Obituaries
Randy Max Holmes
Oct 9, 2014
Randy Max Holmes Randy M. Holmes, 60, Township of Elk, died on October 9, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family and his loving partner Kate while under the care of Flambeau Home Health Care and Hospice. Randy was born on Feb. 9, 1954, in Phillips to Max and Dorothy (Cress) Holmes. He attended grade and high school in...
Marie Farrand
Oct 8, 2014
Marie Farrand, age 91, a long-time Tomahawk resident, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Bell Tower Residence in Merrill. Marie was born August 9, 1923 in Marathon, the daughter of Alphonse and Frieda (Kruesel) Ruplinger. She married Melroy Farrand on October 15, 1942 in Tomahawk; he passed away April 12, 1991. Marie was a homemaker and a member of...
Jacqueline Lynn Rush
Oct 8, 2014
JACQUELINE RUSH Jacqueline Lynn Rush, 83, Phillips, died at the House of the Dove in Marshfield, WI, on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 29, 1930. She was a 1948 graduate of the Tomahawk High School. She was married to Lawrence Rush in Bessemer, Michigan, on July 9, 1949. They lived in Antigo until...
Marlyn Coffman
Oct 7, 2014
Marlyn Coffman, age 86, 15 E. Spirit Ave., Tomahawk, passed away Tuesday, October7, 2014 at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill. Marlyn was born July 31, 1928 in Tomahawk, the daughter of Otto and Ruth (Emory) Stelter. She married Kenneth Coffman on April 9, 1951 in Marion, Arkansas. For 45 years, Marlyn and Ken, along with her sister Lorna and...
Carl Lawrence Whitby
Oct 6, 2014
CARL WHITBY Carl Lawrence Whitby, 88, Prentice, died in the Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau on Monday, October 6, 2014. He was born in Prentice, Wisconsin, on May 3,1926, the son of Lawrence and Julina Whitby. He was married to Betty Jean Freeman on January 28, 1972, in Ironwood, Michigan. He operated the dairy farm in prentice that had been...
Richard Henry Bergquist
Oct 5, 2014
RICHARD BERGQUIST Richard Henry Bergquist, 82, Prentice, died on Sunday, October 5, at Aspirus Medford Care and Rehab while under the care of his family and Hope Hospice. He was born on January 11, 1932, in Prentice, Wisconsin, the son of Henry and Eleanor (Borondi) Bergquist. He was a 1950 graduate of the Phillips High School. He served his country...
Julianna Valliere
Oct 2, 2014
Julianna “Mac” Valliere (Johnson), age 61 of Lac du Flambeau, WI; passed away on Thursday, October 2nd in Lac du Flambeau surrounded by her family and friends. She was born June 28, 1953 in Bessemer, MI. She grew up in Coos Bay, Oregon where she excelled in school and later was an Activist in the American Indian Movement. She moved...
Donald Collins
Oct 1, 2014
Donald G. Collins, age 81, W6345 W. Kraft Road, Tomahawk, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at his residence. Don was born May 6, 1933 in Tomahawk, the son of George and Rose (Nibler) Collins. He married Marlene Freuen on May 8, 1952 in Tomahawk; she passed away in 1977. He was later married to Shirley Maki. Don worked for...
Susan Odya
Sep 30, 2014
Susan Odya, age 64, 10367 North Road, Tomahawk, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander. Sue was born June 1, 1950 in Milwaukee, the daughter of George and Dorothy (Zillges) Holada. She married Kenneth Odya on July 13, 1980 in Milwaukee; he passed away on February 17, 2006. Sue loved gambling, and Northern Tours trips...
Monica Baars
Sep 30, 2014
Monica "Micky" Baars, age 71, Tomahawk, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Micky was born December 13, 1942 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Casimir and Eleanor (Eufinger) Fedder. She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and worked as a waitress in Milwaukee for many years while raising her family. She moved to Tomahawk in...
