1938-2021 Connie L. Clark, 83, of Thorp passed away on Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021 at Turner Integrity Care in Thorp. Graveside funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 22, 2021 at the Donald Cemetery, rural Taylor County with Pastor Kenneth Schmidt officiating. Connie Lou Englebretson was born on Feb. 2, 1938 in Cornell, the daughter of Earl and Lucille (Creaser) Englebretson. She was raised in the Donald area and graduated from Gilman High School in 1956. After graduating from high school, Connie attended the Taylor County Teacher’s College in Medford earning her teaching certificate. In 1958, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Clark. They later divorced. Connie taught school in the Waukesha area for ten years. Upon returning to central Wisconsin, Connie taught at Stanley-Boyd Schools for a few years. In 1980, she began teaching 3rd grade at the Thorp Catholic School in Thorp until her retirement in 2000. She loved her students and took great care in shaping their lives. During retirement, Connie enjoyed reading, having a piece of pie and ice cream, and camping with Fred and Penny. In her younger days, she also enjoyed snowmobiling. But most of all, she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Connie is survived by her two children, Penny (Fred) Gehrke of Willard and Steve Clark of Thorp; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Kathleen (Bernie) VandenHeuvel of Gilman; two brothers, Ronald Englebretson of Riverside, Calif. and Rocky (Kathy) Englebretson of West Allis; nieces; nephews; other relatives; and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Ricky Englebretson; and her sister-in-law, Peggy Englebretson. Online condolences may be expressed at: www. cuddiefh.com Thorp Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Paid Obituary 102472

1951-2021 John F. Kahon Jr. passed away on Mar. 22, 2021 at the age of 70 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. His battle with serious medical issues in recent years showed his courage in facing life challenges with a smile. Despite the pain, John came out a hero and stayed strong until the end. Due to Covid, there will be no service at this time. At a later date, John’s ashes will be spread on the land that he loved so much. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Owen is entrusted with the arrangements. John is survived by his loving wife, Mary; and two sisters, Virginia Rialubin (Doyle) and Geraldine Janssen (Lyle). He was a proud Dad to John (Jamie) of Mosinee and Jeff (Brooke) of Kronenwetter. He loved spending time with his seven grandchildren who called him Papa, Morgan, Grace, John, Rylan, Rowan, Scarlett and Frankie. He is grateful to his friends, Richard Cwikla (Faye) and Joshua Shirk (Grace) whom came to his aid when help was needed. His cheerful, mischievous personality brought many smiles to all he knew. He will be missed by his family, friends and Cosmo, his faithful dog. Many thanks for the wonderful care provided by the Aspirus Medford Dialysis, the Wausau Hospital, and Clark County Rehabilitation teams. Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. Paid Obituary 102557

1936-2021 Vernon “Vern” R. Nutting, 84, Medford, died on Saturday, Mar. 20, 2021 at Rib Lake Health Services where he had resided for the past ten days. Funeral services for Vern will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Mar. 26 at Hemer Funeral Home, Medford with Rev. David Clements officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 25 and also from 10 a.m. until the time of services at 11 a.m. on Friday. Interment of his cremated remains will take place at Medford Evergreen Cemetery at a later date. Masks will be required for attendance at the funeral home. Vern was born on Nov. 24, 1936 at Medford, the son of Rudell and Margaret (Aselson) Nutting. He attended Medford Elementary Schools, was a 1954 graduate of Medford High School, and received an associates degree from NTC-Medford Campus. His marriage took place on July 16, 1960 at the Rib Lake Methodist Church to Alice Amelia Diestelhorst and she survives. After his graduation from high school, Vern entered the US Marine Corps and was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served from 1954-1975 retiring as a gunnery sergeant. After the military, he returned to Medford, completed his education and worked as a police officer for the Medford Police Department for five years. He then worked at Doberstein Lumber, Ace Hardware and retired from Hurd Millwork. He enjoyed fishing, camping, spending time with family, doing yardwork, gardening and taking road trips. He was a member of the D.A.V. and the Medford Area Military Honors Team. Surviving are his wife, Alice Nutting of Medford; children, Cindy (Paul) Schilling of Rib Lake, Lori (Bill) Doberstein of Owen, Brian (Kathryn) Nutting of Medford, Carol (Mike) Frings of Wausau and Craig (Shawn) Nutting of Valdosta, Ga.; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a sister, Marlene (Russell) Lemke of Mosinee; many nieces; and nephews; along with special friends, Todd and Dolores Potocnik of Medford. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters- in-law; two brothers-in-law; one niece; and two nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be given to the family for a future designation. Hemer Funeral Service of Medford and Rib Lake is serving the family. For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com. Paid Obituary 102493

