Obituaries

May 31, 2016

May 30, 2016

May 28, 2016

Patrick G Schmidt, age 59, passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, May 28th, 2016. Pat was a fantastic man, husband, father, grandfather, son and brother who truly enjoyed his family, fishing, hunting, laughing, jokes, watching the Packers, his beloved dog Peanut, and spending time with his good friend, Dennis Romagnoli. Pat had an absolutely contagious smile and laugh...

May 28, 2016

Bonnie Jean Mares, 88, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2016, at the St. Paul Elder Services, Inc. Bonnie was born February 22, 1928 in Appleton, Wisconsin.

In 1949 she married Joseph Offenstein and together had four children. In 1984 she married to Harold Mares, (the second love of her life). During her marriage to Harry, she enjoyed traveling, hunting,...

May 27, 2016

May 26, 2016

Gertrude M. Nagel, age 95 of Kaukauna passed away on May 26, 2016. Gertrude was born on September 9, 1920 to the late John and Anna (Reinhardt) Deno. She was a graduate of Kaukauna High School. Gertrude graduated as an RN from the Cook County Nursing School in Chicago and continued her education at the University of Minnesota and the...

May 26, 2016

May 25, 2016

May 25, 2016

Mary Jeanne Miller (Dexter) of Appleton, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Brewster Village with family by her side. She was born on September 15, 1924, in Elderon, WI, the daughter of the late Glen Dexter and Thelma (Moore) Dexter.

She married the late Laurin “Bud” Miller, Jr. on October 4, 1947. They spent their first...

May 23, 2016

May 23, 2016

Katherine Schefe, age 90, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016 at her home. She was born on May 31, 1925 to the late Henry and Lily (Schmidt) Zimmer. On August 30, 1947, she married the late Earl Schefe and they had a loving marriage of 59 years. Katherine was a devoted housewife who loved and supported her family. Katherine...

May 22, 2016

May 22, 2016

Janice V. (Schoessow) Fahrbach, age 71, was welcomed to God's glory on Sunday, May 22, 2016 due to complications from GBM cancer. She was born on February 13, 1945 in Port Washington, Wisconsin to Monroe and Leona (Seifert) Schoessow.

Jan married Robert Fahrbach on April 11, 1970 and was blessed to celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary.

Jan is survived by...

May 22, 2016

May 21, 2016

Helen Jane Meidam, age 95, of Appleton, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Century Oaks Assisted Living. Helen was born on December 14, 1920, in Appleton, to the late Guy J. and Freda (Wilke) Williamson. She married Miles R. Meidam on September 24, 1940, in Appleton; he preceded her in death on December 28, 1997. Helen enjoyed gardening,...

May 21, 2016

Following an accident, Gary C. Van Handel, 57, of Prattville, Alabama, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 21, 2016.

Gary was born on July 11, 1958 to Ivol and Myrtle (Schumacher) Van Handel. Gary graduated from Menasha High School and the University of Wisconsin, Superior. He served in the US Air Force retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.

Gary is survived...

May 21, 2016

On May 21, 2016 Charlotte Joan Mollen left her residence of twenty years in Kaukauna to reside in a new heavenly residential area called Heaven, to unite herself with the two loves of her life named Mom and Dad.

The feisty, spirited old gal of 69 years was gifted with a ton of attitude and was not afraid to use...

May 20, 2016

Janet Fay Salentine, age 77, of Appleton, passed away at Appleton Medical Center on Friday, May 20, 2016. Janet was born on June 4, 1938, daughter of the late Reuel and Muriel (Brott) Holcomb. In 1956, she graduated from Appleton High School. Janet started her telephone operator career at Wisconsin Bell, later accepting a job at Kimberly-Clark, retiring after more...

May 20, 2016

Timothy William Trout, age 50, passed away in the Cayman Islands on May 20, 2016, due to complications from a fall. Timothy was born in Stamford, Connecticut on April 11, 1966, the son of Dr. Monroe and Sandra (Lemke) Trout of Appleton. He was a 1984 graduate of the New Canaan, Connecticut High School where he excelled in basketball, and...

May 19, 2016