Obituaries

Alden “Al” Johann, age 76, went into his heavenly father’s arms on July 1, 2018, after a courageous seven-year battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family at his home in Greenville, Wisconsin.

Alden was born in Appleton on May 9, 1942, to John and Gretchen (Merget) Johann. He married the love of his life, Carol Vosters, on...

Dennis passed away unexpectedly with his wife Letha on April 14, 2019. He was born on July 29, 1944 in Appleton to Elmer and Elvira Kraus. He graduated from Menasha High School in 1962, after which he enlisted in the Air Force. While stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas, Dennis met the love of his life Letha. They were married on...

A complete obituary will appear here as soon as it is availble.

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=========================================================================================================================ProProfessor Emeritus of History William Chaney has passed away at his home. He was 90 years old.

An iconic figure in the college's history, he was hired by President Nathan Pusey and joined the history department in...

John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that you may also be where I am.

Marjorie fell asleep peacefully in her own home, and woke up in the arms of Jesus, on October, 19 2021 at the age of 93.  She was born...

Patricia Ann Zeegers, 71, of Appleton, passed away on August 14, 2021, at home, surrounded by family. Pat was born on June 8, 1950, to Maurice and Marian (Vanderlois) Barta. She attended Appleton West High School. On February 8, 1969, Pat married Jim, the love of her life. They celebrated 53 years of marriage and enjoyed 19 years of retirement...

Inez L. Buffington, age 89, died on October 17, 2017, at Living Tree Estates assisted living in Greenville, after living with dementia for the past 10 years. Mrs. Buffington was born in Martinsville, VA. She met her future husband, Donald H. Buffington, while he was in the service. They were wed three years later and returned to his home state...

Richard “Rick” Louis Walker, 53, of Menasha, WI, passed away on Monday September 6, 2021, from pancreatic cancer.

Rick is survived by his wife, Tammy; his stepchildren, Robert Schamburek (Dani), Roberta Brown (Jason); His Dad and Mom, Fred and Joan (Lawrence) Walker Eau Claire WI; Four Siblings: Larry Joe Maxwell Webster City, IA, Tracy Maxwell (Michelle) Grandville, IA, Kathryn Walker-Moyle...

Marilyn E. Hesse, 74, a friend to many, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at ThedaCare Medical Center in Appleton.

Marilyn was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 20, 1942. She graduated from Jackson High School in Hixton, WI in 1960 and moved with her family to Appleton in 1963.

During her time in Appleton, she did in-home daycare...

Margaret Svetlauskas passed away peacefully from this world to the next after courageously battling cancer. Margaret was born in Sheboygan, daughter of the late Al and Margaret (Byla) Svetlauskas. She is survived by her brothers: Richard (Sandy) Svetlauskas of Beverly Hills, Michigan and Jim Svetlauskas of Appleton; her niece: Lydia (Corey) Jones of DePere and children Jaiden and Ty Jones,...

Dr. Jinping Li, age 55, passed away on Sunday February 3, 2019 after a short battle with cancer. Jinping and his wife, Zhibin, moved from Denver to the Fox Valley area 7 years ago. He worked at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. He is survived by his wife, Zhibin He, and daughters Nanxing, Sarah, and Wendy.

The celebration of his...