Remembering Blugold Alumni, Family and Friends
UW-Eau Claire alumni, faculty and staff deaths are recorded as we are notified. Friends and family can help by sending information and a link to the online obituary via a class note. Thank you.
2024 Faculty and Staff Obituaries
Condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Roger Groenewold, who passed away Nov. 4. Groenewold, director of admissions and associate professor emeritus, served at UW-Eau Claire from 1970 until his retirement in 2000. View obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of James “Curly” Mueller, a retired UW-Eau Claire locksmith and athletics department assistant, who died June 18 at Dove Healthcare in Eau Claire. Mueller received a UW-Eau Claire Honorary Alumnus Award in 2001. In 2010, he was the first recipient of the Blugold Spirit Award, which now bears his name. Funeral arrangements are pending at Stokes, Prock & Mundt Funeral Chapel. View obituary and Blugold athletics tribute.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Trent Jacobs, senior lecturer in music and theatre arts, who passed away peacefully at home on June 6 after a seven-year battle with cancer. A celebration of life will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 421 S. Farwell St., Eau Claire. View obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of David Oliver, who passed away Feb. 29. Oliver was a custodian at UW-Eau Claire from 1978-98 and received the University Staff Excellence in Performance Award in 1996. View obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Kathleen Sahlhoff, who passed away May 29. Sahlhoff served as director of financial aid at UW-Eau Claire from 1996 until her retirement in 2017. View obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Mort Sipress, associate professor emeritus of political science, who passed away June 3. Sipress was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1966 until his retirement in 2000. A funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday, June 9, at Temple Sholom in Eau Claire, with a procession to the cemetery following the service. View obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Richard “Dick” Buck, professor emeritus of foundations and library science, who passed away May 1. Buck served on the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1972 until his retirement in 1997. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Richard “Dick” Beckman, director emeritus of UW-Eau Claire’s Media Development Center, who passed away March 7. He was a staff member at the university from 1961 until his retirement in 1990. View obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Charles Major, who passed away Feb. 23. Major began his career at UW-Eau Claire in 1974 as a residence hall director and retired in 2015 as director of Housing and Residence Life. View obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. James Tubbs, who passed away Jan. 3. Tubbs, associate professor emeritus of political science, was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1998 until his retirement in 2014. View obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Judith Gatlin, who passed away Feb. 4. Gatlin was a staff member at UW-Eau Claire from 1992 until her retirement in 2018. Her last position was in the communication and journalism department. View obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Roger Tlusty, who passed away Feb. 3. Tlusty, professor emeritus of foundations of education, was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1979 until his retirement in 2008. A link to his obituary will be posted if it becomes available.
Condolences to the family and friends of Jean Hince. Hince, a retired Blugold Central staff member, passed away Jan. 2 in Eau Claire. View full obituary.
2023 Faculty and Staff Obituaries
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Alan Jackson, professor emeritus of English, who passed away Nov. 9 in Altoona. Jackson was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1967 until his retirement in 1990. View obituary.
Condolences to Dr. Michael Hilger, professor emeritus of English, whose wife, Melinda Smith, passed away Nov. 9 in Altoona.
Condolences to the family and friends of Joan Rohr Myers, professor emerita of communication and journalism, who passed away Nov. 5 in Bloomer. She was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1976 until her retirement in 2001. View obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Steven Slind, who passed away Nov. 12 in Boyceville. Slind was a staff member in UW-Eau Claire's purchasing department for 22 years before his retirement in 2014. View obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. William Robert Sampson. Sampson, professor emeritus of communication and journalism, passed away Oct. 31 in Woodbury, Minnesota, after a yearlong battle with cancer. He served on the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1980 until his retirement in 2006. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dennis Hughes. Hughes, a staff member in UW-Eau Claire’s Mail Services from 1983-2006, passed away Sept. 24. View full obituary.
Condolences to Dr. Vicki Snider, professor emerita of special education, whose husband, Ansel Brooks, passed away July 4. Brooks was a graphic designer at UW-Eau Claire from 1999 until his retirement in 2015. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Susan Haugen-Behling, professor emeritus of accounting and finance, who passed away June 21 in Oshkosh. She served on the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1985 until her retirement in 2006. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. David Gordon, professor emeritus of communication and journalism. Gordon, who served as professor and chair of the communication and journalism department from 1997 until his retirement in 2002, passed away June 11 in Altoona. His funeral is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. today, June 13, at Temple Sholom, 1223 Emery St., Eau Claire, followed immediately by burial at B’nai Brith Jewish Cemetery. The service also will be livestreamed on the temple’s YouTube channel. Learn more.
Condolences to Roger Groenewold, director emeritus of admissions, whose husband, Robert Carr, passed away May 27. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Allen Denio, professor emeritus of chemistry, who passed away March 29. Denio was a member of the UW-Eau Claire chemistry faculty from 1964 until his retirement in 1996. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Rita Sorkness. A UW-Eau Claire graduate, Sorkness had a 30-year career as a librarian in the Special Collections and Archives area of McIntyre Library until her retirement in 2007. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Wilmer Pautz, professor emeritus of education, who passed away Jan. 10 in Eau Claire. Pautz joined the UW-Eau Claire faculty in 1963 and served until his retirement in 1993. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Paul Blanchard, associate professor emeritus of mathematics, who passed away Sept. 4, 2022, in Eau Claire. Blanchard was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1962 until his retirement in 1993. View full obituary.
