town of Little Black at 6:15 p.m.; structure fire, N3257 Grahl Dr. in the town of Browning at 8:04 p.m.; commercial alarm, 117 N. Eighth St. in the city of Medford at 8:30 p.m.; lockout, N3963 Hwy 13 in the town of Medford at 10:47 p.m. January 29 — Traffic complaint, Hwy 13 and Johns Lane in the town of Chelsea at 7:42 a.m.; traffic hazard, Quarter Lane and Fourth Street Drive in the town of

ugesek 1970-2021 Terry Lee Pugesek, 50, of Marion, Iowa, formerly of Medford, passed away Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the Veterans’ Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Visitation was held on Jan. 29 with the funeral service on Jan. 30 at the Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion, Iowa. Military honors were accorded. A celebration of life in Medford will be held at a later date. Terry was born Feb. 3, 1970 in Medford to Lowell and Marjorie “Midge” (Dahl) Pugesek. He attended Medford Area Schools and was a 1988 graduate of Medford Senior High School. Terry served in the United States Marine Corps and attended DeVry University in Los Angeles and Chicago. On Nov. 2, 1996, he married Deborah Wygant and they later divorced. On Apr. 26, 2008, he married Robin Horak. Terry is survived by his wife, Robin Pugesek; three sons, Tim Wygant (Jailene Torres) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Justin Pugesek of Tucson, Ariz. and Jacob Pugesek of Marion; a daughter, Olivia Pugesek of Marion; and by three grandchildren, Jariel and Joanelis Rivera and Roselynn Wygant of Cedar Rapids. He is also survived by his parents, Jim and Midge Nehiba and Lowell Pugesek of Medford; brother, Troy Pugesek, also of Medford; his parents-in-law, George and Lora Horak of Olin, Iowa and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents. Paid Obituary 100394 Obituary Policy

Reports of Area Deaths 1948-2021 Bonnie E. Westrich, 72, retired and formerly of Jump River, passed away after a silent but long battle with chronic kidney disease on Jan. 17, 2021, while in the care of St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. A memorial service will be held in Ironwood, Mich. in the spring, her favorite time of year. Inquiries regarding the memorial service can be sent to levitjoneslaw@msn.com. Bonnie was born in 1948 in Chicago, Ill. to the late Carl and Helga Bowers. Bonnie attended Hurley High School and married Billy Levit in Woodruff in 1965. Bonnie attended college and earned a degree and worked for a time as a lab technician and had many different careers in her life. She worked as a chef at Dairymen’s Country Club, managed gas stations, owned a dairy farm and managed bars and restaurants. However, the job she loved the most was driving school bus when she lived in Rice Lake. Bonnie’s love and devotion to her family was clear when she beamed with pride at the achievements of her children and grandchildren, no matter how small. Bonnie was kind and generous, often sacrificing what little she had to the detriment of herself to help others. Bonnie had a smile that began in her eyes and lit up a room. As a result, she made friends everywhere she went and has maintained many of those friendships for decades. She was a wonderful cook and shared that talent with others both professionally and by opening her home to those that had no where else to go on holidays. There was always room for one more at Bonnie’s table. Bonnie had many talents and loved to garden. She was so proud of her flowers every season and loved to show them off in her gardens which she seemed to be capable of creating nearly any where she went. She taught her children how to ride horses and saddle their own horses and cultivated a life long love of riding in her children. Bonnie could sew and knit and crochet and gifted her beautiful creations to many. There was not a challenge that she would not take on and her strength in the face of adversity was evident in her ability to persevere despite the many challenges she encountered in life. Bonnie’s faith in the Lord was strong and she was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ironwood, Mich. Bonnie re-affirmed her commitment to the Lord as an adult and left this world to be with her heavenly father with her daughter, Tammy holding her hand. Bonnie is survived by her two children, Tammy W. Levit-Jones (Mark Jones) and Sandra K. Levit; her sister, April Ruppe (Joseph); and brother, Wallace C. Bowers; her grandchildren, Kayla Anderson (Thomas Ziemba) and Kevin Anderson (Stephany); and her great-grandchildren Matthew and Isabella Anderson; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her mother, Helga A. Bowers; her father, Wallace C. Bowers; her sister, Helen Casanova; her brother, Gerald Nelson; and her very special friend of 23 years, Norman Stevens. Paid Obituary 100181

