All Obituaries

  Judith M. McMahon, age 62, of Wisconsin Rapids passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids.  Burial will be at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 1 and from 10:00 A.M. until the time of services on Wednesday at the funeral home. Judy was born November 9, 1959 in Stevens Point, WI to Stephen...

Colleen O. Mortensen, also known to most as Kelly, passed away unexpectedly on the evening of December 23, 2021.  Kelly was born in Wisconsin Rapids on November 25, 1954 to Howard and Amalia (Schiller) Olson.  She married Donald L. Mortensen Jr. on April 3, 1982 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids.  They resided in Grand Rapids for many years until moving to the Town of Rome so they could be closer to their business, D&K Recycling Enterprises, located...

Sharon Lee McClyman, age 77, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin passed away on January 23, 2022 surrounded by her family. Sharon was born to Earl A. Jr. and Marjorie (Rowland) Mann on December 6, 1944 in Gulfport, Mississippi while Earl was in the service. The family returned home to Wisconsin Rapids to raise their family. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 28, 2022 at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids.  Visitation will take place beginning at 1:00 p.m....

Sue Twait, age 79, of Wisconsin Rapids, WI passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Aspirus Hospice House in Wausau, WI. A private funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home. Craig Timm will officiate the service. Burial will be at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Sue was born June 18, 1942 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI the only child of Raymond and Lena King. She was a 1960 graduate of Lincoln High School.  She married...

William Earl Spaulding, Sr., age 74, of the Township of Saratoga, Wisconsin passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Services for William are scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home. A visitation will be held on Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Pastor Joshua Pegram will officiate. William was born on July 5, 1947 in Wisconsin Rapids to Norman and Vila...

Damian Warshall, age 28, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin passed away on January 18, 2022. A private family celebration of life will be held at a later date. Damian was born on July 28, 1993 in Park Falls, Wisconsin.  Damian loved music. He also enjoyed doing mechanical work, working on vehicles – especially his own – which made it special to him.  Damian was talented at drawing and loved to be creative.  He could always make everyone laugh. Damian is survived by...

Thomas J. Kenny Jr., age 65, of Rudolph, WI passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 17, 2022 at his residence. Tom was born August 12, 1956 in Chicago, IL to Thomas and Mary (Pettolino) Kenny.  He married Kristl Wepfer on December 18, 1981 in Chicago, IL and they were blessed with 40 wonderful years.  He worked in concrete construction for many years. Tom was a wonderful caring husband and kindly put up with his wife’s horse hobby.  He loved football Sundays with his...

James William Price, age 74, of Wisconsin Rapids, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 P.M., on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Christian Life Fellowship in Port Edwards, WI. Rev. Eric Dunker will officiate.  James was born on January 31, 1947 in Huntington, West Virginia to Clyde and Ruth (Maynard) Price. He was united in marriage to Linda Irene (Smith) Price on January 15, 1966. Linda passed away on July 25, 2016.  James  proudly...

Leona C. Newman, age 78, of Wisconsin Rapids passed away December 19, 2021, peacefully surrounded by family.   Leona was born in Strongs Prairie, January 12, 1943, to Stella (Kent) and Stephen Oczachowski. She grew up in Wisconsin Rapids and graduated from Lincoln High School.   Leona met the love of her life, David (Chuck) Newman and they were married in 1963. Together they had six children. She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and always put her...

Charles Wesley Carroll, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, died at the age of 91 on January 14, 2022. He was born in Toledo, Ohio to Louise Henrietta (Lucas) and Benjamin Harrison Carroll, M.D., on October 25, 1930, the youngest of three children. Charlie pursued many interests throughout his life, beginning with music. With the encouragement of his mother and father, he and his older sisters were regular performers at the Toledo Museum of Art where he played the flute alongside Joan on the...