All Obituaries

June E. Freiberg, 90, of Medford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Aspirus Medford Hospital. Funeral services for June will take place at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with Pastor Daniel Iwinski officiating. Burial will follow at Medford Evergreen Cemetery II. Visitation will take place at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 10:00 AM until the time of service at 11:00 AM. June was born on March 14, 1931 to...

Danny “Daniel” Allen Niznik, age 59, of Medford, Wisconsin entered eternal rest on January 21, 2022 while in his home. A memorial for Daniel Niznik will be held on Friday, January 28, 2022 at Hemer Funeral Service located at 555 West Cedar St, Medford, Wisconsin, with Father Patrick McConnell officiating. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. followed by service at 11 a.m. He was born in Medford, Wisconsin on February 16, 1962. His childhood years were spent in Owen-Withee, Wisconsin...

Irene E. Fallon, 78, of Withee, died Monday, January 17, 2022 at Aspirus Hospital in Medford. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, January 26 at Hemer-Pickerign Funeral Home in Medford with Rev. David Clements officiating.  Visitation will be from 12 p.m. until the time of service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel. Masks are required at the visitation and service, and will be made available. Irene was born November 13, 1943 in Chicago, IL to Herbert and...

Brenda Rae Barr, 58, of New York City, NY, formerly of Mundelein, IL, died Friday, January 14, 2022 at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Queens, New York. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, January 28 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake with Fr. Timothy Barr officiating.  Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Ogema. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Brenda was born June 28, 1963 to Duane and...

Daniel J. “Dan” Handel, 58, of Medford, passed away with heart complications on Monday, December 27, 2021 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, January 17, 2022 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford with Fr. Jayanna Kanna officiating.  Interment will be at a later date. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m., Monday at the church. He was born on December 5, 1963 to Roger and Arlene...

Galen O. Schlais, 96, of the township of Bern, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Aspirus Medford Hospital. A funeral service for Galen will take place at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Pastor Daniel Iwinski officiating. Burial will follow at Medford Evergreen Cemetery II. Visitation will take place at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Saturday, January 15, 2022 from 11:00 AM until the time of service at 1:00 PM. Stetsonville Honors Team will be...

On Tuesday, January 11th 2022, God called two beautiful souls to heaven 40 minutes apart at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.  Dave and Gwen were rarely apart in life here on earth, and they transitioned together to their eternal life in Heaven.             A former Medford, Wisconsin resident, Gwendolyn Lee Schield (age 83), was born on July 10th, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri.  She was adopted by Paul &...

Ann M. Gebauer, 93, of Medford, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Rib Lake Health Services under the care of Hope Hospice. A memorial service will take place at a later date. Hemer-Pickerign Funeral Home of Medford and Rib Lake serving the family. Online condolences can be left at www.hemerfuneralservices. com.

Ronald Dean Anderson, age 73, passed away on January 8, 2022 at Aspirus Care and Rehab. He was born on January 18th 1948, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, son of the late John and Doris (Mundell) Anderson. Cremation rites have been accorded and no services will be held. Burial will take place at Meadowbrook Cemetery in Gilman at later date. He attended schools in Benton Harbor Michigan, Westboro & Ogema Wisconsin. Ron worked various places and through Black River Industries. He enjoyed...

Sharon L. Makare passed away January 8, 2022, at Aspirus Medford Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Woodstock, Ill on February 18, 1950, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Damitz) Graumann. Sharon married Michael Makare October 6, 1972, who preceded her in death in 1981. During her life she enjoyed spending time with family, friends, and her pets, crocheting, crafting and gardening. She retired in 2016 from TTM in Chippewa Falls and felt the most pride by...