Marie Goers

Marie was born April 3, 1940 in Heafford Junction, WI, the daughter of the late Harold Fredrick and Frieda Johanna (Pagel) Selmer. Her childhood was filled with fond memories of the times spent on Deer Lake with family and friends. She graduated from Tomahawk High School and moved to Wausau, where she attended beauty school. On September 30, 1961, she was united in marriage to Charles Robert Eugene Goers, in Tomahawk, WI. She and Charles settled in Wausau to raise their daughters, becoming members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Wausau, and living in the same neighborhood for 41 years.


She worked many different jobs throughout her life, including D & M Beauty Shop, Arlan’s, Joan’s Craft Shop, Langhoff’s Country Store, Kreger’s Kountry Oven Bakery, and 29 Supermarket. Her wide variety of jobs highlighted her many talents, especially her love for baking and cooking. Marie delighted in being around those she loved and the more people there were the better. She enjoyed card games and jigsaw puzzles, and had an appreciation for wildlife. Over the last 7 years, Marie enjoyed visiting and caring for Charles at Colonial Manor.


Marie Louise Goers, 69, of Wausau, died November 23, 2009, at Colonial Manor Medical and Rehabilitation Center. She will be sadly missed by her husband of 48 years, Charles, Wausau; 2 daughters, Monica (Bill) Krueger, Mosinee, and Christine (Tom) Sosinsky, Wausau; 4 grandchildren, Jennifer Goers, Stephanie Rothenberger, April (Mark) Luebbe, and Russ Krueger; great-grandson, Dominick Luebbe; and many other family members, special friends, and neighbors.


Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Beverly Langhoff; and brother, Benny Selmer.


A funeral service celebrating Marie’s life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 28, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Stewart Avenue, Wausau. The Reverend Joel Brandt will officiate. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive guests from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 27, 2009, at the Helke Funeral Home, Wausau; and again Saturday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service, at the church.


Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Marathon County, 7001 Packer Drive, Wausau, WI 54401.