William E. Behrent
Nov 3, 2025
Bill Behrent of Appleton, age 82, passed away on November 3rd at home. He was born in Appleton, WI on August 3, 1943, the son of the late Edwin Jr. and Guinevere (Roocks) Behrent. On December 6th, 1973, he married Patricia Vanden Boogard at St. Paul Catholic Church of Combined Locks WI.
Bill served in the Appleton Police Department for 28...
Jackie A. Laux-Wendt
Nov 2, 2025
Jacqueline “Jackie” Laux-Wendt, age 82, of Tustin, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday morning, November 2.
Jackie was born on December 16, 1942, in Appleton, Wisconsin, to Marjorie (Margie) and Jack Laux. She grew up in Appleton, attending St. Therese Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High, and Appleton High School.
Jackie began her career waitressing at Mr. Steak, where she loved chatting with her regulars...
Gregory William Kluba
Nov 1, 2025
Gregory William Kluba, age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 1, 2025. Greg was born July 17, 1950, the son of the late George and Olive (Miller) Kluba. After his 1968 graduation from Appleton West, he joined the US Navy to serve in the Vietnam War where he was honorably discharged in October of 1974.
He married the...
Mildred "Millie" V. Wendt
Nov 1, 2025
Mildred Viola Wendt, 86, of Appleton, passed away peacefully into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on November 1st, 2025. Millie was born May 12th, 1939 in Chilton, Wisconsin to the late Gordon J. Zastrow, Sr. and Viola (Peik) Zastrow. Millie attended Bethlehem Lutheran Grade School and graduated from Central High School in 1957. She was united in...
Betty Vander Linden
Oct 31, 2025
Betty J. Vander Linden, at the remarkable age of 94, passed away on October 31, 2025. She was born in Appleton, Wisconsin on August 7, 1931, to her parents Nelson and Leone (Hoier) Nutting.
She was raised in the Fox Valley. She graduated from Appleton High School. She met the love of her life Bob through his brother Tom. They dated...
Richard R. Cook
Oct 30, 2025
Rick Cook, a lifelong resident of Appleton, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, where he was also born on November 16, 1955, to the late May (Bergacker) and Ralph Cook.
Rick married Carrie Peterson on July 31, 1982, and they had two cherished sons, Jacob and Mitchel. He worked at Kimberly Clark many years,...
Margaret J. "Margie" Young
Oct 30, 2025
Margaret J. Young from Appleton, WI, age 85, passed away after a short illness on October 30, 2025.
Margaret (Margie) was born to the late Edmund and Theodora (Gietman) Cops on February 20, 1940 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. She was the youngest of eleven children. In 1948, the Cops family immigrated to Kimberly, WI.
On September 28, 1957, Margaret was united in...
Floyd G. Loomis
Oct 29, 2025
Floyd was born on January 30, 1930 in Rochelle, IL to Percy and Iola (Allen) Loomis. His youth was spent in Wyocena, WI where he enjoyed childhood adventures with his long-standing buddy, LaVerne Griffin. Floyd was active in sports and music in Portage where he graduated in 1948. At age 18, his parents welcomed their second child Gene, who remained...
Betty Jane Engleman
Oct 29, 2025
Betty J. Engleman, age 93, of Neenah, passed away on October 29, 2025. Betty was born in Seymour, Wisconsin on December 22, 1931, to the late Everett and Leone (Hartwig) Ziegenbein. Betty married Lyle Engleman in 1960. She is survived by her daughter Heidi (Fran) Much, son Todd Engleman, and granddaughter Sheri (Jon) Kramer. She was preceded in death by...
Gerald Joseph Mohalski
Oct 29, 2025
Gerald “Jerry” “Ski” Mohalski, age 85, moved peacefully into the arms of his Savior the morning of October 29, 2025, while surrounded by his family. Jerry was born on August 26, 1940, in Milwaukee, WI to the late Roman and Dolores (Leer) Mohalski. Jerry shared his home with sister Althea and brother Neil. Upon graduating from high school, he was...
