All Obituaries

George C. Monville, age 83, of Wisconsin Rapids, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at his residence. A time of visitation for relatives and friends will be from 10:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids.  A private family service will follow at the funeral home.  Deacon Jerome Ruesch will officiate.  Burial will be at a later date at Riverside Cemetery in Ontonagon, Michigan. George was born August 29, 1937...

Jack R. Felch, age 68, Town of Sigel, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at University Hospital in Madison. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids and from 1:00-2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 25 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vesper.  A private family service will follow the visitation on Wednesday at Trinity.  Rev. Ryan Anderson will officiate.  Burial will be at Trinity Lutheran Parish...

Mary Lou Wangen (77) died on October 30, 2020 at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, WI where she had been treated for leukemia.  Her death was unexpected as the leukemia was in remission.  Mary Lou was born on December 20, 1942 to Herman Bunn and Wyoma (Reitveld) Wrayge. She lived in several cities while growing up including East St. Louis and Minneapolis. She graduated from Bloomington High School in 1960. She met the love of her life, Roger Wangen, in world history class while...

Lydia Ida Eleanor Karnatz, age 102, of Wisconsin Rapids, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Our House Assisted Living in Wisconsin Rapids. Private family services will be held on Friday, November 27, 2020 at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids.  Rev. Kevin Ader will officiate.  Burial will be at Forest Hill Cemetery.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.taylorfuneralhome.net. Lydia was born May 4, 1918 in Butternut, Wisconsin to William and Amalia...

Barbara A. Krajewski, age 75, of Wisconsin Rapids, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at Aspirus Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids. No services will be held at this time.  Herman-Taylor Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Barbara was born June 3, 1945 in Wisconsin Rapids to Rudolph and Lucina (Tomczyk) Brandt.  She married Sylvester Krajewski on July 3, 1965 in Wisconsin Rapids.  He preceded her in death on July 29, 2006. Barbara worked in...

Jai Passehl, earned his wings and was welcomed into the eternal gates in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 14, 2020 at the age of 52. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Herman-Taylor Funeral home. Visitation for relatives and friends will be from 9:00 A.M. until the time of services. Burial will be at Floral Hill Cemetery in New London, WI.  Jai was born on August 2, 1968 in Wisconsin Rapids.  He is the son of Georgia Bowden...

Bette L. (Haberkorn) Vollert, age 78, of Vesper passed away Friday, November 13, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital after a short illness. Bette was born May 9, 1942 in Fond du Lac, WI to the late George and Lucille (Krug) Haberkorn.  She married Kenneth J. Vollert on August 1, 1970 in Wisconsin Rapids.  Ken and Bette celebrated 50 years of marriage this year. Bette was a 1960 graduate of L.P. Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac and a 1964 graduate of University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh...

Ronald J. Ahles, age 83, of Wisconsin Rapids, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Private family services will be held at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids. Burial with military honors will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.taylorfuneralhome.net.  The service will also be available to view online at the bottom of Ron’s obituary page on the Herman-Taylor Funeral Home website on...

Joan C. Hurst, age 73, of Wisconsin Rapids, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020. A celebration of life will be held from 9:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids. Burial will be at Plainfield Cemetery in Plainfield, Wisconsin. Joan was born November 9, 1947 in Wisconsin Rapids, to Irvin and Vida (Gackowski) Huber. She was united in marriage to Cleo Hurst Jr. on February 3, 1967 in Rockville, MD. They were blessed with...

Kerry Alan Lieber, age 59, of Wisconsin Rapids, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Kerry was born April 5, 1961 in Wisconsin Rapids to Calvin and Patricia (Jaecks) Lieber.  He graduated from Nekoosa High School in 1979.  On August 13, 1983 he was united in marriage to Julie Shearier in Nekoosa.  He began employment with Consolidated Papers Inc. that summer and stayed for 40 years.  At the time of his...