OBITUARIES
Robert "Bob" Ptaschinski
Feb 20, 2020
Robert “Bob” F. Ptaschinski, age 76, passed away at Sacred Heart in Eau Claire on Thursday, February 20, 2020. He was born on Sept 8, 1943 in Milwaukee, WI, then adopted around age one by Norbert and Rea Etta (Brower) Ptaschinski. At a young age both he and Mary moved in with Don and Marion Kordus. He grew up and...
Terence "Terry" Bitney
Feb 14, 2020
Terence “Terry” Bitney, 80, passed away February 14, 2020 at HPH Hospice Care Center in Brooksville, FL. Born on October 2, 1939 to Orville and Ida Bitney; he was raised and lived in Bloomer until he joined the Navy after graduating from Bloomer High School in 1957. He married Kathleen “Kay” Keith in Texas on Aug. 26, 1958. Together they...
Mary Lou Schmidt
Feb 10, 2020
Mary Lou Schmidt, age 67, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 10, 2020. She was born on September 7, 1952 in Wisconsin to Buford and Alvera (Dachel) Schmidt. Mary worked at several nursing homes in the area and as a bartender at several local watering holes over the years. Mary enjoyed chatting and playing cards with her friends and neighbors....
Gerald W. "Jerry" Sarau
Feb 6, 2020
Gerald “Jerry” Sarau, age 92, passed away on February 6, 2020 at the Meadowbrook in Bloomer. He was born on April 13, 1927 in St. Paul Minnesota to John and Grace Sarau. He married Katherine “Katy” Yung on August 16, 1946. He proudly served his country in the US Navy. Jerry and his family moved around quite a bit and...
Darlene P. Stolt (LaGesse)
Feb 6, 2020
Darlene P. Stolt, age 85 passed away Thursday, February 06, 2020 at the Meadowbrook in Bloomer. She was born on October 7, 1934 to Edward and Elsie (Whitsell) LaGesse. She married DeWayne Stolt on August 28, 1954 in Bloomer. Darlene worked in the kitchen and in housekeeping at the Bloomer Hospital for many years. She was an avid sports fan...
Constance Marie "Connie" Stertz (Waugh)
Jan 31, 2020
Constance Marie “Connie” Stertz, age 85, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer. She was born December 6, 1934 in New Auburn to John and Edna (Anderson) Waugh. She married Steven A. Stertz on June 18, 1955 at Bethel Lutheran Church in New Auburn. She worked as a second grade teacher and then farmed with her...
Aline A. Buchner (Waldbuesser)
Jan 28, 2020
Aline A. Buchner, age 91, passed away at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer on January 28, 2020. She was born on February 26, 1928 in Chicago, IL to Eugene and Anna (Deyerler) Waldbuesser. Aline got her teaching degree after attending UWEC and Wheaton College. Aline came to Bloomer with her family on vacation where she met and fell in love with...
Erma L. Seidlitz (Card)
Jan 24, 2020
Erma L. Seidlitz, age 82, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020 at Care Partners in Eau Claire. She was born June 6, 1937 in Chippewa County to George and Erma (Noyes) Card. She married Lyle Seidlitz on June 11, 1955 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Keystone WI. They moved to Seattle WA where Erma worked at Sears. After their...
Sheldon LaMeer
Jan 22, 2020
Sheldon L. LaMeer, age 68, passed away at MCHS in Eau Claire on January 22, 2020. He was born on August 13, 1951 in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Sheldon and Mildred (Myers) LaMeer. Sheldon worked as a carpenter, a water treatment specialist and worked with concrete. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, gardening, cooking, playing euchre and hunting. He is...
Martha M. Hell (Illerbrunn)
Jan 19, 2020
Martha M. Hell, age 90, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Just Like Home In Chetek. She was born April 21, 1929 in Mt. Carmel ND to John H. and Lavina M. (Herrgolt) Illerbrunn. She married Gerald L. Hell on October 15, 1949 in Mt. Carmel. She and her husband farmed in rural New Auburn for many years. She...
