Kevin Faber
(1962-2005)
Kevin Faber, born July 6, 1962, died suddenly on Monday, November 28th at his home in Wasilla, Alaska. Kevin was nineteen years old when he began his adventure in Alaska. He was a musically talented farm boy from Wisconsin. Kevin, along with his wit, sensitivity, and musical talents, packed up his Elka Vox accordion that his dad and mom had given to him and left his family, friends, and the life he had known.
A week after arriving in Anchorage, Kevin was already playing as the 'Famous One-Man Band in Alaska.' Throughout his years in Alaska he performed with many, many very talented, fun-loving musicians. Kevin taught accordion and piano for twenty years in Anchorage. Kevin loved music and sharing his talents through teaching. He helped raise up the Anchorage School of Music by providing instruments, advertising, teachers and lessons. He owned and operated the Alaska Music Center for over fifteen years. Kevin enjoyed playing music all around the state for every kind of event. He was a member of the Sons of Norway since 1989 and played for many of their social events. Kevin was generous to all in need and well respected in the business community and by many, many friends. He will be remembered by his love for music and generosity with his talents and gifts.
Kevin is survived by his parents, Myrtle and Norbert Faber of Merrill, Wisconsin; his sisters, Sheryl, Judith, Janice and Yvonne; brothers Gary, Russell, Randall and Nathan; and his best friend and loving former wife Hedwig Faber. Services will be held in Wisconsin on Sunday, December 18, at 2:00 p.m., Bell Tower Chapel, 1500 O'Day Street, Merrill, Wisconsin. A supper is to follow. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
A celebration of Kevin's life will be held at the Viking Hall, Anchorage, Alaska, in March of 2006. Further notice will be given.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Hedwig Faber, 9301 Skyview Drive, Wasilla, AK 99654 (hedwig@mta.net). Funds will be used for a Music Scholarship in behalf of Kevin's memory.
Charles Fleming
(1915-2005)
Charles 'Chick' Chase Fleming, 90, Collegedale, Tenn., died Friday, Dec. 2 at an assisted living facility in Collegedale. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11 at Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church, with Gordon Bietz, Ed Wright and Bill Hulsey officiating. Interment
will be at Collegedale Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 at Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Leona France
(1929-2005)
Leona Elizabeth France, 76, Town of Taft in Stanley, died Friday, Dec. 2 at Zastrow Care Center in Gilman. A Christian burial mass was held on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Stanley, with Father Robert Nelson officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Plombon Funeral Services of Stanley assisted the family with arrangements.
Christine Gilles
(1931-2005)
Christine A. Gilles, 74, Medford, died Thursday, Dec. 1 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau. Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 5 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford, with Father Gerard Willger and Deacon Joe Stefancin officiating. Burial was at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery in Medford. Pallbearers were Zak Albrecht, Matthew Brey, Chris Vignali and John Dassow.
Hemer Funeral Service of Medford assisted the family with arrangements.
Anne Horvath
(1929-2005)
Anne J. Horvath, 76, Gilman, died Friday, Dec. 2 at her home. A memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17 at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Gilman. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.
Gilman Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Ethel Klimeck
(1923-2005)
Ethel V. Klimeck, 82, Rib Lake, died Monday, Dec. 5 at Rib Lake Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, Dec. 10 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Rib Lake, with Rev. Carl J. Busse officiating. Interment
will be at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Michael Moore, Jordan, Jarrell and Jace Klimeck, Erik, Matthew and Kyle E. Mannel II, and Michael, Kenneth and James Denny Jr.
Visitation will be on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time service at the church.
Dallmann-Kniewel Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.
Robert Leu
(1927-2005)
Robert F. Leu, 77, Marshfield, died Saturday, Dec. 3 at House of the Dove in Marshfield. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8 at Christ Lutheran Church in Marshfield, with Rev. Mark A. Krueger officiating. Interment
will be in McMillan Memorial Gardens Cemetery in the Town of McMillan, with military rites conducted by American Legion Post 54. Honorary pallbearers will be his hunting companions, Mike and Phillip Salter, Don Uthmeier, Jon Lebese, Andy Amend, Larry Leu, Bob Radlinger and Gerald Holubets.
