Obituaries

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...

Feb 11, 2017

Joyce J. Boardman, age 76, of Neenah, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017. She was born on June 13, 1940 to the late Harold and Cora (Hess) Shuckhart in Tomahawk, Wisconsin.

Joyce was an active member of St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Menasha. She frequently played Bingo at church and also enjoyed puzzles and playing cards. In her earlier...

Feb 10, 2017

David W. Paschen, 55 years, passed away February 10, 2017 at his home in Menasha, Wisconsin. He was born on September 19, 1961 to his parents Wayne W. and Fay (Wilson) Paschen in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was a graduate of Kimberly High School Class of 1980. Shortly after graduation he began a career at the paper mill in Kimberly working...

Feb 9, 2017

James R. Stein, 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. He was born to the late John and Mary (Plesser) Stein on February 7, 1927. He married Mary (Muthing) on May 14, 1949, she preceded him in death on April 7, 1982. James worked for Consolidated Papers...

Feb 9, 2017

Lilas J. Sheleski 93 passed away peacefully on February 9, 2017 at Bornemann Senior Communities Nursing and Rehab Home in Green BAY, WI. She was born to the late William and Anna (Krueger) Seering on December 25, 1923 in Bonduel, WI. their last of 17 children. She graduated from Bonduel High School in 1941. Lila was united in marriage to...

Feb 6, 2017

Elizabeth J. (Santner) Turecek, age 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 6, 2017. She was born in Milwaukee on February 20, 1923 to the late Peter and Edith (Pastorino) Santner. She was a beloved wife of the late Joseph Turecek.

In their early years, Elizabeth and Joe owned two resorts in Pickerel, WI. Later, Liz spent 30 years and...

Feb 6, 2017

Feb 5, 2017

Josephine Zavrsnik 75 passed away peacefully on February 5, 2017 at St. Paul Home in Kaukauna, WI. She was born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia on January 24, 1942 to the late Joseph and Eleanor (Zigoy) Zavrsnik. She graduated in 1961 from South Division High School in Milwaukee. She received a certificate of Phlebotomy from PIMA Medical Center. She took pride in...

Feb 5, 2017

William “Bill” Joseph Schmidt of Kaukauna, Wisconsin died peacefully early Sunday morning, February 5th, 2017, after a short and difficult illness. He was only 79 years old.

Bill is survived by his wife of 46 years, Barbara Anne (Kaufmann) Schmidt and their three children and their spouses, Sarah Schmidt and Todd McCarthy of Wilmette, IL; Andrew and Lyssa Schmidt of...

Feb 4, 2017

Ray H. Huntsinger, age 94, passed away on February 4, 2017 in Appleton, WI. Ray formerly lived in Glendale, WI and Hot Springs Village, AR for over 30 years each. He returned to Wisconsin in November 2015 and resided at the Appleton Retirement Community.

Ray was born on October 29, 1922 in Brewster, OH and was the oldest of three...