Obituaries

Sep 23, 2017

June L. Simon, age 78, of Appleton, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospital with her family by her side. June was born on July 12, 1939 in Mattoon, Wisconsin to the late Stanley and Lorraine (Leiskau) Szopa. She grew up and graduated from high school in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, until she moved to...

Sep 23, 2017

Donald L. Allinger, age 90, of Appleton, passed away September 23, 2017 at his home. He was born at home in Ridgway, Pennsylvania on June 15, 1927, son of the late Leopold and Martha (Zurcher) Allinger. He was extremely proud of his Swiss heritage. Donald served in the United States Army in Berlin, Germany at the end of World War...

Sep 22, 2017

Merlin Luebke, age 88 of Appleton, passed away peacefully at Brewster Village early on the morning of Friday, September 22, 2017. Merlin was born in Appleton on June 3, 1929, son of the late Louis and Clara (Hoffman) Luebke, and was a graduate of Appleton High School. He served his country as a member of the United States Army from...

Sep 22, 2017

Norman D. Ellefson, 94, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017. Norman was born on December 12, 1922 to James E. “Ed” and Myrtle Mae (Law) Ellefson, New London.

Dad had a very full life, and accomplished many things. He was resourceful, always worked hard, had a joke for every situation, and was loved by everyone who met him.

Dad...

Sep 21, 2017

Judy Ann Lyons (Natrop) passed away peacefully with her husband and children by her side on Thursday, September 21, 2017. She was born September 5, 1958, in Appleton, Wisconsin, to Gordon and Bernadine (Nowak) Natrop, and grew up in Kimberly, Wisconsin.

Judy was proud of her family and cherished all her friendships. In her free time, she enjoyed being outside,...

Sep 21, 2017

Catherine A. Welhouse, 79 years, passed away September 21, 2017 at Select Specialty Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. She was born September 11, 1938 to her parents Alex and Caroline (Patch) Hopfensperger. Cathy was an employee of Presto Products and retired from there after 35 years of service as a Machine operator. She was a proud mother of three boys, Dick,...

Sep 21, 2017

Joyce Marie Laurin, age 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Oakridge Gardens. She was born on February 10, 1931 to the late Francis and Bernadette Zimmerman. Her childhood years were spent in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and then as a young woman she moved to the Fox Valley area with her sister. It was there that she...

Sep 20, 2017

Cleon “Daze” Egan, 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Daze was born on June 6, 1925 to David and Marie (Huss) Egan in Kaukauna. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School where he learned to play the violin and made many lifelong friends. While attending Kaukauna High School, Daze was an accomplished athlete, earning letters in football, tennis...

Sep 17, 2017

Sep 17, 2017

Beverly Schwartz, age 83, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, September 17, 2017 surrounded by family. Beverly was born August 27, 1934 to the late Joseph and Mary (Piezel) Noskowiak. She was married to the late Jerry Schwartz for 62 years. During those years, she was a stay at home mother filling her time with sewing, baking and...

Sep 16, 2017

Thomas Dona, 70, went to eternal life with Christ on Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Tom was born on June 6, 1947 to Thomas and Olive (Trudell) Dona in Milwaukee. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Air Force. On October 9, 1971 he was united in marriage to Linda Staiduhar in Milwaukee. Tom worked as a fork lift...

Sep 14, 2017

Charles “Charley” Wascher, age 88, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017.

Charley is survived by his wife of 58 years, Evie Wascher; Tom (Pamela) Wascher, Mark (Gail) Wascher, Jeff (Juli) Wascher, Greg (Deb) Wascher; three grandchildren: Lauren Wascher, Zack Wascher and Max Wascher.

Charley was preceded in death by his brother, Wally Wascher.

Private services for Charley will be...

Sep 14, 2017

Sep 14, 2017

Ervin “Erv” Schilke, age 70, of Neenah, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 14, 2017. He was born on August 29, 1947, in Green Bay to the late Ervin and Harriet (Sconzert) Schilke.

After growing up in the Pulaski and Seymour areas, he served with the US Army in the Vietnam War. He was a mechanic for the Neenah Foundry...

Sep 13, 2017

Sep 13, 2017

Sep 9, 2017

Sep 9, 2017

Shirley George, age 82, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017. She was born on July 20, 1935 to the late Gordon and Dorothy (Hahnemann) Champeau. In September of 1954, Shirley married Douglas George. They were married 56 years until his passing in 2011. Together they had three children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Throughout her working career, Shirley worked...

Sep 8, 2017

The bravest sight in the world to see is a great man struggling against adversity.

Jim Wolter, age 87, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017, with loving family by his side as God called him home. Jim was born on April 7, 1930, in Appleton, to the late Jacob and Katherine (Schreiber) Wolter. He married Betty Barker on March...

Sep 8, 2017

Grace V. (Nagan) Hanby, age 94, of Kaukauna passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 at The Gardens of Fountain Way in Menasha. Grace was born on September 22, 1922 in Kaukauna to Alphonse and Bertha (Rademacher) Nagan. She was united in marriage to Sylvester Hanby on August 16, 1941. He preceded her in death on August 12, 1998. Grace...