Obituaries

Jul 24, 2014

Mary “Lee” Matey (Palmer), 84, Appleton, went home to God on Thursday, July 24, 2014. She was the daughter of Magdalene (Bestler) and Orin Palmer and was born on July 24, 1930, in Appleton. She served her country as a member of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. On February 12, 1955, Lee married William “Bill” Matey of...

Jul 24, 2014

Mark Riedy, age 66, of Appleton, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, July 24, 2014. He was born on February 1, 1948, in Escanaba, Michigan, the son of Milton and Betty (Trombley) Riedy. Mark was retired and formerly employed as a Director of the Tax Equalization Department for Dickinson, Iron and Menominee Counties. He enjoyed spending time with...

Jul 23, 2014

Roman L. Berg, age 95, of Kaukauna, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Appleton Medical Center. He was born on September 3, 1918, in Appleton, the son of the late Fred and Alice (Langenberg) Berg. Roman served in the U.S. Army from January 7, 1942 until October 9, 1945. On October 3, 1944, he married Alice Damro at...

Jul 23, 2014

John T. Stern, 67 of Kimberly, passed into the arms of the Lord on Wednesday July 23, 2014 at Cherry Meadows Hospice after a courageous fight with Pancreatic Cancer, surrounded by family. John was born on May 23, 1947 in New London to Bernard and Marie (Tameling) Stern. At a young age, the family moved to Rhinelander Wisconsin. John graduated...

Jul 23, 2014

Lawrence Jandrey, age 87, of Kaukauna, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Cherry Meadows. He was born on July 30, 1926 in the Town of Rantoul, the son of the late Charles and Minnie (Wunrow) Jandrey. On June 19, 1976, Larry married Lucina (Hartjes) Kerkhoff at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Kaukauna. He was a member of Good...

Jul 22, 2014

Jul 22, 2014

Roman J. Griesbach, age 91, of Appleton, passed away at Grand Horizons in Appleton on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. He was born at home in Greenville on September 3, 1922, the eldest son of ten children to the late Alois C. and Sophia T. (Gresl) Griesbach. On June 16, 1949 he married his wife of 60 years, the late Lorraine...

Jul 20, 2014

Victor “Vic” DeGroot, 69, passed away unexpectedly, July 20, 2014. Born March 2, 1945 in Combined Locks, WI. Son to the late Victor H and Rita (Coonen) DeGroot. He was married on September 7, 1968 to Karen Natrop. They began their family and raised five children, eight grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Vic graduated from St John High School in 1963....

Jul 19, 2014

Jul 19, 2014

Evelyn Martha Dobberstein, 92, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Century Oaks in Oshkosh surrounded by her family.

She was born on July 25, 1921 in Dale, Wisconsin to Owen and Emma Peterson. Evelyn was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dale and graduated from Appleton High School in 1939. She married Hugo Dobberstein, the...

Jul 18, 2014

Kenneth Roger William Sager, 96 years, 9 months, passed away July 18, 2014. He was born in Appleton October 18, 1917, son of Augusta Loest Sager and Harry J. Sager. Ken was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton. He was a life-long resident of the city. Ken married Dorothea (Dody) Leisering on December 26, 1949 at Zion...

Jul 18, 2014

Elliott T. West, age 31, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 18, 2014. He was born on December 25, 1982, in Appleton, to Michael and Gloria (Gwost) West. Elliott graduated from Appleton North High School in 2001, and went on to attend and graduate from Humboldt University in 2006.

As a child, Elliott was full of joy and energy. He...

Jul 18, 2014

Estella Maeve West, was born peacefully into her papa's arms on July 17th, 2014. She passed away her first night home on July 18th, 2014. She leaves behind her loving parents: Jeremy and Erin (Burnett) West; her grandparents: Michael (Mark) West of Appleton, Gloria (Gary Youso) West of DePere, and Lynn and Terri Burnett of Appleton. Estella also has many...

Jul 17, 2014

Jul 17, 2014

Florence Johanna (Herrle) Frey, age 87, formerly of Oshkosh and Appleton, passed away at St. Paul Home, Kaukauna, on Thursday, July 17, 2014. Florence was born on September 20, 1926, in Oshkosh to the late Maurice and Anna (Weber) Herrle. For many years Florence was employed by the Appleton Public School System as an office manager in the Special Education...

Jul 17, 2014

Mary Jean “Jeannie” Delrow, 75, Menasha, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2014 surrounded by family and friends. Jeannie was born on February 9, 1939 to the late Earl and Lucille (Clough) Pariseau in Blackwell WI. Jeannie held many different jobs over the years, but the two that she talked about often were waitressing and then her position with Theda...

Jul 17, 2014

George J. Michalkiewicz, age 72, of Menasha, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Fox River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on June 30, 1942, in Appleton, the son of the late John and Mary (Grishaber) Michalkiewicz. George's employment began at James River, formerly American Can and he retired from Jefferson Smurfit-Stone in Pacific, Missouri. He coached...

Jul 16, 2014

Jul 14, 2014

Gertrude A. Zawacki, age 98, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014, at Oakridge Gardens Nursing Center in Menasha. On March 17, 1916, Gertrude Agnes was born to the late John and Mary (Schultz) Skornia in Owensville, Missouri. In the rural farming community of Mill Creek, Wisconsin, Gertie married Chester Zawacki in 1943.

Gertie had retired from Jersild Knitting Mills...

Jul 13, 2014