2022 Faculty and Staff Obituaries
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Adam Cahow, professor emeritus of geography. Cahow, a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1965 until his retirement in 1996, passed away Nov. 27 in Eau Claire. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Karen Woodward, associate professor emerita of foreign languages, who passed away Nov. 18. Woodward was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1984 until her retirement in 2002. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Emeritus Larry Schnack, who passed away Nov. 28. View full story.
Condolences to the family and friends of Kevin Jones, former director of the Small Business Development Center at UW-Eau Claire, who passed away Nov. 16 in Indianapolis, Indiana. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. David Crowe. Crowe, professor emeritus of biology, passed away Oct. 3 in Traverse City, Michigan. He was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1963 until his retirement in 1994. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of James “Jim” Merkel, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, who passed away Oct. 19 in Altoona. Merkel was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1967 until his retirement in 1994. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Daniel Rice, professor emeritus of philosophy and religious studies, who passed away Oct. 10. Rice was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1970 until his retirement in 1997.
Condolences to the family and friends of Walter Schaffer Jr., who passed away Sept. 15 in Eau Claire. Schaffer served as the biology greenhouse manager and bird museum curator, and taught horticulture botany at UW-Eau Claire from 1973 until his retirement in 2002. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Tiit Raid, professor emeritus of art, who passed away Aug. 28. Raid was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1967 until his retirement in 2002. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Jarrod Hyam, associate lecturer in philosophy and religious studies, who passed away Wednesday, May 25, at his parents’ home in Las Vegas, Nevada, after a long illness. Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 7, at Palm Northwest Mortuary in Las Vegas. A GoFundMe page has been established to help with funeral expenses and includes links to an online memorial.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Dale Johnson, professor and associate dean emeritus in the College of Business, who passed away May 8. Johnson joined the management information systems faculty in 1987 and served as associate dean of the College of Business from 1998 until his retirement in 2005. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. David Ponick, who passed away April 25. Ponick, professor emeritus of mathematics, was a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1976 until his retirement in 1997. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Kathleen E. Henning, passed away April 13. An avid reader she loved her books and worked in the McIntyre Library at UW-Eau Claire from 1962 until her retirement in 1997, though she continued working there part-time after retirement.
Condolences to the family and friends of John Baltes. Baltes, who passed away April 12 in Eau Claire, had served on the College of Business faculty for more than 40 years and retired as director of Loss Prevention and Safety. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Keith Leitner, professor emeritus of economics. Leitner, who served on the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1974 until his retirement in 1999, passed away Jan. 10 in Williams Bay. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Walter Cogswell. Cogswell, a former staff member in the music and theatre arts department, passed away Jan. 13. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Michael Cunningham, professor emeritus of music. Cunningham, who served on the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1973 until his retirement in 2006, passed away Feb. 10 in Eau Claire. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Keith Daniels, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy. Daniels, a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1963 until his retirement in 1997, passed away March 4. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Robert Elliott, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, and planetarium director. Elliott, a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1965 until his retirement in 1996, passed away March 17. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of David Hansen, professor emeritus of communication and journalism. Hansen, a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1977 until his retirement in 2003, passed away March 19. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Gerald Jahn, professor emeritus of mathematics. Jahn, a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1964 until his retirement in 1988, passed away Feb. 17. View full obituary.
2021 Faculty and Staff Obituaries
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. John Woodruff, professor emeritus of biology. Woodruff, a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1964 until his retirement in 1996, passed away Dec. 28, 2021. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Richard Joslin, professor emeritus of art. Joslin, who served on the art faculty at UW-Eau Claire from 1965 until his retirement in 1992, passed away Nov. 23. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Otis Franke. Franke, who served in a variety of facilities-related roles at UW-Eau Claire from 1964 until his retirement as director of Facilities Planning in 1994, passed away Nov. 16. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Elmer Winters, professor emeritus of foundations of education. Winters, who served on the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1967 until his retirement in 1992, passed away Nov. 17. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Edsel Grams, professor emeritus of accounting and finance. Grams, who served on the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1963 until his retirement in 1996, passed away Nov. 22. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Adam Bors. Bors, a member of the UW-Eau Claire foreign languages faculty from 1967 until his retirement in 1998, passed away Dec. 30. View full obituary.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Stephen Kurth. Kurth, a member of the UW-Eau Claire faculty from 1968 until his retirement in 2001, passed away Dec. 8 in Eau Claire. He served UW-Eau Claire in many different roles over the years, including professor of physical education, director of men's athletics, chair of physical education and athletics, and associate dean of what was then the School of Education. View full obituary.
