Diann E. (Williams) Raczykowski, 85, of Phillips, passed away peacefully at her home on Nov. 5, 2021. She was born on Dec. 20, 1935, to Edgar and Elenora Williams in Marshfield. She married Walter Raczykowski on June 26, 1954, in Colby. Diann was employed by Rural Insurance for 30+ years as a secretaryandwascurrently working as a secretary at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Phillips. She enjoyed bowling, visiting the casino, doing crossword puzzles, her cats and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her children: Sharon (Mark) Behnke and Randy; three grandchildren: Tricia (Mark) Oldenberg, Tara Bellomy and Heather (Jake); great-grandchildren; many other loved family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; son-in-law, Del Hardrath; brother, Les; and sister, Dorraine Allar. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 103 Trinity Drive, Phillips, WI 54555. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the start of the service. A graveside service will take place at the Colby Memorial Cemetery in Colby, N13345 Hiline Ave., Colby, WI 54421. The Heindl-Nimsgern Funeral Home is assisting the family. Paid obituary 113113

BITUARIES Roger W. Klimpke, age 73, of Abbotsford, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, at the Marshfield Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford. Interment to follow at the Pine Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by the Dorchester American Legion Post #517. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, and from 10 a.m. on Thursday, all at the funeral home. Roger was born on Sept. 27, 1948, the son of Clarence and Winifred (Dawson) Klimpke in the Town of Hull, Marathon County. He graduated from Abbotsford High School. Roger entered the U.S. Army and served during the Viet Nam War. He worked as rural mail carrier for 21 years in the Curtiss and Abbotsford area. Roger loved riding his motorcycle and snowmobile. He enjoyed deer hunting and tinkering. Roger also drove tractor, truck and combine for many farmers. He will truly be missed by all his family and friends. Roger is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Klimpke of Abbotsford; his step-son, David Geiger of Schofield; two grandchildren: Brock and Cody Lindberg. He is further survived by his six siblings: Clarence “Clem” (Mary) Klimpke of Dorchester, Connie (Dean) Smith of Spencer, Donna (Rick) Podevels of Barnes, Nancy Johnston, Kevin (Kathy) Klimpke and Lori (Roger) Zvolena, all of Loyal; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; six siblings: Carolyn, Beverly, Ronald, Harold, Dennis and Ricky; and his niece, Karen (Ludwig) Klimpke. Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. Paid obituary 113043

COVID-19 claimed the life of Mary Arvilla Barrett Luchterhand the evening of Oct. 9, 2021. A memorial service is planned for June of 2022. Mary was the seventh child of James and Lola Barrett, born Feb. 26, 1922. She had three brothers and five sisters growing up on a small farm three miles north of Owen. She attended Hixton Heights and Hoard Center Grade Schools, then Owen High School before enrolling in Central State Teachers’ College in Stevens Point. Two years later she had her first job, teaching all eight grades at the Forest Grove Grade School in Taylor County. Mary met her husband, Emil, when he visited the family home on Sept. 16, 1942. They were married by a judge in Stevens Point on Nov. 4 of that same year and remained happily together until Emil’s death more than 55 years later. Mary and Emil worked as a team when they fought corruption in the county highway department, drove slot machines from Wisconsin, helped organize the Marshfield chapter of the United Nations, participated in the University of Wisconsin Great Decision Debates and helped organize the Clark County Democratic Party. They dumped milk during the 1960’s NFO Milk Withholding and refused to sell cattle or calves during the Beef Withholding. Neither of them ever crossed a picket line. They raised four children on their farm six miles west of Unity. Mary went back to teaching in 1958. She taught three years at Oak Grove Grade School in Clark County, followed by several years teaching in the Head Start programs in Milladore and Marshfield. She attended night school and summer school to first get her bachelor’s degree, and finally her master’s degree in education in the fall of 1975. The Marshfield School District was pioneering an Early Childhood with Disabilities program and Mary became the first instructor of such a program in the State of Wisconsin. Her fierce advocacy for children with disabilities and her implacable thirst for knowledge about children’s behavior fueled innovation in her classroom and caused her to design and teach parenting classes. The UW-Stevens Point recognized her as “The Outstanding Practitioner in the Field of Special Education in the State of Wisconsin” in 1981, and she was recognized as the ‘Outstanding Teacher of the Year’ in 1986. Mary helped found the Clark County Page Forward Literacy Program in 1994 and led the organization for several years. More recently, she was astounded by the number of people purposely ignoring or denying factual information during the pandemic and wrote an editorial declaring those individuals are part of the problem. Mary had boundless energy. She found time to be active in Democratic politics, serving as a delegate to district and state conventions and campaigning for Democratic candidates. She fought for passage of the Women’s Rights Amendment to the constitution, joining the march on Washington in 1989. It was a routine practice for her to accost anyone demonstrating chauvinism in actions or words. Mary was active in UW Extension Homemakers and the Wisconsin Teacher’s Organization on a local and state level. Her hobbies were diverse and included acting with the ShowCase Players, golfing, bowling, square dancing, reading and cross country skiing to name a few. Above all, she loved her family, regularly calling, texting and FaceTiming them with her iPhone. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emil; her three brothers: Rolland, Jim and Bryce; and four sisters: Ivis Whitbeck, Opal Peissig Gustafson, Juanita Pedersen and Barbara Acker. She is survived by her sister, Beatrice Hansen; sons: Kubet and Bryce (Maxine); daughters: Kathrene (John) Beasley and Debara Kuhlmann; eight grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. The family requests donations can be made to Mary’s favorite charity, Doctors Without Borders, in lieu of flowers. Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. Paid obituary 112034

