Honorary & Memorial Donors
Special People Deserve Special Recognition.
The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin can help you to recognize special people who have made a difference in your life and the life of the community. Donations can be made in honor or in memory to an individual, family, organization, etc. This list reflects gifts made through the Foundation for Fiscal Year 2009.
Fiscal Year 2009
(July 1, 2008 thru June 30, 2009)
Honorary Gifts Made by Donors
Donn Behnke Scholarship Fundin Honor of Donn & Cheryl Behnke |
Donor Name(s) |
| Patricia Cal Baker |
Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Central Wisconsinin Honor of Sue Martens |
Donor Names(s) |
| Mr. James C. Noonan | |
| Brian Kozlowski | |
| Tamara Kozelek | |
| Jeff Ebel | |
| Kathy Trachte | |
| Patricia Bula | |
| Laura Gehrman Rottier | |
| Richard Wright | |
| Craig Shuler | |
| Notable Impressions | |
| Randy Zietlow | |
| Brant Bergeron | |
| Jeff Kasuboski | |
| Patricia Wesenberg |
Boston School Forestin Honor of Michael Devine |
Donor Names(s) |
| Elizabeth Fulton |
CAP Services' Endowmentin Honor of Karl Pnazek |
Donor Names(s) |
| John & Patricia Noel | |
| Ramon Stade | |
| Sue Sippel | |
| Mark Arend | |
| Wipfli Ullrich Bertelson LLP |
Chelcun Family Fund for Stomach Cancer Researchin Honor of Brian Chelcun |
Donor Names(s) |
| Thought Works Legal Team | |
| in Honor of Greg Chelcun | Sarah Tukiendorf |
| Bonnie K. McNeill | |
| Rich Deguzman | |
| Heritage Lakes School | |
| Richard Prather | |
| Jane Hansen | |
| Johanna Chelcun | |
| in Honor of Greg Chelcun and Family | Robert and Jane Menghini |
| in Honor of Jan Johnson | Cindy Chelcun |
| in Honor Karen Chelcun Schreiber | Joseph A. & Marion G. Manago |
| Julie Jacobson | |
| Susan Marciano | |
| Carole Anne Schreiber | |
| Raymond Clark | |
| Tom & Tammi Thurlow |
Gepetto Fundin Honor of Karl Pnazek |
Donor Name(s) |
| Waushara Cty Dept of Human Services | |
| Tom & Kathy Davies | |
| Sue Chapman | |
| Mae Nachman |
Peter Friedrich Memorial Fundin Honor of Peter Friedrich |
Donor Name(s) |
| Christopher & Kate Pfaendtner |
Green Circle Endowment Fundin Honor of Ross Moore & Megan Voelker |
Donor Name(s) |
| James & Priscilla Garbe | |
| in Honor of Andrew & Dana Williams | Deon & Theresa Viergutz |
John R. Jones Scholarship Fundin Honor of Elaine Boyce |
Donor Name(s) |
| John & Natalie Boyce |
Keystone Fundin Honor of Jim Firminhac |
Donor Name(s) |
| Kathy Davies | |
| Ben Katz | |
| Jim Schuh | |
| Kathy Martinsen | |
| Mark Ilten | |
| Robert Spoerl | |
| Dave Williams Construction | |
| Leslie Rusek | |
| David Quick | |
| Beth Hoffman | |
| Paula Schlice | |
| Jim Koziol | |
| Gerard McKenna | |
| George May | |
| Amy Eddy | |
| Terry and Karla Rothmann |
Mae Fundin Honor of Mae Hootman |
Donor Name(s) |
| Marg Coker-Nelson |
Stevens Point Area Public Schools Education Enrichment Fundin Honor of David G. Anderson |
Donor Name(s) |
| Stevens Point Area Public School District |
Stevens Point Area Education Associationin Honor of Mary Maller's Retirement |
Donor Name(s) |
| Stevens Point Area Public Schools Management |
