LEGACY LIGHTS 2026
LET YOUR LEGACY LIGHTS SHINE THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON
Join the Chippewa Area History Center for the annual Legacy Lights event. Each year, from late November through the end of December, the Chippewa Area History Center glows with an outdoor light tribute and indoor exhibit dedicated to remembering and honoring family, friends, and military members who hold a special place in the hearts of our community.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Dedicate a light to a friend, loved one, or military member:
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Lights can be purchased beginning in October through the end of December.
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Honoree names will be displayed inside the History Center and on our website.
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Questions? Stop by the History Center, call 715-723-4399, or download a brochure below:
A CHERISHED COMMUNITY TRADITION
For 36 years (1988–2023), St. Joseph’s Hospital hosted the beloved Love Lights program, allowing the community to light a bulb in honor or memory of loved ones. When the hospital closed in April 2024, the Chippewa Area History Center was honored to carry on this meaningful tradition for our community.
ATTEND THE LIGHTING CEREMONY:
Wednesday, November 18th
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4:00 PM: Reception & Refreshments
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5:00 PM: Lighting Ceremony
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Location: Chippewa Area History Center, 12 Bridgewater Avenue, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
SCROLL DOWN for the 2026 LEGACY LIGHTS NAMES
IN MEMORY OF
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
(ASTERISK * DENOTES MULTIPLE LIGHTS PURCHASED FOR THIS PERSON)
John Allen
Dan Anderson
Jeannie Anderson
Jos D. Anderson
Joseph Anderson
Marie Ann Anderson
Richard Anderson
Verona August
Andrea Baldeshwiler
George Baldeshwiler
Judy Baldeshwiler
Jack Barnhardt
Barsamian Family
Anna Bartosiewicz
Wilbur & Dorothy Becker
Vern Beighley
Bill Berg
Wally & Elaine Berg
Bradley R. Berg
Jane Birtwistle
Gordy & Shari Bjork
Doris Blake
Robert Blake
Sharon Blake
Frank & Virginia Blanchard
Tom Blanchette
Eleanor Bloczynski
Mary Jane Bohl
William Bohl
Ray & Jenna Boos
Delano Bourget
Clement Bowe
Dorothy Bowe
Helen E. Bowe
Jean Bowe
Johnny Bowe
Larry Bowe
Luke A. Bowe
Norman & Ruth Bowe
Suzanne Bowe
Wally Bowe
Ada Brain
Robert Brain
Eugene & Belle Brazeau
Jacob Bresser
Rich Broda
James & Henrietta Campbell
Donald Cardinal
Joan Cardinal
Velma Carroll
Judy Christopher
Louis Christopher
Frank Ciolkosz
Arlene Conrad
Lyle Conrad
Lyle & Arlene Conrad
Tim Crawford
Dave & Doris Cripe
Gordy Cripe
Tom Cripe
Steve Cyr
Daddy John
Nicole Danielewicz *
Harland Danielson
Cora Demars
Eugene L. Demars
Leon Eugene Demars
Ruth Demars
Grace Dennning
Marion DeRusha
Jim Dimock
Marion & Carl Dobos
John Docksey
Marilyn Docksey
Bruce Donaldson
Tyler Dubberke
Cliff & Betsy Dueholm
Jill Eckardt (Cowan)
Jessie Eder
Edney
Irv Engebretson
Margaret Engebretson
Homer Erickson
Virginia Erickson
Clint Estling *
Clintie Estling
Faith
Frank & Jean Falkner
Cecilia G. Fay
Dude Felmlee
Dave Fish
James & Katherine Flood
Ed & Margaret Folska
Clem Fox
Dale Frederick
Vernar & Hannah Frederick
Dean Frenette
Donald Frenette
Norma Frenette
Paul Frenette
Gary Gaier
Louis & Marjorie Gaier
Daniel Gannon
Jacquie Gannon
John & Katherine Geiger
Albert & Liz Geissler
Arlene Geissler
Bonita Geissler
George Geissler
Gordon Geissler
Jacob Geissler
Judy Geissler
Nicholas Geissler
Raymond Geissler
Tom Geissler
Lucy Geldernick
Liz Gerdmann
Crystal M. Gordon
J. Murray Gordon
Bea Gough
Roy C. Gough
David Green
Irving Green
Nettie Green
Barb Greening
Lee Greening
Judy Grzyb
Irene Hamilton
Leo Hamilton
Jean Hancock
Lori Hanna
Davey Harling *
Valentine Hassemer
Mavis Hattamer
Lorraine Hause
Robert Hause, Jr.
Robert Hause, Sr.