1923-2021 Florence G. Mayer, 97, of Medford, passed away on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 at Rib Lake Health Services under the care of Hope Hospice. A funeral mass for Florence will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 5 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) Catholic Church, with Father Patrick McConnell officiating. Burial will follow at Chelsea Community Cemetery. Visitation will take place at OLPH Catholic Church on Friday, Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. Florence was born on Nov. 19, 1923 to Louis and Elsie (Widmer) Sackmann in Medford. She attended Holy Rosary Catholic School through 8th grade and graduated from Medford High School. After school she went out to Los Angeles for four years, where she worked as a secretary. She returned to Medford and married John F. Mayer on Apr. 12, 1947. Together they worked on the family farm. She also worked as the Rib Lake Village Deputy Clerk. In her spare time she enjoyed mowing lawn, doing chores around the house, gardening, going dancing on Sundays, and trips to see her family. Florence is survived by her sons, Sheldon of Medford, James (Mary Meyer) of Battle Ground, Wash., and Ronald (Lynn) of Medford; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and sister, Ethel Kuzenski of Rib Lake. She is further survived by other family and friends. In addition to her husband and parents, Florence was preceded in death by her siblings, Herman, Vincent, Richard, George, Edward, and Donald Sackmann, Rose Marie Martin, and Margaret Schlias. Hemer Funeral Service of Medford and Rib Lake is serving the family. For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com. Paid Obituary 100401

1948-2021 Michael Lee Kinas, 72 of Gilman passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 surrounded by his loving family at Aspirus Medford Hospital. He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. He was born Dec. 6, 1948 in Milwaukee. Michael was the son of the late Joseph and Vernice (Konsella) Kinas. Mike grew up in California and the Hannibal area. At 17 he joined the Navy. During his 23 years of service, he was awarded Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and National Defense Service Medal. He served on board the USS Virgo and the USS Navasota. He retired as a Master Chief Builder (Seabee’s). After retiring from the Navy, he made a living as a contractor traveling around the United States. While working a job in Ohio he met his soul mate, Vonda Deskin. They were married Mar. 21, 1992 in Greenville, Ohio. After their marriage they moved to South Carolina where they had their two children. The family later moved to Wisconsin in 1994. After returning to Wisconsin, Mike worked at Chippewa Valley Satellite. He was also a volunteer firefighter for the Village of Gilman and an EMT for Taylor County until the time of his retirement. Mike enjoyed making beautiful woodwork in his shop. Every chance he had he would be out on Miller Dam fishing with his son, daughter, and granddaughter, Charlotte Mae. He is survived by his wife, Vonda Kinas of Gilman; daughter, Samantha Kinas of Jacksonville, Fla.; son, Austin (Shana) Kinas of Willard; granddaughter, Charlotte Mae Kinas; honorary son, Mitchell O’Malley of Perrysburg, Ohio; and siblings, Bob Kinas of Jacksonville, Fla., Patti (Gary) Nichols of Deer Park, Gary (Marcy) Kinas of El Paso, Texas, Jim (Deb) Kinas of Giddings, Texas, Kelly (Fred) Emstrom of Medford, and Lisa Anderson of Gilman; and many in-laws; aunts; uncles; nephews; nieces; and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; and stepfather and best friend, Chuck Anderson. Plombon Funeral Service assisted the family. Paid Obituary 100399

1943-2021 Shirley Rose Lukewich, 77, Medford, died on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 at her residence under the loving care of her family and Hope Hospice. private home health care, and bartended at Pauline’s Place in Whittlesey. They also farmed for 21 years in the Town of Medford. Anyone that knew Shirley knew she was a happy go lucky person. She wouldn’t care who you were, she would be laughing and joking around with you. She enjoyed being with all her family and special cousin, Bernice Borman. She loved to watch the Packers and Brewers, watching her family participate in sporting events, playing dice and hanging out with her special friends at Whittlesey. Surviving are her children, Don Unrau Jr., Weston, Carolyn (Bruce) Clarkson, Lisa (Carl) Tyznik, Kathy Brecht, Rose Unrau, Val (Shawn) Lekie, all of Medford; grandchildren, Kaleigh (Mike) Jost, Megan (Corbin) Buechler, Derek Unrau, Rosanne, Josh and Kelsey Tyznik, Courtney Peterson, Rachel (Tim) Miller, Jessica Clarkson, Tyler Monnier and Ashlee Berry; great-grandchildren, Landon and Lyla Jost, Bradley, Lydia and Chandler Tyznik; brothers, Paul (Sandy) Lukewich Jr. and George (Beth) Lukewich both of Medford. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two stepfathers, Art Piller and Max Opelt. Shirley was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford and OLPH Catholic Church, Whittlesey. Memorial contributions may be made to either church or given to the family for future designation. Hemer Funeral Service of Medford and Rib Lake is serving the family. For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com. Memorial services for Shirley will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, in Whittlesey with Father Patrick McConnell officiating. Burial of her cremated remains will take place at OLPH Catholic Cemetery in Whittlesey. Visitation will be at the church from 9 a.m. until time of services at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Due to COVID concerns, masks will be required for the visitation and funeral services at church. Shirley was born on June 8, 1943 in Medford, the daughter of Paul and Irene (Lewandowski) Lukewich Sr. She attended Wayside Elementary School, Township of Medford and was a 1961 graduate of Medford High School. Her marriage took place on July 14, 1962 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford to Donald Unrau Sr. and they were later divorced. After her education, she worked as a nurses aide in Arpin, Memorial Nursing Home, Medford and Rib Lake Nursing Home, worked at Comfort Carriers, did Paid Obituary 100355