OBITUARIES
FloyAnn Lofthus
Dec 3, 2020
FloyAnn Lofthus was born on September 17th, 1945 in Barron County, WI to Harvey and Verna Knowlton . She was baptized on December 21st,1945 at home. FloyAnn attended Kindergarten through 8th grade in Sand Creek. She was confirmed on April 10th 1960 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, and graduated from Chetek High School on May 20th, 1963. She received an...
Virginia Young
Dec 2, 2020
Virginia Coldren Young passed away on Dec.2, 2020. Born in Hillsdale, MI, Feb. 20, 1923, Arthur and Gertrude Coldren, she was 97 years old. At the center of her life she held a firm and persistent faith in her Savior Jesus Christ. She looked to him has her eternal hope. She prayed for others and supported missions. Most recently she...
Joann M Clemons (Clemons)
Dec 1, 2020
Joann M Clemons Mitchell, age 87, passed away at her home in Cornell on December 1, 2020. She was born on December 4, 1932 to John and Hattie (Steinmetz) Clemons. Joann work numerous jobs in her lifetime and loved to travel across the United States, taking in the beautiful scenery. She never missed an issue of the Bloomer Advance or...
Robert Ingersoll
Nov 30, 2020
Robert J. Ingersoll, age 49, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020. He was born July 26, 1971 in Chippewa Falls to Robert and Muriel (Erickson) Ingersoll. He was married to Mary Lou Johnson in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He worked as a self-employed recycler and scrapper. He was a kind and gentle man who always had a joke to tell or...
Maurice "Maurie" Conrad
Nov 26, 2020
Maurice “Maurie” Conrad, age 82, passed away at Mayo Clinic in Bloomer on Thursday, November 26, 2020. He was born on January 5, 1938 at his grandmother’s home in the Dutch Flats of Bloomer to Jesse and Mavis (Raatz) Conrad. He married Joyce Kelm, December 5, 1959 at St. John’s in Cornell. Maurie was the owner operator of Coon’s Pump...
Richard D. Sahm
Nov 21, 2020
Richard D. Sahm, age 71, passed away at St. Mary’s Mayo in Rochester MN. He was born January 14, 1949 in Stanley WI to Donald Sr. and Virginia “Bonnie” (Mickelson) Sahm. Rick served in the US Army in Viet Nam. He married Joyce Sippy in 1974. He loved the Lord and spent many hours volunteering at his church. You could...
Roland O. Shadick
Nov 20, 2020
Roland O. “Rollie” Shadick, age 85, died Friday, November 20, 2020 at MCHS in LaCrosse from complications due to Covid 19. He was born December 2, 1934 in Antigo WI to Walter and Eleanor (Novak) Shadick where he grew up and attended school. On June 18, 1955 he was married to Clara Mae Franc at St. John’s Catholic Church in...
Rhodora Lucille Robey (Rufledt)
Nov 18, 2020
Rhodora Lucille (Rufledt) Robey – a most unique and beautiful name fitting for this most unique and beautiful lady. She was style and grace and movie-star beauty in Wisconsin farm-girl genes and jeans. She passed away on November 18, 2020 at Dove Healthcare Bloomer at the age of 92. Rhodora (or as some knew her – Dorie) was born on...
Raymond L. Burgess
Nov 16, 2020
Raymond L. Burgess, age 84, passed away at MCHS in Bloomer on Monday, November 16, 2020. He was born November 18, 1935 in Eau Claire to Clifford and Mildred (Lewis) Burgess. He was married to Judith Anderson in 1956 and Patricia Fanetti in 1999. Ray owned and operated Bloomer Quality Egg for many years and was a dedicated volunteer for...
JoAnn Anderson
Nov 13, 2020
JoAnn Anderson, 71, passed away at her home with her family by her side on Friday, November 13, 2020. She was born March 9, 1949 in Simon West Virginia to Edward Lowery and Stella Hall Lowery Reek. She married Ray Anderson on September 6, 1968 in Woodstock IL. As well as raising her family JoAnn worked at Camcar in Rockford...
