Helen C. Calmes nee Woods, of Appleton, died March 11, 2022, at the age of 94. Helen met the love of her life Frank at a country dance. Frank and Helen were married June 5, 1948, and soon after welcomed their first child Michael. They worked a small family farm on the north side of Appleton and in those...
Elmer R. Geiger, age 89, passed away on March 11, 2022. Elmer was born on November 2, 1932, to the late John and Lillian (Daelke) Geiger. He was a graduate of Appleton High School. After graduation he served his country honorably as a member of the US Navy. On May 18, 1957, he married the former Beverly Techlin at...
John P. Huempfner, of Bailey’s Harbor, WI, age 60, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Green Bay, surrounded by his family. He was born on March 11, 1961 in Neenah, WI, son of the late Milo and Barbara (Vandenlangenberg) Huempfner.
He was raised in Neenah, WI, and attended Neenah High School. John worked...
John R. Rath, of Appleton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on March 10, 2022.
Born on August 1, 1935, in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, he was the son of Jerome and Anne Radej Rath. He married Dorothy Anne Fose on August 28, 1956 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Appleton.
John was a loving and selfless...
Bernadette Mary (Dorn) Gaffney (Bernie), age 92 of Kimberly, born March 9, 1930 in Appleton, WI, entered into eternal life, March 9, 2022. She was peacefully surrounded by loved ones at the home of her daughter Colleen and husband, Dean Goodman. Bernie was the daughter of the late Mathias and Jannett (Carroll) Dorn. She married Jerome (Phat) Gaffney on...
Vicki Lynn Rhoden was called to her eternal home on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at GreenTree Health & Rehabilitation Center in Clintonville.
She was born July 20, 1971, in New London to Dan and Connie Rhoden.
Vicki lived her first few years like most children, though it became clear that something was different. She would proceed through life with...
“Well done, good and faithful servant.” Chuck Dorn was called to his well-earned rest on March 8, 2022. He was born November 25, 1947, the second of six children, to Raymond and Elsie (Roehrig) and grew up in Charlesburg, Wisconsin. He graduated from New Holstein High School in 1965 and served in the US Army.
In 1978, he...
Earl Frederick Zwicker, 95, of Appleton WI passed away on Monday March 7, 2022 at Eagle Point Senior Living in Appleton WI. He was born on May 23, 1926 in Appleton WI. The son of Dewey and Erna (Nickasch) Zwicker. On May 28, 1953 he married the love of his life, Marion Karschney. Earl obtained his doctorate from Illinois...
Kelly L. Berg, age 48, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, unexpectedly of natural causes in her home. She was born on June 4, 1973, in Appleton, WI, the daughter of Suzanne (McKendry) and Leon Lauer. Kelly was an employee of ThedaCare for more than 25 years. Kelly was united in marriage to Jon Berg on June 25,...
Lana Marie Londre, 81, of Fox Crossing, Wisconsin, passed on March 5, 2022. She was born to the late Walter Paulsen and Florence Paulsen in Menominee, Michigan on July 21, 1940 and had an older sister Delores and a younger brother Gary who passed in March of 2020. Lana married the late Leroy Londre and they lived in Fox Crossing,...
Sonny passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Oakridge Gardens, Menasha. He was born and raised in Menasha, the son of John and Beatrice (Felch) Weber on February 5, 1942, and went to Menasha High School. After graduation, he worked as a mechanic at Hoffmeister Machine Shop in Neenah. He could fix nearly anything, and was very...
Dorothy Rita Pozolinski, age 93, passed away peacefully on March 4,2022, at her home. Dorothy was born on February 24, 1929, to the late John and Elizabeth (Kruzicki) Wanserski in Rosholt, Wisconsin. Dorothy was a graduate of Rosholt High School, class of 1946. On September 8, 1951, she was united in marriage to Joseph Pozolinski at St. John’s Catholic Church...
Patricia A. Van Ooyen (Wienandt) passed away on March 3, 2022. She was born on July 25, 1949, in Wausau, Wisconsin, to Butch and Florence Wienandt. She married Charles Van Ooyen Sr. on July 26, 1969.
Patricia enjoyed puzzles, trout fishing, watching sports, and camping. She liked to spend her time at the dirt stock car races, and loved spending...
Jim Palmer passed away peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by his children on March 3, 2022. He was born on June 5, 1949 to Floyd Palmer, Jr. and Rita Palmer. He grew up in Green Bay with his three sisters Brenda Palmer, Patricia Godwin, and Michelle Fuller.
He was well known throughout the Fox Valley for his expertise in shooting...
Mary-Ellen Dunn, 86, was called to her heavenly home on March 3, 2022 after a brief illness.
Mary-Ellen was born in Effingham, Illinois on December 30, 1935 to Charles and Marion Collier. She was one of seven children. Siblings preceding her in death were Charles Robert “Bob” Collier, John “Jack” Collier, and Thomas Collier. She is survived by William “Bill”...
Richard (Dick) Allen Schmidt, 91, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022 with his wife Helen, and his son Rick at his side. He was born August 18, 1930, in Hilbert, Wisconsin, the son of Allen and Helen Schmidt. Dick received his Master’s Degree in Vocational Education from Stout State College. He was a teacher and educator at Fox...
Thomas “Tom”, “Tomcat” Joseph Junion, age 77, of Menasha died peacefully March 3, 2022. Tom was the son of Doris (Noskoviak) LaSalle and Norman “Joe” Junion. Tom was born in Menasha, WI, and attended Menasha High School. After graduating and working a few odd jobs, Tom secured a job at Wisconsin Tissue Mill (now SCA). He worked as a papermaker...
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
Charles Robert Reff died on March 3, 2022. He was born on May 2, 1940 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin to Marie and Charles B. Reff. Chuck was a graduate of Oshkosh High School and received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison...
Jerry was born September 5, 1946, He went to be with his Lord March 1, 2022
He is survived by his daughter Kelly of Appleton, a brother Don and his girlfriend Mona Radtke of Waupaca, a sister, Dawn Anderson married to Bob Anderson of Weyauwega, and a former wife, Sue Monson.
He was preceded in death by a daughter,...
Marcella Verna Gartzke, age 104 1/2 of Menasha, Wisconsin, passed away of COVID complications at home on March 1. She was surrounded by her loving family. Marcella was born on August 5, 1917 in Menasha, Wisconsin the daughter of the late Martha (Arndt) and Antone Trader and was a life-long resident of this city. She was married to Peter Gartzke on...