Catherine “Kitty” L. Grambort, age 87, of Abbotsford, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at the Colby Retirement Community in Colby under the tender care of Heartland Hospice. A memorial Mass was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Abbotsford. Father Timothy Oudenhoven presided. Interment was held in the Abbotsford Public Cemetery in Abbotsford. Family and friends were welcomed on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Family and friends unable to attend in person could watch the vigil and service live on the Maurina Schilling Funeral Home Facebook page or after the service anytime on Facebook or the website. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford is entrusted with the arrangements. Kitty was born on June 10, 1934, the daughter of Clarence and Loretta (Bauer) Froeba. She attended St. Anthony Parochial School and graduated from Loyal High School. On December 13, 1952, Kitty was united in marriage to Ronald “Stub” Grambort at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Loyal. He preceded her in death on Oct. 23, 2014. Kitty and Stub lived in Abbotsford and she worked at the Abbotsford nursing home for many years. In 1992, they retired and moved to Lake Tomahawk and moved back to Abbotsford in 2013. Kitty is survived by her four sons: Gary (Tammy) Grambort of Colo., Randy (Kathy) Grambort of Abbotsford, Dennis (Lori) Grambort of Medford and Jeff Grambort of Abbotsford; grandchildren: Lindsay (Matt) Ried, Jen (Adam) Sutton, Abbey (Travis) Frischmann, Jessica Grambort (Andrew Brehm), Clint (Lynn) Grambort, Jason Grambort and Josh Grambort; greatgrandchildren: Hunter, Haylee, Peyton, Paisley, Parker, Devon, Trevor, Jacob, Kayden, Ella, Greyson, Tristan, Brooklyn, Jada, Kenzie, Connor and Caroline. She is further survived by sisters: Viola Uhlig, Nancy (Jim) Steinbach, Marceil Russell and Sandy (Jerry) Noeldner; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ronald; sister, Evelyn and brothers: Tom, Ronald, Herb and Raymond. Kitty’s family would like to express their gratitude to the staff at the Colby Retirement Community and Heartland Hospice for the compassionate care she received. Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. Paid obituary 111630

Josephine “Joanie” Mary Hargraves, age 75, of Milan, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at the Colonial Center in Colby. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home. Interment to follow at St. Thomas Cemetery in Milan. Joanie was born on Oct. 18, 1945, the daughter of the late Wilbert and Helen (Hrobsky) Hargraves and step-daughter of the late Dorothy Hargraves. She worked as a caregiver for many years in Milan and the Wausau area. Joanie resided in Dorchester, Greenwood and most recently Arpin. Joanie loved helping other people. She will be remembered as a “simple” person, who could remember special dates and events of relatives and friends. Joanie is survived by her brother, Randy (JoAnn) Hargraves of Wausau; nephews: Steven (Yamile) Hargraves of Chicago, Scott (Kelys) Hargraves of Franklin, Kevin (Sonya) Prelipp of Hortonville and Steve (Kathleen) Kemps of Chicago; nieces: Shawna Kemps and Sara (Kyle) Denisson; brotherin- law, Jack Kemps of Wausau; sister-in-law, Mary Ann Denzine; many cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; stepmother; two brothers and three sisters: Darlene (Jim) Prelipp, Charlene (Dennis) Ross, Patricia Kemps, Ronald Denzine and Douglas (Dottie) Denzine. A special thank you to “All” who assisted Joanie these last few years. Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. Paid obituary 111729

Margaret “Peggy” A. Goessl, age 79, of Abbotsford, completed her journey with dementia surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, at Country Terrace in Abbotsford under the tender care of Heartland Hospice. A Mass of Christian burial was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Abbotsford. Father Timothy Oudenhoven presided. Interment was held in the Dorchester Memorial Cemetery. Family and friends were welcomed on Monday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Family and friends unable to attend in person could watch the vigil and service live on the Maurina Schilling Funeral Home Facebook page or after the service anytime on Facebook or the website. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford is entrusted with the arrangements. Peggy was born on April 15, 1942, the daughter of Norbert and Margaret (Meyer) Danen in Medford. She graduated from Medford High School in 1961. Peggy was united in marriage to Peter Goessl on July 29, 1961, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Stetsonville. He preceded her in death on July 25, 1997. She worked as a seamstress at home while raising her children and later at Badger Basket. Peggy also worked as a CNA at various facilities as well as a waitress for restaurants in the area. She was also a member of the Abbotsford Lions Club. Most importantly, she loved and cherished her family. Peggy is survived by eight children: Donald, Karen (Wayne) Morrow, Lisa (Lawrence) White, Karleen (Dan) Bakke, Wendy (John) Miller, Vickie (Dean) Tomczak, James (Jennifer) and Annette (Jeremy) Wiese; 19 grandchildren: Christopher, Amber, Jason, Lawrence, Brianna, Heather, Ryan, Kyle, Jennifer, Steven, Tia, Dylan, Justin, Hayley, Sarah, Jasmine, Michael, Keith and Misty; eight great-grandchildren: Ashton, Amelia, Sydney, Shyanne, Bristol, Reika, Taylon and LilyAnna. She is further survived by her siblings: Raymond (Carolyn) Danen, John (Karen) Danen, Judy Nackers, Carolyn (John) Reynolds, Betty Danen and Dorothy Danen; her brother-in-law, Richard Paulini; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her son, Carl; a brother, Daniel and a sister, Shirley Paulini. Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. Paid obituary 111728

