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Scott Davies
1959-2008
Scott A. Davies, 49, Withee, former Milwaukee area resident, died Thursday, June 19 at the Memorial Health Center emergency room in Medford. No services will be held.
Sharon Guenther
1952-2008 Sharon Kay (Weir) Guenther, 56, Elk River, Minn., died Friday, June 6 at her home, surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 28 at 1 p.m. at Dare's Funeral Home in Elk River.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Saturday from noon until the time of the service.
Jeanne Hoffman
1934-2008
Jeanne A. Hoffman, 73, Medford, died Friday, June 20 at Memorial Health Center in Medford, where she had been a patient the past two weeks. A social gathering will be held Saturday, June 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the social center at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford. Cremainal inurnment will take place at a later date.
Frances Kondrasuk
1935-2008
Frances "Fran" A. Kondrasuk, 72, Gilman, died Saturday, June 21 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. Private family services will be held at a later date, with burial in New St. Hedwig's Catholic Cemetery.
Thorp Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
John Nelson
1928-2008
John V. Nelson, 80, De Pere, passed away Wednesday evening, June 18, 2008, at Odd Fellows Nursing Home. He was born in Elmhurst, Ill., on April 17, 1928, son of the late John V. and Ingrid (Larson) Nelson Sr. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 20 at First United Presbyterian Church of De Pere, with Rev. Dr. Lucy Rupe officiating. Interment was at Medford Evergreen Cemetery.
Raymond Purkapile
1942-2008
Raymond W. Purkapile, 65, Gilman, died Thursday, June 19 at Veterans Medical Center in Tomah. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 24 at Zion Lutheran Church in Gilman, with Pastor Steven Haag officiating. Burial was at Meadowbrook Cemetery in Gilman, with military graveside rites performed by both the VFW Post 6186 and the Gilman American Legion Post 359.
Plombon Funeral Services of Stanley assisted the family with arrangements.
Rudy Vlcek
Former Westboro resident Rudy J. Vlcek, 83, Calumet City, Ill., died Sunday, May 18 after a battle with cancer. Interment was at Lady of Knock Church in Calumet City.
Darrell Radtke
1938-2008
Darrell Lee Radtke, 70, Bull Shoals, Ark., died Wednesday, July 16 at Baxter Regional Medical Center. A memorial services was held Monday, July 21 at Kirby and Family Funeral Home in Bull Shoals, with Rev. Kenneth Taglauer officiating. Burial was private.
Darrell Radtke was born May 10, 1938 in Rib Lake to the late Fred and Irene Radtke.
On May 27, 1994 in Rice Lake, he married Emmy Braun Lemire. He was a commercial loan officer in the banking industry. He lived in Lakeview for eight years, then moved to Rice Lake.
He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, playing cribbage and restoring old cars.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a son, Michael (Jen) of Greenville; a daughter, Colleen Balzola of Iron Mountain, Mich.; a stepson; four stepdaughters; a brother, Donald (Beth) of Carthage, Ill.; four grandsons; and 10 stepgrandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Ozarks’ Hospice House.
William Miller
1942-2008
William O. Miller, 66, Medford, died Friday, July 25 at the Palliative Care Unit of St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. At his request, no services will be held. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. In addition to his wife, survivors include two sisters, Barbara (Tom) Gasper of Quitman, Texas, and Darlene (Roger) Ida of Fall Creek; nieces and nephews; cousins; and other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by aunts and uncles.
Arthur Fritsche
1923-2008
Former Town of Little Black resident Arthur G. Fritsche, 85, Dorchester, died Sunday, July 27 in the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, where he had been taken earlier by ambulance. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 31 at 11 a.m. at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stetsonville, with Rev. James H. Babler officiating. Interment will be at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Stetsonville. In addition to his wife, survivors include two sons, Steve (Carolyn) of Milwaukee and Tom (Sue) of Antigo; two daughters-in-law, Sandy Fritsche and Shirley Fritsche, both of Wausau; two sisters, Arlene Decker of Chippewa Falls and Beverly Hoffman of Stetsonville; six grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and seven stepgreat-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Allen in 2005; a sister, Lenore Fischer; and a brother, Gilbert.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church organ fund.
Florence Doyle
1914-2008
Florence E. Doyle, 93, Medford, died Sunday, July 27 at Memorial Nursing Home in Medford, where she had resided the past five months. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 30 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford, with Father Gerard Willger and Deacon Joe Stefancin officiating. Survivors include a son, Michael "Doc" (Sharon) of Medford; a daughter-in-law, Charlene Doyle of Medford; a brother, Robert (Louise) of Maryland; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Glenn "Pat" in 2007; a sister, Mary Margaret Hayward in 2005; and a brother in infancy.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the family for future designation.
Florence Dahlberg
1927-2008
Florence Catherine Dahlberg, 81, Medford, died Saturday, July 19 at the Golden LivingCenter in Rib Lake, while under the care of Hope Hospice and Palliative Care. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 23 at Dallmann-Kniewel Funeral Home in Rib Lake, with Father Gerard Willger officiating. Interment was at Hillside Cemetery in Ogema. Pallbearers were Adam Berreth, Chase Hein, Dominic Muenchow, Joshua Muenchow, Logan Muenchow, William Madill and Zachary D'Amato.
The former Florence Madill was born May 6, 1927 in Rosefield, Saskatchewan, Canada, to the late Alik and Cecilia (Klotz) Madill. She attended grade school in Canada. Her family moved to Solesha, Mont., when she was a teenager and she graduated from high school in Montana, then was employed in Billings, Mont. She then moved to Chicago, Ill. where she attended night school at a business college and worked.
