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12/16/2025

James “Jim” L. Thieme, age 80, of Colby, passed away at Rib Lake Health Services on Saturday, December 13, 2025 under the tender care of hospice.
A Memorial Gathering will be held from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford.
Jim was born on April 7, 1945, the son of Franklin and Dorothy (Nelson) Thieme in Marshfield. He graduated from Colby High School in 1963. Jim served in the US Air Force from 1965-69 including serving one tour in Vietnam. On April 4, 1970, he was united in marriage to Christine Miller in Unity.
Jim was a truck driver for many years. He enjoyed bowling, golfing, line dancing and water skiing. Jim also was a do-it-yourself kind of guy and loved putzing around the house.
Jim is survived by his wife of 55 years, Christine; three sons: Derek (Jirawan) of Tampa, FL, Jason of Gilman and Travis of Colby; one granddaughter, Danielle; a sister, Geraldine (Brent) Bower; two brothers: Rodney “Rod” and Robert “Bob”; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com

12/15/2025

Marvin C. Sommer, age 80, of Unity, passed away at his home on December 13, 2025.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Zion Lutheran Church in Colby. Reverend James Groleau will officiate. Visitation will be at the church from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Inurnment will take place at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery at a later date. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford is entrusted with the arrangements.

Marvin was born on April 16, 1945, the son of Carl and Frieda (Mesalk) Sommer in Wausau. He worked on the family farm and neighboring farms until graduating from Colby High School. He attended UW-Stevens Point until his father’s health called him back to the farm. He then worked at Pathfinder as an electrician, while also raising beef cattle. He later worked at Land O’ Lakes in Spencer for over 37 years until his retirement.

On June 3, 1972, Marvin married Jeanette R. Boge in Marshfield, who preceded him in death on May 4, 2004.

Marvin enjoyed playing basketball in high school, grouse hunting with his dogs, King and Sam, making firewood every year, going out to eat with his family and viewing the exhibits at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.

Marvin is survived by his two sons, Eric (Cindy) Sommer of Sturgeon Bay and Ryan (Beth) Sommer of Marshfield, his three grandchildren: Brooke, Courtney and Carter Sommer, two step- grandchildren: Kyle (Sara Hince) Thompson, Travis (Ashley) McNamar, as well as nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Jeanette, his sister Elaine (Tom) Reynolds, as well as many brothers and sisters-in-law.

Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com.

12/13/2025

Funeral Service for Frank Olszewski
Saturday December 13, 2025

12/09/2025

Randall K. Runge, age 69, of Medford, passed away unexpectedly doing what he loved, ice fishing, on Friday, December 5, 2025.
A Memorial Gathering will be held from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford. A private family burial will be held in the spring.
Randy was born on April 21, 1956, the son of Harold and Marjorie (Hudson) Runge in Marshfield. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from UW Stout. Randy worked for The Boeing Company as an engineer, production manager at Weather Shield and owned and operated CRC Lumber in Colby.
Randy was united in marriage to Julie Brandner on September 14, 1991. They later divorced. He was united in marriage to Pam (Luttinen) Schindler on March 1, 2014. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing, gardening, canning, jigsaw puzzles, traveling, camping and the outdoors. Randy learned the art of making jewelry from rocks he collected and could build anything. Most importantly, he loved and cherished his family.
Randy is survived by his wife, Pam; two daughters: Carrie (Derek) Turner of Holly Ridge, NC and Chas (Isaac) Froemming of River Falls; three grandchildren: Mack Domagala, Ever Froemming and Ashton Froemming, all of River Falls; four step-children: Rob Mokry of Santa Rosa, CA, Brandon (Brooke) Schindler, Tracey (Chris) Po***ck and Kelsi (Ryan) Seubert, all of Wausau; five step-grandchildren: Ryder, Rhett, Sophie, Henry and Michael. He is further survived by three brothers: Dennis “Butch” (Diane) of Milwaukee, Ronnie (Lavone) of Edgar, and Bradley (Kathy) of Ladysmith; and one sister: Susan (Ron) Karsten of Curtiss and a sister-in-law, JoAnn Runge of Colby. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Nancy Moede and a brother, Duane.
In lieu of flowers, family prefers memorials or a tree planted in his memory.
Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com

