Current Obituaries


Catherine Emmerick
Date of Death: February 2, 2012

Catherine Emmerick age 103, of Nekoosa, died Thursday, February 3, 2012.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 AM. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nekoosa. Rev. John Swing will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Feldner/Ritchay Funeral Home in Nekoosa on Monday from 4-7 PM.

Feldner/Ritchay Funeral Home of Nekoosa is assisting the family.


Valerie T. Zwicke
Date of Death: February 2, 2012

Valerie T. Zwicke, age 94, of Harmony Living Center, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Harmony Living Center.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Wisconsin Rapids. The Rev. Paul Hoffman will officiate, entombment will be in Forest Hill Mausoleum.

Visitation will be held at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Wisconsin Rapids on Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:00 AM.

Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids is assisting the family.


Brandon Johnson
Date of Death: February 3, 2012

Brandon D. Johnson, age 27, of Rockford, IL died Friday, February 3, 2012 in the Town of Big Flats, Adams County, Wisconsin.

Funeral Services will be held at 6:00 PM Thursday at Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. The Rev. Bill Beaton will officiate.

Visitation will be held at Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids on Thursday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers a memorial trust fund will be established for Brandon's son, Brady.

Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids is assisting the family.


Roy Emmett Knuteson
Date of Death: February 5, 2012

Roy Emmett Knuteson, age 82, of Wisconsin Rapids, WI., went to be with his Lord on February 5, 2012, at Ministry St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin, succumbing to the final stages of Parkinson's Disease. His children and loving wife were at his side when he passed.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday at Faith Baptist Church (2740 14th Street South) in Wisconsin Rapids, with the Rev. Stephen Steinmetz officiating, interment will be in Pioneer Cemetery in the Town of Saratoga.

Visitation will be held at Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids on Wednesday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM, and at the Church on Thursday from 10:00 AM until the time of services.

Memorial gifts can be made to Faith Baptist Church in Wisconsin Rapids.

Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids is assisting the family.


Louis M. Strigel
Date of Death: February 5, 2012

Louis M. Strigel, age 96, formerly of rural Arpin died peacefully Sunday, February 5, 2012 at the Delaney House in Pittsville, Wisconsin with his family at his side.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church in Vesper, Wisconsin. The Rev. Robert Nelson and Rev. Chester Osowski will officiate, burial will be in St. Kilian's Catholic Cemetery in Blenker, Wisconsin.

Visitation will be held at St. James Catholic Church in Vesper on Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM.

Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids is assisting the family.


Marie Terrie Potter Dellamonica
Date of Death: February 8, 2012

Marie T. "Terrie" Potter Dellamonica, age 54, of 1640 Daly Avenue, Wisconsin Rapids, died Friday, February 3, 2012 at Ministry St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday at Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids. The Rev. Bill Beaton will officiate.

Visitation will be held at Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids on Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM, and again on Wednesday from 10:00 AM until the time of services.

Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids is assisting the family.

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