Current Obituaries
Lottie Lorraine Guenther (Opyd)
Dec 26, 2017
Lottie passed on to her spiritual life Tuesday morning, December 26th at Theda Clark ICU with her daughter and her family at her side. Lottie was born May 20, 1923 in Chicago, Ill. To Joseph and Marya (Zasadna) Opyd, both immigrants from Poland. At the age of 4, her family moved to Knowlton, Wisconsin. She grew up on the farm,...
Edward Fochs
Dec 22, 2017
Edward N. Fochs, 89, Mosinee, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, at St. Clare’s Hospital, Weston, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Aug. 31, 1928, in Mosinee, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Fochs. He married Helen Stepan on Aug. 22, 1952, in Pine City, Minn. She preceded him in death on March 27, 2001. He was...
Karen Augustine
Dec 20, 2017
Karen A. (Friday) Augustine, 46, Wausau, formerly of Mosinee, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, at St. Joseph Hospital, Marshfield. She was born August 29, 1971, in Marshfield, the daughter of John and Beth (Harris) Friday, Mosinee. She married Neal Augustine on Sept. 9, 2016 in Missouri. He preceded her in death on May 17, 2017. Karen was an animal lover...
Lillian Drake
Dec 18, 2017
Lillian I. Drake, 88, Mosinee, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, at Cedar Ridge Elder Services, Mosinee. She was born March 28, 1929, in Kronenwetter, the daughter of the late Wesley and Anna (Mondrosch) Rein. She married Lawrence “Sonny” Drake on May 28, 1948, at St. Paul Catholic Church, Mosinee. He survives. Lillian was a devoted wife and a very special...
Rodney Paul "Rod" Huber
Dec 17, 2017
Rodney P. Huber, 87, Weston, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at his home. He was born June 9, 1930, in Kronenwetter, the son of the late Paul and Clara (Steg) Huber. He married Kathleen Kamke on Aug. 25, 1951, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Schofield. She survives. Rod grew up in Kronenwetter, with the Bull Junior Creek in his...
Bernice Fochs
Dec 9, 2017
Bernice A. Fochs, 90, Mosinee, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Cedar Ridge Elder Services, Mosinee. She was born May 24, 1927, in Knowlton, the daughter of the late Paul and Martha (Kujawski) Krieske. She married Carl Fochs on Aug. 23, 1947, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Knowlton. He died May 10, 2010. She attended Mosinee High School, worked...
Sally Lee Borth (Manley)
Dec 8, 2017
Sally L. Borth, 72, Marathon, died Friday, December 8, 2017, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born on September 23, 1945, in Wausau, the daughter of the late Orville and Evelyn Manley. She married Russell Borth on March 1, 1967 in Tennessee. Sally worked at Marathon Cheese for 31 years, retiring in 2010. She was extremely active in her church...
John Alden Krieg
Dec 1, 2017
John A. Krieg, 92, Mosinee, died peacefully in the presence of his family, on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, in the Evergreen Memory Unit at North Central Health Care Center, Wausau. He was born Oct. 3, 1925, in Mosinee, the son of the late Sylvester and Ida (Runke) Krieg. He married Janice Hinckley on Oct. 2, 1948, at St. Paul Catholic...
William Valenta Jr
Nov 19, 2017
William “Bill” Valenta Jr., 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 19, 2017 while enjoying his passion of deer hunting. He was born July 5, 1939, in Mosinee, to the late William and Mary (Lenz) Valenta. On August 25, 1962 he married Carole Barnett at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mosinee, she survives. Bill worked at the Mosinee Paper Mill...
Lorraine Viola Morrill (Babcock)
Nov 11, 2017
Lorraine Viola Babcock, born November 27, 1923, in the town of Green Valley, Wisconsin, was the daughter of the late Hollis and Marie (Gablein) Babcock; third born in a large family of eleven children. She attended school there, was baptized and confirmed in Grace Lutheran Church. December 1941, she was united in marriage to Floyd P. Morrill. He preceded her...
