Obit: Albrecht, Lynette Laura (1950 - 2006)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Albrecht, Bunten, Gantner, Juers, Mosqueda, Quiggle, Russell, Teske

----Source: The Peterson-Kraemer Funeral Home (Wausau, WI) 4/11/2006

Albrecht, Lynette “Lynnie” Laura (Gantner) (30 SEP 1950 - 9 APR 2006)

Lynette “Lynnie” Laura Albrecht, 55, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday morning, April 9, 2006 at Aspirus Hospice House in Wausau after a courageous five-year battle with cancer.

Lynn was born on September 30, 1950 in Wausau, the daughter of devoted parents Lawrence & Vera Gantner, who survive and continue to live in the same Wausau home they built the year Lynn was born. Lynn attended Wausau Newman High School, then graduated from the new Wausau West High School in 1969.

Lynn grew up with the love of two brothers, Brian and Scott, both of whom continue to reside in Wausau. Lynn always admired older brother Brian and younger brother Scott, and she was also blessed with a large and loving extended family of uncles, aunts, and cousins. Most especially she was blessed with Brian’s wife Sue Gantner, who became the close friend and sister she didn’t have at home. Throughout Lynn’s painful hardship with cancer, Sue was there to provide the love and medical support to help her make the best of all the days Lynn had.

Lynn enjoyed a lifetime career of medical care, beginning as a Junior Aide at Wausau Hospital while still in high school. After that, she worked many years as an OB Technician, and then interrupted her service to the hospital by taking a position at Marywood Convalescent Center where she cared for her grandmother in her final years. In 1986 Lynn returned to Wausau Hospital as an Anesthesia Technician giving comfort and care to thousands of patients in critical surgery. Lynn was loved and respected by many doctors and staff at Aspirus Wausau Hospital for her long years of dedicated service.

On June 6, 1992, Lynn married Jim Albrecht of Mosinee at Good News Baptist Church, with their three children participating in the wedding ceremony. Meeting on a blind date bike ride, the couple rode by the river property they would later buy to build Lynn’s dream of a log home. Lynn loved decorating with antiques, birdhouses, pictures, and crafts, and together Lynn and Jim opened their home to guests by operating a log home dealership from their home. Lynn loved her pets. First Sam and Odie, then Roscoe, Gidget, Spicie, and Peekaboo knew the special care that Lynn gave them.

Lynn loved the outdoors and travel. Her favorite outdoor activities included biking, skiing, snow shoeing, and hiking. Many weekends and vacations were spent seeking out trails. Lynn was also a strong swimmer and enjoyed good health even through much of her treatment time for breast cancer. Lynn also loved cooking and seeing the family gather around the dinner table for holidays and birthdays. Many vacations were spent with Jim’s extended family in Ontario on skiing and camping trips.

Lynn is survived by one son, Ryan Juers (Wausau), and two stepdaughters, Erika Albrecht (Marathon) and Tanya Albrecht (Nashville). Ryan (Jennifer) has been the light of Lynn’s life and their love and support for one another was always cherished by both. Erika (Dave Quiggle) and Tanya formed a special bond with Lynn, who loved her expanded family dearly and delighted to share in their happiness.

Lynn was blessed with six grandchildren, with another expected soon. Her times with these children were some of her favorite moments in life. Vanessa and Nicholas Juers loved to have their special days with Lynn at parks, zoos, and on bike rides. Felipe and Rafael Mosqueda are the adopted sons of Erika and Dave, and Aria Quiggle is their natural daughter. Lynn was delighted by the addition of grandson Austin by marriage, and Lynn looked forward to the birth of baby Mikayla Lynette Juers in June. Lynn was also very close to three dear nieces, Trisha Bunten (Duluth), Tracy Gantner (Duluth), and Melissa Teske (Wausau). During her last years, Lynn assembled several scrapbooks to record the weddings of her children and the growth of her grandchildren, and continued to work on these to her last days at Hospice House.

To all her family and friends, Lynn was a very giving and loving person. Her closest friends shared her passion for providing medical care to the community. The family wants to especially thank Pamela Reynolds, Betty Roloff, Luci Krueger, Linda Cerney, and Ceda Roesler for all the care and companionship they provided to Lynn.

The family also wants to thank most gratefully the exemplary care that Lynn received over the past several years: Dr. Hamied Rezazadeh (Oncologist), Dr. Darryl Barton (Radiologist), Dr. Charles Alden (Surgeon), Dr. John Hugus (Spine Surgeon), Dr. Matthew Clark (Internal Medicine), and all their staff personnel. Lynn had two spine surgeries in 2005, and seven extended hospital stays for care and recovery. For this care, she is most grateful to the nurses and aides on the Surgical/Oncological Unit and for those who provided Hospice care and comfort in her final weeks.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 13, 2006 at the Peterson/Kramer Funeral Home, 3400 Stewart Avenue, Wausau. The Rev. Stephen Russell, Chaplain Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services, will officiate.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 and from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 13 all at the Stewart Avenue funeral home. A lunch will follow at the Rose Garden. Memorial gifts may be made to Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services.

Online condolences at www.petersonkraemer.com.