Obituaries
Jon "Jack" Barthels
Oct 2, 2022
Jon (Jack) William Barthels, 93, of Wausau, Wisconsin passed away on October 2, 2022, surrounded by his boisterous, teary-eyed, memory filled, definitely-not-about-to-get-kicked-out-of-Wausau-Hospital, loving, family.
Jack is survived by his beloved, Mary Pregont, of Wausau, his two daughters, Linda and Pam, 5 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Mary...
Violet Cherry
Sep 29, 2022
Violet "Vi" Cherry, 103, passed away September 29, 2022 at Sunrise of Naperville, a senior residence she called home.
Violet was born October 28, 1918 in Wausau, Wisconsin to parents John and Hattie Kuntz. She married Benjamin L. Cherry on June 2, 1947 in Los Angeles, California and together they had two children. She loved to play...
Truman Tornow III
Sep 26, 2022
Truman A. Tornow III, age 43, died from natural causes on Monday, September 26, 2022 at home.
Truman was born in Wausau on August 26, 1979 to Sharon and Truman A. Tornow Jr. He graduated from Wausau West High School in 1998 and went on to work with the United States Postal Service. Truman was a caring,...
Gerald "Jerry" Laffin
Sep 26, 2022
Gerald "Jerry" A. Laffin, 90, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 26, 2022, under Aspirus Hospice Care at Pride TLC surrounded by his family. Jerry was born on August 11, 1932, to Norman and Adela (Trantow) Laffin. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1952-1954 where he was honorably released from active duty. Jerry married...
LaVern Machel
Sep 24, 2022
LaVern Emma Machel passed away on September 24, 2022 at the age of 97.
LaVern was born in Wausau on March 9, 1925 and grew up on her family’s farm in the Town of Rib Falls. She was the daughter of Agnes & Wesley Hoffmann. After LaVern graduated from Marathon High School, she attended County Teachers College....
Shirley Ede
Sep 19, 2022
Shirley L. Ede, 80, left this Earth on September 19, 2022 after suffering from cancer disease.
As per Shirley's request, no funeral or memorial service will be held
Susan Detert
Sep 19, 2022
Susan M. Detert, age 69, passed away on September 19, 2022, in Wausau, Wisconsin after fighting a long battle of dementia and cancer.
Susan was born on January 10, 1953, to the late Wally and Maryann (Haas) Detert. After completing high school, she went on to attend Northcentral Technical College and became an LPN for Aspirus for...
Gerald Steckling
Sep 17, 2022
Gerald P. Steckling died on Saturday, September 17th, 2022 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He had battled a long term with Kidney disease.
Gerald was born April 27,1949 to Raymond and MaryAnn Steckling. He attended Wausau High School and graduated in 1967.
He is survived by his brother David Steckling and Donald Steckling (Cheryl). Also, survived by...
Maria Vang
Sep 17, 2022
Maria M. Vang, age 35, passed away on September 17, 2022, at her residence in Wausau, Wisconsin. Maria was seven months pregnant with her son Adam who also died.
Maria was born on August 19, 1987, in Cresent City, California to Toua Vang and Houa Thao. As a little girl she grew up in...
Franklin Whitmore
Sep 17, 2022
Franklin Whitmore, 88, of Wausau, Wisconsin passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022.
Franklin was born on September 6, 1934, to the late Edward and Emma (Dehnke) Whitmore. He married Joann Will and raised their son James together. Franklin served in the Korean War for the US Army.
Franklin will be forever remembered for his...
Brian J. "Sty" Schultz
Sep 16, 2022
Brian J. “Sty” Schultz died on Friday, September 16th, 2022, at Marshfield Medical Center – Weston with his family by his side after a short, but hard battle with cancer.
Brian was born June 9, 1972, in Richmond, Virginia. His parents are Allan and Peggy Schultz. After graduating from D.C. Everest High School in 1990, he went...
Florian Kolbe
Sep 13, 2022
Florian Emily Kolbe, 89, of Wausau, passed away peacefully at Rennes Health & Rehab on September 13, 2022.
Florian was born January 6, 1933, in Wisconsin to parents Edwin and Florence (Steidtmann) Raddatz. She married Rudolph A. Kolbe on July 11, 1953. Florian was known for her love of crafting. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, drawing and making cards....
Leah Garske
Sep 10, 2022
On Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Azura Memory Care, Wausau, our angel on earth became an angel in heaven. After 14 years, at age 51, Leah Marie Garske WON her journey with Alzheimer’s and is now in the arms of our Lord. Leah built her life around love and saw the good in everyone and brought joy to everyone...
Benita Flora
Sep 10, 2022
Our Mom, Benita T. Flora, of Wausau, WI passed away at the age of 87 unexpectedly on September 10th, 2022 while attending one of her favorite yearly events, Art in the Park at Marathon Park. Mom was born on November 19th, 1934, in Stevens Point, WI. Her parents were the late Rhode and Mary Sorenson of Stevens Point, WI. ...
Joseph Burch
Sep 8, 2022
He was born on April 20, 1983, in Wausau, son of Richard Burch and the late Gayle (Habeck) Burch. He earned his bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. After school he began his working career at Ferguson as the warehouse manager. He exceeded expectations and made many friends along the way. After moving on from Ferguson, he most...
Avery Schaetzl
Sep 8, 2022
Avery L. Schaetzl, age 81, died September 8, 2022 at Cedar Ridge ALF, Schofield.
Avery was born on August 28, 1941, in Wausau to the late Edwin and Ann (Lazz) Heldt. She was a high school graduate of Athens High School. Avery enjoyed her cats, flower beds, reading and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren....
Carolyn Neumann
Sep 8, 2022
Carolyn Ruth Neumann, of Wausau, passed away peacefully at Our House Assisted Living on September 8, 2022. She was 73 years old.
Carolyn was born May 5, 1949, in Merrill, WI to parents Walter and Ruth (Lambrecht) Neumann. For the past 30 years, Carolyn has lived at Our House Assisted Living. She could usually be found in...
Janice Voigt
Sep 7, 2022
Janice Lorraine Voigt, 76, of Wausau, passed away in her daughter’s arms on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 in Cypress, Texas after losing her long fought battle with Alzheimer’s.
Jan was born on March 29, 1946 at the Wausau Hospital to Gilbert and Lorna (Voigt) Graveen of Hamburg where she grew up on her father’s dairy farm. She...
Sue Ninnemann
Sep 6, 2022
Sue A. Ninnemann, age 75, died on September 6, 2022, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Wausau.
Sue was born on March 16, 1947, in Wausau, Wisconsin to the late Clarence and Myrtle (Dallman) Marquis. She attended Wausau Area Schools and was a 1966 graduate of Wausau East High School. In her younger years Sue enjoyed...
Pamela Hintz
Sep 5, 2022
Pamela J. Hintz, 75, of Wausau passed away peacefully on September 5, 2022, at Stone Crest with her family at her side.
Pamela was born on October 18, 1946, in Marathon County to Edward and Lorraine (Koenig) Schield. Pamela attended schools in Wausau and the Northcentral Technical College. She married Peter Hintz on October 17, 1966, in...
