Gaylord J. "Butch" MacDonald
Jun 26, 2020
Gaylord (Butch) MacDonald passed away from complications from surgery on June 26, 2020 at his home. He was born to Donald H. MacDonald and Harriet (Peterson) MacDonald on April 27, 1948. He married Sandy (Ostrowski) MacDonald on May 29, 1968 and they spent 52 loving years together.
Butch is survived by his two children: daughter Stacy (Pete) and son Travis...
Randolph K. Wyman
Jun 26, 2020
Randy Wyman, age 63, of Appleton, passed away June 26, 2020 with his sons at his side after a short battle with numerous health issues including cancer. Randy was born in Appleton on December 29, 1956 to Lona (Lange) and the late Marvin Wyman. He graduated from Appleton East High School. In July of 1977, he married Amy Herman, who...
Edna L. Luckow
Jun 25, 2020
Edna L. Luckow, age 90, passed away peacefully early on Thursday morning, June 25, 2020. Edna was born in the Shawano County Town of Almon on June 22, 1930, daughter of the late Carl and Emelia (Loehrl) Johnson. A 1947 graduate of Bowler High School, she attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing and became a registered nurse in January 1952. On...
Dorothy Mae Sage
Jun 24, 2020
Dorothy M. Sage, 89, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Gardens of Fountain Way, Menasha. She was born on November 1, 1930, in Kaukauna, the daughter of Frank and Mamie (Feller) Yingling. Dorothy married Eugene Sage on June 4, 1987, in Winneconne, and he preceded her in death on October 26, 2013. Growing up as a child...
Charles "Chuck" Kirk
Jun 23, 2020
Charles (Chuck) E. Kirk was born February 20, 1952, to Ervin and Sylvia (Wittman) Kirk. Chuck called Westbend, WI, his home for 35 years. He adored the community he built there. Chuck passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020, surrounded by family after a brief illness.
Chuck had two favorite things in his life. One was helping his mother...
Diane M. Olson
Jun 22, 2020
Diane Mary (Vanden Heuvel) Olson, 77, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020. She was born in Appleton, WI on April 12, 1943 to the late John and Magdalen “Peg” (Dresang) Vanden Heuvel. Diane married the love of her life, Clifford “Cliff” Olson on May 2, 1966. They remained in Appleton and raised three daughters. Diane was a loving wife,...
Alan D. Mader
Jun 22, 2020
Alan David Mader passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on June 22, 2020. He was born September 13, 1938 to the late Alois and Pearl (Fry) Mader in Appleton WI. He attended Appleton West High School, graduating with the class of 1957. He married his partner in life, Revana Irene Helvey, on November 7, 1959 in Appleton, WI, where...
Richard Paul "Kabe" Keberlein
Jun 22, 2020
Richard “Kabe” Keberlein passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, June 22nd. Kabe was born on June 12, 1947 to the late Clarence and Margaret Keberlein. Kabe spent most of his life in Menasha. He was employed by Banta Corporation for over 45 years and retired in 2011. Kabe enjoyed helping others especially if it were home improvements, hunting...
Michael "Mike" Geniesse
Jun 22, 2020
Michael Gerard Geniesse, age 53, passed away in his home on June 21, 2020. He was born in Green Bay, on March 16,1967, to James and Mary (Schmitz) Geniesse where he graduated from Preble High School in 1985. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and graduated in 1989 with a degree in business and finance. At this time Mike...
Thomas L. Frinak
Jun 21, 2020
Thomas (Tom) Lee Frinak, 66, of Appleton, Wisconsin, unexpectedly passed away in his home on Sunday, June 21. The cause of death is not yet known.
Thomas Lee (Tom) Frinak was born in Appleton, the son of the late A. Sherman and Dorothy Ester (Lundeen) Frinak. Tom was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton, WI, and graduated from Appleton East...
Carole Jane Timmers
Jun 21, 2020
Carole J. Timmers, age 76, passed away on June 21, 2020. She was born in Appleton, on June 7, 1944, the daughter of Melvin and Genevive (Noie) Walsh. Carole lived in Kaukauna until she married the love of her life Jim Timmers on November 11, 1961, in White Lake, WI, by Fr. Timmers. Carole was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother,...
Jack Binder
Jun 21, 2020
John “Jack” E. Binder, 78, passed away at his home surrounded by family on Sunday, June 21, 2020. He was born in Oshkosh, son of the late John and Genevieve (Paulik) Binder. Jack married Jane Floether on June 29, 1968. He attended UW Fox Valley and was employed by Wisconsin Financial Group. His favorite hobbies included woodworking, painting, photography and...
Daniel J. Calmes
Jun 20, 2020
Daniel J. Calmes, 72, passed away peacefully at Renaissance Assisted Living on Saturday, June 20, 2020, after battling pancreatic cancer for two years. Daniel was born in Appleton on March 13, 1948, to the late Willard Sr. and Viola (Salm) Calmes. He was a hard-working Mason who ran his own business, Daniel Calmes Masonry. Daniel loved to garden, work in...
Clayton N. Christensen
Jun 19, 2020
June 19, 2020, 18 days after being diagnosed with an aggressive leukemia, Clayton Christensen, 89, Appleton, left to explore the glories of heaven in time for his family’s planned Fathers’ Day gathering. A truly gentle man with a helpful, loving spirit and a cheerful comment for everyone he saw, Clay made a strong influence on his grandchildren and left a...
Lillian Ruth Loppnow
Jun 19, 2020
Appleton – Lillian R. Loppnow, 96, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, June 19, 2020. She was born on April 8, 1924, in Milwaukee, the daughter of Aaron and Lillian (Heidtman) Cowels. Lillian was a devoted and loving wife and mother. She enjoyed traveling with her husband, chatting and socializing with friends, and having her hair and nails...
Frank L. Nagan
Jun 19, 2020
Frank Nagan, age 51 of Kaukauna, passed away at his home on Friday, June 19, 2020. Frank was born in Kaukauna on December 12, 1968, son of the late Donald and Ruth (Welsh) Nagan.
Frank was a funny guy with an unusual sense of humor. He loved secretly taking pictures of unsuspecting family members and friends. He also was a...
Daniel "Dan" Van Linn
Jun 17, 2020
Daniel J. Van Linn passed away on June 17, 2020 as the result of a tragic accident.
Dan was a unique, loving and generous husband, brother, uncle and friend. He was an enthusiastic outdoorsman, whose hunting skills provided many a meal to his fortunate family and friends, but he found true peace in fishing. He called all animals his friends....
Kolbe Khalil Nienhaus
Jun 17, 2020
Kolbe took his first heavenly breath on June 17, 2020, at the age of 25 due to asthma complications. Kolbe was born on November 29, 1994 in Appleton and graduated from Kimberly High School in 2013.
From an early age, Kolbe loved all sports, especially basketball. He played four years at Kimberly High School, as well as AAU where he...
Mark K Towsley
Jun 17, 2020
Mark K. Towsley, 72, Appleton, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at his home. He was born on April 8, 1948, in Manitowoc, WI to the late Karl and Marie (Stark) Towsley. Mark was united in marriage to Cheryl Hynson on April 22, 1994, in Appleton. He earned a BA degree from St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN. He was...
Robert "Bob" Crawford
Jun 17, 2020
The Gentle Gentleman, our Hero
A tribute to Bob can be viewed here:
https://youtu.be/aFANP0PXYHc
Robert “Bob” Crawford, 72, lost his battle with cancer on June 17th, 2020. He died peacefully at his home with family by his side.
Bob was born on July 22, 1947 in Appleton, WI to Leo and Vivian (Mc Munn) Crawford. His family soon after moved...
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