Tooth Fairy Fundin Honor of Karl Pnazek |
Donor Name(s) |
| Russell Marti |
Wild Rose Patterson Memorial Library Fundin Honor of Richard & Joanne Yeska's 50th |
Donor Name(s) |
| Tom & Kathy Davies |
The Women's Fund of Portage Countyin Honor of Edie Kraus |
Donor Name(s) |
| Mary Berard | |
| Betsy Altenburg | |
| Marg Coker-Nelson | |
| Beverly Bergeson | |
| Kathy Trachte | |
| in Honor of Ann Dudley Shannon | Mary Dudley |
| in Honor of Sandra Schneider Keefe | Charles & Victoria Nason |
| in Honor of Karl Pnazek & Bonnie Brown | George & Virginia Roman |
| in Honor of Colleen Okray | Chris & Colleen Okray |
| in Honor of Beth Hoffman | Tom & Deb Klismith |
| Jay & Leslie Rusek | |
| Mark & Karen Ilten | |
| Amy Eddy | |
| Jim & Kristine Firminhac | |
| Tom & Kathy Davies | |
| George & Phyllis May | |
| Paula Schlice | |
| Terry & Karla Rothmann | |
| Bob & Kim Spoerl | |
| in Honor for other reasons | Robert & Kristine Erdman |
| Marg Coker-Nelson | |
| Marie Burns | |
| Susan Low |
Memorial Gifts Made by Donors
Aldo Leopold Audubon Societyin Memory of Margaret Mary Hodge |
Donor Name(s) |
| David Hodge | |
| in Memory of Tom Overholt | Sally Overholt |
Chelcun Family Fund for Stomach Cancer Researchin Memory of Glen Chelcun |
Donor Name(s) |
| Ben Kuzniar | |
| Julie Chelcun | |
| in Memory of Greg Chelcun | Colleen Campbell |
| Julie Chelcun | |
| Arlene Paulson | |
| Kathy & Jan Hermann | |
| Gail & Thomas Stout | |
| Jeffrey & Kim Delikowski | |
| Santha Bickford | |
| Rhody & Carol Grasamkee | |
| Ann & Bill Yudchitz | |
| David Onan | |
| Jane Kennedy | |
| Russel & Theresa Ballenger | |
| Eileen Payne | |
| Jerry Kazdorf | |
| E. Alan Magnuson | |
| Jan Van Tassel | |
| Pat Larson | |
| Jim & Mary Ann Krems | |
| Nick & Lynda Louis | |
| Brooke Roth | |
| LaVonne Wagner | |
| Bill & Jo Schaars | |
| Hedy Telfer | |
| Anne Greenlee | |
| Marianne Sayers | |
| Alice Peet Faust | |
| Robert & Janice Johnson | |
| Ramon Stade | |
| Kathy & Jeffrey Konopacky | |
| Robert & Jane Menghini | |
| Larry & Sandi Neidermann | |
| Mark Kaplan | |
| Alexis Edberg | |
| Jessica Friswell | |
| John & Annette Eccles | |
| Carol Molepske | |
| James & Judith Kapral | |
| Ed & Cheryl Adkins | |
| Jerry & Fern Friedfertig | |
| Patricia & Michael Kuzniar | |
| Barb & John Lumina | |
| Elbert Rackow | |
| Keating Family | |
| Alice Brostowitz | |
| Jean Pliska | |
| Scott & Peggy King | |
| Paul & Marcy Mirman | |
| Jodi L. Tuskowski | |
| James & Susan Zach | |
| James & Julia Wagner | |
| David & Alyce Smith | |
| Lee & Debbie Ayers | |
| John & Dori Jury | |
| Arlene Mary Meyerhofer | |
| Rae & Jim Canfield | |
| Patricia Mages | |
| Dale & Pamela Beyer | |
| Mariko Thomas | |
| Devan & Norma Johnson | |
| Nosker Family Trust | |
| Anne Schierl | |
| Jon & Susan Koehler | |
| Jean & Edward Parsons | |
| Elaine Kubinski | |
| Sara VanDenHeuvel | |
| Douglas & Sharon Gilberts | |
| Michael & Julie Jagielo | |
| Ed & Sandra Negron | |
| Barb & John Lumina | |
| Jackie Heinze | |
| Richard & Doris Braun | |
| Leigh & Beth Smith | |
| Michael & Patricia Doherty | |
| Craig Friedmann | |
| Dan Rogers | |
