Jennette M. Speener
Sep 14, 2024
Jennette passed away peacefully on September 14, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was born on May 10, 1921 to William and Jennie (Eibergen) Jakobi. She married Fred M. Speener on February 3, 1939 in White Lake, WI and spent 57 wonderful years together. They moved to Kaukauna around 1943, then Jennette moved to St. Paul Home in 2018 at...
Betty Jean Beyer
Sep 13, 2024
Betty J. Beyer, 89, passed away on Friday, September 13th, just two days short of her 90th birthday. She passed peacefully with family by her side. She was born on September 15, 1934, in Georgia to Susie and Ira Caldwell and had one older sister, Mary. In their early years, Betty and Mary were raised by their Aunt Pearl and...
Robert Edward Christie
Sep 13, 2024
Robert “Bob" Edward Christie, 93, died peacefully on September 13, 2024, at Touchmark Senior Living, Appleton, WI.
Bob was born on December 13, 1930, in Devils Lake, ND, to Edward and Helene (Hingtgen) Christie. After graduating from Devils Lake High School, he attended Jamestown College in Jamestown, ND for one year until enlisting in the US Air Force. Bob had a...
Jacob J. Saari
Sep 12, 2024
Jacob J. Saari, 47, passed away on September 12, 2024.
He was born in Wausau, WI, on May 4, 1977, the son of Marvin and Gayle (Leahman) Saari. Jacob graduated from Wausau West High School in 1995 and attended UW Stevens Point and UW La Crosse universities. He then graduated from the Police Academy in Austin, TX, where he worked as...
Simon Pierre Lafontant
Sep 11, 2024
Simon Pierre Lafontant, age 40, left this earth unexpectedly on September 11, 2024. Simon was born on October 16, 1983, in Haiti. He considers Port-Salut his true home. He was a wonderful person but most of all a great father to his kids and an amazing friend to all who knew him. This was truly an unexpected loss.
Simon was always...
Kenneth Albert Klarner
Sep 10, 2024
Kenneth Albert Klarner passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 10, 2024. He was born on October 18, 1947, to Herbert John and Gladys Irene (Wolff) Klarner in Green Bay. In his early childhood, Ken lived with his family in rural Black Creek and the Appleton area. Ken graduated from Appleton High School in 1965, then moved on to...
Eugene Arthur Malliet
Sep 10, 2024
FREEDOM - Eugene A. Malliet, 95, passed away on September 10, 2024. He was born on October 10, 1928 in Bear Creek, WI to George and Esther (Surprise) Malliet.
Following graduation from Bear Creek High School in 1948, Gene joined the Army, serving his country with honor and pride in Japan and during the Korean War. On February 16, 1953, Eugene...
Scott Allen Johnson
Sep 10, 2024
Scott Allen Johnson, age 62, passed away on September 10, 2024, with his loving family at his side. Scott was born on October 20, 1961, to Dennis and Janice (Massey) Johnson in Appleton. He was raised in this loving home with his siblings.
Scott lived his life simply and with grace. He was one who would often extend himself to help...
Lois Carol Bloom
Sep 10, 2024
Lois Carol (Birkholz) Bloom, 80, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was born on January 19, 1944, in Green Bay, WI, the daughter of Norman and Phyllis (Beale) Birkholz.
Lois graduated from West De Pere High School in 1962, and attended College earning a Bachelor...
Mary Holstein Appelt
Sep 10, 2024
Mary Holstein Appelt, 94, of Appleton, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2024.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 13, 1930, to Ernst and Bertha (Graf) Holstein.
On February 16, 1952, she married James Appelt in Oak Park, Illinois, and they enjoyed sixty-three years of marriage together. The couple was blessed with four children, all sons. They raised the...
Hadley Jean Zimmermann
Sep 9, 2024
Hadley Jean Zimmermann passed peacefully in the arms of her loving mother on September 9, 2024. Hadley was born on September 3, 2024. During her six short days here on Earth, she touched our lives and was loved deeply. Her life was a brief gift to us that will live on, as her heart valves were donated and received by...
Paul Robert Girod
Sep 9, 2024
Paul was born October 26th, 1947, on a bright sunny day, in Minneapolis, MN. His proud parents Pastor Robert William Girod and Helen Johanna King Girod journeyed back home to Baileys Harbor, WI on the Lake Michigan side of the Door Peninsula in a snowstorm! The Girod’s lived in the upper lighthouse of the two Range Lights. The 2 light...
David J. Nagan
Sep 6, 2024
David J. Nagan, Sr. passed away on Friday September 6, 2024, at St. Paul Hospice in Kaukauna, WI.
He was born on March 30, 1928, to Alphonse and Bertha (Maude) Nagan in Kaukauna, WI.
David served in the U.S. Navy at the end of WWII from May 30, 1946, to March 23, 1948, in the Mediterranean on the USS Midway with the...
Ronald W. Colling
Sep 6, 2024
Ron was born in Appleton, WI, on November 30, 1942, to Alvin and Laura (Lorenz) Colling and would remain there, building his life, family, and friendships, until his passing on September 6, 2024. He was a hard-working, faith-filled man who always put his family first.
He attended St. Therese and Sacred Heart parochial schools and finished his education at Appleton (now...
Nancy Jean Sickmann
Sep 5, 2024
Nancy Sickmann, 61, passed away on September 5, 2024, at her home after a long fight with several chronic illnesses. She was born on August 1, 1963 in Gaylord MN, the daughter of Eldred and Violet (Jentz) Sickmann.
Nancy grew up in Arlington, MN and graduated from Arlington-Green Isle High School in 1981. She went on to attend St. Thomas University...
Virginia R. Russler
Sep 3, 2024
Virginia ‘Ginny’ Roi Russler (Johnson), age 81, of Appleton, WI, peacefully passed away on September 3, 2024. She was born on December 23, 1942, in Devils Lake, North Dakota, to Roy and Fern (Gish) Johnson. Ginny graduated from Stevens Point High School in the class of 1961 and earned her Bachelor of Arts from St. Olaf College. In December 1965,...
Louise C. Patterson
Sep 3, 2024
Louise Patterson, age 87 of Appleton, passed at her home on September 3, 2024. Louise was born January 9, 1937, in Madison, daughter of the late Louis and Catherine (Barrett) Rank. She was raised by her mother and her step-father Stanley Nelson, since Louis died at a very young age. Louise attended Central High School in Madison. She met her...
Dennis M. Buman
Sep 2, 2024
Dennis Melvin Buman passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 2, 2024, in Fremont, Wisconsin, at the age of 76. He was born on March 14, 1948, to the late Velma Buman (Lemke) and the late Louis Buman of Greenville, WI. He attended Hortonville High School. Dennis was united in marriage to Rachel Buman (Genke) on April 2,...
Carl J. Vanden Wymelenberg
Sep 2, 2024
Carl Vanden Wymelenberg, age 90, formerly of Wrightstown, passed away on September 2, 2024, with family by his side. He was born in Wrightstown on August 25, 1934, to Elzear and Martha Vanden Wymelenberg. Carl attended school in Wrightstown, St. Norbert College (De Pere) and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Marquette University (Milwaukee). He was enrolled in...
Scott Russell Smith
Aug 31, 2024
Scott Russell Smith, 48, passed away unexpectedly on August 31, 2024, after succumbing to a lingering illness he could no longer fight. His gentle, loving and giving heart stopped beating and has left us much too soon. Scott was a beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend and we are deeply saddened by his passing. Heaven has definitely gained another...
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