1927-2021 Anna Arlene Dubiak, 94 of Stanley, died Friday, Mar. 12, 2021 at Country Terrace in Stanley under the care of Heartland Hospice. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Mar. 19 at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church-Gilman with Father Vijay Kumar officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery-Huron. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Friday at the Church. She was born on Jan. 31, 1927 at her home in the Town of Colburn to the late Henry and Louise (Quesnell) Hagenson. Arlene grew up in the Huron Area and graduated from Gilman High. She married Joseph Dubiak on Sept. 27, 1944 in Clemens, Mich. After Joe’s discharge from the US Army Air Force they resided in Chicago, Ill. where Arlene worked at Zenith for five years. The couple then returned to the Town of Colburn where they farmed for 53 years while also raising their four children. They retired in 1989 but remained living on the farm. Arlene loved spending time in the outdoors gardening, tending her many flower beds and bird feeders. When the weather did not permit that, she enjoyed working on jig-saw puzzles and word search books. She and her husband liked taking bus tours and short mystery tours as well. Arlene crocheted a multitude of colorful afghans for family and friends and taught others the art as well. Arlene loved hosting family Christmas get togethers. We always thought we finished off her supply of crème de menthe for after meal grasshoppers but there was always a bottle for us the next time we got together. She and Joe were active in the Western Whirlers Square Dance club. In addition to being busy farming and raising a family she was also the treasurer for the Town of Colburn for 22 years. For all these things and more she will be missed by all of us. Arlene is survived by her children, Duane (Susan) Dubiak of Chaska, Minn., Richard (Linda) Dubiak of Hartland, Dale (Lou Ann) Dubiak of Stanley and Jolene (Dale) Anderson of Chippewa Falls; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one brother, Eugene (Donna) Hagenson of Stanley; and one sister, Mary Lou Mattes of Thorp. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joseph (2006); her son, Robert; and brothers, Gerald and Robert Hagenson. A special thanks to the staff of Country Terrace and Heartland Hospice for their care of our mother. Plombon Funeral Service assisted the family. Paid Obituary 102158

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chepp 1931-2021 and friend to many. The simplest pleasures in life brought great joy to Jamie. She loved to watch the birds, deer, turkey, and other wildlife that would visit the backyard of the Merrill homestead. For decades, she cultivated a large vegetable garden and fruits of her labor would help feed her growing family through the winter months. Later in life she enjoyed reading Country Life magazines, listening to local church radio broadcasts, and playing cards with her grandchildren when they stopped in for a visit. Jamie diligently cared for her beloved cat Mittens, reminding all visitors to “keep the door closed so the cat doesn’t get out!” Throughout her life, Jamie worked extremely hard to support her family and made many sacrifices to ensure that her children had everything that they needed in life to succeed. Jamie’s survivors include her husband, Fred; son, David and Treena Schepp, De Pere; daughter, Kristin (Schepp) Weisenfeld, Merrill; grandchildren, Ryan Weisenfeld, Portland, Ore.; Rebecca (Weisenfeld) and Austin Willis, Merrill; Emma Schepp and Trista Schepp, De Pere; great-grandson, Bennett Willis, Merrill. Jamie was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Marlin. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the caregivers at Renaissance Assisted Living for their kindness and wonderful care of Jamie the past three years. Jamie Lois (Birkholz) Schepp, 89, left this world unexpectedly on March 1, 2021. A celebration of Jamie’s life is being planned for April, 2021 and will be held in Merrill. Interment will be at the Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Town of Corning. Jamie was born to Otto and Loraine Birkholz on April 15th, 1931 in Goodrich, WI. She graduated from Medford High School and went on to obtain her teaching degree from the Taylor County Normal School. Later, she also earned a BS degree from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. Jamie held teaching jobs in the cities of Medford, Marathon, and Hartford working primarily with kindergarten and first grade students. Jamie married Frederick A. Schepp on Aug. 10, 1963 and together they raised two children, David and Kristin. During that time of her life, Jamie worked from home as a full-time mother and homemaker. In 1968 Jamie and Fred built a house west of Merrill and spent the next 50 years enjoying rural country living. In August of 2018, they moved to an assisted living apartment in De Pere, WI. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, Paid Obituary 101832