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Chippewa Falls • Chippewa County • Wisconsin
Horan Funeral Home Obituaries
Horan Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin publishes obituary notices on its official website. Visitors can browse current notices, open individual memorial pages, review published funeral details, and sign up for the funeral home’s own obituary-email notifications.
Verified Horan Funeral Home Details
Funeral home identity
Horan Funeral Home and Cremation Services
420 Bay StreetChippewa Falls, WI 54729
Phone: (715) 723-4404
Official obituary archive
All Obituaries — Horan Funeral Home
The official directory shows individual notices and an archive that extends across multiple pages. The funeral home also provides an obituary-notification mailing list.
Prepare Your Horan Obituary Lookup
Use this field only to prepare the spelling of a name. This guide does not run the funeral home’s obituary database. It does not send your typed name to Horan or produce search results.
How to Find a Horan Funeral Home Obituary
Open Horan’s official obituary listing
Visit the All Obituaries directory. This is the funeral home’s own publishing source, not a copied third-party database.
Look for the name
Browse the current notices or use the navigation options on the official site. For older notices, continue through the archive’s additional pages.
Try other versions of the name
Check maiden and married surnames, common nicknames, initials, name suffixes and possible alternate spellings before concluding that a notice is absent.
Open the complete memorial
Select the obituary rather than relying on the shortened preview. The full notice may contain family details, arrangements and memorial instructions.
Confirm the person’s identity
Compare the residence, life dates and other public details shown in the notice. Horan’s listings can include people from Chippewa Falls and nearby communities, so a different hometown does not automatically mean the notice is unrelated.
Check visitation and funeral details separately
Record each published event’s date, local time, venue and address. Do not assume that the viewing, ceremony and interment are all at 420 Bay Street.
Check flowers, condolences and memorial instructions
Read any preferences from the family. Horan describes online memorials with condolences, photographs, shared memories and virtual candle features, but availability can differ between individual notices.
Recheck before traveling
Return to the live memorial for corrections or schedule changes. Confirm an unrecognized church or cemetery address before starting your trip.
Call Horan if the public notice is unclear
Use (715) 723-4404 or the official contact page. Ask specifically about the person and the event you want to attend.
What Horan’s Obituary Pages May Include
Horan’s published memorials can contain different types of information. The availability of each feature depends on the particular family, arrangement and notice.
Service-Day Verification Checklist
| Event | What to verify | Common mistake to avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation | Date, opening and closing time, name of venue. | Assuming it is on the same day as the funeral. |
| Funeral or memorial | Starting time, church/chapel and complete address. | Using the funeral home’s business address for a church event. |
| Graveside or burial | Cemetery, time, entrance and procession instructions. | Assuming all guests are invited to a private interment. |
| Online tribute or stream | Official link and any availability instructions. | Trusting a third-party livestream link that is not in the memorial. |
Horan Funeral Home: Address, Telephone and Directions
Horan Funeral Home and Cremation Services
420 Bay StreetChippewa Falls, WI 54729
Phone: (715) 723-4404
Fax: (715) 723-7511
The official directions identify the building near the corner of Willow Street and Bay Street. Its published driving guidance includes approaches from Eau Claire, Menomonie, Abbotsford and Rice Lake.
Map: 420 Bay Street
This map is for the funeral home location, not necessarily every service venue.
How to Receive New Horan Obituary Notices
Horan offers a complimentary obituary email-notification service on its official website. According to the funeral home’s mailing-list page, subscribers are notified within an hour after a new obituary or death notice is posted to its website, subject to normal email delivery.
- Open Horan’s official obituary mailing list.
- Read the subscription information and enter your email address on the official page.
- Complete the anti-spam requirement and submit the official form.
- Check your inbox and any spam/junk folders for future notices.
- Use the unsubscribe option when you no longer want alerts.
Horan Funeral and Cremation Prices
Horan’s website describes funeral, cremation, pre-arrangement and memorial options, but this article does not quote unverified service or merchandise prices. Obtain current, itemized information directly from the funeral home before agreeing to an arrangement.
Useful pricing questions
- What is the current General Price List?
- Which services are required and which are optional?
- What is included in a particular burial or cremation arrangement?
- What outside expenses, such as cemetery, clergy, permits or newspaper notices, will be charged separately?
- What is included in the written statement of goods and services selected?
The Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule explains funeral-price disclosure rights and consumer choices.
After opening the FTC page, review the telephone-price and itemized-price protections. Then call Horan and request current details for the services you actually need.
Wisconsin Death Certificates: Official Next Steps
An obituary is a memorial notice, not a certified legal death record. For deaths registered in Wisconsin, use the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Vital Records Office or an authorized local issuing office.
How to request a Wisconsin death certificate
- Open the Wisconsin DHS official vital-record request page.
- Choose the appropriate death certificate and read eligibility requirements.
- Determine whether you need a Fact of Death or Extended Fact of Death version.
- Select an available ordering route: mail, approved online/telephone vendor, or an authorized local office.
- Review the identification, application, fee and mailing requirements for that route.
- Submit the required documents and keep your order reference.
Wisconsin-specific distinction: A Fact of Death certificate excludes the cause and manner of death and final disposition. An Extended Fact of Death version includes additional information and may be needed for certain insurance or legal matters.
Chippewa County Probate and Estate Questions
Horan’s location in Chippewa Falls does not establish which county should handle an estate. Wisconsin estate venue generally depends on the deceased person’s domicile at death and, in some circumstances, the location of property.
For an estate properly handled in Chippewa County, use the Wisconsin Court System’s official directory to find the appropriate circuit court and Register in Probate contacts.
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Before speaking with probate staff
- Locate the original will, if one exists.
- Determine the person’s permanent residence at death.
- Gather basic information about assets, debts and ownership.
- Identify surviving family members and potential beneficiaries.
- Ask whether formal probate, informal administration or a qualifying simplified procedure is appropriate.
After opening the court directory, select Chippewa County and the Register in Probate listing. Confirm the current office and any applicable forms before visiting or filing. Court personnel can explain procedures but may not provide legal advice.
Veteran Burial Benefits and Social Security
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Eligible Veterans and family members may qualify for certain burial allowances, headstones or markers, burial flags and cemetery benefits. Eligibility depends on the specific benefit and circumstances.
Official VA burial and memorial benefits
After opening, choose the relevant benefit and review eligibility, documents and the application procedure.
Social Security Administration
SSA provides official information about reporting a death, potential survivor benefits and a possible lump-sum death payment for eligible applicants.
SSA: What to do when someone dies
After opening, review death-reporting procedures and whether an eligible survivor must contact SSA to apply.
What if a Third-Party Obituary Has Different Information?
A third-party obituary website may preserve an older version of a memorial, an incomplete excerpt or service information that has since changed. Use it only as a clue until you confirm the complete notice on Horan’s own website.
Official Sources Used
- Horan Funeral Home — All Obituaries — current and archived memorial listings.
- Horan — Contact Us — verified address and phone number.
- Horan — Directions — facility location and driving guidance.
- Horan — Obituary Email List — official notification subscription.
- Wisconsin DHS — Request a Vital Record — death certificates and fees.
- Wisconsin Court System — Directories — court and Register in Probate contacts.
- Federal Trade Commission — Funeral Rule.
- VA — Burial and Memorial Benefits.
- SSA — When Someone Dies.