Obituaries
Pauline Mae Zielke
Dec 20, 2019
PAULINE ZIELKE Pauline Mae Zielke, 82, Prentice, died in the Aspirus Care and Rehab Center in Medford on Friday, December 20, 2019. She was born in Prentice on August 3, 1937, the daughter of Paul and Agnes (Whitby) Clark. She was a 1955 graduate of the Prentice High School. She was married to Roger Zielke in Prentice on June 9,...
Patrick Joseph Whalen
Dec 19, 2019
Patrick Joseph Whalen, age 83 of Minocqua, WI died on Thursday, December 19th at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI Patrick was born on February 13, 1936 in Schullsburg, WI the son of William and Sarah Whalen. He is survived by his wife Bernadette of Minocqua, WI and daughter Maureen (Michael) Faulkner of Cudahy and was preceded in death...
D. Irvin Fry
Dec 17, 2019
Irvin Fry, 76, of Lee Road, Tomahawk, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. Irv was born May 23, 1943 in Hartford, Wisconsin to Amos and Evelyn (Newlen) Fry. He was married to Patricia Swenson on May 20, 1967 in Tomahawk. She passed away in 1996. He was employed for 30 years at the...
Chandelle M Wilke
Dec 17, 2019
Chandelle M. Wilke, 23, of Somo Dam Drive, Tomahawk, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at UW Hospital in Madison. Chandelle was born January 30, 1996 in Green Bay to Brent Wilke and Kim Smith. She attended Tomahawk Schools. Chandelle especially enjoyed playing softball, and her pet cats. She grew into a strong willed woman and mother and enjoyed sharing...
Christine I. Edlund
Dec 15, 2019
Christine Ida Edlund, age 72 of Woodruff, WI passed over on Sunday December 15, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. Chris was born to the late Melvin “Bud” and Patricia Allen on June 12, 1947. Christine grew up in the town of Evansville, WI before moving to Boulder Junction in 1971 where she owned the Deer Path Bar and...
Marion Ramona Young
Dec 10, 2019
MARION YOUNG Marion Ramona Young, 91, Phillips, died in the Aspirus Pleasant View Nursing Home in Phillps on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. She was born in Phillips, Wisconsin, on September 26, 1928, the daughter of Louis and Marie “Mamie” (Hrubec) Vokurka. She was a 1946 graduate of the Phillips High School. She was married to Thomas Young in Saint Patrick’s...
Donald J. Stackhouse
Dec 10, 2019
Donald J. Stackhouse, age 73 of Presque Isle, WI died on Tuesday, December 10th at his residence with his family by his side. Donald was born on May 29, 1946 in Beloit, WI the son of Robert Earl and Dorothy M. (nee Schultz) Stackhouse. He is survived by his significant other, Elizabeth Screnock and their daughter Rose Stackhouse and by...
Almira Conant
Dec 9, 2019
Almira “Tootie” Conant, age 98, of Tomahawk passed away peacefully on December 9, 2019 under the care of Ministry Hospice.
Tootie was born on March 25, 1921 in Tomahawk to Gustave & Anna (Buschke) Heller. She was married to Herbert Conant on August 2, 1947 in Tomahawk. He preceded her in death in 2004. Tootie was an elementary school teacher for...
Michael E. Alexander
Dec 9, 2019
MICHAEL ALEXANDER Michael E. Alexander, 69, passed away in the Park Manor Rehab Center in Park Falls on Monday, December 9, 2019. He was born ot Albert and Betty (Holmes) Alexander on August 23, 1950 in Two Harbors, MN. He was a 1968 graduate of Memorial High School, Beloit, IL. He was a multi-talented man, his passion was writing songs,...
Dianne Marie Lisner
Dec 8, 2019
Dianne Marie Lisner, was greeted with open arms by her husband, the late Joseph J. Lisner, Jr. on Sunday, December 8th. Dianne will be missed by her extensive family including 5 children---Gary (Kathy), Tessy, Tony, Greg, and Woody (Amy); 8 grandchildren—Jaci, Josh, Travis, Brandon, the late Adam, Kasey, Joey and Megan; and 5 great-grandchildren---Madisen, Mason, Taylor, Carter, and Eli. Her...
