OBITUARIES
Jenny Graettinger
Jenny Joan Hager Graettinger, 94, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at Grace Lodge, Rhinelander with her loving family by her side. Jenny was born on October 28, 1929 to Violet (Greer) Kujawski and John Hager in Bluefield, West Virginia.
Barbara Jean Langlois
Barbara Jean Langlois, age 75, of Rhinelander, died on July 25, 2024, at her home surrounded by family. She was born on June 20, 1949, in Rhinelander, the daughter of Jim and Alice (Reisman) Harper.
Steve Macheichok
Steve Macheichok, 73, of Rhinelander, passed away on July 26, 2024, at home, surrounded by his family after a long and courageous battle with liver cancer.
Peter Michael Trzebiatowski
Peter Michael Trzebiatowski, 88, of Sugar Camp and Wauwatosa, passed away on Friday evening, July 19, 2024, at his cabin on Columbus Lake with his family at his side.
Keith C. Johnson
Keith C. Johnson, age 63, of Woodboro, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024, from injuries sustained in a truck accident. Keith was born in Rhinelander on March 12, 1961, the tenth child of Melvin C. and Donna E. (Smith) Johnson.
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Sandra Kaye Gauthier
Sandra Kaye Gauthier, 75, of Lac du Flambeau, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, at UW Hospital in Madison, with her family by her side.
Bruce Lloyd Fish
Bruce Lloyd Fish, age 72, of Rhinelander, died on July 17, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 31, 1951, in Rhinelander, the son of Lloyd and Bonnie (Lavender) Fish.
Jeffrey T. Kuehn
Jeffrey T. Kuehn, age 75, of Rhinelander, passed away at home July 23, 2024. He was born August 12, 1948, in Rhinelander, to Doris and Joseph Kuehn. Jeffrey grew up on Thayer Street near Hodag Park.
William “Bill” Edward Loka
William “Bill” Edward Loka, age 79, of Rhinelander, died on July 23, 2024 at Rennes Health and Rehab of Rhinelander. He was born in Adams, Wis. to Ben and Ida (Lambrecht) Loka on September 17, 1944.
Barbara Louise Scott
Barbara Louise (Wolfgram) Scott was born March 12, 1954 in St. Paul, Minn., during a pink snowstorm, that the local weather folks will still refer to occasionally.
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Eugene Earl Meirhofer
Eugene Earl Meirhofer, age 84 of Rhinelander, died on Sunday, July 21, 2024 at Country Terrace Assisted Living in Rhinelander. Gene was born in Rhinelander on Oct. 6, 1939, the son of Elmer and Isabelle (Gilson) Meirhofer.
Rev. Devon William Barrix
Reverend Devon William Barrix, age 81, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2024 in the palliative care unit at Aspirus Hospital Wausau after suffering a massive hemorrhagic stroke. He was born on July 24, 1942 to Ione Elizabeth Roloff in Reedsburg. James Edward Barrix later married Ione and adopted Devon …
James “Jamie” Elliot Kuski
James “Jamie” Elliot Kuski, age 31, of Rhinelander died July 16, 2024. He was born on May 12, 1993 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander. He attended Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School through grade school. During his teen years, he attended Fort McCoy’s Wisconsin Challenge Academy and graduated from …
Donald Heeren
Donald A. Heeren, age 73, of Schofield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at Our House Memory Care, Wausau.
Joseph Wayne Pettorini
Joseph Wayne Pettorini, age 74, of Rhinelander, and formerly of Sterling, Illinois, passed away on July 13, 2024. He was born on February 10, 1950, in Sterling, Illinois, to Joseph A. and Charlotte (Fowler) Pettorini.
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