ALVIN B. DASSOW, SR.

NAME OF DECEASED: ALVIN B. DASSOW, SR. AGE: 87

ADDRESS: W3889 County Road M, Medford; A township of Greenwood resident

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 5:55 PM Saturday, October 27 at his residence in the township of Greenwood under the loving care of his family and Hope Hospice

TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 31 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Whittlesey

OFFICIATING CLERGY: Rev. Randal Jeppesen

INTERMENT: Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Whittlesey

VISITATION: 4-8 PM on Tuesday, October 30 at Hemer Funeral Home, Medford and also at church from 10 AM until the time of funeral services at 11 AM on Wednesday, October 31

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: April 17, 1925 at the township of Chelsea, Taylor County

EDUCATION: Frey school, township of Browning

MARRIAGE INFORMATION: January 16, 1954 at Stetsonville to Mary Drager and she survives

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: He logged during his whole life until retirement while residing in the township of Greenwood. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with his family.

MEMBER OF: Trinity Lutheran Church, Whittlesey

SURVIVING SPOUSE: Mary Dassow of the township of Greenwood

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Marvin (Joleen) Dassow of the town of Medford; George Dassow of the town of Hammel; Randy (Kathy) Dassow of the town of Greenwood; Brian Dassow of the town of Hammel; Steve Dassow of the town of Rib Lake; Alvin Jr. (Annette) Dassow of Westboro; Kathy (Mark) Kind of Rib Lake

GRANDCHILDREN: 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: 5

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Brothers – Harold (Mary Ann) Dassow, Sr. of Medford & Arnold Dassow of Medford; Sisters – Darlene Drager of Medford & Ardella (Herman) Dohrwardt of Medford

DECEASED BROTHERS/SISTERS: Brothers – Ralph, Donald, Hilbert, Henry, Clarence & Robert Dassow
Sister – Elaine Gumz

DECEASED FATHER: Henry J. Dassow DECEASED MOTHER: Bertha Barkow

PALLBEARERS: Grandsons – Jodi, Richard, Jason, Justin, Cody & Dakota Dassow, Travis Bube

OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the family for a future designation
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RUTH A. TROIBER

NAME OF DECEASED: RUTH A. TROIBER AGE: 83

ADDRESS: Golden Living Center-Continental Manor, Abbotsford, WI; A former Town of Hammel resident

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 10:00 AM Sunday, October 21 at Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield where she had been a patient for the past 1 week

TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 24 at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church, Medford

OFFICIATING CLERGY: Rev. Joshua Krieger

INTERMENT: St. Mary’s Cemetery – Township of Holway

VISITATION: 12 noon until the time of the American Legion Auxiliary service at 1:50 PM on Wednesday, October 24 at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church, Medford

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: January 19, 1929 at Medford

EDUCATION: Wayside elementary school, Township of Hammel and was a 1946 graduate of Medford High School

MARRIAGE INFORMATION: May 16, 1953 at Sacred heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville to Vernon M. Troiber and he preceded her in death May 25, 2009

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After her education she clerked at the Medford Co-op Store in Medford for many years until her retirement in 1994. She enjoyed polka music, bird watching, sewing, crocheting, embroidery, volunteer work with the American Legion Auxiliary, and spending time with her grandchildren.

MEMBER OF: Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church, Medford; Stetsonville American Legion Auxiliary

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Daughter – Linda (Jerry) Young of Slinger, WI
Grandchildren: Tara Parks of Wausau, Michael Sova of Slinger, Trina (Michael) Kaiser of Stratford
Great Grandchildren: Malik & Jovan Parks, Mathias, Lillian & Isaiah Kaiser

DECEASED FATHER: Homer G. Mathias DECEASED MOTHER: Anna W. Bunge

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JOHN “JACK” F. ARMBRUST

NAME OF DECEASED: JOHN “JACK” F. ARMBRUST AGE: 81

ADDRESS: 630 State Road 102, Rib Lake, WI

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 1:15 AM Thursday, October 18 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, palliative care unit, Wausau where he had been a patient for the past 4 days

TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: No Services will be held

VISITATION: There will be a memorial visitation held from 4-7 PM on Monday, October 22 at Hemer Funeral Home, Medford & military rites performed by the Medford Military Honors Team at 7:00 PM

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: May 27, 1931 at Medford, WI

EDUCATION: Holy Rosary Catholic School, Medford, 1949 graduate of Medford High School

MARRIAGE: 1st: In 1951 @ Medford to Eleanor Roberts and they were later divorced; 2nd: to Christine @ West Bend, IN and she preceded him in death n 1976; 3rd: In 1978 @ South Bend, IN to Mary and they were later divorced

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After his education he entered the US Army and served from 1951-1954. After the service he worked as a meat cutter in Medford and Indiana for a period of years. He also owned and operated a gun shop in Mishawaka, Indiana for a period of time. Retired and moved to Chelsea working once again at Armbrust Meats in Medford. He enjoyed the GB Packers, guns, Native American history, watching Western movies, reading Western books, & computers.

