Obituaries
Myrtle Willet
May 18, 2008
Myrtle A. Willet, age 90, of Tomahawk, passed away early this morning (Sunday, May 18, 2008) at Golden Living Center Golden Age in Tomahawk. She was born May 12, 1918 in Irma to the late Charles and Alfrieda Schroder. She was later married to Leo Willet on June 23, 1936 in Merrill; he passed away in 1978. Myrtle was a...
David Kozikowski
May 17, 2008
David C. Kozikowski, age 51, Tomahawk, died May 17, 2008 in Tomahawk. David was born December 22, 1956 in Menominee, Michigan, the son of John and Lillian Kozikowski. He married Nancy Cardin on December 29, 1990 in Peshtigo. David was raised in the Menominee area, and was a graduate of Menominee High School. He was a Tomahawk area resident for...
Agnes Harpen
May 14, 2008
Agnes Van Harpen, age 94, 1500 O'Day Street, Merrill, passed away May 14, 2008 at Bell Tower Residence in Merrill. Agnes was born September 23, 1913 in Tomahawk, the daughter of Henry and Louise Gleisner. She married Henry Van Harpen on September 23, 1931 in Tomahawk; he passed away in 1980. Agnes lived in the Town of Tomahawk all of...
Oliver Korpela
May 14, 2008
Oliver Korpela, age 88, N4987 Clifford Road, Tripoli, passed away May 14, 2008 at Colonial Manor Medical and Rehab Center in Wausau. Oliver was born June 13, 1919 in Clifford, the son of Gust and Maria Korpela. He married Lovetta Turgeon in 1943 in Tomahawk; she passed away November 12, 1999. He was employed with Prentice Hydraulics/Omark Industries/Blount Industries for...
Goldie Hanke
May 10, 2008
Goldie Hanke, 100, 705 E. Kings Road, Tomahawk, died peacefully at her home during a beautiful morning sunrise, May 10, 2008. Goldie was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, on August 20, 1907, the daughter of Fred and Martha (Gensmen) Krueger. She graduated from Wausau Business College in 1927. Goldie married the love of her life, Lester L. Hanke, in Wausau, September...
Larry Kottke
May 9, 2008
Larry "Uncie" Kottke, age 58, of N10215 Peaceful Valley Road, Tomahawk passed away Friday, May 9, 2008 at the Golden Living- Riverview Care Center in Tomahawk. Larry was born on August 13, 1949 in Tomahawk to Frederick and Catherine (Mauk) Kottke. He served six years in the US Air Force and three years in the National Guard. He was a...
Roland McFadden
May 7, 2008
Roland E. McFadden, age 86, formerly of Tomahawk, passed away May 7, 2008 at North Central Health Care in Wausau, where he resided for the past 7 years. Roland was born November 2, 1921 in Chicago to Thomas and Julia (Corder) McFadden. He married Margaret Kuenzinger on February 16, 1946 in Chicago; she passed away October 5, 2000. Roland was...
Kieth McCarthy
Apr 29, 2008
Kieth G. McCarthy, age 72, of the Town of Bradley, passed away April 29, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family. Kieth was born April 14, 1936 in the Town of Bradley, the son of Henry and Mildred (Gaedtke) McCarthy. He married Beverly "Faye" Samuels on April 12, 1958 in Rhinelander. Kieth was a life-long resident of the Tomahawk...
Irma Hanson
Apr 27, 2008
Irma S. Hanson, age 104, formerly of 9637 Ross Road, Tomahawk passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Golden Living- Riverview in Tomahawk. Irma was born on June 8, 1903 in Milwaukee to Herman and Augusta Bantlin. She was married to Herbert T. Hanson on May 15, 1930 also in Milwaukee, he passed away in 1983. Irma was born...
Erwin Yockey
Apr 27, 2008
Erwin "Irv" Yockey, age 94, passed away April 27, 2008 at Golden Living Center - Golden Age in Tomahawk. Irv was born March 4, 1914 in Milwaukee, the son of William and Emma (Dose) Yockey. He married Marian Urban on December 29, 1939 in Des Moines, Iowa; she passed away in October 1989. In high school, Irv was the Milwaukee...
