Obituaries

May 27, 2019

Timothy Vanevenhoven, 55, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 27, 2019, at ThedaCare Medical Center, Appleton. He was born on November 16, 1963, in Kaukauna, the son of Roger “Pete” and Mary (Lamers) Vanevenhoven. Tim was united in marriage to Sue Giordana on July 31, 1986, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Kaukauna. In his youth, he was a 1977 State...

May 27, 2019

Amoretta R. (Verboort) Kortz, age 100, of Kaukauna, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 27, 2019 at St. Paul Elder Services, Kaukauna.

She was born on May 11, 1919 in Kaukauna, the third daughter of the late John and Catherine (Kerkhoff) Verboort. She became a RN at Holy Family Hospital in Manitowoc, WI and then worked at Theda Clark Hospital...

May 27, 2019

Nancy H. Belling, 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 27, 2019 surrounded by family.

Nancy was born on March 15, 1935 in Appleton, the daughter of Esther J. Heaton. On May 9, 1959 she was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart and the love of her life, John Belling. He preceded her in death November 11, 2012....

May 26, 2019

Rudy Cerbolles, age 41, of Little Chute, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving parents: Divina and Richard Goodwin; and his sisters: Angelina and Angelica. Rudy was a proud member of the United States Army, serving during the Afghanistan conflict.

The visitation for Rudy will be held on...

May 25, 2019

H.J. (Duke) Thomas, age 91 of Appleton, passed away on May 25, 2019 at the Renaissance Health Care Center, where he has resided for the past 7 years.

Duke was a veteran of the Korean War where he served as a paratrooper in the Rangers. He worked as a switchman for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad for 41 years until...

May 24, 2019

May 24, 2019

Alice Mary LeFevre, age 84, passed away with her sons by her side on May 24, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Alice was born on June 27, 1934, in Kimberly, Wi, daughter of the late John and Florence (Wall) Phelan. After graduating from Kimberly High School, she accepted a job at Zwickers Knitting Mill. Alice married her love, Wayne LeFevre,...

May 23, 2019

Gale A. Harrington, age 87, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019. He was born in Waupaca on October 22, 1931, son of the late Perry and Winifred (Harris) Harrington. On March 31, 1951, Gale married Florence Matte in Milwaukee.

Gale served his country in the US Air Force from 1950 until his honorable discharge in 1954. He worked as...

May 22, 2019

Hal was born October 6, 1924 in Ripley, Ontario, Canada, son of the late Thomas and Nellie (Robertson) Donnelly. As a young man, Hal was home-schooled, and lost his mother at the age of 10. He graduated high school at the age of 17, and began building model airplanes in the family garage. With encouragement from his science teacher, applied...

May 22, 2019

John Michael Micke, age 71 of De Pere, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. He was born on July 28, 1947 to the late Urban and Catherine (Van Handel) Micke. Following graduating from Kaukauna High School in 1965, John attended FVT College, where he took Agri-Business. He enjoyed dancing, and would meet his sweetheart, Mary Beth Dworak...

May 22, 2019

Clarence Albert Balck passed away suddenly Wednesday evening May 22, 2019 at St. Paul’s Elder Care in Kaukauna, WI at the age of 94. He was also known as Chubby to his closest friends. Clarence was born on March 17, 1925 to Albert & Anna (Sasnowski) Balck.

Clarence was employed at Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company for 44 years as...

May 21, 2019

Age 94, of Appleton passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. She was born on December 16, 1924 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, daughter of the late John and Josephine (Zwick) Van De Hey. She was married to the late Robert A. Frank, raised their 3 children and ran the family farm in St. John,...

May 21, 2019

Richard P. Gunther, 81, passed away on May 21, 2019.

Richard was born on March 28, 1938 to Wilbur and Esther (Zeininger) Gunther in Neenah. He married his high school sweetheart Barbara on May 2, 1959 at St. Mary Catholic Church. Richard worked for Gilbert Paper and then owned and operated Trio Refrigeration with friends before working and retiring from...

May 21, 2019

Victor J. Pritzl died on May 21, 2019, with family by his side. Vic was born in Greenville, Wisconsin, on January 14, 1928, son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Gresl) Pritzl. After many fond memories of growing up on a farm with his large family, Vic married Donna Vanden Wymelenberg in 1959 at St. Paul Catholic Church, Wrightstown. They...

May 21, 2019

“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness.” 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Gerald, “Jerry”, Schuette entered eternal life May 21, 2019. Jerry was born 73 years ago in Neenah, WI to the late Raymond and Helen Schuette. He attended Fox Valley Lutheran...

May 20, 2019

William “Bill” Charles Hanley, age 71, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2019, at the Bridges of Appleton. Bill was born on December 14, 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio, son of the late Frank and Ella (Underwood) Hanley. On November 9, 1968, he married the love of his life, Linda Leonhardt. Bill and Linda met while working as VISTA volunteers...

May 20, 2019

May 18, 2019

Jean Schulz Schleis passed away on Saturday afternoon, May 18, 2019, at the age of 97. She was born in Kewaunee on November 6, 1921, daughter of the late Dr. Walter and Helen (Hagemeister) Kieweg. Jean grew up in Kewaunee, and as a young woman enjoyed swimming in Lake Michigan and spending summers at summer camp at Loon Lake. In...

May 18, 2019

Martha Kahler, age 97 of Appleton, passed away on Saturday morning, May 18, 2019. Martha was born in Appleton on February 4, 1922, daughter of the late Arthur and Rose (Sylvester) Brockman. After attending school through the eighth grade and being confirmed, Martha stayed at home and helped around the house. She married Elmer Kahler, who preceded her in death...

May 18, 2019

James Randall “Randy” Stone, 59, passed away on May 18th, 2019 at Theda Care Medical Center in Neenah after a brave battle with a rare complication due to his kidney disease. He was born on July 11, 1959 in San Diego, CA, the son of James David Stone and Sunawa Tsula-Usdiga. Randy is best remembered for his sense of humor,...