Lois Carol Bloom
Sep 10, 2024
Lois Carol (Birkholz) Bloom, 80, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was born on January 19, 1944, in Green Bay, WI, the daughter of Norman and Phyllis (Beale) Birkholz.
Lois graduated from West De Pere High School in 1962, and attended College earning a Bachelor...
Mary Holstein Appelt
Sep 10, 2024
Mary Holstein Appelt, 94, of Appleton, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2024.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 13, 1930, to Ernst and Bertha (Graf) Holstein.
On February 16, 1952, she married James Appelt in Oak Park, Illinois, and they enjoyed sixty-three years of marriage together. The couple was blessed with four children, all sons. They raised the...
Hadley Jean Zimmermann
Sep 9, 2024
Hadley Jean Zimmermann passed peacefully in the arms of her loving mother on September 9, 2024. Hadley was born on September 3, 2024. During her six short days here on Earth, she touched our lives and was loved deeply. Her life was a brief gift to us that will live on, as her heart valves were donated and received by...
Paul Robert Girod
Sep 9, 2024
Paul was born October 26th, 1947, on a bright sunny day, in Minneapolis, MN. His proud parents Pastor Robert William Girod and Helen Johanna King Girod journeyed back home to Baileys Harbor, WI on the Lake Michigan side of the Door Peninsula in a snowstorm! The Girod’s lived in the upper lighthouse of the two Range Lights. The 2 light...
David J. Nagan
Sep 6, 2024
David J. Nagan, Sr. passed away on Friday September 6, 2024, at St. Paul Hospice in Kaukauna, WI.
He was born on March 30, 1928, to Alphonse and Bertha (Maude) Nagan in Kaukauna, WI.
David served in the U.S. Navy at the end of WWII from May 30, 1946, to March 23, 1948, in the Mediterranean on the USS Midway with the...
Ronald W. Colling
Sep 6, 2024
Ron was born in Appleton, WI, on November 30, 1942, to Alvin and Laura (Lorenz) Colling and would remain there, building his life, family, and friendships, until his passing on September 6, 2024. He was a hard-working, faith-filled man who always put his family first.
He attended St. Therese and Sacred Heart parochial schools and finished his education at Appleton (now...
Nancy Jean Sickmann
Sep 5, 2024
Nancy Sickmann, 61, passed away on September 5, 2024, at her home after a long fight with several chronic illnesses. She was born on August 1, 1963 in Gaylord MN, the daughter of Eldred and Violet (Jentz) Sickmann.
Nancy grew up in Arlington, MN and graduated from Arlington-Green Isle High School in 1981. She went on to attend St. Thomas University...
Virginia R. Russler
Sep 3, 2024
Virginia ‘Ginny’ Roi Russler (Johnson), age 81, of Appleton, WI, peacefully passed away on September 3, 2024. She was born on December 23, 1942, in Devils Lake, North Dakota, to Roy and Fern (Gish) Johnson. Ginny graduated from Stevens Point High School in the class of 1961 and earned her Bachelor of Arts from St. Olaf College. In December 1965,...
Louise C. Patterson
Sep 3, 2024
Louise Patterson, age 87 of Appleton, passed at her home on September 3, 2024. Louise was born January 9, 1937, in Madison, daughter of the late Louis and Catherine (Barrett) Rank. She was raised by her mother and her step-father Stanley Nelson, since Louis died at a very young age. Louise attended Central High School in Madison. She met her...
Dennis M. Buman
Sep 2, 2024
Dennis Melvin Buman passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 2, 2024, in Fremont, Wisconsin, at the age of 76. He was born on March 14, 1948, to the late Velma Buman (Lemke) and the late Louis Buman of Greenville, WI. He attended Hortonville High School. Dennis was united in marriage to Rachel Buman (Genke) on April 2,...
Carl J. Vanden Wymelenberg
Sep 2, 2024
Carl Vanden Wymelenberg, age 90, formerly of Wrightstown, passed away on September 2, 2024, with family by his side. He was born in Wrightstown on August 25, 1934, to Elzear and Martha Vanden Wymelenberg. Carl attended school in Wrightstown, St. Norbert College (De Pere) and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Marquette University (Milwaukee). He was enrolled in...
Scott Russell Smith
Aug 31, 2024
Scott Russell Smith, 48, passed away unexpectedly on August 31, 2024, after succumbing to a lingering illness he could no longer fight. His gentle, loving and giving heart stopped beating and has left us much too soon. Scott was a beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend and we are deeply saddened by his passing. Heaven has definitely gained another...
Paul A. Inman
Aug 30, 2024
Paul Allan Inman, age 86 of Appleton, Wisconsin passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 30, 2024, after a battle with dementia. Paul was born to Paul and Emma Inman on June 20, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a successful accountant, avid baseball fan (go Brewers!), wannabe professional bowler, and enthusiastic model railroader. Most important to him,...
Shirley M. Bloy
Aug 30, 2024
Shirley M. Bloy, age 93, passed away on August 30, 2024, at home surrounded by her family and their love. Shirley was born on October 8, 1930, to Oscar and Lillian (Lopas) Sternhagen in Kaukauna. On September 12, 1950, Shirley married Leonard Bloy and they had three children whom they raised in Appleton.
Shirley enjoyed crafting, sewing, and golf outings. She...
Jean Ann Faltynski
Aug 30, 2024
It is not our choice of where or when. I knew someday we’ll meet again; God choose this time for me to part. Forever you’ll be with me in my heart.
Jean Ann (Smits) Faltynski, 84, of Kimberly was born to eternal life on August 30, 2024, at 7:05 am.
Jean Ann was born April 5, 1940, in Green Bay to the...
Patricia Steffenhagen
Aug 30, 2024
Patricia Steffenhagen, 89, passed away on August 30, 2024. She was born on November 12, 1934, in Oshkosh, WI to Kenneth and Roma (Stroschein) Bouchard.
Pat met her husband Richard at a bowling alley in Menasha and they went on to spend 67 wonderful years together and adopted their daughter Kathy. Pat and Dick spent 48 years in Wild Rose, WI...
Margaret A Gocker
Aug 29, 2024
Margaret Gocker, 90, Kimberly, WI, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 25, 1934, to Andrew and Elaine (Antonopoulos) Papacosta.
Margaret was born and raised in Beaver Dam and graduated high school from Beaver Dam High School. Shortly after, she went to UW Whitewater to get her degree in teaching. She married...
Rexford (Rex) L. Werth
Aug 29, 2024
Rex Werth, 81, passed away peacefully at Silverstone Memory Care in Grand Chute, WI, on August 29, 2024. He was born December 16, 1942, in the township of Matteson, WI, to the late Ward and Margaret (Gyrion) Werth.
He served in the Marines from 1960 to 1964, serving in South East Asia. He married his wife Lana (Fischer) in March of...
Olga Maria Wittman
Aug 28, 2024
Olga Maria Wittman “Oma”, age 89, passed away peacefully in her sleep, on Wednesday morning, August 28th, 2024. She was born June 1, 1935, in Regensburg, Germany to Johann M. Stadler and Anna T. Graf.
Olga grew up in Regensburg during World War II and didn’t have the opportunity to graduate high school. Her first job was working at a printer...
Richard John Schuchart
Aug 28, 2024
Richard “Rick” John Schuchart, age 66, of Menasha, passed away on August 28, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on June 15, 1958, in Appleton Wisconsin to Richard and Jean Ann (Walsh) Schuchart. He was a graduate of Marinette Catholic Central, Class of 1976.
Rick was also a 1981 graduate of UW Oshkosh, receiving his bachelor’s degree...
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