Marilyn Jean Wesley

Marilyn Jean Wesley, 85, Holcombe, peacefully passed away the morning of Sunday, July 16, 2023, at the Care & Rehab Center in Ladysmith, under the care of Marshfield Medical Center Home Care & Hospice, after a three-month battle with cancer.

Marilyn was born Oct. 26, 1937, to John and Margaret DeLage in Emerald.

She and her former spouse, Robert Ewer, owned and operated Ewer’s Store in Holcombe, until 1986.

Marilyn married John Wesley May 21, 1988. Together, they owned and operated the Little Tee Pee Campground.

They enjoyed spending their winters in south Texas, and their summers at Wesley Lake.

Marilyn loved puzzles, birdwatching, fishing, cribbage, many other card games, BINGO and pontoon rides on the lake.

She is survived by her children – Debbie (Bill) Kochevar, Sheldon, Dennis (Judy) Ewer, Eau Claire, Jeff (Jessica) Ewer, Sheldon, John (Cherissa) Ewer, Holcombe, and Jim (Jill) Ewer, Holcombe; stepchildren – Susan Dahlstrom, Conrath, Donna (Kelly) Decorah, Marshfield, Michael (Lorie) Wesley, Holcombe, and Lynn Wesley, Holcombe; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and her sister – Marie Mahoney.

She was preceded in death by her husband – John Wesley; her parents; stepson – William Tripp; granddaughter – Marissa Ewer; and siblings – Florence Kahler, Eva Kahler, Delores Standaert, Beverly Gillis and Jack DeLage.

Per Marilyn’s request, she is being cremated, with interment to be at the Holcombe Cemetery. The family is planning a celebration of life, with the date to be determined.

We celebrate with joy, the 85 years of Marilyn Wesley, on this earth.