Obituaries
John Hagenbucher
Feb 27, 2017
John Hagenbucher, 78, of Wausau died Monday, February 27, 2017 at Atrium Acute Care Center under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice. He was born in Chicago on February 23, 1939 to the late Raymond and Rosemary (Doheney) Hagenbucher. John graduated from Wausau High School in 1957 and then served his country in the U.S. Army. Upon his return...
Herbert Beyer
Feb 26, 2017
Herbert Beyer, 95, Wausau, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at home while in the care of his family. He was born March 20, 1921, in Wausau, to the late Gustav Beyer and the late Louise (Liebers) Beyer. He married Diana Kurth on October 11, 1947 in Wausau. She preceded him in death on September 5, 2002. Herbert...
Raymond Pasholk Sr
Feb 24, 2017
Raymond Edward Pasholk Sr., 91, Wausau, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 at Atrium Post Acute Care of Weston under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services with his loving son, Ray Jr. by his side. Raymond was born April 10, 1925 in the Town of Weston to the late Basil and Julia (Porval) Pasholk. He married Anita...
Nancy Haisan
Feb 23, 2017
Nancy Kay (Overbeck) Haisan, 60, of Wausau, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017, at her home. She was born March 29, 1956, in Wausau, daughter of the late Gustav and Pauline (Rankel) Overbeck. She attended school in Wausau, graduating from East High School in 1975. Nancy continued her education at Northcentral Technical College where she attended the Clerk Typist Program....
Irene Ninnemann
Feb 20, 2017
Irene Teresa Ninnemann, 76, died Monday, February 20, 2017 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Irene was born in Hamburg Township on September 9, 1940 to the late Norman and Rose (Kottke) Kuehn. While working for Connor's she met the love of her life, Robert Ninnemann. The couple was married at St. Stephen Lutheran Church on December 20, 1980 beginning 36 loving...
Mildred Thiel
Feb 15, 2017
Mildred Wilhelmina Lorna Thiel, 99, of Wausau, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Wausau Manor under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. She was born on April 20, 1917 in the town of Berlin to the late Hugo and Anna (Hoff) Reinke. Mildred attended Trinity Lutheran School and graduated from Wausau High School. She was...
Betty Tesch
Feb 14, 2017
Betty Jo (Graap) Tesch "Betty Boop", 54, passed away unexpectedly on February 14th, 2017. Betty was born Oct. 30th, 1962, in Merrill, WI, to Harold and Barbara (Pruett) Graap. Betty was a hard worker her entire life, with her most recent employment being at Kraft Foods. Betty was always so full of life and had a great sense of humor....
Herman Westerdyk
Feb 14, 2017
Herman Westerdyk, 83, of Wausau, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, under the care of Ministry Hospice at Colonial Manor. He was born in The Netherlands on February 23, 1933, to Hendrick and Berhadina (Stryker) Westerdyk. Herman married Tini Brinksma on March 3, 1955 in The Netherlands. A few years later, in 1957, they made the journey to the...
William Leitzke
Feb 12, 2017
William H. Leitzke, 83, of Weston, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Atrium Post Acute Care in Weston following a courageous fight with Parkinson's disease. William was born February 24, 1933, in Wausau to the late Herbert and Minnie (Gensmann) Leitzke. He attended school in Wausau where he graduated from Wausau High School. William married Shirley Blair on September...
Richard Nowak
Feb 12, 2017
Richard Nowak was so special to so many. We never parted without a hug and a kiss from him. Dad knew how precious life was and taught us well. Dick was a musician most of his life. He started as a child with a mandolin behind the wood pile. Shy as can be, he blossomed and, at 17, played the...
Ione Borth
Feb 10, 2017
Ione Zarnke Borth, 89, of Wausau, died on Friday, February 10, 2017, in the care of Wausau Manor's sensitive and supportive staff. Ione was born in Wausau, WI, on March 16, 1927 where she lived a full and rewarding life with her family and friends. She was an accomplished artist and enjoyed music and theater. She also loved being a...
Charles Erdmann
Feb 9, 2017
Charles Robert Erdmann, 88, Wausau, died Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Charles was born January 11, 1929 in Wausau to the late Frank and Amelia (Bohm) Erdmann. He is a 1948 graduate of Wausau High School. Charles faithfully served his country in the US Army from 1948-50. On June 25, 1955, he married Joyce Beilke beginning their...
Barbara Betts
Feb 8, 2017
Barbara Lynn (Lewis) Betts was born in Wausau on December 23, 1944 to Leonard and Ruth Lewis. She died on February 8, 2017 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital from cancer. Barbara attended and graduated from Wausau High School and Upper Iowa University. She married Theadore J. Betts on March 4, 1963, in Dubuque, Iowa, and he preceded her in death on...
Leonard Imhoff
Feb 8, 2017
Leonard Imhoff, 88, of Wausau passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Mt. View Care Center under the care of Aspirus Hospice and Comfort Care Services. He was born at home in the town of Cassel on April 3, 1928 to the late John and Mary (Handrick) Imhoff. At the age of 17, Leonard joined the Merchant Marines serving...
Ruth Zastrow
Feb 7, 2017
Ruth Nancy Zastrow, 86, of Wausau, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Mt. View Care Center, Wausau. She was born July 13, 1930, to Louis and Erna (Neumann) Zahrt in the town of Easton. Ruth attended St. John Lutheran School and graduated from Birnamwood High School. She married Leon Zastrow on June 19, 1954, in the town of...
Thomas Seefeldt
Feb 7, 2017
Thomas Norman Seefeldt, 70, Wausau, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Ministry Saint Clare's Hospital, Weston. Tom was born June 18, 1946 in Wausau to the late Adolph and Hilda (Koch) Seefeldt. He was a 1964 graduate of Wausau High School, later earning his BS in Social Science at the UW Stevens Point and an AA in Industrial Engineering at...
Patsy Moate
Feb 6, 2017
Patsy Ruth Moate, 89, of Wausau, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017, at Wausau Manor, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Patsy was born January 20, 1928, in Rhinelander, WI. daughter of Fred Henry and Ruby Murel (Campbell) Sparbel. She was united in marriage to Samuel Moate on August 9, 1958 in Wausau. Patsy and Samuel...
Harold Kottke
Feb 2, 2017
The legacy that Harold Kottke will always be remembered is for the love and care he had for his family. His children and grandchildren meant everything to him. He and his wife Merceda never missed any of their activities and were the grandkids biggest fans at all their ballgames. His kindness extended to his friends and neighbors too. Harold would...
Jory DeLoach
Jan 31, 2017
Jory "J.W." Weldon DeLoach of Wausau, WI, passed away in his home after a battle with cancer on January 31, 2017. He was 65 years old. Jory was born on March 30, 1951 in Monroe, LA to Oather and Helen (Maberry) DeLoach, and attended Jones High School in Houston, TX where he was in ROTC. He honorably served in the...
Carolyn Schultz
Jan 30, 2017
Carolyn S. (Bartelt) Schultz 91, of Wausau, Wisconsin, died Monday, January 30, 2017, at Aspirus Hospital. Carolyn was born in the year 1925, in Hamburg, Wisconsin, to the late Carl and Hedwig (Zastrow) Bartelt. She married Robert Schultz on September 11, 1943. Carolyn and her husband farmed in Athens, Wisconsin until they moved to Wausau, when she opened the Bridal...