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WOOD, Grace A.
d. 7/26/2010
service: 9/12/2010
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d. 9/6/2010
service: 9/10/2010
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d. 9/3/2010
service: 9/6/2010
NUTTER, Mildred
d. 8/11/2009
service: 9/3/2010
LULICH, John S. Jr.
d. 8/27/2010
service: 8/30/2010
KING, Inez Elen
d. 7/3/2010
service: 8/28/2010
THOMPSON, Adrian J.
d. 8/25/2010
service: 8/28/2010
KEEFER, Jean G.
d. 8/13/2010
service: 8/21/2010
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d. 8/12/2010
service: 8/16/2010
ADKINS, Betty M.
d. 8/11/2010
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BERNTSON, Maurice K.
(November 1, 1923 - December 25, 2009)
Maurice K. Berntson, age 86, of Eau Claire, WI, formerly of Rice Lake, WI, died Friday, December 25, 2009 at the Syverson Lutheran Home in Eau Claire following a lengthy disability with Ataxia, a progressive neurological disorder affecting coordination, speech and ability to walk.

He was born on November 1, 1923 in Barron, WI to Bennie and Julia (Johnson) Berntson. Maurice attended Chetek High School and entered the United States Army in October 1944 and served in World War II and was Honorably Discharged in June 1946. Maurice worked on the family farm near Dallas, WI. He subsequently was employed by General Motors Assembly Plant in Janesville, WI, Pearson Candy Co in St. Paul, MN, Donaldson’s Department Store in Minneapolis and Boehmer’s Furniture Store in Rice Lake.

Music was his lifelong passion, playing guitar and performing Scandinavian folk melodies with family and friends in the community, a talent inherited and encouraged by his father, who played the violin. Maurice was a member of the American Legion Post #53 in Eau Claire, WI.

Maurice Berntson is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Eleanore & Philip Lundeberg of Alexandria, VA and a nephew, Karl Lundeberg of Los Angeles, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bennie and Julia Berntson.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, December 31, 2009 at the New Scandinavia Lutheran Church in the township of Maple Grove, WI, Rev. Philip Mueller officiating, with interment in the New Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 - 11 AM Thursday at the Church.

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