Obituaries
Herbert Wegner
Apr 27, 2012
Herbert J. Wegner, 97, Wausau, died April, 27, 2012, at Mt. View Care center, under the care of Aspirus Hospice and Comfort Care. Born September 12, 1914 to the late William, and Pauline (Goellner) Wegner, Herbert was the youngest of seven children in this family. He always had fun with his siblings; they enjoyed "picking" on each other. After graduating...
Victor Venske
Apr 25, 2012
Victor Venske, 87, of Wausau passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield. He was born February 9, 1925 in the town of Wausau to the late Henry and Meta (Ninneman) Venske. Victor served in the U.S. Army during WWII. On January 5, 1957, he married Allean Bryant in Ohio. They made their home in Wausau raising...
Evelyn Bartel
Apr 23, 2012
Evelyn Bartel, 100, of Wausau, passed away peacefully on April 23rd, with family by her side. Evelyn was born on March 11th 1912, in the town of Wein, to the late William and Freida (Severin) Jahsmann. She married her beloved husband, Arthur Bartel, on October 27th 1934, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Wausau. Arthur preceded her in death on November 7th...
Earl Thompson
Apr 22, 2012
Earl J. Thompson, of Wausau, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Aspirus Hospice House under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. He was born to the late Theodore and Marie (Antoney) Thompson on September 18, 1926, in Merrill, Wis. Earl served in the United States Navy from 1943 until 1946 during World War II. During...
Cyrillia Light
Apr 19, 2012
The Lord received an Angel on April 19, 2012 when Cyrillia Lorraine Light, 87, of Wausau, passed away, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. Cyrillia was born in Stockton, Wisconsin on July 9, 1924 to Nicholas and Louise (Hanz) Groshek. She was a wonderful sister to Adolph and Leonard Groshek. Cyrillia married James E Light on June 3, 1944 in...
Cody Sliwicki
Apr 18, 2012
Cody was born April 9th 1991, the son of David Sliwicki and the late Lanette Steinagel. He was born and raised in Wausau and graduated from Wausau West High School. There are so many words that describe Cody, who was so many different things to so many people. It was his nature to always be concerned for others; and he...
Jerome Schmidt
Apr 15, 2012
Jerome C. Schmidt, 78, of the town of Maine passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Jerome was born May 10, 1933 in Wausau to the late Lorton and Irene (Buttke) Schmidt. On September 27, 1959, he married Audrey Storm at St. Stephen United Church of Christ, Merrill. For many years, Jerome grew Ginseng with his sons...
Ona Zimmerman
Apr 14, 2012
Ona Gertrude Zimmerman (nee Crum) died on Saturday, April 14, 2012, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services, at Kindred Healthcare (Colonial Manor and Rehabilitation Center) of Wausau. Ona was born on January 16, 1915 to Iona and Marion Crum in Decatur, Illinois. Her family moved to Glidden, Wis. when she was a young girl. Ona dedicated...
Helen Celing
Apr 13, 2012
Helen Sophia Celing, 99, Wausau, died April, 10, 2012 at Mt. View Care center, Wausau. She was born on January 1, 1913, to the late Simon and Maren (Peterson) Simonsen, in Antioch, IL. She was the middle child of five. She married Edwin Celing on April 18, 1936, in Antioch, IL. Together they raised their three children. Helen enjoyed spending...
Barbara Roberts
Apr 12, 2012
Barbara Jane Roberts of Wausau, left this earth, free of pain and in her sleep on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Wausau Manor under the care of Asera Care Hospice. She was born on July 17, 1936, in Coral Gables, FL, the first daughter of John Frank and Lorene Marie (Mowery) Grubbs. She graduated from Coral Gables High School in...
Beatrice Oelke
Apr 11, 2012
Beatrice M. Oelke, 81, died April 11, 2012, surrounded by her family at Colonial Manor Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Wausau. She was born on July 17, 1930, to the late Theodore, and Ann Marie, in Wausau. In July of 1954, Beatrice married her best friend, Carl Oelke. Together they raised their four children, and eventually enjoy the special gifts...
Ruth Kruzan
Apr 10, 2012
Ruth A. Kruzan, 92, of Wausau, passed away at Wausau Manor on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, under the care of Asera Care Hospice. She was born to the late Otto and Ida (Sparby) Kmen in Mosinee on March 7, 1920. Ruth loved her family. Her family thought of her not just as a mother or grandmother, but also someone to...
Esther Gaulke
Apr 10, 2012
Esther C. Gaulke passed into the arms of Jesus, at home, on the evening of April 10, 2012, surrounded by family and friends, and the loving care of the Wausau Aspirus Hospice nurse. Esther was 97 years old. She was born November 26, 1914 in the Town of Wausau, the daughter of the late Fred Gaulke, Sr. and Irene (Porath)...
Gladys Kaatz
Apr 8, 2012
Gladys was born March 19th 1918, in Wausau, the daughter of the late Emil and Martha (Winter) Kaatz. She moved to Arizona for work, with her sister, Doris; and then travelled to California where she spent 10 years in the ministry. In 1956, she returned home to Wausau, for health reasons. She became a devoted caregiver for her parents, brother,...
Roger Drayna
Apr 8, 2012
Roger D. Drayna, 81, of Wausau died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Born in Superior in 1930, he graduated from Cathedral High School and Wisconsin State College – Superior. While in college he met fellow student and his future wife, Marcella Ramsay, and they married in 1953. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Roger...
Marie Schultz
Apr 8, 2012
Marie E. (Urban) Schultz, 90, of Wausau, passed away Sunday morning, April 8, 2012, at Mount View Care Center, Wausau. She was born in Wausau on September 10, 1921 to the late Fred and Elizabeth (Prinz) Urban. Marie attended local schools and was a life-long resident of Wausau. On June 5, 1948 she married Robert Schultz at St. Paul's United...
Myron Block
Apr 6, 2012
Myron's faith was the foundation upon which he lived his life and raised his family. His strong devotion to his faith in God is the legacy that he leaves in the hearts and minds of his children and entire family. He was born July 17th 1927, the son of the late Gustave and Lydia (Uekert) Block, in the town of...
Frederick Decker, Jr
Mar 31, 2012
Frederick T. Decker, Jr., 62, of Schofield, passed away at home on Saturday, March 31, 2012. He was born to the late Fred and Ellen (Doepke) Decker, Sr., on April 20, 1949 in Wausau. Fred was a 1967 graduate of D.C. Everest High School. He attended the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay and graduated in 1971. He is survived...
Josephine Opichka
Mar 29, 2012
Josephine Opichka, 97, of Wausau passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Mt. View Care Center, Wausau. She was born September 18, 1914 in Rothschild to the late Bernard and Mary (Bloczynski) Stencil. On October 7, 1933, Josephine married Orban Opichka in Wausau. He preceded her in death on December 10, 1990. Survivors include two daughters, Jo (Harold) Williams, Germaine...
Josephine Breit
Mar 27, 2012
Josephine "Josie" Mildred Breit, 74, Wausau, was called to her eternal home with Jesus on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in the Palliative Care Unit at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. On January 30, 1938, Josie was born to the late Mary (Niziolek) and Joseph Salzman. She was one of 13 children. She married Arnold Breit, on June 6, 1956, in Wisconsin Rapids....
