Obituaries

Helen M. Miller

Published by admin on Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:46am

Helen M. Miller, age 82, of Suring, passed away on Monday, Dec, 4, 2023.

Helen was born on Aug. 24, 1941, to the late Hartley and Marie (Kirschling) Arsta in Wisconsin Rapids. On June 12, 1979, Helen married Harvey Miller. The couple moved to Suring in December 1983. For many years, she worked in accounting until her retirement in 2011.

Dorothy S. Pethke

Published by admin on Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:40am

Dorothy Susin Pethke, age 104, of Suring, passed away peacefully on Nov. 29, 2023.

Donna Koeller

Published by kjpasson on Thu, 12/07/2023 - 9:06am

On Dec. 6, 1933, Donna Koeller was born in Gresham to Louis and Clara (Buettner) Koeller.

Theodore Hughes

Published by admin on Tue, 12/05/2023 - 12:53pm

Theodore Evan Hughes died peacefully at his home in Mountain on Dec. 1, 2023. He was born to Viola (Pieper) Hughes and Earl Hughes on Dec. 18, 1946, in Mountain.

Debra R. Clay

Published by admin on Fri, 12/01/2023 - 1:40pm

Debra R. Clay, 67, of Green Bay, passed away Sunday morning, Nov. 26, 2023, at Bellin Memorial Hospital in Green Bay. Debra, better known as Deb, was born in Oconto County on Jan. 17, 1956, as daughter to the late Herbert and Elizabeth (Ratz) Sommerfeld.

Gayle L. Schmidt

Published by admin on Fri, 12/01/2023 - 1:38pm

Gayle L. Schmidt, 86, of Weston, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Gayle was born on March 4, 1937, in Oakland, California. She was the daughter of Robert and Margaret (Fitts) Johnson.

Gayle met and fell in love with a U.S. Marine, Alan Schmidt, while he was stationed in Oakland. The couple was united in marriage on Aug. 17, 1957. Gayle was previously employed at O’Connor Hospital in San Jose, prior to moving to Wisconsin.

Ira M. Shepard

Published by admin on Thu, 11/30/2023 - 9:10am

Ira M. Shepard, 91, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.

Ira was born on March 10, 1932, in the Town of Red Springs. He was the son of the late Harry and Grace (Yokkum) Shepard. Ira enlisted in the United States military and served his country proudly in the Marines, Army and Air Force before receiving his honorable discharge.

Patti L. Zeinert

Published by admin on Wed, 11/29/2023 - 1:15pm

Patti L. Zeinert, 62, of Bowler, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at her home.

Patti was born on June 10, 1961, in Wausau, the daughter of William and Ruth (Falstad) Hamm.

On Aug. 23, 1997, Patti was united in marriage to Ricky Zeinert in Bowler. He preceded her in death on Sept. 2, 2016.

Patti worked in the kitchen and housekeeping at North Star Casino for many years. Family was very important to Patti, and she loved spending time with them. Patti enjoyed trips up North with Ricky and his family.

Joyce R. LaViolette

Published by admin on Wed, 11/29/2023 - 1:14pm

Joyce R. LaViolette, 81, of Shawano, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 26, at her home.

Joyce was born the first daughter of Thomas and Hilda (Friedman) Kozlowski in Little Suamico on Nov. 26, 1942, during a blizzardy day. Joyce was raised on the family farm.

On May 1, 1965, she was united in marriage to Jerry LaViolette at St. Pius Catholic Church.

Mark R. Dobratz

Published by admin on Wed, 11/29/2023 - 1:12pm

Mark R. Dobratz, 68, of West Fargo, North Dakota, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, at Essentia Hospital surrounded by family.

Mark was born on Feb. 13, 1955, in Shawano to the late Eugene and Arlene (Finke) Dobratz. Mark graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering and later received his MBA from University of Mary. Mark was united in marriage to Joan Osterloh on June 23, 1979 in Hecla, South Dakota. The couple lived in Kenosha for a few years before moving to Shawano and then later to Fargo, North Dakota.