Obituaries

Dec 9, 2015

Elizabeth “Betty” Biese, age 90 died peacefully at her home after a short illness on December 9, 2015.

Betty was born in Kimberly on January 26, 1925, Daughter of Joseph and Anna Thein. On July 9, 1946 she married Gene in Kimberly and had 54 years together prior to his death in January, 2000. They had 13 children, 12 unplanned...

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Dec 7, 2015

Raymond Joseph Keyzers Jr., age 62, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2015 at his home. Ray was born on April 20, 1953, son of the late Raymond Sr. and Geraldine (Hammen) Keyzers. Ray will always be remembered as a great cook and a generous brother and uncle. He was always there when you needed him.

Ray will be missed...

Dec 5, 2015

Harold “Archie” Clark, age 88, passed away at Brewster Village on Saturday December 5, 2015. Harold was born in Appleton on October 15, 1927, son of the late Lewis and Marie (Verhagen) Clark. He was a graduate of Appleton High School, and on February 16, 1953 married the former Jean Olson; she preceded him in death in 1985. Harold served...

Dec 5, 2015

Harold “Skip” Steele Hawes, 80, of Appleton, passed away peacefully at his residence Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, after a two-year battle with cancer.

Harold was born Oct. 2, 1935, to Charles Wilson Hawes and Gretchen Purl (Steele) Hawes. Harold was a veteran having served in the United States Army.

He was preceded in death by his father, Charles W. Hawes;...

Dec 5, 2015

Bob Heffner, age 80 of Appleton, passed away at St. Elizabeth Hospital on Saturday, December 5, 2015, following a brief illness. Bob was born in Troy, Ohio on June 17, 1935, son of the late Robert and Evelyn (Young) Heffner, Sr. He was a proud 1953 graduate of Troy High School, and as a young man served his country as...

Dec 2, 2015

Paul Fred Van Landghen, 84, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at home. Paul was born on November 18, 1931 to Fred and Alvina Van Landghen in Appleton. Paul married Yvonne Debruin on May 22, 1954 and they spent 61 years together.

Paul is survived by his wife Yvonne, three sons; Richard (Amy) Van Landghen, John Van Landghen, and...

Dec 2, 2015

Betty Aerts, age 88 of Combined Locks, passed away at Atrium Post Acute Care in Little Chute on Wednesday morning, December 2, 2015. Betty was born in Combined Locks on September 22, 1927, daughter of the late Nicholas and Agnes (Yingling) Lom. On June 4, 1947, she married Glenn Aerts at St. Paul Church in Combined Locks, and the couple...

Dec 2, 2015

“Harold” Peterson, age 89, passed away peacefully at Living Tree Estates in Greenville on Wednesday evening, December 2, 2015. Harold was born in Chicago on May 13, 1926, son of the late Manfred and Hilma (Gustavson) Peterson. He married the former Rosemary Otolich in November of 1950, and together raised two children: Susan and Scott. In 1991, Harold married Alice,...

Dec 1, 2015

Margaret Viola (Behrent) Rice, age 90, passed away quietly at her home December 1, 2015. She was born September 8th, 1925 in Appleton, to the late Edwin and Margaret Behrent. Tootie left her home town and moved to California after marrying her true love, Stanley Rice, in 1944. The couple lived in Garden Grove and later Weaverville, California, until Stanley's...

Dec 1, 2015

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Nov 29, 2015

Michiel van Alem, age 99, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Sunday morning, November 29, 2015. He was born in Kessel NB, Netherlands on August 18, 1916, son of the late Machiel and Johanna (van Hoorn) van Alem. On May 3, 1945, Giel married Elisabeth “Beth” van Lith; preceded him in death in 2014. He is survived by...

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Nov 28, 2015

Sarah Stewart Taylor, age 93, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2015 at Appleton Medical Center where her family had gathered to be with her. She was born on January 30, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA, the first of three children of Helen Kraemer and Harry Gordon Stewart. After graduating with honors in English from the University of Pennsylvania in 1943,...