Henrietta Ellen "Ellen" Wirsbinski (Witz)
Nov 1, 2017
H. Ellen Wirsbinski, 96, Mosinee, died on Wednesday, Nov. 01, 2017, 4 days short of her 97th birthday, at Linden Grove Nursing Facility in Waukesha. She was born on Nov. 04, 1920, the daughter of the late Jesse and Henrietta (Hotchkiss) Witz. Ellen married Mark E. Wirsbinski Sr. on Sept. 30, 1939 in Mosinee, WI. He preceded her in death...
Isabel Agnes "Liz" Beedle (Guy)
Oct 19, 2017
Isabel A. Beedle, 86, Mosinee, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at Rennes Nursing and Rehab facility. She was born January 21, 1931, in Sparta, WI, the daughter of the late James and Hazel (Pokrand) Guy. She married Wallace Beedle on Aug. 6, 1955, in Sparta. After 61 amazing years of marriage, he preceded her in death on Feb. 24, 2017....
Carl William Cass
Oct 17, 2017
Carl W. Cass, 91, Knowlton, was called by the good Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 17,2017, at his home. He was born March 8, 1926, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of the late William and Clara (Windorski) Cass. He was employed as a printer at Wisconsin Cuneo Press in Milwaukee from 1942 to 1978. He then worked for Cutler Hammer for...
Thomas John "Tom" Dooley
Oct 12, 2017
Thomas J. Dooley, 63, died Thursday, October 12, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on March 20, 1954, in Milwaukee, the son of the late William and Norma (Holmes) Dooley. Tom married Barb Hotchkiss on April 28, 1973, at St. Paul Catholic Church, she survives. Survivors besides his Wife, Barb, include his son, Trevor Dooley; a...
Philip Riedel
Oct 6, 2017
Philip N. Riedel, 76, Mosinee, passed away on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at House of the Dove, Marshfield, under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice. He was born on July 9, 1941, the son of the late Frank and Elsie (Hildabrandt) Riedel. Philip married Mary Bushar on Jan. 9, 1965 at St. Paul Catholic church, Mosinee. She survives. Philip...
Pauline Shearer
Oct 4, 2017
Pauline J. Shearer, 90, Mosinee, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, at her home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. She was born on June 30, 1927, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Kubik) Ivaska. Pauline married Richard Shearer in Chicago, IL. He preceded her in death in 2012. Pauline spent her life...
Susan Michalik
Oct 1, 2017
Susan Kay Michalik, 70, formerly of Mosinee, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, WI. She was born in Wausau on Nov. 21, 1946 the daughter of the late Earl and Violette (Kanter) Aschenbrenner. Susan Married Edward Michalik on Dec. 14, 1967 in Beaufort, SC. He survives. Together they had a daughter, Amy...
Russell Todd "Russ" Pryga
Sep 30, 2017
Russell “Russ” T. Pryga, 52 died unexpectedly Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, in Chicago, IL. He was born June 10, 1965, and grew up in Mosinee, WI, the son of John Jr. and Barbara (Hollingsworth) Pryga. Volunteering and giving were a huge part of Russ’s life. He spent many hours volunteering at “GroceryLand”, a food pantry for those with HIV/AIDS, and...
John Rydzinski Sr.
Sep 28, 2017
John Rydzinski Sr., 77, Mosinee, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield. He was born Sept. 25, 1940, in Knowlton, the son of the late Charles and Anna (Rucinski) Rydzinski. After 16 years of a loving relationship, he married Elaine Miller on July 12, 1991, in Wausau. She survives. He was employed at Mosinee Paper Mill for...
Stuart Carlson
Sep 27, 2017
Stuart Reed Carlson, 71, of Mosinee, WI, passed away peacefully on September 27th, 2017, at Aspirus Hospice House in Wausau. He was born in Sturgeon Bay, WI, on July 12th, 1946, to Lester "Tee" and Genevieve "Gen" (Londo) Carlson. He was the fourth son of their five children, including older brothers Gary and Richard, along with twin brother Steven and...
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