Classes 2020 - 2023
Class of 2023
- Calvin Casper, 23, Sept. 24, 2023, Chilton, WI
Classes 2010 - 2019
Class of 2010
- Benjamin Hendrick, May 24, 2018, Ham Lake, MN
Class of 2011
- Shelley MacDonald Yamauchi, Oct. 4, 2024
- Tammy Jo Jarecki, May 12, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 2012
- Breann Schossow, Oct 5, 2020, Houston, MN
Class of 2013
- Leif Torgerson, Jan. 1, 2021, Blair, WI
- David Schomberg, June 9, 2021, Milan, Il
Class of 2014
- Joshua Burrington, March 11, 2024, Fitchburg, WI
Class of 2015
- Mai Kou Lee, Feb. 25, 2021, Altoona, WI
Class of 2016
- Matthew Koch, 27, Dec. 13, 2021, Plymouth, MN
- Samuel Helmuth, 27, July 17, 2021
Class of 2017
- Nicholas M. Wagener, 38, Sept. 5, 2018, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 2018
- Sandra Toews, 49, May 26, 2022, Eau Claire, WI
- Zachary Gillis, 26, Oct. 7, 2021, Marshall, WI
Class of 2019
- Justin Tubyeej Vue, 26, Aug. 4, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Matty Mikelson, 29, Dec. 24, 2022, Eau Claire, WI
Classes 2000 - 2009
Class of 2000
- Lori R. Brown, May 7, 2021, Rice Lake, WI
- James Howard, June 12, 2024, Lancaster, WI
- Christel Frank, Feb. 19, 2021, College Station, TX
- Alison Armstrong, Jan. 21, 2024, Sun Prairie, WI
- Michael Sinclair, April 11, 2022, Saint Louis Park, MN
Class of 2001
- Michael P. Olson, July 11, 2024, McFarland, WI
- Matthew Greeson, Feb. 21, 2022, Phoenix, AZ
- Heidi (Neuheisel) Gumz, Sept. 8, 2021, Milwaukee, WI
- Jolita (Mountain) Grinolds, Nov. 7, 2022
- Wendy (Randall) Mac Dougall, March 1, 2022, Menomonie, WI
Class of 2002
- Christopher J. Olson, September 17, 2024, Minneapolis, MN
- Keith Binversie, May 15, 2022, Milwaukee, WI
- Elizabeth Tate, Sept. 9, 2022, Erie, CO
- Cynthia Zach, Dec. 3, 2020, Butternut, WI
Class of 2003
- Korrine (Ihrke) Krause, Nov. 25, 2022, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Adam Nichols, Aug. 30, 2022, Minneapolis, MN
Class of 2004
- Anthony Goher, March 19, 2024, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Nicholas Stepaniak, Dec. 19, 2023, Fate, TX
- Crystal (Riley) Bell, June 16, 2023, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Jill Taylor, Oct. 7, 2021, Edina, MN
Class of 2005
- Abby (Hanson) Liberty, Aug. 19, 2023, Marquette, MI
- Seth Moore, June 4, 2019, Saint Paul, MN
Class of 2006
- Katie (Nutting) Von Rueden, Nov. 4, 2022, Wausau, WI
- Emily Osiecki, Nov. 4, 2020, Minneapolis, MN
- Mark Rossow, Aug. 11, 2021, Eau Claire, WI
- Aaron Gruchow, Jan. 29, 2020, Sterling Heights, MI
Class of 2007
- Adam Griggel, July 9, 2022, Sun Prairie, WI
- David Radowski, Oct. 13, 2021, Milwaukee, WI
- Theran Riedel, March 12, 2021, Durham, NC
- Wendy Gerlach, May 12, 2021, Broomfield, CO
- Paul Johnson, June 29, 2020, Stanley, WI
- Diane L. (Bogdanski) Marcyjanik, April 14, 2020, Bloomer, WI
Class of 2008
- Eric Lindvig, Dec. 5 2018, Robbinsdale, MN
Class of 2009
- Laura (Napier) Walsh, Aug. 20, 2023, Inver Grove Heights, MN
- Kurtis Schroeder, March 13, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Sara Ries, Oct. 20, 2021, Soldotna, AK
Classes 1990 - 1999
Class of 1990
- Thomas Kull, Sept. 29., 2022, Montague, MI
- Renee (Cook) Smith, April 27, 2023, De Forest, WI
- Alan Jalowitz, Sept. 5, 2022,
- James Downey, May 1, 2022, Fort Pierce, FL
- Jeanne (Pecka) Eckert, March 31, 2022, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Kimberly (Johnson) Carden, Dec. 23, 2021, St. Louis Park, MN
- Todd M. Paulson, Dec. 15, 2020, Tomahawk, WI
- Elizabeth Tillotson, March 12, 2021, Chippewa Falls, WI
Class of 1991
- Sharon Modrijan, Jan. 6, 2024, Saint Paul MN
- Clifford Ramseier, Oct. 30, 2023, Cadott, WI
- Linda (Farmer) Zimet, Nov. 8, 2022, Whitefish, MT
- Darcy Brick, May 18, 2022, Delavan, WI
- Genevieve Freier, Sept. 8, 2022, Saint Paul MN
- Lisa Gray, June 16, 2022, Hattiesburg, MS
Class of 1992
- Joanne Wittek, Aug. 3, 2024, Thorp, WI
- Brad Parkins, April 9, 2023, Hinsdale, IL
- Brent Bailey, Sept. 16, 2022, Appleton, WI
- Carolyn (McKnight) Pritchett, July 10, 2022, Houston, TX
- Dan Petersen, May 26, 2022, Overland Park, KS
- Archie Tate, April 12, 2022, Eleva, WI
Class of 1993
