Obituaries

Apr 11, 2021

Shirley Thompson, formerly of Mattoon, passed away on April 11, 2021 in Appleton under the care of her family and Theda Care Hospice at the age of 81. Shirley was born on March 27, 1940 to the late Jerome and Lena (Wolf) Thompson in Mattoon. Shirley graduated from Mattoon High School. In addition to raising her 3 children, Shirley...

Apr 8, 2021

Dixie Lorraine (Whitt) Messer, age 91, formally of White Lake, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Evergreen Terrace Assisted Living facility, Antigo, Wisconsin, on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 6:21PM. Dixie Lorraine, born in Elton, Wisconsin, September 16, 1929, to the late Richard Nelson Whitt & Nettie Mae (Townsend) Whitt. She attended Elton Grade School. She was...

Apr 7, 2021

Benjamin “Benny” Dean Kerstetter of Aniwa passed away on April 7, 2021 at the age of 17 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Benjamin was born on May 10, 2003 in Wausau to Ralph Johnston of Deerbrook and Cindy (Dan) Schafer of Aniwa. He was a senior at Antigo High School. Benjamin enjoyed art, music, and woodworking...

Apr 4, 2021

Gene George Huebner, age 73, is resting high on the mountain. He was called home on April 4, 2021, Easter Sunday. Gene was at his home under the care of his family and LeRoyer Hospice. Gene was born on January 13, 1948 to the late Orville and Emogene (Smith) Huebner. He attended Mattoon Elementary and graduated from Antigo High...

Apr 2, 2021

Blakely Joseph Reid Zaverousky of Antigo passed away unexpectedly at Aspirus Langlade Hospital on April 2, 2021 at the age of 40. Blake was born in Antigo on May 20, 1980 to Tim and Doris (Petts) Zaverousky. Blakely graduated from Antigo High School in 1999. He worked many jobs through the years, including Brunswick Bowling Pin Factory, Volm Companies,...

Mar 27, 2021

Randy L. Rutzen of Antigo, WI passed away at his home on March 27, 2021 under the care of his family and LeRoyer Hospice. He was 65 years old. Randy was born in Worthington, MN on November 25, 1955 to the late Marvin and Elsie (Collier) Rutzen. On May 11, 1973 he was united in marriage to Rebecca Lundgren...

Mar 25, 2021

Alice R. Sperl, age 95, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021 in Verona, under the care of her family and Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on July 25, 1925, the daughter of Cornelius and Martha (Beulke) Keohane. Alice grew up on Clermont Street, and graduated from Antigo High School with the class of 1943. She married Henry “Hank”...

Mar 23, 2021

Donna Wiseman, age 89, received the greatest of birthday gift on March 23, 2021, her welcome into heaven. She was under the care of LeRoyer Hospice, her daughter Susie, and son-in-law Mark. Donna was born on March 23, 1932 in Polar to the late Rudolph “Rudy” and Agnes (Schumann) Klopstein. She was a graduate of Antigo High School class...

Mar 18, 2021

Margaret “Pat” Greening passed away at The Bay at Eastview in Antigo on March 18, 2021. Pat was 87 years old. Pat was born in Milwaukee on November 17, 1933 to the late Lorenzo and Katherine (Bouder) Berdan. Pat graduated from Antigo High School in 1951. She worked as a homemaker, as well as an office manager of various...

Mar 16, 2021

Claude Bickler, formerly of Antigo, WI and Sun City Center since 1991 passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021 in Sun City Center, FL at the age of 94.

Claude was born on October 21, 1926 in Marathon City to the late Peter and Ann (Langer) Bickler.

Claude graduated from Loyal High...

Mar 14, 2021

Peter Michael Callahan passed away on March 14, 2021 at the William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital in Madison. He was 70 years old. Peter was born on May 3, 1950 in Germany to the late Patrick and Georgia (Blasser) Callahan. He graduated from Manitowoc High School before serving in the U.S. Army. He married Beverly Conn. She preceded him...

Mar 8, 2021

Richard “Rick” Lee Deisinger, age 58, of Antigo, died at his home on Monday, March 8, 2021. Rick was born on August 6, 1962 in Antigo to Mary (Tautges) Deisinger and the late Clyde Deisinger. He was united in marriage to Angela Hangartner in 1983. Rick attended Antigo High School. He was employed at Merrill Steel for over 20...

Mar 3, 2021

Charles “Charlie” Flood of Elcho passed away at Aspirus Langlade Hospital on March 3, 2021 at the age of 86. Charlie was born June 2, 1934 to the late Roy and Helen (Reynolds) Flood in Elcho. He graduated from Elcho High School and went on to attend UW Oshkosh before enlisting in the U.S. Army and serving in the...

Mar 3, 2021

On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, Louise Anna (Moor) Orin passed away at the age of 97 at Rosalia Gardens in Antigo. She was born in Merrill, Wisconsin and graduated from Merrill High School in 1941 and Lincoln Normal School in 1943. She married John Orin in 1944 and, shortly after, began teaching grades 1-8 at a local one-room school....

Mar 1, 2021

After years of battling against unimaginable pain, Elysheva Zalewski passed away peacefully on March 1st, 2021. Despite this pain, Elysheva lived an incredible life in which she was able to impact the lives of so many others. She was a source of laughter and wisdom for her friends. She was a source of care and inspiration for her four...

Feb 28, 2021

William M. Schultz, age 68, of Antigo passed away at his home February 28, 2021. Bill was born on April 8, 1952 in Antigo to the late Jack and Katherine (Andres) Schultz. He grew up in Antigo and attended St. John Catholic Grade School and graduated from Antigo High School. He went on to graduate from UW- Stevens Point....

Feb 25, 2021

Elroy Mathisen, age 81, of Antigo died Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Elroy was born September 24, 1939 in Mattoon to the late Chester and Edith (Bortz) Mathisen. On May 25, 1963 he was united in marriage to Fern (Bruening) Bolen. She preceded him in death on August 21, 2009. Elroy was a milk hauler, dairy...

Feb 21, 2021

Ricky “Rick” Bergbower, age 78, of the Town of Peck died Sunday at his home on February 21, 2021. Rick was born November 5, 1942 in Effingham, IL to the late Leonard and Geraldine (Koontz) Bergbower. Rick worked for Sheraton and Hilton Hotels as their chief engineer for many years. In 1993, Rick moved to St. Germain and owned...

Feb 19, 2021

Sandy “Sandra” Smith of Antigo passed away on February 19, 2021 at the age of 59 with her husband and sister by her side, following a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. She was under the care of LeRoyer Hospice and her family. Sandra was born on November 24, 1961 in Pearson to the late Merlyn and Elizabeth (Gallion) Malueg. In...

Feb 18, 2021

Richard “Dick” Harlan Hurlbert, age 83, died Thursday at his home under the care of his family and LeRoyer Hospice. Dick was born on January 13, 1938 in Antigo to the late Gilbert and Adeline (Novak) Hurlbert. He was a graduate of Antigo High School class of 1956. Dick served in the US Airforce from 1955 until 1963. He...