Jayne Brosseau
(1920-2003)
Medford native Jayne A. Brosseau, 83, Racine, died on Saturday, May 31 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Racine. Funeral services were held at Maresh-Meredith and Acklam Funeral Home on Tuesday, June 3. Private family entombment followed at Graceland Cemetery.

Mildred Domer
(1904-2003)
Former Medford resident Mildred J. Domer, 99, Peoria, Ariz., died Thursday, May 29 in her home. Funeral services were Wednesday, June 4 at the Hemer Funeral Home in Medford, with Rev. Robert Everhard officiating. Burial was in Evergreen II Cemetery.

Melvin Fischer
(1921-2003)
Melvin L. Fischer, 82, Dorchester, died Friday, May 30 at St. Joseph's Hospital Palliative Care Unit. Funeral services were Monday, June 2 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dorchester, with Rev. Jerome Freimuth officiating. Burial was in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were Daniel, Clifford, and David Fischer, Bruce, Gene and Glenn Jensen. Maurina Funeral Home of Dorchester assisted the family with arrangements.

Hazel Klemm Russell
(1926-2003)
Medford native Hazel Klemm Russell died Friday, May 30 at the Community Hospice Hadlow Center in Jacksonville, Fla. Funeral services were Thursday, June 5 at the All Saints Protestant Chapel at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville. Jacksonville Memory Gardens Funeral Home of Orange Park, Fla. assisted the family with arrangements.

Gilbert Fritsche
(1919-2003)
Gilbert A. Fritsche, 84, Dorchester, died Wednesday, May 28 at Continental Manor Nursing Home in Abbotsford. Funeral services are Friday, may 30 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester, with Rev. James Schaefer officiating. Burial will be in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers are Shawn, Troy, Cory and Daniel C. Hoffman, Randy Younker and James Nuernberger. Visitation is at Maurina Funeral Home in Dorchester on Friday, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Fred Rust
(1908-2003)
Former Taylor County resident Fred Rust, 94, Viroqua, died Monday, May 26 at Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua. Graveside rites and burial will be Thursday, May 29 at 2 p.m. at Medford Evergreen Cemetery II, with Rev. Irv Case officiating. Visitation will be will be Thursday at Hemer Funeral Home in Medford, beginning at 1 p.m.

Helen Barbeau
(1907-2003)
Helen Barbeau, 95, Medford, died Friday, May 23 at Memorial Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services are Wednesday, May 28 at 11 a.m. at the Heindl Funeral Home in Phillips, with Rev. Gary Lodholz officiating. Burial will be in the Kennan Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, beginning at 10 a.m.

Mary Conley
(1957-2003)
Mary Jane Conley, 46 Athens, died Tuesday, May 20 at the Rib Lake Health Care Center. Graveside services were held Saturday, May 24 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Neosho, with Rev. Stephen Fletcher officiating. Dallmann-Kniewel Funeral Home of Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.

Helena Hoffman
(1911-2003)
Helena S. Hoffman, 91, Abbotsford, died Friday, 23 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. Graveside services and Burial were held Tuesday, May 27 at St. Mary's Cemetery in the Town of Holway, with Deacon Joe Stefancin officiating. Hemer Funeral Service of Medford assisted the family with arrangements.

Sylvia Schetski
(1907-2003)
For Catawba resident Sylvia Schetski, 96, Milwaukee, died Saturday, May 17 at St. Joseph's Hospice in Milwaukee. Funeral services are Saturday, May 24 at St. Vincent Pallotti East Church in Milwaukee. Burial will be win Mount Olive Cemetery in Westboro. Schmidt and Bartelt Funeral Home of Wauwatosa assisted the family with arrangements.

Walter Uher Sr.
(1927-2003)
Former Gilman resident Walter H. Uher Sr., 75, Phillips, died Wednesday, May 14 at Memorial Health Center in Medford. Funeral services were Saturday, May 17 at Our Lady of the North Catholic Church in Phillips, with Rev. Gerald Hagen officiating. Burial was in St. Patrick's Cemetery in Phillips with military rites performed by the American Legion and VFW posts. Heindl Funeral Home in Phillips assisted the family with arrangements.

LaVerne Fischer
(1920-2003)
LaVerne E. Fischer, 83, Medford, died Saturday, May 17 at Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center in Medford. Funeral services are Tuesday, May 20 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Medford, with Rev. Carroll Vananda officiating. Burial will be in Medford Evergreen Cemetery II. Her nephews will serve as pallbearers. Visitation is Monday at Hemer Funeral Home in Medford from 4 to 8 p.m. There is a 7 p.m. VFW Auxiliary service planned.

