Obituaries
Linda Opper
May 3, 2014
Linda Susan Opper, aged 63, died unexpectedly, but peacefully on May 03, 2014 at UW Hospital in Madison, WI. Linda was born June 8, 1950, in Wausau, WI, the daughter of Delmer E. and Donna J. (Mayer) Whillhite. Linda was a very social person. She will be remembered for her generosity, quick wit and her hard work. Most importantly, she...
Wallace Heahlke
Apr 27, 2014
Wallace "Wally" Heahlke, 87, of Wausau, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at his Applegate Terrace residence in Wausau. He was born on February 11, 1927, in the town of Berlin, to the late Gustav and Ella (Schmidt) Heahlke. He married Marion (Voigt) Heahlke on September 5, 1947, in the town of Hamburg. Wally was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
Janice Gerber
Apr 26, 2014
Janice Mae (Lyon-Kittel) Gerber, 67, died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Janice was born May 13, 1946 in Wausau to the late Russell "Rusty" and Ruth (Shidell) Lyon. She graduated from Wausau High School in 1964. Janice married Lawrence A. Kittel in September 1964 and had two children, Linda and Gary. They later divorced in 1973. She...
Mae Gliniecki
Apr 22, 2014
Mae C. Gliniecki, 84, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Aspirus Hospice House. She was born July 2, 1929 in the town of Cassel, daughter of the late John and Lillian (Cizek) Lensmire. On August 11, 1953, she married Le-Roy B. Gliniecki at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Marathon. He survives. Mae and Le-Roy adopted two children: Marie in 1964 and...
Marion Kohnhorst
Apr 22, 2014
Our Lord took Marion Louise Kohnhorst home to be with Him and Jerry on April 22, 2014 after 78 years with us on earth. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Rev 14:13 She died at Mount View Care Center in Wausau, under the care of Mount View staff and Asera Care Hospice. She was born June 1,...
LeRoy Rhyner
Apr 19, 2014
LeRoy Rhyner, 93, of Wausau, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Mount View Care Center under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. He was born on February 26, 1921, to Roy and Mary (Welling) Rhyner in the town of Texas. LeRoy attended school at Twin Oaks School in the town of Texas. He grew up...
Lyle Schubring Sr
Apr 17, 2014
Lyle D. Schubring Sr, 79 of Schofield (Village of Weston) died Thursday, April 17, 2014 peacefully at home, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care Hospice with his family at his side. He was born February 4, 1935 in Wausau, WI, son of Richard and Marie (Schmidt) Schubring. He received his education in Wausau. He enlisted in the United States...
Theodore Salwach
Apr 14, 2014
Theodore W. Salwach, 93, of Wausau passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 at Benedictine Manor surrounded by his family. He was born July 28, 1920 in Owen to the late Frank and Wladyslawa (Wojciechowski) Salwach. Ted helped out on the family farm. At the age of 20, Ted enlisted in the U.S. Army, Canon Company 60th Infantry during WWII under...
Bruce Engles
Apr 11, 2014
Bruce Edward Engles, 56, of Taylor, Texas, passed away on Friday, April 11th. He was born to Horton and Lorraine (Josiger) Engles in Beloit, WI on December 17, 1957. He was a 1975 graduate of Beloit Memorial High School. He attended the University of Wisconsin- Madison from 1975-1981 and graduated with a BSEE with a concentration in Integrated Circuit Design....
June Utecht
Apr 8, 2014
June Rose Utecht, 88, Wausau, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Mt View, North Central Health Care, Wausau under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. June was born June 20, 1925 in Wausau to the late Henry and Anna (Kort) Lutzke. She married Harold N. Utecht on October 16, 1948 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ,...
Jason Fritz
Apr 2, 2014
Jason was born July 2nd 1978, son of Jerrold and Marliss (Rux) Fritz, in Wausau. After graduating from Wausau West High School, in 1996, he worked for Golden Guernsey Dairy, in Wausau. After living in Madison for several years, Jason returned to the Wausau area. He had been working as a crane operator at Merrill Iron and Steel for the...
Ronald Neumann, Sr
Mar 29, 2014
Ronald Neumann Sr., 71, of Wausau passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born November 21, 1942 in Milwaukee to the late Leonard and Marcella (Martin) Neumann. Ron served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a supervisor at Muskegon Piston Ring before retiring. Ron enjoyed fishing, golf and playing Poker,...
Leander Schoepke
Mar 28, 2014
Leander "Bud" Schoepke, 92, of Wausau passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014 at Aspirus Hospice House, Wausau. He was born January 21, 1922 in the town of Easton to the late William and Ella (Neumann) Schoepke. Bud grew up in the town of Easton, attending school and helping on the family farm. He was a groomsman for a friend's...
Viola Pagel
Mar 27, 2014
Viola Ernstina Pagel, 96, Wausau, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Viola was born April 13, 1917 in the Town of Wausau to the late Carl and Mathilda (Meihlan) Kell. She married Myron Pagel on June 25, 1938 at Trinity Lutheran Church in the Town of Wausau. The couple worked on their dairy farm for nearly 30...
Rudolph Baptist
Mar 25, 2014
Rudolph "Rudy" Baptist, 85, of Wausau passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born October 21, 1928 in Wausau to the late Otto and Elizabeth (Bartz) Baptist. Rudy was a wonderful husband, dad and grandpa. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Army. He...
Lyle Prechel
Mar 22, 2014
Lyle Prechel, 71, Wausau, passed away peacefully at Kennedy Park Medical & Rehab on Saturday, March 22, 2014, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Lyle was born February 24, 1943 to the late Adela (Juedes) and Clarence Prechel. In 1962, he married Louise Matuszak. The couple had one son, Lyle Jr. On February 21, 1984, he married Marlyn O'Brien. She...
Bonnie Lamp
Mar 19, 2014
Bonnie Carol Lamp was born May 31, 1941 in Chicago. She passed away March 19, 2014 in Wausau. Bonnie is survived by her loving husband of 5o years, Keith Dennis Lamp of Mosinee, two daughters, Judy Ryan and Terri Bledsoe of Orlando, Florida, 5 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren, two brothers and a sister. Services at Helke Funeral Home, 302...
Joyce Toews
Mar 19, 2014
Joyce Marie Toews, 78, of Schofield, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born on April 6, 1935, in Wausau, to Jake and Mildred (Harding) Knapp. Joyce moved to Barron after meeting her husband, Duane, and they made their home there together. Joyce was a homemaker. She loved her family very much and they...
Terrie Kordus
Mar 18, 2014
Terrie was born April 16, 1946, in Wausau, to the late C. M. "Shorty" and Zadith (Lane) Salvador. She attended grade school and high school in Wausau, and college at UW – Stevens Point. Early in her life, Terrie managed Pah'lows and most recently was employed as a sales associate, at Cellcom, for many years, retiring in 2012. Family was...
Thomas Albers
Mar 18, 2014
Thomas W. Albers, 82, of Wausau and Gulf Shores, AL passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Applegate Terrace with his son, Clark by his side, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Thomas was born to William and Adeline (Duval) Albers in Wausau on August 19, 1931. Tom married Joyce Elaine Zerneke in Wausau August 28,...
