Obituaries

May 4, 2021

Terry Lee Koplitz, age 56, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, after a brave battle with COVID 19.  Terry was born on May 27, 1964, in Marshfield, Wisconsin, the son of Donald and Judith (Kademan) Oehler and Marvin Koplitz.  He graduated from Wausau West in 1982, where he was a fantastic athlete, his favorite sport being baseball.  Terry...

May 4, 2021

JoAnn “Jo” Seifert, age 63, of Appleton, lost her long battle with cancer on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the home she shared with her sister Toby. She was born on December 16, 1957 in Appleton to Robert and Denver (Spencer) Schlieve. She attended Appleton West High School. On September 10, 1988 she married Robert “Bob” Seifert and he preceded...

May 2, 2021

Kenneth D. Taylor, age 92, of Sherwood, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021.  Kenneth was born on October 1, 1928, in Cushing, Minnesota, to the late Robert L. and Esther M (Olsen) Taylor.  He married Caryol Ramsay on September 6, 1955, in Junction City, Kansas.  Ken proudly served his country in the U. S. Army during World War II,...

May 2, 2021

John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that He gave his only son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. David Leon Klecker, formerly of Farmington, Minnesota, went to his eternal home on Sunday, May 2nd, 2021, at the age of 60. He was the beloved brother of Sandra Klecker, Debra Klecker, Susan (Terry) Linn, James Klecker, Linda (Doug)...

May 1, 2021

Jim Whittaker, age 76 of Oshkosh, passed away at Bethel Home on Saturday, May 1, 2021.  Jim was born in Kaukauna on April 7, 1945, son of the late James and Veronica (Heimmermann) Whittaker.  He was a graduate of Kaukauna High School as well as University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point.  On July 5, 1968, he married Roberta (Bobbie) Anderson...

May 1, 2021

Michael Hartzheim, age 56 of Kaukauna, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

No funeral services are being planned at this time.

May 1, 2021

Pete Kamps, 61, of Appleton passed away May 1, 2021 from Congestive Heart Failure.

Pete was born August 4, 1959, in Appleton to Bill and Alice Kamps. He was united in marriage to “his much better half,” Giniene Salzman, on May 24, 1980 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

After graduating from UW-Stout in 1982 Pete worked in the Printing Industry for...

Apr 30, 2021

David “Lee” Hayes, 88, Appleton, died on Friday, April 30, 2021. He was born on July 26, 1932, to the late Beverly D. and Esther A. (Horn) Hayes in Appleton. Lee graduated from Appleton High School in 1950 and furthered his education at UW Fox Valley. He served in the United States Army, stationed at Camp Drum in New York....

Apr 29, 2021

Gary Vernon Schultz, age 79, of Kimberly, passed away on April 29, 2021, after a short-term battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

He was born on August 1, 1941 to Vernon Leonard Schultz and Angeline Katherine (Martin) Schultz. He married Barbara Jean (Beyer) Schultz on May 27, 1961 and they had 59 wonderful years together. Gary retired from Voith Fabrics, he was...

Apr 28, 2021

Appleton – Wayne A. Niemi, 84, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 with his seven children by his side. He was born on February 3, 1937, in Ishpeming, MI, the son of the late Wilho and Aili Niemi. Wayne retired from Fox River Paper Company in 2002 and enjoyed a full life filled with a large family. He will...

Apr 28, 2021

Wednesday April 28, 2021 marked the passing of a truly remarkable man, Chuck Dahlén. (Charles Lawrence Dahlén). To meet him you might simply dismiss him as a low-key, relatively quiet…maybe even Eyore-ish or curmudgeonly… man…and he would have been proud to say you are correct!  But Chuck was someone who, once you met him, you would go away saying “gosh,...

Apr 27, 2021

Norma Marie Belhumeur (nee. Andreoli) passed away peacefully in the company of her loved ones on the afternoon of her 95th birthday – surely being met by her Savior and welcomed with a grand birthday homecoming.

 

Norma Marie was born to Maria (nee. DeCet) and Anton Andreoli in Iron Mountain, Michigan on April 27, 1926.  Norma, with her two...

Apr 27, 2021

Angeline Nowak, 85, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at ThedaCare Medical Center, Appleton. She was born on March 9, 1936, in Greenville, Mississippi, the daughter of George and Verma (Howard) Brown. Angie lived in Milwaukee, until she moved to Appleton to be closer to her family. In her time in Milwaukee, she worked for the City of...

Apr 27, 2021

Born to Eternal Life on April 27, 2021 at the age of 77. Rita was born on April 29, 1943 to Edwin and Agnes (Viotto) Schroeder in Appleton, WI. Rita was joined in marriage to John Sipple on April 11, 1970. Rita enjoyed traveling, boating, and swimming. Rita was a compassionate person and her faith was vital to her. Most...

Apr 26, 2021

Foresters note how trees of the same species thrive from growing close together and sharing their resources. For 66 years Joe, and his bride Alyce, did just that. They were rooted in their family, community and faith. When Alyce passed in March of 2017, it was a disconcerting thought that as a ‘solo tree’, Joe could be rocked by a...

Apr 26, 2021

Brenda Lee “Auntie Bren” Hendrickson, age 69, Menasha, passed away on April 26, 2021 at a local hospital. Brenda was born on August 14, 1951 in Milwaukee to Ray and Eva Rae (Stone) Morgan. On August 14, 1974 she married David Hendrickson in Milwaukee.

 

Brenda was a very hard worker who did many different things for work over the...

Apr 26, 2021

“She fought the good fight, she finished the race, she kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7

After a valiant effort to beat pancreatic cancer, Ramona (Mona) Van Asten, 87, lost the battle and passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021. Mom was a role model throughout – suffering in silence, praying regularly and trusting in God’s will.

Mom was born...

Apr 26, 2021

Rosella Martha Kachelmeier, a long-term Milwaukee resident who moved here in 2012, passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, April 26, 2021. “Rosie” was 99. She was born in Tigerton, Wis. on August 21, 1921, daughter of Albert Leitzke and Anna Martin and lost her mother in tragedy at the age of four.  Her father moved to Milwaukee to be near...

Apr 25, 2021

Apr 25, 2021

Joan (Schmidt) Barkholtz was born October 4, 1928, in Appleton, WI, the second of 10 children in the Louis and Olive (Spoerl) Schmidt family. She passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at home in Appleton surrounded by her children.

Joan attended St. Joseph Grade School in Appleton and graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Menasha in...