Obituaries

Jun 27, 2017

June E. Olson (Koss), 89 years. On June 27, 2017 a piece of our heart broke and we won’t get it back. She was called to her heavenly kingdom at Oak Park Place Assisted Living in Appleton, Wisconsin. June was born June 1, 1928 to her parents Leslie and Helen Koss (Jenkel) in Appleton, Wisconsin. On July 31, 1948 Morris...

Jun 27, 2017

Jun 26, 2017

Jun 26, 2017

Tom Hennessey, a child of God, was called to his Savior’s side at age 57 on Monday morning, June 26, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Tom was also born at St. Elizabeth Hospital on March 27, 1960, son of the late Roman “Hub” and Helen (Hoyer) Hennessey. He was a 1978 graduate of Kimberly...

Jun 26, 2017

John F. Schweitzer, 96 years, passed away on June 26, 2017 at Valley VNA Assisted Living in Neenah, Wisconsin. He was born April 3, 1921 to his parents Louis and Tillie Schweitzer (Harold) in Appleton, Wisconsin. He was a graduate of Appleton High School, class of 1938. He served his country in the US Navy during World War II on...

Jun 25, 2017

Karen Ann Greene, age 75, of Appleton, formerly of Colby, passed away at her home on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Karen was born on September 21, 1941, in Cornell, Wisconsin, to the late Willis and Opal (Slater) Blunt. She was married to Glenn Greene, who passed away on December 29, 2000.

Karen enjoyed knitting, sewing, puzzles, crosswords and was an...

Jun 25, 2017

Joan Weber, 93, died June 25, 2017, with her family by her side in Appleton, Wisconsin. Joan was born July 16, 1923, in Green Bay to John and Ottilia Staska. Her father was a maintenance machinist at the Charmin Paper Company and her mother was a stenographer for the Hagemeister Brewery.

She attended the Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral School until...

Jun 23, 2017

McGillan, Donald Edward Age 92, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2017, at Columbia St. Mary's Ozaukee Hospital, in Mequon, WI. Don is survived by one son, Michael McGillan, Bayside, WI; one brother-in-law, Richard Haas; a sister, Tina Nemgar, Eveleth, MN; and three nephews, Peter, Bill and Paul Haas.

The Funeral Liturgy will be held at 11:30 AM on Wednesday,...

Jun 23, 2017

Duane “Dewey” Kleinschmidt, age 75, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 23, 2017 at home in Appleton. Dewey was born on June 26, 1941 to the late Elmer and Grace (Kriewald) Kleinschmidt. He was born and raised in Merrill, WI and graduated from Merrill High School. Dewey served five years in the Army National Guard with one year of active...

Jun 23, 2017

Willard “Bill” Van Grinsven, age 86, of Kimberly, WI, died Friday, June 23, 2017. He was born on March 5, 1931 to the late Martin and Wilhelminia (Vanden Hogen) Van Grinsven. Bill was united in marriage to Darlene (Vander Zanden) on June 10, 1954 at Holy Name Catholic Church in Kimberly, WI.

Bill graduated from St. John's in Little Chute,...

Jun 23, 2017

Howard J. Veldman, age 94, of Kaukauna, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2017. He was born on September 29, 1922 in Sheboygan Falls to the late Harko and Mayme (Schapp) Veldman. He attended Plymouth Grade School and Plymouth High School.

Howard proudly served his county in the U.S. Army (1942) during WWII. During his service, he met Ruth Ann...

Jun 22, 2017

Patricia L. Salm (Cooper), 67 years, passed away June 22, 2017 at her home in Little Chute, Wisconsin. She was born on September 6, 1949 to her parents James E. and Betty Cooper in Beatrice, Nebraska. Patti graduated from Clark High School in Clark, South Dakota, class of 1967. On February 17, 1984 Harold “Ringo” and Patricia “Patti” Salm were...

Jun 21, 2017

Joana Driessen, age 80 of Combined Locks, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, June 21, 2017. Joana was born in Appleton on June 21, 1937, daughter of the late Arnold and Barbara (Blahnik) Wenzlaff. She was a graduate of Appleton High School, Appleton Business School, and Lakeland College. On November 24, 1960, she married Tom Driessen at St. Therese Catholic...

Jun 20, 2017

David “Dave” Kirby Hermsen (a.k.a Hermie), age 77, of Combined Locks, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, after a courageous battle with cancer. Dave was born on May 29, 1940 to the late Martin and Esther (Spice) Hermsen in Appleton. Dave graduated from St. Norbert’s High School in 1958. He then attended college...

Jun 19, 2017

Jun 18, 2017

Rosella Marie Hawley, age 93 of Appleton, passed away, peacefully, surrounded by her family, on June 18, 2017. Rosie was born on July 19, 1923 in Little Chute to Henry and Bertha (Vosters) Williamson. On August 16, 1945 she married Norbert Hawley at St. Therese Catholic Church in Appleton and Norbert preceded her in death. Rosie enjoyed bowling, crocheting, painting...

Jun 17, 2017

Raymond Behling, age 96 of Combined Locks, passed away at a local care center on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Ray was born in Kimberly on January 10, 1921, son of the late Raymond and Theresa (Luniak) Behling. He married Stena Lom on June 10, 1950; she preceded in death in 2007. As a young man, Ray served his country as...

Jun 17, 2017

Jun 16, 2017

Patricia L. “Pat” Trudell (Reitz), age 58 years, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017 in Laona, Wisconsin. She was born on February 25, 1959 to her parents Donald and Mary Ann (Hoffman) Reitz in Appleton, Wisconsin where she lived most of her life. Pat was a graduate of Appleton West High School, Class of 1977.

Pat worked for several...

Jun 16, 2017

Willie Neil Roux, age 50, of Menasha, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on June 13, 2017, at her home.

The funeral service for Willie will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at the WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME DOWNTOWN, APPLETON, 537 N. Superior St, with Rev. Ralph Osborne officiating. A time of visitation will be held from 12:00...