Obituaries

Mar 12, 2020

Steve Heil, age 71 of Appleton, passed away on March 12, 2020, due to complications from a recent heart attack. Son of the late Walter P. and Helen F. (Lemke) Heil, Steve was born April 7, 1948 and grew up in Appleton. Steve was a 1966 graduate of Appleton High School. On May 31, 1969, he married Susan Hoida. In...

Mar 11, 2020

Gary T. O’Neil, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. He was born to Marvin and Virginia (Roush) O’Neil on July 25, 1939 in Pontiac, Michigan.

To pay for college, Gary joined the Navy where he specialized in radars. After radar training, he was assigned to the Destroyer USS Henry W. Tucker. The ship was refurbished with new...

Mar 9, 2020

Harry W. Zondag, age 97, died unexpectedly Monday March 9, 2020, in his home of 59 years, in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. Harry was born in Beneden Leeuwen, the Netherlands, on February 7, 1923. He was the son of Cornelius and Johanna Zondag-van de Coolwijk. His family owned a bakery, and he often told stories about delivering bread on his bike. On...

Mar 9, 2020

Carole Mae (Heins) Houdek, age 87, was born to eternal life on March 9, 2020 following a brief illness.

Carole was born August 2, 1932 in Appleton, Wisconsin, the only child of the late Lawrence and Mabel (Radloff) Heins. She attended Appleton Schools and graduated from Appleton West Senior High, Class of 1950. Following high school, she was employed by...

Mar 9, 2020

Ann E. Liebzeit, 60 years old, peacefully ended her 14-month battle against Stage 4 kidney cancer on Monday, March 9, 2020.

Ann was born in Appleton on July 18, 1959 to the late John and Marcella (Coppens) Grootemont.

Ann exchanged vows with the love of her life, Thomas Liebzeit, on September 26,1981. Through the good times and the bad, no...

Mar 9, 2020

George R. Peterman, 72, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 9, 2020, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center, Appleton. He was born on August 4, 1947, in Shawano, the son of George W. and Helen (Brunner) Peterman. George was united in marriage to Susan Buss on June 3, 1967, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Shawano. He graduated from the University of...

Mar 9, 2020

Todd “Papa” Kuepper, 58 made his final journey into the loving hands of our Lord and Savior on Monday March 9, 2020 with his loving family by his side after nearly 20 years of fighting one illness after another. Todd was born to LaVerne and the late Stephen Kuepper, Jr on April 22, 1961. On March 5, 1983 he married...

Mar 8, 2020

Shannon “Jonesy” Robert Jones, 45, Menasha, left his loving family on Sunday, March 8, 2020, after fighting health issues. He was born on October 19 1974, to Robert and Nancie (Maciejewski) Jones. Shannon graduated from Menasha High School in 1992. He was a very giving person and helped many. Shannon’s pride and joy were his two daughters – Justice and...

Mar 8, 2020

Jerrold “Jerry” R. Skogeboe, 79, Appleton, died on Sunday, March 8, 2020. He was born on October 5, 1940, in Minnesota to the late Mayer and Ruth (Tesdahl) Skogeboe. Jerry graduated in 1957 from Austin High School in Minnesota. He was proud to be of service in the United States Air Force. Jerry enlisted on April 20, 1961, was deployed...

Mar 8, 2020

Beverly “Bev” Ann Kemp, age 94, passed away peacefully with her granddaughter, Kara, by her side on March 7, 2020, at Peabody Manor. Bev was born on July 18, 1925, daughter of Claire and Ava (Southward) Cutler in Galesburg, IL. Bev married her high school sweetheart, Kenneth Kemp, and they moved to California where they raised their twin sons, John...

Mar 8, 2020

Elizabeth “Betty” Hickinbotham passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 8th with Bob her husband of 73 years at her side.  Betty was born on June 4th, 1926 to the late Francis and Margaret (Lancer) Hollenback in Appleton WI where she lived her entire life.  In the early years Betty worked as a librarian and later kept the books at the family...

Mar 5, 2020

Cheryl Butler, age 63 of Appleton, passed away at her home on Thursday afternoon, March 5, 2020, surrounded by her family.  Cheryl was born in Appleton on February 20, 1957, daughter of the late Chester and Florence (Retzke) Wachowiak.  She graduated from Appleton East High School and received her Associate’s Degree from UW – Whitewater.  On October 5, 1979, she...

Mar 5, 2020

Marisa M. Seidl (Missy) was born June 26, 1978 to Joseph and Kaye Seidl. She passed away unexpectedly March 5, 2020.

She attended Menasha Public Schools and graduated in 1996. She continued her education at Lake Shore Technical College and graduated in 1998 with a degree in graphic design.

It seems God had a different plan in mind for our...

Mar 5, 2020

Mar 5, 2020

Kevin Flynn, born January 17, 1967, passed away on March 5, 2020 from a lingering illness.  Kevin  graduated from Xavier High School, then from Oshkosh College.  He worked for a pharmaceutical company as a rep.  Kevin loved fishing and painting as a hobby.

Thank you to Gary and Eileen who were always there for him with their love and care,...

Mar 4, 2020

Gordon “Gordy” C. Meier, age 97, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. He was born in Menasha, son of the late Carl and Jennie (Cheslock) Meier. Gordon proudly served his country in the US Army until his honorable discharge in 1944. He married Katherine Wade on April 11, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri. The two moved to Menasha shortly...

Mar 4, 2020

On March 4th, 2020 Elaine School passed away peacefully from cancer complications into the arms of her loving Savior and was reunited with her late husband Bob. Elaine was born in Greenleaf, WI on December 29, 1932 to the late Joe & Rose (Meulemans) Brittnacher. A graduate of Wrightstown High School class of 1950, as a young woman Elaine worked...

Mar 4, 2020

James Schwantes, age 58, crossed over peacefully on March 4, 2020 with his wife by his side. Jim fought a long and arduous battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a bone marrow transplant, and ultimately graft-versus-host disease. He was born August 29, 1961 to the late Catherine (Kluczykowski) and Peter Schwantes.

 Jim leaves behind his best friend and wife of 25...

Mar 3, 2020

Wilma Jean Van Rossum, 68, passed away on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020 after a hard fought 7 year battle with breast cancer. Wilma was born March 31st, 1951, to Donald and Julia (Vosters) Stegeman. Wilma was preceded in death by her father, Donald, and her beloved husbands, Ernest Cram and Marvin Van Rossum.

Wilma was a woman of style! She...

Mar 3, 2020

Stella Szozda, age 91, was born into Life on May 1st, 1928. Stella was born into Eternal Life on March 3rd, 2020.

Survived by her children Eddie Szozda of Las Vegas, NV, Romy (Cindy) Szozda of Florida, John Szozda of Las Vegas, NV, Dan Szozda of Menasha, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, her sisters Helen (the late Nick) Czckalsi and...