Obituaries

Sep 15, 2018

Leland “Lee” Richard, 71 passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018, from complications of Type 1 Diabetes.

Lee was born on July 20, 1947 to Charles and Genevieve (Cartwright) Richard in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He was raised in Egg Harbor, where he resided at Horseshoe Bay Farm. He had an adventurous childhood on the farm surrounded by orchards, horses, the...

Sep 14, 2018

Maxine Brill, age 101 of Appleton, passed away at Brewster Village. Maxine was born in Stevens Point on July 20, 1917, daughter of the late Joseph and Aurelia (Warczak) Krygier. After graduating high school at the age of sixteen, she attended beauty school in Chicago for a year, and later married Walter Wisniewski. The family resided in Berlin for many...

Sep 14, 2018

William “Bill” M. Janssen, age 76, of Greenville, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018. He was born on July 19, 1942 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to the late William C. and Hazel (Klein) Janssen. He married his high school sweetheart, Janice Lambrecht, on April 24, 1964 at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton.

Bill graduated from Gillett High School in...

Sep 13, 2018

Mildred “Millie” M. Gerrits, age 94, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 20, 1924 in Appleton to the late Raymond “Ray” and Johanna (Peters) Hawley. She was the oldest of three children. At the age of twenty she met the love of her life, Robert “Bob”...

Sep 13, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Elden Dean Rohm announces the passing at the age of 80 on Thursday, September 13, 2018 after a long, well-fought illness.

Dean was born November 1, 1937, to Doris and Grant Rohm. He graduated in 1956 from Appleton High and served in the Army at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Upon...

Sep 13, 2018

Jack Van Toll, age 76, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018 at a local care center. Jack was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 7, 1942, son of the late John and Mary (Blohm) Van Toll. Many will remember Jack for his more than thirty years of employment at Rich’s Bakery in Appleton. Jack enjoyed listening to his record collection...

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Sep 11, 2018

Joanna Booher McKenzie, age 68, of Appleton, Wisconsin passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 12:41pm at Thedacare Regional Hospital after a lengthy struggle with multiple brain traumas. She was surrounded by her partner, and all of her children. Joanna was born in Troy, Ohio on June 24, 1950 to the late Virgil S. Booher and Florine L. Barnett....

Sep 11, 2018

Sep 11, 2018

Leonard “Pete” P. Hermes, age 93, of Appleton, passed away surrounded by his loving family, at his home on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. He was born on March 24, 1925 in the city of Rumley, Michigan to the late Joseph and Christine (Van Thiel) Hermes. Pete was blessed to come from a large family.

Pete proudly served his county in...

Sep 10, 2018

Mark L. De Bruin, age 72, of Combined Locks, passed away from lung cancer on Monday, September 10, 2018.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Nora (Danner); sons, Jay (Deanna) and Jeffrey (Kelly); grandsons, Ryan, Aaron, Brayden and Grayson. He is further survived by his sister, Kristen; brothers, Philip (Maryann) and Neil (Stephen); in-laws, Roger (Ione) Danner,...

Sep 10, 2018

Raymond B. Green, 73, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 10, 2018, in Appleton, WI. He was born in Shattuck, OK, to Ralph and Rosie (Lawrence) Green. Ray, as he was known by most people, graduated from Liberal High School in 1962, and later obtained a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Boise State University in Boise, ID. He served in...

Sep 9, 2018

Sep 9, 2018

Garry A. Thiede, 71, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 9, 2018. He was born on December 15, 1946, in Neillsville, the son of Eugene and Vivian (Drescher) Thiede. Garry graduated from Granton High School the Class of 1965. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1968, served one year in Vietnam, and was then honorably discharged in 1971....

Sep 8, 2018

I died on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at my home, because of my pancreatic and liver cancer. I was born on Easter morning of 1963, the third of eight children born to Pete and Joyce (Van Asten) Mischler. Lee and Tessie were my Godparents, and I grew up on the Mischler farm, east of Kaukauna, where Grampa Louie also grew...

Sep 7, 2018

Was called home to her Lord and Savior on September 7, 2018 at the age 83. Effie was born on October 7, 1934 in Stambaugh, Michigan to Theodore Robert and Dora Ellen (Borns) Olson. In 1952, Effie moved to Appleton and finished her last two years at Appleton West High School, and graduated in 1954. Effie then enrolled in Business...

Sep 7, 2018

Beverly Joan Tusler, age 58 of Neenah, Wisconsin, was one of God’s most beautiful creations. She bravely fought cancer for twenty-two years. On September 7, 2018, she passed away peacefully at her home with her family. Beverly was born on September 2, 1960 and she grew up in West Bloomfield, Wisconsin to her father Duane Hannemann and mother, May Hannemann....

Sep 7, 2018

We unexpectedly lost Shirley A. Kabat, our dear wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend on September 7, 2018. Shirley dedicated her life to loving her husband, raising her children, spoiling her grandchildren, and creating a warm and welcoming home where everyone was treated as family when they entered through the door. All those around her will miss her bright smile,...