Obituaries

Oct 14, 2019

John R. Fulkerson, age 94 of Appleton, Wisconsin passed away peacefully on Monday, October 14, 2019 at his home at Touchmark surrounded by his family. John was born on June 21, 1925 in Rochester, Minnesota to the late John and Mae Fulkerson. He graduated from John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minnesota in 1942 and entered the Army where he...

Oct 13, 2019

Harley R. Stoffregen, 90, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019. A memorial service for Harley will be held at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at the Wichmann Funeral Home, TRI-COUNTY CHAPEL, 1592 Oneida St., Menasha, WI 54952. Friends and family may visit at the funeral home from 11:00 AM until the time of service.

Oct 13, 2019

John (Mike) Mac Lean, age 90, of Appleton, passed away on October 13, 2019. John was born on November 21, 1928, in East Liverpool, Ohio. After high school, John spent two years studying at Kent State College in Steudenville, Ohio. After the death of his father, Raymond L. Mac Lean, he and his mother, Margaret J. Mac Lean moved to...

Oct 13, 2019

Guy K. Bodde, 53, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 13, 2019. He was born on July 10, 1966, in Appleton, the son of John and Susan (Richmond) Bodde. Guy was united in marriage to Lisa Hennig on October 22, 2005, at Monarch Gardens, Appleton. He was employed with Simpson’s Auto in Black Creek. Guy was passionate about racing, especially...

Oct 13, 2019

Audry passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Brewster Village in Appleton, WI after a long-term illness.

Audry was born April 5, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her parents were Theodore Van Roosenbeek and Norma Van Roosenbeek (nee Pein). She married Donald Recker on September 12th, 1953. They were married for 52 years.

Audry worked for the Appleton Police Department,...

Oct 12, 2019

Gary Ross Thompson, 83, moved on to be with his Savior and Lord on October 12, 2019.

Gary is survived by his wife of 64 years Kay Ann Thompson; his children Timothy Mark Thompson (Tiffany Lee Thompson) and Tamara Kay Breuninger. He had 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

God, family and servanthood characterized his life. He spent many years...

Oct 11, 2019

Ruth Clara (Kalwitz) Carew, age 85, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 11, 2019 at Century Oaks Assisted Living, Appleton.

Ruth was born on March 6, 1934 in New London, WI to the late Charles and Ida (Spreeman) Kalwitz. She was united in marriage to Daniel Carew on May 21, 1955 at Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, New...

Oct 9, 2019

Harold “Bud” Edwards Cooley, 89, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on October 9, 2019, at Peabody Manor in Appleton, Wis. Bud was born February 18, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to the late Harold Edwards and Martha Virginia (Motyka) Cooley, Sr.

He later studied at Allegheny College located in Meadville, Pa. from 1948-1952, where he met his future wife,...

Oct 7, 2019

Oct 7, 2019

Charles Robert “Chuck” Kranzusch, age 65 of Egg Harbor, passed away on Monday, October 7th, 2019.

Chuck was born November 21, 1953 in Menomonee Falls, the only son of H. William “Bill” and Jeanette (Petersen) Kranzusch. As a youth, he participated in Scouting, ultimately earning the rank of Eagle Scout. He attended St. Norbert College in DePere, WI, majoring in...

Oct 6, 2019

Oct 6, 2019

Luanne Marie Nelson, age 84, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2019, at the Prairie Home Assisted Living. Luanne was born on December 13, 1934 in Appleton, daughter of the late James and Frances (Bartman) Hoolihan. After graduating from Kimberly High School and completing several years of college, Luanne entered the work force. She held many jobs; selling advertising, clerical...

Oct 5, 2019

Ewald “Sandy” Rehfeldt, a lifetime resident of Appleton, Wisconsin, died at age 87, in Appleton on October 5th, 2019. Sandy was born September 21, 1932 in Grand Chute, Wisconsin one of 4 children of Ewald and Elizabeth Rehfeldt.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years Lorraine, son David Rehfeldt (Marge), daughter Jean Polenz (Erwin), daughter Laura Michener (James),...

Oct 5, 2019

Janice Mae Westphal passed away from complications of a stroke on October 5, 2019 at her home at Island Shores, Neenah. Jan was born January 20, 1934 in Shawano, to Clarence and Emgard (Rades) Marohl. Jan married James “Jim” Westphal, Bonduel, on January 9, 1955.

Jan was a homemaker who adoringly raised her four daughters and delighted in her grandchildren...

Oct 4, 2019

Wendell W. Anderson, 77, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019.

Wendell was born on June 23, 1942 to Everette and Georgia (Reed) Anderson, in Trenton Michigan. He was a veteran having served in the US Navy. On November 15, 2002 he was united in marriage to Jane Regeth in Milwaukee. He retired from Time Warner Cable company after 17...

Oct 4, 2019

Randall ‘Randy’ Ronald Fink, age 56, of Wausaukee, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on October 4, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois surrounded by family. He and his wife Julieta (Juls) were returning home from a vacation in the Philippines.

Randy was born September 15, 1963 in Appleton, WI, the first son of Ron and Pat (Jansen) Fink. He graduated...

Oct 2, 2019

Doris H. Whitcomb, 94, of Kimberly passed away on Wednesday October 2, 2019, after her battle with dementia. She was born on August 22, 1925, to the late Reinhold and Luella (Blair) Marquardt in Marinette, WI. Doris was a devoted Christian, homemaker and mother to 6 children. She enjoyed designing and making arts and crafts as well as sewing and...

Oct 2, 2019

Genevieve Harriet (Holtz) Piette, 105 years and 8 months, entered heaven October 2, 2019. Genevieve was born January 30, 1914 in Appleton to Frederick and Anna (Schultz) Holtz. Genevieve was told by her mother that the doctor had to leave his horse and buggy on a side street and walk through deep snow to reach her parent’s house to deliver...

Oct 1, 2019

Age 89, passed away at Matthews Senior Living of Neenah on Tuesday October 1, 2019. Bob was born in Appleton, WI on September 27, 1930 to John and Rosella (Koehler) Pulda. On August 14, 1954 he was joined in marriage to his loving wife of 53 years, Carolyn Umberger.

Bob was employed at Kimtech, a branch of Kimberly Clark, for...

Oct 1, 2019

The spirit of her beloved Northwood’s, a true Islander, the original Boss Lady, the ultimate cook and baker, a hooks and needles artist with yarn as her color, the author of a mountain of heartwarming letters, the homecoming for her family throughout the United States and a daily victor of crossword and word search puzzles and doing all of this...