Obituaries
William Petrick
Nov 9, 2012
William "Bud" Petrick, 84, of Wausau passed away Friday, November 9, 2012 at Wausau Manor. He was born April 13, 1928 in the town of Wein to the late William and Lula (Marquard) Petrick. Bud married Milda Braunel on September 4, 1948 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Marathon City. He retired from James River in 1990 after 37 years of...
Brian Mueller
Nov 7, 2012
Brian Mueller, 56, of Wausau passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 7, 2012. He was born December 10, 1955 in Wausau, son of the late Harold "Champ" Mueller and the late Betty (Syring) Mueller. Brian attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Wausau and was a 1974 graduate of Wausau West High School. On March 5, 1983 Brian was...
Kenneth Strong
Nov 4, 2012
Kenneth Strong, 86, of Edgar passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at the Wisconsin Veteran's Home in King, WI. He was born March 23, 1926 in Neenah to the late James and Marie (Wickersheim) Strong. Ken served his country in World War II in the Navy and later attended St. Norbert College. On July 12, 1949 Ken married DeLellis...
Audrey Hoppe
Nov 4, 2012
Audrey M. Hoppe, 79, of Wausau, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2012, at Aspirus Hospice House. She was born to Herbert and Anna (Prochnow) Hoppe on November 17, 1932, in Wausau. She was a graduate of Wausau High School and a life-long resident of the area. Audrey worked at Wausau Insurance for 45 years and retired as a supervisor....
Arline Durand
Nov 1, 2012
Arline Durand was born on 11/11/1908 to John & Henrietta Dumke. Passed away at age 103, nine days short of her 104th birthday. Married Eugene Durand on May 1, 1943, in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Wausau High, County Normal Teachers College, and UW Stevens Point with a B.S. in teaching. Started teaching first and second grade in 1933, in...
Steven Grigg
Oct 31, 2012
Steven was born May 2nd 1978, in Hibbing, MN. He grew up in Baltimore, MD, and returned to Hibbing when he was in his early teens. Sometime after graduating high school, Steven moved to the Wausau area, where he lived for the past nine years. He was a dedicated, hard worker and enjoyed his job at Kolbe and Kolbe. Steven...
Wallace Gehrke
Oct 27, 2012
Wallace Gehrke, 83, of Wausau passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Mt. View Care center. He was born April 10, 1929 in Merrill to the late Fred and Clara (Schenzel) Gehrke. After graduating from Merrill High School, he was called into service during the Korean War and served as a military policeman. During his first furlough, he married...
Elizabeth Passow
Oct 25, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Passow will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was always there for her family giving them guidance, support, encouragement and love. Betty had a positive cheerful nature, a friend to many and enjoyed giving of her time to help others. She was born November 4, 1922 in the town of Stettin to...
Edward Roberts
Oct 21, 2012
On Sunday, October 21st 2012, Edward J. Roberts "Johnny", died at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, in the Palliative Care Unit, surrounded by his loving family. He was 72 years old. Edward J. Roberts "Johnny" was born November 8th 1939, the son of the late Clayton and Edith (McDonald) Roberts, in Fraser, MN. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was honorably...
Kathleen Greenlee
Oct 21, 2012
Kathleen Julia Greenlee loved life. Kathy truly loved her family and especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She will be remembered for her warm personality and the many friends she made at Curves, The Red Hat Society, The "Polzer Pals" and greeting people at The Church of St. Anne. At the age of 70, Kathy passed away peacefully at...
Janice Erickson
Oct 20, 2012
Janice L. Erickson, 73, of the town of Rib Mountain, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2012, at Ministry St. Clare's Hospital, Weston. She was born to William and Viola (Weisgerber) Meyhoff on September 9, 1939, in Center, North Dakota. Janice married Earl Erickson in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, on September 14, 1957. She worked at Wausau East High School in...
Ann Hintzman
Oct 19, 2012
Ann Hintzman passed away on October 19, 2012 in Wausau. She was born December 14, 1952 in Milwuakee. She attended Christ the King School, Milwaukee, St. Anne's Grade School, Wausau and was a graduate of Newman High School. Ann served in the U.S. Army and then was employed at North Central Health Care Center, Wausau. She was predeceased by parents,...
Chester Wisnewski
Oct 18, 2012
Chester was born July 9th 1924, the son of the late Frank and Mary (Laska) Wisnewski, in the town of Reitbrock, WI. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and was part of the occupation force in Japan in 1949. On January 15th 1955, he was united in marriage to Eleanor Kurth and together they shared 43...
Carol Wojan
Oct 13, 2012
Carol Mae Wojan, age 81, died peacefully in hospice care at Hospice House in Wausau surrounded by members of her family on October 10, 2012. Carol was born in Green Bay, WI to Roy E. LaBelle and Clara M. (Wagner) LaBelle on June 1, 1931. She grew up in White Lake, WI and graduated valedictorian from White Lake High School...
Hugh Reardon
Oct 13, 2012
Hugh D. Reardon, 68, died suddenly at his home in Wausau, Wisconsin, on Saturday, October 13, 2012. He was born August 22, 1944, in Brockton, MA, the son of the late Hugh and Edna Reardon. He graduated from Brockton High School in 1963, before enlisting in the United States Air Force. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics...
Allen Schroeder
Oct 10, 2012
Allen A. Schroeder, 77, of the Township of Wausau, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at St. Clare's Hospital, Weston, after a 40 year battle with heart disease. He was born in Milwaukee, WI., on June 12, 1935, to the late Irwin and Margaret (Hahn) Schroeder. Although born in Milwaukee, Allen was raised in the Wausau area, and attended Wausau...
Mark Zastrow
Oct 10, 2012
Mark D. Zastrow, 52, Merrill, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 5, 1960 to the late Grover Zastrow, and Janet (Randrup) Zastrow of Rothschild. Mark grew up in the Wausau area; he attended and graduated from D.C. Everest High School in 1978. After high school he went on to...
Arline Salo
Oct 10, 2012
Arline "Tom" Salo, 79, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at the Cady Home, Wausau, surrounded by her family. Arline was born February 2, 1933, triplet daughter of the late Arthur and Elsie (Steffen) Traska, in the town of Texas. On August 24, 1968, Arline married Arvo Salo at Zion Lutheran Church, Wausau. Arline was employed at Rhyner's Ice...
Janice Beck
Oct 8, 2012
Janice Beck, 70, of the town of Easton, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2012, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born to Vernon and Lucille (Lamberies) Schmidt on August 20, 1942, in Gresham, WI. She grew up in Gresham and graduated from Gresham High School. Janice married Donald Beck on August 24, 1963. She worked at Employers Insurance and...
Rodney Zuelke
Oct 8, 2012
Rodney L. Zuelke, 69, Wausau, passed away on October 8th 2012, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born April 12th 1943, to the late Herbert and Elsie (Jilek) Zuelke, in Marshfield. Rodney attended area schools in Stratford. After graduation, he joined the National Guard and was stationed in Oklahoma when he was then activated to Fort...
