Obituaries

Kenneth B. Fassbender

Kenneth B. Fassbender

Nov 21, 2015

Ken “Gebo” Fassbender, age 80 of Hollandtown, passed away after a brief stay at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. Ken was born in Appleton on November 1, 1935, son of the late Norbert and Stella (Geyso) Fassbender. He was a graduate of Kaukauna High School, and as a young man began driving truck for White Clover Dairy. Later, he...

Gerald "Pat" Flauger

Gerald "Pat" Flauger

Nov 19, 2015

Gerald “Pat” Flauger, age 89, of Appleton, passed away at Appleton Medical Center on Thursday, November 19, 2015. Pat was born on July 6, 1926, in a log cabin by the Red River in Gresham to the late Louis and Meta (Petrich). He married Jean, and later Elaine Flauger on August 5, 1995; she preceded him in death on March...

Steve D.  Klunder

Steve D. Klunder

Nov 19, 2015

Steve Klunder, age 45, of Appleton, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Cherry Meadows in Appleton. He was born on September 10, 1970 in Brainerd, Minnesota, to Roger and Sharon (Dewey) Klunder. On April 4, 1998 he married Kristen Van De Loo in Oshkosh. Steve graduated from Janesville Iowa High School...

Bradley "Buford" Menting

Bradley "Buford" Menting

Nov 19, 2015

Bradley S. “Buford” Menting, age 47 of Kimberly, passed away unexpectedly on November 19, 2015 at his home. Buford was born on September 10, 1968, the younger of two boys, to Joan (Nickel) Menting and the late Dennis Menting. Buford was a 1987 graduate of Kimberly High School. He was a former employee of Butch's Pizza, J.J. Security and most...

G. Allen Bubolz

G. Allen Bubolz

Nov 19, 2015

G. Allen Bubolz of Appleton died peacefully at Cherry Meadows Hospice Care Center after an extended illness with Parkinson's disease. He was 79.

Allen was born in Washington D.C. to the late Gordon A. and Amelia T.M. (Juve) Bubolz. Before he could walk the family moved to Appleton and eventually to their home on River Drive. Allen graduated from Appleton...

Madajoy Pieka

Madajoy Pieka

Nov 18, 2015

Madajoy Pieka, age 63, of Appleton, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Grand Horizons. She was born on December 18, 1951 in Appleton, to the late Robert and Mildred (Krueger) Kruckeberg. Madajoy was a life-long member of St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church. She enjoyed the outdoors, gardening, singing, and attending music concerts. Madajoy loved spending time with her...

Jimmie J. Cutler

Jimmie J. Cutler

Nov 17, 2015

Jimmie Cutler was called home and into the arms of his loving Lord Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the age of 89. He was being cared for at the home of his daughter and son-in-law's family in Las Vegas, Nevada for the past two months.

Jim was born in DuQuoin, Illinois on April 16, 1926, son of the late Ralph...

Donald C. Fischer

Donald C. Fischer

Nov 17, 2015

Donald C. Fischer, age 79 of Appleton, passed away unexpectedly at Appleton Medical Center on November 17, 2015, with his family by his side. Donald was born on January 20, 1936 to Carl and Ida (Wielke) Fischer. On October 10, 1959 he married Deloris Maltbey at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Cecil and they enjoyed over 54 years together. He served...

Marie C. Jacob

Marie C. Jacob

Nov 16, 2015

Marie C. Jacob entered into eternal rest as of Monday, November 16, 2015 at the age of 95. She was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Frank Jacob Jr. and Clara (Klausen) Jacob. She worked at The Zwicker Knitting Mill but spent most of her working years at American Can Company from which she retired. Marie never...

Kathleen Y. Cullen

Kathleen Y. Cullen

Nov 16, 2015

Kathleen “Kathy” Cullen, age 61, of Appleton, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, November 16, 2015. Kathy was born on March 14, 1954, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, to Doreen (Lesher) Moul and the late Walter W. Moul. She married John Cullen on May 19, 1979, in Chambersburg.

Kathy was a loving wife, mother, and caring daughter. She graduated from...

Lottie T. Sikorski

Lottie T. Sikorski

Nov 15, 2015

Lottie Theresa Sikorski, age 94, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2015. She was born in Milwaukee on August 27, 1921 to the late Anthony and Helen (Selmer) Wieczorek. In 1955 Lottie married Raymond Sikorski and the two ran a service station in Milwaukee for many years. Raymond passed away in 1991 and in 1993 Lottie moved to the Fox...

William "Bill" Van Weele

William "Bill" Van Weele

Nov 15, 2015

William Van Weele, 88, passed away on November 15, 2015 with his daughter Karen by his side.

Bill was born on November 3, 1927 to the late Marinus and Marie (Westphal) Van Weele. Following graduation from Appleton High School, Bill served in the Army of Occupation Japan and then worked for 31 years at Superior Electric. He was a longtime...

Charles V. "Charlie" Johnson

Charles V. "Charlie" Johnson

Nov 15, 2015

Charles Vernon Johnson, age 81, of Appleton, passed away November 15, 2015. He was born December 20, 1933, in Ladysmith, to the late Walter T. and Frances S. (Schuman) Johnson.

Charlie graduated from Cornell High School and was a standout basketball player. After his U.S. Army service during the Korean War, he furthered his education at the Milwaukee School of...

Peter Ng

Peter Ng

Nov 13, 2015

Peter Ng, 70, of Appleton, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015 at Appleton Medical Center. Peter was born to the late Yum King and Sau Mui (Wong) Ng in China, but grew up in Hong Kong. He came to America in 1971 and later moved to Appleton, working at Thilmany Papers for over 30 years until his retirement. In...

Anne M. Lemke

Anne M. Lemke

Nov 13, 2015

Anne M. Lemke of Appleton died on Friday, November 13, 2015 at the age of eighty-three years, three months, and zero days. God tells us in Psalm 90:12, “So teach us to number our days, that we apply our hearts unto wisdom”…. so that we also might be saved, “through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” (II Timothy 3:16).

Anne...