Obituaries

May 18, 2016

Judith “Judy” Hilke, age 68, of Menasha, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at Prairie Home Assisted Living, Menasha. Judy was born on December 1, 1947, in Sheboygan, daughter of the late Matthew F. and Estelle M. (Miller) Kolar. She married Gary Hermann in 1979 in Menomonie, Wisconsin. She married Ken Hilke on December 29, 1990, in Sheboygan; he...

May 18, 2016

May 18, 2016

Paul A. Gartzke, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. He was born on October 19, 1922 in Menasha to the late Adolf and Mary (Turensky) Gartzke. Paul graduated from St. Mary High School in 1940. After graduation, Paul proudly served his country in the US Army in England, Germany and France during WWII. On January 19, 1946,...

May 18, 2016

Marilyn Ann DeLong, age 82 of Appleton, passed away on May 18, 2016. She was born June 14, 1934, in Appleton, WI to the late Arthur and Emma (Brux) Hartzheim. She graduated from Appleton High School in 1952. After high school, she began her working career as a legal secretary. Then on July 17, 1954, she married Donald DeLong. Marilyn...

May 18, 2016

May 17, 2016

May 17, 2016

Anne Petit, age 55 of Kaukauna, passed away at her home in Kaukauna on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, following a brief illness.

Arrangements are pending, and a complete obituary will be posted here as soon as it is available.

May 16, 2016

Joyce L. Machak (Sawyer)”Grammy”, 87, was born to her loving parents, William and Louise (Lehman)Sawyer on August 12, 1928 in Menasha. Her early life was interrupted during her Menasha High School years so she could work to bring extra income into the family. She took many jobs, with the Zwickers Knitting pursing her love of knitting and crocheting. Her career...

May 16, 2016

May 15, 2016

Helen M. Ulrich, age 87, passed away at her home surrounded by family on Sunday, May 15, 2016. She was born on April 28, 1929 in Little Chute to the late Joseph and Christine (Von Feldt) Riedel. She was united in marriage on October, 29, 1949 with Laurence Ulrich.

Mom was a tireless worker on behalf of her family. She...

May 15, 2016

May 14, 2016

Arline (Bosser) Geenen Strohm, age 96, passed away at St. Leonard Franciscan Living Community in Ohio on Saturday, May 14, 2016. Arline was born January 19, 1920, daughter of the late Robert and Clara Bosser. She was a graduate of Appleton High School, and also attended vocational school. Arline was employed by Badger Northland in Kaukauna for twenty five years....

May 14, 2016

May 14, 2016

May 13, 2016

Lorraine Joan Wiechman Miller- Schmidt, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 12, 2016. She was born December 19, 1928 in Forest Junction to Armin and Frieda (Schnell) Wiechman.

On November 9, 1949 she married Louis H. Miller, together they had three children. Lorraine owned and operated both Lake Road Beauty Salon and Millers Exclusive over...

May 12, 2016

May 12, 2016

Gerald “Gerry” Wolfgram, age 69, of Kaukauna, left this world on May 12, 2016, at his home, after a two year battle with colon and liver cancer. His strong faith in God, his wife Harriet, daughter Tracie, his family and friends helped him through these tough years.

Gerry proudly served his country in United States Army beginning in 1969. He...

May 12, 2016

May 12, 2016

Nancy F. Otto, age 66, passed away at her home in Menasha on Thursday, May 12, 2016. She was born in Maine on September 24, 1949 to the late Earl and Gladys Burton. Nancy made her way to Wisconsin as a teenager and eventually went to work at and retire from the Shopko Pharmacy. She enjoyed camping, bowling, playing cards...

May 12, 2016

Jarrett Schoen, age 19 of Appleton, passed away at his home on Thursday morning, May 12, 2016. Jarrett was born in Appleton on October 3, 1996, the son of Shelly (Jeff) Jentz of Appleton and Rodney Schoen of Hudson, Florida.

Everyone who knew Jarrett knew how big his heart was. He would do anything for anyone at any time and...