Obituaries
Jay Alan Van Ryen
Jun 27, 2025
Jay Alan Van Ryen, 70, of Tomahawk, WI passed away Friday, June 27, 2025 at his home surrounded by family under the care of Interim Hospice. Jay was born June 1, 1955 in Tomahawk, the son of Jacob and Gertrude (Loka) Van Ryen.
Jay grew up in the Harrison Hills area and attended primary school there. He was a 1973 graduate...
Cynthia D. Wills
Jun 25, 2025
Cynthia “Cindy” D. Wills, age 80, a resident of Minocqua, WI, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025, surrounded by her family. Cindy was born on January 18, 1945, in Pontiac, MI, to parents Doc and Della Keller. Cindy married the love of her life Michael J. Wills, Sr., on April 29, 1981.
Cindy worked as a Real Estate Broker, served as...
Kent Smith
Mar 14, 2025
Kent Howard Smith, 87, formerly of Hazelhurst and Minocqua, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 14, 2025, at his home in Los Angeles.
An Air Force veteran and retired aerospace engineer, Kent was born in Waukegan, Ill., and grew up in both Hazelhurst and Naples, Fla. A UW-Madison alumnus, he earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering and soon after began working...
Jane Mason
May 8, 2025
Jane Mason, age 80, of Woodruff, WI, passed away on May 8, 2025 at Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff. She was born on April 10, 1945, in Waukegan, IL, to parents Howard “Hobby” and Evelyn Smith. She graduated from Lakeland Union High School in 1963. She married Jerry Mason on September 10, 1966. Jane worked various jobs throughout...
Marguerite Ann Wasserburger
Nov 29, 2024
Marguerite Ann Wasserburger July 23, 1949 – November 29, 2024
Marguerite Ann Wasserburger, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and park ranger of uncommon strength and spirit, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2024, at the age of 75. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 23, 1949, she lived a life of compassion, creativity, and fierce devotion to her family and the...
Benjamin Walter Brown
Jun 29, 2025
Benjamin (Ben) W. Brown, 94, of Tomahawk, WI passed away peacefully in his home on June 29, 2025. Ben was born on November 22, 1930 in Tomahawk, the son of John and Vesta (Brown) Brown. He married the love of his life Ida M. Zerbe on December 10, 1960 in Tomahawk and she preceded him in death September 3, 2021....
Mardelle "Mardi" Sachse
Jun 25, 2025
Mardelle "Mardi" Sachse, age 75 of Harshaw, WI passed away on Wednesday, June 25th at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, WI. Mardi was born on August 9, 1949 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Edward and Shirley (nee Japp) Kluender. She married Paul Sachse on May 25, 1968. She graduated from cosmetology school and worked as a hair dresser for many...
Richard Donald Knoblock, Jr.
Jun 24, 2025
Richard “Grandpa” Donald Knoblock, Jr, age 71, passed away at Aspirus Wausau Hospital on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. He was born August 12, 1953, in Chicago, IL, to parents Richard Sr. and Shirley Knoblock. He graduated from Phillips High School.
He married Rose Anderson on September 11, 1971. Richard enjoyed camping and gardening and loved spending time with his family.
Richard was...
Daniel Shea Geraty Jr.
Jun 24, 2025
Daniel Shea Geraty Jr., 30, of Wausau, WI passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Daniel was born on March 3, 1995 in Green Bay, the son of Daniel Geraty and Debby (Melle) Jay Milliner. He was united in marriage on June 23, 2020 to Amy Bruder in Wausau.
Surviving is his father, Daniel (Sue) Geraty; mother, Debby (Jay) Milliner; wife, Amy...
Marion Jane Eilers
Jun 19, 2025
Marion Jane Eilers, age 80, a resident of Woodruff, WI, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Seasons of Life Hospice House. She was born on December 1, 1944, in Racine, WI, to parents Norman and Hazel (Perkins) Miller.
Marion graduated from Racine Lutheran High School. She met the love of her life John A. Eilers, and they married on August...
