Obituaries

Mar 28, 2022

Elizabeth Buffington-Hanson died peacefully in her sleep at the too young of age 57. She was born October 19, 1964 in Wausau, WI and attended DC Everest School. From there she worked incredibly hard to become a supervisor at Fiskars before moving to Tomahawk, WI to work at Harley-Davidson and volunteer with many local charities where she made many lifelong...

Mar 28, 2022

Edward “Eddie” Zuidema, 98 of Weston, WI passed away on Monday March 28, 2022 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Eddie was born on December 28, 1923 in Almelo, Holland to the late Mattinus and Aaltje Zuidema. On September 20, 1947 he married Fredricka Jo Berfelo. They immigrated to America April 1954. They had eight children together and she...

Mar 27, 2022

Wilma J. Hamilton, age 80, of Wausau died on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Pride TLC with her family by her side after a short battle with Leukemia.

Wilma was born on March 4, 1942 in Hastings, Michigan to the late Basil and Fern (Moore) Tobias.  She graduated from Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Music...

Mar 25, 2022

June Marie Drumm Meurett Pophal, 80 years old, died natural causes on March 25, 2022 in Wausau, Wisconsin. She was born July 24, 1941 to Alfred and Dorothy Drumm in Wausau, Wisconsin, where she enjoyed all that life had to offer, until her passing.

She is survived by her children Julie, Chris, Andy, Tony, and his wife Jodie, along...

Mar 22, 2022

Jeanine Ann Helling, 67, passed away on Tuesday, March 22nd at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, after a brief battle with cancer.

Jeanie was born in Wausau on March 18th, 1955 to Ervin H. and Geneva M. (Mortenson) Lambrecht, the third of four children. She graduated from Newman Catholic High School in 1973. After graduation, she worked as a...

Mar 20, 2022

Ralph R. Pagryzinski, age 75, of Hatley died on Sunday, March 20, 2022.

Ralph was born on June 6, 1946 in Wausau to the late Robert and Pauline (Cebula) Pagryzinski.  He spent many years working on his dad’s dairy farm.  It was at his job at Marathon Mill Work, however, that he met the love of his...

Mar 20, 2022

With great sadness, the family of Mark Belec report his passing on March 20, 2022, after a short battle with lung cancer. He loved hunting, fishing, grilling a good steak, and all things technology oriented. Nothing made Mark happier than when he was surrounded by the people he loved, to share good food, movies, and lots of laughter. He...

Mar 19, 2022

Arvilla (Gresens) Berens, age 92, was called to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at home with her family by her side.

Arvilla was born on January 14, 1930 in Marathon to the late Robert and Elenore (Plautz) Gresens.

On October 7, 1950 on her parents 39th wedding anniversary, she married...

Mar 18, 2022

Kenneth D. Voigt, 81, of Wausau, passed on while under the care of Hospice House on March 18, 2022, with his beloved daughter Jamie by his side.

Ken was born February 7, 1941, in Wausau to the late Meldon and Harriet (Hetzel) Voigt. He was their only child. He proudly served his country in the National Guard....

Mar 16, 2022

Roger Lee Scheffler, 80, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Aspirus Hospital of Wausau. Roger was born of the late Herman Scheffler, Sr. and the late Ella (Krueger) Scheffler on December 30, 1941 in the Township of Texas, rural Wausau, WI and was the youngest of four brothers and six sisters. He graduated from Wausau Senior High...

Mar 14, 2022

Edward Lee Stubbe passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022.

He was born in Wausau on November 27, 1928, to Edward and Ella (Reismann) Stubbe.  On May 14, 1955, he married Marge Mroczenski of Edgar at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Wausau.

Edward graduated from Trinity Lutheran School in 1943, and Wausau High School in...

Mar 13, 2022

Michael Sherman, 73, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at House of the Dove in Marshfield, WI.  Michael was born in Stevens Point, WI on October 24, 1948.  He enlisted in the US Army in 1968 and worked in postal operations and then transferred to a photo lab while stationed in Frankfurt, Germany during the Vietnam War.  He...

Mar 10, 2022

Sharon A. Feathers, age 81, of Ringle, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022.

She was born in Wausau on February 24, 1941, daughter of the late Merrill and Arlene (Seiler) Sischo. She grew up on the north side of Wausau in a small house on Horseshoe Spring Road next door to her Grandparents Merrill Sr. and...

Mar 10, 2022

Beverly Ann Guenther Boneck Murphy, 89, of Apache Junction, AZ, entered into the presence of her Savior on Thursday, March 10, 2022, after a long illness. She was born on October 15, 1932, in Rothschild, WI, along with her twin sister Marianne to Albert and Emily Guenther during the Great Depression. Beverly was preceded in death by her husband,...

Mar 9, 2022

Shirley D Johnson, 87, the most kind, humorous, inspiring, and optimistic person in this humble writer’s estimation, left this world on Wednesday March 9th at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Born on February 16th, 1935, in Ashtabula Ohio to Richard and Olive Treen. Shirley grew up taking care of her siblings Damaris, Janice, and Bryan and attending Jefferson high...

Mar 9, 2022

Henrietta Marie Woodkey passed away on March 9, 2022, after a short battle from cancer, surrounded by loved ones who will be forever grateful for the person she was. She was born into this world on September 22, 1947, as the daughter of August and Olive Mundt.

Henrietta was a fiercely independent, strong-willed, and loving woman who...

Mar 9, 2022

Cynthia Singstock, 70, of Schofield, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at the hospital in Sierra Vista, Arizona with her husband by her side.

Cynthia was born July 25, 1951, the daughter of Harry and Viola (Leonhard) Untiedt, Sr. in Curtiss. She graduated from Colby High School and married William Singstock on October 23, 1971. She...

Mar 8, 2022

Donald Slattery (65) and Diane Postler-Slattery (62) tragically passed away in a private plane crash on March 8th, 2022, in Panama City Beach, FL. They would have celebrated 31 years of marriage on March 16th, 2022. They were married at New Hope Community Church in Wausau, WI in 1991. Throughout their time here on Earth, Don and Diane embraced...

Mar 8, 2022

Dellar “Del” L. Gilbertson, 92, Weston, passed away March 8, 2022, at Renaissance Assisted Living under the care of Interim Hospice Care.

He was born December 24, 1929, in Wausau to the late Albin and Ramona (Hoerter) Gilbertson. On July 8, 1950, he was united in marriage to Jeanette “Jan” Empey at St. Paul’s U.C.C. in Wausau....

Mar 8, 2022

Donald Slattery (65) and Diane Postler-Slattery (62) tragically passed away in a private plane crash on March 8th, 2022, in Panama City Beach, FL. They would have celebrated 31 years of marriage on March 16th, 2022. They were married at New Hope Community Church in Wausau, WI in 1991. Throughout their time here on Earth, Don and Diane embraced...