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Wallace Artus

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Wallace “Wally” R. Artus, 92, Town of Stettin, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, with his family by his side at Copperleaf Assisted Living, Marathon, under the care of Heartland Hospice.

He was born November 8, 1931, in the Town of Stettin, son of the late John and Emma (Hilmershausen) Artus. On January 26, 1952, he married Elaine Ziegel in the Town of Hamburg. She preceded him in death on December 9, 2016.

Wally was a dedicated dairy and ginseng farmer in the Town of Stettin his whole life. His other jobs included County Concrete, Town of Stettin, various custom field work and Van Der Geest Dairy until the age of 88. Among his favorite pastimes he enjoyed logging, cooking maple syrup, listening to polka music, playing sheepshead with his friends and spending time with his special companions, Kruizer and Hank.

Survivors include six children: Kathy Artus, Kenny (Dawn Gauerke) Artus, Gary Artus, Mary (Robert) Schultz, Lynette Schuster and Kerri (Bryne) Ohde; ten grandchildren: Nicholas (Andrea) Artus, Kimberly (Robb) Knauf, Terra (Craig) Orth, Trudy (Kurt) Wahlen, Trent (Alicia) Artus, Trista (Josh) Doucette, Trevor Schultz, Tonya (Tony) Bakken, Kendra (Cliff) Miller and Kaleb Ohde; 19 great-grandchildren: Nash, Kenzie, Asher, Konner, Kyler, Kylie, Colton, Kierslyn, Cashton, Thomas, Chloe, Isaac, Mason, Lucas, Mykenna, Alexa, Rory, Jace and Zoey; special niece, Gloria (Ron) Lavicka; sister-in-law, Marvel Artus; and many nieces and nephews.

Besides his parents and wife, Elaine, he was preceded in death by five siblings: Gertrude (Leonard) Reiche, Alma (Elmer) Semerau, Alice (Leslie) Baumann, John (Leilia) Artus and James Artus.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Rib Falls United Methodist Church. Rev. Tim Gurlea will preside. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Peterson/ Kraemer Funeral Home, Marathon, and again on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church. There will be a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, the staff at Copperleaf Assisted Living, Marathon, and the staff at Heartland Hospice for the wonderful care and support you gave to Wally and his family.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established. Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com.

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