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John J. Buettgen Funeral Home

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Helke Funeral Home & Cremation Service

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Helke's provides outstanding professional service and compassionate support. Recently my family…read morehad first-hand experience with my Dad's passing. John DeLaporte met with us even before we could wonder what should be done. He gently listened and walked us through each step of the process. The staff accommodated all of our requests from piping in music Pop loved - to designating a special area for the great-grandkids. Even weeks after, their friendly helpfulness and patience has changed my views (in a positive way) of walking into a funeral home. They really care...

From the owner: The Helke tradition of funeral service began in 1871, when the Helke family emigrated from Germany…read moreto Wausau. August Helke and his son, Charles, made furniture, bar and store fixtures, as well as church cabinets. They started Helke Furniture Company, located at 319 Fourth Street, Wausau, in 1874. Since coffins differed little from fine upholstered furniture, the two craftsmen naturally evolved into the funeral business. Charles was among the first licensed embalmers in the Wisconsin. In 1939, Charles and his son Carl built Wausau's first funeral home located at 413 Jefferson Street. The founder's grandsons, Charles and Richard, were part of the business by 1962, when Helke's built a second funeral home on Wausau's expanding west side, at 302 Spruce Street. This remains the current site of Helke Funeral Home and Cremation Services. We are the oldest continually operated business in Marathon County.

Restlawn Memorial Park

Restlawn Memorial Park

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Gary Boyle and the staff are excellent I ordered Black Granite marker with bronze plaque,…read morewreath,and flowers and I'am completely satisfied. They treat you with the outmost respect. Thank You Again

I am writing this review from my own personal experience as a grieving daughter…read more My father, passed away on April 14, 2026, and was buried at Restlawn Memorial Park on April 25, 2026. Only days later, I placed flowers on his grave as one of the first small ways I could still honor him after laying him to rest. On May 4, I learned the flowers had been removed by the cemetery caretakers. A Restlawn representative left me a voicemail saying removed flowers would be placed in the bin behind the shop. I went there that same day, within hours, to retrieve my father's flowers. They were gone. I checked again afterward, and they have never been found. What made this even more painful was later seeing other families' flowers sitting in that same bin instead of on their loved ones' graves. Those flowers mean something to people. They are not just decorations. They are grief, love, and remembrance. I am also concerned about three in-ground metal cemetery vases that were removed from my family's graves. My mother purchased those vases directly from Restlawn when my grandmother passed away in July 1990. They were cemetery-purchased and used by our family for decades. I have asked for clarification on where they are and what policy authorized their removal. In my opinion, the handling of this situation lacked the compassion, clarity, and consistency grieving families should be able to expect from a cemetery. I understand cemeteries need rules and maintenance procedures, but families also deserve clear communication, respectful handling of memorial items, and care around gravesites. I also observed grave markers that appeared to be covered with gravel, dirt, and debris near the cemetery road. It was difficult to see flowers being treated as the problem while some markers appeared neglected. My advice to other families: get the flower and decoration rules in writing, ask exactly where removed items go, ask how long they are kept, take pictures, save voicemails, keep receipts, and document everything. In my opinion, families trusting a cemetery with their loved ones deserve more care, more clarity, and more compassion than what we experienced.

John J. Buettgen Funeral Home - funeralservices - Updated May 2026

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