Obituaries

Jan 14, 2017

Sheila M. (O'Hearn) Radke, 61 years, passed away January 14, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, Wisconsin after a sudden illness, with her family by her side. She was born on March 10, 1955 to her loving parents Martin F. and Rosemary (Krug) O'Hearn Jr. in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She went to St. Patrick Catholic Grade School, Fond...

Jan 14, 2017

Phyllis Meyer, age 88, passed away peacefully at Matthews of Appleton, on Saturday, January 14, 2017. Phyllis was born on May 12, 1928, in Appleton to the late Henry and Martha (Miskimmin) Meyer. She married Robert Meyer on December 18, 1948, in Appleton; he preceded her in death on October 30, 2013. Prior to raising her family Phyllis was employed...

Jan 14, 2017

Lee Edward Yunkers, better known as Captain LeRoy, made his final voyage on Saturday, January 14 from the comfort of his home. Lee was born in Maywood, Illinois on December 2, 1942 to Virginia (Grupe) and Edward Yunkers; Virginia was remarried to James Dwyer in 1948. He was raised in Park Forest, Illinois.

He lost his sight at age 13...

Jan 14, 2017

Betty Dorman, age 79 of Kaukauna passed away at the Bridges of Appleton on Saturday afternoon, January 14, 2017. Betty was born in Little Chute on May 20, 1937, daughter of the late Henry and Genevieve (DeBruin) Van Schyndel. She attended high school in Kaukauna, and married Richard Dorman on January 16, 1960 at Holy Cross Church. Betty was a...

Jan 14, 2017

Jerry Van Den Wildenberg, age 85, passed away on Saturday afternoon, January 14, 2017, in the care of his loving daughter, Lisa. Jerry was born in Appleton on July 13, 1931, son of the late Peter and Henrietta (Sanderfoot) Van Den Wildenberg. He married the love of his life, Arlene Rehfeldt at Zion Lutheran Church on July 19, 1952. Arlene...

Jan 13, 2017

Floyd L. Baer, 77 years, passed away January 13, 2017 at Brewster Village in Appleton, Wisconsin with his family by his side. He was born May 17, 1939 to his loving parents Aloysius and Ruby (Heller) Baer in Appleton, Wisconsin. They settled in Potter, Wisconsin and he was a graduate of Hilbert High School Class of 1959. After a short...

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Jan 11, 2017

Katherine A. “Katie” Nemecek (Peters), 94 years, passed away suddenly at her home in Menasha, Wisconsin on January 11, 2017. She was born November 18, 1922 to her loving parents Joseph and Pauline Peters in Denmark, Wisconsin. On July 4, 1940 Joseph and Katherine A. (Peters) Nemecek were married which lasted for 65 years until Joe's death on March 2,...

Jan 11, 2017

Meridene R. Massey, 61, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Theda Care Regional Medical Center, Neenah.

Meridene was born on August 18, 1955 to James and Mary (Bohlman) Watts in Fond du Lac. In the mid 70's she moved to the Fox Valley. She was united in marriage to Leroy Massey on April 6, 1979 and they had...

Jan 9, 2017

Anthony Van Wychen, age 94, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017 at St. Paul Villa in Kaukauna. Tony was born on December 31, 1922 in Kaukauna, son of the late Henry and Anna (Stiltjes) Van Wychen. On June 4, 1946 he was united in marriage to Lillian Johanna Van Hoof at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Freedom; they celebrated...

Jan 8, 2017

Robert George Plach, age 84, of Menasha, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017. He was born in Little Chute, Wisconsin, on April 21, 1932 to Joseph and Magdalen (Decoster) Plach. Robert graduated from Appleton West High School in 1951. Robert was employed by the Gilbert Paper Company and retired in 1993. Robert enjoyed the game of baseball and was...

Jan 8, 2017

Jan 8, 2017

Richard Mulder Jr., age 86, of Menasha, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at his home. On March 24, 1930, Richard was born in the Chicago area, the son of the late Richard and Pauline (Zakowiecke) Mulder. Richard married the love of his life, Theresa Binder, on October 1, 1955, in Mosinee.

Richard enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, gardening...

Jan 6, 2017

Henry J. Van Nuland, found eternal peace on January 6, 2017, at the age of 64. He will be dearly missed by his sisters, Lynn Sprangers (Mike Gousha) of Fox Point, WI and Debra (Steve) Weber of Carmel, IN, his three loving nieces, Amber (Chris) Van Den Berg of Westfield, IN, Lindsay (Mike) Emer of Wauwatosa, WI and Shannon (Brendan)...

Jan 6, 2017

Janet Linskens, age 82, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, January 6, 2017. Alzheimer's Disease posed a battle that was too great. Janet was born in Kaukauna on November 2, 1934, daughter of the late Jacob and Leone (Krueger) Weyenberg. She was a graduate of the Kaukauna High School, and went on to earn a certificate as an LPN. On...

Jan 6, 2017

Barbara J. Rettke née Rickert, age 73, of Appleton Passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017. She was born June 15, 1943.

Barbara married her true soul mate Richard, at the home of their good friend and matchmaker Sandy Michalkiewicz on May 2, 1980. From that moment on Barbara became an instant mother to her two step-sons, Richard Stewart and...

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Jan 3, 2017

Katherine Murphy, age 90, of Appleton, passed away at Appleton Retirement Community on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Katy was born on August 21, 1926 in Jamestown, Rhode Island, to the late John L. and Grace (Delahunt) Smith. She married Joseph “Pete” Murphy on October 8, 1949 in Jamestown, Rhode Island. They shared 63 years of married life until his death...