Obituaries
Kerry B Carlson
Mar 15, 2020
Kerry B. Carlson, 63 of Granton, WI died peacefully on Sunday March 15th at the House of the Dove with his loving wife Mary by his side. Kerry had quietly and bravely battled Kidney Cancer for several years.
Kerry was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 14th, 1957. Much of his childhood was spent in Foster Care until his...
Terry Lee Zuehlke
Mar 12, 2020
Terry L. Zuehlke, age 55, of Chili, WI was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, WI.
Terry Lee Zuehlke was born on January 8, 1965 in Marshfield, WI the son of Leon and Colleen (Copet) Zuehlke. He graduated from Granton High School. Terry spent most of his time...
Kenneth William Van Dam
Mar 9, 2020
Kenneth Van Dam, age 88, of Neillsville, WI died Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Cornell Health Services Nursing Home in Cornell, WI.
Kenneth William Van Dam was born on April 3, 1931 in Chicago, IL the son of Lawrence and Dorothy (Laird) Van Dam. His family moved to Milwaukee, WI when Ken was in middle school and he...
Phyllis Barbara Embke
Mar 9, 2020
Phyllis B. Embke, died peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2020 at the age of 89, at the Neillsville Retirement Community.
Phyllis was born on February 4, 1931, in Gillett (Oconto County) Wisconsin, where she received her early education. Later, she attended high school in Milwaukee. After graduating, Phyllis was employed for six years at Hesco, Inc. in Milwaukee as a...
Anita Emma Lulloff
Mar 7, 2020
Anita Emma (Marden) Lulloff was born November 21, 1924, in a log cabin with no electricity or running water on the Ratsch acreage northeast of Neillsville to Emma (Nowek) and Herman Ratsch. She passed on March 7, 2020, at age 95 under the compassionate care of the Riverside Assisted Living staff and Ascension Home Care.
Anita was a kind,...
Harold Anthony Mayer
Feb 25, 2020
Harold Mayer, age 88, of Neillsville, WI died Tuesday, February 25, 2020 in the Palliative Care Unit of Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, WI.
Harold Anthony Mayer was born on January 28, 1932 in Mentor Township, Clark County, WI the son of Theodore and Beatrice (Brandsteter) Mayer. He moved with his parents to the Town of Cleveland, Jackson County,...
Ricky Robert Kuehn
Feb 19, 2020
Ricky R. Kuehn, age 66, of Granton, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield WI.
Ricky Robert Kuehn was born on October 25, 1953 in Marshfield, Wisconsin the son of Lester H. And Arlene G. (Welch) Kuehn Sr. He graduated from Granton High School and then worked at Weinbrenner Shoe Factory in Marshfield...
Craig Eugene McKevitt
Feb 12, 2020
Craig Mckevitt, age 60, of Neillsville, Wisconsin, formerly of Washington D.C., died Wednesday February 12, 2020 at his residence.
Craig Eugene Mckevitt was born in Tomah, Wisconsin to Larry and Mona Mckevitt the 5th of 5 boys on June 10, 1959. Craig moved to Neillsville with his family from Fremont, Wisconsin in 1970. He graduated from Neillsville High School...
Catherine "Trink" Jenkins
Feb 8, 2020
The Celebration of Life scheduled for May 31, 2020 for Trink has been postponed due to Covid 19. A new date will be published when the information is available.
Catherine “Trink” (Merrill) Jenkins passed away on February 8, 2020.
She was born April 9, 1928 to Clara (Thoren) Merrill and Giles Andrew Merrill in Avon, Fulton County, Illinois....
Wilbur Julius Buddinger
Jan 31, 2020
Wilbur Buddinger, age 97, of Granton, WI died Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Care and Rehabilitation Center in Neillsville.
Wilbur Julius Buddinger was born on July 22, 1922 in Granton, WI the son of William and Katherine (Geisler) Buddinger Sr. He graduated from Granton High School and then worked 50 years as a Union Mason Tender.
He...
Susan Rae Gluch
Jan 30, 2020
Susan Gluch, age 64, of Neillsville, WI died Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Care and Rehabilitation Center in Neillsville.
Susan Rae Matz was born on November 21, 1955 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Raymond and Marietta (Karth) Matz. She attended school in New Berlin, WI thru the 7th grade. They then moved to Neillsville, where she graduated from...
Jeffery Jay Bryan
Jan 18, 2020
Jeff Bryan, age 60, of Neillsville, WI died Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Eau Claire, WI.
Jeffery Jay Bryan was born on March 6, 1959 on the Bryan farm in Neillsville, WI the son of Wayne and Mary (Vinney) Bryan. He served in the United States Army and was united in marriage to Patricia...
Robert Keith Ladd
Jan 15, 2020
Robert Ladd, age 92, of Neillsville, WI died Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, WI.
Robert Keith Ladd was born on December 1, 1927 in Iowa Falls, IA the son of Claude and Mable (Klein) Ladd. Bob was a WWII veteran, having served in the United States Navy from May 29, 1945 until his...
Matthew Allen Hemp
Jan 13, 2020
Matt Hemp, age 65, of Neillsville, WI died Monday, January 13, 2020 at his home.
Matthew Allen Hemp was born on March 18, 1954 in Neillsville, WI the son of Marvin and Mae (Bender) Hemp. He attended Neillsville High School, where he played football and earned all-conference awards before graduating in 1972. He then attended UW-Marshfield and UW-Eau Claire, where...
Todd V Averill
Jan 6, 2020
Todd Averill, 56, of Neillsville, WI, passed away at home surrounded by family on January 6, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Todd was born on October 19, 1963 to Ralph and Carol Averill in West Bend, WI. Todd has three daughters Brittney, Alexis and Abigail. He loved being a father and would do anything for his children. Anyone...
Wayne W Zoutendam
Jan 5, 2020
Wayne Zoutendam, 85, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, January 5, 2020. He passed away in the presence of family after a battle with pneumonia. Despite blindness from a young age, he was a master carpenter who devoted his gifts to the service of others at home and around the world.
Wayne was born on April 10,...
Helen Louise Knoff Mole'
Dec 30, 2019
Helen was born on May 20, 1926 in Madison, Wisconsin to Lee E Olson and Louise Olson (Bullard) both of whom preceded her in death.
The family settled in Mankato, Minnesota in the early 1930’s. She attended grade school and high school in Mankato and then attended the University of Minnesota majoring in business and was a member of the...
Wilbert "Lefty" Hugo Henchen
Dec 22, 2019
Wilbert “Lefty” Henchen, age 93, of Neillsville, WI died Sunday, December 22, 2019 at the Care and Rehabilitation Center in Neillsville.
Wilbert Hugo Henchen was born on August 20, 1926 in the Town of Weston, Clark County, WI the son of Arnold and Helen (Schroeder) Henchen. He attended Globe school to the 8th grade and then worked on the...
Robert F. Langreck
Dec 13, 2019
Robert Langreck, age 86, of Neillsville, WI died Friday, December 13, 2019 at the Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield.
Robert F. Langreck was born on October 14, 1933 in Neillsville, WI the son of Henry and Mary (Mueller) Langreck. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic Grade School and then worked on the family farm before eventually taking over ownership of...
Gwen J. Carstensen
Dec 7, 2019
Gwen Carstensen, 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 7, 2019.
Gwen will be remembered for her love of cookbooks, baking and candy making.
She is survived by one sister, Margie Barth, wife of Jim, and, three daughters, Judy Opelt, Charrolette Curler, Georgia Kostohryz, eight grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in...
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