Janet M. Boh, 72, Neillsville, passed away Saturday, Dec. __________________________________________________ She is survived by her loving husband, Franklin; her cherished children and grandchildren, Julie (Troy) Tiedens ______________________________________________________________ (Dave) Seif of Granton, (grandchildren) Jackson Tiedens, Ella Lawton, Tori and Sarah Seif. She is also survived by her brother, Joey (Fritz) Pernsteiner; twin sister, Janice (Wayne) Kuhl; and sisters-in-law, Karen Pernsteiner and Bernadine (Leroy) Lezotte. Janet is also survived by many nieces, nephews and grand-nieces and nephews. Janet was born on Nov. 8, 1951, to Joe and Lucille Pernsteiner in Medford. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Lucille Pernsteiner; a sister-inlaw, Betty Pernsteiner; her brother, Tom Pernsteiner; sister and brother-in-law, Maryann and Dan Wheeler; and mother- and father-in-law, Joe and Bernice Boh. _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ Treasured in our hearts you’ll stay until we meet again in heaven. Memorials may be directed to the family for designation at a later date. Online condolences may be made at www.geschefh.com. Gesche Funeral Home is assisting Janet’s family. PAID OBITUARY 146051

Nick L. Matkovich, 82, Owen, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at the Clark County Rehabilitation & Living Center in Owen. A celebration of Nick’s life will be held on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, at Meadowview Country Club in Owen from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Owen is entrusted with the arrangements. Nick was born on March 18, 1941, the son of Louie and Beulah (Dill) Matkovich in Willard. He graduated from Greenwood High School in 1959, and was united in marriage to Bonnie Anderson in 1966. Nick began his career in the workforce at a young age, working for Laabs Cheese Factory, hauling can milk. He later took on a semi-driving position for Auberg and Hansen, and then he picked up trucks all over the United States for Galvin. He also _______________________________________________________________________________________ years, he played hard. Nick is survived by his wife of 57 years, Bonnie, as well as a son: Tracy (Rondi) of Holcombe; two grandsons: Dillon of Owen and Dalton of Eau Claire; and many cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents. ______________________________________________________________________________ PAID OBITUARY 146042

Skylar Keith Domine, 33, Scottsdale, Ariz., passed away _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ __________________________ _______ ____ __ ___________ ____ __________ _______ ____ _________ ___ ______ __________ ___ ____ ______ ____ ____ _____ __________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ __________________ ____________________________________________________________ He served as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Brian Domine; his mother, Karrie Domine; and his sister, Dakota Domine. He was __________________________________________________________________________________ Domine. _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ PAID OBITUARY 146088

Dennis D. “Den” Dux, 73, Fountain City, formerly of Loyal, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. A celebration of life for Den will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at the Loyal American Legion Post 175 Hall _________________________________________________________ will be held at the American Legion on Friday, from 9:30-11 a.m. Burial will follow in the Lutheran Cemetery, in Loyal, with military rites conducted by the Loyal American Legion Post 175. Pallbearers will be his nieces and nephews: Tanya Wilke, Todd Rohde, Shannon Rohde, Sonia Suda, Jeff Counard, Jenny Micksch, Kim Smith, Lisa Hanson, Denise Vanderkooy and Jason Dux. ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Loyal, graduating from Loyal High School in 1968. After high school, he worked on the farm with his father until entering the U.S. Army on Oct. 22, 1970. Den served during the Vietnam War until his honorable discharge on May 8, 1972, earning a Bronze Star. He later moved to Madison, where he worked for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation until his retirement. He returned to Loyal in 1994 and lived there yearround until his mother’s passing. Shortly after, he moved to a home he purchased in Fountain City, where he spent the summer months, and spent his winters at his home in Arkansas. He had many interests, but especially loved riding motorcycle, skiing, watching ________ _______ ____ _______ __________ _____ __________ ____________ ____ _______ ____ selling just about anything. His attention to detail, record keeping, maintenance and _____________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiefh.com. Cuddie Funeral Home, Loyal, is assisting the family with arrangements. PAID OBITUARY 146040

Margaret L. “Marge” Plautz, 91, formerly of Owen, passed away on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at Our House Senior Living in Chippewa Falls, under the tender care of St. Croix Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Owen. Interment will be held at the Riverside Cemetery in Withee. Family and friends are welcome from 11 a.m. until the time of the service Wednesday at the funeral home. Margaret was born on Jan. 17, 1932, the daughter of Frank and Margaret (Boh) Urbanz in Willard. She attended Greenwood High School. On April 15, 1950, Margaret was united in marriage to Emil Plautz in Willard. She and Emil lived most of their married life in the Owen-Withee area. He preceded her in death in 2008. She waitressed and cooked at various restaurants over the years, but retired as the head cook at the Owen-Withee schools. _________________________________________________________________________________ and taking road trips around the area. She was a 4-H leader and a Brownie Scout leader when her children were young. She was a member of the Holy Rosary PCCW and the Homemakers of Longwood. Marge is survived by her loving family, including four children: Randy (Chriss) Plautz, Withee, Terry (Linda) Plautz, Owen, Colleen (Dennis) Wendt, Owen, and Kim _____________________________________________________________________________________ Julie Wendt, Melissa (Aaron) Buesing and Mike Plautz; six great-grandchildren: Lauren and Reece Wendt, Jackson and Caden Buesing, Rayna and Suniya Wendt; and a great-great-grandson, Levi Miller. She is further survived by three sisters: Mary Ann (Jim) Drieman, Gwen (Louis) Landini and Dolly Qualls; and one sister-in-law, Janet Urbanz; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her great-granddaughter: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ for the lunches of their students or to the Alzheimer’s Association. The family would like to thank Amanda, Stacy and the wonderful staff at Our House Assisted Living for their great work and support, as well as the staff of St. Croix Hospice. Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. PAID OBITUARY 146053

