Rothschild, WI – Arleen Ellen Thuot, age 84 passed away peacefully at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau on Thursday, June 24, 2021.
Born on August 17, 1936, in Shawano, WI, Arleen was the daughter of the late Walter & Helen (Pagel) Kessen. Growing up in Bowler, then the Wausau area, she was a graduate of Wausau High School in
1953. She was united in marriage to Marlin Thuot on June 29, 1957, at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Wausau. Arleen and Marlin resided in Weston, WI and had two children.
Arleen worked many years at Wausau Insurance, and part time at Robert Hall. After retiring she worked
part time at various bakery's where she met many wonderful friends and to help satisfy Marlin's sweet
tooth. Arleen and Marlin's passion was crafting, they enjoyed building and selling crafts all over the
state of WI.
Arleen and Marlin "Loved" to camp. In their early years Tomahawk, Merrill, Woodruff, and Knowlton, WI were some of there favorite spots to vacation with family and friends. Eventually they parked their
camper permanently in Egg Harbor, WI and enjoyed 19 years in Door County. Arleen loved to travel, some of her favorite destinations were Florida to visit her sister Judy and brother in-law Jerry, Las Vega,
NV because she loved to gamble and see all the shows, Branson, MO because she loved country music, and Golf Shores, AL where her and Marlin were snowbirds for several years.
Arleen is survived by her two children; Brian (Julie) Thuot of Eland, WI; Kelly (Tim) Cunningham of Pleasant Prairie, WI; four grandchildren, Trenton Schwartz-Thuot, Dakota Logan (Jordan) Schwartz, Tyler Cunningham & Katie Cunningham; sister Yvonne Miller of Wausau, WI; brother in-law Gerald (Brenda) Drewek of Jacksonville, FL; two nieces and one great niece of Wausau.
She was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Helen Kessen, her loving husband, Marlin Thuot, and sister Judith Drewek.
The family will have a private service