Paul & Marie Hebert
Ryan Hebert
Sidney Hebert
William Hebert
Gary Held
Mary & Irving Helgeson
Irene & Ernie Herrmann
Loren W. Hoekstra
Donna Hogseth
Vera Hogseth
Wally Hogseth
Glen & Viola Hoover
Margie S. & Edwin S. Horan
Taylor S. Horan
Winnie & Michael Horan
George Huffcutt
Bernadine Hughes
Bud Hughes
Carl Hunt
Brad Hurt
Nanette Hutnik
Christopher Iannone
Gerald Jacobson
Wm. & Marion Jacobson
Valerie Rooney Jacquart
Gerald Jeffers
Margaret Jeffers
Roger & Norma Jenneman
Tom & Lucille Joas
Floyd Johnson
Lucile Johnson
Madlyn & Harold Johnson
Velda Johnson
Justine
Floyd Kaiser
Jess Kane
Jesse Kane
Jesse Kane
Joe Kastelic
Joe & Mary Ann Kastelic
Anne Keller
Anne Keller *
Henry Kelly, III
Jodi Kent
Marlene Kevelin
Robert Kevelin
Robert & Mary Kevelin
Charles & Ruth Kittelson
Pete & Mayme Kleusch
Florance Knipfer
Margaretha Koelsch
Fritz Koepl
Rosie Koepl
John Kowal
Alvin & Vern Krall
Lillian & Norman Kreiling
Kreiling Family
Joseph J. Kress
Virginia Kress
Jack Kruger
Marilyn Kruger
Ralph Krumenauer
John & Angeline Kuechenmeister
Kelly Kuechenmeister
Kelly & Cole Kuechenmeister
Richard Kuehnast
David Kurtz
Vernetta T. Kurtz
William A. Kurtz
Michael LaDuke
Cindy LaFaive
Clara LaFaive
Eileen LaFaive
Vern Lancor
Deborah Lang
Kathryn R. Larson
Ted A. Larson
Kathy LeCleir
Tim Leis
Robert & Lorraine Lemorande
Dawn Lewis
Eunice & Earl Liddell
Chester Lindsey
Irene Lindsey
Clark Loeffel
Nick & Edna Lowe
Lennard L. Lynch
Sherryl M. Lynch
Walter J. Lynch
Mike Malecha
Christopher J. Marek, Sr.
Benjamin Marquardt
Walter & Florence Marquardt
Richard Marquie
Maurietta Martin
William A. Martin
Mark Martineau
Ryan Mathis
Bryan D. Mattison
Matuszak Family
Toni & Roy Mayberry
Steve McClaflin
Samuel McCrackin
Neal McIntyre
Dennis Metzdorf
Helen Miller
Irma Miller
Vincent Miller
Shannon Millikin
Angela Misfeldt
Misty
Johnny Mitscha
Byron Moldrem
Kathy Moldrem
Molly
Andy Monroe
Ken Mullen
Paul Mullen
Selmer Myklejord
Mark Myrman
Don & Cecelia Nadeau
Tom & Patty Nadeau
Betty Nelson
Faith Nelson
Barry Nesja
Nicole
James Norseng
John Norseng
John & Angeline Norseng
Marshall Norseng
Mary Norseng
Mary Kay Norseng
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Nowak
Bill O'Brien
Herman & Lottie Oebser
Howard & Joanne Olson
Mary O'Mara
Jack O'Neil
Dennis & Rosemarie Pank
Myrtle Parks
Joel Peebles
Bertha Peirce
Frank Peirce
Lorraine Peissig
Marilyn Peissig
Maxine Peissig
Florence Perri
John Perri
Janet Peters
Bailey Peterson
David A. Popp
Edith A. Popp
Dorothy Post
Mr. & Mrs. Herman Postl
Mr.& Mrs. Jacob Postl
Tridi Poston
Earl & Arlene Proud
Ann Purdeu
Lester Rada
Marge Rada
Bruno Rahn, Jr.
Bruno Rahn, Sr,
Ina Rahn
David Raihle, Sr.
