Obituaries

Feb 22, 2017

Eloisa “Becky” Van Eperen, age 86, of Kaukauna, went into the arms of the Heavenly Father, surrounded by her loving family, at St. Paul Home, Kaukauna, on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Becky was born on July 5, 1930, in Milwaukee, to the late Hirene T. and Maria (Zunica) Mendez. Throughout her life, Becky was sustained and enriched by her faith....

Feb 22, 2017

Barbara A. Heus, age 69 of Menasha, passed away On Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Froedert Medical Center in Milwaukee after a short illness. The daughter of the late Richard and Rosemary Laemmrich was born on October 4, 1947 in Neenah, WI. She graduated from St. Mary High School with the class of 1966. Barbara went on to attend St....

Feb 22, 2017

Feb 21, 2017

Eleanor Gullickson, age 90 of Neenah, passed away at Rennes Health in Appleton on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Eleanor was born in Oshkosh on July 3, 1926, daughter of the late Herman and Linda (Schmidt) Westphal. Eleanor met Russell Gullickson while working at Kimberly Clark Corporation. The couple married on September 7, 1954. Russell passed away on April 14, 2012....

Feb 20, 2017

Feb 17, 2017

Feb 17, 2017

Joy Stary, age 82 of Appleton, passed away on February 17, 2017. Joy was born on March 4, 1934 in Marquette, Michigan. Her parents were the late Dicey and Olga (Kreski) Doney. She was a graduate of Green Bay East High School. On December 30, 1953, she married Milan “Bud” Stary. She worked for Pfizer Inc. and as a merchandizer...

Feb 16, 2017

Glenn Denton, age 81, passed away at Heartwood Homes, Appleton, WI, from complications related to Parkinson's disease. He was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, to the late Neva and Chester. Glenn loved sunshine and had a passion for the Southwest. After high school, Glenn joined the Navy and served in the submarine service from 1955-1958, obtaining his silver...

Feb 15, 2017

Feb 15, 2017

Gary Mitchler, 61, passed away at home on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.

Gary was born on December 15, 1955 to Jim and Kathy (Driscoll) Mitchler. He started working in Appleton then worked in Phoenix, Nashville, Minnesota before returning to Ripon for the last few years. Gary enjoyed shooting pool and made friends wherever he went in his travels throughout the...

Feb 15, 2017

Bernice Schabo, age 97, was called to her heavenly home on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Good Shepherd Home in Seymour. Bernice was born in Wausau on April 7, 1919, daughter of the late Ernest and Augusta (Mallessa) Kolberg. She was the eldest of eleven children, and at a very young age helped to raise her brothers and sisters, help...

Feb 15, 2017

Feb 14, 2017

Jesse M. Armitage, age 38, passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Jesse was born on June 18, 1978, in Appleton. He was a graduate of Appleton East High School and an accomplished auto mechanic. Jesse enjoyed watching drag racing, the Brewers, the Broncos, Ford Mustangs, camping and racing RC cars.

Survivors include his mother, Carol Armitage;...

Feb 14, 2017

Paula J. Depner, 69, Appleton passed away peacefully at Brewster Village on February 14, 2017. She was born to the late Orin and Lorraine (Stedl) Manteufel in Manitowoc, WI. on January 27, 1948. She graduated from Appleton West. She worked as a AODA Counselor at Bellin for 20 plus years, a job she took great pride in. She enjoyed crafting,...

Feb 14, 2017

Susan M. DeBrue 74 passed away at her home on February 14, 2017. She was born to the late Arthur and Florence (Wodjenski) DeBrue on November 3, 1942. Susan enjoyed; Knitting, reading books, growing violets, volunteering to tutor children at schools, and taking care of her four favorite cats who she considered to be her children; Ebony, Dickens, Oreo, and...

Feb 14, 2017

Sharon Bengel, age 68, passed at her Appleton home on Tuesday morning, February 14, 2017. Her husband and sons were at her side. Sharon was born in Fond du Lac on March 25, 1948, daughter of the late Ronald and Virginia (Steinmetz) Peters. She attended area schools, and on April 27, 1974, married Don Bengel.

In addition to her husband...

Feb 14, 2017

Elaine Margaret Lillge, a lifetime resident of Appleton, passed away Tuesday, February 14, at the age of 92. She was born on May 6, 1924 in Darboy to the late Victor and Anna (Schafelke) Hartzheim. At an early age, Elaine met the love of her life, Loren Lillge, at Roosevelt Jr. High. She graduated from Appleton High School in 1942....

Feb 13, 2017

Michael T. Porath, 37, of Appleton, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017.

Mike was born on September 2, 1979 to Harry and Lois (Everson) Porath in Neenah. Mike graduated from Menasha High School in 1998. He worked for Bergstrom Premier as the Parts Manager. He enjoyed spending time trying new recipes for his cookouts. Mike was a loving, compassionate,...

Feb 13, 2017

Donna succumbed to metastasized breast cancer on February 13, 2017, cutting short her font of perfect love. It would be hard to imagine a better human being.

Donna Rose (Rank) Bright of Greenville Wisconsin was born to the warm embrace of Gillett Wisconsin dairy farmers Carl and Adeline Rank on August 20, 1954. She cherished and inspired everyone in her...

Feb 12, 2017

George Schaefer, Jr. passed away February 12, 2017 at age 93. He was born on February 7, 1924 in Mannheim Germany to the late George and Freida (Weber) Schaefer. He married Jeanette (Werner) Schaefer on November 12, 1945. George started his career as a cost accountant at Appleton Machine Company, was the owner and operator of Freida's Tavern and retired...