Obituaries

Carl F. Radtke

Carl F. Radtke

Feb 9, 2015

Carl F. Radtke, age 82, of Bonduel, passed peacefully on February 9, 2015, surrounded by his family at Appleton Medical Center, from complications due to an infection. He was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, on November 15, 1932, the only child of the late Carl Henry and Mabel (Koehnke) Radtke. Carl was united in marriage to Mary L. Reinhardt on August...

Robert "Rooster" Gerrits

Robert "Rooster" Gerrits

Feb 8, 2015

Robert G. Gerrits, 91, of Appleton, passed away peacefully February 8, 2015, at Rennes Health Care. He was born on January 4, 1924, in Freedom to the late John and Geraldine (Miller) Gerrits. He was the oldest of 10 children. As a young child he helped out on the family farm. At age 20 he met the love of his...

Walter Rohde

Walter Rohde

Feb 6, 2015

Walter H. Rohde, age 89, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015. He was born on November 5, 1925, in the Town of Sheboygan, the son of the late Otto and Meta (Krueger) Rohde. Walter attended grade school at Starlight School in Mohrsville, and he was confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Howards Grove in 1940. On April 19,...

Robert "Bob" R.  Keyes

Robert "Bob" R. Keyes

Feb 6, 2015

Robert “Bob” R. Keyes passed away peacefully on February 6, 2015 at 7:40 pm at the home of his son while under hospice care. He was 84 years old. Bob, born in Milwaukee on March 25, 1930, was the only child of Marguerite “Marge” (Bannon) & Raymond Keyes. He attended Rochester Agriculture School, Rochester, WI and married Constance “Coni” Sakowski...

Michael "Murr" Murray

Michael "Murr" Murray

Feb 6, 2015

Michael E. 'Murr' Murray, 59, of Kimberly, died unexpectedly at home from complications of emphysema on February 6, 2015. He was born in Green Bay WI, on July 8, 1955; son of Mary Lee Trader (Wolfe), of Green Bay, and the late David E. Murray, of Schaumburg, IL.

Mike married the love of his life, Valerie, on February 14, 1976,...

Robert Freeman

Robert Freeman

Feb 5, 2015

Robert W. Freeman, age 67, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 5, 2015, due to complications after surgery. Bob was born in Janesville, Wisconsin on October 3, 1947, to the late Ronald and Katherine Freeman and resided in Appleton. He married Phyllis Johnson in Janesville on September 6, 1969, and they spent 45 years together. Bob worked at General Motors for...

Dora L. Smith

Dora L. Smith

Feb 4, 2015

Dora Smith, age 92, passed away at a Racine hospital on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Dora was born October 15, 1922, in Appleton, daughter of the late George W. and Bernadette (Archambault) Schumacher. She married Kenneth Smith on June 4, 1941 at St. Therese Catholic Church in Appleton; Ken preceded her in death on January 24, 1999.

Dora is survived...

Elaine C. Beattie

Elaine C. Beattie

Feb 4, 2015

Elaine Beattie, age 85 of Neenah, passed away surrounded by her family, at her home on Wednesday morning, February 4, 2015. Elaine was born in Appleton on August 25, 1929, daughter of the late Matthias and Anna (Fischer) Hoffmann. She was a 1947 graduate of the Appleton High School. She attended Fox Valley Technical Institute where she studied data processing....

Geraldine Barlament

Geraldine Barlament

Feb 3, 2015

Geraldine “Gerry” Barlament, age 82 of Appleton, died February 3, 2015, at Heartwood Homes. She was born August 18, 1932 in Appleton, the daughter of the late Lester and Evelyn (Lofholm) Asmus, who died when Gerry was a young girl. Her step-mother was Viola Asmus. She was a high school graduate of Appleton High School in 1950, where she met...

Donald "Don" Wilbur Wechsler

Donald "Don" Wilbur Wechsler

Feb 3, 2015

Donald Wilbur Wechsler, 87, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Don was born on February 26, 1927 in Watertown, Minnesota to Edwin and Helen (Rieck) Wechsler. He was a veteran having served in the US Army from 1946 to 1947. On April 1, 1951 he was united in marriage to Shirley Lampher. He worked as a salesman for Machine...

Gerald D. "Jerry" Golden

Gerald D. "Jerry" Golden

Feb 3, 2015

Jerry Golden, age 81, of Kaukauna, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 14, 1933 in Appleton, to the late Thomas P. and Myrtle (O'Connor) Golden. Jerry served his country in the U.S. Air Force. On October 18, 1962, he married the love of his life Bonnie Vandenberg...

Nancy Coenen

Nancy Coenen

Feb 3, 2015

Nancy Coenen, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Nancy was born on March 20, 1935, in Kaukauna, to the late Norman and Erna Gerhartz. She married Harry Coenen on May 30, 1958.

Nancy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister. She especially enjoyed the time spent with her family. Nancy was a 1953 graduate...

Donald D. Wippich

Donald D. Wippich

Feb 3, 2015

Donald D. Wippich, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. He was born on August 3, 1928 to the late John and Viola (Maciejewski) Wippich. Donald attended and graduated from Menasha High School. Don served his country in the Korean War, where he was wounded and received a Purple Heart. On November 13, 1954 he married Nancy Schnasse,...