Obituaries
Clarence A Hughes
Jul 1, 2014
Clarence A. Hughes, age 92, 227 Pine Ridge Lane, Tomahawk, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Clarence was born April 17, 1922 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Clarence H. and Ruth (Peck) Hughes. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 - 1945, and was employed with Rockwell International and Collins Radio. Clarence is survived...
Penny Lee Kaufmann
Jul 1, 2014
Penny Lee Kaufmann, age 56 of St. Germain, WI died on Tuesday July 1st at her residence. Penny was born on August 25, 1957 in Hinsdale, IL the daughter of William and Helen (nee McCrady) Kaufman. She is survived by her Siblings: Sue (Mike) Sheehan; Kerry Kaufmann; Robin (Dave) Gardner; and Sandra Knebel and by her beloved Dogs and Cats...
Samuel Massa
Jun 26, 2014
Samuel Adam Massa, "Superman Sammy", age 3, Tomahawk, gained his angel wings on June 26, 2014, five days before his 4th birthday. Sammy was born July 1, 2010 in Rhinelander, the son of Adam and Jennifer (Kim) Massa. Samuel was 22 months old when he was diagnosed with (PNET) Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor stage 4. Sammy loved cooking - especially making...
Jeanette R Durchslag
Jun 26, 2014
Jeanette Robin Durchslag Obituary Rhinelander, Wisconsin, June 26, 2014 Jeanette Robin Durchslag, age 95, died on June 26, 2014, in her apartment at Grace Lodge, Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Jeanette was born on March 7, 1919, in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, to Rose Kaplan Robin and Albert Robin. Jeanette grew up living above her father’s Chicago pharmacy. In 1937 she...
Naomi P. Webber
Jun 23, 2014
Naomi “Nomi” Pauline Webber, age 81 of Woodruff, WI died on Monday, June 23rd at her residence. Naomi was born on May 12, 1933 in Sharon, PA the daughter of Nicholas and Leonora (nee Fisher) Sirnic. Naomi married Clifford J. Webber on March 2, 1957 and he survives. She worked various secretarial positions and was involved in Home and School...
Donald W. Fredenhagen
Jun 23, 2014
Donald W. Fredenhagen Sr. age 67 of Minocqua, WI died on Monday, June 23rd at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI. Donald was born on August 31, 1946 in Elmhurst, IL the son of Robert and Florence (nee Cummings) Fredenhagen. Donald is survived by his Wife, Janet of Minocqua, WI and Children: Donna Fisher of Portage, WI; Michelle Fredenhagen...
Cornelia Lillrose
Jun 20, 2014
Cornelia 'Connie' Lillrose, age 95, Tomahawk, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014 at Golden Living Center - Golden Age in Tomahawk. Connie was born June 16, 1919. She married Delbert Lillrose on May 7, 1950 in Milwaukee; he passed away February 4, 2013. She spent many years living in the Milwaukee area, and spent many summers at her cottage on...
Otto 'Bob' Blohm
Jun 17, 2014
Otto 'Bob' Blohm, age 92, Tomahawk, passed away June 17, 2014 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. Bob was born June 12, 1922 in Beaver Dam, the son of Oscar and Hulda (Beyer) Blohm. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving from 1942 to 1946. Bob was a sweet man with a kind and gentle nature. Survivors...
Robert 'Bob' Olsen
Jun 16, 2014
Robert 'Bob' Olsen, age 85, Tomahawk, passed away June 16, 2014 at Mount View Care Center in Wausau under hospice care. Bob was born January 2, 1929 in Merrill, the son of Andrew and Bena (Ankrued) Olsen. He married Gloria Powers on September 24, 1960 in Milwaukee. Bob served his country for 18 years in the U.S. Air Force, serving...
Peter J. Shukala
Jun 14, 2014
Peter Joseph Shukala, 84, Town of Elk, Phillips, died at his home on Saturday, June 14, while under the care of his family and Flambeau Home Health and Hospice. He was born on May 5, 1930, in Lugerville, the son of Manny and Katherine (Shukala) Bolz. He served his country during the Korean Was in the United States Army from...
