Obituaries

Oct 1, 2015

Kathryn A. Ruelle, age 70, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2015. She was born in Neenah on April 1, 1945 to the late Oscar and Agnes (McNamara) Peterson. She graduated from Menasha High School in 1963 and went on to earn her Nursing Degree at the Neenah-Menasha Vocational School in 1964. On April 4, 1964 she married Gerald...

Oct 1, 2015

Harold Phillips, 84, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on October 1, 2015 at Cherry Meadows.

Harold was born on June 5, 1931 to Myron and Julia (Carpenter) Phillips in the Town of Maine. He was united in marriage to Roberta Winterfeldt in Embarrass on October 9, 1954. Harold served in the US Army as a combat engineer in...

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Sep 29, 2015

Eunice Mae Van Daalwyk, age 86, a resident of Kimberly died peacefully on September 29, 2015 with her family by her side. Eunice was born on October 3, 1928 in Freedom to Peter J. and Elizabeth (Brooks) Van Den Eng. She married Robert W. Van Daalwyk at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Freedom on October 9, 1948. They enjoyed 58...

Sep 29, 2015

Sep 27, 2015

Keith Edward Gregg, age 65, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 27, 2015. He was born on December 20, 1949 in Milwaukee and currently resided in Menasha. Keith served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. After leaving the Army, he went on to graduate from the...

Sep 26, 2015

Scott James Drier, age 52, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 26, 2015 after a 9 month battle with cancer. Scott was born in Appleton on November 27, 1962, son of Joyce (Selig) Drier and the late Frank Drier. He was baptized and confirmed at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Scott graduated from AHS West in 1981, then worked...

Sep 24, 2015

Sep 23, 2015

Barbara Jean Sharpe, age 58, of the town of Harrison, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family on Wednesday morning after a courageous 2 ½ year battle with breast cancer. Barb was born in El Paso, Texas on December 12, 1956, daughter of the late Melville and Thelma (Steidl) Junion. She graduated from St. Mary High School...

Sep 23, 2015

Lt. Col. Ronald C. Lindeke, USAF retired, 75, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Appleton Medical Center.

Ron was born on August 30, 1940 to Harold and Goldie (Rutherford) Lindeke in St. Paul, Minnesota. The family moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin shortly thereafter. He was President of his 1958 graduating class at Eau Claire Memorial high school. Ron...

Sep 22, 2015

Jo Anne (Harms) Stephens, of Greenville, age 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday September 22, 2015. Jo was born in Elkhart, Indiana on July 16, 1933 to the late David and Edna (Woodman) Harms. She married Conrad W. Stephens on January 4, 1955. She graduated from Elkhart High School. She was a telephone operator, switchboard operator/receptionist outstanding mother of three...

Sep 22, 2015

Louise Dworatschek, age 91 of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at The Waterford at Oshkosh. Louise was born in Maywood, Illinois, on April 25, 1924, daughter of the late Lowell and Mary (Jennings) Rush. She attended schools in Illinois, and while working as a secretary in Palatine, met her future husband, a teacher named Stephen Dworatschek. An...

Sep 21, 2015

Tim Vorpahl knew he had a bad “ticker” as he called it, and often said he was living on “borrowed time.” On Monday afternoon, September 21, 2015, his Lord decided to bring Tim to heaven at the age of 53. He died suddenly, with no pain, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. Tim was born in Appleton on April 16,...

Sep 21, 2015

Gertrude H. Knoke, age 101, died peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2015, at Grand Horizons community home in Appleton, WI.

A joy and inspiration to her many friends and relatives throughout her long life, Gertrude Helen Martha Posselt Knoke (Gert) was born in Readfield, WI, on December 19, 1913, to Paul and Erna Posselt. She married Leland Leonard Knoke (Jake)...

Sep 21, 2015

Jean Vandenberg, age 62, of Appleton, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015. Jean was born on February 19, 1953, in Appleton, to Paul and Lucille (Winter) Vandenberg. She graduated from Xavier High School and attended the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire. Jean was devoted to her faith and belief in God our Father. She worked for many years in the...

Sep 21, 2015

Leo Giebel, age 79, passed away Monday afternoon, September 21, 2015 at the Appleton Medical Center, with his loving family by his side. Leo was born in Dale, Wisconsin, on April 25, 1936, son of the late Alvin and Lydia (Bartel) Giebel, and was a 1955 graduate of the Neenah High School. In 1956, he married the former Joyce Davidson...

Sep 21, 2015

On Monday, September 21, 2015 an amazing woman slipped peacefully from this life and exchanged her tired body for the pure joy of heaven. Our Mom was born in Appleton on May 18, 1924, to Floyd “Butch” and Christena (Weyenberg) Kessler. She graduated from Appleton High School in 1942, attended business school in Milwaukee and there married our beloved Dad,...

Sep 20, 2015