Obituaries
Donna Rae Mantz
Feb 26, 2025
On February 26, 2025, the world lost a shining light with the passing of Donna Rae Mantz, born on July 23, 1957, in Wausau, Wisconsin. Donna was a force of nature, a true original, and a friend to all who crossed her path. Raised by her loving parents, Gordon and Betty Schlueter, Donna lived her life with a spirit that...
Betty M Blaubach Patterson
Feb 25, 2025
Betty M. (Nee Frank) Blaubach Patterson, 97, of the Town of Berlin went to her heavenly home February 25, 2025 surrounded by her family.
Betty was born July 7, 1927, daughter of late Norman and Alice (Balson) Frank. She married Elroy N. Blaubach June 20, 1951. They were married for 43 years. He preceded her in death in 1995. They farmed...
Dawn Harrod
Feb 23, 2025
Dawn Harrod, age 85, Wausau, passed away on February 23, 2025, under the care of Wood Aven Living Community and Aspirus Hospice, surrounded by family.
Dawn was born in Athens, WI to Matthew Hoff and Virginia Boehm. She married Harl Harrod of Merrill, WI on October 24th, 1959, in Schofield, WI. They lived in Wausau.
After graduating from Wausau Senior High School,...
Iris Diel
Feb 20, 2025
Iris Marie Diel, age 81, of Wausau, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Mountain Terrace Senior Living.
Iris was born on April 13, 1943, to Lawrence and LaVera (Brandt) Hanke in Marathon City, WI. She graduated from Wausau High School in 1961. Iris worked as a manager at Kmart until her retirement. Her strong...
Donna Lee Pflieger
Feb 14, 2025
Donna Lee Pflieger, age 87, of Wausau, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2025, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
Donna was born on May 4, 1937, in Wausau, to the late Julius and Alice (Reetz) Mueller. She was united in marriage to Edward "Eddie" Pflieger on February 2, 1957, who preceded her in death in 2006.
Donna dedicated 30 years of her...
Dawn Marie Borth (nee French)
Feb 13, 2025
Memorial Service for Dawn will take place in the spring. Check back for more details and full obituary.
Clifford W. Prigge
Feb 11, 2025
Clifford W. Prigge, 92, of Wausau, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Cliff was born on October 10, 1932, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to the late Edward and Freida (Stasiak) Prigge. His family later moved to Wausau, where he graduated from high school and grew up in the same neighborhood as Karen...
Jerry Soukup
Feb 10, 2025
Jerry Soukup should have been a statistic, but he wasn't. He was resilient! His strong sense of right and wrong, honesty, intelligence, tolerance and hard work helped him survive a difficult childhood as well as growing up in a difficult time. Jerry was born in 1932 during the Great Depression and the worst drought in US history. He remembered the...
Darlene Yolitz
Feb 3, 2025
Darlene Ann (Kromrei) Yolitz, 90, of Wausau, WI passed away Monday, February 3, 2025, at Rennes Health & Rehab Center-Weston under the care of Compassus Hospice Care.
Darlene was born May 27, 1934, in Wausau, WI to the late Theodore and Margaret (Damrow) Kromrei. Darlene graduated from Wausau High in 1952 and worked part-time while in high school at Kresge's. After...
Katherine K. Bittner
Jan 30, 2025
Katherine "Kathi" Kay Bittner (Kluetz) of Wausau, died on Thursday, January 30th at her home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 74.
She was born to the late Clarence and Ruth (Mathwich) Kluetz on April 8, 1950, in Wausau.
Kathi attended Grant Elementary, John Muir Junior High and graduated...
Clara Robl
Jan 29, 2025
Clara Amanda Robl, beloved homemaker and cherished member of the Wausau community, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2025, at the age of 83. Clara was born on January 6, 1942, in Wisconsin and spent her life nurturing her family and home.
She will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, Patricia (Jim) Hubing and Gail Wickman-Reiter, and her son, Orville (Janet)...
Robert Douglas Patnaude
Jan 29, 2025
Robert “Bob” Patnaude passed in peace at his home on January 29, 2025, at the age of 77.
Bob was born September 7, 1947, in International Falls, MN – the icebox of the US. A true kid from the wrong side of the tracks, he was beyond proud to be from the Carson Lupie neighborhood and a Bronco through and through....
Michael A. Drews
Jan 25, 2025
Michael A. Drews, 73, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on January 25, 2025, following a courageous 15-month battle with lung cancer. Mike was born on June 7, 1951, in Wausau, Wisconsin, to the late Robert and Ella (Moiser) Drews. He graduated from Wausau Senior High School in 1969. During his high school years, he met...
Glen Opichka
Jan 24, 2025
Glen Opichka, 81, of Kronenwetter, WI, passed away peacefully at the Aspirus Hospice House in Wausau, surrounded by his wife and two daughters, on January 24, 2025.
Glen was born on April 8, 1943, in Wausau, WI, son of the late Genevieve (Stencil) and Clarence Opichka. He married Marlene Kort on December 19, 1970, in Rothchild and went on to have...
Charles Plier
Jan 21, 2025
Charles Norvan Plier
May 15, 1942 – January 21, 2025
Charles “Chuck” Plier, 82, Wausau, WI, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025 surrounded by his devoted and loving family. Chuck was born on May 15, 1942 in Wausau to Norvan and Winifred Plier. Chuck recently celebrated his 64th wedding anniversary with the love of his life, Maxine (Dallman) Plier.
After many years in...
Susann Geraldine Spranger
Jan 18, 2025
Susann "Sue" (Krolikowski) Spranger, 70, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at Rennes Health and Rehab Center after a brief battle with cancer.
Born on March 26, 1954, in Wausau, WI, to the late Geraldine (Kiedrowski) and Raymond Krolikowski. Sue embraced life with creativity, warmth, and an adventurous spirit. She married James Spranger on October 30, 1976, at Holy...
Charles Newby
Jan 10, 2025
Charles Rudolph Newby, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, was called home to Heaven on January 10, 2025, at the age of 83. He was born on September 14, 1941, in Stevens Point to Howard and Lynndred (nee: Pederson) Newby. He was baptized into the Christian faith on October 19, 1941. He later confirmed his faith in Jesus Christ at...
Elfriede Breckner
Jan 9, 2025
Elfi Breckner passed away peacefully on January 9, 2025, at the age of 97. Born on September 19, 1927, in Waldkirchen, Germany, she was a remarkable woman whose life was characterized by her unwavering dedication to family, her love for baking, and her passion for reading and gardening.
Elfi married Egon Breckner in 1947 in Deggendorf, Germany, and together they built...
Diane I. Ruether
Jan 3, 2025
Diane I. Ruether, age 76, of Rothschild, Wisconsin, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025. Diane was born on September 22, 1948, in Dancy, WI, to the late Ewald and Viola (Kummer) Miller Sr. She was raised on her family farm in Stratford and graduated from Stratford High School in 1966.
Following high school, Diane began her career at Wausau Insurance...
Tini Westerdyk
Dec 26, 2024
Tini Westerdyk, 91, of Wausau passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at Rennes Health and Rehab.
Tini was born in The Netherlands on December 21, 1933 to Leonardus and Tryntje (Dekker) Brinksma. Tini married Herman Weserdyk on March 3, 1955 in The Netherlands. A few years later, in 1957, they made the journey to the United States, and to Wisconsin....
