Obituaries

Apr 29, 2016

Apr 27, 2016

Jeannette Anna Olson, 91 years young, peacefully entered her eternal home on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.

Jeannette was Born March 3, 1925 in Neenah, Wisconsin. Jeannette possessed a servant's heart as a proponent of civic engagement through volunteerism. She served as social advocate for food security and shelter as a member of the PPEP Microbusiness...

Apr 26, 2016

Terry Timm, age 62 of Neenah, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2016 with his wife by his side. Terry was born on December 8, 1953 to the late Roger and Eunice (Arcand) Timm. Terry was a graduate from Green Bay East High School and went on to graduate from trucking school at Fox Valley Technical College. He spent the...

Apr 26, 2016

Apr 24, 2016

Christopher Alan Potter, age 34, of Appleton, passed away peacefully with family by his side due to complications from his ATV accident in 2012. Chris was born in Milwaukee on April 21, 1982, son of Mark and Margie (Martin) Potter. He graduated from Appleton East High School in 2000, and shortly after entered the United States Army. After serving his...

Apr 23, 2016

Eileen Dorothy Olson Sunstrom passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016, in Appleton, Wisconsin at the age of 67. Eileen was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Arlene (Finsterwalter) Olson, and her brothers Raymond Olson, Donald Olson, and sisters Mary Olson and Irene Olson. Eileen is survived by her husband, Robert Sunstrom, her children Jennifer Sunstrom, Sheila (Bradley)...

Apr 23, 2016

Gretchen R. Schoepke (VanRooy), age 82, of Appleton, joined her Heavenly Father, surrounded by her loving family, at her home on Saturday, April 23, 2016. She was born on August 12, 1933, in Appleton, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Mable (Droske) VanRooy. Gretchen was united in marriage to Donald E. Schoepke on September 19, 1953; he preceded her...

Apr 22, 2016

Doreen (Bangart) Hull, age 66 of Little Chute, passed away at her home on Friday evening, April 22, 2016. Doreen was born in Appleton on February 2, 1950, daughter of the late Joseph and LaVerne (Schmidt) Bangart. She attended elementary school at Holy Angels in Darboy and high school in Kimberly and Kaukauna. Following her graduation, she also attended two...

Apr 22, 2016

David H. “Whitey” Goerl, 65, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016 at Theda Care Appleton. Whitey was born on June 3, 1950 to Roger and Cecilia (Heimermann) Goerl. He worked at Graphic Packaging International in Menasha for 47 years until his retirement. Whitey enjoyed going up north and being in the outdoors. Most of all Whitey enjoyed spending time...

Apr 22, 2016

Alice Marie Moder, age 85 of Menasha, joined her daughter Karen in heaven on April 22, 2016 in Appleton. Alice was born on August 14, 1930 in Appleton to the late William and Maude (Ellefson) Beckman. On November 24, 1950 she married Leonard Moder and the two of them enjoyed over 65 years together. Alice was a caring wife, mother,...

Apr 21, 2016

William “Bill” Allan Bessey, 79, died peacefully on April 21, 2016 at AMC-Appleton. Bill was born on February 21, 1937 to Harold and Evelyn (Petters) Bessey in Wausau, WI.

Younger days for Bill were spent in the Boy Scouts of America where he obtained the level of Eagle Scout. He was a graduate of Wausau Senior High in 1955 after...

Apr 20, 2016

Anna “June” Van Driel, 86, of Combined Locks, passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

June was born on January 18, 1930 to the late Henry and Margaret (LeClair) Siebers. She married her true soulmate Sylvester P “Van” Van Driel at St. Paul's Church in Combined Locks. Van passed away way too soon on October 16,...

Apr 20, 2016

Louis A. “Mac” McElrone, 77, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Peabody Manor.

Mac was born on June 2, 1938 in northern Wisconsin and graduated from school there. He served four years in the US Navy. Mac was employed by WS Patterson Company where he started as an inside sales person. He moved to an outside sales person,...

Apr 20, 2016

Apr 19, 2016

Betty (Verfurth) Niesen, age 94 of Kaukauna, died at her home on April 19, 2016. She was born in Kaukauna on February 7, 1922, daughter of the late Matt and Stella (Fischer) Verfurth. Betty graduated from the Kaukauna High School and also graduated from Bowlby's Business College in Appleton. On March 16, 1944, she married Robert Niesen; he preceded her...

Apr 18, 2016

Norbert John “Nubbs” Holewinski, age 87, passed away on April 18, 2016. Nubbs was born on May 17, 1928 in Menasha to Edmund and Mary (Blajeski) Holewinski. He attended St. John's Catholic School through 8th grade, Menasha High School through half of 10th grade and vocational school. He worked at Hoernings Concrete Products and then went on to become a...

Apr 18, 2016

Mary Ellen Jezeski, age 72 of Kaukauna, passed away on Monday morning, April 18, 2016, following a short illness. Mary Ellen was born in Charles City, Iowa on October 22, 1943. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Helen (Hinmon) Trepton. In 1962 she graduated from Nashua Community School in Iowa, and in 1965 received her R.N. degree...

Apr 17, 2016

Clay Ryan Weidner, age 21, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Clay was born on May 16, 1994, in Humble, Texas, to Vince Weidner and Danielle Koenig. He was a graduate of Menasha High School, enjoyed all sports, was a skilled video game player, and was always active. He especially enjoyed being with his friends and family, boating, and...

Apr 16, 2016

David C. Wagner, age 66, died at home of synovial sarcoma on Saturday, April 16, 2016 with his family by his side. He was born in Neenah on November 4, 1949 to the late Arthur and Elizabeth (Zielinski) Wagner. Dave proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as a Morse code operator in both Okinawa, Japan and...

Apr 16, 2016

William C. “Bill” Pottner, 66, of Menasha, passed away April 16, 2016 at his home. He was born in Neenah, on August 10, 1949 to his loving parents, Greg and Lorraine (Kloepfel) Pottner.

His early years were spent riding his tri-cycle or bicycle and was a member of the Menasha Little League. Bill graduated from Menasha High School in 1967.

...