Obituaries
Gertrude Schmitt
Apr 13, 2011
Gertrude was born January 22, 1927, in Antigo, WI, the daughter of the late Frederick and Mamie (Stickney) Theilman. She moved to Wausau, where she met her first husband, Leonard Knoblock. After his death, she opened a daycare and became a foster parent, all while caring for her family. On July 12, 1963, she was united in marriage to Wilbur...
Margaret Froemming
Apr 7, 2011
Margaret Martha Froemming, 95, Wausau, died Thursday, April 07, 2011 at the North Central Health Care Center under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Martha was born September 7, 1915 in Fulda, MN to the late Herbert and Mary (Meyer) Grussing. After both parents died when she was young, Martha and her eight siblings moved to the...
Aldeen Johnson
Apr 6, 2011
Aldeen R. Johnson loved her son, Mark and her grandsons, Drew and Kevin. It was always a special treat for the boys when Grandma took them to the Mint Café for dinner and ride the bus home. Aldeen enjoyed playing the organ, reading, and relaxing with her Diet Pepsi. She was born June 25, 1926 in Milwaukee to the late...
Evangeline Lepak
Apr 4, 2011
Evangeline S. Lepak, 82, of Rothschild, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011 at her home. She was born to the late Edward and Anna (Dalski) Michlig on April 15, 1928 in Cassel, Wisconsin. Evangeline grew up on the family farm and attended school in Marathon. She has lived in the area all of her life, and had resided in...
Gary Cottrell
Apr 1, 2011
Gary was born July 26, 1936, the son of the late Earl and Adela (Stevenson) Cottrell, in Irma, WI. On September 7, 1957, he was united in marriage to Delores Fehlhaber. He travelled throughout the country as an electrical installer for Western Electric for 28 years. He was a stock car racing fan and enjoyed travelling with his family. At...
Daniel Petroski
Mar 31, 2011
Daniel (Wild Man) Petroski, 62, Wausau, died March 31, 2011, at Aspirus Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born December 8, 1948, to the late Felix and Margaret (Publ) Petroski. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife, of 29 years, Resa (Bohardt) Petroski; children, Jeremy D. Petroski, Jesse C. (Tara)...
Nina Redinger
Mar 28, 2011
Nina Dean Redinger, 75, Wausau, died Monday, March 28, 2011 at her son's home in Merrill under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Nina was born April 3, 1935 in Caledonia, MS to the late Ted and Aline (Andrews) Beauchamp. She married J. Lee Redinger on August 13, 1954 in Plainfield, MI. The couple celebrated 37 wonderful...
Norton Zunker
Mar 27, 2011
Norton Zunker, 90, of Stettin, died on Sunday evening, March 27, 2011, at Wausau Manor. He was born August 31, 1920, in Stettin, to the late Otto and Anna (Wendorf) Zunker. Norton grew up on, and later ran, the family farm, in Stettin. Norton also worked as a carpenter for many years. He married June Sabatke on September 18, 1942,...
Gertrude Schlund
Mar 25, 2011
Gertrude A. Schlund, 98, of Wausau, passed away on Friday afternoon, March 25, 2011 at Colonial Manor, Wausau. She was born to the late Christian and Ida (Krueger) Schlund on July 31, 1912 in the Town of Wausau. Gertrude was a longtime employee for the Marathon County Clerk's office as a bookkeeper. Her church and the Word of God were...
Vera Kamrath
Mar 24, 2011
Vera Kamrath, 94, died at Marywood Nursing Home on March 24, 2011. She was the last of her family of nine children. Vera was born on December 10, 1916, in the family home on the southeast corner of (2207) Grand Avenue and Kent Street to Joseph and Emma (Trechsel) Winter who had immigrated separately to Wisconsin from Switzerland. She was...
Elizabeth McGreck
Mar 22, 2011
Elizabeth McGreck, 76, of Weston died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at St. Clare's Hospital, Weston. Elizabeth was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Perry V. McGreck of Weston, one daughter, Sherry Fehlhaber of Wausau, four sons, Van (Wanda) McGreck of Wausau, Perry D. McGreck of Wausau, Todd McGreck of Weston, Alex (Stephane) McGreck of Rothschild, one brother, Claude (Lois) Graf...
Carl Marcis
Mar 22, 2011
Carl Alex Marcis, 96, Wausau, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Carl was born December 24, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Anthony and Anna (Vaszka) Marcis. On October 12, 1940 he was united in marriage to Hilda Richter in Junction City. The couple farmed together raising cows, working a vegetable garden and making pulp in...
Earl Klinner
Mar 20, 2011
Earl was born October 28, 1929, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of the late Albert and Caroline Klinner-Dufeck. He graduated from Denmark High School and continued his education at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he returned home and advanced his studies at DeVry College, in Chicago. In 1953, he was...
Norma Rasmussen
Mar 17, 2011
Norma Rasmussen was a gentle, kind, giving woman whose greatest joy in life was the times spent with her family. She was an excellent cook and like her mother, was always making special treats for all her family and friends. Her real passion was floral designing. She created amazing gifts that were always loved and cherished by all who received...
Joan Tetzlaff
Mar 14, 2011
Joan Marie Tetzlaff, 80, Wausau, died Monday, March 14, 2011 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born July 1, 1930 to the late Carl and Amalie (Bessert) Tetzlaff in Wausau. She will be missed by her brother, John Tetzlaff, Wausau; her sister, Helen Krause, Jefferson; and her many cousins, nieces, and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Jeanne Jaeger
Mar 13, 2011
Jeanne Terese Jaeger, 83, Wausau, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at the Mount View Care Center, Wausau. She was born December 26, 1927 to the late John and Alvina (Biederman) Kleinheinz in Wausau. A loving and accomplished wife, mother, grandmother and nurse, Jeanne was a world traveler and an adventure seeker. She will be forever remembered for her tenacious attitude,...
Lorraine Becker
Mar 9, 2011
Lorraine V. Becker, 95 passed away peacefully on March 9, 2011. She was a resident of the Colonial Manor since 2009. Lorraine was born on the Kempf family farm near Mararthon, Wisconsin on February 18, 1916, and was the 7th child of nine brothers and one sister born to her parents Albert and Selma Kempf. On February 25, 1939, she...
Audrey Ruechel
Mar 9, 2011
A lifelong resident of Wausau, Audrey was born February 29, 1936, the daughter of the late Ervin and Evelyn (Schubring) Sann. On September 22, 1956, she was united in marriage to Berden Ruechel. Together they enjoyed 54 years of marriage. Audrey was a clerical worker for the city of Wausau, in the Public Works Department. In her free time, she...
George Digman
Mar 8, 2011
George A. Digman, 95, of Wausau, died on Tuesday morning, March 8, 2011 at Wausau Manor. He was born May 19, 1915 in Wausau to the late Joseph and Cassandra (Trantow) Digman. George grew up in Wausau, attended schools here, and graduated from Wausau High School. At age 17, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, working as camp carpenter at...
Katie Holtz
Mar 6, 2011
Katie Holtz, 96, Rib Mountain, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 surrounded by her loving family at her home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Katie was born on November 26, 1914 in Oklahoma to the late Thomas and Josephine (Schneck) Powers. She married Otto C. Holtz on Groundhog's Day, February 2, 1935 at the St. Paul's...
