Robert Rajek

Robert “Bob” A. Rajek passed away peacefully on January 4, 2024, surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Bob was born in Wausau on December 5, 1951, to Raymond and Angie Rajek, and grew up in Marathon City with his six siblings. He graduated from Newman High School in 1970 and attended UW-Oshkosh before serving six years in the Army National Guard. Bob married Louise Krause of Edgar on April 20, 1974. He continued his education, graduating from North Central Technical College where he studied computer programming. Bob worked for Sentry Insurance, Wausau Accounting Systems and, in 1988, became a partner in Wausau Financial Systems where he retired from in 2004. He loved his work tremendously, along with the close friendships he made along the way.

In his free time, Bob was an active member of St Mark Parish and enjoyed volunteering in the community. He also loved traveling, going on cruises worldwide, keeping up with politics, trips to the casino with friends, and cheering on his favorite sports while enjoying a good IPA. Later in life, he spent the winters in Miramar Beach, Fla., with his family, where many wonderful memories were made.

Bob is survived by his wife of 50 years, Louise, children: Melissa of St. Paul, Minn., and Justin (Amanda) of Lodi; siblings: David (Mary) Rajek, Marathon, Susan Robl, West Bend, Michael Rajek, Weston and Sally Rajek, Marathon; brothers and sisters-in-law: Mary Rajek, Lisa (Perry) Van Den Heuvel, Georgine (Gary) Hughes, Sue Krause, Dan Krause, Virg (Shirley) Krause, Joe (Gail) Krause, Don (Caroline) Krause, Kelly Krause and Rich (Robin) Krause, along with many nieces, nephews and dear friends. He was preceeded in death by his parents, brothers: Ken and Bill, and in-laws: Ken Robl, Dave Krause and Joan Krause.

Private services will be held at a later date. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff at Marshfield Medical Center, and Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin for their kind and compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bob’s memory can be made to Kathy’s House in Milwaukee at www.kathys-house.org.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com.

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