Obituaries

Sep 27, 2016

George A. Steffens, age 95 of Fond Du Lac, formerly Kaukauna, passed away on September 27, 2016. George was born on August 11, 1921 in Kaukauna Wisconsin to Joseph and Wilhelmena (Ebben) Steffens. After he graduated from Kaukauna High School, George served his country as a member of the U.S. Army. He served during WWII in the Pacific Theater. On...

Sep 25, 2016

Jeffrey E. Lammers, 63, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 after a short and hard fight with cancer at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton, Wisconsin. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 12, 1952, to William and Joanne (Laack) Lammers. Jeff graduated from Plymouth High School in 1970 and Lakeland University in 1974. While attending School, he became Credit...

Sep 25, 2016

Colleen was born on June 25, 1954 in Kaukauna, WI. She lost her struggle with pancreatic cancer and was called to heaven on September 25, 2016.

Colleen will be remembered for her altruistic service and her strength of will. She valued justice and fairness, and was not afraid to fight for those who needed a voice. Keaner went the extra...

Sep 25, 2016

Dorothy M. Franke, age 86, of Menasha, passed away on September 25, 2016 at a local hospital. Dorothy was born on February 22, 1930 to the late Lothar and Meta (Wendell) Diestler. She was a longtime employee of Hortonville Toy Factory. Dorothy loved time with her family and making her grandchildren laugh. She was an awesome cook who loved celebrating...

Sep 25, 2016

Olga M. (Olson) Streck, 97, passed into Heaven on Sunday, September 25, 2016.

Olga was born on August 29, 1919 in Kimberly, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Schiltz) Olson. On May 10, 1941, Olga married Earl Streck. They celebrated 50 years of marriage before Earl's passing in 1992. They raised their family on Firelane 8 in Menasha. In 1998...

Sep 25, 2016

Gary Huiting, 52 years, passed away surrounded by his loved ones at Cherry Meadows, Appleton. He was born on February 11, 1964 to his loving parents Donald J. and Mary L. (Horn) Huiting in Appleton. He spent time in his early years, as boys did, playing football with neighborhood friends and family time watching favorite sports. Gary was an employee...

Sep 24, 2016

Marjorie “Marge” Shotton (nee Boyd), died on September 24, 2016 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah. Marge was born November 25, 1928 in Candler, North Carolina, the second of five children born to William and Carrie (Harden) Boyd, and grew up there – at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Marge was the co-owner of Shotton Refrigeration in...

Sep 24, 2016

Rev. Dr. Robert Keath Holler “Rev. Bob”, 85 years, returned to the Lord, September 24, 2016. Born into this world September 11, 1931 to Howard and Helen (Littlewood) Holler in Mendota, IL. He was a graduate of Mendota High School in 1949 and also a graduate of Carroll College in Waukesha, WI majoring in Classical Culture and English in 1953....

Sep 23, 2016

Mel Kruse, age 73, passed into the loving arms of his Savior on Friday morning, September 23, 2016 at ThedaCare – Neenah, following an illness. Mel was born in Green Bay on October 23, 1942, son of the late Oliver and Ethel (Mader) Kruse. He was a 1960 graduate of Kaukauna High School and received a degree in Mechanical Engineering...

Sep 23, 2016

Marlene Ann Horner, age 65, was set free to become an angel on September 23, 2016. She was born on September 25, 1950, to the late Marvin and Hannah (Lockbaum) Horner. Marlene was a caring, loving mother who wanted to heal the world. She did this through the love of her children, her grandchildren, her fur babies and her 27-year...

Sep 22, 2016

Frederick “Ted” William Motschman, age 87, died on Thursday, September 22, 2016. Ted was born May 23, 1929 to the late Frederick and Amanda (Smyth) Motschman. After his father Frederick Motschman died, his mother married Frederick Cobb of Green Bay. Ted graduated from Lake Forest Academy and from Lawrence University with a degree in English. Ted built the Mt. La...

Sep 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016

Dennis Heegeman, aged 77, a longtime Neenah resident, passed away peacefully the evening of September 22, 2016. He had suffered with COPD for several years and although Dennis faced serious health concerns, he was a fighter until the very end.

He was born in Racine to Jerome and Margaret Heegeman and lived in the Fox Cities for most of his...

Sep 20, 2016

Sep 20, 2016

Leone Henrietta (DeGroot) Berg passed away peacefully on September 20 2016, after 92 wonderful years. Marilyn, her daughter, and her grandson Eric were with her. She was born in Niagara, Wisconsin on November 30, 1923, to Nellie and James DeGroot. They eventually moved to Kimberly then Little Chute where she graduated from St. John's High School. She worked at Fox...

Sep 20, 2016

Tommy Malkowski, age 49 of Appleton, went to heaven to be with Jesus on September 20, 2016. Tommy had battled Primary Amyloidosis for some ten years. He was born in Kaukauna on February 18, 1967, the son of the late Thomas Malkowski, Sr. and Judy Malkowski who resides in Fremont. After high school, Tom attended Fox Valley Technical College and...

Sep 19, 2016

Ruth J. Weyenberg, age 88 of Clintonville, passed away on September 19, 2016. Ruth was born on August 22, 1928 in Merrill Wisconsin to Iver and Edna (Plamann) Thompson. She was a graduate of Merrill High School. In high school, she was sent to a statewide competition for Forensics. On July 12, 1958 she married Alvin Weyenberg in Appleton, Wisconsin...

Sep 18, 2016

Robert H. Weyenberg, age 86 passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2016, at his home in Black Creek after a lengthy illness. Robert “Bob” was born December 29, 1929 to the late Louis and Anna (Van Deraa) Weyenberg, of Kimberly. Bob was united in marriage to IlaMae Storma and they have been married for 21 years. Bob was a man...

Sep 18, 2016

Gretchen L. “Gret” Seidel, age 97, of Kimberly, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 18, 2016. Gret was born on January 10, 1919, in Dorchester, Wisconsin, the daughter of Edward and Isabel Fuchsgruber. Gret married Art Seidel on September 22, 1941, and he preceded her in death on January 23, 2008.

Gretchen was an incredible mother, cook,...

Sep 16, 2016

Walter J. “Wally” Steffens, 87, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016 at home. Wally was born on March 6, 1929 to Fred and Jeannetta (Probst) Steffens in Little Chute.

He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was united in marriage to Audrey Spaulding on September 5, 1955 and they had four children. On November 30,...