Obituaries

Marie C. Coley

Marie C. Coley

Dec 20, 2017

Marie Coley, age 99, of Antigo, died Wednesday, December 20 at Aspirus Langlade Hospital. Marie was born September 11, 1918 in Leola, SD to the late Ernest Otto and Margaret (Kempf) Thielitz. On May 22, 1943, she was united in marriage to Merl Coley. Her preceded her in death in 1980. Mrs. Coley was a homemaker. She was a...

Chester Messer

Chester Messer

Dec 18, 2017

Chester Messer, age 95, of Antigo, died Monday, December 18 at Rosalia Gardens. Chester was born on August 18, 1922 in White Lake to the late Robert and Ida (Boyd) Messer. He was united in marriage to Irma Williams, she preceded him in death. He married Ruth Switzer and she also preceded him in death. Chester worked in road...

Harold R. Beck

Harold R. Beck

Dec 16, 2017

Harold Beck died Saturday, December 16, 2017 at The Bay at Eastview. He was 91 years old. He was born October 24, 1926 in Mattoon, son of the late John and Barbara (Fischer) Beck. He married Caroline Steber on June 2, 1951 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Antigo, and she survives. Mr. Beck graduated from Mattoon High School...

Anthony Spychalla

Anthony Spychalla

Dec 16, 2017

Anthony Spychalla, age 62, of Antigo died Saturday, December 16, 2017 at his home under the care of his loving family following a courageous and well fought battle against brain cancer. Anthony was born on September 13, 1955 in Antigo to the late Anthony Carl and Phyllis Marie (Smith) Spychalla. He was united in marriage to the love of...

Telari Lee Comer

Telari Lee Comer

Dec 15, 2017

Telari Lee Comer died in Antigo on Friday, December 15, 2017 at the age of 15. She was born May 21, 2002 in Cincinnati, OH, with her family knowing it would take a village to raise her and provide the TLC she needed throughout her life. Telari was an animal lover, especially her dog Shadow. She also enjoyed listening...

Shirley Mae Kestly

Shirley Mae Kestly

Dec 4, 2017

Shirley Mae Kestly died Monday, December 4, 2017 at The Bay at Eastview. She was 87 years old. She was born October 18, 1930, daughter of the late Gordon and Minnie (Hanson) Bovee. She married Richard F. Kestly on May 13, 1950, and he survives. Mrs. Kestly was a 1948 graduate of Antigo High School. She was employed as...

John J. Pranke

John J. Pranke

Dec 1, 2017

John J. Pranke died at his home in White Lake on Friday, December 1, 2017 at the age of 66. He was born April 25, 1951 in Shawano County, daughter of the late John and Clara (Lechterman) Pranke. He was employed as a butcher at Kropf's in Bowler until moving to White Lake in 1991. He enjoyed hunting and...

Lea R Goodhart

Lea R Goodhart

Nov 29, 2017

Lea R. Goodhart of Antigo died Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. She was born on June 21, 1934 in Milwaukee, a daughter of the late Bob Gibbs and Lillian (Morgan) Parchim. She was married to Harry Morris on January 21, 1950 and divorced in 1975. She was also married to Victor Nonweiller (divorced...

Richard Bruce Greife

Richard Bruce Greife

Nov 22, 2017

Richard Bruce Greife died at his home in Antigo on November 22, 2017. He was 71 years old. He was born July 18, 1946 in Taylorville, IL, son of the late Claude Louis Greife and Virginia Clare (Williams) Greife. He married Mary Kopp, and she survives. Richard was a self-taught musician. He served in the US Navy in the...

Laverne Louise Carter

Laverne Louise Carter

Nov 12, 2017

LaVerne Louise Carter died Sunday, November 12, 2017 at The Bay at Eastview under the care of LeRoyer Hospice. She was 90 years old. She was born March 21, 1927 in Polar, daughter of the late Alfred and Linda (Bartlet) Bornemann. She married Clarence Carter in Milwaukee, WI in 1947. Clarence preceded her in death on March 21, 1990....

