Obituaries
Doris Duray
Oct 3, 2007
Doris A. Duray, age 68, 616 S. Tomahawk Ave, Tomahawk, passed away October 3, 2007 at her residence. Doris was born July 19, 1939 to Adrian and Myra Hudson. She married Donald Duray on July 8, 1966 in Elkhorn. Doris moved from Elkhorn to Tomahawk in 1979. She was a long-time employee of Handi-Van in Tomahawk. She was a former...
Scott Hanson
Sep 30, 2007
Scott Lewis Hanson, 43, W5413 Rolling Ridge Road, Tomahawk, died September 30, 2007. On September 23 while riding his motorcycle, he encountered a deer. The accident resulted in a head injury - Scott did not believe in wearing a helmet. Scott was born July 20, 1964 in Laona, Wisconsin to the late Theo and Lewis Hanson. He graduated from Rhinelander...
Ella Rapel
Sep 28, 2007
Ella M. Rapel, age 96, of Rapel Rd., Tomahawk, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2007 at Golden Living Center- Riverview in Tomahawk. She was born February 7, 1911 in Tomahawk to the late John and Jennie Erickson. She was a 1929 Graduate of Tomahawk High School. Ella was married to Roland "Fred" Rapel in 1931 in Tomahawk; he passed...
Bernice Lehnherr
Sep 26, 2007
Bernice B. Lehnherr, age 91, 428 N. 6th Street, Tomahawk, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at Golden Living Center - Riverview in Tomahawk. Bernice was born November 30, 1915 in Marshfield to Otto and Harriet (Paul) Bartell. She married Herman "Hank" Lehnherr in October 1936 in Iowa; he passed away in January 2005. Bernice farmed with her husband in...
Doris Blixt
Sep 23, 2007
Doris J. Blixt, age 84, 720 E. Kings Road, Tomahawk, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2007 at Golden Living Center - Golden Age in Tomahawk. Doris was born February 18, 1923 in Milwaukee to Leonard and Pearl (Golke) Curtis. She married Maurice Blixt on June 13, 1964 in Milwaukee; he passed away in 1997. Doris was raised in the Milwaukee...
Will Johnson
Sep 12, 2007
Wilburn "Will" Johnson, age 73, 919 Charlene Ave, Tomahawk, passed away September 12, 2007 at Golden Living Center - Golden Age in Tomahawk. Will was born October 26, 1933 in Crockettsville, Kentucky to Harlan and Mary Johnson. He married Mary Wellbaum on June 18, 1960 in Farmersville, Ohio. Will graduated from Miamisburg High School in 1953. He graduated with a...
Rose Draeger
Sep 10, 2007
Rose Draeger, age 79, 428 N. 6th Street, Tomahawk, passed away Monday, September 10, 2007 at Golden Living Center - Riverview in Tomahawk. Rose was born August 30, 1928 in Tomahawk to Albert and Alvina (Wolter) Pertmer. She married James A. Draeger on July 1, 1950 in Tomahawk; he passed away in 1982. Rose was a medical secretary for Dr....
Allan Jankowski
Sep 6, 2007
Allan J. Jankowski, age 59, W7101 Spirit Haven Road, Tomahawk, died unexpectedly Thursday, September 6, 2007 at Sacred Heart Hospital, E.R. in Tomahawk. Allan was born July 12, 1948 in Chicago to Frank and Lillian (Marsek) Jankowski. He married Nelda Lobermier on July 15, 1974 in Wausau; she survives. Allan was raised in the Chicago area. He was a U.S....
Eileen McGinnis
Sep 2, 2007
Eileen B. McGinnis, age 90, formerly of Tomahawk, passed away September 2, 2007 in Green Bay, where she had been living for the past 8 years. Eileen was born October 24, 1916 in Tomahawk to William and Martha (Bartz) Kuehling. She married Harold McGinnis on February 25, 1944 in Madison, he passed away in 1982. Eileen was an administration secretary...
Jean Stavros
Sep 1, 2007
Jean Stavros, age 84, formerly of Tomahawk, passed away September 1, 2007 at her home in Denver, Colorado. Jean was born in Chicago on August 30, 1923. She was an "American Mother" to Unni Rustad - an exchange student from Norway, and a foster mother to high school student Bruce Thames. Survivors include: 3 children A. Thomas (Margaret) Stavros Sandra...
