Obituaries

Sep 24, 2015

Sep 23, 2015

Barbara Jean Sharpe, age 58, of the town of Harrison, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family on Wednesday morning after a courageous 2 ½ year battle with breast cancer. Barb was born in El Paso, Texas on December 12, 1956, daughter of the late Melville and Thelma (Steidl) Junion. She graduated from St. Mary High School...

Sep 23, 2015

Lt. Col. Ronald C. Lindeke, USAF retired, 75, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Appleton Medical Center.

Ron was born on August 30, 1940 to Harold and Goldie (Rutherford) Lindeke in St. Paul, Minnesota. The family moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin shortly thereafter. He was President of his 1958 graduating class at Eau Claire Memorial high school. Ron...

Sep 22, 2015

Jo Anne (Harms) Stephens, of Greenville, age 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday September 22, 2015. Jo was born in Elkhart, Indiana on July 16, 1933 to the late David and Edna (Woodman) Harms. She married Conrad W. Stephens on January 4, 1955. She graduated from Elkhart High School. She was a telephone operator, switchboard operator/receptionist outstanding mother of three...

Sep 22, 2015

Louise Dworatschek, age 91 of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at The Waterford at Oshkosh. Louise was born in Maywood, Illinois, on April 25, 1924, daughter of the late Lowell and Mary (Jennings) Rush. She attended schools in Illinois, and while working as a secretary in Palatine, met her future husband, a teacher named Stephen Dworatschek. An...

Sep 21, 2015

Tim Vorpahl knew he had a bad “ticker” as he called it, and often said he was living on “borrowed time.” On Monday afternoon, September 21, 2015, his Lord decided to bring Tim to heaven at the age of 53. He died suddenly, with no pain, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. Tim was born in Appleton on April 16,...

Sep 21, 2015

Gertrude H. Knoke, age 101, died peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2015, at Grand Horizons community home in Appleton, WI.

A joy and inspiration to her many friends and relatives throughout her long life, Gertrude Helen Martha Posselt Knoke (Gert) was born in Readfield, WI, on December 19, 1913, to Paul and Erna Posselt. She married Leland Leonard Knoke (Jake)...

Sep 21, 2015

Jean Vandenberg, age 62, of Appleton, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015. Jean was born on February 19, 1953, in Appleton, to Paul and Lucille (Winter) Vandenberg. She graduated from Xavier High School and attended the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire. Jean was devoted to her faith and belief in God our Father. She worked for many years in the...

Sep 21, 2015

Leo Giebel, age 79, passed away Monday afternoon, September 21, 2015 at the Appleton Medical Center, with his loving family by his side. Leo was born in Dale, Wisconsin, on April 25, 1936, son of the late Alvin and Lydia (Bartel) Giebel, and was a 1955 graduate of the Neenah High School. In 1956, he married the former Joyce Davidson...

Sep 21, 2015

On Monday, September 21, 2015 an amazing woman slipped peacefully from this life and exchanged her tired body for the pure joy of heaven. Our Mom was born in Appleton on May 18, 1924, to Floyd “Butch” and Christena (Weyenberg) Kessler. She graduated from Appleton High School in 1942, attended business school in Milwaukee and there married our beloved Dad,...

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Sep 17, 2015

Jerry Phil Dunham passed away peacefully at his home at the age of 83 on September 17, 2015. He was born on August 31, 1932 in Bowie, Texas to the late Minnie “Pearl” (Harrison) Dunham and James Dunham. Jerry graduated from Wichita Falls High School in 1950 and shortly after joined the Navy. He then worked for TWA Airlines from...

Sep 16, 2015

Surrounded by the love of family and friends, David Hartman passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 after a courageous two-year battle with brain cancer, which he fought with determination, patience, and an inexhaustible sense of humor. David was born July 5, 1947 to Gilbert and Gwendolyn (Ringer) Hartman in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He grew up in Bloomer, Wisconsin, the...

Sep 16, 2015

Christy Amour, age 66, passed away on Wednesday evening, September 16, 2015, at a local hospital. Christy was born in Appleton on September 2, 1949, daughter of the late Sherman W. Kapp and Anita (Wiegand) Kapp who lives in Appleton. Christy attended the University of Wisconsin – Fox where she studied Anthropology and Social Work, and received a degree from...

Sep 14, 2015

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Sep 13, 2015

Elizabeth S. “Betty” Clark, 83, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Manor Care.

Betty was born on January 6, 1932 to Daniel and Laudina (Roy) Meehan in Boston. On February 28, 1951 she was united in marriage to Ralph Clark Sr in Boston. They moved to the Appleton in 1965. Betty was a good mother and grandmother and...