Frank Tomczak
(1930-2003)
Former Withee resident Frank Dominic Tomczak, 72, King, died at Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca on Saturday, May 17. Funeral services are Tuesday, May 20 at 11 a.m. at the Thorp Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Maplehust Cemetery. Members of the Thorp American Legion are pallbearers. Visitation begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Melva Gereau
(1945-2003)
Melva Jean 'Mel' Gereau, 58, Lublin, died Thursday, May 15 at the Clark County Health Care Center. Funeral services were Saturday, May 17 at the Maurina Funeral Home in Owen, with Rev. Tom Gonzalez officiating.

Zdenka Beran
(1913-2003)
Zdenka M. Beran, 89, Athens, died Monday, May 19 at Colonial House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Colby. Funeral services are Thursday, May 22 at 11 a.m. at the Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home in Athens, with Rev. Roger Moldenhauer officiating. Burial will be in the Town of Johnson Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Thursday beginning at 10 a.m.

Lucille Kleiber
(1920-2003)
Lucille L. Kleiber, 82, Town of Little Black, died Wednesday, May 14 at Memorial Nursing Home under hospice care. Funeral services are Saturday, May 17 at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford, with Rev. Dennis Meulemans officiating. Burial will be in Medford Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers are Dennis and Brian Kleiber, Ed and Don Grant, Val and Everett Riehle, Tom and Mark Heinz. Visitation is Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Hemer Funeral Home in Medford, with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service.

Nellie Berglund
(1913-2003)
Nellie O. Berglund, 90, Medford, died Monday, May 12 at her home. Funeral services are Friday, May 16 at 9 a.m. at the Hemer Funeral Home in Medford, with Rev. James Briney officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Superior. Visitation is Thursday at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. with an Order of the Eastern Star service at 7 p.m.

Gustav Kretschmer
(1917-2003)
Gustav C. Kretschmer, 85, Medford, died Thursday May 8 at St. Joseph's Palliative Care Unit in Marshfield. Funeral services were Monday, May 12 at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Medford, with Rev. Timothy Mueller officiating. Burial was in St. Andrew's Lutheran Cemetery in the Town of Goodrich. Hemer Funeral Service of Medford assisted the family with arrangements.

Arthur Pound
(1935-2003)
Arthur W. Pound, 67, Town of Medford, died at his home Thursday, May 8 under hospice care. Funeral services were Monday, May 12 at The United Church Of Christ in Medford, with Rev. Jim Briney officiating. Burial was in Hannibal Cemetery in the Town of Cleveland. Pallbearers were Blake Bucki, Jerome Kleutsch, Ronald Blackburn, Gerald Thieme, Robert Matyka, and Raymond Fuchs. Hemer Funeral Service in Medford assisted the family with arrangements.

Beatrice Albert
(1925-2003)
Beatrice M. Albert, 78, Town of Little Black, died Thursday, May 8 at Memorial Nursing and Rehab Center under hospice care. Funeral services were Saturday, May 10 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Stetsonville, with Rev. Frederick Brost officiating. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery in the Town of Little Black. Pallbearers were Chuck Zenner, Steve Suchomel, Allen Wood, Kim Peche, Gerald and Randy Frenzel. Hemer Funeral Service of Medford assisted the family with arrangements.

Margaret Fuchs
(1924-2003)
Margaret Fuchs, 78, South Milwaukee, died Tuesday, May 6. Funeral services were Friday, May 9 at the St. Martin of Tours Church in Franklin. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Oshkosh. Max A. Sass and Sons Funeral Home in Franklin assisted the family with arrangements.

Edward Bohn
(1923-2003)
Edward C. Bohn, 79, Medford, died Friday, May 9 at Memorial Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services are Tuesday, may 13 at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford, with Rev. Dennis Meulemans officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in the Town of Little Black. Pallbearers are Medford Lions Club members Dale Schroeder, Vic Schiszik, Dennis Christianson, Emil Falasky, Larry Ray and Dave Lemke. Visitation is Monday at Hemer Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer service.

Herbert A. Meyers Jr.
(1921-2003)
Herbert A. Meyers, 82, Town of Green Grove, Clark County, died Saturday, may 10 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. Funeral services are Tuesday, May 13 at 11 a.m. at the First United Church of Christ in Colby, with rev. Kenneth Dix officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery in the Town of Colby. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Maurina Funeral Home in Abbotsford.

Melvin Rindt
(1919-2003)
Melvin F. Rindt died Wednesday, May 7 at the Rib Lake Health care Center. Funeral services were Saturday, May 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Whittlesey, with Rev. Randal Jeppesen officiating. Burial was in the Chelsea Community Cemetery. Pallbearers were nephews Robert, Michael, James, and David Rindt, David Roder and Chuck Egle. Hemer Funeral Service of Medford assisted the family with arrangements.

