Lonnie D. Marek

Lonnie Dale Marek was born in Black River Falls, Wisconsin on July 21, 1940, to Frank and Lillian Marek. He had two sisters, Sylvia Marek (husband, William Grimm) of Madison and Karen (Steve) Lynch of Wausau. His extended family includes nephew, Lucas (Sarah) Lynch; and niece, Stephanie Lynch of Wausau; as well as numerous nieces and nephews in Alaska. Lonnie married the love of his life, Peggy Gerke, on September 3, 1966.

He began working in 1955 driving a truck and retired in 2005 from the Marathon County Highway Department. Lonnie loved driving and using heavy equipment to dig in the dirt. He had a strong work ethic and took pride in a job well done.

Lonnie had a life well-lived. He loved his wife, Peggy, and they had the deepest of bonds. He loved fishing, especially walleye fishing in Canada, a trip he made 52 times as a thirty-year tradition with his dear friends, Bob and Terri Lang, and Walt and Lois Woodthorp. Lonnie deeply loved his family, including Nikki Galante, who has been like a daughter to both Lonnie and his wife, and Gust and Dorothy Gerke, his brother and sister in-law of Wausau.

Lonnie was a kind, gentle, spiritual man. He lived his principles. He was a member of the Rib Mountain Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and active in his faith since 1966.

Lonnie was preceded in death by his beloved parents; and his dear friends, John and Renee Jacobsen.

There will be a memorial service at the Rib Mountain Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 226250 Hummingbird Road, Wausau, with visitation at 1:00 pm and a memorial service at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 11, 2023.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com.