12/07/2025

Clarence W. Franz, age 46, of Thorp, formerly of Colby, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025 in Thorp.
A Memorial Gathering will be held from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford.
Clarence was born on February 19, 1979, the son of William and Carol (McFarland) Franz , Jr. in Marshfield. He graduated from Neillsville High School. Clarence worked at Clark County Health Care Center in Owen for many years. Clarence enjoyed watching WWE and WWF wrestling, putting puzzles together, cutting up newspapers and loved the Green Bay Packers. He was quite the character and will be sadly missed by all who got to know him.
Clarence is survived by his mother, Carol; four siblings: William A. Franz III, Donald (Lo**ta) Franz, Donna (Dan) Post, and Crystal Franz; six nieces and nephews: Seasha (Jason) Franz, Kyler Post, Alexis Post, Stacy Franz, Angel Weber, and Michael Ethridge-Franz; five great-nieces and great-nephews: Nathaniel Riihinen, Ellimere Riihinen, Lylliane Benzschawel, Vivianne Benzschawel and Summer Franz; other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father; his sister, Kristy Franz; and a nephew, Isaac Franz.
Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com.

12/04/2025

Leander “Lee” S. Lake, age 82, of Stetsonville, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2025 at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford. Please join the family from 11:00 a.m. until the time of funeral Friday at the funeral home. Interment in the spring at Athens Public Cemetery.
Lee was born on March 18, 1943, the son of Lawrence and Magdalene (Ellenbecker) Lake in Edgar. He graduated from Edgar High School. Lee worked for Marathon Cheese as the Plant Supervisor for 44 years.
Lee was married to Sharon Hopperditzel in 1964 and she preceded him in death in 1993. He married Sherry Akey in 1995 and she preceded him in death in 2005. He married Jeanette Cox in 2006 and she preceded him in death 2014.
Lee enjoyed playing softball and basketball, bowling and shooting pool. He also enjoyed fishing, camping and especially loved playing cribbage. Lee was an avid Brewers, Packers and Bucks fan. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Lee is survived by his two sons: Kurt (Michelle) Lake of River Falls and Craig Lake (Roxann Neubauer) of Medford; son-in-law, Henry “Bud” Olson; ten grandchildren: Amber (Josh) Fallos, Frank (Katie) Mueller, Nikole (Kory) Kasperek, Kyle (Kendra) Lake, Sierra (Noah) Brillinger, Caleb Olson, Sarah Olson, Luke Olson, Colton Lake and Nicholas Olson; and ten great-grandchildren. He is further survived by five siblings: Norbert (Janet) Lake, Charlene (Jerry) Imhoff, Glen (Martha) Lake, Darlene (Danny) Stencil and Gary (Bonnie) Lake; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his three wives; his daughter, DeAnn Olson and a brother, Eugene Lake and a sister-in-law, Bernice Lake.
Online condolences can be made to www.maurinaschillingfuneralhome.com

12/04/2025

Mass of Christian Burial Delores Schmitt

11/30/2025

Delores Lane Schmitt, age 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Colby on Thursday November 27, 2025, Thanksgiving Day.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 4th at Saint Mary Help of Christian Parish in Colby. Father Keith Kitzhaber will preside. Visitation will occur at the church beginning at 10:00 a.m. Thursday until the time of the service. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Colby is entrusted with the arrangements.

