Obituaries

Jan 22, 2019

James William Haase, age 69, passed away unexpectedly on January 22, 2019 at Thedacare Regional Medical Center- Appleton. Jim was born to the late Roland and Leone (Captain) Haase in Appleton on November 30, 1949. He was united in marriage to Susan Playman on June 26, 1976 in Appleton and together spent 43 wonderful years together. Jim has been enjoying...

Jan 22, 2019

Doug Steward, age 88, formerly of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Doug was born in Shiocton on March 15, 1930, son of the late Raymond and Laura (Winterfeldt) Steward. Doug served his country in the United States Navy for four years, and had achieved the rank of AT3 and learned to become an electronics expert. Doug married...

Jan 21, 2019

Glenn passed away unexpectedly on January 21, 2019, at the age of 55, surrounded by his family and friends. Glenn was born on January 14, 1964 in Kansas City, KS to Glenn Owen Walters Sr. and Sallie Thompson. Glenn met Kelly Vogel when she took her car in for service at Dobbs Tire in Kansas City. A simple meeting at...

Jan 21, 2019

Gregory L. Mitchell, age 56, passed away peacefully after a long illness at his home on Monday, January 21, 2019. He was born on November 2, 1962 in Neenah, Wisconsin. Greg attended St. Patrick’s Grade School; St. Mary’s Central High School and graduated from Neenah High School. Greg received a degree from Fox Valley Technical College and worked as an...

Jan 20, 2019

Jan 20, 2019

Dorothy (Anderson) Liesch, age 75, of Kaukauna went home to be with her Lord and Savior, January 20, 2019 surrounded by her beloved family. She was born October 13, 1943 in Rockford, IL, to Marion (Anstrom) and Karl Eugene Anderson. Upon graduating high school, she became an LPN at St. Vincent Hospital in the Neonatal ICU and loved caring for...

Jan 20, 2019

Allen R. Jesse age 74, of Menasha, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, January 20, 2019, after a short battle with cancer. Allen was born in Seymour to the late Aaron and Verna (Brunette) Jesse. On January 28, 1967, Allen was married to Maria Jesse in Appleton.

Allen proudly served his country from 1963 to 1965 as a...

Jan 20, 2019

Carol June Polar, 87, of Neenah passed away with family members at her side on January 20, 2019. Carol was born August 16, 1931 in Oshkosh, daughter of the late George Sr. and Laurraine (Cartwright) Kallin. She married Robert (Bob) Polar on October 16, 1948 in Rhinelander and they recently celebrated 70 years of marriage.

Carol is survived by her...

Jan 17, 2019

Howard Francis Ricker, age 97, entered Eternal Life on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Heartwood Homes of Appleton. Howard was born in Pittston, Maine, son of Walter and Maybelle (Beckwith) Ricker.

Howard was actively involved in Boy Scouts and achieved the highest rank of Eagle Scout. He felt honored to receive this award from Daniel Beard, one of the founders...

Jan 16, 2019

On January 16, 2019, Diane Joy Susor “Pugs” loving wife of Jim Moon, and devoted mother to Tina Hudson and Dustin Susor passed away unexpectedly at the age of 50.

Diane was born on April 19, 1968 in Appleton, WI, to Grant and Rosemary Vaughan. Diane married the love of her life on June 12, 2009 in Oshkosh, WI. Diane...

Jan 16, 2019

Lois C. Ver Kuilen, 91, passed away on Wednesday, January, 16, 2019.

Lois was born on September 28, 1927 to the late Ruben Nickasch and Stella (Schultz) Nickasch in Appleton, Wisconsin. She lived in Appleton all her life. Graduated from Appleton High School in 1945 and was employed at First National Bank of Appleton for five years. She married James...

Jan 15, 2019

Jan 15, 2019

Jim Froeming, age 59 of Appleton, passed unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, January 15, 2018. Jim was born in Appleton on June 29, 1959, son of the late Edward and Donna (Hipp) Froeming. Jim was a proud graduate of Fox Valley Technical Institute and worked for many years at all levels of computer work and programming at various companies...

Jan 13, 2019

At 4 pm January 13th on a wintery Sunday afternoon, my dad, Jerry Krejcha took a walk into Heaven to see his Lord and Savior, Jesus. Among Jerry’s numerous qualities were his strong, intelligent opinions which were always expressed with respect and dignity as he was a truly gentle man full of compassion and love for others. A veteran of...

Jan 11, 2019

Jan 10, 2019

Gertrude “Trudie” J. Halverson, age 97, passed away on January 10, 2019. She was born in Milwaukee on January 8, 1922, daughter of the late Michael and Helen Golembiewski. Gertrude married Floyd Halverson in Milwaukee and they later relocated to Menasha. She worked as an RN in Milwaukee and at Peabody Manor. Gertrude enjoyed quilting, was a member of the...

Jan 10, 2019

Richard N. Graphos, 76, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 10, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his family after a long struggle with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Parkinson’s. He was born on April 10, 1942, in Manistique, MI, the son of Constantine “Connie” and Amelia (Stoken) Graphos.

He attended grade school at St. Francis de Sales, where he made...

Jan 7, 2019

John C. Reuter, age 84, passed away on January 7, 2019 while surrounded by his family. He was born on September 30, 1934, son of the late Cyril and Lillian (Gozz) Reuter. John graduated from St. Mary High School and went on to work for George Banta Company for over 44 years until his retirement. He married Norita Toennessen on...

Jan 7, 2019

Norma Mentzel, age 81, passed away at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton on Monday, January 7, 2019. Norma was born in the Tomah area on April 2, 1937, daughter of the late Avery and Lavina (Murphy) Anderson. On April 12, 1957, she married Richard Mentzel; he survives and lives in Appleton.

Norma started a career as an elementary school teacher...

Jan 6, 2019

Passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family at the age of 81. Kathy was born on February 18, 1937 in Green Bay WI. She attended St. Norbert College where she earned a BS in biology. From there she attended UW-Oshkosh and received her Masters degree in Library Science. Kathy worked at Pulaski, Freedom, and Stockbridge Schools teaching a variety of...