Joseph Horvath
(1917-2003)
Joseph J. Horvath, 86, Randolph, died Tuesday, May 6 at his home. Funeral services were Saturday, May 10 at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Randolph with the Rev. Linda Heisler officiating. Inurnment was in the Hannibal Cemetery in Hannibal. Randolph Community Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.

Darrell Westrich
(1945-2003)
Darrell 'Butch' Westrich, 57, Elcho, died Monday, May 5. Funeral services are Saturday, May 10 at 2 p.m. at Hildebrand-Darton-Russ Funeral Home in Rhinelander. Visitation begins at 11 a.m.

Adam Bieniek Jr.
(1932-2003)
Former Rib Lake resident Adam Bieniek Jr., 71, died Sunday, May 4. Funeral services were Wednesday, Tay 7 at The Church of St. Augustine of Hippo in Milwaukee. Burial will be Thursday at noon at Lakeview Cemetery in Rib Lake.

Marcella Bunkelman
Marcella Bunkelman, 88, Tomahawk, died Saturday, May 3 [2003] at Willow Creek Elder care in Tomahawk. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 7 at the Maurina Funeral Home in Abbotsford, with Rev. Carl Swarr officiating. Burial was in the Milan Public Cemetery.

Helen Wilke
(1911-2003)
Helen A. Wilke, 91, Medford, died Tuesday, May 6 at Memorial Health Center. Funeral services are Thursday, May 8 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Whittlesey, with Rev. Randal Jeppesen officiating. Burial will be in Medford Evergreen Cemetery II. Pallbearers are Gene, Wayne and Gerald Krug, Bob Anderson, Ron Lindow and Jim Nehiba. Visitation is Thursday at the church beginning at 9 a.m. Hemer Funeral Service of Medford is assisting the family with arrangements.

Evelyn Boyle
Former Medford resident Evelyn M. Boyle died Monday, April 28 [2003] in Rye, N.Y. where she resided for the past several years.

James Hirsch
(1922-2003)
James V. Hirsch, 80, Sequim, Wash., died Monday, February 17. Funeral services were Monday, February 24 at Willow River Cemetery in Hudson, with Rev. Dennis Meulemans of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford officiating. VFW Post 2115 provided military rites.

Lois Hone
(1922-2003)
Former Medford resident Lois Hone, 80, Tucson, Ariz., died Wednesday, April 23 at the Carondelet Hospice in Tucson.

Katherine Juntunen
(1920-2003)
Katherine Juntunen, 83, Town of Holway, died Friday May 2 at Memorial Health Center in Medford. There will be no funeral services. Inurnment will be in Pine Hill Cemetery in Curtiss. Maurina Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.

Lillian Schnorr
(1905-2003)
Lillian B. Schnorr, 97, Medford, died Thursday, May 1 at Memorial Health Center. Funeral services were Monday, May 5 at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Medford, with Rev. John Melke officiating. Burial was in Medford Evergreen Cemetery. Hemer Funeral Service of Medford assisted the family with arrangements.

Rebecca Smith-Mathews
(1930-2003)
A member of the William Kirk Clarkson family, Rebecca A. Smith-Mathews, 72, South Bend, Ind. died Tuesday, April 29 at her home. Funeral services were Friday, May 2 at the funeral home with Rev. Bud Stedman officiating. Burial was in Southlawn Cemetery in South Bend.

Dennis Spotts
(1936-2003)
Dennis G. Spotts, 66, Medford, died Thursday, May 1, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield. Funeral services were Saturday, May 3 at the Rembs/Kundinger Funeral Chapel in Marshfield. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery in Marshfield. Pallbearers were Ron Bemmann, Gene Sickels, Richard Kraft, Toby Scoles, Steve and Mike Jantz.

Barbara Thums
(1929-2003)
Barbara Joan Thums, 74, Rib Lake, died Friday, May 2 at the Rib Lake Health Care Center. Funeral services were Monday, May 5 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Rib Lake, with Rev. John Long officiating. Burial was in St. Ann’s Cemetery in the Town of Greenwood. Pallbearers were Daniel Thums, Gene Rizzi, Leonard Nicholas, Billy Pope, Jerome Thums and Duane Cypher. Dallmann-Kniewel Funeral Home of Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.

Julia Winger
(1920-2003)
Julia A. Winger, 82, Medford, died Thursday, May 1 at Memorial Health Center in Medford. Funeral services were Monday, May 5 at the Gilman Funeral Home. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery in Sheldon. Grandsons served as pallbearers.