Obituaries
Richard Czarnecki
Apr 19, 2019
Richard Czarnecki, 85, of Rothschild, met his Father in Heaven on April 19, 2019.
Richard was born in Poland to the late Stanley and Frances (Antonowka) Czarnecki on January 7, 1934. In 1949 Richard and his family arrived in America. He served his country in the United States Army and became a United States Citizen. After his...
Elaine Roloff
Apr 16, 2019
Elaine Roloff entered eternal life on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. she was born May 8 1928 to the late Harry and Ethyl Knapp. On December 13, 1945 she married David Roloff who preceded her in death on November 5th, 2010.
She worked various jobs in Wausau over the years, but her greatest joy was running her own...
Mary Greenheck Turner
Apr 9, 2019
Mary Greenheck Turner, 62, of Weston, entered into rest on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, surrounded by her entire loving family.
Mary was born October 22, 1956 to Robert and Ruth (Deutsch) Greenheck. Mary graduated from Carroll University with a degree in business and worked for over 20 years at Greenheck Fan as a...
Rose Chilsen
Apr 4, 2019
“Work Hard!” was a favorite salutation of Mom when we left to head back to our respective homes or schools. And it was at the core of Rose Chilsen, who passed away April 4th, 2019, after a three-month stretch of hospice-at-home (poignantly 100 days after her husband Walter John’s death). Close friends and family gathered with her the last...
Mary Schwala
Apr 4, 2019
Mary C. Schwala, 81, of Wausau, died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Mount View Care Center.
Mary was born on April 13, 1937 in Marinette, WI, to the late Adolph and Georgina (McDowell) Schwala.
Mary was very artistic and enjoyed painting as well as creating images with stained glass. She was well-read, really enjoying Eastern...
Eugene Zunker
Apr 2, 2019
Eugene Lloyd Zunker was called to his Heavenly Home on April 2, 2019. Eugene was the oldest of three children of Harry F. and Lillian A. (Stubbe) Zunker. He was born at home in Wausau on June 13, 1926. A short time after his birth, Eugene was baptized in the Lutheran faith. Shortly thereafter, his family moved to a...
Phyllis Hopperdietzel
Apr 1, 2019
Phyllis Mae Hopperdietzel, 87, of Wausau, entered into her eternal home on April 1, 2019 at Wausau Manor.
Phyllis was born June 28, 1931 to the late William and Otillia (Fuerst) Nimmerguth. She graduated from Athens High School in 1949. She worked in insurance sales for most of her life. She enjoyed life to the fullest and...
Matthew Sadler
Mar 31, 2019
On Sunday, March 31, 2019, Matthew Allen Sadler, loving husband and father passed away at the age of 50, from a short battle of lung cancer.
Matt was born August 7, 1968 in Burlington, WI to Harvey and Mary Sadler. He graduated from Delavan/Darien High School in 1986, received a BBA/ Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater...
Richard "Dick" Raasch
Mar 26, 2019
Richard “Dick” Raasch, 69, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Aspirus Hospital, Wausau.
He was born April 16, 1949 to the late Roland and Germaine (Freiders) Raasch in Wausau WI. He married Marguerite “Peggy” Abel September 20,1969 in Wausau. She survives. This year they would have celebrated 50 years of marriage.
Dick was a 1968...
Jerome Schara
Mar 24, 2019
Jerome S. Schara, 78, Marathon, died Sunday, March 24, 2019 at his home.
He was born May 15, 1940 in the Town of Emmet, WI of the late William and Adelaide (Karlen) Schara. He married Evelyn (Michlig) Schara at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Halder on June 6, 1964. They have spent 54 happy years together. She survives....
Daniel Buss
Mar 21, 2019
Daniel Joseph Buss, 63, of Weston, died Thursday, March 21, 2019, at his home. He will be missed by everyone who knew him.
Daniel was born on December 4, 1955 in Antigo, WI, to Raymond and Lillian (Ketelaar) Buss.
He spent his early years in the Eland, Wittenberg-Birnamwood area and later moved to Wausau. Dan attended North...
Patricia Mergendahl
Mar 21, 2019
Patricia (“Patty) Faye Mergendahl, R.N., 90, died peacefully from natural causes on March 21, 2019, in Weston, Wisconsin. She spent time with her family in the days before she died.
Patty and her identical twin sister, Pauline (“Polly”) Noel were born December 9, 1928, in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Their father abandoned the family when they were young. Struggling...
Patricia Evenson
Mar 21, 2019
Patricia Evenson, 87, of Wausau, passed away on March 21, 2019 at Mount View Care Center.
Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 20, 2019 at The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 330 McClellan St., Wausau. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Interment...
Ruth Wetzel
Mar 20, 2019
Wetzel, Ruth E. age 93 of Wausau, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2019.
Ruth was born on March 22, 1925 in Wausau, WI to Emilia and Frank Erdmann. Ruth had a passion for life that far exceeded her 93 years: hiking, happy hours, the art of makeup, cherishing her family, her community at St. Mark's Lutheran...
David Seiser
Mar 20, 2019
David Alan Seiser, age 66, died on March 20, 2019, after a heroic seven-year battle with esophageal cancer. He was born September 24, 1952 in Elkhorn, WI to William C. and Virginia Grace Seiser (nee Noerenberg). The family lived briefly in Ithaca, NE and then moved to Milwaukee, WI. He attended John Marshall High School, where he participated in...
Sally McSherry
Mar 19, 2019
Sally A. McSherry, 82, of Wausau, passed away on March 19, 2019 at Cedar Ridge in Mosinee.
Sally was born to the late Oscar and Erna (Dahm) Kalbes on November 12, 1936. She attended Trinity Lutheran School in Wausau, and then owned “Lots of Love Daycare” for over 20 years.
She enjoyed reading and shopping. She...
Julie Litzer
Mar 19, 2019
Julie A. (Buss) Litzer, 57, of Wausau, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Ascension St. Clares, Weston.
Julie was born on July 10, 1961 in Wausau, WI, to the late Dale and Phyllis (Brzezinski) Buss.
Julie is survived by her Life Partner Rodger Olson; children; Amy (Joshua) English, Amanda (Christopher) Olson; grandchildren, Emily, Mathew, Kayden,...
Esther Mohr
Mar 14, 2019
Esther Mary Mohr, age 89, passed away peacefully at her home Thursday, March 14, 2019.
Esther was born on October 6, 1929 in the Town of Stettin. She married Joseph Mohr on June 19, 1948. Joe and Esther raised their family in the Town of Marathon where they farmed for many years. She was a long-time member...
Mark Simon
Mar 9, 2019
Mark Thomas Simon, 72, passed away after a long illness early Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
Mark graduated from Sheboygan South High School in 1964 and played baseball at UW-La Crosse from 1965-1967. He then signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins during the summer of 1967, out of the Langsdorf League in Milwaukee....
