Obituaries

Lawrence "Larry" Hughes

Lawrence "Larry" Hughes

Jul 5, 2011

Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Hughes, age 84, died Tuesday at Eastview Medical & Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Hughes was born February 24, 1927 in Oconto, WI to the late Ralph & Martha (Nonnenmacher) Hughes. Mr. Hughes served in the US Army during WWII. Mr. Hughes worked as a truck driver in the concrete business while living in Waukegan, IL. Upon retirement...

Katherine Perkins

Katherine Perkins

Jul 4, 2011

Katherine June Perkins died July 4, 2011, at home in the care of her family and Le Royer Hospice. She was 89 years old.Born June 28, 1922, in Antigo, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Genevieve (Sanford) Boykins. She graduated with the Antigo High School class of 1940.On October 4, 1944 she married Kenneth Perkins in...

Carolyn E. P. Thomas

Carolyn E. P. Thomas

Jun 29, 2011

She was a spouse, teacher, Piper Cub pilot, magician, artist, craftswoman, seamstress, chef, business partner, and most importantly, a mother. She was Carolyn E. P. Thomas.Carolyn Thomas passed away June 29, 2011 in the early afternoon at Homme Home of Wittenberg.Carolyn was born on March 8, 1917, in her family's farmhouse outside of Ripon, WI. She was the youngest...

Bernard (Barney) M. Lazewski

Bernard (Barney) M. Lazewski

Jun 29, 2011

Bernard (Barney) M. Lazewski, age 89, died June 29, 2011, finally succumbing to one of the six cancers he endured throughout his life.He was born on Aug. 14, 1921 to Agatha (Lemke) and Anton Lazewski in the family home. Barney attended St. Hyacinth parochial school and graduated from Antigo High School with the class of 1939.Barney had a strong...

Robert A. Vogel, Sr.

Robert A. Vogel, Sr.

Jun 27, 2011

Robert A. "Bob" Vogel, Sr., of Gleason, died Monday at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill. Mr. Vogel was 85 years old. He was born on August 31, 1925 to the late Arthur and Sena (Kuschel) Vogel. On December 24, 1953 he married Beverly Quick in Chicago, IL. Mrs. Vogel survives and resides in Merrill.In their early years of...

Robert Van Schyndel

Robert Van Schyndel

Jun 17, 2011

Normal 0 Robert Lance "Bob" Van Schyndel, age 45, of Elcho died unexpectedly June 19 in the Town of Elcho.Bob was born on September 16, 1965 in Plymouth, WI to Donna (Wadel) Van Schyndel and the late Robert John Van Schyndel. He married Denise Stevens June 18, 2011 in Elcho,WI. She survives and resides in Post Lake.Bob owned and...

James "Jim" Hamilton

James "Jim" Hamilton

Jun 13, 2011

Normal 0 James Monroe Hamilton, formerly of Elton, WI died Monday in Rockford, IL. James was 81 years old. Mr. Hamilton was born on May 8, 1930 to the late John and Bertha (Bailey) Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton spent his childhood in Elton. He married Margie Kegley on May 5,1956. She preceded him in death in 2004. He served in...

Esther Kolz

Esther Kolz

Jun 12, 2011

Esther Kolz, formerly of Antigo, died at Homme Home in Wittenberg on Sunday, June 12, 2011. She was 101 years old.She was born Dec. 22, 1909 in Birnamwood, daughter of the late Ernest and Mary (Gueller) Dickman. She married George "Shorty" Kolz in May of 1965. He preceded her in death on Oct. 24, 1982. She was a 1927...

Glen Rogman

Glen Rogman

Jun 7, 2011

Glen Rogman, formerly of Antigo, died June 7 at Clare Bridge of Oro Valley in Tucson, AZ. He was 82 years old.Mr. Rogman was born August 27, 1928 in Woodstock, Il, a son of the late Albert and Helen (Gluth) Rogman.After graduating from Woodstock High School in 1946, Mr. Rogman served his country during the Korean War in the...

Ralph R. Schmidt

Ralph R. Schmidt

May 30, 2011

Ralph Rudolph Schmidt, 91, of Antigo passed away Monday, May 30, 2011, in Beloit, WI.Born Nov. 6, 1919, in Polar, son of the late Rudolph Johann "Rudy" and Regina Marie "Mary" (Wagner) Schmidt Sr. On Dec. 17, 1947, he married Margaret Marie "Peg" Crawford in Antigo. They lived in the Antigo area, moving to Milledgeville, IL, where they resided...