| Fleming's Prime Steakhouse | |
| in Memory of Doris Keating | Cindy Chelcun |
| Jeanette Haskell | |
| Daniel & Stephanee Schlachtenhaufen | |
| David & Katherine Ness | |
| Jared & Camis Haskell | |
| Terry Keating | |
| Cecil Snider | |
| John Vause | |
| Cynthia Millard | |
| James & Cynthia Moore | |
| Benjamin & Rosemarie Sontag | |
| Jerome Johnson | |
| Robert & Janice Johnson | |
| Robert & Delores O'Gorman | |
| Julie Vause Sala | |
| Earl & Iva Schnell | |
| Alice Jackson | |
| in Memory of Mary Nasrah | Freda Dadah |
| Gary & Freda Temple | |
| Emily Miller | |
| Pam & George Samara | |
| Eric Hampl | |
| Patricia Moss | |
| Lillian Aramony | |
| Diane Aramony | |
| Mutual of America Matching Gifts | |
| in Memory of Louis Quigley | Janelle & John Willing |
| in Memory of others | Russel & Theresa Ballenger |
Community Fundin Memory of Ardis M. Haviland |
Donor Name(s) |
| Estate of Ardis M. Haviland | |
| Shirley Wanserski |
Community Stadium Fundin Memory of James Mendyke Sr. |
Donor Name(s) |
| Frederick & Patrice Boehm | |
| Team Schierl Associates | |
| John P. Sullivan | |
| Mary Sullivan-Rickey | |
| Jim & Betsy Altenburg | |
| Richard & Frances Novak | |
| Kevin & Rachel Sullivan | |
| Bernie & Mitzi Hlavac | |
| Joan Joerns | |
| Just My Style | |
| Patricia Glennon | |
| Betty Jane & William Ellis | |
| Robert & Nancy Polston | |
| Gerri Okray | |
| Florian & Madeline Klasinski | |
| Molly & Bill Diedrich | |
| Barbara Larsen | |
| Jim & Maxine Mayek | |
| Ronald & Michele Dufresne | |
| Jeanette Prince | |
| James & Sally Ostrander | |
| Joan Mendyke | |
| Stephen & Judith Schwanke | |
| Beth & Mike Glodowski | |
| Bill Kraus | |
| Peggy Sullivan | |
| Diane Schroeder | |
| Leonard DeBaker | |
| Douglas & Gwen Levit | |
| Bill Schierl | |
| Steven & Jeanne Regnier | |
| Joan Mendyke |
Laura Davies Memorial Scholarship Fundin Memory of Laura Davies |
Donor Name(s) |
| Caroline Yeska | |
| Joe & Pat Okray |
Education Mission Fundin Memory of Rae Karolyn West |
Donor Name(s) |
| Eileen J. Payne |
The Environment Fundin Memory of Wendy Kleckner |
Donor Name(s) |
| Kenneth Grzesiak |
Friends of 2713in Memory of Ward Cable |
Donor Name(s) |
| William Cable |
Green Circle Endowment Fundin Memory of Violet Ostby |
Donor Name(s) |
| Loras W. Smithback | |
| Karen and John Zinda | |
| Rodney and Shelby Smithback | |
| Andrea Smithback | |
| Marcia and Tim Zimbauer | |
| in Memory of William J. Greene | Michael Riley |
| Richard L. Helmke | |
| Ronald and Judith Thies | |
| George and Jeanette Rogers | |
| Gary and Barbara Portzen | |
| Don and Betsy Ceplina | |
| Keith and Barbara Ringberg | |
| Don and Barbara Huibregtse | |
| Robert and Jean Sorenson | |
| Bonnie M. Groshek | |
| Nick Schultz and Bill Berry | |
| Steven and Laurie Bandy | |
| Maxine Pike | |
| David and Kathy Bryer | |
| David and June Stremer | |
| Patricia Diercks | |
| Mike and Bekki Cook | |
| Betty Daberkow | |
| John and Susan Luebke | |
| Ron and Barb Walloch | |
| Ed and Patti Buehler | |
| Mike and Mary Higgins | |
| Jim & Lynn Evans | |
| Larry and Barbara Willkomm | |
| Brenda Fletcher | |