- Andrew Niedzwiecki, September 17, 2024, Thorp, WI
- Randy Peiffer, July 18, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Joseph G. Johnson, Nov. 15, 2022, Middleton, WI
- Patrick Cleary, May 2, 2022, Sheboygan, WI
- Joseph Costa, July 7, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Lydia Vitort, Sept. 23, 2021, Birnamwood, WI
- Kenneth R. Kothbauer, Jan. 15, 2021, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 1994
- Donald T. Fleming, August 9, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Keith Bergeson, Jan. 22, 2024, Bloomer, WI
- Anne Marie Brucker, April 20, 2023, Stevens Point, WI
- Mark Schaaf, Nov. 29, 2021, Minneapolis, MN
- Traca (Danzinger) Skogstad, Oct. 29, 2021, Menomonie, WI
Class of 1995
- Joel Halminiak, 52, June 14, 2023, Rhinelander, WI
- Ned Hanson, 69, Dec. 15, 2021, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Shawn Bryant, 50, Sept. 11, 2022, Sun Prairie, WI
Class of 1996
- Gladys Young, Feb. 12, 2024, Carlsbad, CA
Class of 1997
- Janell (Wegner) Barlament, June 8, 2020, DePere, WI
- Kevin Roach, May 18, 2021, Saint Paul MN
Class of 1998
- Kevin Gatzlaff, June 5, 2024, Yorktown, IN
- Rebecca Graf, May 25, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Allie Turay, Nov. 23, 2022, Brooklyn Center, MN
- Karen (John) Simonson, May 28, 2023, Waukesha, WI
- Lisa (Barz) Dombrowski, March 1, 2023, Stevens Point, WI
- Michael Hudson, Jan. 21, 2022, Beloit, WI
Class of 1999
- Constance Larson, July 12, 2023, Elk Mound, WI
- Aimee (Paradise) Wallace, May 10, 2023, Merrimac, WI
- Monica (Stegman) Luckett, Nov. 11, 2021, Rockford, MN
- Paul J Pelzl, May 31, 2022, Lake Elmo, MN
- Lori (Snieg) Bembnister, Oct. 30, 2021, Holmen, WI
- Jeffrey Metro, Oct. 22, 2021, Jupiter, FL
Classes 1980 - 1989
Class of 1980
- Angela (Baer) Freeland, Sept. 8, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Sara Knoeck, July 30, 2023, Wausau, WI
- James Vaudreuil, March 2, 2024, Altoona, WI
- Marlene Driessen, July 7, 2023, Superior, WI
- Ronald Hall, Oct. 6, 2022, Aberdeen, MS
Class of 1981
- Dorene Goswitz, July 13, 2024, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Nancy Nelson, June 25, 2024, Colfax, WI
- Kathleen Chase, Sept. 22, 2023, Rice Lake, WI
- Samuel Stagliano, Dec. 29, 2022, Altoona, WI
Class of 1982
- Michael Mirr, Aug. 4, 2024, Bruce, WI
- Douglas Beardsley, Oct. 4, 2023 Minneapolis, MN
- Christine Spresser, May 30, 2024, Elm Grove, WI
Class of 1983
- Paula (Hlavaty) Sumpter, July 8, 2024, Madison, WI
- James Lindsey, Jan. 2, 2024, Saint Ann, MO
- Maribeth Ballard, Dec. 12, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Diane (Overton) Jewell, Aug. 16, 2023, Lake Stevens, WA
- Patricia (Yeschek) Gilchrist, June 19, 2023, Colgate, WI
- Monna (Moon) Clemons, Jan. 20, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- William Bottger, Sept. 24, 2023, Grove City, OH
- Timothy McGillis, June 9, 2023, Neenah, WI
- Jay Reed, April 1, 2023, Chisago City, MN
- Lori (Pokrandt) Liddle, Feb. 2, 2023, Bellevue, WA
Class of 1984
- Timothy Jopek, Aug. 31, 2022, Minneapolis, MN
- Susanne (Leslie) Breskin, Nov. 25, 2023, Chandler, AZ
- Scott Hirschler, July 14, 2023, Madison, WI
- Kerry Zurek, June 15, 2023, Durand, WI
- Delores Sirek, March 17, 2023, Madison, WI
Class of 1985
- Kent Zierer, OCt. 29, 2023, Reedsburg, WI
- Anna Grecco, Feb. 13, 2024, Lakeville, MN
- Jeannine Raycher, Nov. 5, 2020, Greenwood, WI
- Gretchen Friederich Field, June 17, 2023, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Jone (Hart) Lindbo,March 31, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 1986
- Brent Rinneck, Dec. 6, 2021, San Francisco, CA
- Richard Carlson, July 11, 2023, Beaver Dam, WI
- Dan Walker, March 21, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 1987
- Cindy (Stellpflug) Paulson, July 18, 2024, Menomonie, WI
- James Gausmann, Nov. 15, 2023, Sparta, WI
- James Tallman, May 3, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 1988
- Mary (Majeski)Simon, Dec. 17, 2023, Racine, WI
- Anthony Brickner, Oct. 13, 2023, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Sonja Doughty, Sept. 9, 2023, Weyerhauser, WI
- Rae Marlene (Anderson) Tipler, Aug. 6, 2023, Altoona, WI
