Obituaries
Lowell Leubner
Jan 11, 2013
Lowell "Bill" W. Leubner, 86, of Wausau, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013. He was born to Lloyd and Emma (Kruse) Leubner on September 15, 1926 in Wausau. Bill grew up in the family home on Grand Avenue and lived in this area all of his life. He graduated from Wausau Senior High School. Bill was drafted into the...
Leonard Elmer
Jan 9, 2013
Leonard Elmer, 85, of Wausau passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Saint Clare's Hospital surrounded by his family and under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice. He was born May 23, 1927, in Arpin, to the late Jacob and Anna (Weiss) Elmer. After graduating from Auburndale High School in 1945, he enlisted in the Army Air Force. He...
Joyce Radant
Jan 8, 2013
Joyce E. Radant, 88, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Wellington Place, Rib Mountain. She was born January 27, 1924, in Wausau, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Elmer and Elsie (Falk) Burk. She married Harold Radant on August 12, 1944, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death on December 25, 1995. Joyce was an active member...
Charles Hiar
Jan 7, 2013
Charles S. Hiar, 84, of Ringle, passed away Monday, January 7th 2013, at his home. He was a beef farmer and a retiree from Drott Manufacturing. Charles is survived by his daughter, Sandra (Dave) Hiar Meyer, Stuart, FL; son, Jim (Vicki) Hiar, Ringle, and their children, Severin and Mary; and many other family members and friends. He was predeceased by...
Enid Raspel
Jan 7, 2013
Enid passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 10:00am under hospice care after a short illness. She was born on July 2nd, 1922 in Wausau to the late Alburn and Clara (Hoenisch) Stanke. Enid was a lifelong member of St. Paul's UCC of Wausau where she taught Sunday School and sang in the choir since she was eight years...
Edmund Hannemann
Jan 4, 2013
Edmund Wayne Hannemann, 83, of Wausau passed away peacefully on Friday, January 4, 2013, while residing at the North Central Health Care Facility, Wausau, WI. Edmund was born on October 3, 1929, in Wausau, son of Edmund and Erna (Knaack) Hannemann. He attended grade school at Trinity Lutheran School in Wausau and during this time (in 1942) he won the...
Betty Allman
Jan 3, 2013
Betty Allman, 75, of the town of Maine passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born April 11, 1937 in Milwaukee to the late Joseph and Betty Nein. On September 1, 1954, Betty married Harlan "Yogi" Allman in Pine City, MN. Betty's first job was working for her parents at Little Bavaria Restaurant...
Gene Kurth
Jan 2, 2013
Gene Walter Kurth, 84, of Wausau, passed away at home on Wednesday, January 2, 2013. He was born to Fred and Rose (Lambert) Kurth in Wausau on July 13, 1928. He grew up in Wausau and attended local schools. Gene served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II after he completed high school. In 1950, he married...
Gretchen Wurster
Jan 1, 2013
Gretchen Wurster, 85, of Wausau passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Sylvan Crossing on Evergreen, Wausau. She was born December 19, 1927 in the town of Easton to the late Arthur and Selma (Hackbarth) Beck. Gretchen married Daniel Wurster on October 2, 1948 at Zion Lutheran Church, town of Easton. While raising their four children in Wausau, Gretchen...
Ruth Lombard
Dec 29, 2012
Ruth Violet Lombard, 91, was called home to be with her Lord on December 29th 2012, under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice, at Poplar Place, Rothschild. She was born July 20th 1921, the daughter of the late Elmer and Minnie (Duvie) Krueger. On May 11th 1941, she was united in marriage to LeRoy "Ole" Lombard, at Trinity Lutheran...
Evelyn Bartsch
Dec 28, 2012
Evelyn was born November 15th 1923, the youngest of twelve children, to the late William and Catherine (Michael) Peterson, in Wausau, WI. On June 29th 1946, she was united in marriage to Marlyn H. Bartsch at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, in Schofield. Together they shared 60 years of marriage, building a welcoming home full of laughter and most importantly, love....
Betty Pickett
Dec 27, 2012
Betty was born October 27th 1930, the daughter of the late Andrew and Amanda (Kottke) Olson, in Fairchild, WI. On September 30th 1950, she was united in marriage to Ray L. Pickett, in Osseo, WI. Spending time with family was most important to Betty. Whether it was cooking a big meal for the holidays or gathering to celebrate something, she...
Enola Gaulke
Dec 26, 2012
Enola Mae Gaulke, 91, of Wausau, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born to Monroe and Olive (Fowles) Ross on June 28, 1921, in Oconto Falls. Enola attended Marathon County Normal School and Wausau Junior and Senior High Schools. She married Harold H. Gaulke in Waukon, Iowa on November 23, 1940. Enola will...
Gordon Conrad
Dec 22, 2012
Gordon Conrad, 90, of Wausau passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born January 21, 1922 in Wausau to the late Walter and Helen (Hemple) Conrad. After graduating from Wausau High School, Gordon served in the U.S. Army during WWII receiving the European Theatre ribbon. On September 12, 1950, Gordon married Therese Schmitt in...
Ralph Bliese
Dec 22, 2012
Ralph W. Bliese, 77, of the town of Wausau, entered his heavenly home on Saturday, December 22, 2012, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born to Walter and Marie (Kroenig) Bliese on June 20, 1935, in Wausau. He married the former Phyllis Walters on April 12, 1958, at St. Luke Lutheran Church in the town of Pine River. Ralph was...
Anita Fisher
Dec 17, 2012
Anita was born on October 28th 1930, the daughter of the late James and Edna (Schrader) Hatfield, in Faribault, MN. After high school, Anita attended Valparaiso University, in Indiana, where she received her bachelor's degree in nursing. She worked as a nurse for 24 years; her last 15 years were spent working as a public health nurse, for Ashland County....
George Dettmering
Dec 16, 2012
George Dettmering, 94, of Irma passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Aspirus Hospice House. He was born February 22, 1918 in the town of Pine River to the late Gustav and Anna (Helmsteader) Dettmering. George was raised on the family farm until he met Sylvia Krueger at a wedding dance. They married on September 14, 1940 at Trinity...
Mildred Plautz
Dec 13, 2012
Mildred valued her family above anything else in life. There was nothing more she enjoyed than sitting back and observing her family happily interacting with each other at the many family gatherings. She was born July 28th 1923, the daughter of the late John and Alma (Rusch) Franz, at home, in Merrill, WI. On April 29th 1944, she was united...
Melvin Klinger
Dec 8, 2012
It was on Saturday, December 8, 2012 that the Lord called to rest Melvin Elroy "Santa" Klinger at the age of 92. Melvin was the son of Carl and Clara (Bartelt) Klinger. He was born in the town of Berlin on December 16, 1919. Melvin entered the Lutheran faith by Baptism and renewed his faith by Confirmation and was married...
Nancy Loy
Dec 5, 2012
Nancy Lou Loy, 74, of Marathon left this life to spend Eternal Life with her Lord, on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Aspirus Palliative Care with her family at her side following a short battle with cancer. She was born November 26, 1938 in Wausau to the late Arthur and Arline (Hickman) Graveen. On July 26, 1958 she married Charles...