Rembs/Kundinger Funeral Home of Marshfield assisted the family with arrangements.
Alma Lineaweaver
(1904-2005)
Former Dorchester resident, Alma Lineaweaver, 101, died Tuesday, Dec. 6 at Continental Manor Nursing Home in Abbotsford. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dorchester, with Rev. Jerome Friemuth officiating. Burial will be in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery. Her grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
Larry Deinhamer
(1943-2005)
Larry A. Deinhamer, 62, of Gilman, died Saturday, Nov. 26 at Our Lady of Victory Hospital in Stanley. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 30 at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Gilman, with Father John Long officiating. Burial was at the parish cemetery.
Plombon Funeral Services of Stanley assisted the family with arrangements.
Ryan Dray
Ryan T. Dray, 19, Lakeville, Minn., died Friday, Nov. 25 [2005] in an automobile accident. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 30 at Rosemount Methodist Church in Rosemount, Minn.
White Funeral Home of Lakeville assisted the family with arrangements.
Dr. Siegfried F. Hesse
(1924-2005)
It is with great sorrow we regret to inform our friends of the passing of our loving husband and father, Dr. Siegfried F. Hesse. After a valiant six-month battle with cancer, his life faded Saturday morning, November 26th.
Siegfried was born to Adolph and Caroline (Skibba) Hesse October 26, 1924 in Bremer County, IA. At 19 he made First Sergeant in the Army during WWII, where he served as an interpreter for Italian POWs, while stationed in Lorraine, France. He attended Yale University, graduated University of California, Irvine and University of Iowa, Iowa City through the GI Bill.
Dr. Hesse is survived by his wife of 44 years, Beverly F. (Smith) Hesse, whom he met at his practice in Hudson, IA. They were married December 22, 1961 in Medford, WI and made their home in Rib Lake where together they enjoyed archery, backgammon, bridge, fishing, mink ranching and stamp collecting.
Along with his wife, he is survived by three children: Susan F. (Steve) Brumm of Colorado Springs, CO, Eric E. Hesse of Weston, WI, and Julie M. (John) Tollis of Canon City, CO, who are the proud parents of Dr. & Mrs. Hesse's 1st grandchild of 1 year, Peyton Nichole Tollis.
After practicing medicine in the Rib Lake area for 36 years, he retired October 1997 and moved to Canon City, CO to study paleontology, fine wines and Native American pottery.
Dr. Hesse had a thirst for knowledge, was an avid learner and teacher, and an inspiration to all who knew him. His friends expressed the world will be a lesser place without him.
'Even the Swan's Song must come to an end. I've been very lucky. I've lived a long full life; I've lived the life I wanted.'
S.F. Hesse, M.D. 11/25/05
John Krueger
(1929-2005)
John 'Jack' W. Krueger, 76, Athens, died Sunday, Nov. 27 at Memorial Nursing Home in Medford. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Athens, with Rev. Donn Radde officiating. Burial will be in Athens Lutheran Cemetery.
Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home of Athens assisted the family with arrangements.
Mathew Makovec
(1917-2005)
Mathew R. Makovec, 88, Stetsonville, died Tuesday, Nov. 29 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford, with Father Gerard Willger and Deacon Joe Stefancin officiating. Burial will be at Stetsonville Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren, Michael and Jeffrey Makovec, Shelley Makovec, Sara Makovec-Soley, Anne Makovec, Mathew Makovec and Aimee and Rhianne Makovec.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 at Hemer Funeral Home in Medford where there will be a 6:30 p.m. prayer service.
Emilie Mantik
(1915-2005)
Former Wausau resident Emilie Mantik, 90, Medford, died Thursday, Nov. 24 at Memorial Nursing Home in Medford.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 28 at Immanuel Baptist Church in Wausau, with Rev. Roger Davis officiating. Entombment was at Garden of Eternal Rest at Restlawn Memorial Park in Wausau.
Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home of Wausau assisted the family with arrangements.
Jack Monroe
(1947-2005)
Jack Clifford Monroe, 58, of Rib Lake, died Thursday, Nov. 24. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake, with Father Ron Kowalski and Deacon Paul Ochodnicky officiating.
Visitation will be at the church on Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service.
Dallmann-Kniewel Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.
Olga Monroe
(1915-2005)
Olga Berline Monroe, 90, of Rib Lake, died on Thursday, Nov. 24. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake, with Father Ron Kowalski and Deacon Paul Ochodnicky officiating.
Visitation will be at the church on Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service.
Dallmann-Kniewel Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.
Nick Schaff
(1915-2005)
Nick E. Schaff, 90, of Santa Maria, Calif., died Tuesday, Nov. 1. Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 7 at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Santa Maria. Interment
took place at Santa Maria Cemetery.
Magner-Maloney Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Santa Maria assisted the family with arrangements.
Kim Martin
(1956-2005)
Kim L. Martin, 49, Town of Hammel, died Wednesday, Nov. 16 at his residence. Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 21 at Hemer Funeral Home in Medford, with Rev. James Briney officiating. Burial was at Medford Evergreen Cemetery II. Pallbearers were Jesse, Bill and David Eckert, Dan Nesbit, David Debusk and David Schilder.
Milton Tischendorf
(1924-2005)
Milton J. Tischendorf, 81, Cable, died Thursday, Nov. 10 at his daughter's home in Freeport, Ill. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester.
Burke-Tubbs Funeral Homes of Freeport and Forreston, Ill. assisted the family with arrangements.
Evelyn Webster
(1918-2005)
Former Gilman resident Evelyn E. Webster, 87, died Saturday, Nov. 19 at Cornell Area Care Center in Cornell. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26 at Hannibal Presbyterian Church, with Pastor James Leschensky officiating. Burial will take place at Donald Cemetery in the Town of Pershing. Pallbearers will be Jim Kasper, Kelly and Jeff Webster, Kevin Webster, Shane Webster and Huby Durst.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25 at the Gilman Funeral Home.
Plombon Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Joseph Belter
(1908-2005)
Joseph Belter, 97, Edgar, died Wednesday, Nov. 9 at Continental Manor Nursing Home in Abbotsford. A funeral mass was held on Saturday, Nov. 12 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Athens, with Rev. Charles Hiebl officiating. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in Athens.
Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home of Athens assisted the family with arrangements.
Eleanor Berger
(1914-2005)
Eleanor R. Berger, 91, Medford, died Saturday, Nov. 12 at Memorial Nursing Home in Medford. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in the Town of Holway, with Pastor Curt Rohland officiating. Burial was at Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cemetery in the Town of Holway. Pallbearers were Warren Behling, Harvey Halverson, Bob Weeks, Harry Frosch, Brian Hallgren and Ken Nernberger.
Hemer Funeral Services of Medford assisted the family with arrangements.
Marian Borchardt
(1926-2005)
Marian Grace Borchardt, 79, of Edgar, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005 at The Hospice House, Wausau. Marian was preceded in death by two sons, Kevin and Ardel. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005 at St. John Lutheran Church, Town of Wein, with Rev. Jeff Tarras officiating. Burial was at the church cemetery. Visitation was held on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church. The Helke Funeral Home, Wausau, assisted the family with arrangements.
Larry Downey
(1955-2005)
Larry R. Downey, 50, Ogema, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005 at his home. A memorial gathering was held Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005 at Brothers Bar, Edgar.
Maurina/Community Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Patricia Fahrenbach
(1925-2005)
Patricia J. Fahrenbach, 80, Stetsonville, died Monday, Nov. 14 at Memorial Nursing Home in Medford. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Stetsonville, with Father Frederick Brost officiating. Burial will be at Stetsonville Catholic Cemetery. Her nieces and nephews will be pallbearers. Hemer Funeral Service of Medford assisted the family with arrangements.
