Obituaries
Patricia Knaack
Mar 29, 2023
Patricia Knaack, 71, of Phillips passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Marshfield Hospital in Park Falls. She was born to Eugene and Shirley (Howard) Dudgeon on February 29, 1952.
She was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Milwaukee when she was a teenager. Graduated from Alverno College with a Bachelors of Nursing...
Judith J. Allen
Mar 27, 2023
Judith J. Allen died Monday, March 27, 2023 in her home at Legacy of the North senior living community in Eagle River, WI.
Judy was born April 19, 1944 in the state of Kentucky.
She was raised by her parents Carl and Martha Chappie. She went on to attend the University of Minnesota, where she received a Bachelor’s degree...
Scott Anthony Rizzo
Mar 25, 2023
Scott Anthony Rizzo, age 39 of Minocqua, WI passed away on Saturday, March 25th at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI. Scott was born on October 3, 1983 in Woodruff, WI the son of Anthony Rizzo and Karen Errington.
He is survived by his mother Karen (Chuck) Altamore; his father Tony (Katy) Rizzo; his daughter Robin Rizzo and his...
Barbara Margaret Pannapacker
Mar 25, 2023
Barbara Margaret Rieck Pannapacker, age 82 of Arbor Vitae, WI passed away on Saturday, March 25th at her residence with her family by her side. Barbara was born on April 15, 1940 in Camden, NJ the daughter of Karl and Gertrude (nee Danter) Rieck Sr. She graduated from Camden Catholic High School.
Barbara married Robert Alan Pannapacker on February...
Kathryn Marie Schultz
Mar 23, 2023
Kathryn "Kay" Schultz, age 68 of St. Germain, WI passed away on Thursday, March 23rd at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, WI. Kathryn was born on March 28, 1954 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Ken and Gwen Kopp.
Kathryn was active in St. Germain serving as the secretary for the Bo-boen Snowmobile Club, board member of the St....
Isabelle Jane Paugel
Mar 20, 2023
Isabelle Paugel was born in 1932; the eldest child in a family of four. She married Wayne Paugel in 1953 and raised a family of three children at their home in Lake Tomahawk. Through the years Isabelle worked as a licensed beautician, a dietician at the hospital in Woodruff, and even climbed the Lake Tomahawk fire tower during the dry seasons...
Jerry Teal
Mar 17, 2023
Jerry Teal, age 88, of Tomahawk, passed away on March 17, 2023 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
Jerry was born on February 10, 1935 in Tomahawk to Eldron & Esther (Boeris) Teal. Jerry served our country as a member of the US Army. He was married to Marjorie Binder on August 26, 1957 in Pine Tree, MN. Jerry worked at the Tomahawk...
Verna Rigney
Mar 17, 2023
Verna M. Rigney, two months shy of 100, passed away on March 17, 2023 at Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital.
Verna was born on May 30, 1923 to Court & Mary (Nickel) Brandt. She was married to Elmer E. Rigney on January 29, 1944 in Sturgeon Bay. Verna started working as a nursing assistant at nursing homes, and a seamstress for Hanson Glove...
Robert Pierce
Mar 15, 2023
Robert Pierce, 89, of Rhinelander, formerly of Phillips, WI, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at his home with his family by his side. Bob was born on February 8, 1934, to James and Francis (Wolk) Pierce, in Woodstock, Il.
After Bob graduated from high school, he joined the United States Army and was sent to serve in the Korea...
Diana Lee Potucek
Mar 13, 2023
Diana Lee (Benoit) Potucek, R.N., 86, passed at the Legacy of the Northwoods in Eagle River, WI on March 13th, 2023. She died as she lived, forever dedicated to her one true love, Bill, who passed exactly two weeks prior to her own death. By the beautiful smile on her face in her final moments, we know she was...
Delores "Dee" Bloch
Mar 13, 2023
Delores (Dee) Bloch, age 71, died peacefully on March 13, 2023, at her home in Woodruff, WI, (and formerly of St. Louis Park, MN). Dee was born January 16, 1952, to Henry and Christine (Douvier) Bloch and grew up on a farm near Albany MN. She attended St. Francis High School in Little Falls, MN, then pursued a nursing career....
Thomas D. Stanke
Mar 11, 2023
Thomas Daniel Stanke, 68, of Wausau, WI, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Arden Courts Memory Care Facility after his battle to overcome a stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury. Tom was born on August 28, 1954, to William and Elizabeth (Solecki) Stanke, in Phillips, Wisconsin.
Tom loved fishing and deer hunting, as well as collecting...
Sarah Lenhart Mckeon
Mar 10, 2023
Sarah Lenhart McKeon, 60, passed away peacefully with her husband, children and siblings by her side after a hard fought battle with cancer on March 10th, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Lindsay and Suzanne Lenhart of Northfield, Illinois. She was the loving wife of Michael McKeon and the loving mother of Kaitlin Grossi (Robbie), Ryan McKeon (Jasmine...
Paul Marheine
Mar 9, 2023
Paul H. Marheine, age 82, formerly of Brantwood, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Veteran’s Home in King.
Paul was born on August 16, 1940 in Brantwood to Walter & Alice (Collette) Marheine. Paul served with the US Marine Corps until his honorable discharge in 1962. The following year, he was married to June Abrahamson on August...
Mona R. Wiechmann
Mar 8, 2023
Our dear mother, Mona (McNamar) Wiechmann of Manitowish Waters WI, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2023. She was born on April 4, 1943 to Ray and Mildred McNamar of Medford, WI. After graduating from Medford High School, Mona attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison before moving to Estes Park CO to work at a girls camp where she found her...
Janice "Jan" Marie Hanson
Mar 7, 2023
Janice “Jan” Marie (Kiefer) Hanson, age 90, of Manitowish Waters passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Howard Young Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born April 1, 1932 at Wausau Memorial Hospital to her parents who preceded her in death, Sue (Plisch) and Harold Kiefer.
She also was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph (February 28,...
Deren L Cook
Mar 6, 2023
Deren L. Cook, age 55, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 6, 2023.
Deren was born on October 26, 1967 in Mauston to Gerald & Dorthey (Roller) Cook. In 1986, he graduated from Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids, and held a Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Deren joined the US Army immediately after...
Eugene Kraus
Mar 5, 2023
"Gone Fishin"
Eugene E. Kraus, 89, of Phillips WI, with his fishing pole and tackle box in hand he left us this morning March 5, 2023. He waited until morning as the sun came up, he headed up to a Great Fishing spot in heaven. He was born to Herman and Elnora (Bischoff) Kraus on October 2, 1933, in Milwaukee,...
Paul Kozey
Mar 3, 2023
Paul Kozey, The Man, The Myth, The Legend PK, 63, of Phillips, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 3, 2023, surrounded by his family, at Marshfield Medical Center in Park Falls. He was born to Paul SR. and Elsie (Kohout) Kozey on April 5, 1959.
Following graduation from Phillips High School, Paul went to Milwaukee to work in construction with his...
Kent Populorum
Mar 1, 2023
Kent Lee Populorum, age 84, passed away peacefully of natural causes on March 1, 2023, at RibLake Health Services under the care of Hope Hospice. He was born in Aurora, Illinois on April 27, 1938, to Glen Louis and Margaret Lucille (Barrett) Populorum.
He graduated from West Aurora High School in 1956 and married his high schoolsweetheart Toni Ann...
