Obituaries

Oct 1, 2020

Oct 1, 2020

Helen M. DeGroot, Appleton, age 89, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2020. Helen was the daughter of James and Nellie DeGroot. She was born June 24, 1931 in Kimberly, Wisconsin, and graduated from St. John High School in Little Chute in 1949.

Helen moved with her family to Appleton in 1949 where she started working at Kimberly-Clark Corporation in...

Oct 1, 2020

Pamela J. Lowery was called home on October 1, 2020 with her family by her side after her 14- month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Pam was born February 3, 1963 in Chicago and graduated from Chicago Public Schools in practical nursing in 1981. She was employed with ThedaCare as a Telemetry Technician for over 38 years.

Pam raised three wonderful...

Sep 29, 2020

Susan “Susie” (Kasson, Kriewaldt) Gruthoff, age 74, passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Susan was born on April 22, 1946, to Lester and Armilda (Hanke) Kasson in Shawano Hospital and raised in Clintonville.  Susan attended Clintonville High School where she was captain of the cheerleading squad, competed in state...

Sep 29, 2020

Daniel L. Benz, age 50, of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday September 29, 2020. “Disco” Dan was born on May 29, 1970 in Neenah, WI to Evans and Geraldine (Robinson) Benz. He graduated from Armstrong High School in Minnesota. Dan spent many years traveling and working around the country, mostly following his favorite bands, The Grateful Dead, Phish, and...

Sep 29, 2020

Robert J. Deltour, Sr., age 72, of Appleton, passed away on September 29, 2020. 

Robert was born on January 18, 1948 to the late George Deltour, Sr. and Geraldine Voigt in Appleton, WI.  After graduating from Appleton West High School in 1966, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving from 1971-1974. Robert was awarded the Purple Heart for his service....

Sep 28, 2020

Jacqueline H. Beyer, 80, of Appleton, WI, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2020 in Appleton, WI.

Jacqueline was born in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Francis Rozanski on August20, 1940. She went to school at Palatine high School in Palatine, IL.  She worked as a CNA until her retirement. She was very involved in taking care of her multiple...

Sep 27, 2020

Debra “Debbie” Ann Hostettler, age 62, passed away peacefully and joined her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 27, 2020, surrounded by her daughters.

Debra was born on February 7, 1958, to Inez and Conrad in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Debra left school in the eighth grade to help her mother at home. Debra had some very special pets growing up,...

Sep 27, 2020

Gloria E. Wilson

September 11, 1941 – September 27, 2020

Gloria E. Wilson, age 79, of Appleton, Wisconsin passed into eternal life surrounded by her family on September 27, 2020.

Gloria was born in Munising, MI, the fourth of six children on September 11, 1941, raised in Trenary, MI by the late Lawrence and Dorothy Joel. She married her longtime...

Sep 26, 2020

Donna Jane (Yokeum) Tesch passed away peacefully on September 26, 2020, with her loving family at her side. She was born April 28, 1950 to the late Diane (Dery) & Walter Yokeum. Donna was raised in Sherwood and went to high school in Kaukauna where she graduated in 1968. Donna was the youngest of 4 children and proud of her...

Sep 26, 2020

Archie H. Schabo, age 99, passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord with his family by his side on Saturday, September 26, 2020.  He was born in the Town of Center, WI, to George and Martha (Ahrens) Schabo on January 29, 1921.  He was received into God’s Kingdom of Grace through Holy Baptism at St. John Lutheran Church, Town...

Sep 25, 2020

Jonathan (Jon) Mark Wells, age 54, of Kimberly, Wisconsin, passed away on September 25, 2020 in his home.

Jon was born January 20, 1966 to Benjamin and Dorothy Wells of Cumby, Texas. He graduated Cumby High School in 1984 and attended Cisco Junior College where he played football, and then attended East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas.

On July...

Sep 25, 2020

Keith John Van Asten, age 72, of Kimberly, passed away on September 25, 2020 after a long battle with kidney cancer, at a local hospital. Keith was born on December 5, 1947 to Cyrus and Jeanne (Nytes) Van Asten in Appleton. He was a 1966 graduate of Kaukauna High School. After graduation he served his country honorably as a member...

Sep 24, 2020

Donalda A. “Donny” Kassube, age 93, of Menasha, passed away on September 24, 2020.

She was born on October 31, 1926 to the late Walter and Margaret (Degan) Katzenmeyer in Shawano, WI. Donny was a 1944 graduate of Shawano High School. On March 19, 1946, she married the late Duane “Kat” Kassube and enjoyed 41 years together.

Donny was an...

Sep 22, 2020

Warren Winter, age 80 of Butte des Morts, passed away unexpectedly at his home on September 22, 2020.  Warren was born in Bloomfield, Wisconsin on December 16, 1939, son of the late Alvin and Hilma (Grahn) Winter.   He was a high school graduate and attended two years of college in Minnesota.  He married Mary Lou Rosenberg, who preceded him in...

Sep 22, 2020

Richard Franzke, 67, of Appleton, Wisconsin passed into eternal life after a short but courageous battle with lung cancer surrounded by family on Tuesday September 22, 2020 at Appleton Medical Center.

Rick was born May 4, 1953 in Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin to the late Alfred Franzke and Rachael (Hernandez) Pack.  He married his forever love Debra on December 7,...

Sep 22, 2020

Judge was born in Appleton, Wisconsin on July 24, 1962 and grew up creating a vast array of cherished memories with his nine siblings on Michigan Street. After attending Appleton West High School, he worked for Kimberly-Clark and then Acuren. Following a lengthy illness, he passed away on September 22, 2020.

Judge was preceded in death by his father, George...

Sep 21, 2020

Dick Van Hammond, age 81 of Appleton, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 21, 2020.  Dick was born in Kaukauna on October 23, 1938, son of the late Martin and Alice (Welch) Van Hammond and attended the Kaukauna High School.

Dick will be remembered by all as a generous man who always had time for friends and...

Sep 20, 2020

Matthew J Wagner , age 24 of Little Chute, died on Sunday September 20, 2020. Matt was a nurse on the Cardiac Floor at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay and very much enjoyed the satisfaction of helping others. He also loved joking around with co-workers, and making everyone laugh. So many enjoyed working with Matt, he made work more fun with his...

Sep 20, 2020

Elizabeth Wagner, age 24, tragically passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020. She was born in Appleton, daughter to Jacob and Susan Andropolis. She married Matthew Wagner on June 7, 2019. Elizabeth graduated from Appleton North High School. She received an Associate Degree in Early Childhood from Rasmussen College. She worked as a child care teacher at Creative Child Daycare...