OBITUARIES
William L. Kopecko
William L. Kopecko, age 86, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away peacefully Monday morning, Jan.8, 2024, at Hospice House Port Charlotte.
Nicole Marie Pelletier
Nicole Marie Pelletier, age 50, of Rhinelander, died on January 10, 2024, in Rhinelander.
Polly D. Rathbun
Polly D. Rathbun, age 63, of Tomahawk, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at her home under the care of her family and Compassus Hospice.
Leonard Walter Bauman Sr.
Leonard Walter Bauman Sr., 92, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, passed away on December 23, 2023 in Cape Girardeaui.
Alice Mary Simmons
Alice Mary Simmons, 86, of Rhinelander, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at her home with her family at her side.
728 X 90 AD
Ralph Edward Stromme
Ralph Edward Stromme, age 86, of Rhinelander, died on January 3, 2024 at the Riverview Health Services in Tomahawk. He was born in Rhinelander, on December 13, 1937, to Ralph and Genevieve (Bethke) Stromme.
Bethel Lynn Dencker
Bethel Lynn Dencker, age 66, of Rhinelander, died on Jan. 2, 2024, at the Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital. She was born on May 29, 1957, in Deadwood, S.D., the daughter of David and Arlene (Bremer) Kock.
Gene M. Funk
Gene M. Funk, age 92, of Rhinelander, died on December 30, 2023 at the Rhinelander Aspirus Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.
David Lee Richardson
David Lee Richardson, age 85, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in the comfort of his own home. He was born on Jan. 18, 1938, in Rhinelander, the son of Harold and Esther (Brown) Richardson.
Ronald Reuben Zander
Ronald Reuben Zander, 76, of Eau Claire, passed away into the loving arms of our Savior after a long, courageous battle with COPD, on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Oakwood Health Services in Altoona.
728 X 90 AD
Dee Bisbing
Dee Bisbing, age 60, of Rhinelander, died on December 23, 2023 at the Tomahawk Health Services after a courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born on December 6, 1963, in Milwaukee, the daughter of John and Bonnie (Condella) Bisbing.
Barbara Ann Sharkey
Barbara Ann Sharkey passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at the age of 85.
Betty Marie Brunette
Betty Marie Brunette, 91, of Rhinelander, passed away on Sunday evening, December 24, 2023, at Rennes Health & Rehab, surrounded by her beloved family.
Dorothy Ann Vanney
Dorothy Ann Vanney of Tomahawk, and a former Rhinelander resident, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023, at Tomahawk Health Services, at the age of 91.
Michael “Micky” “Mick” John Dietz
Micky Dietz passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Rennes Health & Rehab Center in Rhinelander at the age of 76.
728 X 90 AD
