21 September 2022

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Thomas Raymond Panetti

Thomas Raymond Panetti


1955-2022 Thomas Raymond Panetti, 67, of Jump River, WI died peacefully in his sleep at home Sept. 17, 2022. A private graveside funeral service was held with Military rites Sept. 20 at Mt. Nebo Cemetery, Jump River, Wis. Thomas was born Sept. 4, 1955 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Louis Panetti & Yvonne Empereur Panetti. Thomas married Marcia Brunschmid April 30, 1995 in California. He lived in Loves Park and North Park, near Rockford, Illinois as a youngster and on a farm in Poynette, Wisconsin in Junior High and high school. He worked a floor & window cleaning business in high school and graduated from Poynette High School in 1973. After high school, he joined the Army and was stationed in Germany training troops to go to the Vietnam War. His second stint in the Army, Spec IV, he was trained in computers with two years of college having been in the Army for a total of six years. He was a member of the American Legion, Sheldon, WI for thirty-five years. He farmed with his father in Poynette and Sheldon. He worked with his ranch manager father on two ranches in Texas building two ranch houses and working cattle. He worked Texas oil fields, building a high rise building in Austin, Texas, and was in a country western band in Texas. He managed an orange orchard in California, was a trail guide on horseback camping & hunting while working on a ranch near Jackson, Wyo. He worked as a surveyor in Texas and Wisconsin, worked for American Materials, Eau Claire, was a member of Operating Engineers Local 139, Altoona, was foreman building a housing development in Kenosha, WI and lastly was a civil engineer supervisor building wind turbines in Michigan and Oregon. Tom retired in 2011. Thomas is survived by his wife, Marcia Panetti; his son, Dylan Thomas Panetti (Joslyn); and his grandchildren, Wyatt, Lucy and Jack; and his brother, Scott Panetti, of Texas; his two sisters, Jacqueline Maenius of Texas and Victoria Studer of Switzerland, lastly, his faithful friend, Dusty. Tom was preceded in death by his parents. Plombon Funeral Home of Stanley & Gilman, Wis. assisted the family with the funeral. Paid Obituary 126601

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Scott Alan Grube

Scott Alan Grube


1966-2022 Scott Alan Grube, age 56, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 in the ER of Aspirus Hospital. A Memorial Mass for Scott took place at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Burial will take place at a later date. Visitation was at Holy Rosary on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 12 p.m. Scott was born in Des Plaines, Ill. on Jan. 28, 1966 to Gerald and Karon (Dassow) Grube. In 1972 his family moved to Medford from Illinois in which he attended Holy Rosary School and in 1984 he graduated from Medford Area Senior High School. Scott worked at Weather Shield Mfg. and Tombstone Pizza for a short time. He worked road construction in Illinois for several years. The last 20 years he was District Manager of Colby, Medford, and Neillsville Hardee’s locations and General Manager at the Colby location. He took great pride in his role at the restaurant visiting with everyone. Needless to say he had many, many regular customers who looked forward to great food and great conversation. In his past time he loved to travel with his family to area events and State Parks. He liked woodworking and refinishing old furniture. Scott was also the family mechanic (a skill he learned from his dad) because of this he liked all old and new vehicles, especially sports cars. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family. Scott is survived by the love of his life, Patty Soltow; children, Brooke (Brandon Van Erp) Grube of Elk Mound, Tyler Grube of Colby, Chase Grube of Medford, Wade (Lynsie) Hebert of Greenwood, Ashton Hebert of Texas, and Samantha (Daniel) Hebert of Milwaukee; sister, Tammy (Dan) Weber of Dorchester; brother, Todd (Diane) Grube of Byron, Minn. and nieces and nephews, Troy (Allie) Petznick, Jamie (Morgan) Crotteau, Tia Weber, Tara Weber, Chad Grube, and Gabrina Grube and grandson, Kaleb Hebert. Scott was preceded in death by his parents. We loved him dearly and he will be greatly missed. Hemer-Pickerign Funeral & Cremation Services of Medford and Rib Lake is serving the family. Online condolences can be left at www.hemerfuneralservice. com. Paid Obituary 126582