| in Memory of Harry & Regina Gerwood | Joseph Gerwood |
| in Memory of Irving Korth | Nancy Whitmire |
| Ruth Korth | |
| Roy & Marge Menzel | |
| Christine Thomas | |
| David & Margaret Hillier | |
| Paul & Jean Sticha | |
| Steve & Wendy Menzel | |
| Jim & Kristine Firminhac | |
| Elizabeth Trainer | |
| William & Margery Peterson | |
| Howard & Arlene Thoyre | |
| Amy Eddy | |
| George Kraft | |
| Patricia R. Krueger | |
| David & Trudy Pederson | |
| Robert & Sally Freckmann | |
| Bob & Betty Barnes | |
| Bernard & Jessie Wievel | |
| Orland & Marjorie Radke | |
| Dick Stephens | |
| Kathryn Negaard | |
| Melba F. Sullivan | |
| Arden & Jean Lange | |
Judge Robert Jenkins Memorial Fundin Memory of Robert Jenkins |
Donor Name(s) |
| Chandler & Susan Goetting | |
Mae Fundin Memory of Bill Nash |
Donor Name(s) |
| Marg Coker-Nelson | |
| in Memory of Jane Nash | Marg Coker-Nelson |
| in Memory of Mae Hootman | Jean & Peter Schaff |
| YMCA Foundation | |
| Robert & Eleanor Brush | |
| Robert & Barbara Friedrich | |
| Don & Tina Peters | |
| Bev Laska | |
| Robert & Marilyn Worth | |
| Mary Osier | |
| Jay & Leslie Rusek | |
| David Coker | |
| Grace I. Vickerstaff | |
| Jim & Betsy Altenburg | |
| Kathy & Jerry Trachte | |
| Peter & Mary Manley | |
| Julie Larsen | |
| Mike & Jean Metcalf | |
| Dennis & Jana Nelson | |
| Rose & Tom Jirous | |
| Marcy Kirsch | |
| Marg Coker-Nelson | |
| John & Dori Jury |
North New Hope Lutheran Churchin Memory of Ed Seefelt |
Donor Name(s) |
| Kristin Langlais | |
| Alyce and David Kolden | |
| Bernice Strauch | |
| Dorothy Stoltenberg and Sara Mahoney | |
| George H. Leopold and Ellen Seefelt | |
| Mary Seefelt | |
| Philip and Donna Zinke | |
| Rev Dale and Sue Wilford |
Portage County Historical SocietyBeth Israel Synagoguein Memory of Robert Baruch |
Donor Name(s) |
| Charlotte Baruch |
Portage County Literacy Council Endowmentin Memory of Rae West |
Donor Name(s) |
| Dean & Janet Swiston | |
| in Memory of Janice Burns | Eileen Payne |
REF - Track & Field Fundin Memory of Justin Franke |
Donor Name(s) |
| Joseph C. Stroik |
Richard & Myrna Schneider Family Fund |
Donor Name(s) |
| in Memory of Myrna Schneider | Lora Hagen |
Scott Schultz Memorial Fund |
Donor Name(s) |
| in Memory of Thomas C. K. Lee | Sentry Insurance Foundation, Inc. |
Cheri Smith Scholarship Fundin Memory of Lois Di Stefano |
Donor Name(s) |
| Terry & Karla Rothmann | |
| Renette Piszor | |
| Jay & Leslie Rusek | |
| Cindy Chelcun |
Stevens Point Area Education Association |
Donor Name(s) |
| in Memory of Mr. Charles Hunger | Terry and Darla Hakala |
| in Memory of Zachary Ambroziak | Terry and Darla Hakala |
| in Memory of Janet Burhite | SPASH Math Department |
| in Memory of Eunice Beyer | Robert and Denise VanDenHeuvel |
| in Memory of Mauda Kocian | Carol McCarrier |
| in Memory of Ruth Terzynski's Mother | SPASH FCE Dept |
in Memory of Jim Edwards III & Sons |
Terry & Darla Hakala |
| in Memory of Stanley Trelka | Terry & Darla Hakala |
| in Memory of Kenneth Spencer | McKinley Sunshine |
| in Memory of Richard Dockter | Shirley & Randy Sus |
| Jerry & Sue Uher | |
| in Memory of Louise Thompson's Mother | Shirley & Randy Sus |
