Obituaries

Oct 11, 2020

John M. Esterholm, 79, Prentice, went to his eternal resting place on October 11, 2020. John was born July 23, 1941, in Prentice to Gunnard and Elnora (Wilund) Esterholm. John was as a skilled plumber. He installed, repaired, and maintained furnaces at all times of night or day. In his later years, he began an air duct cleaning business. He...

Oct 10, 2020

Milton R. Goetsch, age 80 of Minocqua, WI died Saturday, October 10th at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, WI. Milton was born on March 21, 1940 in Wausau, WI the son of Raymond F. and Violet (nee Brunner) Goetsch. He graduated from Wausau High School in 1958 and proudly served in the US Navy and US Coast Guard. Milton married...

Oct 9, 2020

Arthur J. Ungerer, age 84, of Tomahawk, passed away on October 9, 2020 at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander. Art was born on May 21, 1936 in Harrison to Anthony & Gertrude (Winker) Ungerer. Art served our country with the US Navy as a signalman from 1954 – 1958. He was married to Elaine Rose on May 2, 1958...

Oct 9, 2020

Herbert “Herbie” Bower, age 97 of Sayner, WI died on Friday, October 9th at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI. Herbie was born June 16, 1923 in Sturtevant, WI the son of Frank and Agnes (nee Neu) Bower. He married Lydia Brack on April 3, 1948. Herbie worked as an electrician and enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, golfing, building and...

Oct 8, 2020

Marvel Joyce Thomas, age 86, passed away on October 8, 2020 at Morrow Home Community in Sparta, WI. Marvel was born on May 20, 1934 in Tomahawk to Martin and Marjorie (Schrofe) Charbarneau. She was a waitress at Pine Hills Country Club in Sheboygan for many years before moving to Colorado Springs where she was employed at the Lettuce Head...

Oct 8, 2020

Douglas N. Knowlton, 90, Prentice, passed away October 8, 2020 at Aspirus Care and Rehab in Medford, WI. Doug was born September 29, 1930, in Eau Claire, WI to Clarence and Eline (Bean) Knowlton. Doug was raised in Eau Claire, WI, graduating high school there in 1948. In October 1949 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and spent...

Oct 7, 2020

Steven J. Sliwicki, 62, of Harrison formerly of Wausau, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 following a courageous battle with cancer. Steve was born September 21, 1958 in Wausau to Ben and Irene (Heisler) Sliwicki. He married his high school sweetheart, Bonnie Slaminski on August 25, 1978 in Wausau. Steve enjoyed hunting, fishing, and being outdoors. He had a wonderful...

Oct 4, 2020

James “Jim” William Whipple, age 82, of Tomahawk passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at North Central Health Care in Wausau, Wisconsin. Jim was born on August 6, 1938 in Buffalo, New York to Leon Vincent and Carolyn Ida (Garner) Whipple. Most of Jim’s growing up years were spent in Michigan. In 1956, Jim graduated from Three Oaks High...

Oct 4, 2020

Harvey Arnott, a lifelong resident of the Nokomis area in Tomahawk, Wisconsin passed away peacefully October 4, 2020. Harvey was a very hard working, dedicated and successful local entrepreneur, business owner and family man. He was the founder of Arnott Trucking & Excavating, an outstanding citizen of his community and church but he will be remembered most as a wonderful...

Oct 4, 2020

Phyllis K. Johnson - Heikkinen, age 94, of Tomahawk, passed away peacefully at Tomahawk Health Services on October 4, 2020. Phyllis was born on March 10, 1926 in Tomahawk to August & Arvilla (Brown) Kropla. She was married to Swede Johnson on July 6, 1946. Together, they had two children. Swede preceded her in death in 1983. Later, Phyllis was...

Oct 4, 2020

Eldeen G. Naumann, age 81 of Minocqua, WI died on Sunday, October 4th at Avanti Health and Rehab. Funeral arrangements are pending, please check back for complete obituary.

Oct 3, 2020

Calvin R. Sawyer, age 87 of Lake Tomahawk, WI and Cape Coral, FL died on Saturday, October 3rd at his residence in Lake Tomahawk, WI. Visitation for Cal will be held on Friday, October 9th at Nimsgern Funeral Home Chapel from 4:00 to 7:00 pm with a Funeral Service on Saturday, October 10th at 11:00 am at Lake Tomahawk Bible...

Oct 3, 2020

Cynthia Lucille (Boer) Skotzke, 63, Phillips, died at her home on Saturday, October 3, 2020. Cindi was born on April 5, 1957, to William and Joan (Kamka) Boer. She graduated from Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago before relocating to Adams-Friendship, WI, where she met her husband and love of her life, Steven Skotzke. They married September 17, 1983, and...

Oct 1, 2020

Carol A. Kartz, 84, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice in Wausau. Carol was born on September 10, 1936 in Milwaukee to Louis and Cecelia (Dimmick) Rick. She married Norbert E. Kartz on May 5, 1956 also in Milwaukee. Norb passed away in 2009. Norb and Carol moved to Tomahawk in 1986 from Milwaukee....

Sep 30, 2020

Virgil “Skip” W. Lord, 89, of Prentice, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020, of cancer while under the care of his family and Flambeau Home Health and Hospice. Virgil was born February 14th, 1931, on the family farm in Medford, WI, to Edward and Stella (Hilton) Lord. He graduated from Prentice High School in 1949. He started college at UW-Eau...

Sep 30, 2020

George “Chuck” Lontcoski, 66, of Phillips, passed away unexpectedly on September 30, 2020, at Aspirus Medford Hospital surrounded by his family. Chuck was born on October 17, 1953, in Phillips, WI, to Stanley and Thelma (Collins) Lontcoski. He married Diane McGuire on November 18, 1998. Chuck served his community on the Phillips Fire Department for 37 years and with the...

Sep 29, 2020

David Ervin “Big Horse” Luzinski passed away peacefully at the age of 80. He was born October 24, 1939, in Stanley, WI, to Alex and Victoria (Witkus) Luzinski. David worked at Marquip for 32 years. He was a staple in his local community and loved by many. His smiling face and sarcastic wit will be deeply missed by all. He...

Sep 29, 2020

Bernice A. Fink, age 85 of Woodruff, WI died on Tuesday, September 29th at Howard Young Medical Center. Bernice was born on August 14, 1935 the daughter of Gerhardt and Pauline (nee Greenburg) Hahn. Bernice married Raymond O. Fink on August 6, 1955. Bernice was active with the Ladies VFW auxiliary and the Catholic Women’s Club for many years. She...

Sep 28, 2020

Sep 28, 2020

Mable May (Stevens) Hershey, 91, passed away peacefully September 28, 2020, at Pleasant View nursing home in Phillips WI. She was born April 24, 1929, in Van Nuys CA, to Henry and Florence Stevens. She was the 6th. of 12 children. Mable married Leo Hershey in Paradise CA, in 1947 and moved to Aurora IL. They resided there until 2000,...