- Kathy (Dummer) Morley, May 17, 2023, Mesa, AZ
Class of 1989
- Michal Beam, Feb. 16, 2023, Ettrick, WI
- Sandra (Peterson) Gerdin, March 2, 2024, Hilton Head Island, SC
- Marion Strandberg, Nov. 3, 2023, Saint Paul MN
- David Lendle, July 4, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Matthew Hostak, July 23, 2023, Oshkosh, WI
Classes 1970 - 1979
Class of 1970
- Timothy R, Knutson, Oct. 10, 2024, Rothschild, WI
- Richard J. Moen, September 2, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Nancy Browne, July 17, 2024, Saint Paul, MN
- Marcus Ryser, June 18, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Anthony Welgoes, May 29, 2023, Snowmass, CO
- Ronald Radunzel, July 18, 2023, Madison, WI
- George Baho, March 7, 2023, Brookfield, WI
- Robert Berg, Oct. 19, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Robert Carr, May 27, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Judith (Lube) Mueller, March 9, 2023, Altoona, WI
Class of 1971
- Wade Bong, Sept. 12, 2024, Greeley, CO
- Richard E. Hanson, August 28, 2024, Menomonie, WI
- Roger Tlusty, Feb. 3, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Dale Harschlip, May 31, 2024, Mondovi, WI
- Lyndon Jackson, Sept. 21, 2023, Las Vegas, NV
- John Bant, Dec. 25, 2022, Wausau, WI
- Roger Tlusty, Feb 3, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Gwendolyn (Zech)Bauman, Jan. 28, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Leonard Johnson, Jan. 18, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Steven Oas, Dec. 31, 2023, Fall Creek, WI
- Michael Shilts, Dec. 26, 2023, Cameron, WI
- Dennis Dingmann, Sept. 7, 2023, Phoenix, AZ
- Linda (Schwebach) McCosky, Feb. 23, 2023, Green Bay, WI
- Terrence Crowe, July 4, 2023, Omaha, NE
- Jane (Denissen) Duchemin, April 30, 2023, Fitchburg, WI
- Teresa Pagel, April 3, 2023, Lake Deltona, WI
- Marian Peterson, March 13, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Robert E. Schuh, April 11, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Joan (Zens) Murray, Jan. 4, 2023, Clayton, WI
Class of 1972
- John E. Pierce, Oct. 16, 2024, Osseo, WI
- Joan Baodamer, March 1, 2018, Minneapolis, MN
- Theodore W. Larson, July 20, 2024, Bonita Springs, FL
- David Hermundson, July 30, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Cindy Slifer, May 6, 2024, Madison, WI
- Gwelda (Patnode) Glaus, August, 31, 2020, Durand, WI
- John Trygstad, April 20, 2024, Panama City Beach, FL
- Paul Rynders, Aug. 19, 2023, Madison, WI
- Marlene (Watson) Hanson, Jan, 2, 2024, Osseo, WI
- Mary Jo (Woletz) Anderson,Oct. 6, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Rebecca (Bluhm) Cieslewicz, April 4, 2023, Waupun, WI
- Edward Knetter, Nov. 6, 2023, Augusta, WI
- Dr. Susan (Mickelson) Behling, June 21, 2023, Foley, AL
- Caryn Schultz, June 6, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Shirley Karow, Feb. 22, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 1973
- HElen Hullberg, September 30, 2024, Menomonie, WI
- Kenneth E. Ogren, May 28, 2024, Chetek, WI
- Bonnie Boerner, Jan. 27, 2023,
- James Williams, April 26, 2024, Colfax, WI
- Kathleen Winger, April 19, 2024, Altoona, WI
- David Payne, Feb. 19, 2024, Minneapolis, MN
- Susan (Mac Dougall) Pederson, June 13, 2023, Hartland, MI
- Mary (Lyons) Torkelson, Nov. 16, 2023, Minong, WI
- Patrick Vinopal, Jan. 1, 2024, Las Vegas, NV
- Michael Stein, Aug. 16, 2023, Menomonie, WI
- Dee (Baldovin) Taylor, Aug. 10, 2023, Rice Lake, WI
- Robert O'Brien, July 30, 2023, Clermont, FL
- Peter Fernholz, July 1, 2023, Lakeville, MN
- Steve Jackson, Feb. 4, 2023, Cadott, WI
Class of 1974
- Richard Mitchell, Oct. 24, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Richard Bedward, September 13, 2024, Fall Creek, WI
- John R. Ayres, June 18, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Jacqueline McFaul, March 24, 2024, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Allen Hansen, Nov. 15, 2023, Bloomer, WI
- William Beckwith, Feb. 13, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Kurt Miller, Feb. 8, 2024, Green Bay, WI
- Scott Rice, Sept. 28, 2023, Vail, AZ
