Lynn A. Maas
Feb 1, 2023
PLEASE NOTE: Updated Service date. Lynn A. Maas, age 83, passed away peacefully February 1, 2023. She was the only child of Gregory and Naomi (Hawley) Schindler. She attended grade and high school in Appleton and graduated from what is now Appleton West in 1958. In High School she met Glenn Sonnleitner. They were married in 1959 and the...
Richard J Weisgerber
Jan 31, 2023
Richard “Dick” Weisgerber of Appleton died unexpectedly January 31, 2023.
He was born August 11, 1946, to the late James and Madelyn (Noie) Weisgerber. He was a graduate of Xavier High School and attended U.W. Whitewater.
Dick's claim to fame was growing up next door to Rocky Bleier. Rocky said his greatest games were played on the Weisgerbers' lawn and...
Lois C. Umnus
Jan 31, 2023
Lois C. Unmus, age 93, left this earth to meet her Savior on January 31, 2023, surrounded by her family and their love. She was born July 18, 1929, to Norbert and Lenora (Schmidt) Beimborn in the town of Glenmore, Shirley, WI. Lois was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Shirley. Following high school, she moved to Milwaukee...
Kathryn Elliott
Jan 29, 2023
Kathryn “Kay” M. (Zahn) Elliott, age 85, was called to the loving arms of her Savior on January 29, 2023, after a battle with cancer.Kay was born in Sturgeon Bay, WI on March 23, 1937, to the late Walter and Estelle (Appel) Zahn of Bailey’s Harbor, WI. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church and attended grade school...
Dale D. Rice
Jan 28, 2023
REVISED SERVICE INFORMATION
Dale D. Rice, 86, of Appleton, Wisconsin passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Cherry Meadows Hospice Center surrounded by family, following a short bout with kidney and liver cancer. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, February 17, 2023, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Appleton, with Fr. Bill Swichtenberg presiding. Visitation...
Edward J. Broeren
Jan 28, 2023
Edward J “Ed” Broeren, 86, passed away on January 28th, surrounded by Jackie, his wife of 61 years, and his three children, Lisa, Ed, and Laura. He was born to Kathryn and William Broeren, the 7th of 11 children, in Askeaton, on August 8th, 1936. He attended the one-room schoolhouse there and graduated from Wrightstown High School. He worked at...
Scott J. Buchberger
Jan 28, 2023
Scott Jerome Buchberger, age 68 of Kimberly, WI passed away on January 28, 2023 surrounded by his beloved family. Scott was born on January 31, 1954 to Bernard “Bernie” and Florence (Kuepper) Buchberger in Appleton, WI. He graduated from Kimberly High School with the class of ’73 and went on to work as a millwright for Thilmany Paper for most...
Mary Jane VanLieshout
Jan 28, 2023
Mary Jane (Bevers) Van Lieshout joined our heavenly Father peacefully at the age of 95 on January 28 at Island Shores. She was born to the late William and Grace (Jourdain) Bevers on February 28, 1927 in Neenah, Wisconsin.
Mary Jane grew up in Menasha and attended St. Patrick’s Grade School and Menasha High School. She went to Rosary...
Joan A. O'Dell
Jan 27, 2023
Joan A. O’Dell (Klaus), age 97 of Menasha, WI passed away January 27, 2023. She was born December 3, 1925 in Buchanan, WI. She married the love of her life, Vernon O’Dell in November of 1949. He preceded her in death in March of 1998.
Joan was a lifelong member of St. Mary’s Catholic Parish in Menasha, WI. Joan was...
Ariel Bryn Colchado-Arter
Jan 27, 2023
Ariel Bryn Colchado-Arter
30-year-old wife of Mateo Colchado Mendez and mother of 3, passed away unexpectedly Friday January 27, 2023, at ThedaCare Appleton where she was surrounded by her loving family. Ariel died from a bacterial infection; she did not know was there. It caused sepsis and multiple organ failure.
Ariel was born January 29, 1992, to Todd Arter...