On March 12, 1960 in Chicago, she married Marlin Leonard Dahlberg, who survives. They lived in Chicago, then moved to Tomahawk in 1966 where they purchased a restaurant and named it Mar-Flo Restaurant, which they owned until 1973. They had also owned a farm in Ogema. They then moved to Medford where they purchased a root beer stand and converted it into a diner which they called Miracle Mile Diner, and owned it from 1973 to 1980 when they sold it to the Krug family.
She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and a former member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Westboro. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and baking.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a daughter, Marlana (Christopher) Helbig of North Fond du Lac; three brothers, William and Carl, both of Billings and Cecil of Great Falls, Mont.; five sisters, Eleanor Ruff, Helen Hillner, Pauline Hibscher and Georgina Heiser all of Billings and Isabell Beyl of Phoenix, Ariz.; two grandchildren, Adam Berreth of Wausau and Tiffany (Jason) Muenchow of Merrill; 10 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Alik Jr. and Al.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her honor may be given to Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
Doris Ploeckelman
1919-2008
Doris E. Ploeckelman, 88, Dorchester, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008 at Golden LivingCenter/Continental Manor in Abbotsford, under the tender and loving care of Ministry Home Care Hospice of Marshfield. Funeral services were held Monday, July 21 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dorchester. The Rev. Jerome Freimuth officiated. Burial was at Dorchester Memorial Cemetery.
Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home of Dorchester assisted the family with arrangements.
Doris was born October 13, 1919 to George and Dorothy (Zwingli) Buehler in Medford. She attended Spruce Grove Elementary School in the Town of Deer Creek in Taylor County until the eighth grade. Doris then graduated from Medford High School and further attended Taylor County Normal School in Medford for two years.
She married Clarence Carl Ploeckelman on June 3, 1994 in the parsonage at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Medford. Doris was a farm wife for 36 years. She and Clarence farmed for two years in the Town of Deer Creek, then moved onto a farm in the Town of Holton in Marathon County. That was their home until they retired from farming in 1980 and moved to Dorchester. Her husband Clarence passed away August 29, 2002.
Doris was a former member of the Mother's Club at Bruckerville School in the Town of Holton, and a former member of the PTA at Dorchester Grade School. Doris was a current member of St. Peter Lutheran Church, the Ladies Aid and the Homemakers Group, all in Dorchester. Doris will be always remembered by her family as being a "great cook," especially her bread making. The vegetables she canned were always the best and whenever there was a big event or gathering of family and friends, Doris was sure to provide a huge delicious meal, or what her family called a "complete farm meal." In her spare time Doris loved to sew and spend time with family.
Doris is lovingly survived by her children, Darlene (Ray) Hafferman of Hartland, William (Irma) Ploeckelman of Stratford, Dale (Nancy) Ploeckelman of Abbotsford, Janet (David) Piechowski of Richfield, Bonita Ervin of Black Rock Ark., Dawn Ploeckelman of Eau Claire, James (Cheryl) Ploeckelman of Stetsonville, David (Linda) Ploeckelman of Colby and Steven Ploeckelman of Hartland; 30 grandchildren; and 42 great-grandchildren. She is further survived by her siblings, Donald (Adeline) Buehler of Eagan, Minn., Lillian (Robert) Sackman of Medford, Phyllis Dable of Mosinee, Philip (Elsie) Buehler of Medford, David Buehler of Athens and Rex (Lee) Buehler of Merrill; and other relatives and friends.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, Roy Ploeckelman; one brother, John Buehler; and one son-in-law, Ron Ervin.
Randy Quelle
1958-2008
Randy Scott Quelle, 50, passed away peacefully at his home in Withee on Monday, July 21, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving wife, Lori, sons Ben and Caleb and other family members.
Randy was born on March 18, 1958 in Marshfield to the late Harley and Dora (Doege) Quelle. He was the youngest of seven children.
Randy attended Owen-Withee schools and graduated in 1976. He was united in marriage to Lori Niznik in 1978 at St. John's Lutheran Church, where they remain members.
Randy worked at Liberty Homes for 17 years and was currently employed by Indianhead Community Action Agency where he did home improvement and weatherization work.
Randy's first love was his family and he loved spending time outdoors. He strived to keep them warm through the cold Wisconsin winters making firewood, which he loved to do. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and hanging out on his land by Black River with his family and buddies, Dober, Dennis and Fit (God rest his soul).
He will be sadly missed by his wife of 30 years, Lori; two sons, Ben (Jewelene) of Marshfield; Caleb (Brianne Christophersen) of Withee; three grandchildren, Rhiannon, Axel and Riley; brothers, Ronald (Carol) Quelle of Bensenville, Ill. and Rodney (Cindy) Quelle of Phillips; sisters, Dawn (the late John) Izewski and Doreen (Frank) Grendys of Phillips; numerous nieces and nephews; cousins, sisters and brothers-in-law; his mother-in-law, Winnie Niznik; and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his son, Joshua; his parents, Harley and Dora Quelle; two brothers, Clarence (Geno) and Richard; two sisters-in-law, Barbara (Clarence Quelle) and Billie (Richard Quelle); and brother-in-law, John Izewski.
Funeral services were handled by Maurina/Schilling Funeral Home in Owen with church services Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Withee. Pallbearers are Mike Dobrzynski, Tim Stock, Chad Koplein, John Niznik, Bill Niznik and Dennis Dumke.