| in Memory of Richard Dockter | Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer |
| in Memory of Barbara Spindler | McKinley Sunshine |
| in Memory of Jeanette Zettler | Terry & Darla Hakala |
| Bob & Helen Busch | |
| in Memory of Jeff Curti | Kennedy School Staff |
| in Memory of Jan Burns | McKinley Center Staff |
| in Memory of Sofie Kurzinski | Bruce & Kathy Niemi |
| in Memory of Ted Strouse | Ruth & Ed Terzynski |
| Milanne M. Buchholz | |
| in Memory of Martha Molepske | Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer |
| in Memory of Bette Zurawski | Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer |
| in Memory of Greg Chelcun | Shirley & Randy Sus |
| Ed & Pat Gerbitz | |
| Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer | |
| Marc A. Thwaits | |
| Laurel & Rod Hoeth | |
| Michael & Marilyn Devine | |
| Gene & Mary Lee Reineking | |
| Central Wis. Association for Counsel | |
| Ronald & Margery Ginsbach | |
| Sharon C. Morell | |
| Steven & Denise Etrheim | |
| in Memory of Janet K. Lenze's father | Milanne M. Buchholz |
| in Memory of George Alafouzo's mother-in-law | Shirley & Randy Sus |
| in Memory of Naoma Wagner | SPASH Science Department |
| in Memory of Raymond Anderson | Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer |
| in Memory of Martha Sniadajewski | Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer |
| in Memory of Irving Korth | Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer |
| in Memory of Emil Adamski | Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer |
SPAEAF Music Departmentin Memory of Andrea Neuhauser |
Donor Name(s) |
| Linda L. Thurnau |
SPAEAF Science Department Award Fundin Memory of Eunice Beyer |
Donor Name(s) |
| Spash Science Department |
SPAEAF Stevens Point Area Retired Teachersin Memory of Caroline E Nordlund |
Donor Name(s) |
| Stevens Point Area Retired Teachers Association | |
| in Memory of Lorraine Dudley | Elbert Rackow |
Stevens Point Skate Park Fundin Memory of others |
Donor Name(s) |
| Elbert Rackow |
United Circle of Caring Endowmentin Memory of Andy Risberg |
Donor Name(s) |
| Cash Donations |
Veteran's Memorial Restoration Fundin Memory of George Zmuda |
Donor Name(s) |
| Sentry Insurance Foundation, Inc. |
Wisconsin River Preservation Fundin Memory of George Zmuda |
Donor Name(s) |
| Bob and Helen Busch | |
| in Memory of Lawrence Wollock | Susan Wollock |
The Women's Fund of Portage County |
Donor Name(s) |
| in Memory of Laura Davies | Patricia Okray |
| in Memory of Betsy Kammer | Liz & Bob Kammer |
| in Memory of Rigs Madsen | Sonja & George Kung |
| in Memory of Eileen Deneen Dudley | Ann & Robert Shannon |
| in Memory of Elizabeth Pfiffner De Bot | Mary P. Duffy |
| in Memory of Andrea Neuhauser | John & Eva Mae Regnier |
| in Memory of Sherin Bowen | David & Alyce Smith |
| in Memory of Amy Jacowski | Melissa & Nathan Kedrowicz |
| in Memory of Ruth Wendt Beauchaine | Robert & Marilyn Baker |
| in Memory of Ethel Davy | Nadine & Timothy Davy |
| in Memory of Winifred Jane Kasukonis | James & Linda Kasukonis |
| in Memory of others | Doris E. Berdan |
