Donald Berthold
Donald C. Berthold, 95, Greenwood, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at St. Mary Catholic Church Hall (basement), in Greenwood, with Mr. Travis Wagner and Miss Linda Woolum officiating. Visitation was held in the church hall on Saturday, from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment followed in the Greenwood City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jeff Andrews, Noah Berthold, Andrew Beyer, Tom Dix, Duane Wepfer and John Benjamin Zimmer.
Donald Charles Berthold was born on Sept. 10, 1929, in Willard, to Morris H. and Celia R. (Clintsman) Berthold. He was raised on the family farm and received his education at Wildwood School in the town of Seif. After completing his schooling, Don worked on the family farm, and other farms, until his marriage to Nettie E. Williams on Nov. 1, 1950, in Adams. They moved and lived in Colorado for a short time before returning to Neillsville, where he worked as a plumber. Don later went to work for Speich Tractors in Greenwood, where he worked for more than 30 years as a diesel mechanic until the business closed. He then went to work for Bushman Enterprises in Greenwood for a couple of years, also as a mechanic. In 1988, Don went to work for the Greenwood Public Schools, as a custodian, until retiring in 2010. He also served his community as a member of Greenwood Fire and Ambulance from 1957-1976, and later just continued as a fireman and mechanic from 1982-1999.
He had many interests, but especially loved spending time with his family and friends; hunting, feeding the deer and being outdoors.
Don will be dearly missed by his children: Gloria (Bob) Beyer of Shawano, Jean Zimmer of Greenwood, James Berthold (fiancé Lana Nueske-Lutynski) of Wausau; nine grandchildren: Lisa (Josh) Hughes of Bonduel, Andrew Beyer of Shawano, Jill Zimmer of Charleston, W.Va., John Benjamin (Samantha) Zimmer of Greenwood, Jessica (Sirena) Kurth-Rindt, Jennifer (Josh) Kurth-Machi, Jeffrey Kurth, Mikayla Berthold and Noah Berthold, all of Wausau; five great-grandchildren: Greyson Beyer, Lila Hughes, Theodore Hughes, Eli Zimmer and Zoey Zimmer; one brother: Victor (Winifred “Winnie”) Berthold of Backus, Minn.; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nettie, in 2019; his parents; and his siblings, Lorraine Lillyblad and Leonard “Jim” Berthold.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiefh.com. Cuddie Funeral Home, of Greenwood, is assisting the family with arrangements.
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