Obituaries
Joelen L. Obermann
Oct 24, 2022
Joelen L. (Jo) Obermann passed away on October 24, 2022, at the age of 79. She suffered complications from a severely fractured right femur with a fall and multiple strokes and was placed in a rehab center and later placed into hospice care.
Joelen led a simple life and was always very cheerful, happy, and very sociable with her friends. She...
Edward "Ed" L. Judd
Oct 24, 2022
Edward L. Judd, age 53, died October 24, 2022. He was born September 25, 1969, in Woodruff, Wi to parents James and June Judd. He attended Lakeland Union High School.
He worked at Plowman’s and Howard Young Hospital. Ed enjoyed being out in nature. He loved fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, and biking.
Ed was preceded in death by his father; maternal grandparents:...
Verdella A Whittenberger
Oct 23, 2022
Verdella Whittenberger, age 91 of Tomahawk passed away peacefully, Sunday October 23, 2022 at Seasons of Life Hospice in Woodruff. Verdella grew up Ingram Wisconsin. She married Russell Whittenberger on May 3, 1952. The couple moved to Tomahawk in 1963 to raise a family. Verdella is survived by her son’s Leroy Whittenberger and Fred (Barb) Whittenberger. She is further survived...
Sandra "Sandy" Rose Eastman
Oct 23, 2022
Sandra “Sandy” Rose Eastman (nee Beyer), age 77, passed away in Wausau, WI on October 23, 2022. She was born April 21, 1945, at Wild Rose Hospital in Waushara, County Wisconsin to parents Carl and Rosetta Beyer.
Sandy attended Almond High School and furthered her career by attending Tax Prep School for H&R Block. She married the love of her life...
Gwendolyn Below
Oct 22, 2022
Gwendolyn Lee (Pat) Below, 90, passed away peacefully at her home in Ogema on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Pat was born to Hubert (Bert) and Myrtle (Lombot) Mensing on February 22, 1932, in Milwaukee, WI.
She married Raymond (Sonny) Below February 4, 1950. Together they raised 8 of the luckiest kids in the world: Daniel (Arlene), Diane (Ronald) Mueller, Dawn (Del)...
Estella M Renn
Oct 20, 2022
Estella M. Renn, 90, a longtime Harrison area resident, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Aspirus St. Mary Hospital in Rhinelander. Estell was born August 18, 1932 in Tomahawk to Henry and Agnes (Gleisner) Van Harpen. She was united in marriage on July 25, 1953 to John P. Renn, also in Tomahawk. She and John farmed in the Harrison...
Gerald Richard Moeck
Oct 18, 2022
Gerald “Jerry” Richard Moeck, age 83 of Woodruff, WI passed away on Tuesday, October 18th at Minocqua Health and Rehab. Jerry was born on December 5, 1938 in Merrill, WI the son of Otto and Ella (nee Neubauer) Moeck. He graduated from Wausau High School and later married Judith A. Schneider on June 11, 1960. He worked for Wisconsin Fuel...
Rhonda VanStrydonk
Oct 16, 2022
Rhonda L VanStrydonk, age 65, of Tomahawk, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on October 16, 2022 at Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital. Rhonda was born on May 28, 1957 in Tomahawk to David & Arlene (Crass) Pahls. She was married to Paul VanStrydonk on January 19, 2018. Rhonda worked as a clerk at various gas stations around Tomahawk....
Mark Stephen Balas, M.D.
Oct 15, 2022
Mark S. Balas, M.D., age 57, died on Saturday, October 15, 2022, from injuries sustained in a UTV accident. Mark was born on November 2, 1964 in Denver, Colorado. He was the son of Marlene and Robert Balas.
Mark received his M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in 1991 and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the...
Arthur Theiler
Oct 12, 2022
Arthur J. Theiler, 89, of Theiler Drive in Tomahawk, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. Art was born November 8, 1932 in Tomahawk to Martin Theiler, Jr. and the former Myrtle Coates. He was united in marriage to Barbara Urban on April 24, 1954 also in Tomahawk. Barb passed away on October 25, 2018....
