Obituaries

Apr 22, 2018

MATTHEW THOMAS KELLY Matthew T. Kelly, 95, Phillips, longtime resident of Lugerville, died on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Lakeside Villa Senior Housing, Phillips, while under the care of Flambeau Home Health Care and Hospice and his family. He was born on November 10, 1922, in Milwaukee, the son of Martin and Frances (Klamer) Kelly. He made his home in...

Apr 21, 2018

Bernard David Winston, age 75, died on Saturday, April 21st at Cumberland Heights in Rhinelander, WI. Bernie was born on June 24, 1942 in Milwaukee, WI the son of Samuel and Annette (nee Rubinstein) Winston. He is survived by his children; Bernard David Winston Jr., Bruce Alan Winston and Ann Marie (Dan) Schaeffer and by 3 grandchildren and by his...

Apr 19, 2018

Amy Jo Plowman (Gebhardt), age 43 of Arbor Vitae and Wausau. Passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Amy was born in Wausau to Joseph and Patricia Gebhardt on January 28, 1975. Amy has joined her father in heaven who she loved very much. Amy loved to camp. Have campfires in her backyard where she would play her music and...

Apr 18, 2018

Patricia Ann Heikkinen Patricia Ann “Pat” Heikkinen, 69, Prentice, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, en route via ambulance from Aspirus Wausau Hospital to hospice care at Aspirus Pleasant View, Phillips. She was born in Ely, Minnesota on November 5, 1948 to Stanley and Helen (Bagley) Hueckman, she attended and graduated from Prentice High School in 1966. On December...

Apr 18, 2018

Ronald Eugene McLaughlin Ronald E. McLaughlin, 82, Township of Flambeau, died at his home on April 18, 2018, after a brief illness. He was born on August 24, 1935, in Cleveland, Ohio the son of James O. and Margaret (Sekel) McLaughlin. He attended and graduated high school in Cleveland, Ohio He was married to Janice Lapinskas in September of 1957....

Apr 16, 2018

Lynda Brunsch (Anderson), a long-time resident and former business owner residing at Lakeshore Assisted Living passed away peacefully on April 16, 2018, at age 74. She is survived by her husband Brian Brunsch after 52 years of marriage, daughter Kelly Karsky (Brunsch) and her husband Steve with grandchildren Kylie, Kori and Kole of Prior Lake, Minn., her son Brad Brunsch...

Apr 15, 2018

Arlene C. “Pinch” Hackbarth, 84, of Tripoli, Wisconsin, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at  House of the Dove Hospice in Marshfield.

Pinch was born May 20, 1933 in Rudolph, Wisconsin to William and Clara Pagels. She married Keith H. Hackbarth on July 24, 1954 in Wisconsin Rapids.  She attended Hillview grade school in Rudolph and graduated in 1951 from Lincoln...

Apr 14, 2018

SANDRA NORTHROP Sandra Ann Northrop, 53, former Phillips resident, died at her home in Clearwater, Florida, on Saturday, April 14, 2018. She was born in Ashland, Wisconsin, on September 19, 1964. She was a 1982 graduate of the Phillips High School, and earned a Nursing Degree from the Pasco-Hernando State College in Florida. She was working in Florida as a...

Apr 13, 2018

REUBIN A. SCHMIDT Reubin A. Schmidt passed away at his home while under the care of his family and Flambeau Home Health and Hospice on April 13, 2018, at the age of 92. Reubin was born on July 14, 1925, in Thorp, WI, to parents Fredrick and Frances (Verkielen) Schmidt. Reubin grew up in the Thorp area, working on the...

Apr 10, 2018

Leonard Lee Matz, PhD, age 79 of Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin, formerly of Appleton, New York, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Leonard is survived by his wife of 52 years, Marilyn J. Matz (Jones), his daughter, Michelle M. (Matz) Wartak and husband Martin of Cambridge, Massachusetts, three brothers, Dennis M. Matz and wife Ann of...

Apr 8, 2018

Lois M. Leggett, age 74, of Tomahawk, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Sacred Heart Hospital.

Lois was born on March 10, 1944 in Tomahawk to Wayne & Regina (Likwarz) Egelkrout. She was married to Neal F. Leggett on July 20, 1962 in Tomahawk. She was a CNA at Sacred Heart Hospital and worked on the AODA unit for...

Apr 7, 2018

Myron “Hunce” Schepp, age 91, formerly of Tomahawk, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Rennes Health Center in Rhinelander under the care of Ministry Hospice.

Hunce was born on May 11, 1926 in Wausau, to Walter & Mabel (Seefeldt) Schepp, the oldest of 5 boys. At the age of 17, Myron enlisted with the US Navy. After the...

Apr 5, 2018

Elizabeth A. Bonnee (Welzien) of Arbor Vitae passed away on April 5th after a long battle with cancer. Bette was born on September 6, 1927 in Theinsville, Wisconsin to Servatius Demerath and Anna (Mielke) Demerath. She married Gerald “Jerry” John Welzien on June 7, 1947. They were married 49 years. Bette raised 5 children, while being an active member of...

Apr 3, 2018

James F. Brahm, 80, Woodruff, died April 3, 2018, Dear brother of the late Fr. Harold Brahm S.J., the late Rosemary (the late Edward) Wagner, the late Florence (Larry) Lavota, the late John, the late Raymond (the late Barbara), and Edward (Arlene). Beloved uncle of many nieces, nephews. Further survived by other relatives and many friends. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery,...

Apr 3, 2018

Willy Hermann Bauerle, age 92 of Lac du Flambeau, WI died on Tuesday, April 3rd at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, WI. Willy was born on January 16, 1926 in Germany the son of Hermann and Anna (nee Geiser) Bauerle. Willy is survived by his daughters; Nancy (David) Schwartz of Highland Park, IL and Eva (Dane) Petrie of Morrow, OH...

Apr 2, 2018

Kurt F. Winter, 76, of Tannery Road, Tomahawk, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, April 2, 2018 at his home.

Kurt was born January 6, 1942 in West Bend, Indiana to Franklin and Vera Winter. They moved to Tomahawk when Kurt was 3 years old. He graduated from Tomahawk High School in 1960 as a member of the first class to graduate from...

Apr 1, 2018

Judith Green, 80, of Lee Road, Tomahawk, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk.

Judy was born January 17, 1938 in Michigan City, Indiana to Frank and Pauline (Liedtke) Silakowski.  She was married to Tom Green in 1963 also in Michigan City, Indiana. He passed away in 2011. Judy worked for many years as a...

Mar 29, 2018

Mar 29, 2018

Charles A. “Chuck” Robin Jr., age 84 died on Thursday, March 29th at Lakeshore Assisted Living in Lake Tomahawk, WI. Chuck was born on November 1, 1933 in Chicago, IL the son of Charles A. and Erna (nee Newman) Robin Sr. Chuck married Marion Hays on June 23, 1956, she survives. He worked for Illinois-Bell for 30 years before retiring...

Mar 29, 2018

Janice M. Potter, age 77, of Phillips, WI, passed away Thursday morning, March 29, 2018 at her home. The former Janice Marie Wiese was born on March 16, 1941 in Baraboo, WI, the daughter of the late Louis and Clara Linderbalum Wiese. On December 4, 1959 in Richmond, IL, Janice was united in marriage to Norman R. Potter. They lived...