Alfred Hintz
Jun 9, 2014
Alfred Hintz, age 96, former Fifield resident, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Orlando, FL, on Monday, June 9, 2014. He was born in St. Paul, MN, on October 16, 1917, the son of Peter and Hilda Hintz. He was married to Irene Hintz in Phillips on October 9, 1940. The couple spent much of their 74-year marriage in...
Donald Robert Brieske
Jun 7, 2014
Donald Robert Brieske, 77, Town of Prentice, died in the Aspirus Medford Hospital in Medford on Saturday, June 14, 2014. He was born in La Crosse on July 21, 1936, the son of Norman and Vera (Tibbets) Brieske. He was a 1956 graduate of the Janesville Senior High, and attended Wisconsin State University-Whitewater. He served his country in the United...
Robert L. Kinnear
Jun 6, 2014
Robert L. Kinnear, 84, Lisle, IL, died in the Oak Trace Rehabilitation Center in Downers Grove, IL, on Friday, June 6, 2014. He was born in Phillips on July 29, 1929, the son of Kenneth and Marjorie (Adams) Kinnear. He was a 1947 graduate of the Phillips High School, where he was active on the football, basketball, baseball, and boxing...
John Foreman
Jun 5, 2014
John "JD" Foreman, age 61, of Tomahawk, passed away at his residence on Thursday, June 5, 2014. JD was born in Chicago Heights, IL to his parents Robert and Virginia on December 25, 1952. He served in the United States Army. JD worked for PCA in Tomahawk for 32 years, before retiring in 2013. He was formerly married to InSuk...
Betty Doucette
Jun 2, 2014
Betty Doucette, age 90, 2418 Jersey Lane, Tomahawk, passed away Monday June 2, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her family. Betty was born January 29, 1924 in Mosinee, the daughter of Wenzel and Margretta (Breitenstein) Vavra. She married Neiland 'Nocky' Doucette on November 12, 1949 in Wausau; he passed away October 15, 2005. Betty received her nursing degree in...
Susan Lane
May 31, 2014
Susan Lane, age 55, 1911 Pine Ave., Tomahawk, died on May 31, 2014 as a result of an automobile accident in the Town of Rock Falls. Sue was born July 23, 1958 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Delmar and Helen (Hotchkiss) Petri. She was first married to Ronald Hudy. She later married Donald Lane; he died in June 2002. Sue...
Lois G. Strehlow
May 30, 2014
Lois G. Strehlow, age 87 of Boulder Junction, Wisconsin died on Friday, May 30th at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI. Lois was born on February 22, 1927 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Louis and Johannah (nee Schuster) Brenner. Lois’s greatest loves where gardening, reading and especially spending time with her 3 Grandchildren that lived next door to...
Ann Marie Robinson
May 29, 2014
Ann Marie Robinson passed away unexpectedly at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI on May 29, 2014. She was born on November 1, 1955 at the hospital in Wood River, IL. Precious daughter of Forrest and Mary Robinson. Beloved sister of Gary (Patty), Jeffry (Peggy), and Scott (MaryJo). Cherished Aunt and Great Aunt of Leigh Ann and Jaeanna. Also...
Leonard "Smokey" Barfknecht Jr.
May 26, 2014
Leonard W. “Smokey” Barfknecht Jr., age 80 of Janesville, WI passed away on Monday, May 26th at Azura Memory Care in Beloit, WI. Leonard was born on December 10, 1933 in Janesville, WI the son of Leonard and Lorraine (nee Becker) Barfknecht Sr. Leonard served in the US Army and retired from General Motors with almost 50 years of employment...
David Grover
May 24, 2014
David Grover, age 73, formerly of Eagle River, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Golden Living - Golden Age Nursing Home under the care of Aseracare Hospice. Dave was born on December 27, 1940 to Fred A. & Grace (Steveling) in Detroit, MI. Dave spent most of his young years in the Detroit suburb of St. Claire...