- Robert Giles, Oct. 27, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Sally (Loucks) Ketelhut, April 23, 2023, Medford, WI
Class of 1975
- Richard D. Pederson, Oct. 23, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Juliene Erdman, March 21, 2024, Mount Airy, NC
- Barbara Zuehlke, Feb. 20, 2023, Jefferson, WI
- Terry France, Jan. 4, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Paulette (Thompson) Oas, Nov. 7, 2023, Fall Creek, WI
- Geraldine (Spear) Lardinois, Oct. 27, 2023, Fort Atkinson, WI
- Theodore Stearns, May 1, 2023, Menomonie, WI
Class of 1976
- Deborah Henry, Feb. 23, 2023. Columbus, IN
- Thomas Watson, Seb. 17, 2023, Eden, NC
- Richard Johnson, Dec. 26, 2023, Madison, WI
- Robert Scholz, July 16, 2023, Waukesha, WI
- David Gee,Sept. 6, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Sharon (Kelly) Johnson, Aug. 6, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Rita Sorkness, Jan. 18, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 1977
- Sally (Holmes) Jennings, Aug. 27, 2023, Medford, WI
- Gaylord Buckli, March 15, 2024, The Villages, FL
- Monica Kapadia, Aug. 30, 2023, El Paso, TX
- James Owens, Feb. 1, 2023, Fisher, Il
- Paul Jacobson, Nov. 25, 2023, Portage, WI
- Sandra White, March 6, 2024, Menomonie, WI
- Edward Brown, Oct. 19. 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Diane (Ulrich) Elbin, April 13, 2023, Deerfield, IL
- John R. Johnson, May 1, 2023, Chetek, WI
Class of 1978
- Kathleen R. (Michels) Leis, Oct. 21, 2024, Alma Center, WI
- Thomas M. Lund, August 20, 2024, Mequon, WI
- Rex Dacherbach, Nov. 6, 2023, Oregon, WI
- David Pukall, Jan. 1, 2022, Crossville, TN
- Kenneth Morgan, Dec. 4, 2023, Manitowoc, WI
- Rick Alf, 68, March 2023, Laguna Vista, TX
- Mark D. Johnson, Oct. 18, 2023, League City, TX
- Daniel Naughton, March 6, 2023, Pleasant Prairie, WI
- Charles Thompson, Jan. 10, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- James Arndt, Jan. 6, 2023, Racine, WI
Class of 1979
- Elaine M Murphy, Sept. 9, 2024, Minneapolis, MN
- Michael Lomax, July 9, 2024, Amarillo, TX
- Claran (Rademaker) Ramsdell, July 4, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Thomas Montgomery, Aug. 21, 2023, Rhinelander, WI
- Debra Hamilton, Feb. 28, 2023, Baraboo, WI
Classes 1960 - 1969
Class of 1960
- Theresa (Krapf) Zorman, July 23, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Richard Ritter, July 5, 2024, Saint Paul, MN
- Melvin Crisp, May 21, 2024, Bloomer, WI
- Lynn Swan, June 26, 2023, Chatham, IL
- Betty Lou Tsao, Spet. 26, 2023, Ripon, WI
- Richard Tanner, Dec. 14, 2023, Cottage Grove, MN
- Donald Southard, Jan. 26, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Connie Chumas, Jan. 4, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Judith (Brick) Vaudreuil, July 14, 2023, Chippewa Falls, WI
Class of 1961
- Roger C. Geerts, August 27, 2021, Sunnyvale, CA
- Gerald Hiebsch, Jan. 4, 2023, Black River Falls, WI
- Philip Olson, Sept. 6, 2023, Cottage Grove, MN
- Harlyn Larson, Oct. 1, 2023, Knapp, WI
- Lowell Jevens, March 15, 2024, DeForest, WI
- Dale Southard, Sept. 4, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 1962
- Timothy L. Russell, September 13, 2024, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Carol (Wickstrom) Brown, August 22, 2024, Rice Lake, WI
- Richard Hartman, May 18, 2024, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Hilde (Guth) Bacharach, Nov. 22, 2023, Altoona, WI
- William Kuehn, Nov. 9, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Douglas V. Knight, June 9, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Judith (Todd) Ashworth, Jan. 14, 2023, Bakersfield, CA
- Nina (Jump) Stoner, April 3, 2023, Longview, WA
- Richard Turk, Jan. 5, 2023, Wausau, WI
Class of 1963
- William Taylor, May 11, 2023, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
- Minerva (Smetana) Supple, Feb. 9, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Barbara Nelson, Dec. 5, 2023, Osseo, WI
- Linda (Nelson) Bleskachek, Feb. 16, 2023, Hudson, WI
- Mary (Datta) Orfield, Nov. 20, 2023, Menomonie, WI
- Gary M. Hanson, Sept. 27, 2023, Sun Prairie, WI
- Lynn Lowman, May 21, 2023, Kalama, WA
- Donald E. Lee, May 16, 2023, Saint Paul, MN
