Obituaries

Mar 1, 2017

Mar 1, 2017

Marian D. Lynch, age 95 of Appleton passed away on March 1, 2017. Marian was born on March 30, 1921 in Menasha Wisconsin to Elias and Lucy (Vrba) Bayer. She attended St. Mary Catholic School in Menasha. On November 4, 1940 she married Sylvester Lynch at St. Mary Catholic Church in Menasha and Sylvester preceded her in death. She was...

Mar 1, 2017

Mar 1, 2017

William B. Aldrich, 57, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on March 1, 2017. He was born on November 14, 1959 to the late William and Donna (Bowens) Aldrich in Antigo, WI.

In 1962 at the age of 2 Bill was struck by a speeding car. He ended up with a Traumatic Brain Injury that left him in...

Feb 28, 2017

Frank Giesen, age 92, of Menasha passed away on Feb 28, 2017 at his home at the Gardens of Fountain Way. Frank was born on February 20, 1925 to Reuben and Elsie (Schwartzbauer) Giesen in Menasha. He was a graduate of St Mary's High School class of 1943. He was a Menasha resident all of his life. Frank worked for...

Feb 28, 2017

Thomas Lee Walker “Col. Tom”, age 67, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. He was born April 23, 1949, one of three triplets, in Farmington, Pennsylvania, to the late Leon and Eileen “Granny Bear” Walker. Tom graduated from Little Chute High School in 1967 and for many years stayed in the area to help with his family. In...

Feb 28, 2017

Donald Peterson, 68, of Menasha went fishing in heaven on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee.

Don was born on March 16, 1948 to Russell and Eileen (Anderson) Peterson. He was a veteran having served in the US Army in Vietnam. On April 2, 1971 he was united in marriage to Pamela Dallman. Don was...

Feb 27, 2017

Jean Gurnee, age 94, passed away on February 27, 2017 in Appleton. She was born on March 14, 1922 to the late William and Estelle (Stuzman) Van Heuklon. She married the late David Gurnee and they had five children. Jean was a beautician and worked for Anchor Foods. She loved her flowers and pet birds. Her heart was open to...

Feb 27, 2017

Nick Van Eyck passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017, at Kaukauna's St. Paul Home, following a brief illness. He was born May 11, 1930 in Little Chute to the late Frank and Cecelia (Wulgaert) Van Eyck, and the world hasn't been the same since. We think he was 86 years old, or maybe 1006, we are not quite sure,...

Feb 26, 2017

Richard S. “Dick” Thompson, age 86, of Appleton, entered into the arms of his Savior at Gardenview Assisted Living in Menasha, on Sunday, February 26, 2017. Dick was born on March 18, 1930, in Appleton, to the late Alfred and Mary (Damen) Thompson. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1955, and was...

Feb 26, 2017

Feb 25, 2017

Percy Resch, age 92 of Menasha, passed away on February 25, 2017. Funeral Mass for Percy will be on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 11:30am at St. Mary Catholic Church, 528 Second Street in Menasha with Fr. Paul Paider officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Thursday from 10:00am to 11:30am. A complete obituary will be published as soon...

Feb 25, 2017

Rosemary C. (Last) Keil, 84 years, passed away peacefully February 25, 2017 at St. Paul Elder Care in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. She was born May 19, 1932 in Appleton, Wisconsin to her parents William and Catherine (Klein) Last. She went to St. Joseph Grade School and was a graduate of Kimberly High School Class of 1950. She went to work at...

Feb 25, 2017

Roy E. Sieg, 90, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2017 at Manor Care Health Service in Appleton, WI. He was born on May 19, 1926 to the late Henry and Lorena (Korb) Sieg in the Town of Center. He married the love of his life Mary Beyersdorf on September 2, 1950 at St. Paul Church in Appleton together they...

Feb 24, 2017

Harold O. Wetzel, 93, passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, near his home in DeForest, Wisconsin. Harold was born in 1923 to Albert and Edna Wetzel in Plymouth, Wisconsin. He graduated from Plymouth High School in 1942 and he often talked about his fond memories of growing up in Plymouth. Harold was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, where...

Feb 24, 2017

Theresa Dorvinen, native of Chassell, MI, residing in Appleton, WI, passed away Friday, Feb 24, 2017, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on September 7, 1959 in Evergreen Park, IL, to Agnes and Wilmer Dorvinen. During her lifetime she worked at Kmart, Walmart and most recently Alta Resources in Neenah, WI. She has also lived in Green...

Feb 24, 2017

Tanner Duane Wolding, age 24, of Beloit, passed away in his apartment on February 24, 2017. Tanner was born on June 30, 1992, in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Jeff and Betsy (Peters) Wolding. He was a 2010 graduate of Appleton East High School. He earned his Bachelors of Art Degree majoring in English (Creative Writing) in May of 2016...

Feb 23, 2017

Feb 22, 2017

Gerald “Jerry” R. Shortt, 85 years, of Appleton, Wisconsin passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Care Partners Assisted Living. Jerry was born on October 19, 1931 in Appleton, Wisconsin to his loving parents Robert and Ethel (Freund) Shortt. He was a graduate of Appleton High School, Class of 1949.

Shortly after graduating he joined the US Navy in 1950...

Feb 22, 2017

Eloisa “Becky” Van Eperen, age 86, of Kaukauna, went into the arms of the Heavenly Father, surrounded by her loving family, at St. Paul Home, Kaukauna, on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Becky was born on July 5, 1930, in Milwaukee, to the late Hirene T. and Maria (Zunica) Mendez. Throughout her life, Becky was sustained and enriched by her faith....