Obituaries

Arnott "Arnie" Wagner, Jr.

Arnott "Arnie" Wagner, Jr.

Apr 21, 2012

Arnott R. "Arnie" Wagner, age 77, of Deerbrook died Saturday at his home under the care of his family and LeRoyer Hospice. Mr. Wagner was born January 5, 1935 in Antigo to the late Arnott Wagner, Sr. and Rose (Bula) Wagner. He married Elizabeth Mattek on August 10, 1957 at St. Wencel's Catholic Church in Neva. Mr. Wagner attended...

Florence Messer

Florence Messer

Apr 6, 2012

Florence Messer died Friday, April 6, 2012 at her home in Antigo. She was 94 years old. She was born Aug. 6, 1917 in Carter County, KY, daughter of the late Robert and Viola (Eldridge) Maddix. She married James R. Messer on July 10, 1937 in White Lake. He preceded her in death on Dec. 18, 2009. She worked...

Betty Lindner

Betty Lindner

Apr 1, 2012

Betty Lindner, age 83, of Antigo died Sunday at her home under the care of her family and LeRoyer Hospice. She was born on March 13, 1929 to the late Joseph and Mary (Stasek) Kakes. She married Herbert Lindner on October 22, 1955 in Milwaukee. Mrs. Lindner was raised in Antigo and graduated from Antigo High School in 1946....

Vera Novak

Vera Novak

Mar 30, 2012

Vera Novak, Age 102, beloved mother, grandma, great grandma, and great great grandma died on Friday, March 30 at Care Partners Assisted Living in Winneconne, WI. She was born December 24, 1909 in Deerbrook, WI to the late Louis and Anna (Pojakar) Novak. Vera lived in Deerbrook most of her life. She moved to Watertown to be near her...

Evelyn Galarowicz

Evelyn Galarowicz

Mar 29, 2012

Evelyn Galarowicz, age 84, of Antigo, died Thursday at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation – Eastview. She was born on March 25, 1928 in Elton,WI to the late Raleigh and Loretta (Lewis) McGuire. She married Floyd A. Galarowicz, Sr. on June 1, 1968 in Antigo. He preceded her in death on June 20, 2010. Mrs. Galarowicz was employed at...

Frederick H. Boness, Sr.

Frederick H. Boness, Sr.

Mar 23, 2012

Frederick H. Boness, Sr. of White Lake, died Friday, March 23, 2012 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was 83 years old. He was born May 17, 1928, son of the late Herman and Henrietta (Meyer) Boness. He married Jeanette Graf, and they divorced. He later married Pearl Robinson, and she preceded him in death on Nov. 3, 2007. Mr....

Dorothy Marie Rose

Dorothy Marie Rose

Mar 15, 2012

Dorothy Marie Rose, 87, of Antigo, died Thursday at Eastview Medical and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Rose was born June 12, 1924 to the late Joseph and Marie (Schisel) Skarlupka in the Town of Norwood. She married Elmer Elsworth Rose, Sr. on June 20, 1942 in Antigo. He preceded her in death in 1993. The family dairy farmed in the...

Genevieve "Jenny" L. Hafemeister

Genevieve "Jenny" L. Hafemeister

Mar 13, 2012

Genevieve "Jenny" L. Hafemeister, 86, of Elcho died Tuesday at Eastview Medical and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Hafemeister was born January 19, 1926 in Elcho to the late Christ and Helga (Jacobsen) Hansen. She was raised from early childhood by her aunt and uncle Annie and Hans Halversen in Mattoon after the death of her mother. She graduated from Mattoon...

Lucy Cuellar

Lucy Cuellar

Mar 8, 2012

Lucille "Lucy" Cuellar, age 55, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. She was a resident of Antigo. She was born March 13, 1956 in Antigo, daughter of the late Martin and Rosemary (Resch) Koeppel. She married Trinidad "Trini" Cuellar, and he survives. Mrs. Cuellar was a 1974 graduate of Antigo High School, and...

Doris M. Kamin

Doris M. Kamin

Mar 5, 2012

Doris M. Kamin, age 83, of the Town of Upham, died Monday at Eastview Medical and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on November 1, 1928 in Bessmer, MI to the late Earl and Stella (Anderson) Richey. She married Lawrence "Curly" Kamin on June 28, 1952 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Deerbrook. He survives. Mrs. Kamin graduated from Bessemer...