- Janet Naumann, March 20, 2023, Green Bay, WI
- Robert E. Nelson, March 22, 2023,
- Evelyn (Wilhelm) Sandvick, Feb. 24, 2023, Ardmore, OK
Class of 1964
- Jerry A. Johnson, June 9, 2024, Woodstock, IL
- Barbara Topper, May 8, 2024, Mondovi, WI
- Dale E. Howard, Nov. 7, 2023, Arcadia, WI
- Mary Loomer-Oliver, Nov. 8, 2023, Milwaukee, WI
- Robert Walter, Aug. 24, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Alice (Quick) Sannes, May 15, 2023, Dallas, WI
- Judith (Jensen) Williams, April 15, 2023, Loveland, CO
- Carolyn Barstad, April 10, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- James Rude, April 3, 2023, Rochester, MN
Class of 1965
- Charles Cooley, July 28, 2024, Strum, WI
- Thomas Canar, Nov. 11, 2023, Clovis, CA
- Terry Bresina, Oct. 22, 2023, Norwich, NY
- Dorothy (Sluzewski) Gehrke, Dec. 27, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Kay (Pratt) Furrer, Aug. 13, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Thomas Frisbie, May 2, 2023, Altoona, WI
- Mary Whalen, April 23, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Henry Baier, March 21, 2023, Menomonie, WI
- Karen (Flury) Liebeman, Jan. 9, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 1966
- Bruce Peloquin, Oct. 2, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Donna Dekker, October 20, 203, Plover, WI
- Mac H. Turner, August 11, 2024, Black River Falls, WI
- Stephen J. Price, March 14, 2024, Crystal , MN
- Kathleen Skamser, April 30, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Jerry Kruger, April 28, 2024, Colfax, WI
- Carol Garton, March 3, 2024, Saint George, UT
- Brad Sherman, April 3, 2024, Madison, WI
- Mary (Flint) Hellhecker, Dec. 16, 2023, Menomonie, WI
- David Anderson, July 23, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Dr. Ronald Haas, April 11, 2023, Saint Clair Shores, MI
Class of 1967
- Alice (Rehberg) Gilchrist, May 3, 2020, Altoona, WI
- James Webb, July 21, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- John Childs, OCt. 11, 2023, Saint Cloud, MN
- Jeffrey Dilley, March 18, 2021, Washington, D.C.
- Jacquelyn Behrens, May 21, 2024, Gilbert, AZ
- Catherine Davis, May 12, 2024, New Auburn, WI
- Mary Jenneman, April 24, 2024, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Gerald Skibinski, Nov. 6, 2023, Minoka, IL
- Julia Thompson, Dec. 15, 2023, Hattiesburg, MS
- Mary Ellen (Lucas) Fisher, March 28, 2023, Rice Lake, WI
- Raymond Ransom, March 17, 2023, Merrillan, WI
Class of 1968
- Thomas G. Perault, Oct. 19, 2024, Largo, Fl
- Dale Lyon, June 20, 2024, Menomonie, WI
- Edward Krcmar, Jan. 20, 2024, DePere, WI
- Carol Jane Lucas, Jan. 5, 2024, Oshkosh, WI
- Mary Cournoyer, Dec. 25, 2023, Saint Cloud, MN
- Robert Church, Oct. 20, 2023, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Andrew Olson, March 14, 2023, Altoona, WI
Class of 1969
- Steven J. Gibson, Oct. 21, 2024, Manitowoc, WI
- Shirley (Hanson) Zuehlke, September 24, 2024, Steamboat Springs, CO
- Michael Haas, July 25, 2024, Birchwood, WI
- James Clare, July 2, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- David Jorgenson, June 16, 2024, Brooklyn Center, MN
- Michael John Baer, Feb, 26, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Marie (Green) Leonard, Dec. 5, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Emmett O'Brien, Oct. 1, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Beverly (Miller) Wolfgram, May 18, 2023, Madison, WI
- Thomas Lang, May 5, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Sandra Betz, April 9, 2023, Altoona, WI
- Frederick, Dietrich, Jan. 19, 2023, Cadott, WI
Classes 1950 - 1959
Class of 1950
- Mary (Larson) Gjerseth, Nov. 25, 2020, Black River Falls, WI
- Mabel Klingbeil, Jan. 16, 2023, Bloomer, WI
- Irwin Johnson, Aug. 10, 2022, Marshfield, WI
- Jean (Manchester) Harvey, June 9, 2022, Altoona, WI
Class of 1951
- Norma (Dahl) Ausman, July 20, 2024, Elk Mound, WI
- Mary Lou (McCann) Keegan, Nov. 15, 2023, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Margaret (Werner) Lamus, June 22, 2023, Everett, WA
- Marvin G. Larson, Feb. 20, 2022, Waterville, MN
- Kathleen Henning, April 13, 2022, Eau Claire, WI