Peter Haring
Aug 30, 2007
Peter J. Haring, age 88, 428 N. 6th Street, Tomahawk, passed away August 30, 2007 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. Peter was born February 9, 1919 in Harrison to Richard and Pauline (VanStrydonk) Haring. He was a life-long Harrison/Tomahawk resident, and was a well-known painter in the area. He was a U.S. Army veteran - serving in WWII, a...
Shirley Truman
Aug 29, 2007
Shirley A. Truman, age 67, N9191 County Road O, Tomahawk, passed away August 29, 2007 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. Shirley was born April 7, 1940 in Mason City, Iowa. She married James Truman on June 26, 1964 in Milwaukee; he survives. Shirley spent her early childhood in Iowa. She later moved to the Milwaukee area where she was...
Victor Soyko
Aug 20, 2007
Victor G. Soyko, Jr., age 83, passed away early Monday, August 20, 2007 at the Golden Living Center- Golden Age in Tomahawk. Vic was born on July 4, 1924 in Milwaukee to Victor and Anna Soyko. He married Vera Miller in 1945 in Milwaukee, she passed away in 1991. They moved to Tomahawk in 1973 from Hales Corners, Wisconsin. He...
Paul Peterson
Aug 13, 2007
Paul F. Peterson, age 40, of Bessemer, Alabama, died unexpectedly August 13, 2007 at Baptist Medical Center in Princeton, Alabama. Paul was born December 17, 1966 in Ontanogon, Michigan to Dennis and Marcia (Gasek) Peterson. He was formerly married to Pamela Poe of Bessemer, Alabama. Paul grew up in the Medford area, and later moved to Wausau, graduating from Wausau...
Roswell P. Nelson
Aug 13, 2007
Roswell P. "Buck" Nelson, age 85, of Tomahawk, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2007 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. He was born June 22, 1922 in Lignite, North Dakota to the late Louis and Laura Nelson. He graduated from Tomahawk High School in 1941. He served in the United States Army and Merchant Marines during World War II....
Charles Nomady
Aug 1, 2007
Charles Thomas Nomady, age 76, of N11884 Deer Lake Road East, Tomahawk, Wisconsin, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2007, on the Palliative Care unit of St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Chuck was born on April 28, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, to Charles, Sr. and Anna Fournier Nomady. He married Janice Cook on February 17, 1953, in Louisville, Kentucky. He...
Marie A.
Jul 29, 2007
Marie A. Cox, age 83, 428 N. 6th Street, Tomahawk, passed away July 29, 2007 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. Marie was born August 1, 1923 in Chicago to John and Hilda (Evertson) Vernick. She married Kenneth Cox On August 6, 1948 in Chicago; he passed away on January 22, 1990. Marie retired to Tomahawk from Elgin, Illinois. Survivors...
Jean Theiler
Jul 29, 2007
Jean R. Theiler, age 84, 635 E. Park Ave., Tomahawk, died peacefully at her home Sunday, July 29, 2007. Jean was born July 10, 1923 in Newport News, Virginia to Dr. R. Cowles Taylor and Lucille Bland Taylor. She married Ralph "Bud" Theiler on October 6, 1945 in Newport News, Virginia; he passed away in 1968. Jean was raised in...
Bernice Hernikl
Jul 26, 2007
Bernice Frances Hernikl, passed away July 26, 2007 while driving home from Minneapolis following a life-long dream trip to Alaska. Bernice was born April 2, 1928 in Milwaukee to Walter and Theresa Bykowski. Bernice was an active former member of St. Casimir Catholic Church and a graduate of Riverside High School in Milwaukee. Following graduation, she moved to West Bend,...
Elizabeth Albrecht
Jul 25, 2007
Elizabeth "Betty" J. Albrecht, age 75, of Pine Shore Lane, Tomahawk, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born August 11, 1931 in Catawba, WI to the late Henry and Petranilla Kempen. She was later married to Frank D. Albrecht on November 29, 1952 in Catawba; he survives. Betty and Frank moved to Tomahawk...