Beatrice Lajza
Apr 24, 2008
Beatrice Lajza (nee Plzak), 96, long-time Tomahawk resident, community volunteer worker, hardware and appliance merchant's wife, and assistant deliverer of the so-called "Gambles Baby" many years ago, died peacefully in her sleep Thursday, April 24, 2008 at Golden Living Center - Golden Age, where she had lived for several years. In 1951, a distraught mother-to-be rushed into Tomahawk's Gambles Store...
Janet Timm
Apr 14, 2008
Janet S. Timm, 58, 129 Chandler Street, passed away April 14, 2008 at her residence under hospice care. Janet was born April 7, 1950 in Hazelhurst, the daughter of Frank and Sonia (Zerbe) Schwartz. She married Michael Timm on Spetember 2, 1969 in Tomahawk. Janet was a life-long resident of Tomahawk. She enjoyed winter trips to Florida and spending time...
Charles Dobbs
Apr 14, 2008
Charles E. Dobbs, 70, W6710 Milky Road, Tomahawk, passed away Monday, April 14, 2008 at Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff. Charlie was born August 30, 1937 in Shawano to Edward and Hilda (Passehl) Dobbs. He married Linda Krueger on October 27, 1973 in Tomahawk. Charlie was a licensed cheesemaker and worked at various cheese factories in the eastern...
Lawrence Orlowski
Apr 13, 2008
Lawrence M. Orlowski, age 88, of W6914 County Highway O, Tomahawk, formerly of Nekoosa, Wisconsin, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk following a brief illness. Lawrence was born on January 12, 1920 in Merrill, Wisconsin to Michael and Lena (Besacarsky) Orlowski. Lawrence was a World War II Army veteran, serving from June 9, 1942...
Ruby Pashek
Apr 12, 2008
Ruby Lenora Pashek joined her Lord on Saturday, April 12, 2008. She was born Ruby Lenora Engelbart the third child of Edward Benhard Engelbarts and Esther Catherine Anderburg on February 26, 1921. She shared her birthdate with her twin sister Ruth Eleanor. She was one of 9 children born to Edward and Esther. Ruby spent the majority of her youth...
Karen Anderson
Apr 11, 2008
Karen M. Anderson, age 70, of Tomahawk, passed away Friday, April 11, 2008 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. Karen was the oldest of 4 children, born on December 6, 1937 in Tomahawk to Edward and Norma (Buschmann) Anderson. She had been employed at Bradley Bank in the bookkeeping department for over 25 years. Karen enjoyed traveling, camping, bowling, reading,...
Amund Running
Apr 9, 2008
Amund Running, age 96, a resident of the town of Nokomis for most of his life, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at Golden Living- Riverview in Tomahawk. Amund was born on March 3, 1912 in the Town of Birch to Amund and Alice (Loka) Running. He married Lillian I. Olson on June 16, 1937 at Grace Lutheran Church in...
Edward Nyberg
Apr 6, 2008
Edward (Eddie) M. Nyberg, 41, of Tomahawk, formerly of Madison and San Francisco, died peacefully at home on Sunday, April 6, 2008. He was born on April 4, 1967 in Wausau, son of Edwin and Sally Nyberg. Eddie was employed as a paralegal in California. He was also a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and AIDS Hospice. One of his...
Eleanor Lauder
Apr 5, 2008
Eleanor M. Lauder, 69, Half Moon Lake, Tomahawk, died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff with husband Jack, son Jeff, and daughter-in-law Tammy at her side. Elly battled colon cancer for four months in the hospital. Elly was born January 7, 1939 to Edwin and Elsie Frusti in Little Traverse, Michigan. Elly graduated from...
Leo Knowles
Apr 3, 2008
Leo A. Knowles, 82, of Skokie, Illinois, passed away April 3, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Leo grew up in the Chicago area. He was a graduate of Northwestern University and later did his graduate work at DePaul University. Leo was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Army Air Corps. He began his employment with Bauman...
