Donald Truebenbach, Fredonia – passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020.  Memorials in Donald’s name may be directed to the Waubeka Fire Department, W4114 River Road, Waubeka, WI 53021 or to St. John Lutheran Church, 824 Fredonia Avenue, Fredonia, WI 53021.

Jay Tibbetts MD, Green Bay – passed away June 16, 2020.  Memorials in Jay’s name may be directed to the N.E.W. Community Clinic, 622 Bodart Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 or to Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association, PO Box 285, Stevens Point, WI 54481.

Norman Anderson, McFarland – passed away June 27, 2020.  Norman joined other members on the WWOA trip to Sweden.

Michael Johnson, Monroe – passed away April 2, 2020.  Memorials in Mike’s name may be directed to the American Heart Association, 2850 Dairy Drive Suite 130, Madison, WI 53718 or https://heart.org (Make a Memorial Gift).

Robert Weitzel, Park Ridge, IL – passed away March 15, 2020.

Charlotte Markos-Kann, La Crosse – passed away April 28, 2020.  Gerald & Charlotte were 2016 Regional and 2014 Wisconsin State Tree Farmers of the Year. Memorial donations in Charlotte’s name may be directed to the Christ Episcopal Church, PO Box 2908, La Crosse, WI 54602 or Gundersen Medical Foundation, earmarked for Cancer Research, 1900 South Avenue, La Crosse, WI 54601 or St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church, 716 Copeland Ave., La Crosse, WI 54603.

Marvin Meier, Wausau – passed away on March 20, 2020.  Marv served as WWOA’s President from 2001-03 and on WWOA’s Board of Directors from 1999-2005.  As President, Marv led WWOA through the many changes made to the Managed Forest Law program in 2002 with AB 323, the creation of WWOA’s gift membership program, and the publication of the 100 Years of Wisconsin Forestry book in partnership with WI DNR.  As a retired forester, he greatly valued WWOA and volunteered his expertise to make the association better by serving on the Board of Directors and various committees including Government Affairs, Annual Meeting Planning, and Science.  He was a member of the Publications Committee for more than 20 years.  Locally, he was active in WWOA’s North Central Chapter serving in various leadership positions and leading discussions during many field events.  He assisted in starting the North Central Woodland Owner conference held each February in Wausau.

George Sheppard Jr., Menomonie – passed away March 14, 2020.  Retired WI DNR and Dunn County forester and active WWOA Chippewa Valley Chapter member.  In 2014, WI DNR presented him with the Friend of Forestry award.

Stanley Dingle. Verona – passed away May 31, 2019.  Memorial donations in Stanley’s name may be directed to St. James Evangelical Church, 427 S. Main Street, Verona, WI 53593 or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 6737 West Washington Street, Suite 2100, Milwaukee, WI 53214 or https://donate.lls.org/lls/donate.

Fay Mueller, White Lake – passed away February 14, 2020.  Fay was the daughter of Carl & Doris Mueller and sister/sister-in-law to Karen & David Callaway.  A celebration of life will be held at Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services, 907 Sand Lake Road, Onalaska, WI from 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, February 21.  A reception will follow at Cedar Creek Banquet & Meeting Center, 2600 Cedar Creek Lane, Onalaska, WI.  Memorials in Fay’s name may be directed to Light of the World Lutheran Church, 4155 Geist Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709.