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Janice E. Dassow

Janice E. Dassow


1938-2022 A longtime Medford resident, passed away in the early morning hours on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at Rib Lake Health Services. She was 83 years old. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Medford with Rev. Ralph C. Shorey III officiating. She will be laid to rest in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to gather on Saturday at the church from 9 a.m. until time of services. The honor of pallbearer belongs to: Don and Ashton Behling, Chase Reichert, James and Deacon Carlson and Nathaniel Swenson. Honorary pallbearers are her granddaughters and great-grandchildren. Janice was born on Oct. 6, 1938, in rural Curtiss, Wis.; the daughter of Alex and Clara (Theilig) Winkel. She attended Woodland Grade School in Curtiss and graduated from Owen-Withee High School. She went on to attend Medford Teacher’s College and worked for Medford Schools for 13 years. She was also employed at Phillips Plastic in Medford for 27 years. She was united in marriage to Henry Dassow on July 12, 1958, at Zion Lutheran Church in Colby. Sadly, Henry passed away on Jan. 16, 2012. Janice was a previous member of Green Grove Lutheran Church in rural Colby as well as Zion Lutheran Church in Colby before becoming a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Medford. With gifted and patient hands, Janice sewed and needlepointed beautiful pieces for her family and friends. Other hobbies included reading, playing cards and spending time with her family and friends. Those who will cherish her memory include her daughter, Darla Dassow of Robbinsdale, Minn. and her son, Lorin (Florene) Dassow of Medford; her grandchildren, Nathaniel (Anne) Swenson, Rebecca Swenson, Elizabeth Swenson, Jodi (Don) Behling and Kristy (James) Carlson; and her great-grandchildren, Kiarah Behling, Ashton Behling, Chase Reichert, Deacon Carlson, Caden Carlson, Evan Swenson and Sophie Swenson. She is further survived by her siblings, Mardell (Dick) Longsdorf and Darrell Winkel along with many other relatives and friends. Janice was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Dassow; her parents, Alex and Clara Winkel; her sister, Carol Winkel, a sister-in-law, Marie Winkle and her parents-in-law. In lieu of flowers, memorials are being accepted in Janice’s name to be directed to Trinity Lutheran Church in Medford. Janice’s arrangements are under the care of Life Tributes Funeral Home-Spencer. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please visit www.lifetributesfuneralhome. com. Paid Obituary 126580