Jonathon "Jon" Ward
Jan 27, 2023
On the morning of January 27, 2023, Jonathon Ward of Appleton passed away unexpectedly at the age of 69. Jon was born in 1953 to Donald and Norma Ward. He graduated from Dearborn High in 1971, and went on to earn his Bachelors Degree in Education from Wayne State University in 1979, and Masters equivalency in School Counseling in 1992...
Elizabeth Ludwig
Jan 26, 2023
Elizabeth "Betty" A. (Stuyvenberg) Ludwig, age 87, mother, wife, sister and friend, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Little Chute Healthcare, Little Chute, Wisconsin.
Betty was born on November 19,1935 in Kimberly the Henry and Elizabeth (Plesser) Stuyvenberg. Betty attended and graduated from Kimberly High School. She was united in marriage to Ken Martinon June 30,1956 and they...
Mary Lee Powell
Jan 26, 2023
Mary Lee (Heling) Powell is now singing in the choir in heaven. She passed away after battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma / leukemia since 2018.
The first child born to Milan and Lorraine Heling on September 12, 1947 she was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran in Bonduel on October 5, 1947 by Rev. Plishke.
During her first three years of her scholastic...
Betty J. Ebben
Jan 25, 2023
Betty Jane Ebben (Bayer) of Appleton, WI joined her heavenly kingdom on January 25, 2023. She was born to Frank and Lena (Endres) Bayer on October 14, 1928 in Menasha, WI. She graduated from St. Mary High School in Menasha with the class of ’46 and went on to work at her local theatre and Bantas for a few years...
Yvonne Emma VanLandghen
Jan 25, 2023
Yvonne E. VanLandghen, 87, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at Rennes Health and Rehabilitation Center, Appleton. She was born on March 6, 1935, in Kimberly, the daughter of Edward and Eleanore (Tullberg) DeBruin. Yvonne attended and graduated from Kimberly High School, the Class of 1953. She was united in marriage to Paul Fred VanLandghen on May 22, 1954,...
Shirley Schmeltzer
Jan 24, 2023
Shirley Ann (Dickrell) Schmeltzer, age 89, of Kimberly, Wisconsin passed away on January 24, 2023 in Menasha, WI.
Shirley was born on May 19, 1933 in Appleton, WI to the late Andrew and Loretta (Dohr) Dickrell and graduated from Appleton West High School. She was united in marriage to the late Robert Schmeltzer on October 13, 1951 at St. Therese...
Beverly Ann Hungerford
Jan 23, 2023
Beverly Ann Hungerford, age 69, of Appleton, Wisconsin passed away at St Elizabeth Hospital on January 23, 2023. Beverly was born on June 25, 1953 in Ohio to the late James and Violet Cordle. She lived there until she was nine when her family moved to Norfolk, Virginia so her dad could work with Norfolk and Southern Railroad.
For...
Donna J. Baerenwald
Jan 23, 2023
Donna Baerenwald, age 90, passed quietly while resting on January 23, 2023. Donna was born in Appleton, on October 13, 1932, daughter of the late Raymond and Hilda (Heinz) Kunstman. As a young woman she worked a couple different jobs in town, and on August 30, 1952, married Harold Baerenwald; he preceded her in death in 2010.
Donna was a...
Coral "Betsy" Elizabeth McPeak
Jan 23, 2023
Coral Elizabeth “Betsy” McPeak, age 78, passed away surrounded by her family and their love on January 23, 2023. Betsy was born on August 28, 1944, to Henry and Coral (Weymouth) Carr in Alamogordo, NM, she was the oldest of two daughters born to the couple. In her early childhood, the little family made the move from New Mexico to...
Sandra Vandenheuvel
Jan 21, 2023
Sandra Ann VandenHeuvel, age 76, of Combined Locks, passed away peacefully yet unexpectedly, under a beautiful full moon on January 21, 2023. Sandra was born on January 15, 1947, daughter of the late Sylvester and Marie (Kemps) Lenz. She enjoyed working at the Sweet Shop before graduating from Kimberly High School in 1965. It was in high school where...
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