Obituaries

Jan 9, 2020

Kathleen “Katey” Donahue, 92, of Weston, passed away peacefully at Rennes on January 9, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.

Katey was born in Wausau to the late Peter and Erna (Boening) Eckes on February 19, 1927. She graduated from Wausau High School and later worked at Metropolitan Life. She then went on to work at, and...

Jan 1, 2020

Nina Schmidt age 90 of Wausau passed away at Benedictine Manor of January 1, 2020.  She was born in Merrill on April 19, 1929 to the late Charles and Lillian (Graap) Iwen.  Nina married Donald Schmidt on May 10, 1952, he preceded her in death on April 3, 1991.  Nina worked at Marathon Electric for 35 years with perfect...

Dec 31, 2019

Justin Bennett Childs, 85, of Wausau, entered into eternal rest on December 31, 2019 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Justin was born in Mosinee to the late Justin Sr. and Olive (Latham) Blasidell on March 23, 1934 and spent much of his childhood growing up in Chicago.  He married Jean Weimerskirch on July 11, 1959 at St. Anne’s...

Dec 31, 2019

Marilyn Anne Christianson of Rothschild, WI, passed away at the age of 68 during the early hours of Tuesday, December 31st, 2019, at Cedar Creek Manor in Kronenwetter, WI.

Marilyn was born April 27th, 1951, in Wausau, Wisconsin to Edmund and Anne (Maguire) Michalik. She grew up in Schofield, Wisconsin and graduated from D.C. Everest Senior High in 1970. Marilyn attended the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and then the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, where she earned...

Dec 30, 2019

Betty Blumenkamp age 97, passed away December 30, 2019.

Born in Wausau to Emil & Mary (Manning) Tesch.

Betty married George Blumenkamp on September 17, 1949.

Her faith in God and volunteer work were a very important part of her life.

She enjoyed everything in nature.  Feeding the birds was a...

Dec 27, 2019

Richard E. Gorski, 85 of Ringle, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Pride TLC, Weston, under the care of Ascension Ministry Hospice.

He was born on October 15, 1934 in Bevent, son of the late Felix and Verna Gorski.  He married Caroline Krause on May 23, 1959.  She survives.

Richard was a Korean...

Dec 24, 2019

Diane Grace Myers died peacefully under hospice care at her home in Gilbert, AZ on Christmas Eve 2019 after a long battle with cancer. Diane was born on June 22, 1952 in Wausau, WI. She was the daughter of Lester and Arlyle Frickenstein of Rib Mountain, WI.

Diane graduated from Wausau East High School in 1970. She...

Dec 21, 2019

Bette J Radloff, age 93, died on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Mount View Care Center in Wausau, WI.

Bette was born on February 12, 1926 in Wausau, WI to the late Oscar R Krueger and Edith (Curtis) Krueger.  She graduated from Wausau High School.  Bette married Wallace T Radloff on November 2, 1946 at St. Paul...

Dec 19, 2019

Elizabeth Katharine (Bette) Brandenburg passed away December 19, 2019 at the age of 90 years.

She was born to the late Albert and Pearl (Wurster) Susor of Wausau, WI.

She graduated from Wausau High School and was then employed with Employers Mutual Insurance Company, later known as Wausau Insurance.

In 1950 she married...

Dec 19, 2019

Arlene Schilling, 98, of Wausau, died Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, Merrill.

Arlene was born one of four daughters on October 18, 1921 to the late Harry and France (Andreski) Bloom. She married Melvin Schilling on October 19, 1944 in Wausau.

She was a long-time member of Grace United Church of...

Dec 19, 2019

David Paul Forgash, age 80, of Kronenwetter, died Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. David was born on December 22, 1938 in Bay City, Michigan to the late Peter and Edith (Habowski) Forgash.  He graduated from Bay City High School and went on to serve his country honorably in the United States Air Force.  He married Gretchen...

Dec 19, 2019

Wayne T. Walters, age 67, of the town of Easton died on Thursday, December 19, 2019.

Wayne was born on November 17, 1952 in Wausau to the late Leo and Evelyn (Etter) Walters.  He graduated from  DC Everest High School and went on to run the family farm.  For the last 9 years he was employed at North Central...

Dec 15, 2019

Peter DeSantis 84 of Wausau, WI passed away December 15, 2019.

Peter was born September 27, 1935 in Ironwood, Michigan son of the late Peter and Mary DeSantis.  He was united in marriage to Patricia Lynn Kirby at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montreal, WI.  Peter graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1954 and attended...

Dec 13, 2019

Iola M. Doescher, 92, of Wausau, was called to Eternal Life on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at home, in the comfort of her loving family.

Iola was born on August 2, 1927 to the late Peter and Mathilda (Frickenstein) Spindler in Stratford, Wisconsin.  She married Marlin Doescher on September 13, 1947, at Ebenezer United Church of Christ,...

Dec 13, 2019

David Ray Neumann, 75 of Wausau, died on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital Palliative Care Unit, surrounded by family.

David was born on October 8, 1944 to the late Clemans and Loretta (Stahnke) Neumann, in Wausau, WI.

He enjoyed many years spent with Reta, listening and dancing to old time music, completing...

Dec 12, 2019

Cathy Mervane Whyte Bouffard passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 12, 2019. She was born in Wausau to Mervane (Hovden) and William J. Whyte on May 3, 1949. The family moved to Aurora, IL in 1957 where she grew up and graduated from West High School and then went on to get her B.S. degree in Mathematics from Northern Illinois....

Dec 12, 2019

Hedwig (Heidi) Schleyer, age 77, entered Heaven early Thursday morning, December 12th, 2019, from the Mount View Care Center in Wausau, WI.

Heidi was born on the 26th of July in 1942 in war torn Munich, Germany during World War II to Joseph and Georgine Staudacher. She was one of 12 children, having nine sisters and two...

Dec 9, 2019

Gladys S. Borchardt, age 83, succumbed to cancer Monday, December 9, 2019 at Rennes Health & Rehab Center in the Village of Weston.

Gladys was born February 10, 1936 in the Town of Stratford to the late Erwin and Florence (Kort) Spindler.  A life long resident of Rothschild, she was part of the very first graduating class...

Dec 7, 2019

Margaret Ann (Marge) Zastrow, age 95, passed away at Cedar Creek Manor on Saturday, December 7, 2019.

Marge was born on April 29,1924, in Stratford WI, to the late Emil and Anna (Schoenfuss) Wiesman, the 9th of 12 children.  She grew up on the family farm, attended the Sunshine Grade School in the Town of Cleveland and...

Dec 7, 2019

Dennis “Buzz” Rosenau entered into eternal rest on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the age of 73 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Buzz was born on September 19, 1946 in Wausau to the late Edward and Ruth (Laganke) Rosenau. He married Rosemary Zahn on June 17, 1972 at St. John Lutheran Church, Town of Maine.  Buzz and his wife...