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14 September 2022

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Edward A. Zondlo

Edward A. Zondlo


1945-2022 Edward A. Zondlo, 77, of Rib Lake, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. He had been under the care of his family for the past three years and for his final days, Hope Hospice assisted the family. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 16 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake with Fr. Jayanna Kanna officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview Cemetery, Rib Lake, then returning to the church for lunch. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the service at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Ed was born April 14, 1945 in Marshfield to Andrew and Rose (Brehm) Zondlo. He graduated from Rib Lake High School, class of 1963. He worked for Opie and Bud Freeck (his former mother and fatherin- law) at Bud’s IGA. He then purchased the store, renaming it Ed’s IGA, which he owned and operated for almost 40 years, until his retirement in 2010, when his son Rodger took over. He is the current owner. He married Mary Freeck in 1965 and they had two children, Rodger and Suzy. They later divorced. On August 28, 2019, he married his best friend and life partner of many years, Mary Ann Schreiner at his home on Rib Lake. Ed was diagnosed with a terminal illness in 2019 and was given 2-4 months to live. Well, he surprised everyone, had excellent care from his family and the staff at Aspirus, Medford (for the many ER visits and hospital admissions) and had three bonus years to spend with his loved ones! Ed looked forward to his fishing trips to Canada twice a year for over 50 years, first with good friends, and then with family. He also enjoyed hunting with his daughter. He was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake; and the Rib Lake Lions Club where he recently earned his 30 year pin, the Fish and Game, Commercial Club, and he was on the Rib Lake Fire Department for over 25 years. He played in many bowling, dart and pool leagues. He also loved his dog, Kingston. He is survived by his wife, Mary of Rib Lake; children, Rodger Zondlo (Jamie) of Rib Lake, Suzy (Tim) Netzer of Medford; brother, Dave (Jane) Zondlo of Weston; sister, Nancy Schabel of Milwaukee; stepchildren, Karen (Dan) Vlach of Rib Lake, Chris Bube (Chris) of Medford, Michael (Jess) Zondlo of Rib Lake; grandchildren, AF Staff Sergeant Brett House of Anchorage, Alaska, Tylor Zondlo of Medford; step-grandchildren, Austin, Devyn, Tanner, Tia, Cole, Clayton, Fletcher, Gavin, Shayna, Alayna, and Jada; great-grandchildren, Blaine, Collyn and Aliyah Zondlo; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andy and Rose Zondlo; former in-laws, Opie and Bud Freeck; brother-in-law, Jim Schabel; niece, Mary Jo Schabel; in-laws, Jughead and Dorothy Schreiner; and his beloved dog, Kingston. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family are appreciated. Hemer-Pickerign Funeral & Cremation Services of Medford and Rib Lake is serving the family. Online condolences can be left at www.hemerfuneralservice. com. Paid Obituary 126398

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Paulette Russell

Paulette Russell


1952-2022 Paulette Russell passed peacefully surrounded by family at her home in North Pole, Alaska on Sept. 8, 2022 after living with cancer for the past four and half years. A Mass is being held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the St. Nicholas Catholic Church in North Pole, with a gathering to follow at noon in the church hall. All are invited to celebrate with us. There will also be a Celebration of Life in Madison, Wis. on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 12-4 p.m. at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. Born in Phillips, Wis. in 1952, Paulette moved to Alaska in 1975 where she began a lifelong career as a teacher. It was in Alaska that she met and married fellow “Cheese Head” (Wisconsinite) Don Russell in 1978. Paulette spent the better part of 30 years teaching kindergarten and special education in North Pole before retiring in 2002. Her love of students and the classroom never left her, and she spent many years after retirement as a substitute teacher in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. When applying for a teaching position with the school district, Paulette was asked if she wanted to teach junior high or elementary school. She told the Special Education Director, “Do I have a choice? Look at me, I’m short.” But Paulette’s small stature was certainly no reflection of her enormous heart for people. In addition to working as an educator, Paulette dedicated much of her free time in service to her community as a volunteer at the Soup Kitchen at Immaculate Conception Church in downtown Fairbanks, where she fostered many meaningful friendships. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Don Russell of North Pole, Alaska; children Shawna Ragan (Ryan) of Eagle River, Alaska, Ryan Russell (Molly) of Marshall, Wis., and Becca Russell (Togi Letuligasenoa) of Fairbanks, Alaska; grandchildren Cylin Ragan, Cohen Ragan, Hank Russell, Hazel Russell and Edison Russell; her sister, Elizabeth Rossiter of Schofield, Wis.; and brother, Guy Novotny (Anita) of Delafield, Wis. She was preceded in death by her parents Pauline and Charles Novotny; her sister, Patricia Anderson; and her brothers, Cyril and Mark Novotny. We want to thank the staff of Fairbanks Cancer Center and FMH Hospice Services, as well as the numerous family and friends for all their prayers and wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations go to the Soup Kitchen at Immaculate Conception Church, Fairbanks Cancer Center or FMH Hospice Services. Paulette will be remembered for her inspiring kindness, patience, generosity, dedication to family and community, and above all her love for people. She will be greatly missed. Paid Obituary 126385

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