Robert R. Mielke
Jan 9, 2020
Robert R. Mielke, age 82, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was born December 24, 1937 in Chicago IL to Peter and Elsie (Bouzek) Mielke. He married Audrey Knipfer on June 30, 1986 in Chippewa Falls WI. He worked as a dock worker for Roadway Trucking and enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking and sharing a...
Joanne Williams
Dec 28, 2019
Joanne Frances (Dailey) Williams, age 84, passed away at MCHS in Eau Claire on December 28, 2019. She was born to Benjamin and Ella (Murphy) Dailey on April 6, 1935 in Elgin IL. They lived in Ferguson MO until her mother’s death in 1944. Joanne and her brother were then raised by her Grandma Murphy, Uncle Bill and Aunt Julia...
George Lund
Dec 19, 2019
George R. Lund, age 80, passed away in Rochester MN on December 19, 2019. He was born on the old canning factory farm in Chetek, WI on January 1, 1939 to Henry and Ruth (Knipfer) Lund. He graduated as the Salutatorian on the New Auburn class of 1956. He worked for Western Electric and Sola Electric in Chicago before joining...
Connie R. Boeger (Schaden)
Dec 15, 2019
Constance R. Boeger, age 80, formerly of New Auburn, WI, passed away peacefully, while under hospice care, at her home in Baraboo on Sunday, December 15, 2019. She was born on May 12, 1939 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin to Horace and Johana “Jenny” (Payette) Schaden. Connie married Donald Boeger on June 25, 1960 in Two Rivers and together they raised...
Kari-Lynn Rowley (Olson)
Dec 14, 2019
On Saturday December 14th, Kari-Lynn Rowley, loving mother of three, passed away at the age of 55 at Marshfield Medical Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Kari was born on January 3rd, 1964, in Eau Claire Wisconsin to John and Sharon Olson. She was one of four children. She graduated high school in Lake Zurich, Illinois and continued her education...
Thomas Woodman
Dec 14, 2019
Thomas Woodman, age 88, passed away on December 14, 2019 at MCHS in Bloomer. He was born to Louis and Laura (Soderberg) Woodman on October 10, 1931 in the township of Warden in Wisconsin. He married Anna Bury in 1953 and together they had 11 children. Anna lost her fight with cancer in 1975. On May 27, 1977 Tom married...
Lucille H. Meier
Nov 17, 2019
Lucille “Lucy” H. Meier , age 86, of Bloomer Wisconsin passed away at Our House in Chippewa Falls on Sunday, November 17, 2019. She was born in Grand Forks ND on August 26, 1933 to Joseph and Mary (Renner) Jorgenson. She married Thorlough Meier on September 12, 1953 and together they raised seven daughters. Lucy was a remarkable card player...
Linda Harwood
Nov 15, 2019
Linda D. Harwood, age 68, passed away at home with her family by her side on Friday, November 15, 2019. She was born May 31, 1951 in Eau Claire. She grew up in Bloomer WI with her parents Roland and Vivian Clements. Linda was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Bloomer. There she married Harry R. Harwood...
Shirley Margaret Albrecht (Stiehm)
Nov 11, 2019
Shirley M. Albrecht, age 95, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer WI. She was born January 24, 1924 in Ladysmith WI, the daughter of Herman and Rena (Beck) Stiehm of Catawba WI. She attended school in Catawba through her sophomore year and graduated from Phillips High School, graduating in 1940. Shirley attended Price County Normal...
Bertrand "Bert" Jones
Nov 5, 2019
Bertrand “Bert” Jones, age 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Bloomer on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He was born on December 7, 1934 in Pennsylvania to William and Martha (Metz) Jones. He married Ione Boese on March 23, 1958 in St. Charles, Missouri. Bert proudly served in the US Air Force for 20 years as a Radar Technician...
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