Trey (David) Raihle, III
Lorraine Rasch
Gathern Rathbun
Leah Rathbun
Elroy Reinhardt
Phyllis Reinhardt
Earl Reiter
Bob Roach
Bud & Gert Roach
Chuck & Maureen Roach
Eric Roach
Joe & Shirley Roach
Barbara Rooney Robinson
Jack Rokser
John A. Rooney
Laura Rose
Lanny Roth
Paul Roth
Ethan Rubenzer
Dan Rydlund
Vonnie Rydlund
Cathleen Saye
Carol Sazama
Dr. John J. Sazama
Janese Sazama
William J. Sazama
William Scheib
Eunice Schindler
Gilbert Schindler
Schindler & Swoboda Families
Frankie Schlick
Gladys Schmidt
Janet Schwandt
Jeremy Seibel
Ram Seibel
Bobbi & Bill Sellon
Eric Sellon
Joan Seurer
Roland Shaurette
Dean & Mary Shock
George & Angie Shower
Michele Shrader
Simba
Suzanne Simet
Cathie Simmons
Jim Simmons
Darlene Slowiak
Jean Small
Bud Smith
Loren & Ruby Smith
Mary Ann Smith
Mike Smith
Roger & Sherrill Smith
Gene Soden
Juanita Soden
Alan Solberg
Frank & Wini Sorrentino
David Spooner
Russell & LaVerne Spry
Edith Stalle
George Stalle
Gertrude Stanula
Thomas A. Starr
Ava Steponik
Jenny Stevenson
Wayne Stevenson
Dale & Dorothy Stone *
Stormy
D.B. & Frances Sullivan
Dennis & Rosemarie Sullivan
Ronnie & Nancy Sullivan
Bill Swaenepoel
Scott Swartz
Jeanette Darwin Swiontek
Emma Switz
Swoboda & Schindler Families
Martin & Wanda Tandberg
Lorraine & Tommy Thompson
Lyle Thompson
Ben Thornton
Lynne Tronsdal
Barb George Tzanakis
Matthew Tzanakis
Dorothy Urness
Nancy Vaudreuil
Richard L. Walk
Edward Wanichek
Mary Louise Wanichek
Fred & Oddie Webb
Robert Andre Wells
Warren & Virginia Wermund
Allen Whelan
Laura Whelan
Ursula Whelan
Curtis R. Wilson
Jane B. Wilson
Keith L. Wilson
Roy C. Wilson
Brian Wogernese
Frank & Delores Woodford
David Dell Woodruff
T. Dell Woodruff
Della Young
Eugene Young
Ron Zwiefelhofer
IN HONOR OF
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Elaina Belland
George & Diane Bett
Donna Bourget
Davis Bromeisl
Mary Brunstad
Katie Buell
CCGS Volunteers
Kay Engebretson
Lawrence Engebretson
Eva
Neomi Felmlee
Toots Fox
Chuck Frenette
Donna Goodman
Grazie
Andrew Hanna
Adrienne Hogseth
Natalie Hogseth
Diane Hopkins Whelan
Linda Howe
Jared Jarosz
Samuel Jarosz
Carin Jellenberg
Dan Johnholtz
Julie Johnholtz
Donovan Kuehn
Maxwell Kuehn
Peggy Leinenkugel
Blake Martell
Marla McClaflin
Katie McLain
Teddy McLain-Willi
Sally Mitscha
Lauren Monks
Lauren Brunstad Monks
Ellen O'Neil
Sharon Raihle *
Marlys Sielsky
Brandy Sikora
Kristen Simmons
Larissa Skwierczynski
Frank Soborowicz
Wendy Sullivan
Mary Jane Thompson
Bill Volker
Bert & Gerri Webb
Marilyn G. Wells
Annabelle Willi
Dick Willi
Evelyn Willi
Jennnifer Willi
Jonathan Willi
Kennedy Willi
Mary Rose Willi
Mary Rose & Dick Willi
Sara Willi
Shawn Willi
Don & Bonnie Wolfe
IN HONOR OF
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Bill August
Skip August
Mark Baldeshiwiler
Ralph Bartosiewicz
Russell Bennett
Lt Col Leo Blanchard, US Army
Lt Col Lionel Blanchard, USAF
Aundre Brown, USAF
Kamren Brown, USAF
Matthew Brown, USAF
Bill Brunstad
William USN Brunstad, USN
Zachary USN Brunstad, USN
First Sargeant Lacy Bunkelman, USAF National Guard
Forrey B. Clay
Tom J. Dunbar
Chris Fernandez
George T. Gannon
Howard Geldernick
Jacob Gundlach
Wilfred Haas
Quentin Helland
Ray Horvatin
SSG Gerald Jeffers
Gerald Joas
Susan Joas
Ken Johnson
Calvin Kramer
Joseph LaCasse
Lenny LaFaive
Roger LaFaive
Vincent LaFaive
Jim LeClier
Jake Leinenkugel
Joey Lux
Harold (Mac) MacDonald
Ken Mullen
Paul Mullen
Harolen L. Myers
Dick Nadeau, US Navy, Vietnam
Don Olsen
Floyd Parks, US Army (dec.)
Dennis Roder
Neil Roder
David Saye
Thomas J. Sazama
Ruben Seurer
SSGT Walter Dean Shock, USAF
Joe Shock, WI National Guard
Gary Shorrel
Steven Simmons
Roger Smith, US Army
Kallie Smith, US Marines
Tim Smith, US Navy
Kyle Soden
Michael Soden
William Steele, USN
Pvt. Florence Sullivan, US Army, Civil War
Cpl Mike Sullivan, US Marine Corps
D.B, "Barney" Sullivan, US Navy, WWI
Ronald Sullivan, US Navy, Korea
Brig Gen Dennis B. Sullivan, USAF
Lloyd Switz
Jim Thomas, US Army
Dale Vaudreuil
Lannettte Vaudreuil
Duane J. Young