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Daughters – Ramona “Mona” Bergmann of Merrill, Jacquelyn “Jaci” (Philip) Henrichs of Merrill, Jayne (Michael) Thiel of Merrill

CHILDREN DECEASED: Daughter – LuCinda Jean Bergmann in1991; Great Granddaughter – Tristan Muenchow in 2005

# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 13 GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 24 GR. GR. GRANDCHILDREN: 3

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sister – Doris (Everett) Hoffman of Medford; Brothers – Robert (Ruth) Armbrust of Medford & David (JoAnn) Armbrust of Medford

BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: 3 Brothers – William “Bill”, Walter “Wally” & James “Jim” Armbrust

DECEASED FATHER: William P. Armbrust, Sr. DECEASED MOTHER: Agnes G. Strachota

OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Rib Lake Public Library
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ERNEST “OLD ERN” F. ARNDT

NAME OF DECEASED:
ERNEST “OLD ERN” F. ARNDT

AGE: 92

ADDRESS: 232 N. Main Street, Medford, WI

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 11:52 AM Saturday, October 13 at his residence in the city of Medford under the loving care of his family and Aspirus Comfort Care Hospice

TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: Memorial services will be held at a later date

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: June 27, 1920 in the Township of Hammel

EDUCATION: Township of Hammel elementary school & he attended Medford High School

MARRIAGE INFORMATION: August 30, 1947 at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville to Ruth Niemuth and they recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: He was a diary farmer, mink rancher, and ginseng grower in both WI and MN over his working years. He enjoyed working with tools and invented a number of tools that were used in the mink & ginseng industry. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling, watching sports & his grandchildren.

MEMBER OF: First Baptist Church, Medford where he served as trustee deacon and co-chairman of the bldg. committee and the finance committee for many years. Wisconsin Fur Breeders Assn., Wisconsin Ginseng Growers Assn. Past president of the Medford Mink Club & the North Central Mink Assn. He had been a delegate to the National Board of Fur Farmers of both clubs. He was a onetime member of the Town of Hammel Wildcats baseball team along with his brothers Paul & Jerry

SURVIVING SPOUSE: Ruth Arndt of Medford

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Sons – Bryan (Paula) Arndt of Medford & Bradley Arndt of St. Paul, MN

CHILDREN DECEASED: Granddaughter – Melody Arndt; Grandsons – Steven Dunn & Christopher Balla

GRANDCHILDREN: Leslee (Tyler) Reed , Paul (Mae) Arndt, Kyle (Amanda) Arndt, Jon (Rose) Arndt, Jennifer (Darrell) Gatling, Natalie Arndt, Janelle Arndt, Jason Balla, Michelle Dunn

GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: Daisy, Alex, Tatiana, Zachery, Kenya, Rayya, Michael, Mikayla, Christopher

DECEASED BROTHERS/SISTERS: 3 Brothers – Paul, Gerald and Alvin in childhood

DECEASED FATHER: Otto Arndt DECEASED MOTHER: Bertha Dodzweit

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BERNADINE “BERNIE” BRAHMER

NAME OF DECEASED:
BERNADINE “BERNIE” BRAHMER

AGE: 83

ADDRESS: W777 County Road M, Rib Lake, WI Town of Greenwood Resident

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 2:15 A.M. Tuesday, October 16 at the Medford Nursing and Rehab Center, Medford where she had resided for the past 3 months, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice.

TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 22 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Whittlesey

OFFICIATING: Father Gerard Willger and Deacon Joseph Stefancin

VISITATION: 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Sunday October 21 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Whittlesey where there will be a 6:45 P.M. Prayer Service and also from 9:00 A.M. until 10:45 A.M. Monday, October 22 at the church.

