Obituaries
Robert Snyder
Mar 7, 2010
Robert J. Snyder, Jr., age 67, formerly of Tomahawk, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Bell Tower Residence in Merrill. Bob was born March 29, 1942 in Cook Co., Illinois, the son of Robert and Dolly (Russell) Snyder, Sr. He married Sharen Shore, who passed away in 1981. He was formerly married to Linda Buchanan. Bob was formerly employed...
John Kittl
Mar 6, 2010
John A. Kittl, age 40, Tomahawk, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. John was born May 24, 1969 in Marshfield, the son of Anthony and Alice (Pollack) Kittl. He was formerly employed as a grader operator with the Town of Hull, Marathon County21qa. He owned and operated John's Fish-A-While Resort on Lake Alice for...
Louise Haring
Mar 6, 2010
Louise A. Haring, age 78, Tomahawk, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Golden Living Center - Golden Age in Tomahawk. Louise was born February 20, 1932 in Rock Falls, the daughter of Phillip and Celia (Willet) Bushar. She married Alphonse Haring on January 8, 1949 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Merrill; he passed away in 1999. Louise was...
Reuben F. Walter
Mar 6, 2010
Reuben F. "Bud" Walter passed away March 6, 2010 at Golden Living Center-Golden Age in Tomahawk after a battle with kidney cancer. Bud was born November 22, 1919 in Stone Lake, WI, the third of four siblings. He moved to Tomahawk at age 16, immediately following his graduation from Ladysmith High School in Ladysmith, WI. He married Barbara Bruder on...
Rosemary Gane
Mar 3, 2010
Rosemary Gane, age 76, Tomahawk, passed away March 3, 2010 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. Rosemary was born December 28, 1933 in Chicago, the daughter of John and Victoria (Korczynowski) Salacinski. She married Raymond Gane on August 29, 1953 in Tomahawk; he passed away September 18, 1996. Rosemary was a life-long resident of the Tomahawk area. She was a...
Iris Hein
Mar 3, 2010
Iris "Mickey" Hein, age 80, Tomahawk, passed away March 3, 2010 at her son's home in Tomahawk. Mickey was born December 19, 1929 in Plain, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Gruber) Meister. She married John F. Hein in 1952 in Plain, WI; he passed away March 23, 1984. Mickey formerly lived in Long Beach, California, later moving to Saudi...
Frances Piehl
Feb 23, 2010
With sadness we announce the death of Frances K. Piehl who passed away on her birthday, February 23rd, 2010 in Tomahawk, WI. She was 1 ½ hours into her 96th year. Her absence is deeply felt by her family, friends, and community of others who knew her. Frances' long commitment to her church, especially through music, was a tradition in...
Frances Piehl
Feb 23, 2010
With sadness we announce the death of Frances K. Piehl who passed away on her birthday, February 23rd, 2010 in Tomahawk, WI. She was 1 ½ hours into her 96th year. Her absence is deeply felt by her family, friends, and community of others who knew her. Frances' long commitment to her church, especially through music, was a tradition in...
Beatrice Voermans
Feb 22, 2010
Beatrice Voermans, age 88, life-long resident of the Town of Harrison, passed away Monday, February 22, 2010 at Alice Haus in Rhinelander. Bea was born May 15, 1921 in Chicago, the daughter of Jacob and Mary (Rinkle)Schuit. She married Peter J. Voermans on February 22, 1941 in Chicago; he passed away August 20, 2005. Bea worked most of her life...
James Quinn
Feb 11, 2010
James G. Quinn, age 79, Glendale, Arizona, formerly of Tomahawk, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2010 in Arizona. Jim was born April 25, 1930 in Wabeno, the son of Robert and Gladys (Clinard) Quinn. He married Mary Smith on August 23, 1952 in Laona. Jim was an EMT and retired from the Lincoln County Ambulance Department in 1985. He was...
