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Elaine Lillge

Elaine Lillge

Feb 14, 2017

Elaine Margaret Lillge, a lifetime resident of Appleton, passed away Tuesday, February 14, at the age of 92. She was born on May 6, 1924 in Darboy to the late Victor and Anna (Schafelke) Hartzheim. At an early age, Elaine met the love of her life, Loren Lillge, at Roosevelt Jr. High. She graduated from Appleton High School in 1942....

Michael T. Porath

Michael T. Porath

Feb 13, 2017

Michael T. Porath, 37, of Appleton, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017.

Mike was born on September 2, 1979 to Harry and Lois (Everson) Porath in Neenah. Mike graduated from Menasha High School in 1998. He worked for Bergstrom Premier as the Parts Manager. He enjoyed spending time trying new recipes for his cookouts. Mike was a loving, compassionate,...

Donna Bright

Donna Bright

Feb 13, 2017

Donna succumbed to metastasized breast cancer on February 13, 2017, cutting short her font of perfect love. It would be hard to imagine a better human being.

Donna Rose (Rank) Bright of Greenville Wisconsin was born to the warm embrace of Gillett Wisconsin dairy farmers Carl and Adeline Rank on August 20, 1954. She cherished and inspired everyone in her...

George Schaefer, Jr.

George Schaefer, Jr.

Feb 12, 2017

George Schaefer, Jr. passed away February 12, 2017 at age 93. He was born on February 7, 1924 in Mannheim Germany to the late George and Freida (Weber) Schaefer. He married Jeanette (Werner) Schaefer on November 12, 1945. George started his career as a cost accountant at Appleton Machine Company, was the owner and operator of Freida's Tavern and retired...

Joyce J. Boardman

Joyce J. Boardman

Feb 11, 2017

Joyce J. Boardman, age 76, of Neenah, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017. She was born on June 13, 1940 to the late Harold and Cora (Hess) Shuckhart in Tomahawk, Wisconsin.

Joyce was an active member of St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Menasha. She frequently played Bingo at church and also enjoyed puzzles and playing cards. In her earlier...

David W. Paschen

David W. Paschen

Feb 10, 2017

David W. Paschen, 55 years, passed away February 10, 2017 at his home in Menasha, Wisconsin. He was born on September 19, 1961 to his parents Wayne W. and Fay (Wilson) Paschen in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was a graduate of Kimberly High School Class of 1980. Shortly after graduation he began a career at the paper mill in Kimberly working...

James R. Stein

James R. Stein

Feb 9, 2017

James R. Stein, 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. He was born to the late John and Mary (Plesser) Stein on February 7, 1927. He married Mary (Muthing) on May 14, 1949, she preceded him in death on April 7, 1982. James worked for Consolidated Papers...

Lilas Jane Sheleski

Lilas Jane Sheleski

Feb 9, 2017

Lilas J. Sheleski 93 passed away peacefully on February 9, 2017 at Bornemann Senior Communities Nursing and Rehab Home in Green BAY, WI. She was born to the late William and Anna (Krueger) Seering on December 25, 1923 in Bonduel, WI. their last of 17 children. She graduated from Bonduel High School in 1941. Lila was united in marriage to...

Elizabeth "Liz" Turecek

Elizabeth "Liz" Turecek

Feb 6, 2017

Elizabeth J. (Santner) Turecek, age 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 6, 2017. She was born in Milwaukee on February 20, 1923 to the late Peter and Edith (Pastorino) Santner. She was a beloved wife of the late Joseph Turecek.

In their early years, Elizabeth and Joe owned two resorts in Pickerel, WI. Later, Liz spent 30 years and...

Josephine Zavrsnik

Josephine Zavrsnik

Feb 5, 2017

Josephine Zavrsnik 75 passed away peacefully on February 5, 2017 at St. Paul Home in Kaukauna, WI. She was born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia on January 24, 1942 to the late Joseph and Eleanor (Zigoy) Zavrsnik. She graduated in 1961 from South Division High School in Milwaukee. She received a certificate of Phlebotomy from PIMA Medical Center. She took pride in...

William J. Schmidt

William J. Schmidt

Feb 5, 2017

William “Bill” Joseph Schmidt of Kaukauna, Wisconsin died peacefully early Sunday morning, February 5th, 2017, after a short and difficult illness. He was only 79 years old.

Bill is survived by his wife of 46 years, Barbara Anne (Kaufmann) Schmidt and their three children and their spouses, Sarah Schmidt and Todd McCarthy of Wilmette, IL; Andrew and Lyssa Schmidt of...

Ray H Huntsinger

Ray H Huntsinger

Feb 4, 2017

Ray H. Huntsinger, age 94, passed away on February 4, 2017 in Appleton, WI. Ray formerly lived in Glendale, WI and Hot Springs Village, AR for over 30 years each. He returned to Wisconsin in November 2015 and resided at the Appleton Retirement Community.

Ray was born on October 29, 1922 in Brewster, OH and was the oldest of three...

Thurston "Turtle" Lambie

Thurston "Turtle" Lambie

Feb 4, 2017

Thurston “Turtle” Lambie, 71, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017.

Turtle was born on May 21, 1945 in California to Leeland and Nona (Coakley) Lambie. He moved to Kaukauna shortly after his birth and graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1963. He was united in marriage to Dolores Wittmann on January 25, 1964 and they made their home in...

Sandra L. Radtke

Sandra L. Radtke

Feb 2, 2017

Sandra L. Radtke (Schulz), 77 years, returned to the Lord February 2, 2017 at her home in Appleton, Wisconsin surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 16, 1939 to her parents Ruben H. and Violet F. (Luedke) Schulz in Appleton, Wisconsin. She was a graduate of Appleton High School, Class of 1957. Sandy furthered her education by...

Elizabeth Peerenboom

Elizabeth Peerenboom

Feb 1, 2017

Betty J. (DeBruin) Peerenboom, age 89, longtime resident of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 1, 2017. She was born in Little Chute on December 24, 1927 to the late Frank and Agnes (Vandenberg) DeBruin. She was a beloved wife of the late Joseph Peerenboom.

She will be greatly missed by her children: Jay (Tammy) Peerenboom, Jill (Bill) Parry,...

Marshall  J. "Andy" Anderson

Marshall J. "Andy" Anderson

Feb 1, 2017

Marshall J. “Andy” Anderson, 74 years, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2017 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was born on October 7, 1942 to his parents Marvin T. and Anita M. (Anderson) Anderson in Neenah, Wisconsin. He was a graduate of Neenah High School Class of 1961. Shortly after high school he enlisted in the USMC serving with the Marine...

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