Obituaries

Dorothy Hedberg

Dorothy Hedberg

Jan 12, 2014

Dorothy E. Hedberg, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 12, 2014. She graduated from Appleton High School and was a lifelong resident in Appleton. Dorothy worked as an audit clerk at First National Bank of Appleton for 31 years. She always had a very strong faith, and she was the longest member at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton.

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Florence A. Wienandt

Florence A. Wienandt

Jan 12, 2014

Florence A. Wienandt, age 89, of Appleton, gently passed away to God's outreached arms on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the Appleton Medical Center. Florence was born on May 20, 1924 in Plover, daughter of the late William and Alice Drews. On December 12, 1942 Florence married Kenneth Wienandt in a ceremony in Plover. Kenneth passed away on July 11,...

Carla Wallace

Carla Wallace

Jan 11, 2014

Carla (Dietzen) Wallace, 82, was born to eternal life January 11, 2014. Carla was born November 17, 1931 to Joseph and Clara Dietzen. She graduated from Kimberly High School.

On October 15, 1955 she married Earl Wallace and together they celebrated 58 years of marriage. While raising her family she spent time volunteering as a scout leader and working in...

Stephen  "Junior" Kuepper

Stephen "Junior" Kuepper

Jan 11, 2014

Stephen John Kuepper Jr., age 78, of Kimberly, passed away unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on Saturday, January 11, 2014, with his loving family by his side. Steve was born on April 26, 1935, in Darboy son of the late Stephen and Lucina (Seegers) Kuepper.

Stephen and LaVerne (Menting) were married on October 4, 1954, and were to celebrate their 60th...

John E. Van Zeeland

John E. Van Zeeland

Jan 10, 2014

John E. Van Zeeland, age 77, of Kaukauna, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014. He was born on May 22, 1936, to the late Leonard and Ruby (Rademacher) Van Zeeland. John grew up in Kaukauna and graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1955. On August 20, 1959, he married Carol Vander Loop at St. Francis Catholic Church in Hollandtown....

Phyllis L. Krueger

Phyllis L. Krueger

Jan 9, 2014

Phyllis L. Krueger, age 74, of Chilton, formerly of Neenah, passed away at her home on Thursday, January 9, 2014. She was born on June 6, 1939 to the late Phillip and Louise Schlude. Phyllis graduated from Appleton High School, and went on to attend and graduate from the Outagamie County Teachers College and the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She...

Ruth Kieffer

Ruth Kieffer

Jan 7, 2014

Ruth Kieffer, 97, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. Ruth was born on November 13, 1916 to Charles and Antoinette Wagner. On June 8, 1943 she was united in marriage to Elmer Kieffer at Holy Cross Church. Ruth was a loving and caring mother who was the best cook and could always prepare...

Thomas Van Ryzin

Thomas Van Ryzin

Jan 6, 2014

Thomas R. Van Ryzin, age 58, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 6, 2014 at Cherry Meadows Hospice. He was born on August 31, 1955, to the late Robert and Margaret Van Ryzin, and he resided in Appleton. Tom married Christy Peterson on January 21, 1991, and they spent 38 years together before she passed away in 2010....

Jerald "Jerry" Fisher

Jerald "Jerry" Fisher

Jan 6, 2014

Jerald A. Fisher, age 78, of Appleton, passed away at his home on January 6, 2014. Jerry was born on January 29, 1935, in Appleton, to the late Charles and Lucille (Blick) Fisher. He was a 1953 graduate of Appleton High School. Following graduation, Jerry proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Japan and Korea....

Marie E. Stecker

Marie E. Stecker

Jan 5, 2014

Marie Stecker, age 93, passed away at the Appleton Medical Center on Sunday morning, January 5, 2014. Marie was born in Hilbert on August 12, 1920, daughter of the late Gottlieb and Molly (Mertz) Diener. On June 1, 1940, she married Robert Stecker at St. Peter Ev. Lutheran Church in Hilbert; he preceded her in death in 1996. Early on,...

Ward C.  Patton Jr.

Ward C. Patton Jr.

Jan 5, 2014

Ward C. Patton Jr., age 83, of Appleton, passed away at Brewster Village on Sunday, January 5, 2014. Ward was born on August 10, 1930 in Tampa, Florida to the late Ward Patton and Willa Grace Wicker. He served his country in the Air Force during the Korean War, and in 1952 he married Bettie Munson. He later attended McCormick...

Amy Lynn Brittnacher

Amy Lynn Brittnacher

Jan 5, 2014

Amy Lynn Brittnacher, age 39, of Kaukauna, passed away unexpectedly on January 5, 2014 at her home. She was born on November 29, 1974 in Appleton, daughter of John and the late Patricia Hartl. She was a 1993 graduate of Kaukauna High School and on May 17, 1996, Amy married Matt Brittnacher in a ceremony at Calvary Chapel in Kimberly....

Lavern P. Monyette

Lavern P. Monyette

Jan 3, 2014

Lavern Pritzl Monyette died early Thursday morning, January 2, 2014 at a Milwaukee area care center. Lavern was born March 26, 1934, daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Gresl) Pritzl. On May 10, 1957, she married Donald Monyette at Sacred Heart Church in Appleton; Don preceded her in death in the fall of 2010.

In her younger years, Lavern...

LeRoy J. Bast

LeRoy J. Bast

Jan 1, 2014

LeRoy John Bast, age 82, of Little Chute, passed away surrounded by loving family and friends on January 1, 2014 at Appleton Medical Center.

He was born on March 15, 1931, the son of the late John and Ella (Timmers) Bast. He went to grade school in Mackville and graduated from Seymour High School in 1949. He and Betty M....

Janice Dengel Nieland

Janice Dengel Nieland

Jan 1, 2014

Janice Dengel Nieland, age 69 passed away January 1, 2014, at her home with her family and friends by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Jan was born October 3, 1944 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, to Alfred and Dolores (Andrustyk) LeClair. She graduated from Appleton West High School in 1963, and in 1965 she married Jack Dengel with...

Gale Smith

Gale Smith

Dec 31, 2013

Gale A Smith, 47, fought a courageous battle with cancer for seven months and passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at home with her loved ones around her.

Gale was born on April 26, 1966 to Ronald Karow and Maxine Kimball in Milwaukee. She worked at Evergreen Retirement Community as an OTA and loved working there, it was her...