Obituaries
Mildred Schmidt
Apr 28, 2016
Mildred "Millie" J. Schmidt, 97, Wausau, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Millie was born August 3, 1918 in Wausau, WI to the late William and Olga (Priebe) Wohlfahrt. She attended school in Wausau and graduated from Wausau High School in 1935. She married Faale E. Goetzke on May 18, 1946 and his death came on...
LeRoy Braunel
Apr 26, 2016
LeRoy "Bud" Henry Braunel, 88, of Weston, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Ministry St. Clare's Hospital. He was born in the town of Marathon on May 30, 1927, to Edwin and Dorothy (Gresens) Braunel. Bud grew up in the farming community and attended the nearby country schoolhouse. After completing school he helped neighbors operate their farm. He...
Steven Potratz
Apr 20, 2016
Steven Donald Potratz, 56, Wausau and formerly of Oshkosh, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital surrounded by his loving family following a brief battle with cancer. Steve was born July 27, 1959 in Wauwatosa to the late Donald and Carol (Stegemann) Potratz. He graduated from Oshkosh North High School before earning his BA in Sociology from UW...
Lorraine Schultz
Apr 16, 2016
Lorraine was born June 3, 1922, in the Town of Texas, WI. She was the daughter of the late Otto and Louise (Weinkauf) Grade. She received her elementary education in the Town of Texas in a one-room school and graduated from Wausau High School. On September 29, 1945, she was united in marriage to William Schultz at St. Peter's Evangelical...
Harold Krenz
Apr 15, 2016
Harold E. Krenz, 84, of Wausau, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2016, at Tender Reflections Memory Care under the care of Interim Health Care. He was born on August 8, 1931, in the town of Pine River, Lincoln County, to Elmer and Elsie (Baumann) Krenz. He later married June Marquardt on June 20, 1953 at St. Stephen Lutheran Church...
Otto Drehmel
Apr 14, 2016
Otto P. Drehmel, 97, Wausau, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, at North Central Health Care Center, Wausau. Otto was born in Wausau May 8, 1918, son of the late Gutlieb and Marie (Strehlow) Drehmel. He was raised on a farm in the Town of Maine and then began farming. On March 20, 1943, he married Faye Dunbar. He worked...
Sue Rahn
Apr 8, 2016
Sue Rahn will be remembered for her generous spirit and open heart to anyone in need. She thought nothing of opening her home while helping and serving others without expectations or recognition. She had a kind soul and was known as "Nana" to her many "kids". Sue was born September 13, 1952 in Wausau to the late Vinard and Geraldine...
Ruth Russ
Apr 7, 2016
Ruth Russ, 72, formerly of Milwaukee passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Wausau Manor. She was born August 24, 1943 in Wausau to the late Edward and Mildred (Knudson) Kleiber. Ruth was a 1961 graduate of Wausau High School. After receiving her training as a Certified Nursing Assistant, she moved to Milwaukee where she met and married Robert...
Merlyn Block
Apr 7, 2016
Merlyn Ivan Block, 89, Wausau, died peacefully April 7, 2016 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Merlyn was born May 17, 1926 in Wausau to the late Paul and Emma (Krueger) Block. He worked on the family dairy farm with his parents and sister for 39 years before leaving the farm and working for Marathon Box. He...
Gerald Wilde
Apr 4, 2016
Gerald "Jerry" Wilde was born July 3, 1936, the son of the late Erwin and Viola (Ringle) Wilde, in Wausau. On September 14, 1957, he was united in marriage to his "lovely bride," the late Nancy L. Jojade, at Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church, now Grace United Church of Christ. Jerry served in the Wisconsin National Guard and was honorably...
Jean Franklin
Apr 4, 2016
Jean Mary Franklin, 84, Weston, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at Atrium of Weston (Kennedy Park). Jean was born June 22, 1931, in Minocqua, WI, daughter of Clarence and Ann McCabe. She received her education in Wausau, graduating in the class of 1950. On August 16, 1952 she was united in marriage to James Franklin at St. Anne's Catholic...
Joyce Weiss
Apr 1, 2016
Joyce Pearl Weiss, age 90, was called by the Lord to her eternal home on April 1, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was born on October 16, 1925 in Wausau , WI to Otto and Ida (Sparby) Kmen. She graduated from Wausau High School in 1943. On May 1, 1948 she married the love of her life, Edward...
E. Bohl
Mar 31, 2016
E. Wilma Bohl was born in Wausau, Wisconsin on May 14, 1918, and died in Raleigh, North Carolina on March 31, 2016. She was the third of seven children born to Carl and Clara Behnke and was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wausau. Largely ignoring her father's early advice to "slow down, Wilma!" she led an energetic...
Adeline Johnson
Mar 30, 2016
Adeline M. Johnson (Knapp), 83, of Wausau, was called to rest on March 30, 2016. She was born May 22, 1932 and married Neale H. Johnson on February 20, 1954. Adeline worked for the Kmart Corporation and was very active in the community. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Adeline enjoyed traveling, collecting bells, and relaxing at the...
Norma Ziebell
Mar 26, 2016
Norma Ziebell, 95, went to her heavenly home on March 26, 2016, surrounded by her family at Rennes Health and Rehabilitation Center in Weston, WI. Norma was born February 19, 1921, in the Town of Pine River, WI to Rudolph and Theresa (Goetsch) Maaser. She married Norman Ziebell on January 3, 1942, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Norma was a homemaker...
Gerald Gerg
Mar 23, 2016
Gerald R. Gerg, 94, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Hospice House under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Jerry was born July 14, 1921 in Beaver Dam to the late Arthur P. and Jane C. (Numerdor) Gerg. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen (Weihert), infant daughter, Connie who died during childbirth and...
Norma Krenz
Mar 22, 2016
Norma E. Krenz, 91, of Wausau, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Mountain Terrace under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. She was born on February 8, 1925 in the town of Berlin to William and Martha (Altmann) Krenz. Norma grew up on the family farm and attended Stubbe Hill School. She was always willing...
Theda LaVake
Mar 20, 2016
Theda "Teddie" LaVake (nee Davis), 85, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Tender Reflections in Weston, of congestive heart failure while under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Theda was born on October 3, 1930, in New Bern, North Carolina to her parents Alton and Ruth (Warren) Davis. She married Keith LaVake in 1948 in...
Alice Fehlhaber
Mar 19, 2016
Alice Florence Fehlhaber, age 92, was called to rest by her Lord on March 19, 2016. Alice was born December 30, 1923 in Wausau WI to Edward and Florence (Bretzke) Fisher. She and her family moved to Marathon when she was 6. She attended grade school and graduated from Marathon High School in 1942. She worked part-time for Marathon Telephone...
Irene Gust
Mar 18, 2016
Irene M. Gust, 93, passed away early in the evening on Friday, March 18, and is now with her beloved Bill. Irene was born on June 27, 1922, in Wausau, to Leo and Adela (Henning) Imm. She attended Woodland Dale School for one year, after which her parents bought a farm in the town of Maine. She attended Church Hill...