Kathleen M. Frankulin
Dec 7, 2019
Kathleen M. (nee McDaniel) Frankulin, 76, Phillips, died Saturday, December 7, 2019, in the Aspirus Pleasant View Nursing Home in Phillips while under the care of Flambeau Home Health and Hospice. Kathleen was born on August 26, 1943, in New London, WI, the daughter of Henry and Ruth McDaniel. She was married to Bob Frankulin. Kathleen made designed and manufactured...
Robert Nicholas Varholik
Dec 5, 2019
ROBERT VARHOLIK Robert Nicholas Varholik, 74, Phillips, died in the Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield on Thursday, December 5, 2019. He was born in Phillips on November 16, 1945, to Nicholas and Marie (Tomczak) Varholik. He was a member of the Phillips High School Class of 1963, and later attended North Central Technical Institute in Ashland where he studied small...
Barbara S. Moore
Dec 4, 2019
Barbara Steinhaus Moore of Springstead, Wisconsin passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on December4, 2019 at the age of 72. Barb was born to Dora and Allen Steinhaus in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She graduated from Sheboygan South High School in 1966, received a sociology degree from St. Olaf College, and her MHA from the University of Minnesota. She was...
Michael James Schneider
Dec 3, 2019
MICHAEL SCHNEIDER Michael James Schneider, 59, Phillips, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 22, 1960, the son of Raymond and Gloria (Neider) Schneider. He was a graduate of Phillips High School. As a young man he was employed as a production worker at JELD-WEN Windows in Hawkins, he...
Eugene L. Spears
Dec 3, 2019
Eugene “Gene” Lyle Spears, age 75 of Arbor Vitae, WI passed into eternal life on December 3rd, 2019 at Ascension St. Clares Hospital in Weston, WI. He was born on August 8, 1944 in Milwaukee, WI the son of Raymond and Maude (nee Trapp) Spears and lived his entire life in Arbor Vitae. He graduated from Lakeland Union High School...
Mary Catherine Warga
Dec 2, 2019
MARY WARGA Mary Catherine Warga, 87, Phillips, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019, at the Aspirus Pleasant View Nursing Home in Phillips. She was born on June 17, 1932, in Rib Lake, WI to Charles and Emily (Kiska) Polacek. She attended the Fawn Valley School and Rib Lake High School, leaving with her family in 1948 when they moved...
Dolores C. Kuckkahn
Dec 1, 2019
Dolores C. Kuckkahn, age 87 of Lake Tomahawk, WI died on Sunday, December 1st at Rennes Health and Rehab Center in Rhinelander, WI. Dolores was born on August 3, 1932 in Lac du Flambeau, WI the daughter of William and Alice (nee McAllister) Carufel. She married William E. Kuckkahn on October 21, 1950, he preceded her in death on July...
Jack Edward Robinson
Nov 29, 2019
JACK ROBINSON Jack Edward Robinson, 64, Park Falls, former Phillips resident, died in the Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff on Friday, November 29, 2019. He was born in Phillips on June 7, 1955, the son of James and Bertha (Sukala) Robinson. He was a 1973 graduate of the Phillips High School. He served his country in the United States...
Remi P. Graf
Nov 29, 2019
Remi P. Graf, 77, of Arbor Vitae, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, November 29, 2019 in his home with family. Born in Switzerland, he came to the United States and worked in New York City for the duration of his career. He was married to his beloved wife Nalinee for 48 years. They raised their two daughters, Jasmine and...
Gerald "Jerry" Ceylor
Nov 28, 2019
Gerald Wayne Ceylor Gerald Ceylor (known as Jerry by his family) was born January 20, 1952, in Bellfountaine, Ohio. Jerry died suddenly on November 28 while en route to his home in Catawba, Wisconsin. After graduating from Riverside High School, De Graff, Ohio, 1970, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He worked on several farms in De Graff, Ohio,...