Obituaries

Oct 17, 2020

Diane A. Trendel, age 77, of Appleton, passed away on October 17, 2020 at a local hospital. In her final moments, she was welcomed home to heaven by her beloved brother, Jimmy. Diane was born on May 23, 1943 to Alphonse and Marcella (Heisler) Recker. After she graduated from Hortonville High School, she married James C. Mielke on June 6,...

Oct 17, 2020

Clifford (Cliff) D. Hinkens, 89, passed away peacefully to his eternal home in heaven due to complications of COVID-19 after a 5-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on October 17, 2020. Cliff was born in Pearson, WI on January 2, 1931 to the late Henry and Contessie (Erb) Hinkens.  He married the love of his life, Joyce Dibble on February 6, 1954.

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Oct 16, 2020

John Michael Lilly, age 63, of Menasha, Wisconsin, died unexpectedly at home October 16, 2020. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, to Joseph H. Lilly and Kathleen (Tierney) Lilly. He graduated from Griffin High School in Springfield and earned his Associate’s Degree from Parks College in Cahokia, Illinois. He became an FAA airframe and power plant technician for Air...

Oct 16, 2020

Oct 16, 2020

Winnie Pankow, age 87, died on October 16, 2020, at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Winifred Ruth Uetzmann was born on July 24, 1933, in Pickett, Wisconsin, the third child of Immanuel and Adela Uetzmann.  She was baptized in the name of the Triune God on August 13, 1933, at Grace Lutheran Church in Pickett.  She was confirmed in the Christian faith...

Oct 16, 2020

Lorraine Bernadine (Siebers) Stoeger, age 92, beloved wife, mother and grandmother joined her husband John in Heaven on October 16, 2020.  Lorraine was born on April 6, 1928, the daughter of the late John and Josephine (Green) Siebers.

On November 15, 1947, Lorraine was united in marriage to John C. Stoeger at St Mary’s Catholic Church, in Kaukauna.  They shared...

Oct 15, 2020

Donald Loth, age 82, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020. He was born on August 19, 1938 in Milwaukee, son of the late Albert and Katherine (Mandrich) Loth. Donald attended Marquette High School and Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He married his high school sweetheart, Judy Legault on April 11, 1959 at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Thiensville, Wisconsin.

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Oct 15, 2020

Nicholas R. Frank, 39, Shawano, died unexpectedly, on Thursday, October 15, 2020.

Nick was born in Appleton on August 23, 1981 to Deborah (Decker) Frank and Joseph Frank. He graduated from Appleton West High School as part of the class of 2000. Nick earned his Industrial Maintenance Certificate from NWTC and went on to work at Aarrowcast as an Industrial...

Oct 14, 2020

Oct 13, 2020

Elden L. Vorpahl, age 87, passed away on October 13th 2020. Elden was born on August 19, 1933 in the town of Underhill, WI to Edmund and Elizabeth (Runge) Vorpahl. On June 9th, 1956 he was united in marriage to Rose M. VanderHeiden.

Elden worked at Vorpahl Furniture for 45 years. He was a master in the craft of...

Oct 13, 2020

Bob was born to William M. Hallada and Florence C. (Doersch) Hallada on February 13, 1936.  He died peacefully on October 13, 2020 in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Bob graduated or received degrees from Holy Rosary Grade School, New Holstein High School, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater and Purdue University.  He attended other institutions to update his knowledge and maintain his teaching...

Oct 12, 2020

Our beautiful mother, Margaret Vivian Reinke, age 88, passed peacefully into God’s loving hands on October 12, 2020, of non-Covid causes with her three children at her side. Margaret was born on May 29, 1932, in Bear Creek to Leonard and Helen (Reitzner) Schertz. She graduated from Clintonville High School. Her working career consisted of many years at Treasure Island...

Oct 12, 2020

Charlotte peacefully passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 in Appleton, Wisconsin with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. Following a stroke, Charlotte and her husband Bob had moved to Appleton last spring to be near family.

Daughter of Harry and Grace Dressel, Charlotte grew up in Evanston, Illinois and attended Niles Township High School. She went to college at...

Oct 12, 2020

William Michel “Bill” Van Eeckhout, age 78 of Fox Crossing, died unexpectedly on October 12, 2020, at his home.

 

Bill was born on March 11, 1942 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to his now deceased parents, Maurice and Helen (Anderson) Van Eeckhout. Bill’s parents, who moved to Hawaii in 1936, witnessed the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1946,...

Oct 11, 2020

Richard F. “Dick” Voelzke, Jr.

October 29, 1948 – October 11, 2020

Richard “Dick” Voelzke, age 71, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2020.

The son of the late Richard and Caroline “Charlotte” (Schatz) Voelzke, Dick was born in Oshkosh, WI on October 29, 1948.

On August 30, 1969 (two weeks after returning from Vietnam), Dick married the love...

Oct 11, 2020

Kendil McLaren Shreve, age 85, of Appleton, died on the 11th of October 2020 in Appleton, Wisconsin. Kendil was born on March 19, 1935, in Dumont, Iowa, to the late Myrle R. Shreve and Lila D. (McLaren) Shreve. Following his graduation from Teachers College High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from...

Oct 10, 2020

Our very special mother Beverly A. Reed peacefully entered her heavenly home on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Prairie Home Assisted Living, Menasha, WI.  Beverly was born on November 3, 1926, in Spooner, WI to the late Clarence and Ethel (Stahl) Falk.  She was united in marriage to James “Shady” Reed on February 3, 1949, at St. Hyacinth’s Catholic Church...

Oct 10, 2020

Gerald L. Fischer, age 79 of Greenville, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 after a brief illness. Jerry was born on July 20, 1941 to the late Frank and Anna Fischer. Jerry was the youngest of nine children. He attended and graduated from Appleton High School in 1960. Jerry served his country in the Army National Guard. On October...

Oct 10, 2020

Luella Wittmann, age 94 of Menasha went to her heavenly home on October 10, 2020. Daughter of the late Clarence and Lillian (Simons) Larson. She grew up on a farm near Navarino. Moved to Neenah in her high school years. She worked at the dime store, Kimberly Clark, and the A & P Grocery store where she met her loving...

Oct 9, 2020

Jacqueline “Jackie” J Brown

At the age of 64, Jackie was dealt two major health battles, at the same time, that would trample the spirits of the best of us.  That is what Jackie was – the best of all of us.  She fought hard, with a smile and continued with her love of laughter, all the way to her...