BURIAL: St. Ann’s Cemetery in the Town of Greenwood, Taylor County, Wisconsin

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: October 16, 1929 in Interwald, Wisconsin

EDUCATION: Attended Green Grove Grade School

MARRIAGE INFORMATION: June 25, 1947 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford to Chester
Brahmer and he survives

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After school she moved to Minnesota and worked at a bakery for a few years. She then moved back to the Interwald area. Chet and Bernie were then married and owned and operated Chet and Bernie’s Tavern for 55 years until her retirement in November 2008. She also worked for various businesses in the Medford area. Bernie enjoyed playing softball, fishing and ice fishing, bowling, camping, snowmobiling, spending time at the lake, playing and listening to music, cribbage, playing cards, spending time with her family and friends.

MEMBER OF: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Whittlesey.
PAST MEMBER OF: The Little Bohemia Women’s Bowling League, bowling for Chet and Bernie’s Bar, Played Women’s Softball for Chet and Bernie’s Bar, The Interwald Wanderers Snowmobile Club and the Taylor County Tavern League.

SURVIVING SPOUSE: Chester “Chet” Brahmer of Rib Lake for 66 years

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Sons: Duane “Butch” (Beverly) Brahmer and Gerald (LaNah) Brahmer both of Medford and Gregory (Lorraine) Brahmer of Rib Lake
Daughter: Brenda (Robert “Butch”) Schreiner of Athens

9 GRANDCHILDREN: Renea (Monty) Henke, Todd (Katie) Brahmer, Mindy (Corey Penney) Brahmer, Melanie (Anthony) Annala, Michael (Amanda) Brahmer, Kurt Brahmer, Derek Brahmer, Nicole Schreiner and Ashley Schreiner

11 GREAT-GRANDSONS

BROTHERS & SISTERS: Joseph (Marcella) Scheithauer of Medford, Ken (Gerri) Scheithauer of Medford, Herbert (Ruth) Scheithauer of Rib Lake, Allen (Linda) Scheithauer of Rib Lake and Dennis (Kathy) Scheithauer of Rib Lake, Vera Hoffman of Sheboygan, Alice (James) Smola of Rib Lake, Durana Asleson of Milwaukee and Barbara Steinman of Fond du Lac
Sisters-In-Law: Laverne Scheithauer and Delores Scheithauer both of Medford

DECEASED BROTHERS: Marvin and Robert “Bob” Scheithauer
Sister-In-Law: Beth Scheithauer and Brother-In-Law: Lavern Hoffman

DECEASED FATHER: Joseph E. Scheithauer

DECEASED MOTHER: Marcella Scheithauer (Maiden Name: Jarchow)

PALLBEARERS: Honorary: Renea Henke, Mindy Brahmer, Melanie Annala & Nicole Schreiner
Active: Ashley Schreiner, Todd, Michael, Kurt, Derek Brahmer and Tyler Henke

OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Bernie’s family to be designated at a later date.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Rib Lake and Medford is assisting the family with arrangements
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HAROLD A. CURRAN

NAME OF DECEASED: HAROLD A. CURRAN AGE: 97

ADDRESS: 956 N. Front Street, Rib Lake, WI

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 3:15 AM Sunday, October 14 at his residence in the village of Rib Lake under the loving care of his family and Aspirus Comfort Care Hospice

TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 17 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Rib Lake

OFFICIATING: Father Otto Bucher and Deacon Mark Priniski

PLACE OF BURIAL: Lakeview Cemetery, Rib Lake

VISITATION AT: Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Rib Lake from 10 AM until the time of funeral services at 11 AM on Wednesday, October 17

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: August 25, 1915 at Rib Lake, WI

EDUCATION: Rib Lake elementary schools, graduate of Rib Lake High School, received an accounting degree from UW-LaCrosse

MARRIAGE INFORMATION: 1st: April 18, 1940 at St. John the Baptist Catholic church, Rib Lake to Kathryn Pellkofer and she preceded him in death December 25, 1967; 2nd: In 1979 at Santa Fe, NM to Lucille “Lu” Skue and she preceded him in death September 4, 2007

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After his education he entered the US Army, veteran of WW II. After the service he moved to Chicago where he worked as an accountant for Ace Hardware Corp. until his retirement in 1977. He moved to Santa Fe, NM where he resided for a period of time before returning to Rib Lake in 1994. He enjoyed reading, golf and fishing.

