Obituaries

May 28, 2015

Ted C. Fischer, age 85, passed away at his home in Appleton on Thursday, May 28, 2015.

Ted was the first born of ten children on July 22, 1929 in Freedom to the late Charles and Helen (Thieman) Fischer. Ted attended school in Freedom and was taught to work very hard on the home farm. At the age of 20,...

May 28, 2015

Jean Schmit, age 86, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Emerald Valley Assisted Living. She was born on November 7, 1928 in Appleton, to the late John and Elsie (Hermann) Knabenbauer. On September 24, 1977 she married the love of her life Earl Schmit. She was a faithful member of New Hope Lutheran Church in...

May 27, 2015

May 26, 2015

Margaret Ellen Hardacker, 89, passed away quietly on May 26, 2015 in the home she had lived in for 63 years. She was born in Appleton, WI, to Ray and Lyda (Mullen) Stevenson on October 12, 1925 (which, she liked to point out, is the “real” Columbus Day). After graduation from Appleton High School, she worked in the library at...

May 26, 2015

John Anthony Erchul, Ph.D., age 65, of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. John was born on March 28, 1950, in El Paso, Texas, to the late Dr. James and Harriet (Maslowski) Erchul. He earned his Ph.D. in Education and was a longtime advocate of literacy programs. John and his beloved Westie, Watson, were...

May 25, 2015

May 24, 2015

Sylvester Leo Bayer, 93, passed away at Brewster Village, Sunday, May 24, 2015. Syl was born in Appleton to Oscar and Laura (Watson) Bayer on August 18, 1921. He graduated from St. Joseph School and Appleton High School (now Appleton West). Syl proudly served his country in the Philippines in WW II as a member of the 149th Infantry discharged...

May 24, 2015

Lorraine “Tatie” (Gracyalna) Wieseler, 88, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Appleton Medical Center. She was born on October 20, 1926 to Michael and Alma (Klitzke) Gracyalna of Menasha. Tatie graduated from Menasha High School and then married Robert “Bud” Wieseler on June 13, 1946.

Tatie was an active member of Holy Cross parish in Kaukauna where she...

May 23, 2015

Joy Ehlke, age 66, of Appleton, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015. She was born on January 23, 1949, to the late Marlin and Ellen Mae (Arnold) Springstroh. On June 13, 1970, Joy married the love of her life Thomas Ehlke at St. Matthew Ev. Lutheran Church in Appleton. She was a member of St. Matthew Ev. Lutheran Church....

May 22, 2015

Marilyn C. Buss entered eternal life May 22, 2015 while a resident of the Fox River Nursing Home. She was born on August 2, 1931 to Thomas John Potter and Selma Marie Ganzen at St Elizabeth's Hospital in Appleton, Wisconsin. Her parents, brother and sister had been at a movie and had to leave when her mother went into labor....

May 21, 2015

Joyce Hietpas, age 90 of Little Chute, passed away quietly on May 21, 2015 at the former Parkside Care Center in Little Chute. Joyce was born in Green Bay on August 25, 1924, daughter of the late Engelbert and Veronica (Feifarek) Wolf. For many years she was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Little Chute where she also...

May 20, 2015

May 19, 2015

Carl E. Schroeder, 87, Appleton, passed away on May 19, 2015 as the result of an automobile accident. Carl was born on December 15, 1927, one of eight children in the Town of Harrison to Charles and Ella (Kasten) Schroeder. He went to Red Star School, which was an old fashioned one room school house. After he finished school, he...

May 19, 2015

May 19, 2015

Mel Vanderlinden, age 83, of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday morning, May 19, 2015 at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. He was born on July 30, 1931 in Appleton, to the late Clifford and Evelyn (Gerard) Vanderlinden. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic School, and then joined the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Mel served his country from September...

May 18, 2015

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May 14, 2015

Bette Anne Froehlich, age 94, was called to her eternal home in heaven on Thursday, May 14, 2015. She was born on January 31, 1921 in Mexico, MO and was the first baby born at Audrain Medical Center. She was the eldest of the three children of W Neil Silliman and Ann Carter Burlingame. The young family soon moved to...

May 14, 2015

Our loving mother, Lucille Irene Hegner, age 92, passed away with her family by her side on Thursday, May 14, 2015. She was born on January 30, 1923 to the late Edna and Floyd Brightman, and she was raised on the family farm in the Town of Clayton. Lucille married Merlin Hegner on December 12, 1942, and they spent 65...