Obituaries
Roy Raasch
Apr 13, 2015
Roy Gordon John Raasch, 71, died Monday, April 13, 2015 at Wausau Manor under the care of AseraCare Hospice. Roy was born November 21, 1943 in Wausau to the late Roy and Marian (Klein) Raasch. He was a lifelong resident of the Wausau area. Roy began working for Connor's for a few years before working for the City of Wausau...
LouAnn Heller
Apr 11, 2015
LouAnn Heller, 78, of Tomahawk passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Golden Age, Tomahawk. She was born January 15, 1937 in Rib Falls to the late Raymond and Leona (Paul) Leitermann. She grew up in Wausau and was a 1954 graduate of Wausau Senior High School. On November 19th of that year, LouAnn married her high school sweetheart,...
David Yolitz
Apr 9, 2015
David O. Yolitz, 82, of Rothschild passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born February 21, 1933, in the Town of Easton, WI to the late William and Alma (Borchardt) Yolitz. David received his education in Wausau including St. Stephen's school and later graduated from Wausau High in 1951. He then...
Mary Knapp
Apr 1, 2015
Mary Knapp, 77, of the town of Rib Mountain passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Aspirus Hospice House. She was born May 5, 1937 in Wausau to the late Leonard and Ethel (Schmitz) Resch. Mary was a member of the first graduating class of Newman High School in 1955. On April 30, 1960, she married Wayne Knapp at...
Harvey Raduechel
Mar 30, 2015
Harvey Willard Raduechel, 84, of Wausau passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born January 20, 1931, son of the late John and Bertha (Koehler) Raduechel. Harvey was united in marriage to Julaine Kell on September 29, 1956 at Trinity Lutheran Church, in the Town of Wausau. They made their home in Wausau all their...
Marian Epding
Mar 25, 2015
Marian Delores Epding, 99, Wausau, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at Mount View Care Center, Wausau. Marian was born October 26, 1915 in the Town of Alma to the late Erick and Florence (Stam) Erickson. She graduated from Merrillan High School. Marian met the love of her life and married Arthur Epding on June 25,...
Stuart Gartmann
Mar 22, 2015
Stuart Leigh Gartmann, 74, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his home in Kronenwetter. Stu was born August 18, 1940 in Wausau to the late Ferdinand and Mae (Harding) Gartmann. He served his country in the National Guard as a tank commander during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Stu was proud to earn a degree in Marketing from Northcentral Tech. During...
Leo Holewinski
Mar 21, 2015
Leo Holewinski, 101, of Hatley passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at St. Clare's Hospital. He was born August 15, 1913 in Pulaski to the late Julius and Julia (Tyczkowski) Holewinski. On October 5, 1935 Leo married Victoria Glapinski at St. Florian's Catholic Church, Hatley. They dairy farmed in Hatley for many years. Leo began his career at the...
Marcella Drayna
Mar 16, 2015
Marcella M. Drayna, 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 16, 2015 at her home in Wausau. She was born January 1, 1934 in Goodman, WI, daughter of the late John Neil and Rachel (LaFreniere) Ramsay. Marcella graduated from Goodman High School in 1951, and continued her education at Superior State College. There she met Roger D. Drayna, and they...
Irene Bluhm
Mar 16, 2015
Irene "Renee" Doris Bluhm, 89, 2202 Park Road, Wausau died Monday, March 16, 2015 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital after a brief illness. Irene was born on January 27, 1926 to the late Otto and Emma (Haase) Lemke. On July 11, 1955 she was married to Walter Bluhm who preceded her in death. Survivors include three nieces, Suzanne "Susie"to Renee, (Egon)...
Walter Hornik, Jr
Mar 15, 2015
Walter C. Hornik, Jr., 70, of Wausau, passed away after a courageous battle with lung cancer, on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born in Wausau to Walter and Esther (Williams) Hornik, Sr. on January 1, 1945. Walter will be remembered for his love of family and music. He was the owner of Walt's Record Land...
Harold Garves
Mar 14, 2015
Harold A. Garves, 86, Rhinelander (formerly of Wausau), died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Wausau. Harold was born September 1, 1928 in the Town of Pine River to the late Henry and Bertha (Hartwig) Garves. He proudly served in the US Army from 1952-54 and was stationed in California attaining the rank of corporal. Harold married his...
Bernice Jendrzejewski
Mar 13, 2015
Bernice Jendrzejewski, 85, of Wausau passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015 at UW Hospital, Madison. She was born May 22, 1929 in Wausau to the late Henry and Eva (Zemke) Heyer. On June 16, 1951, Bernice married Walter Jendrzejewski at Trinity Lutheran Church, Wausau. She was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and the Ladies Guild. Bernice had...
Doris Schwede
Mar 11, 2015
Doris "Dory" M. Schwede, 76, Town of Texas, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at her home surrounded by her loving family while under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Doris was born November 14, 1938, in the Town of Texas to the late Bruno and Olga (Borth) Luedtke. She is a graduate of Wausau High School. She...
Elizabeth Weyeneth
Mar 11, 2015
Elizabeth "Betty" Weyeneth, 93, of Wausau passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Aspirus Hospice House. She was born November 4, 1921 in the town of Weston to the late Hugo and Margaret (Spatz) Heeren. On May 1, 1943, Betty married Lloyd Weyeneth at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Wausau. In her earlier years, she was employed at Marathon...
Lorraine Engles
Mar 2, 2015
Lorraine Margaret (Josiger) Engles, 85, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015, at the home of her daughter, Kathryn, in St. Louis, MO. She was born to the late Bruno and Margaret (Prellwitz) Josiger in Wausau, WI on June 2, 1929, and was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church, Wisconsin Synod. She was a 1948 graduate of Wausau High...
Esther Bousley
Mar 1, 2015
Esther Bousley of Wausau passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born in Casablanca, Morocco to the late Messod and Alia (Amar) Asseraf. Esther married Bernard Bousley on February 5, 1947 in Casablanca. He preceded her in death in 1972. Esther retired from Kraft Cheese, Wausau. She was a long time member of Mt....
Edith Baumann
Feb 28, 2015
Edith J. Baumann, 86, Town of Texas, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Edith was born November 7, 1928 in Wausau to the late Herbert and Ruth Gramzow. She graduated from Wausau High School. Edith married Calvin "Dink" Baumann on February 3, 1951 at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wausau. Over the years, she worked for Connor Carpentry...
Sylvia Fehlhaber
Feb 25, 2015
Sylvia B. Fehlhaber, 101, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Cedar Creek Manor Assisted Living, Kronenwetter under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Sylvia Mewes was born August 2, 1913 in Shebobygan, WI to Elsie Jeske Mewes Dobrenz and her first husband. Her mother later married Fred Dobrenz. The family called her "Slivers", the name she...
Diane Merce
Feb 24, 2015
Diane Jean Merce, 71, Schofield, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Mount View Care Center, Wausau. Diane was born January 5, 1944 in Wisconsin Rapids to the late Orville "Buck" and Harriet (Hipschman) Leverton. She is a 1962 graduate of Wausau High School. Diane married Lyle Geurink in September of 1963 and they raised three daughters: Kelly, Kristie and Kim....
