Terry P. Stelzer

Terry P. Stelzer, age 68, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023. He was born on November 6, 1954, in Wisconsin Rapids, the 11th child of 13 born to Joseph and Genevieve (VanDeLoop) Stelzer.  Terry graduated from Assumption High School in 1973.   He then went on to get his associate degree in business from Mid-State Technical College. Terry married Diane Mertz on May 30, 1980, they were blessed with two sons and a grandson.

Terry worked numerous jobs until he started at Consolidated Papers in the Kraft division, where he worked for 21 ½ years.

He later worked for Wood County as the Safety and Risk Manager until his retirement in 2019.  Terry enjoyed woodworking, camping, fishing, canoeing and bird hunting. Some of his best memories were on family camping trips to Razorback Lake, hunting trips to South Dakota and Canoeing adventures to the vast wilderness of the Canadian Boundary Waters.

Terry is survived by his wife of 43 years, Diane; his sons, Cody Stelzer and Wesley Stelzer, his grandson Myles Stelzer; his brothers, Larry (Judy) Stelzer, Mike (Mary Lou) Stelzer, Joseph (Camille) Stelzer; sisters, Jean Peterson, Linda Bruesewitz, Mary Beth (Terry) Tomzyck and Lori (Dave) Schlegel; his in-laws Jerry (Sherry) Mertz, David (Sandy) Mertz and Beverly (Scott) Brown. He is further survived by many nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his bothers, Jerry Stelzer and David Stelzer; sisters Judy Hoerter, Kathy Wolf and Delores Majkowski and many aunts and uncles. 

Memorial Services will be held on Friday, September 15, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at the Herman-Taylor Funeral Home.  Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until the time of services at the funeral home.  Burial will be at Restlawn Memorial Park.

The family would like to give special thanks to Wisconsin Rapids Fire and EMT, Wood County Sheriff's Department, and Herman-Taylor Funeral Home for their service and support.

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