Obituaries

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...

William G. Kostelac

William G. Kostelac

Apr 16, 2011

William G. Kostelac, of Antigo, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at his home. He was 75 years old.He was born in Ironwood, MI on Feb. 5, 1936, son of the late Joseph and Victoria (Wick) Kostelac. He married Ramona Moore on June 1, 1974 in Waltham, MA.He graduated from Antigo High School in 1954, and served in the US...

Barbara L. Carlson

Barbara L. Carlson

Apr 10, 2011

Barbara L. Carlson, age 72, of Townsend died Sunday at her home under the care of Le Royer Hospice and her husband.Mrs. Carlson was born on March 14, 1939 in Antigo to the late Dewey and Gwendoline (Larzalere) Shannon. She graduated from White Lake High School in 1958.In August of 1961, Barbara married Bruce Carlson in Antigo. They lived...

Eileen Anderson

Eileen Anderson

Apr 9, 2011

Eileen Anderson, lifelong Antigo resident, died at her home on Saturday, April 9, 2011. She was 80 years old.She was born Dec. 17, 1930 in Antigo, daughter of the late Andrew and Emma (Belsky) Anderson. She was a graduate of Antigo High School, and worked for the Weinbrenner Shoe Factory from 1949 until 1995. Ms. Anderson was a member...

John R. "Ray" Dahlen

John R. "Ray" Dahlen

Apr 8, 2011

John R. "Ray" Dahlen, age 100, died April 8 at Homme Home in Wittenberg. Mr. Dahlen was born October 21, 1910 to the late Charles Dahlen and Mary (Dick) Dahlen in Racine, WI.Ray married Vonda H. Hunter on July 20, 1935 in Racine, WI. She preceded him in death.Ray retired from the John Oster. CO of Milwaukee and moved...

Jerome Michael Filbrandt

Jerome Michael Filbrandt

Apr 2, 2011

Jerome Michael Filbrandt, of Antigo, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011 with his family at his side. He was 84 years old.Jerome was the second generation of a pioneer Antigo plumbing and heating contracting family, a tradition that continues today.Jerome "Jerry" was born Dec. 5, 1926 in Antigo, a son of the late Joseph and Helen (Hurley) Filbrandt. He...

Orin Kolpack

Orin Kolpack

Apr 2, 2011

Orin Lee Kolpack, 46, of Weston died Saturday at his home.Orin was born February 16, 1965 to Arcelia (King) Kolpack and the late Lloyd Kolpack in Antigo , WI.Orin graduated from Antigo High School in 1983 and then attended school in Stevens Point and became a licensed cosmetologist. He was a stylist at Regis Salon in Wausau. Orin loved...

Jan E. Eckelstafer

Jan E. Eckelstafer

Mar 26, 2011

Jan E. Eckelstafer, of Lake City, Arkansas died Sat. March 26, 2011. She was 64 years old.She was born June 8, 1946, daughter of Griffin Hamilton and Marietta Merkey Hamilton Duncan. She married Larry Eckelstafer, and he survives. She was a homemaker.A funeral service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Sat. April 2 at Strasser-Roller Funeral Home, with...

Robert G. Raith

Robert G. Raith

Mar 25, 2011

Robert G. Raith, of Antigo died Friday, March 25, 2011 at Eastview Medical and Rehabilitation under the care of LeRoyer Hospice. He was 76 years old.He was born June 13, 1934 in Summit Lake, WI, son of the late Joseph and Beatrice (Elliott) Raith. He married Lorraine Shepherd on May 24, 1958, and she preceded him in death on...

Thomas E. Mishler

Thomas E. Mishler

Mar 21, 2011

The Spirit of Thomas Edward Mishler was received by his Heavenly Father on March 21, 2011 after having fought valiantly against cancer.Born on April 8, 1948, Tom was the eldest son of Lowell and Alice (Foreman) Mishler. He was preceded in death by both parents and his cherished dog Butch and is survived by two brothers, Kenneth Mishler (Linda...

Leeota Tackett

Leeota Tackett

Mar 20, 2011

Leeota Tackett, age 97, of Antigo died Sunday at Eastview Medical and Rehabilitation center. Mrs. Tackett was born February 21, 1914 in Greenup County, Kentucky to the late John D. and Sarah Dorcas (Tipton) Eldridge.She married Thurman Tackett on October 15, 1930 at Four Corners Assembly of God Church in White Lake. Mr. Tackett preceded her in death on...

Helen Girod

Helen Girod

Mar 18, 2011

Helen Girod of Polar died Friday, March 18, 2011 at Eastview Medical and Rehabilitation in Antigo.Helen Johanna King was born June 6, 1918 to Leonard and Johanna (Hove) King on a farm in Goodhue County, MN, Warsaw Township.She spent her first three years of formal education in High Prairie School, Goodhue County, MN, and Garfield School, Cass County, MN....