Gregory Keen

Gregory Keen

May 25, 2011

Gregory "Greg" D. Keen, age 59, of Aniwa died unexpectedly May 25 at St. Clare's Hospital in Wausau.Mr. Keen was born January 8, 1952 in Antigo, a son of the late Dale and Arlene (Wildman) Keen.He married Ruby Paff in Aniwa on April 16, 1977 at St. Boniface Catholic Church. She survives.Mr. Keen was a lifelong resident of the...

Jerry E. Pennington

Jerry E. Pennington

May 23, 2011

Jerry E. Pennington of Post Lake, formerly of Polar, died May 23, 2011 after a brief courageous battle with cancer. He died at his home under the care of LeRoyer Hospice and his family.He was born Dec. 28, 1946 in Antigo, the son of Eugene and Hope (Prosser) Pennington of Antigo. Mr. Pennington, a lifelong area resident, graduated from...

Mary C. Brehmer

Mary C. Brehmer

May 17, 2011

Mary C. Brehmer, age 95, of Antigo died Tuesday at Bohlman Manor in Birnamwood under the care of Aspirus Hospice.Mary was born January 23,1916 in Antigo to the late Ignatius and Angeline (Stopka) Maciora.She married Clarence Brehmer September 30, 1935 at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church in Antigo. He preceded her in death October 17, 1978.Mrs. Brehmer worked at Antigo...

Evelyn Schlundt

Evelyn Schlundt

May 13, 2011

Normal 0 Evelyn Adeline Schlundt, age 75, died Friday at Evergreen Terrace under the care of Le Royer Hospice, the Evergreen staff, and her family. Evelyn was born November 26, 1935 to the late Max and Adeline (Seeman) Parsons in Bryant, WI. Evelyn graduated from Antigo High School in 1953. On March 2, 1957 she married Eugene Schlundt at...

Mercedes M. Howe

Mercedes M. Howe

May 12, 2011

Normal 0 After 92 happy years, Mercedes Marie Howe, resident of Eastview Medical and Rehabilitation Center, passed on peacefully to her next adventure. She was born at home on August 17, 1918, the third daughter of the late Emil and Mary (Chase) Hanneman. Living in a railroad neighborhood with an engineer father Mercedes enjoyed riding the train to Summit...

Georgian Ourada

Georgian Ourada

May 11, 2011

Georgian Ourada, age 90, died peacefully Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Langlade Hospital under the care of her family and LeRoyer Hospice. She was born in Marathon County on July 12, 1920, daughter of the late Ferdinand and Genevieve David. She married Edward G. Ourada on June 21, 1941 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Antigo. Edward preceded her...

Mark E. Adams

Mark E. Adams

May 2, 2011

Mark E. Adams died at his home Monday, May 2, 2011, he was 66 years old. He was born Sept. 18, 1944 to the late Dean and Kathleen (Bellis) Adams in West Allis, WI. Mark married Hannelore "Laura" Schmandt and she preceded him in death in 2007.He grew up in West Allis and then lived and worked in Hartland,...

Marion "Bill" Hunter

Marion "Bill" Hunter

May 1, 2011

Marion Willard "Bill" Hunter, age 90, of Wausau and formerly of Antigo died Sunday at Our House Senior living in Wausau.Mr. Hunter was born February 16, 1921 in Antigo to the late Byron and Hazel (Brittenham) Hunter.He married Rita C. Patrick on February 14, 1942 in Detroit, MI. She survives and resides at Primrose Retirement Community in Wausau.Bill graduated...

Ruth L. Mikolajak

Ruth L. Mikolajak

Apr 25, 2011

Ruth L. Mikolajak, of Elcho, died Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Langlade Hospital. She was a resident of Care Partners, and under the care of LeRoyer Hospice.She was born Jan. 28, 1916, daughter of the late Ole and Marie (Johnson) Tveten. She married Stanley Mikolajak in Milwaukee on May 29, 1942. He preceded her in death on Aug. 12,...

Shirley H. Dieck

Shirley H. Dieck

Apr 19, 2011

Shirley H. Dieck, age 75 of Antigo, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter under the care of her family and LeRoyer Hospice.Mrs. Dieck was born October 12, 1935 to the late Clarence and Martha (Lorenzen) Kriese in Madison, MN. She was a graduate of Marietta High School where she was class valedictorian. She went on to nursing...