Obituaries

Kathleen Thompson

Apr 17, 2009

Kathleen Annabel Thompson, 87, of Tomahawk, died Friday, April 17, at Golden Living Center-Riverview in Tomahawk. Kathleen was born August 18, 1921 in Merrill, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John and Elizabeth (Ridley) MacDonald.

Kathleen worked at the Old County...

Vernette Fabiszewski

Apr 14, 2009

Vernette "Nettie" Fabiszewski, 80, of Merrill, formerly of Tomahawk, died Tuesday, April 14 under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services.

Nettie was born to the late Herman & Anna (Krueger) Kleinschmidt on May 1, 1928 in the Town of Corning. She was a 1947 graduate of Rufus King High School in Milwaukee. After graduating, she worked...

Wilma Goetsch

Apr 12, 2009

Wilma Emma Goetsch, 95 of Merrill, died Sunday, April 12, 2009 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services.  She was born June 16, 1913 to the late Gus and Emma (Pitz) Langbecker.  She married Marvin Goetsch on January 30, 1937 in Merrill.  He died on September 3, 2005.

Wilma was...

George Mohrland

Apr 11, 2009

George Mohrland

George Mohrland, age 81, of Merrill, died Saturday April 11, 2009 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, in Merrill, under Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. He was born August 2, 1927 in the town of Corning , the son of the late Henry and Marie ( Constance ) Mohrland. He married the former Beatrice Barthels...

Beryl Lewinnek

Apr 10, 2009

Beryl Lewinnek, 93, died April 10, 2009 at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Services. Mrs. Lewinnek was born October 28, 1915, in Antigo, to Oscar and Clara Nelson. She graduated from Antigo High School and from the Columbia School of Nursing in Milwaukee. In 1940, she married Walter Lewinnek, MD. They moved to Merrill...

Stuart Smith

Apr 6, 2009

Stuart Smith, 71, of Merrill died due to a heart condition on Monday, April 6th 2009. He was born October 27, 1937 in Illinois to Leonard and Hazel (Montooth) Smith and grew up on a small family farm in Bradford, IL. He married Arline Essenberg on May 14, 1960 in Chicago, IL. She survives.

Stuart graduated from...

Lydia Salefske

Apr 1, 2009

Lydia A. Salefske, 84, Merrill, passed away peacefully April 1, 2009 under the care of wonderful caregivers at Marywood Convalescent Center and Aspirus Hospice Services.

She was born January 11, 1925 in the Town of Corning , daughter of the late Henry and Marie ( Constance ) Mohrland.  She was married to her late husband,...

Rosetta Roggenbuck

Mar 31, 2009

Rosetta (Rosie) Hazel Roggenbuck, 82, formally of Merrill died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, WI. Rosie was born January 24, 1927 in Bloomville, Wisconsin to Robert and Hazel (Eckland) Drew. She was the...

LeRoy "Pete" Kufahl

Jul 11, 1926

LeRoy “Pete” Kufahl, age 93, of Merrill, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services.  He was born in Brokaw on July 11, 1926 to the late Hubert and Sophie (Kloth) Kufahl.  LeRoy married Patricia Wussow on April 24, 1948.  She preceded him in death on February 15,...

LeRoy "Pete" Kufahl

Jul 11, 1926

LeRoy “Pete” Kufahl, age 93, of Merrill, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services.  He was born in Brokaw on July 11, 1926 to the late Hubert and Sophie (Kloth) Kufahl.  LeRoy married Patricia Wussow on April 24, 1948.  She preceded him in death on February 15,...

LeRoy "Pete" Kufahl

Jul 11, 1926

LeRoy “Pete” Kufahl, age 93, of Merrill, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services.  He was born in Brokaw on July 11, 1926 to the late Hubert and Sophie (Kloth) Kufahl.  LeRoy married Patricia Wussow on April 24, 1948.  She preceded him in death on February 15,...

Sammy Aldrich

Sammy Jo Aldrich

“Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.”

Psalm 139:16

You were an adorable baby. Sweet little arms and legs budding and growing. Cute little feet and toes....

Danny Aldrich

Danny Lee Aldrich

Your life, though short, had great significance. Although you never knew life outside the womb, you taught us a lot about the miracle that every life is and the sovereignty of our great Lord Jesus Christ. The day you were delivered, God painted a beautiful rainbow in the sky - a reminder of His...