Obituaries

Oct 21, 2020

William V. Cerny Sr., 89, Wausau, died of COVID-19 on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Bill was born February 24, 1931 in Racine, Wisconsin to the late Rudolph and Anna (Nouza) Cerny.  He was a graduate of Horlick High School in Racine and received a Bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Following his...

Oct 21, 2020

John L. Durkee, 78, of Wausau, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at home.

He was born to the late Kanter and Enid (Roloff) Durkee in Wausau on October 10, 1942 and grew up in Mosinee.  He met his future wife, Suzanne Dey, while attending U.W. – LaCrosse.  They were married on April 14, 1962 in...

Oct 21, 2020

Lillian B. Zenner, age 92, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

Lillian was born on April 15, 1928 to the late Elmer and Bessie (Skinner) Schwantes.  She married Donald A. Zenner on October 1, 1948 in Pine City, Minnesota.  He preceded her in death.

Lillian is survived by her children...

Oct 18, 2020

One minute they were waiting for Dad to come home from bow hunting — and the next minute they were rushing to a hospital four hours away, praying a massive heart attack could be healed. With family at his side, Mike passed into the arms of his loving Father in Heaven.

Our dad, husband, son, brother, and...

Oct 16, 2020

On Friday, October 16th, 2020, Gary L Gavin, lovingly known as “Opa” to his grandkids, passed away at the age of 59 from COVID-19.

Gary was born on November 26th, 1960 in Greenfield, WI to the late Frances (Herb) and Elaine (Olson) Gavin. After graduating from Greenfield High School, and while working full time, he received his...

Oct 15, 2020

Verna H. Schuett, 88, departed this life to be with her Heavenly Father and her beloved husband Chuck on Thursday, October 15, 2020. She died peacefully in the comfort of the earthly home she created and loved, five days shy of her 89th birthday.

Verna was born on October 20, 1931 to the late Frank and Irene...

Oct 14, 2020

Marc Christopher Olson, 36, of Rothschild, passed away unexpectedly at his home on October 14, 2020. Marc was born September 29, 1984 in Winfield, Illinois to Douglas and Marilyn (Rutherford) Olson. They survive him.

Marc was a graduate of DC Everest H.S. and attended Chippewa Valley Technical College. He worked as a sous chef for many years...

Oct 6, 2020

Jeff Matzke, affectionately known as “Animal,” passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at the age of 58.

He was born on March 21, 1962, to Dean and Germayne (Borner) Matzke in Oconomowoc. At the age of 16, he began a lifelong career of snowplowing in the Wausau area. He graduated from Wausau...

Oct 4, 2020

Janet E. Burns, age 90, of Wausau died on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Janet was born on June 10, 1930 in the Town of Maine to the late Otto and Alma (Radtke) Imm.  She married James Burns on November 8, 1954 in Waukegan, Illinois.  Together they had 6 wonderful children.

Growing up...

Oct 2, 2020

Dale Aleckson, 91, of Weston, Wisconsin, who spent his entire career in public education, died on October 2, 2020.

The son of the late Halvor and Nellie (Jensen) Aleckson was born September 30, 1929 in St. Cloud, MN.  He married Donna Johnson on June 5, 1952.

A graduate of Clear Lake Minnesota High School in...

Sep 29, 2020

Bob Dalton , 84, passed away at his home in Weston on Tuesday, September 29th, 2020.

Bob was born on May 10, 1936 in Fond du Lac to the late Edward and Katherine (Reily) Dalton.

Bob graduated from St Mary’s Springs Academy in 1954 and served our country in the United States Navy...

Sep 27, 2020

Laurence (Larry) Thomas Amend

Born 3/26/1939 (Portage, Wisconsin)

Deceased 9/27/2020 (Weston, Wisconsin)

An uncle before he was born, Larry was the youngest of 11 children. He graduated from Portage High School, then attended UW-Madison and UW-Whitewater before enlisting in the U.S. Army. He served his country at the White House Army Signal Agency...

Sep 21, 2020

William "Bill" Blair, 90, of Schofield, joined his wife, Betty Blair, in Heaven on September 21, 2020. He is survived by his children Norma (Clifford) Bazer, LeRoy (Kim) Bassett, Naman (Donna) Bassett, Steven (Theresa) Bassett, Robert Bassett, and Paula Bassett; 21 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; extended family and friends.

Bill was born in Flint, MI on February 15,...

Sep 20, 2020

Dale L. Tessmer, born on April 3, 1943 to Leslie & Doris Tessmer slipped away from us in his sleep on Sep. 20, 2020 from natural causes. He graduated from Wausau Senior High in 1962. He married Veronica (Vicky Rhyner) Obermeier on June 20,1964 and divorced in 1977.  He then moved to Janesville to work at the Chevrolet plant. Dale...

Sep 13, 2020

Arline Evelyn Kotlewski, "Ozzie", passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Mount View Nursing Home, Wausau. She was 95.

Arline was born in Wausau on December 22, 1924, to the late Frederick and Margaret (Marquardt) Reich. She married Charles M. Jonas, with whom she had her son, Chuck. She then married Stephen Kotlewski on December 15, 1973. They...

Sep 9, 2020

Rodger M. Beeber, 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 9th at Rennes Health and Rehab in Weston.

Rodger was born December 4th, 1935 to Margery and Kenneth Beeber in Clay Center, Kansas, both of whom preceded him in death, along with his sister Patricia and his grandson Matthew.

He worked for Gambles Hardware (8 years)...

Sep 9, 2020

Laurie (Schutte) Stranz was taken into Our Savior’s arms on September 9, 2020, making all of her dreams come true.  Lookup “spontaneity” in the dictionary and Laurie’s face will be right next to it.  Her joy in wading in the water, any body of water was exceptional; any road trip that passed a creek or stream that was accessible,...

Sep 8, 2020

Louise H. Egan, 97, of Wausau, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Sylvan Crossings on Evergreen.

Louise was born on June 16, 1923, in Mosinee, WI, to the late Johann Gustav Taschler and Hedwig (Sperling) Taschler.  At 2 weeks of age, she moved with her parents to Golf Club Road in the Riverview area of...

Sep 8, 2020

Russell George Schoeneman Jr. died on Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 at the Aspirus Hospice House, after a long and courageous battle with small cell lung cancer.  He was born August 6, 1947 in Wausau, son of the late Russell and Eileen (Dickhoff) Schoeneman Sr.

Russ attended NCTC for welding and went on to a 45 year career...

Sep 4, 2020

On Friday, September 4, 2020, Harvey Krueger, passed away at the age of 93.

Harvey was born on April 2, 1927 in Wausau, WI to Oscar and Edith (Curtis) Krueger. At the age of 17, he enlisted into the US Coast Guard and served during World War II. He was a commercial plasterer by trade which led him to start his own...