Obituaries
George Schroeder
Aug 18, 2014
George Frank Schroeder, 89 of Wausau passed away, Monday, August 18, 2014 under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services at Benedictine Manor of Wausau. He was born July 19, 1925 in Hebron, IL, to the late Clarence and Pearl (Oglesby) Schroeder. George worked in farming most of his life and later retired as a security guard at...
Dorothy Jahns
Aug 13, 2014
Dorothy Jahns, 87, of Wausau passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Aspirus Hospice House surrounded by her family. She was born March 15, 1927 in Junction City to the late Fred and Martha (Neumann) Brown Jr. In her earlier years, Dorothy was a machinist at Marathon Foundry during WWII then later at Wausau Piston Ring and Connor Wood...
Russell Cleveland
Aug 10, 2014
Russell Cleveland, 78, of Minocqua passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 25, 1936 to the late Clayton and Erna (Zapfe) Cleveland. Celebrating 57 years of marriage, Russell married Marie Ruedinger at St. Anne Catholic Church, Wausau on July 30, 1957. For 35 years Russell was employed at Schuette...
Ethel Bohl
Aug 8, 2014
Ethel J. Bohl, 92 of Wausau died on Friday, August 8, 2014 at Hospice House in Wausau, WI. She was born July 13, 1922, in Wausau to Charles W. and Hazel (Maynard) Johnson. On November 24, 1945, she married Armin Behnke who died suddenly in 1964. On July 14, 1984 she married Ervin Bohl who died in 1998. She was...
Frank Mueller
Aug 4, 2014
Frank William Mueller, 80, of Wausau, passed away at Riverside Medical Center, Waupaca. He was born to the late Paul and June (Jonas) Mueller on October 31, 1933, in Wausau. He married Luella Treichel on July 11, 1953, in Wausau, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Frank was an avid Packer fan, spending every Sunday at the V.F.W. Hangar Lounge, cheering the...
Virginia Buetow
Aug 4, 2014
Virginia M. Buetow, 71, Wausau, died Monday, August 4, 2014 at her home surrounded by her beloved family under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Virginia was born March 22, 1943 in Marathon City to the late Henry and Melba (Towle) Pahl. As one of eight children, she learned early on the value of hard work and...
Lorraine Blakewell
Jul 28, 2014
Lorraine M. Blakewell, 90, formerly of Wausau, died early Monday, July 28, 2014 at Parkview Health Care, Oshkosh, WI. Lorraine was born June 14, 1924 in Watertown to the late Richard and Ella (Bogenschneider) Hilgendorf. She married Donald Blakewell on November 18, 1944 in Whitefish Bay by her father-in-law, Rev. E.R. Blakewell. During the early years together, the couple lived...
Sandra Schulrud
Jul 28, 2014
Sandra Schulrud, 66, of the town of Stettin passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Sandy was born in Chippewa Falls on August 25, 1947 to the late Raleigh and Florence (Mitchell) Ewings. She was a 1965 graduate of Cornell High School and 1970 graduate of Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN with a Bachelor of...
Gene Loeffel
Jul 21, 2014
Gene Loeffel, age 84 of Wausau, was called to his heavenly home unexpectedly on Monday, July 21st. Eugene (Gene) Frank Loeffel was born April 10, 1930 in Wausau to the late George and Anna (Walters) Loeffel. He was a graduate of Wausau High School and began his career in accounting at D.J. Murray Mfg. Co. On August 23, 1952, Gene...
Dolores Tritten
Jul 16, 2014
It is with much sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Dolores E. Tritten (Husband Herbert, deceased) on Wednesday, July 16 at Aspirus Hospital after a short stay. Dolores was born in Rib Falls on January 20, 1923 to the late Robert and Caroline (Baseman) Nagel. She married Herbert Tritten on Valentine's Day in 1941, and after a few...
Jessie Karnack
Jul 15, 2014
Jessie Jo (Mueller) Karnack, 27, Wausau, passed July 15, 2014 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Jessie was born November 28, 1986 in Wausau to Brian and Tammy (Schultz) Mueller. She graduated from Northland Lutheran High School in 2005 and later attended the Art Institute of America before transferring to Rasmussen College, Wausau to complete her Associate of Applied Sciences degree in...
Elaine Lewitzke
Jul 8, 2014
Elaine (Draeger) Lewitzke was born on March 27, 1931 in the town of Hamburg to Adolph and Alice (Klapel) Draeger. She graduated from Athens High School and then moved to Edgar with her parents. Elaine was employed in Wausau as a bookkeeper at several auto dealerships. On September 8, 1956 she married David Lewitzke at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in...
Jerraine Holtman
Jul 6, 2014
Jerraine Marion Holtman, 88, Wausau, died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Benedictine Manor under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Jerraine was born September 25, 1925 in the Town of Hamburg to the late Frank and Adela (Voight) Marth. She is a 1943 graduate and prom queen of Athens High School. Jerraine married Gordon Holtman on March...
Erna Wilde
Jul 1, 2014
Erna Wilde, 90, of Wausau, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Kindred Healthcare - Colonial Manor. She was born December 13, 1923, in the town of Johnson to the late Benjamin and Paulina (Krueger) Martin. On May 3, 1952, Erna married Floyd Bigsby in Pine City, MN. He preceded her in death on September 13, 1971. Erna married...
Betty Jehn
Jun 30, 2014
Betty L. Jehn, 88, Wausau, died Monday, June 30th, 2014 at Wausau Manor under the care of AseraCare Hospice. Betty was born November 17, 1925 in Wausau to the late Otto and Irene (Oelke) Passow. She is a graduate of Wausau High School. On September 10, 1949, Betty married the love of her life George Jehn at Trinity Lutheran Church,...
Vernon Krueger
Jun 26, 2014
Vernon "Mike" C. Krueger, 80, Marathon, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Ministry St. Clare's Hospital in Weston. Vern was born on March 8, 1934 to the late Carl and Erna (Giese) Krueger in Wausau, WI. Vern married Alice Brandenburg and started a family. They later divorced and Vern cared for his four young daughters. Vern owned and operated...
Rev. Walter Baumann
Jun 26, 2014
Walter Arthur Gustav Baumann, the son of the late Walter Herman Baumann and his wife Fern Margaret Belanger, was born in Wausau, June 26th of the year of our Lord 1952. Already in very early infancy he was received into God's Kingdom of Grace through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, which baptismal vow he renewed on the day of his...
Anita Pasholk
Jun 25, 2014
Anita Mae Pasholk, 82, Wausau, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at the Hospice House under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Anita was born May 7, 1932 in Chippewa Falls to the late Benjamin and Norma (Rowland) Scheffler. She married Raymond E. Pasholk on June 30, 1951 at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Wausau. Anita...
Joyce Kloth
Jun 19, 2014
Joyce R. Kloth, 87 of Weston, died Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Hospice House in Wausau with her family at her side. She was born March 4, 1927 in the town of Houghton, daughter of the late Henry and Mary (Heinz) Kloth. Joyce received her education in the town of Houghton. She worked as a housekeeper for area Wausau...
Hildegard Seehafer
Jun 15, 2014
Hildegard A. Seehafer, 99, formerly of Marathon, died Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Ministry St. Clare's Hospital, Weston. She was born on February 6, 1915 at home to the late Reinhard and Bertha (Gresens) Krohn. Hildegard was baptized on February 21, 1915 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Wausau and later confirmed on March 24, 1929 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Marathon....