Carol Ann Eiter

Carol Ann Eiter

Nov 5, 2017

Antigo, Madison, Lake Worth, FL – Carol Ann Eiter, age 84, died on November 5, 2017 at Agrace HospiceCare in Janesville, WI. She was born on December 6, 1932 in Langlade County, Wisconsin to the late Anthony and Gertrude Walk. Following graduation from Antigo High School in 1950, she attended the Mercy School of Nursing in Oshkosh, WI. She...

Victor E. Zima

Victor E. Zima

Nov 2, 2017

Victor Eugene Zima, Jr., age 37, of Antigo Died Thursday November 2, 2017 at his home. Victor was born in Antigo, Wisconsin, February 11, 1980 to Victor Sr. and Jayne Zima. Victor was raised in Antigo and graduated from Antigo Senior High School in 1998. He was employed by Cousineau Recycling for many years as a crane operator. He...

James D. Clark

James D. Clark

Oct 30, 2017

James D. Clark, age 69, of Antigo died Monday, October 30, 2017 at his home under the care of his family and LeRoyer Hospice. James was born in Green Bay on August 4, 1948 to the Mercedes (Maloney) Pelky and the late Bernard Clark. On December 2, 1972, James was united in marriage to Sally Marie Brault in Manitowoc...

George J. Kronser

George J. Kronser

Oct 29, 2017

George J. Kronser, age 59, of Antigo, died at his home on October 29, 2017. George was born on September 24, 1958 in Chicago, IL to the late LeRoy and Emy (Kakinuma) Kronser. He was united in marriage to Amy Brown. The couple later divorced. George was raised in Milwaukee and then moved to Antigo. He was employed at...

Amanda Jane Neumann

Amanda Jane Neumann

Oct 21, 2017

Amanda Jane Neumann died October 21, 2017 at the age of 30. She was born May 29, 1987 in Antigo, daughter of Keith Crum and Tammy (Hafner) Bruss. Amanda was a mother, and she loved the time she spent with her sons. She also enjoyed singing. She was a 2005 graduate of Antigo High School, and was a member...

James Lindner

James Lindner

Oct 14, 2017

James R. Lindner, 78, of Antigo died on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Kenosha, WI to the late Harold and Lucille Lindner. He graduated from Mary D. Bradford High in 1957 and attended Carthage College in Kenosha, WI. Jim and Joan (Schuh) were united in marriage on June 29,...

Kenton Lee Kramer

Kenton Lee Kramer

Oct 12, 2017

Kenton Lee Kramer, age 68, of Antigo, died Thursday, October, 12 at the VA Medical Center-Iron Mountain. Kenton was born on November 2, 1948 in Antigo to the late Clayton and Doris (Smith) Kramer. He graduated from Antigo High School in 1967. On October 21, 1967 he was united in marriage to Susan Marie Krajewski in Antigo. She survives...

Merlene Babler

Merlene Babler

Oct 9, 2017

Merlene Babler, age 89, of Antigo, formerly of Bryant, died Tuesday, October 9, 2017 at her home. Merlene was born on September 22, 1928 in Bryant to the late Francis and Winefred (Trensatiske) Jones. She was united in marriage to Eugene Babler in June of 1948. He preceded her in death on August 18, 1968. Merlene was a graduate...

Elynore "Ellie" Louise Baker

Elynore "Ellie" Louise Baker

Oct 7, 2017

Elynore (Ellie) Louise Baker (nee Koztian) died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Pickerel, Wisconsin on October 7, 2017. She was born on November 30, 1940 in Deerbrook, Wisconsin to John and Christine (Essert) Kotzian and was one of six children. She married her loving husband Marion (Perry) Baker on February 8, 1991 in Waukegan, IL. They...

Virgina E. Grall

Virgina E. Grall

Oct 5, 2017

Virginia E. Grall, 98, of Antigo died Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Evergreen Terrace. She was born in Antigo on November 3, 1918 to the late Andrew and Mary (Soman) Selenske. Virginia attended Selenske School and vocational school. She married Raymond Grall on June 21, 1941 at St. John Catholic Church in Antigo. Raymond preceded her in death on...