All Obituaries

It is with both sadness at our loss and joyful hope of her eternal life in heaven, we announce the passing of our mother, Lorraine Mae Pomietlo who passed away on a beautiful Spring day, April 1st, 2020, at the age of 91.  Lorraine was born a twin on July 8, 1928 to Fern (Hatfield) and Edward Lund, and grew up in Stanley, WI. Her twin sister Elorraine Faye passed away at 3 weeks of age and Lorraine thought of her often throughout her life as she did her mother who passed away when...

Shirley M. Boos, 89, of Bloomer, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Care Partners in Bloomer.             Shirley was born August 25, 1930 in Chippewa Falls, the daughter of Adolph and Ida (Turany) Stoffel.             On September 9, 1952, Shirley married Bernard F. Boos at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in the town of Cooks...

Shawn Anthony Berg, age 40, of Chippewa Falls, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2020 surrounded by family at Mayo Clinic Health Systems-Eau Claire after a hard-fought battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.  His recent pneumonia infection and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) complication left him with permanent lung damage that was too much for his weakened immune system to overcome. Shawn, and his twin brother, Zach were born on April 14, 1979 in Chippewa...

Gale G. Aude, 73, of Eau Claire, died Friday, March 20, 2020 at Dearwood Adult Family Home, town of Seymour. Gale was born February 22, 1947 to Herb & Helen (Hennekens) Aude in Chippewa Falls. Working on the family farm, he loved driving John Deere tractors, baling hay and milking cows. He also worked at CRI as an assembler for many years. Gale was a joyful soul with a great sense of humor. He is survived by his brother, Gary Aude of Eau Claire; his sister, Carol (Leon) Pecha of...

Doris “Dori” Mae (Rykal) Marion, 91, of Chippewa Falls, died Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire.             Doris was born June 20, 1928 in Cadott, town of Goetz, the daughter of James and Katherine (Vavra) Rykal. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School and graduated from Cadott High School. She married John “Jack” Marion in 1948 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in...

Lyle M. Norquist, 96, of Chippewa Falls, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 with family at his side at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls after a brief illness.             Lyle was born November 20, 1923 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the son of Carl H. and Julia (Johnson) Norquist.             Lyle was a veteran of WWII serving in the Army Air Corps. He was...

Debra K. Culbert, 55, of New Auburn, died Sunday, February 23, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau.             Debra was born September 8, 1964 in Chippewa Falls, the daughter of Stephen and Nancy (Young) Culbert.             Debra is survived by her mother, Nancy Culbert; two brothers, Gary Culbert of El Paso, Texas and Gregory (Linda) Culbert of Chippewa Falls; special...

Robert G. Dachel, 85, of Chippewa Falls, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls.             Robert was born on July 23, 1934 in Cadott, the son of Peter and Rose (Kurtz) Dachel. He graduated from McDonell Memorial High School in 1952.             He served honorably for 22 years in the U.S. Air Force in numerous locations around the...

Shirley Schaller was born on March 9, 1927. She lived most of her life in Wisconsin, Florida and last 14 months in Georgia with her daughter, Lynn Kennedy. Shirley passed on February 14, 2020 of natural causes.  Shirley is survived by her daughter, Lynn Kennedy and Lynn’s wife Crystal Watkins both of Lavonia, GA.  William “Bill” Horvatin, her longtime partner survives her. Shirley has grandchildren, David, Christopher and Nicole. Shirley loved her grand doggers...

Barbara A. Liedl, 66, of Chippewa Falls, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls. Barb was born June 25, 1953 to Bernard and Shirley (Smithers) Liedl at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls. She attended Holy Ghost School and McDonell High School, graduating in 1971. Barb retired from Mason Shoe Company in July 2015 after working there for 40 years. She was a sports enthusiast, participating in softball while playing...