William "Sam" Rauscher
Nov 12, 2020
William A. Rauscher “Sam”, age 93 passed away peacefully at home from Leukemia on November 12, 2020 with his family by his side under the care of Saint Croix Hospice. He was born at home in Bloomer to John J. Rauscher and Regina (Konechney) Rauscher. He attended Saint Paul’s Catholic Parochial School and graduated from Bloomer High School. Sam married...
Sylvan A. Prill
Nov 9, 2020
Sylvan A. Prill, age 94 passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer. He was born August 2, 1926 in Chippewa County to Adolf and Katherine (Bowe) Prill. He married Lorna H. Peterson on August 29, 1959. Sylvan was a self-employed livestock salesman and was a member of the Moose Lodge for 73 years. He enjoyed...
Donna Mae Yakesh (Burr)
Nov 7, 2020
Donna Mae Yakesh, age 80, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer. She was born July 2, 1940 in Clark County, Wisconsin to Raymond and Mathilda (Freund) Burr. Donna was a graduate of Neillsville High School. She married Robert Yakesh in 1960 and later divorced. She worked as a retail clerk at numerous Bloomer businesses. She...
Doris Ann Schroetter (Reischel)
Nov 2, 2020
Doris A. Schroetter, age 87, peacefully went to God under the care of St. Croix Hospice on Tuesday, November 2, 2020, at Lake Hallie Memory Care. She was born in Bloomer, WI on February 21, 1933 to William and Anna (Kolmer) Reischel. Right out of high school, she started working at MidAmerica Dairy where she stayed for forty-plus years. On...
Eldon I. Metcalf
Nov 2, 2020
Eldon I. Metcalf, age 82, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 at Grace Woodlands in Eau Claire. He was born April 24, 1938 in Chippewa County to Jess and Ella (Riley Metcalf. He married Elva L. Klaar on August 24, 1957 in Island Lake. Eldon worked as a diesel truck mechanic all of his life. He loved to “putz...
Jean Marie Reischel (Ellis)
Oct 31, 2020
Jean Marie Reischel, age 85, passed away at her home on Saturday, October 31, 2020. She was born June 16, 1935 in Wisconsin to Merle and Helen (Schindler) Ellis. She married Gilbert L. Reischel on May 5, 1952. Jean worked hard on their family farm and enjoyed gardening, especially her blueberries. She was an excellent cook and spent many hours...
Margie Melberg
Oct 29, 2020
Margie May Melberg, age 99, passed away at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer on Thursday, October 29, 2020. She was born on June 25, 1921 in Cooks Valley to Charles and Louisa (Hickethier) Rihn. Margie married Maurice Melberg on September 25, 1946 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bloomer. As a member of the US Women’s Army Corp she proudly served...
Terence Dean "Terry" Loofboro
Oct 25, 2020
Terence (Terry) Loofboro, age 76, passed away on October 25, 2020 in Owen, Wisconsin. Terry was born to Eli and Grace (Loofburrow) Loofboro on May 1, 1944 in Bloomer, WI. He attended Pine Grove Elementary School and graduated with the New Auburn High School Class of 1962. He was a member of the New Auburn football team who were the...
Robert Parrish
Oct 24, 2020
Robert Elmer Parrish, born March 4, 1942 in Durham, NC passed away at 10 p.m. on October 24, 2020, in Calvert Health Hospital, Calvert County, MD at the age of 78. Bob attended New Auburn Schools until his senior year when he moved to Phoenix, AZ where he graduated from high school. He spent over 20 years in maintenance as...
Bertram O. "Bert" Score
Oct 22, 2020
Bertram O. Score, age 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Chippewa Falls. He was born October 16, 1930 at home to William and Mildred (Bischel) Score and was a lifelong resident of Bloomer. He graduated from Bloomer High School and was drafted into the Army at the age of 18. After his...
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