Obituaries

Aug 22, 2016

Sue Vanden Boogard, age 59 of Little Chute, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016, following a very brief illness. Sue was born in Shawano on November 12, 1956, daughter of the late Gerald and Patsy (Berndt) Childs. In 1975, Sue graduated from Kaukauna High School, and later married Butch Vanden Boogard at Bethany Lutheran Church in Kaukauna in 1976....

Aug 19, 2016

Kole Knight, 31 passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016. Kole was born on May 28, 1985 to Kelly and Debbie (Jackson) Knight in Neenah.

Kole is survived by his mother Debbie Knight, his sisters; Katie (AJ Jourdan) Knight, Kelly (Jake) Weber, nieces; Kayla, Katrina, Kasandra, Kya, and Kora. Kole was preceded in death by his father Kelly D. Knight.

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Aug 18, 2016

John W. Allen, age 81, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2016 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. John was born on April 1, 1935 to the late John and Elfreida (Krautner) Allen. He graduated from Plymouth High School and went on to receive his Bachelor's degree as a chemist from Lakeland College. John's first job was at Appleton...

Aug 17, 2016

Aug 16, 2016

William P. Schmitzer 94, is sleeping with the angels after passing away peacefully at his home on August 16, 2016 surrounded by his loving wife of 69 years, Mary Lou; devoted children William (Jean) Schmitzer of Rice Lake, daughter Kathryn Ann Keddell and adoptive daughter Cheryl Koepke of Neenah, and his best grandson Kyle (April) Keddell of Black Creek who...

Aug 16, 2016

Lois J. Schoenian, age 84, of Appleton, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016. She was born on December 10, 1931 in Wausau to the late Carl and Elsie (Klug) Lemke. On July 9, 1955 she married Siegfried Schoenian in Germany. During her earlier years she worked as a secretary in Milwaukee before staying home to care for her two...

Aug 16, 2016

Robert “Bob” Benny Sojka, age 80, of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday August 16, 2016. He was born on October 16, 1935 to the late Benjamin and Amelia (Terpkosh) Sojka in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Bob graduated from Cedar Rapids Wilson High School in 1954 and then joined the National Guard. He served from 1954 until 1960.

Bob married Joyce on...

Aug 16, 2016

Eunice “Eunie” Reider, 91 ½, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital.

Eunice was born on December 16, 1924 to Henry and Margaret (Biese) Van Zeeland in Appleton. She worked in Sturgeon Bay during WWII as “Rosie the riveter” and later met her husband, Tom, while working at Appleton Wire Works. Eunice was united in marriage...

Aug 16, 2016

Barbara M. Porter, 94 years, passed away at St. Paul Home, Kaukauna on August 16, 2016. She was born January 25, 1922 to her loving parents David J. and Catherine (Kuborn) Porter in Kimberly, Wisconsin. She was a graduate of Kimberly High School and attended a business school in Milwaukee before she obtained work at Appleton Office Supply where she...

Aug 15, 2016

Gerald “Jerry” C. Marcoe, age 75 of Fond du Lac, passed away at his home after a two-year battle with brain cancer on Monday, August 15, 2016. He was born in Fond du Lac on February 18, 1941 to Clarence and Vera (Loehr). Jerry attended and graduated from Fond du Lac High School and went on to enlist in the...

Aug 14, 2016

Ralph V. Braun, age 92, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the only child of the late Albert and Esther (Saffen) Braun. Ralph received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering in 1945 from Purdue University. Upon graduation, Ralph began a long and productive career as a Chemical Engineer with Kimberly...

Aug 14, 2016

Aug 13, 2016

Fred C. Hulsey, 87, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at home. Fred was born on October 26, 1928 in Newman, Kentucky to Van and Helen (Sapp) Hulsey.

On August 27, 1951 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Bush and they were two weeks shy of their 65th wedding anniversary. Fred was a seven year veteran of the...

Aug 13, 2016

Phillip J. Kosik Sr., 74 years, passed away August 13, 2016 in his home with his loved ones present. He was the first of three sons born to his loving parents, Steven J. and Josephine M. (Walla) Kosik. Phillip was a graduate of Forman High School in Chicago, IL in 1961. He worked at Chicago Rotoprint during high school years...

Aug 13, 2016

Richard A. “Rick” Hankemeier, 51 of Menasha, passed away on August 13, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. Rick was born on February 26, 1965 in Appleton to Jerold and Mary (Weber) Hankemeier. He was a 1983 graduate of Menasha High School. He attended Fox Valley Technical College to become a sheet metal journeyman. He was employed with Bassett...

Aug 13, 2016

Joseph Kronser, age 89 of Appleton, passed away at Century Oaks on August 13, 2016. Joe was born in Appleton on April 10, 1927, son of the late Francis and Valeria (Horky) Kronser. He was a 1945 graduate of Appleton High School and entered the United States Navy where he served as a Pharmacist's Mate Third Class. He was discharged...

Aug 13, 2016

Aug 13, 2016

Harold Breaker, age 86, of Appleton, passed away at Theda Care Regional Medical Center in Neenah on August 13, 2016. Harold was born on March 30, 1930, in Neenah, to the late Harry and Elizabeth (Belongea) Breaker. He married Joan Jandrin on May 30, 1959, in Appleton. Harold proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1949 to...

Aug 12, 2016

Judith O. Steindorf, 80, passed away on August 12, 2016. Judy was born April 24, 1936 to the late John and Shirley (Taylor) Owen. She graduated from Neenah high school and went on to receive her Journalism degree from UW Madison. While working toward her degree, she met her husband Ronald Steindorf and in 1959 they were united in marriage....

Aug 11, 2016

William M. Mattern, age 85 of Menasha, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016. He was born on November 12, 1930 in Menasha to the late Michael and Matilda (Krause) Mattern. Bill graduated from Menasha High School in 1949. After High School, William served in the US Army in Germany during the Korean War. When he returned home from Germany...