William V. Smith
Oct 29, 2025
“Van”, William V. Smith, age 85, passed away on October 29, 2025. He was born in Escanaba, MI to the late William and Emily “Jean” (VanBrocklin) Smith. He grew up in Escanaba with his sister Susan. Van’s father died when he was just 5 years old so he became something of a caretaker in his family. He graduated from Michigan...
Billie Lee Anderson
Oct 28, 2025
Billie Lee (Cafaro) Anderson passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on October 28, 2025. Loving daughter of the late Georgia and Frank Cafaro. A wise and loving mother to Patricia (Dan) Comperini, Deanna Young, Gina Welsh, Autumn (Jeffrey) Anderson-Berger, and “bonus mom” to Kerry (Bill) Filo, Kimberly Anderson-Drevs, and the late Christian Anderson. She was a devoted grandmother...
Lori L. Powell
Oct 28, 2025
Lori Love Powell, 63, of Little Chute, passed away on October 28, 2025, after a courageous battle with progressive supranuclear palsy. She was born on August 1, 1962, in Mobile, Alabama, to James and Helen Lock.
Lori graduated from Clemson University and started her career as a chemical engineer at Appleton Paper, before becoming a devoted stay at home parent. Lori...
Anthony "Tony" Nicholson
Oct 27, 2025
Anthony “Tony” W. Nicholson, age 81 of Appleton, WI passed away on October 27, 2025. He was born to the late William and Genevieve (Semrau) Nicholson on August 17, 1944 in Oshkosh, WI. He was the eldest of 5 children, including Marjorie Vesser (d. 2011), Kenneth Nicholson, Mary Nicholson, and Michael Nicholson. Tony started working early in his life, but...
Janice Batley
Oct 27, 2025
Janice “Mitzi” (Vanasten) Batley passed away peacefully on October 27th at Eagle Court Memory Care surrounded by her family. Born January 12, 1937, in Little Chute, WI, she was one of 5 daughters raised by Rosella and Martin Vanasten. Mitzi often reminisced about her wonderful childhood on Depot St., her Dutch heritage, and her Catholic upbringing. Music was a big...
Charles W. Wegner
Oct 27, 2025
Chuck Wegner, age 97, died peacefully on October 27, 2025. He was born in the small town of Everly, Iowa, on December 3, 1927, graduating from Everly High in 1945. He was always proud of his high school - the Everly Cattlefeeders - and loved to tell stories about his hometown.
Chuck enlisted in the Navy and served from 1946 to...
Kathy Ann Holewinski
Oct 27, 2025
Kathy A. Holewinski, 77, passed away with family by her side, on Monday, October 27, 2025. She was born on July 14, 1948, in Neenah, the daughter of William and Carol Jane (LaFond) Bauer. Kathy was married to Al Holewinski in October of 1982, and he preceded her in death in 1999. Out of high school, she started working for...
Duane L. Peotter
Oct 26, 2025
Duane L. Peotter, age 93 of Appleton, WI passed away on October 26, 2025. He was born to the late Harvey and Hilda (Schucknecht) Peotter on May 7, 1932. After spending some time wiring up communications for the Army, he worked for the Wisconsin Tissue Mill for many years until his retirement in 1995. Duane met the love of his...
Ann S. DeGroot
Oct 25, 2025
Ann DeGroot, 86, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2025. She was born on October 25, 1939, to her parents Richard and Hazel (Peterson) in Menasha, Wisconsin.
Ann was raised in Wisconsin, from Winchester to Kaukauna then settling in Kimberly. She graduated from Kimberly High School. She met the love of her life Eugene at Schulers Shack in Combined Locks. They...
Sylvia Ann Kyser
Oct 24, 2025
Sylvia Ann Kyser, beloved daughter of Nick and Natalie Kyser, was unexpectedly born silent on October 24, 2025. When she arrived, it was realized that she had her father’s nose and her mother’s chin. Though she never arrived safely in our arms, she will forever remain safe in our hearts.
Sylvia was deeply loved and is mourned by many cherished family...
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