Obituaries
Joyce A. Lukes
May 31, 2022
Joyce A. Lukes, 83, of Ogema, passed away on May 31, 2022, at her home with her family by her side. Joyce was born on November 4, 1938, in Catawba, WI, to Frank and Martha (Weyers) Kurth. She grew up on the family farm and attended school in Catawba before graduating from Phillips High School. Joyce married Dennis Lukes and...
Antoinette Marie Reinhart
May 29, 2022
Antoinette “Toni” Marie Reinhart, 76, died on May 29th, 2022. Toni was born on September 11th, 1945 in Niles, Ohio. She attended Kent State University and Case Western Reserve University. Toni worked as a speech therapist. Toni is survived by her husband Richard A. Reinhart. They were married June 8th, 1968. She is also survived by her two children Antoinette...
Rose Simon
May 28, 2022
Rose Marie Simon, 68, of Phillips, passed away Saturday, May 28 at Regency Assisted Living Facility after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in La Crosse, WI on September 6, 1953, to Kenneth and Beulah (Schlicht) Hanson. She married Art Simon in 1984, he preceded her in death in 2016. She is survived by three sisters; Susie Hanson...
John C Hochschild, Jr.
May 23, 2022
John C. Hochschild, Jr., passed away unexpectedly May 23, 2022. Arrangements are pending at this time.
Mary Wanie
May 23, 2022
Mary M. (Radtke) Wanie was born May 5, 1948, in Wausau, Wisconsin. She was the eldest daughter of George and Janet (Cumberland) Radtke. Mary spent her childhood in Wausau where she attended St. Anne's Catholic Elementary School and Newman Catholic High School, graduating in 1966. She went one year to UW Marathon campus before going to work at Employer's Mutual...
Kathryn Wait
May 23, 2022
Katie Wait, age 95, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2022 in hospice care in Woodruff, WI. Born in Albian, IN on December 14, 1926, she was the daughter of Rev. D. Andrew and Grace Howey. She graduated from high school in Round Lake IL. After World War II, she married George Wait on June 28, 1947. They moved to...
Tracy Marie Kendall
May 23, 2022
Tracy M. Kendall, age 62 of Merrill, WI passed away on Monday, May 23rd at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI. Tracy was born on November 8, 1959 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Charles and Evelyn Healy. She married Jim Kendall on June 15, 1990. Tracy shared the gift of cooking for her loved ones and was a...
Diego Matoskah Surman
May 23, 2022
Diego Matoskah Surman, 25, of Fifield, WI, passed away on May 23, 2022, at his home with his parents by his side. Diego was born on September 19, 1996, in Spooner, WI, to Mitch and Juanita (Garcia) Surman. Diego loved God, Family, and Country. His Patron Saint was archangel Saint Michael, a spiritual warrior in the battle of good versus...
Daniel B Selmer
May 22, 2022
Daniel B. Selmer, age 56, formerly of Tomahawk, passed away on May 22, 2022 at his home in Wausau. Dan was born on December 24, 1965 in Tomahawk to Benny Selmer and the former Marion Koskela Selmer. He had been employed as a roofer in the Wausau area for many years. Dan is survived by his son – Mike Selmer...
Glenn Houck
May 21, 2022
Glenn Houck, 79, of Phillips, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, May 21, 2022. He was born to Robert and LaVerne (Piehl) Houck on December 5, 1942, in Ann Arbor, MI. He is survived by his wife, Rachel; sons, Chris (Jeannine) Ryan Cress; daughter, Trisha (Ken) Alfirevic; grandchildren, Amanda and Bradley; sister, Linda Houck; and many other family and...
Josephine "Dolly" Curran
May 20, 2022
Josephine "Dolly" Curran, 93, of Phillips, passed away on May 20, 2022, at Aspirus Pleasant View Nursing Home. Dolly was born on April 30, 1929, to Joseph and Sophie (Walman) Polacek in Cudahy, WI. Dolly was a proud graduate of the Phillips High School class of 1947 and looked forward to the reunions that followed. She enjoyed the many visits...
Diane Marie Schlichting
May 20, 2022
On May 3, 2022 Diane Marie (Wilt) Schlichting, age 76 of Minocqua, WI went to the emergency room with extreme pain in her lower right back. She was immediately transferred to Marshfield Clinic, Weston Center, she stayed there until May 10, 2022. Diane came home that day in the care of hospice and unexpectedly passed to heaven on May 20....
Paul Paschke
May 18, 2022
Paul Paschke, 67, of Phillips, passed away suddenly on Wednesday May 18, 2022, at his home. He was born to Richard and Dolores (Nowak) Paschke on August 8, 1954, in Hammond, IN. After graduation he enlisted in the Marines and served in Okinawa. Later in life, he enjoyed his retirement on his hobby farm next to Weimer Dam with his...
Elaine N Johnson
May 14, 2022
Elaine N. Johnson, age 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Riverview Nursing Home under the care of Compassus Hospice. Elaine was born on November 23, 1932 in Abbotsford to Martin & Laura (Heida) Daenicke. She was married to Raymond G. Johnson on May 6, 1950 in Abbotsford. He preceded her in death in 2009. Elaine and...
Sara L Colstad
May 11, 2022
Sara Lee Colstad, age 71, of Irma, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Aspirus Wausau Hosptial. Sara was born on November 2, 1950 in Madison to Lee & Marjorie (Hoffman) Gregg. She was married to Thomas Colstad on August 18, 1973 in Madison. Sara was a longtime employee at Harley Davidson in Tomahawk. She also worked as...
Sally Anne Knapstein
May 11, 2022
Sally Anne Knapstein, age 90 of Woodruff, WI passed away on Wednesday, May 11th at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI. Sally was born on March 18, 1932 in Minocqua, WI the daughter of Michael and Lilah (nee Faulkner) Radey. Sally married Robert Knapstein on October 9, 1954. She attended Oregon State and UW-Stout and worked as a bookkeeper...
Linda And Max Rottman
May 10, 2022
PRESQUE ISLE, WI – Max Rottman loved cheese pizza. Little else appealed to Max, who had food sensitivities. His mother, Linda Rottman, encouraged him to expand his diet, but recognized that cheese pizza sustained him and made him happy. And so she made certain it was always handy when he was hungry. His health and happiness were always on her...
Lyle K. Schroeder
May 10, 2022
Lyle K. Schroeder, 90, of Phillips, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2022, at his home with his wife and family by his side. Lyle was born on April 21, 1932, to Ernest and Mildred (Wahrenbrock) Schroeder, in Aibile, Kansas. Lyle was a self-employed sod farmer, hiring numerous high school kids for help. He completed schooling for Agriculture and went...
Cecilia Kaczmarek
May 8, 2022
Cecilia Kaczmarek, age 88 of Arbor Vitae, WI passed away on Sunday, May 8th at Country Terrace in Minocqua, WI. Cecilia was born on December 1, 1933 the daughter of Francis and Catherine (nee Tofel) Serafin. She married DeLloyd F. Kaczmarek on June 21, 1954. Cecilia loved gardening, in particular raising flowers and landscaping. She was an excellent cook, could...
Joan E Mckinney
May 5, 2022
Joan McKinney, 92, made her final journey on May 5, 2022. Joan was a resident of Park Manor in Park Falls, WI. She was born September 23, 1930, to Frank and Rose (Minarich) Grossner in East Chicago. Joan graduated from Griffith High School in Indiana. She was ahead of her time and very active in the workforce. She worked for...