Delores was born on August 14, 1936, the daughter of Sylvan and Mable (Kennedy) Schreiner, in Townsend, MT. At the age of 5 her family moved from Montana to Washington. She graduated from Renton High School. Delores married Mark (Sparky) Schmitt on March 12, 1955, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Renton, WA. After their 4th child was born, Delores and Mark moved from the state of Washington to the family farm in Wisconsin.

Delores wore several hats throughout her life. She was a Bakery Manager, Bookkeeper, Tax Preparer, and worked in sales support as an IT troubleshooter for Tombstone Pizza. Delores learned bookkeeping in high school, handled the books and tax filing on the family farm and eventually she began doing taxes for relatives and neighbors which grew into her “side hustle”, preparing taxes for many different clients which continued well after retirement from Tombstone Pizza. She finally ended this service after the 2022 tax year. Delores also offered her services to St. Mary’s by playing organ at weekend masses, completing the bulletin each week, working rummage sales, church dinners and helping with the summer farmer’s market.
Delores enjoyed multiple hobbies from playing piano to gardening, baking to needlework, bird watching to family and neighborhood gatherings. But most of all she cherished her children and grandchildren.
Delores is survived by two sons. Jeffrey, (Linda) of Greenwood, James of Colby; four daughters: Kimberly (Gene) Hull of Joliet MT, Linette Hastie of Abbotsford, Laurie Aichele (Charlie Kuehn) of Fall Creek and Pam Reynolds of Colby, One son-in-law: Dean Meyer, 18 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. She is also survived by a sister, Nola (Bob) Rasmussen of Graham, WA and a brother Michael (Judy) Schreiner of Kent, WA, sisters-in-law: Germaine Redmann of Athens and Joan Schmitt of Wausau. brother-in-law: Tim (Suzie) Schmitt of Blenker.

Delores was preceded in death by her husband Mark, 2 daughters, Gwen Schmitt and Gail Meyer, 2 sons-in-law, Conrad Aichele, Douglas Hastie, her parents; her three brothers, Bill Schreiner, Tib (Connie) Schreiner, Johnny Schreiner. In-laws, Rita (Lawrence) Peterson, Maude (Elmer) Kocian, Carmen (Lee) Fosdick, Naomi (Harry) Kruse, Mercedes (Leo) Lang, Blanch (Angelo) Zera, Roman Schmitt, Emery (Rita) Schmitt, Mary Ann (Ted) Scanlon, Verjean (Lawrence) Kunze, Linus Schmitt, Pamela Schmitt and Fritz Redmann.

Delores’s family would like to thank the staff at The Colonial Home in Colby, Marshfield Medical Center ICU for the excellent care she received as a resident/ patient and Hope Hospice of Medford. Without their guidance and assistance, we would not have been able to bring her home to live out her final days.

Online condolences can be made to www.maurinaschillingfuneralhome.com

11/25/2025

Thomas William Venzke, age 91, of Athens, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 23, 2025.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Milan. Reverend Michael Mathey will officiate. Visitation will be at the church from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. The honor of serving as pallbearers is held by his grandsons Kelby Lechleitner, Xavier Lechleitner, Brandon Venzke, Austin Weiler and sons-in-law Gary Lechleitner and Bruce Weiler. A burial will follow the service at the Bethlehem Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Colby VFW Post # 2227. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford is entrusted with the arrangements.

Thomas was born on January 29, 1934, the son of Henry and Elsie Venzke in the town of Holton. He attended the Town of Holton Barry School through eighth grade and then worked on the family farm. Tom served in the Air Force in 1952 through 1956, where he completed his GED and served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. In 2016, Tom was a recipient of the Honor Flight with his grandson, Brandon, as his chaperone.

He was united in marriage to Dolores Schmidt on June 15, 1957 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Athens.

In 1956 Tom purchased his uncle’s farm in the Town of Johnson. He dairy farmed from 1956-1995 and crop farmed until 2019.

Tom took pleasure in planting and harvesting sweet corn to share with his family and friends. During the winter, Tom enjoyed logging his woods, where he befriended a partridge who would eat from his hand. This unique friendship lasted eight years.

