Obit: Isaacs, Gary Allen #2 (1950 - 2013)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Isaacs, Lehnen, German, Schwanbeck, Nielsen, Shimono, Ruhnke, Myhre

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/29/2013

Isaacs, Gary Allen (19 March 1950 - 23 May 2013)

Gary Allen Isaacs, 63, Withee, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, as a result of a one-car accident on CTH O near his home.

Gary was born March 19, 1950, in Stanley, the son of John W. and Virginia Isaacs. He was a graduate of Owen-Withee High School. Gary began his working career as a pressman at the Isaacs Printing Corp. in Withee. He then worked as a service technician in several fields, where he earned several certifications, until he retired last year.

Gary was an avid outdoorsman, motorcyclist and marksman. He loved to fix things for people and could fix anything. He lived every day to the fullest and got all he could out of life.

Gary and Barbara Ann Lehnen were married July 3, 1975. Besides his wife, he is survived by his mother, Virginia Isaacs; three children, Joseph (Jennifer German), Raquel (John) Schwanbeck and Lehnen Isaacs; three sisters, Cindy Nielsen and Betty Isaacs of Atascadero, CA, and Sandra (Larry) Shimono of Altoona; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, John W. Isaacs; his grandparents Marvin and Clara Ruhnke and Jerry and Bessie Isaacs; and a brother, David John Isaacs.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 1, 2013, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Withee. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Pastor Thomas Myhre will officiate. Pallbearers will be Gary’s children, Joseph, Raquel, and Jonathan; son-in-law John Schwanbeck and daughter-in-law Jennifer Isaacs. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery in Withee following the funeral.

The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home is assisting the Isaacs family with arrangements. Online condolences can be made at www.maurinaschilling.com.

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/29/2013

Account of the Accident: Longwood one-vehicle crash claims driver’s life
By Todd Schmidt

Clark County’s first fatal vehicle accident of 2013 occurred Thursday evening in the Town of Longwood.

Authorities are investigating a one vehicle crash that occurred on CTH O south of Oak Road. The Clark County Sheriff’s Department received a 9-1-1 call shortly after 7 p.m. reporting the accident.

The initial investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling south on CTH O and began to enter the west ditch. The male driver appeared to have overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll.

It is likely the driver was not wearing his seatbelt, as he was ejected from the vehicle. Clark County Coroner Richard Schleifer pronounced the driver dead at the scene.

The Owen-Withee Ambulance and Fire Department responded to the scene. The Clark County Sheriff’s Department is continuing the investigation into the crash.

The name of the deceased is being withheld due to notification of family members.