Obituaries

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

Louis "Lou" W. Larson

Louis "Lou" W. Larson

Mar 17, 2021

Louis "Lou" W. Larson, 73, Marshfield, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Edgewater Haven in Port Edwards. Louis was born on November 12, 1947 in Brockport, NY to Melvin and Rose (Bailey) Larson). He was a member of the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War, where he received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for...

John P.  Kress, Jr.

John P. Kress, Jr.

Mar 11, 2021

John P. Kress, Jr., 84, Stratford, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Country Terrace in Stratford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Rozellville, where visitation will be from 10:00 am until service time. Rev. Sengole Vethanayagam will officiate. Burial will follow at the parish...

Dorothy Ruth Bowden

Dorothy Ruth Bowden

Mar 11, 2021

Dorothy Ruth Bowden, 96, Pittsville, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Three Oaks Health Services. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, March 15, 2021 at Veedum Moravian Church, Pittsville, where visitation will be from 9:30 am until service time. Her son, Gary, will officiate. Masks and social distancing are encouraged. Burial will follow at...

Sandra  J. Wolfe

Sandra J. Wolfe

Mar 10, 2021

Sandra J. Wolfe, 66, Junction City, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Hospice House, Wausau. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Martens / Rembs Funeral Home, Junction City, where the family will receive relatives and friends from 9:00 am until service time. Rev. Dr. Timothy Rosar will officiate. The...

Dannie G. Lagrander

Dannie G. Lagrander

Mar 10, 2021

Dannie G. LaGrander, 88, Marshfield, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Stoney River Memory Care, Marshfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at St. John's Catholic Church, Marshfield, with Rev. Daniel Williams officiating. Entombment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Marshfield,...

James "Jim"  K. Smith

James "Jim" K. Smith

Mar 9, 2021

James "Jim" K. Smith, 60, Marshfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at his home. A memorial service will take place at 11:00 am on Monday, March 15, 2021 at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield, where visitation will be from 10:00 am until service time. Rev. Keith Kitzhaber will officiate. The service will be live streamed at www.facebook.com/rembsfuneralhomes. Burial will...

Margaret  J. Writz

Margaret J. Writz

Mar 8, 2021

Margaret J. Writz, 88, Marshfield, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021 at Wells Nature View Assisted Living, 2807 S. Apple Av. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at St. John's Catholic Church, Marshfield, where the visitation will be from 9:30 am until service time. Rev. James Weighner will officiate....

Tyson "Boo" Rich Hoffman

Tyson "Boo" Rich Hoffman

Mar 8, 2021

Tyson "Boo" Rich Hoffman, age 6, Auburndale, passed away on Monday March 8, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm on Friday, March 12, 2021 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Auburndale, with Rev. Mark Lundgren officiating. Rembs Funeral Home is assisting the family. Tyson was born on November 21, 2014 in Marshfield, the son of Kevin and Abby...

Joann L. Balkenende-Schiller

Joann L. Balkenende-Schiller

Mar 7, 2021

JoAnn Lillian Balkenende-Schiller, 77, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Care Partners Assisted Living Center in Altoona, WI. JoAnn was born to Cornelius and Olga Balkenende August 27, 1943 at Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids. Her father, Cornelius, came to America from Axel, Netherlands at the age of 9. He married his wife Olga, JoAnn's mother, in 1929....

Regina M. Anderson

Regina M. Anderson

Mar 2, 2021

Regina M. Anderson, 92, Marshfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center. Regina was born on July 5, 1928 in Athens, WI, to John and Clara (Lake) Teresinski. She was one of eight children and had two sisters and five brothers. She was united in marriage to Robert Anderson in 1948 and they later divorced in...

Wayne Walter Hollatz

Wayne Walter Hollatz

Feb 26, 2021

Wayne Walter Hollatz, age 73, of Stratford, WI, passed peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, February 26, 2021, at the Marshfield Medical Center CCU. Wayne was born on March 20, 1947 in Marshfield, WI to Walter and Lorraine (Olson) Hollatz. He was the oldest of seven children and was raised on a farm east of Rozellville, WI. He attended...

Marie A. Gerl

Marie A. Gerl

Feb 25, 2021

Marie A. Gerl, 84, Marshfield, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Rembs Funeral Home where visitation will be from 10:00 am until service time. Rev. James Weighner will officiate. The service will be live streamed at www.facebook.com/rembsfuneralhomes. Burial will take...

Francis J.  Neis

Francis J. Neis

Feb 25, 2021

Francis J. Neis, age 100, Marshfield, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at the Astor Retirement Community. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, where the visitation will be from 9:00 am until service time. Rev. Douglas Robertson will officiate, and members of...

Janet H.  Weiler

Janet H. Weiler

Feb 25, 2021

Janet H. Weiler, 93, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Wells Nature View Assisted Living, Marshfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, March 12, 2021 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Auburndale, with Rev. Murali Anand Rayappan officiating. The service will be live streamed at www.facebook.com/rembsfuneralhomes. Burial will be in the parish...

Robert H. Teatz

Robert H. Teatz

Feb 24, 2021

Robert H. Teatz, 73, Marshfield, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield, where visitation will be from 12:00 pm until service time. Rev. Keith Kitzhaber will officiate. Rembs Funeral Home is assisting the family. Robert was born...

Janis H.  Guldan

Janis H. Guldan

Feb 24, 2021

Janis H. Guldan "Jan/Granny", 81, of Marshfield, passed away on February 24, 2021 at House of the Dove. A family memorial service will be held at Rembs Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 9th at 11:00 am. Friends and family visitation will take place at the funeral home from 9:00 am until the time of service. A grand celebration of her...

Dennis E. Haack

Dennis E. Haack

Feb 21, 2021

Dennis E. Haack, 70, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Mount View Care Center, Wausau. Dennis was born on May 9, 1950 in Cottage Grove, to Edward P. and Shirley E. (Osmundsen) Haack. He was a 1969 graduate of Madison East High School. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving in Vietnam from 1969...

David L. Weis

David L. Weis

Feb 20, 2021

David L. Weis, 65, Marshfield, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Marshfield Health Services. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield, where the family will receive relatives and friends from 12:30 pm until service time. Deacon Ray Draeger will officiate. Burial will take place in Gate...

Kerene C. Stauss

Kerene C. Stauss

Feb 20, 2021

Kerene C. Stauss, 84, Marshfield, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at House of the Dove. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Marshfield, where the visitation will be from 9:00 am until service time. Rev. Keith Kitzhaber will officiate and music will provided by...

Philip  J. Hein

Philip J. Hein

Feb 20, 2021

Philip J. Hein, 92, Stratford, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at his home in the Town of Eau Pleine. A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, February 26, 2021 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Stratford, where a rosary service will be at 10:30 am. Rev. Sengole Vethanayagam will officiate....

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