Obituaries

Feb 6, 2018

Ella 97, of Weston, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Rennes LTC in Weston. Ella was born in Wausau on October 23, 1920 to the late Stephen and Rose Palesch. She married Edward Traska in Wausau on August 25, 1945. After 63 years of marriage, Edward preceded Ella in death on April 24, 2009. Ella worked at Marathon...

Feb 6, 2018

Leona C. "Sissy" Masgay Zell, 97, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, with her loving family by her side; celebrating her birthday in Heaven. She was one of nine children born to the late John and Martha (Gorski) Gorecki. She was born in the Town of Weston on February 6, 1921. Leona married Joseph Masgay...

Feb 3, 2018

Phillip Carl Saindon, 82, of 2510 Oakwood Blvd, Wausau, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Aspirus Hospice House. Phil was born July 28, 1935 in Wausau to the late Harold and Mona Saindon. He attended Wausau Senior High and proudly served on the Guardian in the US Navy from 1953-1956. He married Marie Leigh Schave in December 1960...

Feb 3, 2018

Louis P. Marek, 59, passed away on February 3, 2018 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Private services will be held in Indiana at a later date. Full obituary will follow, as arrangements are pending with Brainard Funeral Home - Wausau Chapel.

Feb 2, 2018

Mary Kay Gritzmacher Kucirek, 83, passed to eternal life on February 2, 2018. She was born in Green Bay, WI and was adopted by her loving parents, Franklin and Marge Gritzmacher of Wausau. She attended St. James Grade School and Wausau Jr. High School, and graduated from Wausau Sr. High School in 1952. Mary Kay attended Stephens College in Columbia,...

Feb 1, 2018

Zachary Thomas Schubring of Kronenwetter, Wisconsin, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on January 30, 2018. Zak had a real love for aircraft and flying, and he especially loved his country. As a National Guard veteran, he maintained helicopters. Zak was employed by CWA as an aircraft mechanic since graduating from Blackhawk Tech in 2012....

Feb 1, 2018

Norbert Berg passed on Thursday February 1st at the age of 91. He was born on April 24th 1926 in the Town of Washington, Shawano County. His parents were Robert and Mayme (Stengel) Berg. He graduated from Shawano High School in 1944 and served in the Air Force during WWII. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1949 and...

Feb 1, 2018

Roberta Ann Vinger, 72, passed away on February 1, 2018 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Roberta was born on February 22, 1945 in Waukesha, WI, to the late Elmer and Harriet (Grube) Schmidt. She married Karl Vinger on November 12, 1966 in Sussex, WI. Roberta was an avid flower gardener and loved worshiping at the Church of God in Wausau. She...

Jan 31, 2018

Jan 30, 2018

Kong Meng Xiong, 22, of Wausau, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Kong was born in Marshfield on December 20, 1995 to the late Pao and Sia (Vang) Xiong. Kong was proud to be an active serviceman in the Army National Guard. He was full of life and found great happiness in rapping, spending time with his nieces and...

Jan 23, 2018

William "Bill" D. Sims, 62, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Bill was born January 27, 1955 to the late Samuel and Harriet Sims. He recently worked for K-Tech Building Maintenance. He lived with his twin brother Bob and younger brother Chuck. Bill lived the outdoors and in the summer, you could find him up in the Boulder Junction area on...

Jan 23, 2018

Eileen A. Kroening, 93, of Wausau, died on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Stone Crest Residence. She was born in the town of Wausau, on September 7, 1924 to the late Herman and Emma (Hollinger) Kroening. She graduated from Wausau Senior High. She and three friends traveled to Chicago, IL to take the civil service test immediately following graduation. Which...

Jan 23, 2018

Donald Erwin Voge passed away on January 23, 2018, at the age of 88 years. He was born on March 27, 1929 in the Township of Mayville, Clark County, Wisconsin. Arriving during a blizzard with the snow so deep the fence posts were covered, a close neighbor lady delivered him at his home. His parents were Adolph Edward Voge and...

Jan 22, 2018

Marion Lillge, 90, of Wausau, died on Monday, January 22, 2018 at Pride Therapy and Living Campus in Weston. Marion was born May 22, 1927, in Park Falls, the daughter of the late Richard and Esther Hartig. She was a 1945 graduate of Park Falls Lincoln High School. After a few years working in Chicago, Marion moved to the Wausau...

Jan 21, 2018

Melvin L. Hirsch, 93, went to his eternal home on January 21, 2018 surrounded by his family. Melvin was born March 28, 1924 in Wausau to the late Arthur and Amanda (nee Saager) Hirsch. He attended and graduated from Wausau High School and entered the Army in March 1942, where he served four years. He served on the Pacific Front...

Jan 21, 2018

Cynthia Lea Slagoski, 62, lost her battle with breast cancer after 18 years of fighting, in the comfort of her own home on Sunday, January 21, 2018. Cindy was born in Toole, Utah on February 20, 1955 to the late Norman and Marlene (Sherry) Shevy. She met, fell in love and married her true love, Wayne Slagoski on April 14,...

Jan 20, 2018

Calvin C. Chamberlain, 89, of Wausau, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at home with his loving wife by his side. Cal was born in Wausau to the late Ralph and Genevieve (Meyer) Chamberlain on June 17, 1928. He graduated from Wausau High School in 1946 where he was an avid football player. He went on to Lawrence University...

Jan 19, 2018

Jack W. Starzinski, 78, of Wausau, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018 at Azura Memory Care in Rib Mountain. Jack was born in Wausau on April 7, 1939 to the late Martin and Evelyn (McCormick) Starzinski. After graduating from Wausau High School, Jack went on to join the United States Air Force, where he served his Country honorably for...

Jan 15, 2018

"There's one more angel in heaven, there's one more star in the sky... there's one less place at our table, there's one more tear in our eye." My dad is that angel, he passed away this afternoon and if heaven is anything like I picture it, he's playing baseball with my Uncle Bob or golfing with his buddies that went...

Jan 14, 2018

Garrett Douglas Peterson, 37, of Wausau, passed away suddenly due to a snowmobile accident, on Sunday, January 14, 2018. Garrett was born in Marinette, Wisconsin to Douglas and Susan (Williamson) Peterson. He met, fell in love and married Jamie Heise on May 7, 2011. Together they had two amazing children, Griffin and Hazel. Garrett was a very loving son, brother,...