Obituaries - Stanley Republican

Donald R. Manley, 1969 – 2022

Donald R. Manley, 52,of Stanley, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. He was born on October 7, 1969 at Victory Memorial Hospital to the late Donald L. and Darlene C. (Forsythe) Manley. Don grew … more

10/12/22

Theodore ‘Ted’ John Vinger 1928 – 2022

Theodore ‘Ted’ John Vinger Theodore (Ted) John Vinger, 93, died on September 11, 2022, at his home in Rochester, Minnesota. Ted’s life was full of love and service to his family, friends, and … more

9/21/22

Dennis Wall 1948 – 2022

Dennis Mike Wall, 73, of Stanley, WI passed away on September 12, 2022. Dennis was born on November 21, 1948 to Edward and Donna Wall in Milwaukee, WI. He graduated from Menomonee Falls High School … more

9/14/22

Marion Benzschawel 1927 – 2022

Marion E. (Schneider) Benzschawel, 95 of Stanley, passed away Friday, September 9, 2022 at the Homeplace in Stanley under the care of St. Croix hospice. She was born on February 8, 1927 at the family … more

9/14/22

Janet M. Filipiak 1945 – 2022

Janet M. Filipiak, age 76 of Stanley, passed away at home on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. She was born on December 19, 1945 in Chippewa Falls to Frank and Anna Filipiak. She went to a one room school … more

9/14/22

Rita Stuttgen 1923 – 2022

Rita Stuttgen, 99, of Stanley, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022 at the Cornell Care Center under the care of St. Croix Hospice. She was born on August 24, 1923 in Suring, WI to the late … more

9/7/22

Obituaries

Pearl Estella Hodowanic 1918 – 2022 She was born April 15, 1918, in North Freedom, Wisconsin, the daughter of William and Elsie Schudlik Kowalke. When she was seven years old, she moved with … more

9/7/22

Obituaries

Sharon LaFlex 1937 – 2022 Sharon Doreen (Maves) La – Flex, 85 passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born May 9, 1937, in Stanley, WI to the late Emil & … more

8/31/22

Cayman. They were married for 18 years, and had 2 chil-dren, Haley and Hunter. He worked there for 30 years and established his business, Is-land Opportunities Ltd. Craig retired in 2013 andreturned to the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Craig was an avid outdoorsman, who en-joyed hunting and fishing.Great memories were createdon his hunting trips to Alaska, Wyoming, Colorado and New Zealand. Craig cherished his annual fishing trips to Fire-side, and Hunting camp over Thanksgiving week. He alsowas able to travel to manyplaces around the world. He is survived by his children, Haley and Hunter Willkom, his former spouse Bonnie Willkom, his siblings, Diane (Dan) Reppert of Mad -ison, Dwayne (Julie) Rep-pert of Shelton, WA, Cindy (Brian) Wozniak of Stanley, Christine (Mary) Willkom of La Crosse and Carlene (Tim) Hochhalter of Manhattan, IL,many nieces and nephews, and the wealth of friends he developed along the way. He was preceded in death by his parents Howard and Dolores (Caswell) Willkom, paternal grandparents Peter and Emma (Schmidt) Will-kom, and his maternal grand -parents, Zeno and Lillian (Brandsness) Caswell. A Memorial Mass will take place at Noon, on Saturday, September 3rd, 2022, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church - Boyd with Father William Fe-lix and Deacon Ned Willkom co-officiating. Inurnment will follow in St Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery - Boyd. Visitation will be from 9 am until time of departure to the church at the Plombon Funeral Home in Stanley.

Craig Howard Willkom

1961 – 2022 Craig Howard Willkom, 61 of Sheldon, passed away Friday, August 26th, 2022. He was born on March 13th, 1961 to the late Howard and Dolores (Caswell) Willkom. Craig grew up in Boyd … more

8/31/22

Cheryl Ann Kern-Simirenko

Cheryl Ann Kern-Simiren ko, Town of Worden, died on July 24, 2022, at home, aged 76. The daughter of James and Margaret (Mayer) Kern, she was born September 19, 1945, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, … more

8/24/22

brother, William and sisters,Mary Kubish, Vera Drost, Shir ley Copenhaver and Barbara Emert. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24th at the Plombon Funeral Home with RandyVandeloo ovciating. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until time of service. There will be a small meal and refreshments at Full Hope Gospel Church in Stanley following the service. Inurnment will take place in Holy Family Cemetery at a later date.

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Donald J. ‘Ponch’ Gadke 1950 – 2022 Donald J. “Ponch” Gadke, 71, of Stanley, died Thursday, August 18, 2022. He was born on August 26, 1950 at Victory Memorial Hospital-Stanley to the … more

8/24/22

Marjorie Ellen Fields

1945 – 2022 Marjorie Ellen Fields, age 76, of Coeur d’Alene passed away at the Hospice of North Idaho on July 30, 2022. Margie was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin on Oct. 31, 1945, to … more

8/17/22

Katherine ‘Winky’ (Plombon) Wahr 1945 – 2022

Katherine (Winky) Wahr passed away peacefully on August 12, 2022. Winky and her twin broth- er Keith (Butch) were born on November 12, 1945, to the late Severyn and Genevieve (Rivers) Plombon in … more

8/17/22

Bruce Glen Campbell

1950 – 2022 Bruce Glen Campbell passed away at home surrounded by his family on August 6, 2022, after a two-year battle with cancer. Bruce grew up in Middleton, WI. After graduating from … more

8/10/22

Robert ‘Bob’ W. Sime

1940 – 2022 Robert “Bob” W. Sime, 81, of Boyd, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, August 6th, 2022. Bob was born on September 6th, 1940 in the Town of Colburn, … more

8/10/22

John ‘Killer’ D. Kenealy

1955 – 2022 John "Killer" D. Kenealy, 66 of Town of Edson, Cadott, WI. passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 25th, 2022. John was born on September 24th, 1955 the son of Delton and … more

8/3/22

1927 – 2022

Elaine M. Phelps Elaine M. (Langel) Phelps, 95 of the Town of Colburn, Chippewa County, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 at the Marshfield Medical Center, Marshfield, WI. She was … more

7/27/22

1943 – 2022

John Paul Strzok John Paul Strzok of Chippewa Falls, formerly of Stanley died on Friday, July 1, 2022 at the 3R Ranch where he had been living for the past ten years. He was born on April 20, 1943 in … more

7/6/22

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John Paul Strzok 1943 – 2022 John Paul Strzok of Chippewa Falls, formerly of Stanley died on Friday, July 1, 2022 at the 3R Ranch where he had been living for the past ten years. He was born on … more

7/6/22

1939 – 2022

Elroy Dean Leja Elroy Dean Leja of Hol combe, Wisconsin, passed away at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on Friday, May 20, 2022, his 83rd birth day, following a brief battle with leukemia. … more

6/22/22