Judy Jahnke
(1955-2004)
Judy S. Jahnke, 49, Athens, died Wednesday, Dec. 1 at Fairview University Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn. Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 4 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Athens, with Rev. Charles Hiebl officiating. Burial was in the Milan Cemetery. Peterson-Kraemer Funeral Home of Athens assisted the family with arrangements.

Vera Knoll
(1914-2004)
Vera Ellen Knoll, 90, Colby, died Tuesday, Aug. 3 at the Colonial Center in Colby. Funeral services are Friday, Aug. 6 at St. John s Lutheran Church in Riplinger, with Rev. Rebekah Jorstad officiating. Burial will be in St. John s Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons David and Douglas Newman; Marc, Steve, Jonathan, and Christopher Knoll; and Scott and Chad Schmidt. Visitation begins at 9:30 a.m. Maurina/Community Funeral Home of Colby is assisting the family with arrangements.

Alfred Frankki
(1945-2004)
Alfred 'Al' Leroy Frankki, 59, Hewitt died Monday, June 28 at Memorial Health Center in Medford. Funeral services are Friday, July 2 at 11 a.m. at the Independent Apostolic Lutheran Church in Ogema with Elmer Hokkanen officiating. Burial will be in Leavitt Creek Cemetery in the Town of Hill, Price County. Pallbearers are Jack Smith, Larry Rogers, Ronald Schmitt, James Leppala, Stan Stenberg, Wayne Dupuis and Gary Ellenbecker. Visitation is Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Dallmann-Kniewel Funeral Home in Rib Lake and on Friday at the church beginning at 10 a.m.

Frank Halida Sr.
(1926-2004)
Frank Halida Sr., 77, Withee, died Thursday, June 24 at his home. Funeral services were Monday, June 28 at the Thorp Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Marion Talaga officiating. Burial was in St. Mary s Catholic Cemetery in Lublin. Grandchildren served as pallbearers.

Karen Hofmann
(1957-2004)
Karen Jean Hofmann, 46, Brantwood, died Tuesday, June 29 at her home. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 3 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John s Lutheran Church (ELCA) in the Town of Wien, Marathon County, with Rev. Jeff Tarras officiating. Burial will be in St. John s Catholic Cemetery in Wuertzburg. Visitation will be Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Maurina Funeral Home in Abbotsford.

Mina Knudson
(1929-2004)
Mina Knudson, 75, Wisconsin Rapids, died Saturday, June 25 at her home. Funeral services were Wednesday, June 30 at First English Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids, with Rev. Kenneth Hanson officiating. Burial was in Merrill Memorial Park Cemetery.Taylor Funeral Home of Wisconsin Rapids assisted the family with arrangements.

Darren Long
(1965-2004)
Darren R. Long, 38, Medford, died Tuesday, June 29 at Mercy Hospital in Clinton, Iowa following an industrial accident. Funeral services are Sunday, July 4 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Medford, with Rev. Brian Wipf officiating. Cremainal interment will be in Medford Evergreen Cemetery II. Pallbearers are Darrell and David Starling, Marvin Berghammer, Dean Gulick, Jack Denton, and Russell Wimberly. Visitation is Saturday at Hemer Funeral Home from 4 to 7 p.m. and Sunday at the church, beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Amy Rauscher
(1913-2004)
Amy O. Rauscher, 90, Medford, died Tuesday, June 29 at Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services are Friday, July 2 at 11 a.m. at Peace United Church of Christ in Dorchester, with Rev. Robert Everhard officiating. Burial will be in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers are Shain Gowey, Chris Mueller, Duane Kreie, Al Ewert, Kenny Ellingson, and Ken Giese. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. at the church.Hemer Funeral Service is assisting the family with arrangements.

Richard Schmidt
(1916-2004)
Richard Elmer 'Dick' Schmidt, 87, Dorchester, died Saturday, June 26 at the palliative care unit of St. Joseph s Hospital in Marshfield. A private graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 1 at Dorchester Memorial Cemetery, with Rev. Daryn Bahn officiating. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. A time of remembrance will be Thursday at Jerkwater Bar and Restaurant in Dorchester from 4 to 7 p.m.Maurina Funeral Home of Dorchester is assisting the family with arrangements.

Bernadine Wilson
(1917-2004)
Bernadine M. 'Bernie' Wilson, 86, Medford, died Thursday, June 24 at the Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center in Medford. Funeral services were Saturday, June 26 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with Rev. Gerard Willger and Deacon Joe Stefancin officiating. Burial was in Restlawn Memorial Park in Wausau. Pallbearers were grandsons Scott and Joseph Wilson.Hemer Funeral Service of Medford assisted the family with arrangements.

