Obituaries

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

Elaine E. Griswold

Elaine E. Griswold

Jun 3, 2021

Elaine E. Griswold, 83, Fox Lake, formerly of Pittsville, passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Marshfield Medical Center, Beaver Dam. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at the Pittsville Community Center, Pittsville, WI, where the visitation will be from 9:00 am until service time. The service will be live streamed at...

Betty C.  Oertel

Betty C. Oertel

Jun 2, 2021

Betty C. Oertel, 89, Marshfield, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Marshfield Medical Center. Private family committal services will be held at Hillside Cemetery, Marshfield. Rev. Wayne Oblender will officiate, and Rembs Funeral Home is assisting the family. Betty was born on May 11, 1932, in Marshfield, to George and Loretta (Fredrick) Hudak. She was united in marriage...

Robert A. Wolff

Robert A. Wolff

Jun 1, 2021

Robert A. Wolff, 80, passed away on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021, at Marshfield Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. June 6th, 2021, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Pittsville, where the family will receive relatives and friends from 12:30 until time of service. The service will be live streamed at www.facebook.com/rembsfuneralhomes. Rev. Gary Markworth...

Gregory E. Haupt

Gregory E. Haupt

May 31, 2021

Gregory E. Haupt, 67, Auburndale, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Auburndale with Rev. Murali Anand Rayappan officiating. Burial will take place at Fairview Cemetery, Town of Sherry, Wood County, at a later date, and...

Betty Jane C. Sadowska

Betty Jane C. Sadowska

May 30, 2021

Betty Jane C. Sadowska, 92, Marshfield, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Alice and Louises Family Home Assisted Living. There will be no public service. Betty was born on July 27, 1928 in Marshfield, to Robert and Angeline (Arnett) Hanson, Sr. and attended Marshfield public schools. She was united in marriage to Richard L. Sadowska on October 19,...

Leon "Cubby" J. Schneider

Leon "Cubby" J. Schneider

May 29, 2021

Leon "Cubby" J. Schneider, 86, Hewitt, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, June 4, 2021 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hewitt with Rev. Murali Anand Rayappan officiating. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Visitation will take place from 4:00 until...

Lorraine Schar

Lorraine Schar

May 29, 2021

Lorraine Schar, 97, Marshfield, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at House of the Dove in Marshfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at St. John's Catholic Church, with Rev. James Weighner officiating. The service will be live streamed at www.facebook.com/rembsfuneralhomes. Burial will take place in Hillside Cemetery. The...

Barbara E.  Wirtz

Barbara E. Wirtz

May 29, 2021

Barbara E. Wirtz, 87, Marshfield, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Rev. Keith Kitzhaber and Deacon Ray Draeger officiating. Burial will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Marshfield, at a later date...

Gordon E. Rasmussen

Gordon E. Rasmussen

May 27, 2021

Gordon E. Rasmussen, 91, passed away Thursday May 27th, 2021 with his wife Lois by his side, along with his four daughters. The son of Waldo and Florence (Eimerman) Rasmussen, he was born December 23, 1929 in Marshfield. Gordie was a graduate of Marshfield Senior High School in 1947, then went on to serve in the Wisconsin National Guard from...

Mildred A. Weidman

Mildred A. Weidman

May 25, 2021

Mildred A. Weidman, 101, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Wells Nature View Assisted Living, Marshfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Marshfield, where the visitation will be from 9:00 am until service time. The service will...

Patrick T. Brayer

Patrick T. Brayer

May 25, 2021

Patrick T. Brayer, 57, Marshfield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at his home. Patrick was born on November 5, 1963 in Marshfield, to John A. and Irma (Redig) Brayer. He attended Marshfield Catholic schools, graduating in 1981 from Marshfield Columbus. Patrick held several different jobs during his lifetime, many in retailing, but his greatest and most selfless...

Lorraine E. Creasey

Lorraine E. Creasey

May 24, 2021

Lorraine E. Creasey, 96, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021 at Wells Nature View Assisted Living on East 21st Street, Marshfield. Lorraine was born on January 10, 1925 at home in Northern Nebraska, to Lloyd and Margaret (Painter) Heyden. She attended high school in Nebraska and South Dakota. She also was a graduate of Southern State Normal School in...

Merlin "Merl" M. Torkildson

Merlin "Merl" M. Torkildson

May 22, 2021

Merlin "Merl" M. Torkildson, 87, Marshfield, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Rembs Funeral Home where visitation will be from 9:00 am until service time. Reverend Keith Kitzhaber will officiate. The service will be live streamed at www.facebook.com/rembsfuneralhomes. Burial will follow...

Paul H. Mechler

Paul H. Mechler

May 22, 2021

Paul H. Mechler, 91, Marshfield, died on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at House of the Dove, Marshfield. A memorial service will be held at 12:30 pm on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield, where the family will receive relatives and friends from 11:00 am until service time. The service will be live streamed at www.facebook.com/rembsfuneralhomes. Rev. Keith...

Emmalynn Marie Springer

Emmalynn Marie Springer

May 22, 2021

Emmalynn Marie Springer, age 10, of Marshfield, died on May 22, 2021, with family by her side. She was born on December 30, 2010. She attended Grant Elementary School in Kindergarten through third grade, and Madison Elementary for fourth grade. Emmalynn was diagnosed with PKAN (Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration) in the fall of 2019 and fought courageously as the disease rapidly...

Robert M. Ley

Robert M. Ley

May 18, 2021

Robert M. Ley, 72, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, with his daughter Robin and significant other Ginger by his side at House of the Dove, Marshfield. Robert was born on December 17, 1948 in Marshfield, to Charles and Mary (Boylan) Ley. He was a graduate of Columbus High School where he was a two-time state wrestling champion in...

Augusto Warren Basombrio

Augusto Warren Basombrio

May 15, 2021

HUSBAND, TEACHER, DOG "DAD" "GUS" (as his friends call him) was born in Chicago, Illinois, August 14, 1945. He was adopted by Sallie Davis Basombrio of Oak Park, Illinois, and Augusto Basombrio of Lima, Peru. He spent all of his childhood in Lima. In Lima he attended Roosevelt High School from kindergarten through the tenth grade. For his junior and...

Mike F. Brehm

Mike F. Brehm

May 13, 2021

Mike Brehm, age 72, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. A private family memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield, where a public visitation will be from 9:30 am until the service. A nephew, Rev. Chris Brehm and Rev....

Joan M. Lingford

Joan M. Lingford

May 10, 2021

Joan M. Lingford, 72, Marshfield, passed away with family at her side on Monday, May 10, 2021 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Rev. Keith Kitzhaber officiating. The service will be live streamed at www.facebook.com/rembsfuneralhomes. Interment will be in Gate of...

Angeline “Angie” Martha  Meyer

Angeline “Angie” Martha Meyer

May 10, 2021

Angeline "Angie" Martha Meyer, 95, of Stratford, passed away on May 10, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Stratford, where a visitation will be from 10:00 am until time of service. Rev. Sengole Vethanayagam will...

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