Obituaries
Grant R. Hoenisch
Nov 15, 2021
Grant R. Hoenisch died November 15, 2021. He was born to Ernest and Rosemarie on March 9, 1964. He will be laid to rest with a family service at a later date.
Grant is survived by his mother; daughter, Kate; sister, Linda; brothers, Greg, Randy and Todd; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family...
Marilynn M. Steffen
Nov 14, 2021
Marilynn M. Steffen, 85, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Sunday, November 14.
Marilynn was born May 28, 1936, to Harvey and Margaret (Voelske) Steffen. She lived her entire life in Wausau, graduating from Wausau Senior High School in 1954. She was employed as a head cashier at Wisconsin Public Service for 42 years,...
Susan Austin
Nov 13, 2021
Susan Jean Austin passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on November 13th, 2021. Susan was born on November 22, 1953, in Wausau, WI where she lived happily with her husband Richard Austin of 48 years. Susan was an active member of the church for many years and raised her children as good Christians....
Virginia Zillman
Nov 12, 2021
Virginia “Ginny” Zillman, 88, of Wausau, died on November 12, 2021 at home under the care of family and Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services.
Ginny was born on May 9, 1933 in Wausau to the late Martin and Lorena Radant. She graduated from Wausau East High School class of ’51. She married the...
Barbara Kerwin
Nov 9, 2021
Barbara T. Kerwin, 95, of Wausau, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at Wausau Manor under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services, Wausau.
Barbara was born on September 4, 1926, in Chicago, Ill. On May 8, 1954, she married Francis T. Kerwin in Chicago. He preceded her in death in 2009. Barbara was...
Robyn Winn
Nov 6, 2021
Robyn Marie Winn, 75, of Wausau, passed away at home with her family by her side on November 6, 2021.
Robyn was born February 28, 1946, in Sioux City, Iowa to parents Robert and Muriel (Dalcourt) Parmelee. She graduated from Orange High School, in Orange, California in 1964. She then went on to attend California State University...
Cody Cihlar
Nov 5, 2021
Cody Jay Cihlar, 17 years young, gained his angel wings on November 5, 2021.
Cody was born January 3, 2004 to parents James and Bethany (Klein) Cihlar. Cody was passionate about the outdoors and was often found hunting or bass fishing. He was very strong in his faith and loved making people laugh. Cody enjoyed helping people...
Rita Delmore Jirikovec
Nov 5, 2021
Rita Marie Delmore Jirikovec, formerly of Wausau, passed away in Madison on November 5th, 2021.
Rita was an only child born to the late John and Marie (Mae) Igielski in Milwaukee on July 21, 1931. She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1949, and Marquette University in 1953 where she received her B.S. degree in nursing. She...
Barbara Blaha
Nov 5, 2021
Barbara A.(Stankowski) Blaha, 75, of Kronenwetter, WI passed away on November 05, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center, Weston.
She was born April 06, 1946 in Wausau, the daughter of the late Hubert & Celia (Bagienski) Stankowski of the town of Norrie. She attended school at Birnamwood High School where she graduated. She then felt the need to widen her...
George Hall, III
Nov 5, 2021
George “Wes” Hall, III, of Wausau, left us too soon on November 5, 2021.
George Wesley Hall, III was born November 5, 1956 in Duluth, Minnesota to the late George Wesley Hall, II and Beverly Jean (Fusco) Hall. Wes was an adventurous person and lived a very active life. He enjoyed many things in life, especially boats, motorcycles,...
John Burby, Jr.
Nov 3, 2021
The son of John J. Burby, Sr. and Elsie (Mayer) Burby died at 94 years old.
John married Genevieve (Nelson) Burby June 12, 1948, at Holy Name Catholic Church, Wausau, WI.
They had 3 sons: John III (deceased), Jeffrey (Lyn) Burby, Merrill; and James (Sheryl) Burby, Vancouver, WA.
John attended the University of...
Julie Rhyner
Nov 3, 2021
Julie Kettunen Rhyner Julie Alice (Kettunen) Rhyner, 88, daughter of the late Andrew and Lempi (Koppana) Kettunen, passed away peacefully on November 3rd, 2021 under the compassionate care of Aspirus Hospice House after a brief illness.
Julie was born on July 11, 1933 in Wausau, the youngest of 5 siblings. She was baptized, confirmed and married at...
Alan Lewitzke
Oct 31, 2021
Alan “Al” Lewitzke, 69, of Kronenwetter passed away unexpectedly in a motor vehicle accident on October 31, 2021.
Al was born April 10, 1952 to Harlan and Yvonne (Uecker) Lewitzke in Wausau, Wisconsin. He graduated with the class of 1970 from Wausau High School and after graduation, attended Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville, Wisconsin where he earned...
James "Jim" Jennison
Oct 27, 2021
James “Jim” Leo Jennison passed away October 27, 2021 at Cedar Creek Manor in Kronenwetter
He was born September 10, 1937 to Lester and Ester (Amundson) Jennison in Princeton, Minnesota. He graduated from Anoka High school. Early in life Jim also honorably served his country from 1955 - 1959 in the United States Air Force while stationed...
Daniel Fritzel
Oct 24, 2021
Daniel Harold Fritzel, 78, of Wausau, WI, went home to rest in the loving arms of Jesus on Sunday, October 24, 2021. Dan was born on June 28, 1943, in Iowa Falls, IA to John and Anna Fritzel (Janssen). After graduating high school, he went on to study at DeVry Technical Institute in Chicago and worked in various information...
David "Pep" Traska
Oct 19, 2021
David “Pep” Traska, 89, of Wausau, passed away at Aspirus Wausau Hospital on February 19, 2021.
David was born in the Town of Texas on March 7, 1931 to the late Arthur and Elsie (Steffen) Traska. David attended school until the 8th grade, when he left so he could help work the family farm.
He...
Brandy Bargender
Oct 19, 2021
A beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, fiancé, niece, cousin, and friend; Brandy Nicole Bargender, 29, left the world unexpectedly on December 4th, 2021. Brandy was born to Todd Bargender and Lisa Heisler in Wausau, WI June of 1992. She grew up in Hatley, WI and was a graduate of Mosinee High School. Brandy was in her dream job as an...
Ronnie Lofton, III
Oct 19, 2021
The Lord unexpectedly called our baby boy, Ronnie Dale Lofton, III, home on January 14, 2021, after just three short months.
Ronnie was born October 9, 2020, in Wausau to loving parents Chelsie Whitely and Ronnie Lofton, Jr. Right from the start baby Ronnie was advanced. He even started holding his head at just...
Cecil Thurs
Oct 15, 2021
Cecil Thurs, 91, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021, at Colonial Manor in Wausau.
At this time no services are being held for Cecil.
Lester Kulke
Oct 9, 2021
Lester Kulke, 96, passed away October 9, 2021 at the Marshfield Medical Center - Weston.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