Susan Pecor

Susan Pecor

Feb 19, 2012

Mary Susan Pecor, of Santa Rosa, CA, died at her home February 19, 2012. She was born March 14, 1950 in Antigo, daughter of Carol (Jewell) and the late John Pecore. She was raised in Rhinelander, graduating from Rhinelander High School in 1968. She later moved to California. Ms. Pecor worked as a nursing assistant. She was a nature...

Michael Archer

Michael Archer

Feb 14, 2012

Michael "Mike" Archer, age 53, died at his home in Antigo today, Feb. 14, 2012. He was under the care of his family and LeRoyer Hospice. He was born July 4, 1958 in Antigo, son of John Dale and Jane (Monihan) Archer. He married Kayla Andes on June 28, 2010. Mr. Archer served in the US Army National Guard....

Patricia Allen

Patricia Allen

Feb 14, 2012

Patricia Allen, 77 of White Lake died February 14, 2012 at Nu Roc Community Health Care Center in Laona. Mrs. Allen was born on February 1, 1935 in Keshena to the late William and Helen (Williams) Tourtillott . She married Robert "Rex" Allen on March 6, 1964. He survives. Mrs. Allen was a self- employed book keeper and also...

Helen Beverly Pecha

Helen Beverly Pecha

Feb 13, 2012

Helen Beverly Pecha, age 92, of Oregon, WI and formerly of Mattoon died February 13, 2012 at Sienna Crest Assisted Living Center in Oregon. Mrs. Pecha was born July 19, 1919 in Antigo to the late Emil and Amanda (Koch) Shank. She married Albert E. Pecha on June 28, 1941 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mattoon. He preceded...

Rose Menting

Rose Menting

Feb 10, 2012

Rose Menting, of Elcho died Friday peacefully at her home. She was 91. Mrs. Menting was born January 13, 1921 in Antigo a daughter of the late John and Mary (Wield) Birtzel. She married Orville Menting in 1937 at St. John Catholic Church in Antigo. He preceded her in death on January 12, 1997. The Mentings lived in Waukesha...

Ernest Geiger

Ernest Geiger

Feb 9, 2012

Ernest "Ernie" H. Geiger died at his home February 9, 2012. He was 73 years old. He was born September 26, 1938 in Aniwa, son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Strasser) Geiger. He married Carol Dey in 1968 in Waukegan, IL, she survives. Mr. Geiger served in Korean War in the U. S. Army. He was a TV...

Beverly Shuhmacher

Beverly Shuhmacher

Feb 8, 2012

Beverly Schuhmacher died February 8, 2012 at Langlade Hospital under LeRoyer Hospice care. She was born August 31, 1940 in Rockford, IL to the late Robert and Helen (Phillips) Lester. She married George Schuhmacher in 1956; they divorced in 1979 but had remained friends through the years. She moved to Antigo in the spring of 1977 where she was...

Robert "Bob" G. Steidl

Robert "Bob" G. Steidl

Feb 7, 2012

Robert "Bob" G. Steidl, of Aniwa, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 at his home. He was 51 years old. He was born Dec. 20, 1960 in Merton, son of Barb and the late Dale Steidl. He married Deb Verbanac on April 21, 1979. She survives. Mr. Steidl was employed as a machinist at Timber Pro in Shawano. He...

Virginia Smith

Virginia Smith

Feb 7, 2012

Virginia Sophie Smith, age 84, died Tuesday at Eastview Medical and Rehabilitation Center under the care of her family and LeRoyer Hospice. Mrs. Smith was born in Chicago on April 11, 1927 to the late John and Anna Wodarski. On August 28, 1948, she married Albert Vern Smith in Chicago, IL. He survives. The couple lived in Chicago then...

Mary Laura Klooz

Mary Laura Klooz

Feb 7, 2012

Mary Laura Klooz, age 78 of Haslett, MI died February 7, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Klooz was born June 23, 1933 in White Lake to the lat Thurman and Leotta (Eldridge) Tackett. On August 12, 1950 she married Robert Roberts at Four Corners Assembly of God Church, they later divorced. Mrs. Klooz was a homemaker and also fostered...