OBITUARIES
Benjamin Durch
Nov 22, 2022
Benjamin “Ben, Benny” James Durch, age 47, passed away November 22, 2022 in Palm Springs, Calif. due to a massive stroke with family by his side. He was born October 1, 1975, in Minneapolis Minn. to Dennis and Carla Durch.
He lived in Bloomer until moving with his family to Palm Springs, Calif. There he spent the rest of...
Catherine A. Gesler
Nov 21, 2022
Catherine A. Gesler, age 73, passed away unexpectedly at Marshfield Medical Center in Rice Lake on November 21, 2022. She was born August 13, 1949 in Rice Lake to William and Nancy (Lewis) Beckstrom. She worked at Wright’s Products in Rice Lake for many years and enjoyed gardening (especially flowers) deer hunting, fishing, crocheting, taking care of her grandkids and...
Patrick L. Klatt
Nov 20, 2022
Patrick Lynn Klatt, age 73, passed away November 20, 2022, at Cornell Health Services Assisted Living after a long respiratory illness due to Agent Orange.
Patrick was born in Chippewa Falls, WI on September 22, 1949. He graduated from New Auburn High School in 1967 and was drafted into the United States Army in 1968 and served in...
Neil C. Taylor
Nov 19, 2022
Neil C. Taylor, age 88, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Cornell Area Nursing Home. Neil was born on September 21, 1934, in Holcombe, Wisconsin to Charles and Edith (Meider) Taylor. On July 22, 1961, Neil married Gwendolyn Lloyd in Truman, Minnesota. He was a farmer and drove school bus for the Holcombe School District for 41 years....
Charlene Winona Polanski (Gonsolin)
Nov 12, 2022
Charlene W. Polanski, age 88, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Eau Claire Hospital. Charlene was born on July 31, 1934 in Cornell, WI to Martin Gonsolin and Enda Smith. On April 18, 1953, Charlene married Raymond L. Polanski in Cornell. In 1960, they moved to their current residence on Lake Como in Bloomer....
Sara Dawn Caron (Verkuilen)
Nov 11, 2022
Sara D. Caron, age 59, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022 at MCHS in Bloomer after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born December 2, 1962 in Bloomer to Vern and Yvonne (Rammer) Verkuilen. She was a graduate of Bloomer High School and UW Stout. Sara married John Caron on March 10, 1984 in Bloomer. She worked as a...
Grant O. Cutting
Nov 6, 2022
Grant O. Cutting, age 93, passed away on November 6, 2022, at home on the farm. He was born on December 2, 1928, to Hiram and Tilla (Tweed) Cutting in the Town of Grant, Dunn County, WI where he was raised and attended the Popple Creek Country School. Grant served his country with the US Army in Korea and was...
Magdalen Hedwig Olson (Frie)
Oct 31, 2022
Magdalen H. Olson “Maggie”, age 99, passed away at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer on October 31, 2022. She was born on March 31, 1923 in Fountain City to Leonard and Ida (Ziegeweid) Frie. She graduated from Arcadia High School and St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Milwaukee. She married Herman Olson on May 18, 1946, in Chicago. They lived in...
Lelah C. Veum
Oct 24, 2022
Lelah C. Veum, 94, of Bloomer, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022, at VitaCare Living in Bloomer. Lelah was born on April 3, 1928, in Downing, WI to Roy and Lelah (Beresford) Veum. She worked for a lumber company in the mail room and was a general “gopher” for anything that needed to be done. Lelah was a very...
Frank E. Kyes
Oct 24, 2022
Frank E. Kyes, age 83, of Bloomer, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, October 24, 2022. Frank was born on February 14, 1939, in Cadott, to Howard and Drusilla (Dugal) Kyes. On October 24, 1964, Frank was united in marriage to Nancy Kliner at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Cooks Valley. For 33 years, Frank was...
Gordon Joseph Weyers
Oct 22, 2022
Gordon J. Weyers, age 90, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at MCHS in Bloomer. He was born July 20, 1932 in Kaukauna WI to Herman and Clara (Biese) Weyers. He married Dorothy “Dot” Schaefer on August 2,1955 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Kaukauna WI. He served in the United States Air Force and worked as an Agricultural...
Joseph C. "Joe" Rada
Oct 19, 2022
Joseph “Joe” C. Rada, age 78, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Mayo Hospital in Eau Claire. He was born April 28,1944 in the Town of Woodmohr to Cyril and Esther (Bauer) Rada. Joe grew up in Bloomer, Wisconsin, attended St. Paul’s Catholic School and graduated from Bloomer High School in...
Clinton D. Erks
Oct 18, 2022
Clinton Erks, age 65, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. He was born on December 31, 1956 in Colorado to Dale and Jean (Parsons) Erks. Clint was a jack of all trades, working in construction, as a handyman and as a farmer. He was a quick witted history buff, who loved reading, telling...
Craig D. Arendt
Oct 16, 2022
The world lost a remarkable man, Craig Arendt, on Sunday, October 16, 2022 due to a medical emergency at his home in Eau Claire. He was admired for his thoughtfulness, honesty, intelligence, strength, bravery, and adventurous spirit. Of the mountain of words we could use to describe him, he was, above all, a man of integrity. Craig was the kind...
Goldene Frank
Oct 13, 2022
Goldene Louise (Rufledt) Frank passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022 at her home at the age of 88. She was born on July 9,1934 to Florence (Hazel) and Edward Rufledt. “Deenie” as she was known to some, grew up in Dutch Flats north of Bloomer on her parents farm. She and Verdon (Jim) Frank married on September 10,1955 in a...
Mae Arlene Sparby (Ness)
Oct 6, 2022
Mae Arlene Ness Sparby, 95, passed away October 6, at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer, WI. She was born on her parent’s farm north of Sand Creek, Wisconsin on April 23, 1927. Her father had also been born in the same house in 1895. She married Charles S. Sparby on April 3, 1952 at Zion Lutheran Church in Sand Creek. Mae...
William L Fair
Oct 1, 2022
William L. Fair, age 83, of Eau Claire, passed away at the Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Chetek on October 1, 2022. Bill was a dreamer and true to himself. He lived life enjoying his skill of painting scenery, reading the history and travels of the world, teaching youth Sunday School and calling himself a vagabond of the world. He is...
Gary H. "Ticker" Marek
Sep 29, 2022
Gary H. “Ticker” Marek, age 83, formerly of Bloomer, passed away on September 29, 2022 at his home in Almena. He was born May 5, 1939 in Chippewa County to Henry and Bernice (Poirier) Marek. On July 31, 1965, Gary married Bette Stehlik in Chicago IL. He served in the US Army and worked as an accountant for the City...
Dennis Allan "Wrench" Sherrick
Sep 23, 2022
Dennis A. Sherrick, age 85, aka “Wrench”, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022 at Dove Healthcare in Bloomer. He was born on January 21, 1937 in Chippewa County, Wisconsin to Frank and Hazel (Kennedy) Sherrick. He married Eunice Oldenberg on June 13, 1959 at St. John’s in Eagleton. Dennis served in the US Army and worked as a mechanic...
Richard R. Marquardt
Sep 17, 2022
Richard R. Marquardt, 92, of Bloomer, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at MCHS Northland, in Barron. Richard was born on November 19, 1929, at home on the farm to Gustav and Bertha (Dietert) Marquardt. He attended Bloomer Schools and graduated with the Class of 1947 and attended one year at Ripon College. On June 7, 1953, Richard married...
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