Obituaries

Mary Kay  Bradle

Mary Kay Bradle

Jan 14, 2022

Mary Kay Bradle, 77, passed away on January 14, 2022. She was born on February 24, 1944, to Gordon and Marie (Stein) Simon. She was a member of the first graduating class of Xavier High School. Mary Kay married Clarence Bradle on November 7, 1964.

Mary Kay was a loving mother to her children, and her children’s friends. She was...

Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Kraft

Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Kraft

Jan 14, 2022

Jeffrey M. “Jeff” Kraft, age 58 of Appleton, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on January 14, 2022. Jeff was born on September 29, 1963 in Minnetonka, Minnesota to Charles and Sandra Kraft. He was employed with Progressive Converting “ProCon”.

Jeff had a love for the outdoors. He loved to go hiking, backpacking and on long walks....

Robert L "Bob" Leu

Robert L "Bob" Leu

Jan 14, 2022

On Friday, January 14, 2022, Robert (Bob) Leu died peacefully at home.  Born January 21, 1935 to Earle and Kathryn Leu, Bob was a native of Marshfield, WI.  Bob is survived by his wife, Jean, children, Joel and Kathryn, and granddaughters, Kendra, Megan, and Erin.

Bob graduated from Marshfield Senior High School before going on to St. Norbert’s for 2...

Marlene  Margaret "Molly" Sokol

Marlene Margaret "Molly" Sokol

Jan 14, 2022

Marlene “Molly” Margaret Sokol passed away peacefully on Jan 14, 2022, her 85th birthday.  She took her sass and spunk back to her beloved husband John Sokol, who passed away in 2011. She was born in the fox valley in 1937 to the late Harry and Margaret Kurowski.  She dedicated her life to her family and will always be remembered...

Eupha B. Koslowski

Eupha B. Koslowski

Jan 13, 2022

Eupha Bell Koslowski, 96, passed away on January 13, 2022. She was born in Henriatta, OK on June 19,1926 to William and Allie Ramey.

Eupha loved her family and loved to travel. She especially loved her trips to Branson, MO with her daughter, Tanya, where they enjoyed attending country music shows and shopping. In recent years, she felt blessed to...

Doris Ann Bierman

Doris Ann Bierman

Jan 13, 2022

  Manitowoc – Doris A. Bierman, age 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 13, 2022. She was born on April 28, 1935, in Pontiac, MI the daughter of Carl and Evelyn Crisman. Doris was united in marriage to Gerald Bierman on October 10, 1953. She liked going for walks.  Doris enjoyed many crafts over the years, traveling with her...

Glenda Gale Paulson

Glenda Gale Paulson

Jan 13, 2022

Glenda Gale Paulson, Appleton, passed away peacefully at home after a long battle with cancer.

Glenda was born January 24, 1956, the youngest of five children to Ken and Dorothy Luckkjohn. Glenda was born in Oshkosh but lived the majority of her life in Appleton; only recently moving to Wild Rose in preparation for the adventure of a lifetime with...

Ruth Helen Hawkinson

Ruth Helen Hawkinson

Jan 12, 2022

Ruth Helen Hawkinson, 97, passed away on January 12, 2022. She was born on December 12, 1924, to Louis and Marie Sawall. She graduated from Menasha High School.

Ruth was a very sociable person, and was always making friends. She spent her time at the Menasha Senior Center, playing games and socializing, and watching game shows at home. She had...

Lorraine M. Otto

Lorraine M. Otto

Jan 11, 2022

Lorraine M. Otto

LITTLE CHUTE–Lorraine (Gerrits)  Otto age 92 passed away due to natural causes on January 11, 2022 surrounded by her family.  She was the daughter of the late William and Loretta (School) Gerrits.  She married Gayland Otto on August 7, 1948.  They shared 67 years together before his passing on February 12, 2016.

Lorraine loved spending time at...

Robert J. "Bob" Brumm Sr.

Robert J. "Bob" Brumm Sr.

Jan 11, 2022

Robert “Bob” J. Brumm, Sr. passed away peacefully, although unexpectedly at the age of 79 on January 11th, 2022. He was born on April 11, 1942 in Appleton to the late Joseph and Vivian Brumm. At the young age of 20, he married the love of his life, Carol (Schuh) Brumm and they had two children together that they loved...

