Obituaries
Arnold Gordon Lange
Dec 4, 2022
Arnold G. "Arnie" Lange, 92, passed away on December 4, 2022 at Aspirus Hospice House after a long illness. Arnie was born in Stevens Point, WI on October 10, 1930, the son of the late Paul C. and Minnie (Johnson) Lange. He attended Stevens Point schools and graduated from the former P.J. Jacobs High School in 1948. He attended the...
Victoria L. Kuechmann
Dec 2, 2022
Victoria L. Kuechemann, 58, of Wausau passed away Friday December 2, 2022 at Aspirus Hosptial.
Victoria was born on December 5, 1963 in Wakefield, MI daughter of the late Joseph and Wanda (Coonts) Ringsmuth. She married John Kuechmann on August 22, 2014 who preceded her in death on August 16, 2019. Victoria loved to spend her time cooking and...
Lila M. Matsche
Nov 29, 2022
In the early morning of November 29,2022 Lila Mae, age 92, passed away peacefully at Applegate Terrace with her sister Ruth by her side. Lila was born in Merrill Wisconsin on May 8th , 1930 to the late Fred and Tena Fromfeld. Lila attended school in Merrill , graduating from Merrill High. After graduating she worked at the Hanson Glove...
Vernon J. Bahr
Nov 23, 2022
Vernon J. Bahr, age 89, of Wausau passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 under the care of Aspirus Hospice.
Vernon was born on July 11, 1933 to Arthur and Hilda (Zastrow) Bahr. He grew up in the Town of Stettin on his family’s dairy farm. Vernon graduated from Wausau Senior High School and...
Ronald A. Benson
Nov 22, 2022
Ronald A. Benson, 77, of Schofield, beloved husband of Coralie (Caraos) Benson passed away on November 22, 2022 at Aspirus Palliative Care Unit.
Ron was born on May 2, 1945 son of the late Earl and Margaret Benson. In his spare time Ron enjoyed watching NASCAR, horseback riding, and riding his motorcycle and Watching his Favorite Football team The Greenbay...
Ronald D Petrowski
Nov 22, 2022
Ronald D. Petrowski, age 80, of Wausau passed away unexpectedly at Aspirus Wausau Hospital on Tuesday, November 22, 2022.
Ron was bon on June 15, 1942 in Wausau to the late Wallace and Martha (Pepowski) Petrowski. He graduated from Wausau Newman High School in 1960 and went on to serve his country honorably in the US Army. He was...
Cheryl L. Wohlfahrt
Nov 21, 2022
Cheryl L. Wohlfahrt, 69, of Wausau, passed away on November 21, 2022, at Aspirus Palliative Care, after a courageous battle with cancer, with her family at her side.
Cheryl was born on April 28, 1953 in California daughter of the late Thomas and Betty (Deicher) Wohlfahrt. She was a graduate of Wausau West Class of 1970. Throughout her career she...
Cathy L Corbin
Nov 19, 2022
Cathy L. Corbin, age 73, of Wausau, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 19, 2022.
Cathy was born on April 19, 1949 in Wausau to the late Cyrus and Sherry (Kiesner) Hussong. On October 14, 1972, she married the love of her life, Jeffrey Corbin, in Wausau, he preceded her in death in 2017 after 45 years of marriage.
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Wayne Henry Swanson
Nov 19, 2022
Wayne Swanson passed away Saturday, November 19th, 2022 at his home in Kronenwetter, Wisconsin. Visitation will be held at Helke Funeral Home from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 23, with a service to follow.
Wayne is survived by his wife Jean, his son Michael Swanson (Victoria Wilson), his daughters Vicki Swanson (Dan Fuhrman), and Debbie Huybers, and his son...
Forest Glen Deicher
Nov 18, 2022
Forest Glen Deicher passed away unexpectedly on November 18, 2022, at the tender age of 10 months.
He was born on January 14, 2022, in Wausau, the third son born to Austin and Kayla (Mielke) Deicher. He was an active, happy boy. He had a special twinkle in his eye that could melt a whole room, with a smile...
Beverly M. Luedtke
Nov 13, 2022
Beverly M. Luedtke, at the young age of 92, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Copperleaf under the care of Aspirus Interim Hospice.
Beverly was born on May 23, 1930, to Bruno and Olga (Borth) Luedtke. Bev worked as a Dietary Aid for 48 years at St. Mary’s Wausau Hospital Center. Her camera was always the...
Roger L. Wolfgram
Nov 13, 2022
Roger Lee Wolfgram, age 85, died unexpectedly on Sunday, November 13, 2022.
Roger was born on January 21, 1937 in Wausau to the late Herbert and Edna (Andreas) Wolfgram. After high school graduation, he served his country honorably in the United States Air Force. On February 15, 1958 he was united in marriage to Shirley Wiederhoeft. They were married for...
Geraldine Louise Bickford
Nov 3, 2022
Geraldine Louise Bickford, 88 passed away under the loving care of her family and friends. Along with wonderful care from the Compassus Hospice Team at home. She was born on January 13, 1934 in her home town of Wausau to Herman and Emma (Krueger) Wilke. She was raised by her Great Aunt (Hulda Krueger) and Great Uncle (Henry...
Nancy L. Wilde
Oct 25, 2022
Nancy Lea Wilde passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at Bell Tower in Merrill.
Nancy was born to Michael and Helen (Langhoff) Ringwelski, the first of eight children.
Nancy graduated from Wausau Senior High in 1956. She was employed at Anson-Gilkey Door and Lincoln Wood in Merrill until retirement. She was a proud member of Local Union 1488 for...
Elaine D. Seehafer
Oct 21, 2022
Elaine Seehafer (Sorenson) was born on April 25, 1937, to Edwin and Esther Sorenson in Ringle, WI.
In 1955 she married Gerald Seehafer and together they raised four children. Surviving family members Cindy (Joe) Mapes, Paul (Ann) Seehafer, Chris Seehafer, and Terry Seehafer. Elaine is also survived by her brother John (Shirley) Sorenson, Sister June (Ed) Abt, and sister Karen...
William Genrich
Oct 18, 2022
William Otto Genrich, 85, of AZ and formerly of Wausau, WI, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, in Gilbert, Arizona.
He was born on May 29, 1937, in Wausau, WI, son of the late Frank and Margaret (Garves) Genrich. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. As an architect, he designed many of the...
Aaron Opper
Oct 16, 2022
Aaron M. Opper, age 75, Wausau, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 16, 2022. He was born in Wausau on January 29, 1947, son of the late Gilbert and Betty Mae (Butzlaff) Opper. He married Louann "Annie' Lehman on June 25, 2011, in Wausau. Aaron worked as a truck driver for over 48 years, for many different companies. He...
Ruth M. Kurth
Oct 14, 2022
Ruth M. Kurth, 94, of Wausau, WI passed away peacefully on Friday October 14, 2022 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital with family at her side. She was born January 5, 1928 to Herbert and Edna Wolfgram. She married Oscar R. Kurth on October 29, 1949. Oscar preceded her in death on December 11, 1976. Together they had 3 children, Larry...
Joseph Richards
Oct 14, 2022
Joseph “Joe” William Richards, 74, passed away unexpectedly on October 14th at his home.
Joe was born September 14th, 1948, in Wausau, WI to George and Myrtle (Glasel) Richards. Joe attended Holy Name Grade School and graduated from Newman High in 1965. In high school Joe especially enjoyed his experiences in the Newman Band and Science Club....
