Obituaries
Julia (Julie) Hennessy
Mar 1, 2022
Julia (Julie) Ann Hennessy, 71, passed away unexpectedly on March 1, 2022, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
Julie was born on April 8, 1950, in Danville, IL to Stewart and Mary Etta (Knight) Young. Julie graduated from Coal City High School in Coal City, Illinois, where she built a family early in life with three young children. She...
Dorothy Werba
Feb 27, 2022
Dorothy Lavern Werba passed away peacefully Saturday, February 27, 2022, at Wellington Place of Wausau, WI. Dorothy was born on December 17, 1922, in Portland, Oregon to the late Aca and Isabelle (Pierce) Moss. She married the love of her life, William Werba on February 6, 1946 and raised three children together. Dorothy had worked for Kraft in Wausau...
Lynn Ott
Feb 27, 2022
Lynn A. Ott, age 58 of Wausau, passed away on February 27, 2022.
Lynn was born on September 2, 1963. She is survived by her parents, William and Ruth Ann Ott, Wausau. Lynn had an expansive love for art and animals.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 4:00 PM at Brainard...
Kenneth "Ken" Dvorak
Feb 22, 2022
Kenneth “Ken” Dean Dvorak passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Copperleaf Memory Care, Schofield, WI.
Ken was born May 21, 1943, in Wausau to the late Rudy and Lillian (Kocian) Dvorak. He married his next-door neighbor and childhood sweetheart, the late Margaret “Peggy” (Riste) Dvorak on October 12, 1963, at St. Anne Catholic Church in...
JoAnn Kosky
Feb 20, 2022
JoAnn Kosky, 75, of Wausau, passed away February 20, 2022, at Marshfield Medical Center, Marshfield.
JoAnn was born September 28, 1946, in Stambaugh, Michigan to the late Earl and Shirley (Abrams) Maki. Prior to retirement, JoAnn was owner and bookkeeper of K&S Fuel Injection, Inc. She enjoyed many things, but especially loved a good game of cribbage...
Clarence Hayek
Feb 20, 2022
Clarence F. Hayek Jr., age 63, of Wausau, passed away unexpectedly at Aspirus Wausau Hospital on Sunday, February 20, 2022.
Clarence was born on January 3, 1959 in Oconto, Wisconsin to the late Clarence Hayek Sr. and Loretta (Gill) Hayek. They preceded him in death. Clarence enjoyed fishing and in his younger years, enjoyed hunting as well. ...
Kim Nelson
Feb 18, 2022
Kim Patricia Nelson, 62, of Rib Mountain, passed away on February 18, 2022, with her husband and daughter by her side. Kim was born May 22, 1959, in Wausau to Jeanette Rohloff and Pat Bresnahan.
Following her high school graduation, Kim began working at Wausau Insurance Companies. She took a brief break from the insurance business to...
Elizabeth "Betty" Notz
Feb 14, 2022
Elizabeth Ann Notz, of Schofield, Wisconsin passed away on February 14, 2022, at home at the age of 80.
She was born in Wausau, Wisconsin to the late Sigmund and Rose Chack on April 4, 1941.
Elizabeth enjoyed many things in life including reading, cooking, baking, sewing, quilting, and crochet. She loved her family dearly, and cherished...
Carl Hertting
Feb 13, 2022
Carl Edwin Hertting, age 95, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 13th. Carl was the son of the late Hugo and Alta Hertting, Milwaukee, WI. Carl was a husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. His legacy extends far beyond the many titles he held to those around him. He was a World War II veteran, a proud graduate of the...
Dorothy Paulsen
Feb 11, 2022
Dorothy A. Paulsen, 87, of Wausau, WI, lived a rich and full life filled with family, friends, a great sense of humor, and lived each day as a journey of faith, knowing and seeing God’s love through her family and friends. Dorothy went home to be with her Lord at 1:22 pm on February 11, 2022.
Dorothy...
Scott Berna
Feb 10, 2022
Scott A. Berna, age 52, of Wausau died on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital after a courageous brief battle with illness.
Scott was born on March 17, 1969, in Wausau to the late Ronald and Mary (Goyette) Berna. He graduated from Wausau High School and went on to work as a machine operator at Kolbe and...
Delores Bunge
Feb 9, 2022
Delores M. Bunge, 84, passed away at home with her husband by her side on February 9, 2022.
She was born to the late Hattie and Wilhelm Falk on May 24, 1937. Delores married Alvin E. Bunge January 3, 1954. She is survived by her husband Alvin; daughter Lynda (Gary) Swan; 4 grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren. She...
John "Jack" Burckle
Feb 8, 2022
John “Jack” W. Burckle, age 90, of Wausau passed at Wausau Aspirus Hospital on February 8, 2022.
John was born on September 11, 1931, in Green Bay, WI to Leslie and Rose (Arnold) Burckle. After graduating from High School, he went on to college at UW-Madison where he got his bachelor’s degree. He was united in marriage...
Gary Drury
Feb 6, 2022
Gary M. Drury, 605 Eagle Nest Boulevard, Rothschild, passed on to be with his Lord Jesus on February 6, 2022.
Gary was born June 26, 1936, in Tomahawk, son of the late Harvey Drury and Kathleen (Provost) Drury. He married his beloved wife of over 50 years, Dorothy Thornton, on September 14, 1963.
Gary’s career...
Joyce Huntington
Feb 3, 2022
Joyce Olive Huntington, 93, of Wausau, passed away at Bell Tower Residence Assisted Living on February 3, 2022.
Joyce was born in Clintonville, WI on April 21, 1928, to the late David and Olive (Winegarden) Tornow. She graduated from Wausau High School and attended Trinity Lutheran College in Issaquah, Washington. She married Richard Huntington on April 30,...
John Aventi, Jr.
Feb 2, 2022
On Wednesday February 2, 2022, John Aventi Jr. passed away at the age of 67.
John was born on May 18th, 1954, in Montana to Carmen Sanchez and John Aventi, Sr. John grew up and spent most of his life in Fargo, ND before falling in love with Wisconsin and moving there where he resided in Wausau....
David Michna
Feb 2, 2022
David “Dave” A. Michna, age 81, of Kronenwetter, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Marshfield Medical Center (formerly Saint Clair’s Hospital), surrounded by family.
He was born on April 17, 1940, to the late Alvin and Karen (Ubbesen) Michna in Racine, WI. Dave joined the US Navy out of high school and served active duty...
Roger Davis
Feb 1, 2022
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
Roger Frank Davis, 85, Wausau, passed at Aspirus Wausau Hospital February 1, 2022, surrounded by his family.
Roger was born March 15, 1936, in Janesville, WI to Frank and Edith (McLaughlin) Davis. He graduated from Janesville High School. He was united in marriage...
Dorothy Scholtens
Jan 31, 2022
Dorothy (“Dottie”) Roberts Scholtens passed away on January 31, 2022 in Naples, Florida at the age of 96. She was born and raised in Columbus, Wisconsin within a strong Welsh community. She attended Michigan State University where she met her husband, Clarence (“Chum”) on a blind date arranged by her Pi Beta Phi sorority sisters. Dottie and Chum had...
