All Obituaries

Victor L. Kervina, 78, of Chippewa Falls, village of Lake Hallie, died Sunday, September 12, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family under the care of St. Croix Hospice.             Victor was born December 17, 1942 in Superior, the son of Frank and Florence (Filiatrault) Kervina. He served honorably in the U.S. Air Force.             Victor worked at Presto for 10...

Edward "Bud" L. Smith, 78, of Chippewa Falls died unexpectedly Friday, September 10th, 2021 at his residence. Bud was born August 2nd, 1943 in Chicago to Edward L. and Ann (Gentile) Smith. He grew up in the Berkeley area. He was in the first graduating class of Proviso West High School in 1960. His lifelong career in HVAC installation and servicing began with his employment at Borg Warner in Bellwood. He survived a near fatal furnace explosion in December of 1963. He met Agnes...

            Shirley A. Bowe, 88, of Chippewa Falls, town of Tilden, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 after a brief battle with ovarian cancer at her residence surrounded by her loving family under the care of Heartland Hospice.             She was born November 23, 1932 in Tilden, the daughter of Clarence and Philomena “Minnie” (Bowe) Goettl. She attended St....

            Athanasius Luke Ruf, 11 months of Eau Claire, died Monday, August 23, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family.             Athanasius was born September 21, 2020 in Eau Claire, the son of Christian and Lisa (Foos) Ruf. He was a member of Notre Dame Church.             Athanasius is survived by his parents; one...

Mary Ann “Sis” Armstrong, 88, of Chippewa Falls, died Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Wissota Place in Chippewa Falls.             Sis was born October 24, 1932 in Chippewa Falls, the daughter of Leo and Margaret (Prueher) Miller.             Sis graduated from McDonell High School in 1950.             Sis married...

Kathryn E. Armstrong, 94, of Chippewa Falls, town of LaFayette, died Sunday, July 18, 2021 at her residence under the care of St. Croix Hospice.            Kathryn was born March 11, 1927 in Chippewa Falls, the daughter of Gilbert and Alisha (Mondeau) Mower. Kathryn graduated from McDonell Memorial High School in 1944 and Eau Claire Teachers College in 1946. She was an elementary school teacher for many years as well as a YMCA Daycare...

Marie Cecilia Dachel-Hall, 55, of Chippewa Falls died on Friday, September 3rd, 2021 at Marshfield Clinic Hospital in Eau Claire, WI.  Marie was born on December 13th,1965 in Michigan, the daughter of Cecilia and Robert Dachel. She spent her childhood growing up traveling the world as part of a military family in places such as Hawaii, Spain, Washington, Japan, and California. She graduated in 1983 from Chi-Hi and joined the Air Force shortly after.  While serving in the Air...

Jeffrey T. Dejno, 51, of Eau Claire, died suddenly on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at his residence.             Jeff was born September 21, 1969 in Chippewa Falls, the son of Raymond and Bette (Hilger) Dejno. He graduated from Chi-Hi in 1987. Jeff served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps and graduated from St. Cloud University with a degree in accounting. He was employed at Wipfli LLP as a...

Anita A. Andress, 90, of Chippewa Falls, went home to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, WI surrounded by her loving family. Anita was born August 20, 1931 in Chippewa Falls, the daughter of Frank and Anna (Normand) Peloquin. She graduated from McDonell High School. Those who knew Anita would know that she not only lived a fulfilled life but lived her life serving others. She was a mother to seven boys, and practiced patience and...

John “Jack” M. Zwiefelhofer, 87, of Colfax, died Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire with his family by his side.             Jack was born November 4, 1933 in Tilden, the son of John and Mary (Stoffel) Zwiefelhofer.             On October 30, 1971, Jack married Mildred “Millie” Campeau at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in...