For the next 22 years, he wintered in Yuma, Arizona, where he golfed and played water volleyball. Tom’s hobbies included bowling, fishing, and hunting, with many trips to Alaska and out west. Tom showed his dedication to his church by holding the roles of trustee, elder, and president along with serving on the finance committee.

Tom is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Dolores, of 68 years; his five children: Brian Venzke of Milan, Jeff (Bonnie) Venzke of Palmer, Alaska, Brenda (Bruce) Weiler of Dorchester, Rick (Wanda) Venzke of Cumberland and Connie (Gary) Lechleitner of Edgar; twelve grandchildren: Jordan (Bryan) Dahms, Kendal (Nicholas) Blohm, Carly Venzke; April Weiler (fiancé Alex Solawetz), Amber Weiler, Austin (Jade) Weiler; Crystal (Andrew) Sargent, Brandon (Tami) Venzke; Kelby (Liz) Lechleitner, Cedric Lechleitner, Kia Lechleitner and Xavier (Taylor) Lechleitner; sixteen great-grandchildren: Landon, Tieghan, Adalyn, Raelyn Dahms; Piper, Braun, Sable Blohm; Beau Solawetz; Greylen, Nayvie, Maela Weiler; Madilyn Harder, Connor, Quinn Sargent; Ryker, Henry Venzke; with three more on the way. He is further survived by one sister-in-law, Nathlie Venzke and many nieces and nephews.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Elsie Venzke, infant brother, Walter Venzke, two brothers, Fred and Marvin Venzke, one sister, Luella Wegan, and one sister-in-law, Dorothy Venzke.

Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com.

11/24/2025

Elaine Violet Tessmer, age 100 years, 5months, 3 days, of Dorchester, passed away peacefully at Compassus House of the Dove in Marshfield, on November 21, 2025, surrounded by her family..
A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 pm with a visitation from 2:00 until the time of service, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at the Maurina -Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford. Reverend Teri Hanson will officiate. Burial rites will be held at a later date at Dorchester South Memorial Cemetery. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford is entrusted with the arrangements.
Elaine was born to Bernard and Edna (Kalepp) Juedes in the township of Deer Creek, Taylor County on June 18, 1925. She attended Kreie School for 7 years, 8th grade at St. Peter Lutheran and graduated from Dorchester High School in 1943. Elaine married Donald Lawrence Tessmer on September 16, 1944. Together they were blessed with three children and nearly 70 years of marriage before Donald passed away in 2014. Elaine and Donald took over the family dairy farm, sold the farm and Elaine worked ten years at Memorial Hospital in Medford until her retirement.
Elaine was active in the Sewing Circle and Ladies Aid at St. Peter Lutheran Church and Hilltop Homemakers. She loved sewing, crocheting, baking, canning, gardening, fishing, bowling and playing cards at the Senior Center with friends. Above all, her greatest priority in her life was her family.
Elaine is survived by her son: Bruce (Sue) Tessmer; two grandsons: Brian (Ashley) Tessmer and Brent (Jeanna) Tessmer and four great-grandchildren: Gustice, Mattie, Isla and Dalea.
Elaine is also survived by her daughter: Bonnie (Myron) Saeger; one grandson: Nathan (Mary) Saeger; great-grandchildren: Mitchell, John and Everett; one granddaughter: Natalie (Michael) Ganoni and great-granddaughter: Stella.
Elaine is also survived by her daughter: Jean (David) Korntved; four step grandchildren: Andy(Roberta) Korntved, June Wells, Christine Christopher and Julie (Kent) Wittenberg and nine step great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers and sisters- in- law; Melvin (Ruth) Juedes, Donald (Audrey) Juedes and Raymond (Mildred) Juedes.
The family would like to thank the Marshfield Medical Center and Compassus House of Dove in Marshfield for the exceptional care given to our mother.

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