Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Marshfield, Stratford, Pittsville and Junction City, WI

Brian W. Leffel

Brian W. Leffel

Feb 8, 2019

Brian W. Leffel, 59, Marshfield, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019 at the Marshfield Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, February 15, 2019 at St. John's Catholic Church, Marshfield, with Reverend Samuel Martin officiating. Burial will follow at St. Michael's Cemetery in Hewitt with Bill Engebrect, Mark Sternweis, Roy Westley,...

Paula Kay Hoch

Paula Kay Hoch

Feb 7, 2019

Paula K. Hoch, 50, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at her home in Marshfield. A service will be at 1:00 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Rembs Funeral Home, with Pastor Preston Tippen officiating. The visitation will begin at 11:00 am until time of service at 1:00 pm. Burial took place in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Marshfield....

Albin F.  Brandt

Albin F. Brandt

Feb 7, 2019

Albin F. Brandt, 90, Pittsville, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Cranberry Court Assisted Living, Wisconsin Rapids. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, February 11, 2019 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Pittsville, where the visitation will be from 12:30 pm until service time. Rev. Gary Markworth will officiate. Burial will take place in Mound...

Lou Ann M. Hiles

Lou Ann M. Hiles

Feb 6, 2019

Lou Ann Hiles, 79, Pittsville, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Our House Assisted Living, Wisconsin Rapids. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, February 11, 2019 at St. Joachim Catholic Church, Pittsville, with Father John Swing officiating. Burial will take place in Dexterville Cemetery at a later date. The visitation will...

Jane H. Guldan

Jane H. Guldan

Feb 5, 2019

Jane Helen Guldan, 67, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Marshfield Medical Center, after a long illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at St. John's Catholic Church, Marshfield, with Rev. Samuel Martin officiating. Burial will take place in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Rozellville. The visitation will be...

Donald M.  Vanderwyst

Donald M. Vanderwyst

Feb 3, 2019

Donald "Don" "Donny" Maurice Vanderwyst, 68, of Marshfield, passed away with grace, peacefully in the arms of his wife Deb, surrounded by his children and siblings at his home on Sunday, February 3rd, 2019. Don was born to Maurice and Rita (Zeidler) Vanderwyst on March 9th, 1950 and graduated from Marshfield High School in 1968. On March 9th, 2009, Don...

Leona C. Shirek

Leona C. Shirek

Feb 2, 2019

Leona C. Shirek, 106, Junction City, WI, passed away peacefully with family members present on February 2, 2019 at Portage County Health Care Center, Stevens Point, WI A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday February 7, 2019 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Milladore, WI, with Reverend John Ofori-Domah officiating. Burial will follow at the...

Robert Thomas King Sr.

Robert Thomas King Sr.

Feb 1, 2019

Robert T. King Sr., 71, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Tomah VA Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield, where the visitation will be from 11:00 am until service time. Burial will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Marshfield, where military rites will...

John L. Bixby

John L. Bixby

Feb 1, 2019

John Leroy Bixby of Marshfield, WI passed away on February 1, 2019 in Waupaca, WI at the age of 88. He was living at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King for the last 5 months of his life due to declining health, and before that, many years in Marshfield, WI. He was born to Frances A Bixby and Martha Colwell...

Marcella R.  Gliniecki

Marcella R. Gliniecki

Jan 31, 2019

Marcella R. Gliniecki, 88, Stratford, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Three Oaks Health Services, Marshfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Stratford, with Rev. Sengole Vethanayagam officiating. Burial will take place in St. Adalbert's Cemetery and grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The...

James T. Dickrell

James T. Dickrell

Jan 29, 2019

James T. Dickrell, 66, Milladore, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Milladore, with Rev. John Ofori-Domah officiating. Catherine Warnecke will be organist for St. Wenceslaus Senior Choir and Karen Shirek as soloist. Burial will...

Neal L. Accola

Neal L. Accola

Jan 24, 2019

Neal Lowell Accola, 94, Pittsville, died on Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Marshfield Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Pittsville Community Hall, 5291 Third Ave., Pittsville. Friends may also visit with family from 10 AM until service time and after the service. Neal was born on November 19, 1924,...

Craig D. Ort

Craig D. Ort

Jan 23, 2019

Craig David Ort, age 63, passed away January 23 at the Marshfield Medical Center in Rice Lake. Craig was born on December 10, 1955 the third of five children born to Ralph and Grace (Huven) Ort in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Craig was a special child from the very beginning. He had many challenges in his life including that he had autism....

Mary  R. "Maisie" Billings

Mary R. "Maisie" Billings

Jan 22, 2019

Mary R. "Maisie" Billings, 95, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Capitol Lakes Health Center, Madison. Born in Marshfield, WI on January 15, 1924, Maisie was the second daughter and fourth child of Frank and Rose Felhofer. She married Clifford Billings (Marshfield) and they had five children. Cliff was in the military and Maisie lived in various places...

Jerry R.  Lasky

Jerry R. Lasky

Jan 17, 2019

Jerry R. "Poncho" Lasky, 73, Stevens Point, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Jerry was born on February 28, 1945 in Wisconsin Rapids, the son of Theodore and Helen (Lepinski) Lasky Sr. He was a graduate of P.J. Jacobs High School. He married Donna M. Kropidlowski on August 1, 1967 in Wisconsin Rapids. Jerry had been...

Richard A. Drexler

Richard A. Drexler

Jan 15, 2019

Richard A. Drexler, 97, Stratford, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Stratford, with Rev. Sengole Vethanayagam officiating. Burial will take place in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Town of Eau Pleine, Marathon County, where military rites will be conducted by the...

Peggy Bloedorn Michalski

Peggy Bloedorn Michalski

Jan 15, 2019

Peggy Bloedorn Michalski was born May 23, 1951 in Watertown, WI, to John and Lois Bloedorn. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1969 and attended UW-Stout in Menomonie, WI. She graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor Degree in Art Education. While attending UW-Stout, she met Robert Michalski, a fellow art education student. They married on July 26, 1975 in...

Vincent F.  Bargender

Vincent F. Bargender

Jan 14, 2019

Vincent F. Bargender, 84, Marshfield, died on Monday, January 14, 2019 at Atrium Post Acute Care, Marshfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield, where the visitation will be from 10:00 am until service time. He is survived by 3 sons, Glen (Lindy) Bargender, Kenneth (Gloria) Bargender and Keith...

Eugene  A.  Richardson

Eugene A. Richardson

Jan 13, 2019

Eugene A. Richardson, 92, of Hayward and formerly of Milladore, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at House of the Dove, Marshfield with his family by his side. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Martens / Rembs Funeral Home, Junction City, where the family will receive relatives and friends from...

Carol J. Jones

Carol J. Jones

Jan 10, 2019

Carol J. Jones, 65, of Marshfield, passed away peacefully after a long and very courageous battle with cancer on January 10, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Rembs Funeral Home in Marshfield, where family will receive relatives and friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will take place at Restlawn...

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