Robert A. "Bob" Schmall

Robert A. "Bob" Schmall

Jan 11, 2022

Robert “Bob” Schmall, age 79, passed away peacefully after a 4 year battle with Leukemia, on January 11, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. He continued to do the things that he loved with Martha and his family throughout those 4 years. Bob was born on October 7, 1942, in Milwaukee, the son of Zeno and Dolores (Stark) Schmall,...

Randall Everett "Randy" Gordee

Randall Everett "Randy" Gordee

Jan 11, 2022

Randall E. Gordee from Dale, Wisconsin went home to be with his Savior, Jesus on January 11, 2022. Randall (Randy) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Everett and Esther (Schindhelm) Gordee on July 23, 1951, the oldest of three children.

Randy graduated from Wauwatosa West high school, class of 1969. Following his graduation, he served in the US...

James C. Van Mun

James C. Van Mun

Jan 10, 2022

Passed away on January 10, 2022, at the age of 86. Jim was born to John and Antonia (Van Orsow) Van Mun on March 18, 1935, in Kimberly WI. Jim served in the US Coast Guard from 1952 until his honorable discharge in 1956. Jim was then employed through Local 127 as an industrial insulation installer and retired in 1997...

Donna M. Pritzl

Donna M. Pritzl

Jan 9, 2022

Donna M. Pritzl peacefully entered our Lord’s Kingdom on January 9, 2022, with family by her side. She was born in Wrightstown, Wisconsin, on May 17, 1931, daughter of the late Elzear and Martha (Lamers) Vanden Wymelenberg. Donna worked in her family’s store and Home Mutual Insurance Company until marrying Victor Pritzl in 1959 at St. Paul Catholic Church, in...

Robert William Otis

Robert William Otis

Jan 9, 2022

Robert William Otis, age 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 9, 2022. He was born December 26, 1929 in Two Rivers, WI to George and Adele Otis.  He moved to Appleton before his junior year of high school. It was while attending Appleton High School where he met Myrtle, the love of his life. Bob and Myrtle...

Corry Frank Azzi

Corry Frank Azzi

Jan 8, 2022

Corry Azzi was born in Chicago on February 12, 1944. He graduated from Lawrence University summa cum laude in 1965 and was a Woodrow Wilson Scholar at Harvard University in a PhD program in economics.

Emeritus Professor Corry Frank Azzi was well known by all Lawrence students from 1970 until his retirement in 2002. He continued to teach Econometrics until...

Daniel J. Welhouse

Daniel J. Welhouse

Jan 8, 2022

Appleton – Daniel J. Welhouse, age 72, passed away on January 8, 2022 after a lengthy illness.  Born in Appleton, WI, son of the late Joseph G. Welhouse and Mabel (Tiesling) Welhouse.

Drafted into the Marines at 18, Dan spent 6 years serving during the Viet Nam war era.

Dan worked at Thilmany Pulp & Paper (International Papers) for 47...

Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan

Jan 8, 2022

 

On Saturday, January 8, 2022, Thomas was unexpectedly called to his heavenly home, with his loving parents by his side.

Thomas was born on April 15, 1997 to Chris and Carol (Quella) Sullivan, while stationed in Oxnard, CA. Shortly after his birth, their family relocated to Wisconsin where he lived the remainder of his life.

From early on, Thomas’...

Mary Jane Melberg

Mary Jane Melberg

Jan 6, 2022

Mary Jane Melberg, 82, passed away on January 6, 2022. She was born on January 12, 1939 to Richard and Ida Gove. She married Thomas Melberg and spent 36 years together until his passing. They raised a family of four children together.

Mary had a kind and caring way of touching so many lives through her generosity. She was always...

Beth Marie Mills

Beth Marie Mills

Jan 6, 2022

Beth Marie Mills died on January 6, 2022 from complications following a stroke two years earlier. She was born in Farmington, Maine on March 26, 1966 to Thomas Mills and Laurel Lothrop Mills. Beth’s family moved to Neenah, Wisconsin when she was age 10. She was diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome at age 11, and was later re-diagnosed with Chromosome 1p36...