Nancy L. Wunsch

             Nancy L. Wunsch of Rib Mountain, Wisconsin passed away on April 26, 2024.  She is the daughter of the Ann (Smith) Hett and Norbert (Pete) Hett.  Nancy will be deeply missed by her devoted husband James (Jim) Wunsch of 60 years, her two daughters and best friends Christine (Jon) Cieslewicz and Kelle (Dale) Taylor.  Nancy has a special sister Pat (David) Tranetzke and brother James and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her mother-in-law Esther (Golomski) Wunsch, her father-in-law Roman Wunsch, brother Jim and brother-in-laws Gerald “Jerry” Wunsch Sr., Jack Wunsch, David Tranetzke, Jack Hebyl and Leonard Urban and sister-in-laws Mary Fritz and Pat Heybl.   

           Her most cherished moments were with family and friends including spending time with her husband, daughters, and son-in-laws, and visiting them at their homes out of state including many special memories at Myrtle Beach and Fernandina Beach, North Carolina mountains, Biloxi, and Branson.  Nancy was very caring, thoughtful, incredible sense of humor, and was very talented and creative and enjoyed making meaningful cross stitch pictures with special personalized messages on the back, sending care packages and sentimental cards and stickers, and making amazing crafts for her family and friends. One of the cross stitch pictures says “each day is a new beginning; Live, Laugh, Love.  She  collected clowns, snowmen, and had a beautiful angel collection and devoted time listening to a variety of music including song Angels Among Us by Alabama.    She also enjoyed collecting sea shells and making unique home décor from the shells for her daughters, adding rhinestones and patches to t-shirts and jackets, making jewelry and floral arrangements, having ice cream celebrations with her family and watching movies and Packer games, dancing to the song Through the Years by Kenny Rogers, and taking road trips with her special husband. Nancy worked at Wausau Papers in Brokaw and also as Jewelry Manager at Kmart for 20 years.   

           A private funeral mass to celebrate her life will be held at St. Matthews Catholic Church for her immediate family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; www.stjude.org/donate or 1-800-822-6344.  The family would like to extend sincere appreciation to Gail Wunsch, Heather Van Vonderen, and Crystal Caudle for all their extra caring, compassion, and thoughtfulness throughout the years and also to the amazing medical staff at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.