Irene Bluhm

Irene "Renee" Doris Bluhm, 89, 2202 Park Road, Wausau died Monday, March 16, 2015 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital after a brief illness.
Irene was born on January 27, 1926 to the late Otto and Emma (Haase) Lemke. On July 11, 1955 she was married to Walter Bluhm who preceded her in death.
Survivors include three nieces, Suzanne "Susie"to Renee, (Egon) Stasiak with whom she resided for the past 10 years, Annette (Nelson) Eisman, and Paulette (David) Quick, and three nephews – Charles (Ellen) Straub, Thomas Straub, and Donald Lemke, 6 step-grandchildren – Candy (Vance) Simonds, Richard (Jill) Bluhm, Leslie (Joe) Brindley, Katherine "Kitty" (Matt) Close, Deborah "Debbie" (Paul) Schmitt, and Brent "Beanie" (Grace) Bluhm, and several other relatives and friends.
Prior to retirement, she and her husband ran their own business. She will always be remembered as a kind, caring person, who cared for family members when needed and did volunteer work at the hospital. She enjoyed playing the organ and piano, although she couldn't read a note - she played by "ear", and knew many, many of the old songs. She enjoyed watching "old time" movies, and Lawrence Welk including the old re-runs.
Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at the Helke Funeral Home, 302 Spruce St, Wausau. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau.
You may sign our online guestbook at www.helke.com.
The family would like to thank the doctors and nursing staff in MSICU and MSIMC at Aspirus Wausau Hospital for the care and compassion they showed her during her time of illness. Special thanks to Dr. Coy Johnston and Dr. Russ Clayton for the care and compassion they showed to Irene, as well as to her niece "Susie".