All Obituaries

Zada Marie Falk, age 81, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Cedar Ridge in Schofield. Zada was born August 22, 1938 to the late Arnold and Edith (Caskey) Severson in Phelps, Wisconsin. She married William Earl Falk on September 15, 1962. They moved to Spooner Wisconsin in 1969, where they managed an L.P. Gas business for 31 years before retiring. After retirement they spent their Winters in Yuma, Arizona. Zada loved gardening, spending time on Spooner Lake fishing...

Ronald Paul Robinson, 63, of Eland passed away peacefully at home after a two-year battle with pancreatic and stomach cancer on Saturday, January 11, 2020, with his family by his side.  Ron was born October 29, 1956, the son of the late David and Rita (Anderson) Robinson. On September 18, 1993 he was united in marriage to Lorraine Eckert.  She survives.  Ron is also survived by: his two sons Adam (Miranda) of Watertown (WI), Nicholas of Eland, his two brothers Michael...

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 married Michael Myers on July 8, 1978 in Wausau where they lived until 2005. She worked in medical records both in Wausau area and Osborn Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ until...

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 retire from, Wipfli and Ulrich Accounting. She married Dennis Donahue and after retiring, together they enjoyed winters in Panama City, FL and summers at...

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 attendance which she was proud of. Survivors include her daughter Cindy (Steve Ruplinger) Gunderson; grandchildren, Shannon (Seth) Lancaster, Sonya (Jose)...

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 Catholic Church, Wausau, and she preceded him in death July 18, 2009.  He was a welder and after moving the family back to the Wausau area, he worked as...

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...

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 daily activity.  She always loved having a four-legged dog or cat with her.  She also has a kitty kennel at the Humane Society of Marathon County with her name on it.  She...

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 War Army veteran.  He worked for the town of Ringle for many years.  He also was a part of the Ringle Volunteer Fire Department.  He was a devoted member of St....

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. Cathy loved working with numbers and after moving back to Wausau in 1984, she took a job with River Valley Bank (now Incredible Bank) as the Bookkeeping...