- Carol Endl, Jan. 28, 2022, Altoona, WI
Class of 1952
- Nancy (Anderson) Merkel, Nov. 1, 2024, Altoona, WI
- Carol Marson, April 23, 2024, Bozeman, MT
- Elizabeth (Donaldson) Maloney, Sept. 2, 2022, Tyler TX
- Geraldine, Reiter, Dec. 21, 2023, Anoka, MN
- Gloria (Fomberg) Weiss, March 5, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 1953
- Mary Ann (Olson) Friederich, August 21, 2024, Marshfield, WI
- Barbara (Brydges) Werner, Aug. 20, 2021, Clinton, WI
- Donna (Trammel) Van Dreser, June 25, 2022, Stevens Point, WIO
- Patrick Gannon, April 2, 2022, Ponte Vedra, FL
Class of 1954
- Richard Klimek, Jan. 16, 2024, Altoona, WI
- Margaret (Donnelly) Benson, Aug. 10, 2023, Fairchild, WI
- Beverly (Repaal) Hill, Feb. 20, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Orla Sather, April 16, 2022, Mondovi, WI
Class of 1955
- Edward Crane, July 17, 2015, Ormond Beach, FL
- Bette McLaughlin, 87, March 6, 2022, Sheridan, WY
- Kathryn (Zaiser) Oelschlager, 88, Jan. 20, 2022, Lindenhurst, IL
Class of 1956
- Barbara (Carson) Newton, July 21, 2024, Wisconsin Dells, WI
- Alice Myers, Feb. 22, 2020, Gold Canyon, AZ
- Ione (Klund) Wyss, July 11, 2922, Janesville, WI
- Barbara (Bloom) Garnett, March 22, 2022, Duluth, MN
Class of 1957
- Robert E. Johnson, August 9, 2024, Lakeville, MN
- John Bowman, June 3, 2024, Eau Claire, WI
- Joyce (Kaphingst) Walburn, Feb. 21, 2023, Spanaway, WA
- Donald Larson, Dec. 24, 2023, Canton, GA
- H. Gregory Green, Nov. 6, 2023, Alma, WI
- Marjorie (Odash) Reek, July 13, 2023, Sun Prairie, WI
- Joanne (Ganong) Horan, 87, Nov. 22, 2022, Eau Claire, WI
- Leroy Nelson, July 7, 2022, Milwaukee, WI
- Donald E. Richards, Jan. 17, 2022, Minong, WI
- Naomi (Hackel) Smith, Jan. 4, 2022, Eau Claire, WI
Class of 1958
- Thomas Webster, June 12, 2024, Charlottesville, VA
- Marianna Greenlee, May 16, 2024, Decorah, IA
- Winnie Lance, May 2, 2024, Holton, MI
- Gerald Colburn, Sept. 28, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Charles Thompson, Sept. 3, 2023, Manhattan, KS
- Jeanne (Brunner) Backes, Jan. 22, 2022, Hot Springs Village, AR
- Stanley Hillestad, Sept. 28, 2022, Eau Claire, WI
- James Dejung, Jan. 26, 2022, University Place, WA
Class of 1959
- John Amundson, Sept. 2, 2023, Eau Claire, WI
- Gayle (Peterson) Brecka, June 13, 2022, Cumberland, WI
- Anne (McCoy) Mehls, March 18, 2022, New Richmond, WI
- Dorothy (Hoepner) Schneider, April 17, 2023, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Carol Holtz, Sept. 26, 2022, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Wayne LaGasse, Jan. 7, 2022, Eau Claire, WI
- Darlene Simon, Feb. 11, 2022, Chippewa Falls, WI
Classes of 1930 - 1949
Class of 1930
- Harriet Krom, Beverton, OR
Class of 1935
- Mabel H. (Gutow) Gunderson, 103, Feb. 10, 2020, Strum, WI
Class of 1937
- Claudia (Zwiefelhofer) Ryba, 102, Jan. 1, 2018, Rice Lake, WI
Class of 1938
- Betty Strauch, 101, Jan. 12, 2018, Midland, MI
Class of 1939
- Dorothy Hull, 100, Jan. 14, 2020, Carver, MN
Class of 1940
- Margaret (Prissel) Poeschel, 99, Jan 2, 2022, Boyceville, WI
Class of 1941
- Marion Meyer, 101, Sept. 25, 2021, Eau Claire, WI
- Margaret (Thalacker) Odegard, 99, Sept. 15, 2021, Eau Claire, WI
- Beatrice (Sippel) Hill, 99, June 15, 2021, Rochester, MN
Class of 1942
- Dorothy (Bullis) Carpenter, 100, June 1, 2021, Eau Claire, WI
- Frances (Meng) Smith, 99, Feb. 15, 2021, Bradenton, FL
Class of 1943
- Margaret (Kuehni) Gottschlich, July 11, 2021, Peoria, AZ
- Elizabeth (Heffernan) Stabenow, 100, Nov. 22, 2022, Altoona, WI
- Eunice (Webb) Berg, 97, Oct. 30, 2021, DeSoto, WI
Class of 1944
- Adeline (Lundberg) Goplin, 97, Sept. 22, 2021, Osseo, WI
Class of 1945
- Margie (Kadin) Parker, 94, Jan. 11, 2021, Albany, OR
Class of 1946
- Maridean (Vick) Hagens, August 28, 204, Eau Claire, WI
- Dixie (Theiler) Gansel, 93, Feb. 25, 2021, Black River Falls, WI
Class of 1947
- Solveig Embretson, 98, Dec. 3, 2021, Sequim, WA
Class of 1948
- Gloria (Peuse) Blaede, 98, Oct. 17, 2023, Monticello, WI
- Ardis (Berg) Erickson, 97, Feb. 20, 2023, Madison, WI
Class of 1949
- Virginia (Churchward) Grant, 92, Feb. 6, 2022, Whittier, CA
- Samuel Young, 95, Dec. 31, 2022, Black River Falls, WI