Michael V. “Mike” Mech, 69, Hudson, unexpectedly passed away on Dec. 3, 2023. A private family service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at Cuddie Funeral _________________________________________________ ciating. Burial followed in the Greenwood City Cemetery. Michael Vernon Mech was born on May 5, 1954, in _________________________________________________________ grew up in Greenwood, and graduated from Greenwood High School in 1972 as salutatorian of his class. He attended the University of Minnesota and was a study coordinator/ nursing supervisor at the university at the present time. _________________________________________________________ in Afton, Minn. He had a passion for music, both in playing the guitar and attending concerts with _____________________________________________________________________________________ his free time, he would enjoy bowling with his league, going on motorcycle bike runs, watching Christmas Hallmark movies and making his mother’s homemade Christmas cookies. Mike was strong-willed and often had the nickname of “Mule” because of his strong, stubborn personality. He had an enormous heart and wonderful sense of humor. He was generous, loyal and loving. Mike was an avid outdoorsman who spent much of his time at the family cabin: mowing, managing the lake, and determined to get rid of the beavers. He was full to the brim with knowledge about managing his home away from home, which he gained from his own father, and loved sharing it with his children and grandchildren. He was the family’s “go-to” for all repair-related questions. __________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Academy, an organization founded by his oldest daughter, Stacey. ___________________________ __________ _________________ ________________________________________________________ Cuddie Funeral Home, Greenwood, is assisting the family with arrangements. PAID OBITUARY 146038

Shirley Jean Rose, 87, residing in the village of Unity, passed away at home on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Shirley was born on May 21, 1936, in Athens; daughter of Sidney and Flora (Coon) Dawson. She was raised in Milan, where she went to school. Shirley was united in marriage to Aurele Larocque on Oct. 3, 1953. They resided in Abbotsford where they raised their family of eight. Shirley and Aurele later divorced in 1979. She later married Raymond Rose, who passed away in 1994. Shirley was a hard working, loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and the excellent title of great-grandmother to many. She worked for a few years at Post in Owen, and then moved to Unity. She worked many years at Ray’s Market in Unity. She enjoyed her time playing cards with her friends and family. She also loved the ______________________________________________________________________________________ her companion was her kitty, Sassy. Those who will cherish her memory include her children: Linda (Carl) Hardrath, Cindy (Kirk) Erikson, Sandi (Jim) Chingway, Cheryl Edwards, Susie (Kevin) Shelley, Jeremy Larocque and Jesse Larocque; her daughter-in-law, Jodi Larocque; her sisters, Arlene Stahnke and Darlene Jones-Abegglen; her grandchildren, Kelly (Kyle) Uhlig, Erin (Jody) Blasel, DeAnne Larocque, Ben (Anna) Kutil, Matt (Bridget) Kutil, Nicole (Pete) Calhoun, Angela (Chad) Johnson, Jami (Rich) Dunn, Josh Edwards, Shyanne Leonard, Trina Leonard, Adam (Tenille) Shelley, Sierra (Brad) Shinkle, Makenzie Lavin, Chase Larocque, Trista Larocque, Brittany (Mark) Hagen, Mya (Logan) Larocque and Taya Timm; and 22 great-grandchildren. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Sidney and Flora (Coon) Dawson; her husband, Raymond Rose; her ex-husband, Aurele Larocque; her siblings, Marian, Martin, Raymond, Susie, Elmer, Marcella, Tom, Billy and Winifred; her son, Alan Larocque; her son-in-law, Al Erikson; her grandson, Jason Hardrath; her great-granddaughter, Cierra Hardrath; and her many cocker spaniel companions. Shirley’s family would like to extend a huge thank you to St. Croix Hospice (Lori, Molly and Bre) for all the wonderful help and support they have provided over the last week. Also, to Susie and Kevin Shelley for opening their door to have her come in and be in a loving and compassionate environment in her last few days. At this time there will be no service, but there will be a celebration of life at a later date. Shirley’s arrangements are under the care of Life Tributes Funeral Home, Spencer. To share a memory or offer condolences, please visit www.lifetributesfuneralhome.com. PAID OBITUARY 146066