Mildred Abegglen
(1928-2004)
Mildred Myrtle Abegglen, 75, Stetsonville, died Tuesday, June 1, at St. Joseph's Hospital Palliative Care Unit in Marshfield. Funeral services are Saturday, June 5, at 1 p.m. at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stetsonville, with Rev. James Babler presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation begins at 11 a.m. at the church. Maurina Funeral Home of Dorchester is assisting the family with arrangements.

Rose Bleck
(1924-2004)
Rose Marie Bleck, 80, Prentice, died Monday, May 31, 2004 at the Rib Lake Health Care Center. Funeral services are Friday, June 4, at 11:30 a.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Prentice, with Rev. Duane Jalas presiding. Burial will be in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Stetsonville. Pallbearers are Chad Makovsky, Travis and Allan Niemi, Jay Thums, Jason Steliga, and Fred Heizler. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. at the church. Dallmann-Kniewel Funeral Home of Rib Lake is assisting the family with arrangements.

Joyce Bruner
(1927-2004)
Joyce E. Bruner, 76, Rib Lake, formerly of Ogema, died Saturday, May 8, at the Rib Lake Health Care Center. Funeral services are Sunday, June 6, at 1 p.m. at her home, located at 3359 Ten Crossings Road in the Town of Ogema, Price County. Dallman-Kniewel Funeral Home of Rib Lake is assisting the family with arrangements.

Alice Eckley
(1923-2004)
Alice K. Eckley, 80, Medford, died Tuesday, May 25 at Wausau Hospital. Memorial services are Saturday, June 5 at 1 p.m. at the Gilman Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Nebo Cemetery in Jump River. Visitation begins at noon.

Paul Komanec
(1916-2004)
Paul George Komanec, 88, Town of Ford, died Wednesday, May 26 at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire. Funeral services were Saturday, May 29 at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Gilman, with Rev. Philip Juza presiding. Burial was in Meadowbrook Cemetery in Gilman.

John Maldonis
(1918-2004)
John Charles Maldonis, 85, Dorchester, died Friday, May 28, at the Wausau Kidney Center. Funeral services were Monday, May 31, at Maurina Funeral Home in Dorchester, with Rev. Keith Jones presiding. Burial was in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were Amy, Kristin, and Erik Thieling; Jennifer Stout; Ron Maldonis; and Deb Allar.

Herb Rodman Jr.
(1931-2004)
Herb Rodman Jr., 72, Athens, died Monday, May 31, in the Palliative Care Unit of St. Joseph Hospital, Marshfield. Funeral services are Thursday, June 3, at 11:30 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Athens, with Rev. Charles Hiebl presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Athens. Visitation begins at 10:30 Thursday at the church. Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home of Athens is assisting the family with arrangements.

Adolf Wille
(1915-2004)
Adolf Gustav Wille, 88, Town of Chelsea, died Tuesday, May 25 at his home under hospice care. Funeral services were Saturday, May 29 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Medford, with Rev. Paul Steinberg presiding. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery in Medford. Pallbearers were Lee and Ryan Miller; Kim, Guy, and Neil Polacek; Jason and Jessica Wille; and Bill Scott. Dallmann-Kniewel Funeral Home of Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.

James Baehr
(1942-2004)
Former Abbotsford resident James 'Jim' Herbert Baehr, 61, Dixon, Calif., died Thursday, Jan. 22 in Dixon. Funeral services are Saturday, Jan. 31 at 10:30 a.m. at the Maurina Funeral Home in Dorchester, with Rev. Kenneth Dix officiating. Burial will be in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery with full military rites by Colby Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2227. Pallbearers are David Baehr, Aaron Lynn, Ed Voss, Dick Seefluth, Jim Lamont, and David Rueden. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Ivan Bootzin
(1929-2004)
Ivan L. Bootzin, 74, Medford, died Thursday, Jan. 22 at his home. Funeral services were Sunday, Jan. 25 at the Hemer Funeral Home in Medford, with Rev. James Briney officiating. Cremainal interment was at Medford Evergreen Cemetery.

Dorothy Jones
(1923-2004)
Dorothy Mae Jones, 80, Rib Lake, died Sunday, Jan. 25 at the Rib Lake Health Care Center. Funeral services were Wednesday, Jan. 28 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rib Lake, with Rev. Roger Sloan officiating. Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery in Rib Lake. Pallbearers were Jeremy Dums, Nathan Franz, Brett Jones, Ronni, Ramon and Donnie Judnic. Dallmann-Kniewel Funeral Home of Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.

Andrew Kapfhamer
(1929-2004)
Andrew P. Kapfhamer, 74, Town of Little Black, died Sunday, Jan. 25 at the Memorial Health Center emergency room. Funeral services are Thursday, Jan. 29 at 11 a.m. at Hemer Funeral Home in Medford, with Rev. Frederick Brost officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Stetsonville. His six sons will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be held until service time.