Obituaries

Oct 8, 2018

Earl Basil Polasek, 82, Marshfield, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, October 15, 2018 at St. John's Catholic Church, Marshfield, with Rev. Samuel Martin officiating. Interment will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery Mausoleum, Marshfield. Military rites will be conducted by the...

Oct 7, 2018

Alberta McLendon, 81, Marshfield, and formerly of Trenton, New Jersey, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at House of the Dove, Marshfield. There will be no public visitation or service. Alberta was born on May 31, 1937 in Trenton, New Jersey, to Paul and Margaret (Jones) Potts. She was a 1956 graduate of St. Francis School of Nursing in...

Oct 7, 2018

Valeria E. Kremer, 84, Vesper, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Marshfield Medical Center, with family at her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at St. James Catholic Church, Vesper, where the visitation will be from 9:00 am until service...

Oct 6, 2018

Paul N. Oliver, 62, Marshfield, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Paul was born on November 21, 1955 in Oak Park, Illinois, to John and Evelyn (Hayes) Oliver. He married Rebecca E. Jensen on April 30, 1975 in Illinois. He was a member of...

Oct 6, 2018

Sara Lu (Elliott) Witzel, 79, of Marshfield and formerly of Dodgeville and Spring Green died on October 6, 2018 at Marshfield Medical Center. Sara was born on July 25, 1939 in Dodgeville to Earl W. Elliott and Anna Carol (Jentz) Elliott. She is survived by two daughters, Stephanie Lares of Mine Hill, N.J. and Andrea (Kelly) Gohman of Waconia, MN,...

Oct 5, 2018

Lorelei Hilgart, 92, of Auburndale passed away peacefully on Friday October 5, 2018 at the Marshfield Medical Center with her family by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Auburndale, with Fr. Antony Arokiyam officiating. Burial will take place in the parish cemetery following the...

Oct 3, 2018

Mary L. Sherwood, 85, Formerly of Pittsville, died Wednesday, October 3 at Mount View Care Center in Wausau. A Funeral Service for Mary will be held at 11:00 am Monday, October 8, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Pittsville with Reverend Gary Markworth officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday from 3 to 7pm at Buchanan/Rembs Funeral Home in Pittsville, and...

Oct 3, 2018

Robert "Bob" G. Franz, Sr., 82, Stratford, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Community Bible Church in Stratford with Pastor Bill Nesbitt officiating. Burial will take place in Fenwood Cemetery. The visitation will be from 9:30 am until service time...

Oct 2, 2018

Donniella "Donna" Ivana (Ruzic) Martens, 82, of Junction City died October 2 after a short illness. She was born November 12, 1935, in Willard, WI, daughter of Ivan and Angeline (Artac) Ruzic. Donna married Hilbert "Bert" Martens in 1957 in Willard. After Greenwood High School Donna graduated from UW-Eau Claire/ Medical Technology. She completed her internship at St Mary's Deaconess,...

Sep 29, 2018

Gregory L. Bodendorfer, 59, Marshfield, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield with Deacon Ray Draeger officiating. A rosary will take place at 3:30 pm with the visitation being held from 4:00 pm until service time at the...

Sep 29, 2018

Curtis Kinney, 87, of Marshfield, died on Saturday, September 29th at Marshfield Medical Center. He will be laid to rest in Hillside Cemetery, Marshfield, on Monday, October 15th at 1:00 p.m. Rembs Funeral Home of Marshfield is handling the arrangements.

Sep 29, 2018

Mary Ann Tomlinson, 65, Arpin, died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 29 at Presence Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago following her return from her lifelong dream vacation in Rome, Italy. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in the town of Sigel on Friday, October 5th with Father Nathan officiating. Visitations will...

Sep 28, 2018

Christine G. Szaflarski, 58, Marshfield, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at Atrium Post Acute Care, Marshfield. A memorial service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Marshfield, with Rev. David Faulkner officiating. A visitation will be held from 9:30 am until service time at the church. Christine was born on...

Sep 24, 2018

Maxine Feind of Marshfield passed away on September 24, 2018 in the presence of family and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, October 1, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Marshfield, with Rev. Keith Kitzhaber officiating. Burial will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Marshfield. The visitation will be held from...

Sep 23, 2018

Sep 20, 2018

Peter W. Petersen, 60, Pittsville, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Marshfield Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Pittsville, with Rev. Gary Markworth officiating. The visitation will be from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Tuesday at Buchanan / Rembs Funeral Home, Pittsville, and...

Sep 19, 2018

George V. Giallombardo, 63, Marshfield, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Marshfield Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at The Salvation Army located in Eau Claire, WI. Rembs Funeral Home is assisting the family. George was born on December 29, 1954 in Gary, Indiana to John and Jacqueline...

Sep 18, 2018

Margaret D. Franckowiak passed away on Sept 18, 2018 at the Aster Assisted Living facility in Marshfield. Visitation will be on Friday Sept 21 from 5-7 pm at Rembs Funeral Home in Marshfield. The funeral Mass will be held at St John's Catholic Church at 1:00 pm on Saturday Sept 22. Burial at St Adalbert's Cemetery in the town of...

Sep 16, 2018

Paul M. Przybylski, 63, Wausau, died on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in the Emergency Room of Aspirus Wausau Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at St. John's Catholic Church, Marshfield, with Rev. Samuel Martin officiating. Burial will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, and serving as pallbearers will...

Sep 15, 2018

Mary Jo Barnett, 93, formerly of Washington, Illinois, passed away peacefully late Saturday night at the home of her daughter in Marshfield. Jo was born January 24, 1925 in Aurora, Missouri to Herman C. and Ella O. (Sullivan) Carl. She attended college at Southwest Missouri State. Following her education, Mary taught in a single room school in Crane, MO before...