Alvin Burnett
Feb 10, 2010
The Lord took Alvin "Pops" Burnett home for coffee on February 10, 2010. He passed away at his residence after a long battle with cancer. Alvin was born April 27, 1939 in Rhinelander, the son of Anthony and Dorothy Burnett. He worked at Harley-Davidson in Tomahawk for 30 years, where he was affectionately known as "Poopsey". Pops enjoyed watching the...
Betty Malis
Feb 9, 2010
Betty L. Malis, age 90, 13 Pine Ridge Lane, Tomahawk, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Golden Living Center - Riverview in Tomahawk. Betty was born November 2, 1919 in Chicago, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Stein) Haendler. She met Edward J. Malis while working at Oscar Meyer in Chicago, and married him four months later on July...
Roy Leet
Feb 6, 2010
Roy J. Leet, age 75, of N10353 Horseshoe Road, Tomahawk, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Golden Living-Riverview in Tomahawk. Roy was born on February 10, 1934 in Milwaukee to Clarence and Mary (Blazek) Leet. Roy was a veteran of the US Army, serving during the Korean War. He was married to Penny Ascher on June 21, 1958 in...
Dwight Richard
Jan 31, 2010
Dwight Charles Richard of Tomahawk, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Golden Living Center-Riverview in Tomahawk. He was born in Crystal Falls, MI on March 21, 1912 to the Late Charles and Myrtie Richard. He attended school in Crystal Falls and graduated in 1931. He was married to Merle Walsh on November 27, 1935 in Crystal Falls; she...
Martin Uttech
Jan 28, 2010
Martin Uttech, age 88, N10124 Pine Shore Lane, Tomahawk, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Golden Living Center - Riverview in Tomahawk. Martin was born September 25, 1921 in Merrill, the son of August and Martha (Hartwig) Uttech. Martin was raised in the Merrill area, and was a 1940 graduate of Merrill High School. He joined the U.S. Navy,...
William Kolasa
Jan 25, 2010
William 'Bill' Kolasa, age 64, W7867 State Hwy. 86, Tomahawk, died unexpectedly Monday, January 25, 2010 at his home. Bill was born March 26, 1945 in Gilman, the son of William and Florence (Ciok) Kolasa. He was raised in Gilman, and was a 1963 graduate of Gilman High School. He attended Taylor County Teachers' College, earned his Bachelor's Degree from...
Lesly Macki
Jan 24, 2010
Lesly E, Macki, age 85, Tomahawk, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Golden Living Center - Riverview in Tomahawk. Lesly was born August 23, 1924 in Brantwood, the son of James and Hilma (Aho) Maki. He attended Tripoli High School, where he played on the basketball team. Lesly was an MP for the U.S. Army serving in WWII, and...
Albert Itzin
Jan 19, 2010
Albert W. "Al" "Abe" Itzin, age 94, 1000 Day Street, Rhinelander, passed away January 19, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander. Al was born October 20, 1915 in Burlington, the son of William and Mary (Ehlen) Itzin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines, serving from 1934 - 1938. He married Helen B. Huse on December 23, 1937...
Mary Jones
Jan 11, 2010
Mary S. Jones, age 102, W5640 Cty. Rd. A, Tomahawk, passed away Monday, January 11, 2010 at Golden Living Center - Golden Age in Tomahawk. Mary was born January 26, 1907 in Tomahawk, the daughter of Adolf and Alice (Faufau) Schreiber. She married David W. Jones on July 14, 1930 in Tomahawk; he passed away October 31, 1970. Mary and...
Hedwig Siewert
Jan 10, 2010
Hedwig 'Heidi' Siewert, age 94, Tomahawk , passed away January 10, 2010 at Golden Living Center - Riverview in Tomahawk. Heidi was born November 03, 1915 in Germany, the daughter of Joseph and Margarita Mueller. She married Ernest Kusemann in 1939 in Germany; he passed away in 1944. Heidi came to the United States in 1959. She settled in the...
