All Obituaries

Thomas “Tom” Hopp, age 75, of Neshkoro, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 after a short illness.  He was born July 25, 1947 in Berlin, the son of Andrew and Evelyn (Nourse) Hopp.  He married Shirley Lorenz on July 12, 1969 in Berlin.  She preceded him in death on June 14,2019. Thomas served his country in the United States Army.  After his services in the Army, he began working at the Berlin Foundry and retired in 2011.  An avid outdoorsman, he...

Gail H. Mattice, age 66, of Wautoma, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Silver Lake Manor after a short illness. He was born May 16, 1956 in Sturgeon Bay, the son of Alfred L. and Betty R. (Cook) Mattice.  He married Trudy L. Turner on December 4, 1982 in Wild Rose. Gail was a graduate of Wild Rose High School. He later enlisted in the United States Army where he served from 1976 until 1979 in Fort Richardson, Alaska.  Gail was employed and retired from Vinton...

Roy J. Taubitz Jr. age 72, of Bancroft, passed away Friday morning, February 17, 2023 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 3, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan the son of Roy J. and Seloma (McClain) Taubitz Sr.  He married Linda M. Ziaya on December 11, 1976 and enjoyed 46 years of marriage. In 1955 Roy and his family moved to Plainfield where he and his siblings attended Tri-County Area Schools. As a teenager Roy started working for Parmount Farms for...

Charles J. Slovinski, age 86, of Wautoma, passed away, Saturday morning, February 11, 2023 at Rosemore Village in Wild Rose.    He was born April 13, 1936 the son of Clifford and Leona (Kehl) Slovinski.  He married Judi Dixon on October 27, 1984 at Mount Morris Holden Lutheran Church.     Charles served his country in the United States Army from 1956-1957 when he was honorably discharged.  He was employed for many years at Paine Lumber Company, Green...

Benita R. Smith, age 64 of Wautoma, passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 3, 2023 at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. She was born April 7, 1958 in Wautoma the daughter of Arturo and Mavis (Wegner) Gonzalez. Benita lived in Wautoma her entire life where she enjoyed working at Figi’s in Stevens Point. She was an avid Green Bay Packer Fan. She is survived by her two children, Patrick Morehead and Misty (special friend, Chris Petersen) Morehead; five grandchildren, Serenity and Issac...

Melvin William  “Uncle Mel”  Gullickson August 8th, 1934 - January 16th, 2023 Formerly of Allenton, WI., Hancock, WI., and currently Iola, WI., passed peacefully on Jan. 16th, 2023 after a recent cancer diagnosis on Oct. 17th, 2022. Well, as much as I do not want to admit this, as stubborn as you all think I am, if you are reading this, I must have expired. I guess, “people are dying nowadays that never died before. Every day I woke up, I knew I was one day...

Janet M. Case, age 80, of Hancock, formerly of Almond, passed away January 2, 2023. She was born June 15, 1942 in Marshfield, the daughter of Oscar and Hazel (Bayer) Case. Janet was a 1960 graduate of Almond High School. A fun loving lady that enjoyed being with her family and friends. She was a member of the Red Hat Ladies Group.  Janet was a huge Elvis Presley fan, her collection of Elvis memorabilia was evident by the collection in her home. She is survived by her daughter, Candis...

Caroline Mollie (Zeinert) Lucht, passed peacefully at her home on January 14, 2023. She was born December 15, 1943 in Appleton, Wisconsin to the late Alfred and Ella (Herzfeldt) Zeinert. Caroline graduated from the Manawa Little Wolf School and on April 27, 1963 she went on to marry Herbert K. Lucht at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manawa, WI. She worked as a machine operator at Presto Products, Inc. until her retirement. She was a devoted member of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in...

Virginia L. Frost, age 75, of Ashland, formerly of the Plainfield area passed away December 24, 2022 at Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital. She was born July 14, 1947 in Stevens Point, the daughter of Theron and Delores (Bowker) Frost. Virginia graduated from Tri-County High School. She was a loving aunt to all her nieces and nephews.  She enjoyed spending time with family, reading books, playing scrabble and socializing with family and friends on Facebook. She is survived by her four...

David G. Vercimak, age 84, of Hancock, passed away at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa on Saturday, December 31, 2022. Dave is survived by his wife, Barbara A. Vercimak, Hancock; his children, Shari (Paul) Arndt, Shellee Elliott; his grandchildren, Crystal (Philip) Pieper, David, Ashli, Raechal (Juan) Valazquez, Paul II; his great grandchildren, Sophia and JJ; Barbara’s family, Rick (Lisa) Schmidt, Scot (Michelle) Schmidt, Kurt Schmidt; grandchildren, Angela, Vanessa and Brandon;...