 9, 2011
Heinz D. Gerdes, 57, of Chippewa Falls, died Friday, September 9, 2011 at his home. At the family's request, private services will be held. Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel, Chippewa Falls is serving the family.
George Blunt
Sep 8, 2011
George F. Blunt, 84, of Chippewa Falls, died Thursday, September 8, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls. He was born May 7, 1927 in Gilford, Montana to Opal (Slater) and Willis Blunt. He and his family moved to Cornell when George was a young boy. His father, Willis passed away and his mother, Opal later married Foster...
Richard Frazier
Sep 7, 2011
Richard C. "Dick" Frazier, 91, of Chippewa Falls, resident of the Rutledge Home, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls after a lingering illness. He was born December 7, 1919 to Eugene and Maybelle (Hoover) Frazier in Seville, Ohio. He attended schools in Seville and graduated from Ohio University with a B.S. Degree...
Jeanne Ruf
Sep 4, 2011
Jeanne A. Ruf, 45, of Madison and formerly of Chippewa Falls, died Sunday, September 4, 2011 at University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, due to complications of cancer. She was born February 17, 1966 in Eau Claire to Joyce A. (Taylor) and Joseph A. Ruf. She was raised in Chippewa Falls where she attended Korger-Chestnut Grade School and graduated from...
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