Joseph Frank Wojcik
Sep 29, 2014
Joseph Frank Wojcik, 76, Ogema, passed away on Monday, September 29. A memorial will be held Friday, October 10 starting at 4 p.m at Heindl Funeral home in Prentice. Joe was born January 29, 1938 in Ogema to the late John and Marles (Kreklau) Wojcik. He attended Sunnyside Grade School and graduated from Prentice High School. On January 24, 1959...
Louise Esther Whaples
Sep 29, 2014
LOUISE WHAPLES Life is not a matter of counting the years, it is a matter of making the years COUNT!! After living 83 full years of life, Louise Whaples passed away unexpectedly in her sleep in the home she loved. Louise made the world a better place each day, as she touched each individual she interacted with in her gentle,...
Alvin C. Theiler
Sep 27, 2014
Alvin Carl Theiler Al "Doc" Theiler passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 27th at the Chilton Care Center where he resided the past couple of months. Doc was known by many as their doctor in Kiel where he practiced for 40 years and delivered more than 1,100 babies during that time. Doc had a big personality and was known for...
Janet Eileen Jauch
Sep 25, 2014
Janet E. Jauch, lovingly known as Gram Jan, completed her circle of life on Thursday, September 25, 2014, just shy of her 91st birthday. Born October 15, 1923, the daughter of Allan and Kathryn (Creedon) Myers, Jan spent her early life and schooling in Glen Ellyn, IL. She later attended the University of Iowa, majoring in drama. On January 15,...
Jean M Rose
Sep 21, 2014
Jean M. Rose, age 93, Tomahawk, passed away September 21, 2014 at Golden Living Center - Golden Age in Tomahawk. Jean was born August 26, 1921 in Tomahawk, the daughter of Herman and Rose (Lang) Leverance. She married Howard T. Rose in 1941, in Crystal Falls, Michigan; he passed away in 1987. Jean started out working as a bookkeeper for...
Blanche Pultz
Sep 19, 2014
Blanche C. Pultz, 94, formerly of West Kraft Road, Tomahawk, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014 at Golden Living-Golden Age in Tomahawk. Blanche was born on September 21, 1919 in Stone Lake, Wisconsin to Andrew and Amy (Thomson) Weber. She was married to Raymond G. Pultz on October 31, 1939 in Bessemer, Michigan, he passed away in 2003. Blanche had...
Joseph Matthew Hlasny
Sep 18, 2014
JOSEPH M. HLASNY Joseph Matthew Hlasny, 72, Town of Hackett, Prentice, died at his home on Thursday, September 18, 2014, while under the care of his family and Flambeau Home Health and Hospice. He was born on June 16, 1942, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Joseph and Helen (Lasica) Hlasny. He was a 1960 graduate of the Phillips High...
Marie M. Alford
Sep 16, 2014
Marie M. Alford, age 96 of Presque Isle, WI and formerly of Morton Grove, IL died on Tuesday, September 16th. Marie was born on August 14, 1918 in Morton Grove, IL the daughter of Anthony and Bertha (nee Stascio) DiSalvo. Marie attended St. Martha’s School and graduated from Niles High School. She married Howard Alford on January 29, 1943. Marie...
Jean Ann Chapman
Sep 14, 2014
Jean Ann Chapman, age 70 of Lac du Flambeau, WI and formerly of Green Bay, WI died on Sunday, September 14th at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI. Jean was born on June 10, 1944 in Green Bay, WI the daughter of Bernard and Phyllis (nee Mason) Vanden Plas. Jean graduated from Green Bay West High School in 1962....
Charles O. Mielke
Sep 5, 2014
Chuck Mielke, age 64, of 315 Menominee Street, Tomahawk, passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 5, 2014. Charlie "Chuck" was born on June 8, 1950 in Tomahawk, to Otto and Edythe (Kuepper) Mielke. Charlie was formerly married to Julie (Krueger) and together they had 3 children. He was the co-founder of Tomahawk Log & Country Homes. Charlie was a long time...