Magdalene Helen Krucky
Jun 18, 2025
Helen Krucky, age 96, born Magdalene “Helen” Kaufman, on June 24, 1928, to Herbert and Martha (Hartman) Kaufman. Helen was a life-time resident of, Town of Worcester, Phillips, WI died on June 18, 2025, at the Colonial Health & Rehabilitation of Colby.
After graduating from Phillips High School, she married James Krucky on May 31, 1947. They had 4 children: Sally...
Christian Lashua
Jun 13, 2025
Christian D. Lashua, 18, passed away Friday, June 13, 2025 unexpectedly at his home on Chandler Street in Tomahawk.
Christian was born March 3, 2007 in Marshfield to Chad and Lori (Carstensen) Lashua. He was an early 2025 graduate of Tomahawk High School and had been attending Gogebic Community College. Christian had many interests, first of all, he loved spending time...
Shirley Mae Brier
Jun 11, 2025
Shirley Brier, age 97, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, with her daughter, Laura, by her side. She was born October 8, 1927, in Aurora, IL, to parents Lawrence F. and Laura Dado.
She met Willard Brier through church writing to men in the military. They wed in 1946. They lived in Naperville, IL, but then moved to Yorkville next...
Mark Kevin Mahlow
Jun 10, 2025
Mark Kevin Mahlow, 64, of Star Lake, Wisconsin, took his final breath on June 10th, 2025, in his dream home he built, and his wife of 41 years, Bonnie, at his side. He was surrounded by many friends and family in his final days at home.
Mark was born September 30th, 1960 in Des Moines, Iowa to Richard and Janet (Turner)...
George W. Gryglewski
Jun 7, 2025
George Walter Gryglewski, Phillips, WI, passed away June 7th, 2025, at the age of 90. He was born to Stanley and Anna (Onufer) Gryglewski. He lived his entire life on Little Chicago Road in the town of Worcester. He was a lifetime member of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church, Phillips, WI.
George was a gentle soul and worked many years...
Richard M. Mastaglio
Jun 5, 2025
Richard Mastaglio, age 62, a resident of Minocqua, passed away June 5, 2025. He was born on March 3, 1963, in Woodruff, WI, to Walter and Mildred Mastaglio.
Please join us for a Gathering of Friends on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at the Minocqua 70 W Pavillion from 12:30 pm through the afternoon.
A family memorial will be scheduled for later this...
Kathleen "Kay" Jelinek
Jun 5, 2025
Kathleen “Kay” Jelinek, 87, of Muskellunge Lake Road, Tomahawk, passed away peacefully at her home Thursday, June 5, 2025 surrounded by her family. Kay was born February 27, 1938 in Tomahawk to Fred and Dorothy (White) Borem. She was united in marriage to William C. Jelinek on July 20, 1957 in Tomahawk. “Sis,” as she was known to her family,...
Susan C. Kent
Jun 4, 2025
Susan Cecilia Kent
August 9, 1946 – June 4, 2025
Susan Cecilia Kent, age 78, of Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin, passed away suddenly of a heart-related event on June 4, 2025. Born on August 9, 1946, in Carroll, Iowa, Susie lived a life grounded in love, laughter, and service to others.
She is survived by her loving husband, John Kent, with whom she shared...
Laurely "Laurie" Ellen Parkinson
Jun 2, 2025
Laurely (Laurie) Ellen Parkinson, 84, of Phillips, WI passed away Monday, June 2, 2025 at Rib Lake Health Services, Rib Lake, Wisconsin. Laurely was born January 2, 1941 in Chickasaw County, Iowa the daughter of Clarence and Belva May (Crabtree) Hahn. She served in the U.S. Air Force Weather Wing Flight Control Command from June of 1959 to August of...
Patricia "Patty" Kay Heikkinen
May 29, 2025
Patricia Kay Heikkinen (Patty), age 69, special child of God, came into this world on December 17, 1955 in Phillips, WI, and left it on May 29, 2025 in her home at Railway Group Home in Tomahawk. Patty, who grew up at her parent’s home in Brantwood, was a friend to so many people throughout her lifetime. She loved to...
