Obituaries
Olive Benson
Aug 15, 2009
Olive Benson, age 88, of 4 South 7th St, Tomahawk passed away Saturday evening at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born August 24, 1920 in Williston, North Dakota to the late John and Lena Lovsletten, and was married to Hugo Benson on March 5, 1946 in Tomahawk. He preceded her in death in 1977. Olive lived in Rhinelander for 25...
Raymond Johnson
Aug 12, 2009
Raymond Johnson, age 79, W8650 Wauwatosa Ave., Tomahawk, passed away August 12, 2009 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. Ray was born January 24, 1930, the son of Andrew and Eleanore (Ringquist) Johnson. He married Elaine Daenicke on May 6, 1950 in Abbotsford. Ray was a Cheesemaker for 15 years, and later retired after 30 years as a Supervisor in...
Paul LaRene
Aug 12, 2009
Paul LaRene, age 72, 2100 E. 6th St., Merrill, formerly of Tomahawk passed away August 12, 2009 at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill. Paul was born October 1, 1936 in Tomahawk. He most recently resided at Mellon Manor in Mellon and Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill. Paul enjoyed listening to and recording country music. Paul is survived by...
Merton Young
Aug 9, 2009
Merton Young, age 81, 744 Coey Lane, Tomahawk, passed away August 9, 2009 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. Merton was born June 5, 1928 in Oshkosh, the son of Merald and Clara (Cooper) Young. He married Susan Tobias on January 29, 1948 in Merrill. Merton moved to Tomahawk from Lanark, Illinois in 1988. He was employed with the Milwaukee...
Codi Beck
Aug 2, 2009
Codi Beck, age 16, 6850 Blueberry Lane, Wausau, died August 2, 2009 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Mosinee. Codi was born January 19, 1993 in Merrill, the son of Donian Esterlan and Joey Somers. He attended Wausau West High School, where he would have been a junior this fall. Codi was outgoing, fun-loving, and...
Lynn Gustafson
Aug 2, 2009
Lynn M. Gustafson, age 45 of Brantwood, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2009 at Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff. She was born June 24, 1964 in Tomahawk to the late Oliver and Ethel (Clement) Gustafson. Lynn was a graduate of Prentice High School, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Lacrosse, and a Graduate of Hamline University School...
Marjorie Kath
Aug 1, 2009
Marjorie J. Kath, age 88, 428 N. 6th St., Tomahawk, passed away August 1, 2009 at Golden Living Center - Riverview, Tomahawk. Marjorie was born September 19, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois. She married Lee Thurman in 1940 in Champaign, Illinois; he passed away in 1963. She later married Fred "Fritz" Kath in 1977; he passed away in 2007. Marjorie lived...
Joseph Varsho
Jul 31, 2009
Joseph "Jumbo" Varsho, age 82, of Tripoli, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2009 at Golden Living Center-Golden Age in Tomahawk. He was born March 19, 1927 in the Town of Hewitt to the late Leo and Mary (Hirsch) Varsho. He attended St. Joseph School in Hewitt, and graduated from Marshfield Senior High School. He was married to Betty Fehrenbach...
Lloyd Dretzka
Jul 28, 2009
Lloyd W. Dretzka, age 83, 9991 Rocky Run Road, Harshaw, passed away July 28, 2009 at his residence under home hospice care. Lloyd was born April 29, 1927 in Milwaukee, the son of Robert and Mabel (Shephard) Dretzka. He married Rosemarie Piszczek on July 30, 1949 in St. Francis. He served in the United States Army During World War II....
Robert Konkel
Jul 27, 2009
Robert "Bob" Konkel, age 57, 3373 Oneida Lake Road, Harshaw, died from an unexpected illness on July 27, 2009 at his home. Bob was born June 24, 1952 in Milwaukee, the son of Harry and Vera (Osborne) Konkel. He was a long-time resident of the Tomahawk and Harshaw areas. He owned and operated Konkel Painting for many years. Bob was...
