Obituaries

Oct 19, 2020

Laurie Ann Van Beek, age 80, of Darboy, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on October 19, 2020.  Laurie was born on August 13, 1940, in Kimberly, to William and Alice (Frieberger) Geenen.  She attended St. Mary High School graduating in 1958. In 1961, Laurie married George Van Beek at Holy Name Parish in Kimberly.  George and...

Oct 19, 2020

Douglas Landeau passed away on October 19, 2020, at his home in Appleton of a heart attack.  He was born June 17, 1935, to Lloyd Sr. and Marcella (Moeller) Landeau, born and raised in Sturgeon Bay, WI.  He graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1953.  He was drafted into the Army in 1958 until 1960.  After basic training, he...

Oct 19, 2020

Marian DuCoing, 87, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020, at Carolina Manor Assisted Living, Appleton. She was born on October 6, 1933, in Appleton, daughter of Clarence and Dezma (Sieber) Kuschel. On September 11, 1953, she married Charles DuCoing in Livingston, Montana, enjoying 46 years together until his death in September of 1999.

She graduated from Appleton West...

Oct 18, 2020

Jeffrey P. Olejnik, age 65, passed away unexpectedly on October 18, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton.

Jeff was born in Oshkosh to the late Richard and Carol (Land) Olejnik on May 25, 1955. He went to school in Oshkosh and graduated from Neenah High School in 1973. He married Ann (Nickasch) on October 2, 1981 in Oshkosh. Jeff...

Oct 18, 2020

Erwin “Erv” Bender, age 93, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2020 at the Renaissance Assisted Living Facility in Appleton, WI.

Erv was born on December 15, 1926 in St. Louis, MO to William and Helen Bender.  He joined the Navy in 1944 where he learned to be a baker.  He married Elaine Blystad on January 6, 1946 and had...

Oct 18, 2020

Valerie M. Corey age 65, of Kaukauna, passed away peacefully at St Paul Elder Services on Sunday, October 18, 2020 with her daughter at her side. She was born on September 23, 1955 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, WI., Val was the third of eleven children born to Harold and Marjorie (Gaffney) Corey and was a loving mother and...

Oct 18, 2020

Grant Allen Krause, age 72, died unexpectedly and went to his heavenly home after complications related to COVID-19 on October 18, 2020 in the care of St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, WI.

Grant was born in Marinette, WI on March 2, 1948 to the late Vernon and Evelyn (Grant) Krause.  His parents later divorced and Evelyn married her second husband,...

Oct 18, 2020

Thomas Garrett, age 93 of Appleton, passed away on Sunday morning, October 18, 2020.   Tom was born in Oklahoma on December 15, 1926, son of the late Baz and Dora (Bennett) Garrett.

He worked for many years as the fleet mechanic for S.C. Shannon Company. He also enjoyed racing motorcycles and stock cars, 4-wheeling off road, travel (especially to Colorado),...

Oct 18, 2020

Keith James McNiesh, 88, Appleton, died on Sunday, October 18, 2020. He was born on May 21, 1932, to the late Orville and Viola (Mielke) McNiesh. Keith grew up on a dairy farm in Black Creek and helped his father with the milk delivery route. He graduated from Shiocton High School in 1951. Keith met his future wife, Peggy Neville,...

Oct 18, 2020

Robert Gifford Christensen October 22, 1928 – October 18, 2020

Bob (Chris) passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020, just in time to get the best seat in the house for the Packer game. Son of Harry and Gertrude Christensen, Bob grew up in the farmland surrounding Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where he attended high school before attending University of Wisconsin...

Oct 17, 2020

Diane A. Trendel, age 77, of Appleton, passed away on October 17, 2020 at a local hospital. In her final moments, she was welcomed home to heaven by her beloved brother, Jimmy. Diane was born on May 23, 1943 to Alphonse and Marcella (Heisler) Recker. After she graduated from Hortonville High School, she married James C. Mielke on June 6,...

Oct 17, 2020

Clifford (Cliff) D. Hinkens, 89, passed away peacefully to his eternal home in heaven due to complications of COVID-19 after a 5-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on October 17, 2020. Cliff was born in Pearson, WI on January 2, 1931 to the late Henry and Contessie (Erb) Hinkens.  He married the love of his life, Joyce Dibble on February 6, 1954.

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Oct 16, 2020

John Michael Lilly, age 63, of Menasha, Wisconsin, died unexpectedly at home October 16, 2020. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, to Joseph H. Lilly and Kathleen (Tierney) Lilly. He graduated from Griffin High School in Springfield and earned his Associate’s Degree from Parks College in Cahokia, Illinois. He became an FAA airframe and power plant technician for Air...

Oct 16, 2020

Oct 16, 2020

Winnie Pankow, age 87, died on October 16, 2020, at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Winifred Ruth Uetzmann was born on July 24, 1933, in Pickett, Wisconsin, the third child of Immanuel and Adela Uetzmann.  She was baptized in the name of the Triune God on August 13, 1933, at Grace Lutheran Church in Pickett.  She was confirmed in the Christian faith...

Oct 16, 2020

Lorraine Bernadine (Siebers) Stoeger, age 92, beloved wife, mother and grandmother joined her husband John in Heaven on October 16, 2020.  Lorraine was born on April 6, 1928, the daughter of the late John and Josephine (Green) Siebers.

On November 15, 1947, Lorraine was united in marriage to John C. Stoeger at St Mary’s Catholic Church, in Kaukauna.  They shared...

Oct 15, 2020

Donald Loth, age 82, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020. He was born on August 19, 1938 in Milwaukee, son of the late Albert and Katherine (Mandrich) Loth. Donald attended Marquette High School and Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He married his high school sweetheart, Judy Legault on April 11, 1959 at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Thiensville, Wisconsin.

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Oct 15, 2020

Nicholas R. Frank, 39, Shawano, died unexpectedly, on Thursday, October 15, 2020.

Nick was born in Appleton on August 23, 1981 to Deborah (Decker) Frank and Joseph Frank. He graduated from Appleton West High School as part of the class of 2000. Nick earned his Industrial Maintenance Certificate from NWTC and went on to work at Aarrowcast as an Industrial...

Oct 14, 2020

Oct 13, 2020

Elden L. Vorpahl, age 87, passed away on October 13th 2020. Elden was born on August 19, 1933 in the town of Underhill, WI to Edmund and Elizabeth (Runge) Vorpahl. On June 9th, 1956 he was united in marriage to Rose M. VanderHeiden.

Elden worked at Vorpahl Furniture for 45 years. He was a master in the craft of...