Wayne M. Carr, 72, passed peacefully at his home on March 25, 2022, after a brief, but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Wayne was born on May 25, 1949, to Leona (Zawislan) Carr and the late Marcel Carr. On May 2, 1970, he married his high school sweetheart Charlene (Metz) Carr. Together, they enjoyed 51 years traveling to Las Vegas, Tunica, MS, family fishing trips to the Upper Peninsula in MI, the grandchildren's many sporting events and visiting local casinos. Wayne owned his own tree surgery business for many years with the help of Kris, his son, and a niece, Lisa, who helped him on occasion. After high school, he worked for Marathon Cheese and again later after he dissolved his business. He also worked at the Merrill Post Office and Foremost Farms. After retirement, he was a chauffeur to his grandchildren to and from school and appointments. After high school graduation, Wayne was a member of the 397th Engineering Battalion for six years while serving stateside in the Army Reserves. Survivors include his wife Char, his daughter Kimberle (Jeremy) Dennee and son Kristopher (Michelle) Carr. He will be deeply missed by his five grandchildren, Max, Amara and Tyler Dennee and Victoria and Vincent Carr. Additional survivors include his mother, Leona Carr; siblings Carol Urban, Diane Carr (Bob) Sekorski, Gary Carr, Randy (Cheri) Carr, Brian (Judy) Carr and Lynn Carr-Berry (Lynn) Berry and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides his father, Marcel Carr and his stepmother, Florence (Myzska) Carr, he was preceded in death by his infant brother Patrick, brother Dale Carr, brothers in law Len Urban and Jack Almlie and mother and father-in-law, Eleanor and Peter Metz. Per Wayne's wishes, there will not be a funeral service. Mid Wisconsin Cremation Society is in charge of cremation services. There will be a public visitation at his Celebration of Life event on Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm at Memories Ballroom, 142475 County Road NN, Marathon, WI. A private, family event will be held immediately following visitation. Online condolences may be expressed at MWCS.WS. The family would like to express their gratitude to Dr. Eric Johnson and his team at GI Associates and the Aspirus Hospice program and more specifically, RN Cathe and her team.