Obituaries
Max Foland
Oct 28, 2009
Max Foland, 88, of Wausau, died Wednesday October 28, 2009 at Colonial Manor Medical and Rehabilitation Center under Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Max was born January 4, 1921 in Grand River, IA. to the late Orval and Fern (Weldon) Foland. He married Pearl Zenk on February 14, 1946 in Los Angeles, Calif. Max served in the United States...
Lorraine Helmke
Oct 27, 2009
Lorraine Jean Luella Helmke, 87, of Wausau, formerly of Merrill, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at Marywood Convalescent Center. Lorraine was born April 29, 1922, in the Town of Hamburg, to the late Fredrick and Anna (Borchardt) Pickruhn. She was a graduate of Marathon High School and Lincoln County Normal School. On October 3, 1942, she was united in marriage...
Robert Fischer
Oct 25, 2009
Robert J. Fischer, 57, of Mosinee, died October 25, 2009, at Aspirus Hospital, Wausau. He was born December 28, 1951, in Wausau, the son of Robert C. and Dorothy C. (Oberklamer) Fischer. He is survived by his family, including his children, Robert J. (Shauna) Fischer, Jr., Madison, and Rebecca (Jason) Sliwicki, Weston; mother, Dorothy C. Fischer, Mosinee; 4 sisters, Charmaigne...
Hilda Volkman
Oct 23, 2009
Hilda Volkman, 97, of Wausau, died Friday October 23, 2009 at North Central Health Care. Hilda was born December 9, 1911 in the town of Texas to the late Gustave and Martha (Kraemer) Raduechel. She married Albert Volkman on July 5, 1930 in Wausau. Albert preceded her in death in 1939. Hilda had worked in the laundry at St. Mary’s...
Rosemary Enich
Oct 22, 2009
Rosemary Enich, 69, of Wausau, died Thursday October 22, 2009 at Hospice House. Rosemary was born July 23, 1940 in Joliet, Illinois to the late William and Mary (Gulas) Seely. She married George Enich on October 1, 1960 in Joliet, Ill. George preceded her in death on November 30, 2008. Survivors include three sons; Tom (Victoria) Enich, Daniel Enich and...
Lucia Hieronimus
Oct 17, 2009
Lucia “Lucy” Hieronimus, formerly of the town of Stettin died Saturday, October 17, 2009 in Palliative Care at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born November 12, 1923 in the town of Rib Falls to the late Max and Emma (Behnke) Reiche. On May 22, 1942 Lucy married Gilbert Hieronimus in Marathon. They dairy farmed in the town of Stettin until...
Adeline Raduenzel
Oct 15, 2009
Addie was born in the Town of Berlin, on October 20, 1923, to Andrew and Amelia (Graveen) Pagel. Raised on a farm in Nauguart, she also attended school until the 8th grade. She then went to work on the Raduenzel farm, meeting her future husband, Raymond Raduenzel. They were married June 1, 1940. Addie lived in the Wausau area for...
Henry Borchardt Jr
Oct 13, 2009
Henry Borchardt Jr. was a true man of the land. Born and raised on his family’s town of Wien dairy farm, Henry and his wife Bernadine continued the Borchardt farming tradition until retiring in 1990. At the age of 87, Henry passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. On March 11, 1922, Henry was born to the...
George Macomber
Oct 7, 2009
George Macomber, 61, of the town of Texas, died suddenly while he was hunting on his land in Tomahawk on Wednesday October 7, 2009. George was born January 16, 1948 in Wausau, to the late Harold and Lillian (Vaughn) Macomber. He married Joan Krause on October 21, 1967 in Wausau. George enjoyed spending as much time as he...
Joyce Albers
Oct 6, 2009
Joyce Albers, 81, of Wausau , died Tuesday October 6, 2009 on her birthday at Aspirus Wausau Hospital . Joyce was born October 6, 1928 in Wausau to the late Roland and Margaret (Brummond) Zerneke. She married Thomas Albers on August 28, 1954 in Wausau ....