MEMBER OF: Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Rib Lake

SURVIVING CHILDREN: 2 daughters – Maureen (Al) David of Knoxville, TN & Paula (Bill) Thusing of Markham, IL

GRANDCHILDREN: 1 – Sean (Emma) Smolek of North Port, FL
GREAT -GRANDCHILDREN: 2 - Joseph & McKenna Smolek

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sister – Jeanette Clendenning of Rib Lake

DECEASED BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sister – Lorraine Nebeker; Brother – Marlin Curren

DECEASED FATHER: Chester Curran DECEASED MOTHER: Augusta Pries

PALLBEARERS: Bill Thusing, Al David, Sean Smolek, Mel Clendenning

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DONALDEAN PEARL NIGGEMANN

DONALDEAN PEARL NIGGEMANN
AGE: 84

ADDRESS: 491 24th Street North Wisconsin Rapids, WI Former Town of Westboro Resident

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: December 13, 1927 in
Westboro, Wisconsin

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 11:06 A.M. Saturday, October 13, 2012 at the Pine Ridge Assisted Living, Wisconsin Rapids where she had resided for the past 1 ½ years. Dean was surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Ministry Home Care Hospice.

TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 20 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Rib Lake, WI

OFFICIATING: Father Otto Bucher and Deacon Mark Priniski

PLACE OF BURIAL: St. Ann’s Cemetery in the Town of Greenwood, Taylor County, WI

VISITATION AT: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. October 19 at the Good Shepherd Church, Rib Lake, WI where there will be a 7:00 P.M. Parish Rosary Service, and also from 10:00 A.M. until mass at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 20 at the church.

EDUCATION: Attended Westboro Grade School and was a 1945 Graduate of Westboro High School

MARRIAGE INFORMATION: June 1, 1946 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Rib Lake, WI to Regis Conrad Niggemann. Regis preceded her in death on January 30, 1988.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: Donaldean and Regis raised their 13 children on a family dairy farm in Westboro, WI. Throughout her life she was employed by several local establishments finding her true calling when she joined Hope Hospice, under the directorship of Barb Meyer. Dean enjoyed 15 years of devoted service to Hospice retiring at the age of 73.

She was an accomplished seamstress. Dean lovingly created many gorgeous ensembles for her family, most notably designing and stitching wedding gowns and other elegant attire, traveling as far as Lake Tahoe, Nevada and Cape Town, South Africa to complete her beautiful creations. She was the Lucky Lakers 4-H sewing leader for 30 years teaching several generations of children the art of sewing.

She enjoyed many keen interests; patchwork quilting, knitting, embroidery, and rosemaling, to name a few. She was a very skilled baker and candy maker. For many years her children’s’ teachers looked forward to their Christmas gift box of homemade candy.

She was a world traveler. Her bags were always half packed and ready to leave at a moment’s notice, especially to visit her many children and grandchildren, taking their poker money, and leaving them with full hearts and many fond memories. A mean wordsmith, she was never far from a crossword puzzle or Scrabble board. When younger she was an avid huntress enjoying walking through the woods, tracking deer and demonstrating her fine marksmanship.

Donaldean was a generous, kind, loving woman who deeply cared for her beloved children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends and neighbors. She was her family’s first and finest teacher; teaching life’s many lessons from the beginning of our life until the end of hers.

MEMBER OF: Donaldean was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake, WI for her entire life. She was active in the Christian Mothers Organization and a participant in numerous ministries.

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Sons: Douglas of Wauconda, IL. Bruce (Lynn) of West Dundee, IL., Mark (Katharine) of Johnsburg, IL., Paul (Linda ) of Murfreesboro, TN., James (Conni) of Elgin, IL., Regis (Ane) Niggemann II of Milwaukie, OR

Daughters: Ramona (Martin) Silvester of Crystal Lake, IL., Barbara (William) Howlett of Jonesboro, GA., Beth (Timothy) Thomas of Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Lorie (Bruce) Neumann of McFarland, WI, Cynthia (Steven) Mathews of Gardnerville, NV., and Debra (Richard) Quinn of St. Charles, IL.

29 Grandchildren, 10 Great-Grandchildren

Son-In-Law: George Gavas of Wauconda, IL.

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Richard Arlen (Marie) Trepanier of Lombard, IL, and Mari Louise VanKleek of Rosemont, MN.

PRECEDED IN DEATH: FATHER: Donald J. Trepanier, MOTHER: Marcella Trepanier (Maiden Name Hochstetler), BROTHER: Neil Trepanier, DAUGHTER: Cheryl Gavas, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: Gayle Niggemann (Maiden Name Nelson)

PALLBEARERS: Sons and Son-In-Laws: Douglas, Mark, James and Regis Niggemann II, Martin Silvester, William Howlett, George Gavas, Timothy Thomas, Steven Mathews, Bruce Neumann and Richard Quinn

OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, please make donations payable to Hope Hospice.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Rib Lake and Medford is assisting the family with arrangements.
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