Obituaries

Oct 16, 2018

Darl G. “Chico” Prusynski, 67, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.

Chico was born on August 25, 1951 to Robert and Dian (Jost) Prusynski. He enjoyed fishing, traveling, joking around and listening to blues or classic rock music. Chico was very close with his mom, his siblings and his nieces and nephews, who he adored, and...

Oct 15, 2018

Arnold J. Ritter, age 87, of Menasha, Wisconsin passed away on October 15, 2018 in Neenah, WI. He was born on March 27, 1931 in Menominee, Michigan to the late Arnold H. and Elizabeth (Rouse) Ritter. After being raised in Carney, MI, the family moved to Neenah when Arnie was 10. After graduating from Neenah High School, he served his...

Oct 15, 2018

Gerald A. Swiechowski, age 86, was finally lead into the loving arms of his mother on Monday, October 15, 2018. He was born on April 3, 1932, the seventh and last child of Isadore and Clara (Maciejewski) Swiechowski. He came into the world three months early and weighed only two pounds and was not expected to live to be 15...

Oct 15, 2018

Pauline “Bonnie” R. Collar, age 94, of Menasha, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Oakridge Gardens Nursing Center in Menasha. Bonnie was born on August 23, 1924 in Oshkosh, WI to the late Joseph and Noni (Koelbl) Schuster. She would be blessed with 7 wonderful boys, of whom she was extremely proud. Bonnie worked as a teacher,...

Oct 15, 2018

Merlin Gill, age 80 of Appleton passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 15, 2018 at a local hospital. Merlin was born in Appleton on December 7, 1937, son of the late Gilbert and Lelah (Endres) Gill. From 1956 until 1962, he served in the United States Air Force and on June 6, 1967 married the former Leandra Delie Raiche. For...

Oct 14, 2018

Owen Daniel Boyce passed away Sunday Oct 14, 2018. He was born January 29,1927 to the late Daniel and Esther ( Popp) Boyce in Neenah WI. Clarence and Janette Huelsbeck lovingly raised Owen after his mother passed away when he was just a young boy. He was educated in Menasha and after graduation from Menasha High School, Owen served in...

Oct 14, 2018

Oct 13, 2018

Carol H. Yonan, 78, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018.

Carol was born to Edgar J. and Florence (Lutz) Cottrell on April 23, 1940 at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. She went to Columbus School for Kindergarten where she met her future husband to be, John M. Yonan II. She then went through 8 years of school at St....

Oct 12, 2018

Robert Mark Quella, 79, of Appleton, passed away on October 12, 2018 at his home.

Bob was born in Appleton, WI to Norbert Sr. and Ruth Quella on September 14, 1939. He went to school at St. Mary’s Catholic school in Menasha. He married Terry Woyak on February 17, 1962 at St. Mary’s, Menasha. He worked as a mill worker...

Oct 11, 2018

John C. Kettner, age 80 of King, left this world on Thursday, October 11, 2018, to be with his Savior. John was born on September 7, 1938 in Appleton, to Charles and Mary Kettner. As a young man, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps from 1956 to 1960 and spoke fondly of his time serving his beloved country....

Oct 9, 2018

John Milton Herner, who was born September 5, 1923 and passed October 9, 2018, passed peacefully in his sleep with his wife by his side.

In 1965, he met Dianne Ward in Forest Lake Minnesota. After a brief courtship, they married and moved to Kansas City, Kansas. John began his career as an engineer at AT&T and worked there until...

Oct 9, 2018

John George Geske, age 66, of Appleton, passed away on October 9, 2018 at Thedacare Regional Medical Center of Appleton. John was born on August 13, 1952, in Appleton, son of the late Evan and Eleanore (Loose) Geske. He graduated from Appleton East High School in 1970. From the age of 15, John loved working on racecars. He raced at...

Oct 8, 2018

Kraig James Krueger, age 57, passed away at his residence due to complications from surgery on Monday, October 8, 2018.

Kraig was born on January 31, 1961 in Appleton, son of Merle “Merk” and Janet (Tubbs) Krueger. Kraig attended St. Paul Lutheran Grade School and was a 1979 graduate of Fox Valley Lutheran High School where he excelled in football,...

Oct 8, 2018

Jane E. Dittmar, 77, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018.

Jane was born on November 6, 1940. On March 17, 1962 she was united in marriage to Carlton Dittmar. Jane worked at Appleton Medical Center for over 30 years as a Cardiac Care Nurse. She enjoyed playing cards and bunko with her family and friends. She and Carl enjoyed...

Oct 7, 2018

Elaine Louise Jentz (Bartz), age 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 7, 2018, at Brookdale Senior Living in Appleton. Elaine was born in Appleton, Wisconsin on May 26, 1925, to the late Edwin and Louise Bartz. She graduated from Appleton West High School. On October 12, 1946, Elaine was united in marriage to the love of her life, Harlon...

Oct 7, 2018

Joyce Ann Cole (Givens) of Appleton, Wisconsin, went home to be with the Lord and her loving husband, on Sunday, October 7, 2018. Joyce was born in Roanoke, Virginia, where she met her husband Louis Cole. They were married in Rockingham County North Carolina, shortly thereafter Louis joined the US Navy, while stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes, located in...

Oct 7, 2018

Thomas G. Flemming, age 65, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018. He was the son of the late Calvin and Marie (Murphy) Flemming. Tom worked at Lakeside Packaging for over 40 years and was even hoping to go back to work full-time as soon as he could.

The funeral service for Tom will be held at 5:00 PM on...

Oct 6, 2018

William N. Teeters (Bill), age 71, formerly of Amherst, WI, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 6, 2018. Bill was born on June 6, 1947 in Butternut, WI to the late Barney and Margaret (Stangel) Teeters. He attended Butternut Area Schools in Wisconsin. He married Sue Koller and they had three children, Colleen,...

Oct 5, 2018

Karsten Vollstedt, age 70 of Appleton, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on October 5, 2018, after a courageous three-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Born September 30, 1948 in Appleton, Wisconsin, he was the son of the late Otto & Martha (Hawkins) Vollstedt. He graduated from Appleton West High School in 1967 and acquired...

Oct 5, 2018

Florence L. List, age 95, of Appleton, WI went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 5, 2018. Florence was born on July 15, 1923 in Wittenberg, WI to the late John Fitzgerald and Jennie (Denn) Hull. She attended Wittenberg Area Schools and graduated with the Class of 1942. She married the late James C....