Melvin Ninnemann
Oct 2, 2009
Melvin Ninnemann was a wonderful husband and devoted father who cared very much for his family. The youngest of seven children, Melvin was raised by his Grandma Pagel and Uncle Bill Pagel after his mother died at an early age. He grew up with his cousin Elaine and treated her as his sister. Melvin grew up where extended family supported...
Norman Tesch
Sep 28, 2009
Norman “Bud” Arnold Tesch, 90, lifelong resident of the Wausau area, died Monday, September 28, 2009, at the Hospice House, in Wausau. Bud was born April 4, 1919, the son of the late Reinhold and Anna (Durkee) Tesch. He was united in marriage to Gladys Relitz on September 17, 1938. He served in the U.S. Army, during World War II,...
Lavern Krause
Sep 24, 2009
Lavern Krause, 81, Wausau, died surrounded by his loving family at his home on Thursday, September 24, 2009 under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice. Lavern Gustav Krause was born February 6, 1928 in Merrill to the late Gustav and Elsie (Berndt) Krause. He met the love of his life, Lynette Marion Schulz, while roller skating and the...
Agnes Weiss
Sep 23, 2009
Agnes Weiss, 89, of Wausau , went to reside with her heavenly father on Wednesday September 23, 2009 at Marywood Convalescent Center .
Agnes was born June 25, 1920 in Stevens Point to the late Frank and Katherine Kostuch. Her...
Jeffery Kartes
Sep 21, 2009
Jeffery Thomas Kartes, 45, Wausau, died at his home on Monday, September 21, 2009. Jeffery is survived by his mother, Jadwiga Kartes of Wausau; sister, Laura (Jaye) Gutowski of Wausau; nephews, Jonathon (Jessica) Gutowski of Copperas Cove, TX, Christopher (Brooke) Gutowski of Woodlawn, TN, Jordan (Melissa) Gutowski of Fort Stewart, GA, Matthew (Melissa) Gutowski of Fort Polk, LA,...
Gilbert Wilde
Sep 21, 2009
Gilbert Wilde, 80, of Wausau , died Monday September 21, 2009 at Colonial Manor Medical and Rehabilitation Center .
Gilbert was born June 20, 1929 in Rib Falls to the late Paul and Erna (Lodholz) Wilde.
He married Jean Splitt...
Merlin Enkers
Sep 20, 2009
Mr. Merlin Elvin Enkers, 54, lifelong resident of Wausau, died September 20, 2009, at his home. Mr. Enkers was born July 15, 1955, the son of Edward Elroy and Lorraine (Even) Enkers. He attended local schools and graduated from Wausau West High School. His hobbies included hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Wausau;...
Jean Geer
Sep 18, 2009
Mrs. Jean Florence Geer, 78, of Mauldin, SC, formerly of Wausau, died September 18, 2009, at the Summit Living Center, in Simpsonville, SC. Mrs. Geer was born March 2, 1931, in Chicago, IL, to the late Charles Howard and Charlotte (Crawford) Kamlah. In 1972 she moved, with her husband, William R. Geer, to Wausau, where they raised their three sons....
Lucille Zastrow
Sep 15, 2009
On September 15,2009, Lucille (Lucy) Zastrow ended her journey after 92 years of life to join her beloved Herbert in the next world. The past two years since Herbie’s death were especially hard for her. They were married for 67 years and were only separated by illness over that period of time. Her tenacious hold on life was released with...
Mae Coerper
Sep 12, 2009
Mae Coerper, 94, of Wausau , died Saturday September 12, 2009 at Mount View Care Center under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice. Mae was born December 10, 1914 in Wausau to the late Carl and Martha (Krueger) Prahl. She married Rueben Coerper on June 21, 1947 in Wausau . Rueben preceded her in death on...