Judith “Judy” A. Vollrath, age 72, of Colby, passed away on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at her son’s home under the tender care of Heartland Hospice. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Judy was born on November 24, 1948, the daughter of Uno M. and Helga A. (Johnson) Bakke in the Town of Withee. She was united in marriage to Phillip Vollrath on April 7,1967. He preceded her in death on July 15, 1999. Judy was employed by the O-W Enterprise, tended bar at the former 11th Frame in Owen and also at the former Dave’s Steakhouse in Owen. She and her husband also owned and operated the Owen Theatre until its closing. Judy is survived by her son, Mark (Terri) Vollrath of Colby; her daughter, Beth (Lance) Cowell of Marshfield; five grandchildren: Elizabeth, Justin, Collin, Brooke and Olivia; two great-grandchildren: Elliot and Evie. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers: George and Jim; and two sisters: Joyce and Carol. A special thanks goes out to Dr. Carolyn Ostrander, Heartland Home Health and Hospice, Kathy Hamrick, Linda Clark and Verla Stange. Thank you all for everything you’ve done to make our mom happy! The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Colby is entrusted with the arrangements. Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. Paid obituary 111786

Nancy R. Polzin, age 66, of Colby, gained her Angel wings with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at the Marshfield Medical Center. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Abbotsford Public Cemetery. Family and friends unable to attend in person can watch the service live on the Maurina Schilling Funeral Home Facebook page or after the service anytime on Facebook or the website. Nancy was born on September 25, 1955, the daughter of Bernard and Lois (Knight) Polzin in Marshfield. She graduated from Abbotsford High School. Nancy worked various jobs including working as a CNA in home care health, Nestle and most recently at Welcome Dairy. Nancy enjoyed tending to her flower gardens, crocheting her critters and puttering in her gravel pit. She was always full of energy and was always the life of the party. Nancy loved and cherished her family, especially her grandchildren. She is now in Heaven keeping the Angels smiling. Nancy is survived by her three children: Christopher (April) Raczykowski of New York, Sarah (Brian) Lee of Stratford and Rob (Chelsey) Voss of Union Grove; five grandchildren: Landen, Morgan, Oshiauna, Carla and Doug. She is further survived by nine siblings: Ted (Bonnie) Polzin, Esther Bremer, John (Marcia) Polzin, Roger (CJ) Polzin, Ronald (Claudia) Polzin, David Polzin, Bunny (Steve) Mertens, Charles Polzin and Gloria Polzin (Jeff Voss); two sisters-in-law, Marion Polzin and Bonnie Prissel; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Mary (Bob) Schalk; two brothers: Bob Prissel and James Polzin; a brother-in-law, Allen Bremer and a sister-in-law, Deb Polzin. Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. Paid obituary 111850

Karen S. Meyer, age 69, of Ogema, passed away peacefully at home with her loving husband by her side on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, after a courageous battle with ALS and under the tender care of St. Croix Hospice. Karen was born on June 22, 1952, the daughter of Francis & Dolores (Dessl) Sebold. She graduated from Colby High School in 1970. She was united in marriage to Bruce Meyer on August 22, 1970, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Prentice where she served as the organist for many years. She had a great love for her faith and parish. She was employed at Meyer Lumber Co. in Dorchester for 50 years. Karen loved the outdoors, tending to her Christmas trees, playing her piano, and spending time with her family, friends and beagles. She will always be remembered for her selfless acts of kindness and generous heart. Karen is survived by her husband of 51 years, Bruce; mother, Dolores Sebold; siblings: Shirley (Randy) Tesmer, Paula (Lee) Blasel, Connie (Mike) Decker, Joe Sebold, Chuck (Gloria) Sebold, Sara (Doug) Blair and Fred Sebold; mother-inlaw, Marion Meyer; brother-in-law, Duane (Jane) Meyer; sister-in-law, Marcia (Joey) Garcia; along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her dad, Francis Sebold; sister, Amy Sebold; nephew, Perry Blasel; her father-in-law, Art Meyer; as well as grandparents, Joseph and Sophie Dessl and Joseph and Laura Sebold. A Mass of Christian burial will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 935 Town St., Prentice, WI 54556. Heindl-Nimsgern Funeral Home is assisting the family. Paid obituary 111594