Obituaries
Joan M. Sweeney
Sep 21, 2016
Joan M. Sweeney, age 59, of Madison, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Joan was born on January 18, 1957 in Tomahawk to Darwin & Janet (Palmer) Sweeney. She was a 1975 graduate of Tomahawk High School. After graduation, Joan moved to Madison. She was employed in the Work Study Department at UW Madison for...
Joseph Louis Sinnott
Sep 21, 2016
JOSEPH SINNOTT Joseph (Toby) Sinnott, 80, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, while under the care of his loving family and Flambeau Home Health and Hospice. He was born on June 26, 1936, in Wayne, Michigan. He was the son of the late Gilbert and Sarah Eva Sinnott. He is survived by Marianne, his loving bride...
Judith Mae Viken
Sep 20, 2016
JUDITH VIKEN Judith Mae Viken, 75, Ogema, died on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, in the Aspirus Medford Hospital in Medford. She was born on July 19, 1941, in Cornell, Wisconsin, the daughter of Steven and Dorothy Smith. She was married to Ronald Viken in Cornell, Wisconsin, on June 30, 1962. She had been a member of the Church of God...
Violet Herman
Sep 18, 2016
Violet Herman (nee Koepke), age 75, of N91449 Tomahawk Road, Tomahawk WI, passed away Sunday September 18th 2016, at the Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay. Violet was born on April 24th 1941, to Walter and Clara Koepke. She was married to Donald Herman in December 1978, and he preceded her in death in February 2016. She was employed...
Charlotte A. Koski
Sep 18, 2016
Charlotte A. Koski, age 66 of Arbor Vitae, WI died on Sunday, September 18th at her residence. She was born on November 21, 1949 in Ishpeming, MI the daughter of Louis and Gertrude (nee Linna) Tatrault. She graduated with a B.A. in teaching from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI Charlotte loved spending time with her family and playing cards...
Howard Melton Dunham
Sep 16, 2016
After a brief, sudden illness Major Howard M. Dunham, 94, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, September 16th. Howard was born in Lake Tomahawk at home on January 1, 1922. Howard graduated from Rhinelander High School and briefly attended the UW-Madison until WWII began. During that conflict he proudly served as a B-17 navigator flying many dangerous missions...
Carolyn R. Stark
Sep 16, 2016
Carolyn Ruth Stark, age 89 of Manitowish Waters, WI died on Friday, September 16th at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI. Carolyn was born on January 22, 1927 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Henry and Marie (nee Zasidal) Seavey. Ruth graduated from Riverside Brookfield High School in 1945 and married Eric Stark on December 16, 1950. She worked...
Walter J. Kriesant
Sep 15, 2016
Walter "Wally" J. Kriesant, 81, passed away on September 15, 2016 in Wausau, WI at Aspirus Hospital after being hospitalized since April 1st with congestive heart failure. Wally was born in Wilmette, IL on May 13, 1935 to John J. Kriesant and Flora née Stillwell of Merrill, WI. Prior to moving to WI, Wally served for 20 years with the...
Virginia "Ginger" Johnson
Sep 15, 2016
VIRGINIA A. JOHNSON Virginia A. (Ginger) Johnson entered into eternal life on her 82nd birthday, September 15, 2016. She was born in Park Falls, Wisconsin, on September 15, 1934, to Sam and Amelia (Trudeau) Neeck. Ginger spent her childhood years with her big brothers, Leland, Poosty, Farmer and Sam, and her sister, Gerry, in Park Falls. She spent many happy...
Carol L. Sambs
Sep 14, 2016
Carol L. Sambs, age 68, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 under the care of Ministry Home Hospice at Seasons of Life in Woodruff. Carol was born on January 25, 1948 in Janesville to Elsmore and Gladys (Fisher) Howe. She was marred to R. John Sambs on August 11, 1990 in Rhinelander. Carol was an environmentalist, gardener and...
Jeanette Ione Root
Sep 10, 2016
Jeanette Ione (Cook) Root, age 99, of Hudson, WI, died Saturday, September 10, 2016, at Christian Community Home in Hudson. She will be cremated and a Memorial Service will be held in Yankton, SD, at a place and date to be determined. She lived in Yankton, near her daughter, from October 2003, until her move to Hudson in January, 2013....
William Louis Krueger
Sep 9, 2016
William Louis Krueger William L. Krueger, 92, Phillips, died on Friday, September 9, 2016, at the Aspirus Pleasant View Nursing Home, Phillips. He was born on November 29, 1923, in Glen Ellyn, Ill., the son of Arthur and Lillian (Krueger) Krueger. He spent his early life and schooling in Illinois where he attended the Glenbard High School in Glen Ellyn....
Barbara M. Parkinson
Sep 8, 2016
Barbara M. Parkinson, 61, of 1970 Ellen Court, Tomahawk, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time.
John H. Heeren
Sep 6, 2016
John H. Heeren, age 48, of Rux Road, Woodruff, passed away unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, September 6, 2016. John was born February 7, 1969 in Wausau to Martin Heeren and the late Kay Pierce. He graduated from Reedsburg Webb High School in 1989. John proudly served four years in the United States Navy. He was employed as a heavy...
Eunice Oertli
Sep 5, 2016
Eunice Oertli, age 92, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2016 at Golden Living-Riverview Nursing Home. Eunice was born in Viroqua, on May 29, 1924, the daughter of Arthur and Lydia (Zeller) Gronning. She graduated from Viroqua High School and later from LaCrosse State Teacher’s College with her Bachelor’s Degree. Eunice taught at Tomah High School for two years and...
Mavis Laura Vanselow
Sep 4, 2016
Mavis L. Vanselow, 94, of Woodruff and formerly of Wauwatosa and Lakewood, passed away Sunday, September 4, while in hospice. Mavis was born February 10, 1922, at home in Fox Point, Wisconsin, to Edward and Lillian Van Acker and welcomed by her sister, Dorothy. Mavis grew up in Milwaukee and attended Rufus King HIgh School. She worked for Benfeldt Ice...
Donald Charles Klein
Sep 4, 2016
DONALD CHARLES KLEIN Donald C. Klein, 98, longtime Phillips resident died on Sunday, September 4, 2016, at the Aspirus Pleasant View Nursing Home, Phillips.. He was born on November 21, 1917, in Minneapolis, Minn., the son of Edward and Viola (Russell) Klein. He moved with his family as a child to Butternut in 1920. He attended school in Butternut. Following...
Catherine A. Wonn
Sep 1, 2016
Catherine Agnes Wonn died peacefully surrounded by three generations of her loving family on September 1, 2016. Catherine Wonn (nee Melior) was born in Madison, WI on July 24, 1918. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vincent Wonn, her son Michael, and her grandson Justin. Cathy graduated from Edgewood High School in Madison. Cathy was proud of the...
Leonard John Heiting
Aug 31, 2016
LEONARD JOHN HEITING Leonard J. Heiting, 81, Phillips, died on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at his home under the care of his family. He was born on March 2, 1935, in Stanley, WI, the son of John and Ann (Foster) Heiting. He spent his early life and schooling in Hannibal,WI where he attended the Hannibal High School. Following his education...
Beverly Jean Dallmann
Aug 30, 2016
Beverly Jean Dallmann Beverly J. Dallmann, 68, Prentice, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at her home while under the care of Flambeau Home Health Care and Hospice and her family. She was born on February 4, 1948, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of George and Vieno (Anderson) Sandquist. She spent her early life and schooling in the Chicago area....
