Marla Ann (Priebe) Tobalsky, 73, of Wausau, WI, passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, May 3, 2024. Born to Ruby (Cherney) Priebe and Russell Priebe on July 11, 1950, in West Bend, WI, Marla grew to be a self-professed tomboy who loved waterskiing at Seven Island Lake at her family cabin (affectionally named “Shalanary” — a compilation of the ends of the names of MarLa and her 3 sisters: MarSha, MarNa, and MaRy). From 1970–1992, she was...

Lisa Seim Burgess, 59, Wausau, died Tuesday March 26, 2024 at home. She was born August 29, 1964, in Eau Claire, daughter of Jerome Seim and the late Jean (Kole) Seim. Lisa had a Masters Degree in Music Education and taught at the elementary level. She was passionate about singing, theatre, and performing.  She was loved by her family and adored by her students. Survivors include two children, Amanda Burgess, Schofield and Dr. David (Eva) Burgess, Eugene, Oregon; a grandchild, Shiloh...

Sara A. Vande Boom, 58, of Marathon, was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. She passed away at home under the care of her loving family and Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Her devoted faith, love of family and friends supported her through a difficult battle with cancer and ultimately gave her peace. We thank God for Sara; we mourn her loss, but we know she is now in a place with no more sorrow or pain. Sara was born June 13, 1965, in Marshfield,...

Michael “Mike” K. Luer, 48, died Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born December 25, 1975, in Eau Claire, son of Kenneth and Jennifer (Nelson) Luer. Mike graduated from Wausau West High School. He worked at Linetec and Crystal Finishing. If you met Mike he would be wearing a star wars shirt or his leather jacket while holding a coke zero. He flourished while riding his Harley Trike. His favorite thing to do was hang out with friends and tell jokes or...

David H. Roeder, 70, formerly of Wausau, died Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Seasons of Life Hospice House, Woodruff. He was born November 5, 1953 in Wausau, son of the late Henry and Bernice (Jacobi) Roeder.  David had been employed at Wausau Coated Products from 1989 until the time of his retirement in 2009.  He had previously worked at Antigo Autobody Repair, DAR Autobody, Denny’s Standard Oil and also Joe Rader Towing. With his knowledge of the auto industry, David...

Jerome D. Hopperdietzel, 78, Athens died Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born March 7, 1946 in Athens, son of the late Harold and Cyrilla (Peters) Hopperdietzel.  Jerome married Karyl Hoffman in Wausau and she preceded him in death in 2007.  Jerome worked for a dairy farmer in the town of Hamburg for many years.  He also worked for the town of Halsey and later retired from Menzners Lumber in Marathon. Jerome proudly served his country in the...

Dedicated mother Elevating others Beautiful Optimistic Radiant Advocate Although it’s a start, these words don’t even begin to capture the true essence of who Deb Klopp was. Debora Lynn Klopp, 56, of the village of Maine, died peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2024, as a result of ovarian cancer. Deb was born on October 6, 1967, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Ronald and Nona (Prusko) Pisarek. She had a happy childhood, growing up in Greendale, Wisconsin, and...

Thomas “Tom” Melvin Schulz passed away on May 7, 2024.  Tom was 82 years old. He is survived by his wife, Linda; his children, Becky Brown, Brett (Shelly) Schulz, Brent (Kristin) Schulz; step-children, Bryan Wulk, Erica (Mike) Danneker, Aaron (Christie) Wulk; grandchildren, Connor, Brooke, Brittany, Katie, Piper, Caelyn, Malina, Camdyn, Cody, Gaven, Nino, Kai and Dre. A special thank you to the staff at Wausau Manor for taking such good care of Tom. No funeral or...

Susan Gau-Krueger passed peacefully, surrounded by her family on April 29, 2024, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services.  She was born on March 2, 1952 to the late Michael E and Laura T (Heil) Gau.  Susan graduated from Newman High School and went on to receive her undergraduate degree in Social Work and Political Science from UW-Eau Claire.  She received her Masters’ Degree as a Clinical Social Worker from the University of Iowa. Susan practiced...

Ellen Sue Janikowski died peacefully at her home on her 75th birthday, April 30th, 2024. She was born on April 30th, 1949, to Herb and Sue Gripentrog in Marshfield, Wisconsin. She graduated from Newman High School in 1967. Ellen attended UW Marathon County and later graduated from the Wausau State College of Beauty Culture. Ellen married her high school sweetheart, Ron Janikowski on August 29th, 1970. Ellen worked in the beauty salon industry for several years, leaving to raise her children...