Obituaries

Wiiliam Peterson

Apr 14, 2007

William L. "Billy" Peterson, went to his peace on Saturday April 14, 2007, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital from a stroke. William was born June 7, 1929 in Merrill, to the late Reinhart and Dorothy (Boettcher) Peterson. He married the love of his life, Roselene Bedynek in 1949. Billy was first and foremost a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and...

Sylvia Lien

Apr 13, 2007

Sylvia M. Lien, 93, Wausau died Friday, April 13, 2007 at Wausau Manor. Sylvia was born in the town of Easton on November 20, 1913, daughter of the late Antone and Ragnhild (Ericson) Berg. She married Glenn Lien on Nov. 26, 1949 in Wausau. He preceded her in death on April 25, 1994. She was the financial secretary for Wausau...

Alice Schaefer

Apr 7, 2007

Alice Schaefer, 103, Wausau died Saturday, April 7, 2007, at Colonial Manor Medical and Rehabilitation Center, Wausau. Alice was born May 8, 1903 to the late Fred and Wilhelmina (Aschbrenner) Malzahn in Merrill. She married Douglas Schaefer on Aug. 19, 1937 in Rockford, Ill. He preceded her in death on Nov. 13, 1978, in Calif. In 1949 they moved to...

Lyle Dunst

Apr 5, 2007

Lyle Dunst, 79, Wausau passed away Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born May 21, 1927 in Seymour to the late Elwyn and Elva (Haver) Dunst. At the age of 18, Lyle enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served on the USS Maryland during WWII. On September 10, 1955, Lyle married Carol Gorski at St....

Lawrence Luedtke

Feb 22, 2007

Lawrence "Larry" Luedtke, 86 of Wausau, died Thursday, February 22, 2007 at his home. Larry was born on January 30, 1921 in Wausau, son of the late Albert and Clara (Pankonien) Luedtke. He served his country in the US Army during WWII. Larry worked as a machinist at Merrill Manufacturing prior to retiring. Larry was an outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing...

Gale Pollard

Sep 12, 1954

Gale Pollard, 65, passed away on January 24, 2020.  She was born on September 12, 1954 to the late Gloria (Ames) Betts.

Gale worked as a CNA and a personal care worker.  After retiring she moved to Iowa.

Gale is survived by her 3 sons, Allen (Carrie) Betts, Charlie and John Betts; 10 grandchildren; 3...

E. II

Jun 30, 1905

E. David Matthaidess II, of Rib Mountain, died of a heart attack on Friday, June 6, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts; surrounded by family after attending his son's graduation from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government the previous day. He was born in Indiana to Vinita and the late Edwin Matthaidess. He married Kathleen (Kathy) Hanke in 1975 in Charlesburg, Wisconsin....

Todd Maley

Todd R. Maley, 69, of Wausau, passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital with his wife, Deb, and daughter, Sarah, by his side.

Todd was a well-known residential contractor in Wausau and the surrounding area. He was a kind and gentle man with a great sense of humor and a laugh that was contagious....

Cindy Kainz

Cynthia “Cindy” L. Kainz, age 62 of Wausau, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Marshfield Medical Center, Marshfield, WI.

She was born on November 18, 1957 in Wausau, daughter of the late Louis Kainz and Phyllis (Krueger)...