Obituaries

Aug 15, 2020

Elliot G. Piepenburg, age 82, of Appleton, passed away on August 15, 2020. Elliot was born on March 4, 1938 to Elmer and Bernice Piepenburg in the Town of Rantoul. He was a graduate of Brillion High School. Right out of high school he joined the U.S. Navy, where he saw 23 countries and he served for 2 years. In...

Aug 15, 2020

Lela Christine “Chris” Calder died on  August 15th,  2020.  She was born on March 21, 1934 to Mary C. Brouwer and Rev. Leland C. Finley. Chris’ father died shortly before she was born. Her mother, Mary Finley married Donald D. Hickman, a school principal from Sheboygan, WI. Chris grew up in Milwaukee, WI,  attended grade and high School and worked...

Aug 14, 2020

Gerald “Jer” Pilhofer passed away in Appleton, Wisconsin on August 14, 2020, at the age of 84. He was born to John and Evelyn Pilhofer on December 9, 1935. Gerald spent his early childhood on the family farm in Gleason, Wisconsin, and moved with his family to Antigo in 1945. After graduation from Antigo High School in 1953, he proudly...

Aug 14, 2020

Elizabeth A. Voigt, age 89, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020. She was born on April 23, 1931 in Chicago, daughter to the late Eric and Martha (Ruscher) Voigt. Elizabeth graduated from Appleton High School in 1949 then received her bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso in 1953 and later her MPA from New York University in 1965. Elizabeth worked as...

Aug 14, 2020

Denis O. Reagan, Age 84, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 surrounded by his earthly angels at home. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 15, 1936 to the late Joseph Reagan and Erna “Vance” (Hartwig) Reagan.

Denis graduated in 1954 from Central Catholic High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He attended St. Norbert College in De...

Aug 13, 2020

Janice Louise Van Dinter, age 73, passed away on Thursday morning, August 13, 2020. She was surrounded at the time by the love of her husband and daughter. Born on May 27, 1947, Jan was the daughter of the late William and Sylvia (Landskron) McGoey. She met her soon-to-be husband, Daniel Van Dinter, while working the afternoon shift at Gilbert...

Aug 13, 2020

Kathy Koffarnus passed away peacefully on August 13, 2020 after a brief battle with Mixed Phenotype Leukemia.  Kathy was the second oldest child of nine children to Allan and Gloria (Roberts) Kalies.  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Steven Koffarnus, and sister Valerie (Kalies) Schisel.

Kathy and Steve celebrated 35 years of marriage before he passed away...

Aug 13, 2020

Aug 11, 2020

Edith “Jane” Havinga, 95, Oshkosh, died on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. She was born on June 25, 1925, to the late John and Harriet (VanZeeland) VandenHeuvel in Kimberly. Jane graduated from Kimberly High School. She was united in marriage to Henry Havinga on May 14, 1947, at Holy Name of Jesus in Kimberly. Jane worked at Kimberly Clark and Pranges...

Aug 10, 2020

Mary B. Goehler, 85, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Rennes Health and Rehab Center in Appleton, WI.

Mary was born on August 28, 1934 in Appleton to the late August and Mary Ann (Brautigam) LeClair.  On June 1, 1957 she was united in marriage to the late Gerald F. “Jerry” Goehler.  As a young woman, Mary worked...

Aug 10, 2020

Dennis H. Ballard, age 71 of Appleton, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 due to heart complications. He was born on September 19, 1948 in Appleton. Denny had a love for spending time with his family, including telling stories to his grandchildren and giving them mementos. He also loved playing cards with his friends. His children will always remember...

Aug 10, 2020

Phyllis Marie (Maves) Ebben, age 92, passed away August 10, 2020, at Matthews of Neenah, WI. She was born October 10, 1927, in Greenleaf, WI, to the late Otto and Helen (Lebal) Maves.

Phyllis’ father, Otto Maves, was a Greenleaf blacksmith and farmer. Her mother, Helen, worked in the home and provided for her five children. The family survived the...

Aug 9, 2020

 

Dolores M. (Pontow) Bodway, 92, went to her Heavenly home on Sunday, August 9, 2020. She was born on August 7, 1928, in Appleton to George and Cora (Scott) Pontow. She was raised in Menasha and graduated from Menasha High School. Before marrying her former husband, Bob, Dee Dee worked as a bookkeeper at Schultz Bros. Co. While married...

Aug 9, 2020

Randal Joseph “Randy” Stoeger, age 63, of Neenah, passed away on August 9, 2020. Randy was born on April 3, 1957 in Appleton, Wisconsin to the late Walter “Bucky” and Eileen (Smith) Stoeger. Randy worked various jobs over the years, but his true passions were his family, his birds and his dogs. He greatly enjoyed Falconry and teaching others about...

Aug 8, 2020

Barbara Ann Haase, 81, Appleton, died on Saturday, August 8, 2020. She was born on August 20, 1938, to the late Roland and Leone (Captain) Haase. Ms. Haase dedicated her life to educating young children. She was a teacher for over 48 years. Barbara began her teaching career in Wisconsin in 1957. She taught 1st grade for many years, retiring...

Aug 7, 2020

Our dad was a son, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who passed away at the age of 82 on August 7, 2020. When Marty was five years old, his father, also named Martin, died while serving in the Navy on the SS James Sprunt cargo ship. The ship was on its maiden voyage, carrying explosives to the allies during World...

Aug 6, 2020

Nancy Marie (Prosser) Ropella passed away peacefully on August 6, 2020. She was born in Antigo, WI in 1933 to John and Jean (Rickman) Prosser. After graduating from Antigo High School, she moved to Appleton with her mother and sister, Sally, where she met Dennis Ropella. Nancy and Dennis were married in 1953 and enjoyed 46 years of marriage until...

Aug 6, 2020

Praise the Lord dear friends and family,

It is with extreme sadness that we share with you the passing of Deacon Gerald J. Manns (Bishop Designate Manns’ father). He was a faithful Christian Solider of Appleton Sanctuary for over 28 years. He was a husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather and so much more to so many. His love, wisdom, and...

Aug 5, 2020

Passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Thedacare Hospital while surrounded by loved ones.

She was born September 11, 1956 in Appleton, daughter of the late Alfred and Harriet (Matson) Gill. Carol graduated from Appleton East High School in 1975. On September 18, 1976 she married her soulmate Joseph Schroetter.

Carol worked...

Aug 4, 2020

Neenah – Rachel D. Johnson, 73, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Alten Haus Assisted Living, Neenah. She was born on March 27, 1947, in Mobile, Alabama the daughter of Allen and Vinie (Adams) Johnson. Rachel grew up in Mobile and moved to Chicago at the age of 7. Rachel started her professional career as a file...