Monica Corbett
Jul 25, 2009
Monica J. Corbett, age 94, 117 N. Second Street, Tomahawk, passed away July 25, 2009 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. Monica was born September 13, 1914 in Tomahawk, the daughter of Joseph and Dora Violette. She married John Corbett on November 18, 1946 in Tomahawk; he passed away in 1998. In her early years, Monica worked as a beautician....
Frances Steele
Jul 20, 2009
Frances Overman Steele, age 87, passed away Monday, July 20, 2009 in Prentice, Wisconsin. She was born on May 23, 1922 in Morris Illinois to John and Carrie (Williamson) Fosen. She married Robert Overman on April 14, 1944 in Joliet, Illinois, he passed away. She later married Al Steele in Plainfield, Wisconsin, he, too, preceded her in death. Frances was...
Wayne Koehn
Jul 19, 2009
Wayne L. Koehn, age 66, a town of Wilson resident, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2009 at his home. Wayne was born on March 3, 1943 in Milwaukee to the late Walter and Pearl Koehn. He had lived in the Tomahawk area for many years. Wayne had worked in the construction business for a while and most recently had been...
Walter Beilke
Jul 19, 2009
Walter "Biff" Beilke, age 45, of Tomahawk, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2009 at Sacred Heart Hospital following an apparent heart attack. Biff was born on November 15, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois to Walter and Lillian Beilke. He married Connie Breitfelder on October 19, 1985 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Biff moved to Tomahawk at the age of 5 and had helped...
Christopher Gray
Jul 18, 2009
Christopher M. Gray, age 37, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009 at his home on Villa Road in Tomahawk. Christopher was born on September 21, 1971 in Fullerton, California to the late Morris and Sharon Gray. He had been employed in the construction industry. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Fritz Mattern
Jul 12, 2009
Fritz B. Mattern, age 81, Tomahawk, passed away July 12, 2009 at Golden Living Center - Golden Age in Tomahawk. Fritz was born December 12, 1927 in Germany, the son of Bruno and Klara (Glumm) Mattern. He a Veteran of the German Army, and after moving to the United States in 1951, served in the U.S. Army. He married Inge...
Delilah Lauer-Kleinfeldt
Jul 7, 2009
Delilah S. Lauer-Kleinfeldt, age 85, N10542 N. Pine Road, Tomahawk, passed away July 7, 2009 at Walnut Grove in Merrill. Delilah was born May 4, 1924 in Kewaskum, the daughter of Charles and Clara (Vorphal) Schiltz. She was an LPN in West Allis for many years. Delilah was a volunteer for the Tomahawk Area Senior Center, and enjoyed being outdoors,...
Anita Gaedtke-Haring
Jul 7, 2009
Anita Gaedtke-Haring, age 81, Tomahawk, passed away July 7, 2009 at Golden Living Center - Golden Age in Tomahawk. Anita was born February 11, 1928 in Tomahawk, the daughter of Rudolph and Martha (Raatz) Naschke. She married Hugh Gaedtke on October 11, 1947 in Rhinelander; he passed away in 1996. She later married Victor Haring; he passed away in 2004....
John Wanserski
Jul 4, 2009
John K. Wanserski, age 74, of W4084 Chase Hill Drive, Irma, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital Critical Care Unit in Marshfield, Wisconsin following a brief illness. John was born July 20, 1934 in Knowlton, Wisconsin to the late Chester and Joyce Wanserski. He was first married to Rita Eiden and he later married Ann Malin...
Diane Beaumont
Jul 3, 2009
Diane Beaumont, age 76, of W6387 Cherokee Trail, Tomahawk..passed away Friday July 3rd, at the Wausau Aspirus Hospital. She was born May 20, 1933 in Milwaukee to the late Ray and Priscilla Warner and was married to Ronald E. Beaumont on October 3, 1953 in Milwaukee. Diane had earned her Associate degree in accounting at the Milwaukee Area Technical College...
