Obituaries

Jan 12, 2015

Constance “Coni” Keyes, age 81, died on Monday January 12, 2015 following a traffic accident in Kissimmee, FL.

She was born on March 25, 1933 to Norbert and Marion (Gonnering) Sakowski. Coni married Robert R. Keyes on November 3, 1951.

Coni will be best remembered as a bold and daring entrepreneur establishing Green Meadows Farm, Waterford, WI with her husband...

Jan 12, 2015

Sharon A. Riedel, 67 of Appleton, passed away on January 12, 2015. Sharon was born on September 24, 1947 in Appleton to Joseph and Christine (Vonfeldt) Riedel. She was a graduate of Kimberly High School and attended nursing school at Marion College. She was a longtime employee of St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac as an LPN. Sharon loved...

Jan 12, 2015

Jan 12, 2015

Jan 12, 2015

Deb Radtke, age 62, of Menasha, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015. She was born on September 30, 1952 in Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, to Harold and Phyllis (Lohrbach) Radtke. Deb was a graduate of Fox Valley Lutheran High School in 1971.

She is survived by: Craig Haase (Karissa, Brayden); Nicole (Tyler) Jedwabny (Brett, Grant); Kevin Haase (Kaylin); Jeff (Alisha)...

Jan 11, 2015

Bernice M. King, 89 of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Sunday January 11, 2015 at The Bridges of Appleton.

Bernice was born on June 25, 1925 to Al and Leona Motl. On October 31, 1944 she married Cecil King. Together Bernice and Cecil owned and operated The King Bee Lunch in Appleton and The King Bar in Menasha. Bernice also...

Jan 11, 2015

Betty Egan of Kaukauna passed away peacefully Sunday, January 11, 2015 at the Appleton Medical Center. She was born on March 28, 1926 to Peter and Anne (Groeschel) Smith at Theda Clark Hospital in Neenah. She grew up in Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School. On December 29, 1948, she married Cleon Egan from Kaukauna at St. Joseph's Church...

Jan 10, 2015

Marie (De Coster) Sievers, 81, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Appleton Medical Center. Marie was born on September 10, 1933 to Leonard and Anna (Hietpas) De Coster in Little Chute. She married Robert W. Sievers on October 20, 1956. Marie worked at Marathon Mill and latter she worked as a secretary at the Kimberly High School for...

Jan 10, 2015

Joyce H. Dietzen, age 62, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Saturday, January 10, 2015. She was born on June 15, 1952, to the late Curtis and Janet Lietz, and she resided in Freedom. Joyce married Bill Dietzen on July 8, 1978, and they spent 36 years together. Joyce graduated from Marion University with...

Jan 10, 2015

Jan 9, 2015

James Donald Smith, age 85, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2015. James was born to the late Melvin and Irene (Bishop) Smith on November 13, 1929. On May 8, 1948, Jim was united in marriage to Martha “Mardie” Evers.

Jim lived a very active life starting his own business, Seal Coat Applicators, at the age of 25. He owned...

Jan 9, 2015

Marjorie E. Albrecht, age 87, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2015. She was born on April 7, 1927, to the late John and Mary (Staudinger) Reimer. Marjorie married Robert H. Albrecht, and they spent 66 wonderful years together. She loved dancing to polka music, traveling around the country with Robert, and playing Sheepshead. Marjorie was a great cook, and...

Jan 9, 2015

Jim Diedrick, a longtime master baker, died at his home near Appleton on Friday afternoon, January 9, 2015. Jim was born August 14, 1941, son of the late Woodrow and Mary (Weyenberg) Diedrick, and married the former Darlene Doty on July 11, 1970 at St. Mary's Church in Appleton. Jim started working in a local bakery as a boy and...

Jan 7, 2015

Elizabeth “Betty” Jansen, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. She was born in 1923, in California, to the late Henry W. and Olive (Probst) Hupfauf. On September 2, 1947, Betty married Archie Jansen at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Darboy, and together they raised their five children. Throughout her life, Betty enjoyed spending time with family, relatives and...

Jan 7, 2015

Allen See, age 70, of Kaukauna, formerly of Appleton, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. He was born on November 9, 1944 in Chilton, to the late Edward and Loretta (Buechel) See. On May 30, 1965, Al married Bonnie Kalies in Wayside, Wisconsin. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Al was a farm boy at heart. He...

Jan 7, 2015

Richard J. Oberweiser, age 64, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 7, 2015 with his loving wife Susan by his side. He was born in Appleton on August 23, 1950 to the late James and Margaret (Rutter) Oberweiser.

Dick worked many long hours as a manager in the bar/restaurant and banquet establishments throughout the Fox Valley, including Alex's Crown, The Pioneer...

Jan 6, 2015

Jan 6, 2015

Salvatore “Sam” Tralongo, of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Sam was born on September 8, 1922, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Salvatore and Carmella (DeStefano) Tralongo. After serving in the Coast Guard during WWII, Sam attended the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and Layton School of Art. In 1950, he married Kathleen (Smiley) in Milwaukee and moved to...

Jan 6, 2015

Jan 6, 2015

Carlton “Bruce” O'Brien, age 81, of Menasha, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. He was born on July 14, 1933, to the late Earl and Verna (Mierwca) O'Brien. He was born and raised in Menasha, and graduated from Menasha High school. Bruce spent 38 years working for Menasha Utility until his retirement in 1989. While working, he dedicated himself...