Lucille J. Buehler, 95, died May 8, 2026, at Aspirus Care and Rehab in Medford where she had resided since 2021.

 

Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 14th, 2026, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Medford, with Barb Krug, SAM officiating. Visitation from 9am to the time of service at 11am with a luncheon to follow. Burial will take place at 2pm at Medford Evergreen Cemetery II.  Pallbearers are Nicholas Pernsteiner, Phillip Lang, Erich Moretz, Jess Carlson, Phillip Carlson, Paul Lukewich, and Douglas Moretz. Honorary pallbearers are grandson Gunnery Sergeant Jacob Lang, currently on deployment, and prior employees Bob Balciar, Don Zuleger, Rod Balciar, Pete Nowak, John Nowak, Pete Jaslowski, and Charlie Motte. With special memories of Charlie Henke, Warren Block, Norbert Weiler, and Wally Emmerich. Their employees were like family.

 

Lucille was born February 15, 1931, in Medford to the late Eric and Julia (Olson) Carlson. She attended the Hillside School in the Town of Holway. She graduated from Medford High School in 1949. She graduated from The Taylor County Normal School in 1951.

 

On June 7, 1952, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in the Town of Holway, she married Armin Buehler, who preceded her in death on February 25, 2009. She taught school at the Redville and Riverside Schools, Maplehurst, and Wayside Schools from 1951 thru 1954 and 1957-1958. In 1966, Armin and Lucille started an excavating business to go along with his trucking business, which they did until retirement in 1997.

 

She was a member of St. Pauls’ Lutheran Church. She enjoyed gardening, especially growing geraniums and dahlias and African Violets. She collected frogs and loved the saying, “Better to have laugh wrinkles, than worry warts,” which she truly upheld with her love for telling jokes. She loved to bake and cook and share with family and friends. Often calling Susan at work leaving a message for her that she baked her some bars that she could come and pick up. If you stayed overnight and were lucky enough to get her delicious pancakes they would be cut for you as well. Customers coming to the house most likely did not leave without coffee and a bit of dessert.

 

Survivors include three daughters, Lynette (Gerald) Pernsteiner and Susan (Douglas) Moretz of Medford, and Julie Buehler of, Atlanta, GA; six grandchildren, Nicholas Pernsteiner (Dr. Sarah Schreiner) of Arvada, CO, Lindsay Thacker of Oakwood, GA, Phillip (Kristen) Lang of Muskego, WI, Jacob (Hannah) Lang of Oceanside, CA, and Abigail (Dawson Woller) of Merrill and Erich Moretz (Brenley Beran) of Medford; nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.

 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings:  Verna (Harvey Larson) (Tony Stulgo), Donald (Eleanor) Carlson, Harley (Emily) Carlson, Edgar (Viola) Carlson, Richard (Mary) Carlson, James (Carole) Carlson, Ruby (Tony) Stulgo, Lila (Albert) Zirngible, and Marianne (Irving) Schirmer.

 

The family would like to thank Aspirus Care and Rehab for their compassionate care for the past five years. We would also like to thank Hope Hospice and Palliative Care for their compassionate care.

 

Memorials in her name may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford, WI or Hope Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., Medford, WI.

Hemer-Pickerign Funeral & Cremation Services of Medford assisted the family with arrangements.