Robert “Bob” A. Brown, 84, Wausau, died Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born June 3, 1936 in Athens, son of the late Arthur and Violet (Opichka) Brown.  On June 4, 1956, he married Ethel Huss in Abbotsford.  Together, they traveled extensively with their family, including 45 days in Europe with their six children.  Bob had a degree in Mechanical Engineering, a B.S. degree in Elementary Education, a M.S. degree as a Reading Specialist...

Karen M. (Hermundson) Baumann, 59  died January 10th, 2021 under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services at home with her husband of 30+ years by her side after a 16 month courageous fight against cancer. Karen was born March 27th, 1961 in the city of Durand, WI to Walter and Delores (Black) Hermundson. Karen was a graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic Grade School (Durand), Durand High School and Chippewa Valley Technical Institute in Data Processing.  Karen was a...

  Andrew R. Geier, 47, Wausau, died Wednesday December 30,  2020. He was born November 28, 1973, in Wausau, son of Ronald and Jody (Mickevich) Geier. “Andy” was his nickname.  He was Autistic and mentally disabled.  Andy was baptized as an infant at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wausau.  As a boy, Andy lived at home in Pike Lake, with his parents and brother and sister.  His brother, Casey, would give him rides on the back of the ATV 4-wheeler, which...

Robert “Bob” John Stieber, 89, Schofield, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020. He was born August 21, 1931 to Alex and Alice Stieber in Wausau.  Bob married Dona Mae Krause on November 26, 1955 at St. Therese Catholic Church.  Dona Survives. Bob and Dona have five children, Joel (Jenny) Sun Prairie, Jon (Brenda) Oconomowoc, Anne (Kevin) Murphy Andover, MN, Tim (Lori) Hudson, Amy (Dan) Brinkman Sturgeon Bay; 10 grandchildren, Eric (Lindsay), Matt, and Leah (Kyle)...

David J. Belter, 78, died Sunday, January 3, 2021, under the care of Ascension/Compassus Hospice at his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 8, 1942, in Poniatowski, son of the late John and Mary (Schaetzl) Belter.  On June 22, 1963, he married Susan Fink at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Athens. Dave started his working career in South Dakota building transmission lines followed by driving truck for E.J. Peter Trucking.  The majority of his life was spent farming...

Amy Myska, 42, passed away quietly on December 31, 2020, at UW hospital, Madison. She was born in Wausau, Wisconsin on December 5, 1978, the daughter of Patrick Myska and Deborah Meier.   Amy graduated from DC Everest in Schofield, WI and went on to get her BA degree in Sociology at UW-Eau Claire. Her penchant for helping others led her to get her Masters Degree in School Counseling from UW-Superior. She was a Licensed Professional Counselor and practiced for many years at the high...

  Robert Lee Wadzinski, 78, Town of Cassel died unexpectedly at his home December 31, 2020   He was born in Hammond, Indiana on July 28, 1942, the 3rd of ten children to the late Walter & Sylvia (Bonin) Wadzinski.  After his graduation from Marathon High School in1961, he worked at Marathon Cheese, and lived on the family farm until he was drafted into the U.S. Army.  He was stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland from 1964 to 1966 as a cook for NSA (The secret...

Janice M. (Lemanski) Linder, 78, Marathon died Friday, December 18, 2020, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital from complications due to COVID with her daughter Debbie at her side. Donald, her husband, was also in the COVID unit and was able to spend time with her before she passed. She was born May 27, 1942, in the town of Cassel to Casimir and Eulalia (Kafka) Lemanski. On October 7, 1961, she married Donald Linder at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Cassel. Janice worked 45 years at Marathon Cheese...

Blong B. Yang, 27, Wausau passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at his home.   Blong was born in Providence, RI on September 6, 1993 to parents Cher Nou Yang and Vathao Yang.   Blong was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer just days before Thanksgiving this year. Blong was admitted to UW Health in Madison, WI on December 16th and released on December 20th to spend his final days at home with his family and friends.    Blong is survived by his father (Cher Nou),...

On December 31, 2020, Elmer George Dawson, surrounded by his children, was released from the confines of this world into the arms of his Savior, Jesus, no longer tethered to oxygen tubing and struggling to breathe.  What can we say about our Dad, Elmer Dawson?  We could lay out the timeline of when he was born, when he was married, and where he worked.  But it may paint a better picture just to tell you about the man we called Dad. To say Dad was a social butterfly would be...