Obituaries

Dec 18, 2013

Edwina Rattray, age 65, of Appleton, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2013 at Froedtert Medical Center in Milwaukee. She was born on January 24, 1948, in St. James, Barbados, the daughter of Edwin and Eudene (Burrowes) Beard. On October 17, 1970, Edwina married the love of her life, Dr. Trevor Rattray at the University Chapel in Kingston, Jamaica. She...

Dec 17, 2013

Vincent J. Baum, decorated Air Force Veteran and former Grand Chute Fire Chief, died peacefully at his Appleton home, surrounded by his loving family at the age of 96. Vince was born in Grand Chute on August 19, 1917, son of the late John A. and Katherine (Gengler) Baum – the fourth of six children. He grew up on the...

Dec 16, 2013

Alice King Case, age 76, of Appleton passed away peacefully surrounded by her family after a brief illness on Monday, December 16, 2013. She was born on July 10, 1937, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late John and Mary Hague King. Alice lived a bit of a nomadic life, having lived in seven different states by the age of 16...

Dec 15, 2013

Marlene Koehler, 75, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Manor Care in Appleton. Marlene was born on December 1, 1938 to Leo and Mary (Gruber) Koehler. She worked for Chilton Metal Products for over 40 years until her retirement. Marlene was an avid softball player and was also a Brewer and Packer fan. She enjoyed traveling and went...

Dec 14, 2013

Rosemary Erickson (Marx), died on December 14th, 3 days short of her 99th birthday She was born on Dec 17th 1914 in Appleton, the youngest daughter of Henry & Mary(Stier) Marx. She married Carl Erickson on Oct 12, 1946 and he preceded her in death in 1964.

Rosemary attended Lawrence College and the Actual Business College. She was employed at...

Dec 14, 2013

Bernice Rose Geiger, age 89, passed away on December 14, 2013. Born July 16, 1924, to the late Henry and Marie Van Laarhoven. Bernice worked at St. Elizabeth's hospital for many years as an assistant care-giver for those in need. She was an active parishioner at St. Edward Catholic Church, and was integral to many parish activities and organizations.

Bernice...

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Dec 12, 2013

Patricia Ann (Zak) Murphy, 81, of Appleton passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was born on a chilly day in Iron Mountain, Michigan on November 20, 1932, daughter of the late Albert and Ida (Jarvey) Zak. Patricia was married to her loving husband, James K. Murphy, on January 7, 1950. Patricia and (as she...

Dec 10, 2013

Janet Irene Passmore, age 67, passed away on December 10, 2013 at Parkview Care Center in Oshkosh. She was born in 1946 to the late Jack and Zelda Passmore in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. Janet later moved to Los Angeles for a short time, and later returned to Michigan to attend Lake Superior State University. While attending Lake Superior State...

Dec 10, 2013

DeLila Komp Nock, age 100, passed away December 10, 2013 after a short illness.

Born in Stephensvillle, Wisconsin, she graduated from Oshkosh Teachers College and taught world geography for over 20 years at James Madison Junior High School in Appleton.

After retirement, her passion for dance led her to Adagio Dance Studio (TC Dance Club) where she enthusiastically participated in...

Dec 10, 2013

Dec 9, 2013

Norman Van Heuklon, age 91, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning, December 9, 2013. Norm was born in Appleton on March 3, 1922, son of the late Hugh and Rose (Engel) Van Heuklon. On October 8, 1946, he married the former Mary Louise Kufner. She preceded him in death in 2004.

In his teen years, he was...

Dec 7, 2013

Robert “Bob” Sagunsky, 64, of Greenville passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at home.

Bob was born on September 11, 1949 to the late Max and Dorothy (Ebert) Sagunsky in Fond du Lac. In his younger years he worked for his father at Max's Air Service at the airport and he also got his pilot's license. Bob graduated from...

Dec 6, 2013

Arthur David Koehne, husband, father and grandfather passed away at the St. Paul Villas of Kaukauna on Friday, December 6, 2013.

He was born and raised in the city of Kaukauna and attended local schools.

In 1972, he was inducted into the Kaukauna Athletic Hall of Fame.

Art was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard 32nd division for 38...

Dec 6, 2013

Leon David Birkholz passed away with his family by his side on December 6, 2013 at Appleton Medical Center. He was born on February 23, 1947 in Appleton to Vernon and Doris (Bartlein) Birkholz, the oldest of thirteen children. Lee married Paula M. Thiel on May 15, 1970 in Sherwood, Wisconsin. They spent 43 years together in Appleton raising three...

Dec 6, 2013

Dec 5, 2013

Marilyn Derks, age 70, of Appleton, entered into eternal life after, a courageous battle with cancer, at 9:26 AM, on December 5, 2013 at her home, with family by her side. Marilyn was born on January 10, 1943 to the late Alton “Tony” and Ruth (nee Schmidt) Miller in Milwaukee. She was united in marriage with James Derks on November...

Dec 5, 2013

Dorothy Schroeder, age 83, passed away at Appleton Medical Center on Wednesday evening, December 4, 2013, following an illness. Dorothy was born in Appleton on April 22, 1930, daughter of the late George and Beatrice (Archambeau) Schumacher. On August 29, 1953, she married Earl Schroeder, Sr. The couple spent fifty-five wonderful years together until Earl's death in 2008. They were...

Dec 4, 2013

David J. Rausch, age 74, of Seymour, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. He was born on June 5, 1939, to the late Edward Sr. and Fern Rausch, and grew up in Kaukauna. Dave worked for Badger Northland for many years before retiring. On November 26, 1994, he married Rosalie Hahn, and they spent...