Obituaries
EARL E. PRETSCH
Earl E. Pretsch, 82, of Neillsville, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, at the Marshfield Health Services in Marshfield.
Earl Ervin Pretsch was born in Neillsville Feb. 25, 1940, the son of Fred and Wanda (Short) Pretsch. He attended Shortville School. Earl started working on...
CHARLES J. GALETKA SR.
Charles Galetka Sr., 91, of Neillsville, WI, passed away Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at Three Oaks Health Services, where he had been residing.
Charles John Galetka was born Nov. 14, 1930, in Glen Flora, Rusk County, WI, the son of Louis and Agnes (Babiar) Galetka Sr. He...
Charles Galetka Sr., 91, of Neillsville, WI, passed away Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at Three Oaks Health Services, where he had been residing.
A Memorial Mass of Christian burial for Charles will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Neillsville. The...
Leland Charles LaMarr, 79, of Greenwood, WI, passed away Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in the ICU at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, WI.
Leland (Lee) was born Sept.1, 1942, in Garden City, KS, the son of Harvey W. LaMarr and Lela Pauline (Downer) LaMarr. He attended Greenwood High...
Donna V. Strack, 86, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022, at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus, Worcester, MA. She was born Dec. 3, 1935, in Marshfield, WI, to the late Raymond and Alma (Leffel) Bauman.
A memorial service will be held at St. John Lutheran Church in Kellner,...
Keith LaRoy Counsell passed away Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Keith was born to the late Elmer and Florence Counsell May 14, 1931. He proudly served his country as a Marine from 1949-1954. In 1954, Keith married Barbara Marie Faust, and they raised three children together.
While in high school...
Charles “Charlie” E. Frey, 78, of Withee, formerly of Eau Claire, passed away Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, under the tender care of Hope Hospice.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Owen. Procession will follow to The...
Mavis Lucille Langton, 86, passed away surrounded by family Aug. 11 at the Marshfield Medical Center. Mavis was the youngest of five sisters born Oct. 12, 1935, in Shawano, WI, to John and Edith Lehrke. She grew up on the family farm near Whitehall, WI. She attended a single-room rural grade...
Longtime Spencer resident Gerald R. “Jerry” Marden passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022 at his home surrounded by family.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Spencer with Rev. Mark Krueger officiating. Following the...
Laverne Hammen, 90, died Thursday, Aug. 4, at The House of the Dove in Marshfield, WI.
Laverne Erickson Hammen was born March 10, 1932, to Clarence and Dina (Erickson) Hammen. He grew up on the family farm in Cambridge, WI and graduated from Stoughton High School in 1950. He was drafted...