Denise M. Tessen
Sep 29, 2024
Denise Margaret (Myhill) Tessen, age 60, passed away on September 29, 2024. Denise was born on December 15, 1963, to parents William and Darlene (Wilson) Myhill in Milwaukee, WI. She lived in Milwaukee until she was 18, and moved to Winchester and began a family. The family moved to Louisiana until a return to Wisconsin brought a chance encounter by...
William G. Goodness
Sep 28, 2024
William G. Goodness passed peacefully from this beautiful life Saturday September 28, 2024. He fantasized about meeting his maker at the business end of gun held by a crazed, jealous husband. He told this joke often when contemplating his inevitable end. But fate had other plans. Contrary to his wishes, William passed peacefully in his favorite chair, taking his last...
Richard William Helms
Sep 28, 2024
Richard William Helms, 76, passed away at his Kaukauna home on September 28, 2024, in the presence of family. Richard was born in Appleton on September 14, 1948, to Raymond and Lila (Mantei) Helms.
Dick graduated from Appleton High School in 1966. He served in the Army from 1968 through 1970, including a tour in Vietnam. He worked as a machinist...
Thomas Grade
Sep 28, 2024
Thomas E. Grade, 70, passed away unexpectedly on September 28, 2024, in Menasha, WI. He was born on June 20, 1954, to Thomas and Jean (Bretthauer) Grade.
Tom graduated from Menasha High School in 1972 then went to college at University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh and transferred to University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee in 1974. He took some time off to...
Marion A. Merkl
Sep 28, 2024
Marion Amanda Merkl (Schabow) passed into her eternal home with God on September 28, 2024. She was born on January 13, 1931 to the late Herbert and Nathalie (Hersekorn) Schabow. She was received into God’s kingdom through the waters of Holy Baptism on February 8, 1931 at St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church and confirmed her faith there on April 2,...
Nancy Kaye Annen
Sep 27, 2024
Nancy Kaye Annen of Appleton, Wisconsin passed away suddenly of natural causes on September 27th, 2024.
Nancy was born to Earl and May Smith on March 3rd, 1939 as the youngest of ten brothers and sisters. After graduating from high school in Niantic, Illinois, Nancy took a job at the local newspaper, the Decatur Herald. It was not long after that...
Ronald Otto Merbach
Sep 27, 2024
Ronald Otto Merbach conquered pancreatic cancer and battled related complications with courage. He passed away peacefully with his family at his side on September 27, 2024.
Ron was born August 8, 1941, to Rudolph and Geneva (Kanter) Merbach and grew up on a working dairy farm in Sherwood with his parents and three brothers, Rudolph, Robert (Ron’s twin) and Richard.
He attended...
Ellen Jill Nichols
Sep 25, 2024
Ellen Jill Nichols passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones on September 25, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin. She was born to Thomas and Lucille McNerney in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Rochester, New York with her sister Jane. After graduating from Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, she married Richard Hewitt Nichols, Jr, and moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where she lovingly...
Patti Lynn Trautwein
Sep 25, 2024
Patti Lynn Trautwein, 70, passed away on September 25, 2024.
She was born on September 19, 1954, to parents Donald and Luella (Stone) Burch in Wamsutter, WY and she attended high school in Thermopolis, WY. In 1972, Patti married Hank Trautwein, and they raised three daughters together. She later attended Springfield College in Springfield, MA and worked in various human resource...
Marion E. Krueger
Sep 24, 2024
Marion Ella Krueger (nee Groth), age 95 of Appleton, WI (formerly of Menomonee Falls, WI) joined her heavenly kingdom on September 24, 2024. She was born to Carl and Lydia (nee Grosskoph) Groth on March 20, 1929 in Milwaukee, WI. She met the love of her life, James “Jim” Krueger, while bowling with a friend and after some persistence from...
Paula Jean Manteufel
Sep 24, 2024
Paula J. (Cotter) Manteufel, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on September 24, 2024.
Paula was born to the late Virginia Ann Schermitzler and James Clarence Cotter on February 28,1962 in the city of Appleton.
She graduated from Appleton West High School, Class of 1980, and furthered her education later in life at Fox Valley Technical College receiving an associate degree in accounting.
Paula...
Janet Elizabeth Flood
Sep 23, 2024
Janet Elizabeth (Mayes) Flood, 78, of Appleton, died of complications due to kidney failure on Monday, September 23, 2024. In her final days, she and the family were supported by Hospice Care. Her daughter was at her side when she died.
Janet was born November 12, 1945, in Kansas City, MO. She grew up in Mount Lebanon, a suburb of Pittsburgh,...
Phyllis Ann Boldig
Sep 23, 2024
Phyllis Ann Boldig, 87, passed away on September 23, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was born on September 19, 1937, in Belle Plaine, Wisconsin to Dewey and Florence (Pahlow) Bartz.
Phyllis graduated from Shawano High School and became a clerk at the Shawano Courthouse. On October 19, 1957, she married her beloved husband, Franklin “Bud” Boldig, at St. James Lutheran...
Jean Ann Kahler
Sep 22, 2024
Jean Ann Kahler, born August 31, 1940, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2024. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald, her son Gary, her parents Clarence and Mildred Jonen, her sister Margaret Stevenson, and her brother James Jonen. She is survived by her children Randal Kahler and special friend Kenda Nemeth, Ellen Kahler, Anthony and Angela Kahler,...
Pauline E. Buss
Sep 22, 2024
Pauline Buss, age 102 of Appleton, was called home to her Lord on September 22,2024. Pauline was born September 21, 1922, in the town of Osborne, one of eleven children born to the late John and Louise (Dalke) Krueger. In 1939 she married Kenneth Buss; he preceded her in death in 2004.
Pauline spent most of her working life in supermarkets....
Donald Royce Bernhardt
Sep 22, 2024
Donald “Don” Royce Bernhardt, age 89, passed away on September 22, 2024, surrounded by the love of his family. Don was born on to Ray and Edna (Batten) Bernhardt on July 15, 1935, in Cook County, IL. After graduating from high school at age 16, Don began work at his dad’s bakery as well as on the family farm and...
Robert Bruce Catterton
Sep 21, 2024
Bruce, age 73, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2024, at his home in Appleton, the day after celebrating his 49th wedding anniversary to his beloved wife, Mary. He was born on August 6th, 1951, in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Frank Catterton and Jean Muir. He spent his childhood with his sister Barbara, and mother, in Columbus, Ohio and...
Arden Polzin Kuehmsted
Sep 21, 2024
Arden passed away peacefully less than one week after her joyful Happy 95th Birthday Celebration surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
Arden was born and raised in New London, Wisconsin. Graduating as her high school class valedictorian inspired her to go to Lawrence University where she was an English major and an active member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority....
Margie L. Davis
Sep 21, 2024
Margie Lou (nee Rea) Davis, 82, of Menasha, WI, passed away peacefully at home on September 21, 2024, after battling esophageal and stomach cancer for 4 years.
She was born in Meadville, PA on June 21, 1942, to Olive (nee Agnew) and Kenneth Rea. Margie graduated from Parma Senior High School, Parma, OH and St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing, Shaker...
James Edward Scharenbroch
Sep 21, 2024
James Edward Scharenbroch, 79, of Appleton, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2024, at home surrounded by loved ones and his dog Sadie.
James was born on May 12, 1945, in Darboy, Wisconsin, to Edward and Rita (Dietzen) Scharenbroch.
Jame served in the United States Navy as a Seabee. After his service, he worked as a carpenter building houses. He retired...
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