Scott Andreae
Oct 11, 2022
Scott Andreae, 53, of Medford, passed away unexpectedly at the Aspirus Hospital in Medford on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. He was born to Kendall and Robin (Uran) Andreae on January 25, 1969, in Medford, WI.
Scott grew up in Ogema, WI and was a graduate of Prentice High School. He lived in Tennessee for a while then came back home to...
Vera D Meyer
Oct 5, 2022
Vera D. Meyer was born April 6, 1930 in Chicago to Berger and Margaret (Kranz) Winquist. She was baptized in May, 1930 at the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago, IL. On Easter Sunday 1943, Vera was confirmed in the Lutheran Christian Faith at First Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was first married to Thaddeus Kopier and later was married to...
Candace "Cheeks" Bernelle Diver
Oct 5, 2022
Candace Bernelle “Cheeks” Diver, age 35, died unexpectedly October 5, 2022, in Merrill, WI. She was born September 1, 1987, to William Diver and Jenny Stone in Woodruff, WI. She attended Lakeland Union High School. Candace was a homemaker most of her life. She enjoyed beading, cooking, being a cosmetology entrepreneur, gambling, and finding humor in everything.
Candace was preceded in...
Judy Vander Sanden
Oct 4, 2022
Judith R. Vander Sanden, age 82, of Tomahawk, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Country Terrace under the care of Compassus Hospice. Judy was born on May 20, 1940 in Tomahawk to Clarence & Dorothy (Tripp) Lovsletten. She was married to Martin Vander Sanden Jr on September 2, 1961. Judy was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend...
June Pilch
Oct 4, 2022
June Pilch, age 91, of Phillips, WI gladly met her Savior, Tuesday, October 4, 2022, under the care of Flambeau Home Health Hospice. She is survived by 4 children: Gail (Peter) Bergeson of New Richmond, WI., Linda (Peter) Lindgren of Rhinelander WI., Paul (Helen) Pilch Jr. of Willow AK, and Karen (Jon) Cress of Nikiski AK; 16 grandchildren and 24+...
Laura Rose Zanona
Oct 4, 2022
Laura Rose Zanona, age 88 of Manitowish Waters, WI passed away on Tuesday, October 4th at Milestone Senior Living in Woodruff, WI. Laura was born on May 24, 1934 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Raquale and Maria Seccianai.
Private family graveside services took place at Pinelawn Cemetery in Manitowish Waters, WI.
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Dorothy Moe
Sep 25, 2022
Dorothy Ann Moe, 92, of Prentice, formerly of Ogema and Mondovi, WI, passed away on September 25, 2022, at The Waterford in Park Falls, WI. She was born to James and Ollie (Amundson) Dutter on March 19, 1930, in Mondovi, WI.
Dorothy was raised on a farm, the youngest of four children, and graduated Mondovi High School. Shortly thereafter, she married...
Genevieve Kurth
Sep 24, 2022
Genevieve “Gen” Kurth-Lesak
(Nee Ohrstrom) Passed away peacefully on Saturday September 24, 2022, at age 85.
Beloved wife of her first husband Vincent Kurth who passed away in 1991, and her second husband Richard Lesak whom she married in 1993 and preceded her in death in 2021. Loving mother of Christy (David) Hierz-Siebauer, the late Kevin (Debbie) Kurth, Bonnie (Don) Walter and...
Rena Jo Willett
Sep 23, 2022
Rena Jo Willett, 86, of Prentice, WI, returned to Jesus September 23, 2022. Born in Prentice to Francis and Tillie (Pearson) Miller on September 22, 1936.
Rena spent many years living in Milwaukee where she met her love, Leon. They were married March 16, 1957 and spent 49 years together, spending their retirement years in Prentice. Besides working in banking, Rena...
Anna Mae M. Bleck
Sep 23, 2022
Anna Mae Bleck, 97, of Phillips, WI, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022, at Aspirus Pleasant View Nursing Home. Anna Mae was born on May 8, 1925, to Frank and Anna M (Link) Weinzinger, in Phillips.
Anna Mae was the youngest of five children and was a lifelong resident of the Town of Elk. Anna Mae was married to Harold...
