Obituaries

Aug 19, 2014

Aug 18, 2014

Donald J. Thorson, 85, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Don was born on March 10, 1929 to Julius and Dora (Johnson) Thorson in Newberry, Upper Peninsula, Michigan. On October 25, 1952 he was united in marriage to Rita Fredrick and they were married for 55 years until she passed away in 2007. Don worked...

Aug 18, 2014

Kay Ann Vandenberg, age 75, of Appleton, passed away on August 18, 2014, at Brewster Village. Kay was born on September 27, 1938, daughter of the late Robert and Marie Bartman. Arrangements are pending with a full obituary to follow. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wichmannfargo.com.

Aug 18, 2014

Lloyd C. Techlin, age 86, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2014, after a courageous battle with leukemia. Lloyd was born on April 14, 1928, to the late Alfred and Edna Techlin. He grew up on a farm in the Town of Center and farmed there all of his life. On September 8, 1951, Lloyd married Shirley Wendt, daughter of...

Aug 17, 2014

Aug 17, 2014

Betty Vandenberg, age 83 of Darboy, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, August 17, 2014 at Cherry Meadows Hospice, surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born April 27, 1931, daughter of the late Nick and Esther (Van Handel) Hietpas and as a young girl attended school at St. John's in Little Chute. As a young woman, she worked at...

Aug 15, 2014

Eileen L. Peterson age 86 of the Town of Menasha, was taken into God's loving hands the evening of August 15, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. She passed at her home after a short courageous battle with cancer. She was born on June 2, 1928 in Waupaca, daughter of the late Albert and Jessie (Lamb) Anderson. On January 22,...

Aug 15, 2014

Judith E. Kenney, age 80, of Kaukauna, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2014 with family at St. Paul Elder Services in Kaukauna.

Judy was born in Appleton, on June 30, 1934, to parents John and Mary (Verhagen) Hietpas. She graduated from St. John's High School in Little Chute in 1952, Mercy School of Nursing in Oshkosh in 1955 and...

Aug 15, 2014

Antonia W. “Wilma” De Wild, 92, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2014. Wilma was born on December 4, 1921 to Franciscus and Theodora (van Wetten) Vonk in Boekel, the Netherlands. In 1950 she married John De Wild and they immigrated to the USA and settled in Combined Locks. Wilma worked for St. Paul Catholic Church in Combined Locks until...

Aug 13, 2014

Aug 12, 2014

Aug 11, 2014

Joan Kapitz, 82, of Menominee, Michigan, died on August 11, 2014 in Menasha, Wisconsin, after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Irene (Peterson) Kapitz. Joan worked at Briggs and Stratton in Milwaukee for 35 years. After her retirement she moved to Menominee and then moved to the Fox Valley. She will be greatly missed...

Aug 11, 2014

Aug 10, 2014

Elizabeth F. Nemeth, age 88, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014. She was born on December 15, 1925, the daughter of Elizabeth A. Weiss (Kamke). On July 27, 1946, she married Carl Nemeth at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Appleton. Betty worked as a telephone operator at Wisconsin Telephone prior to marrying. She greatly enjoyed the outdoors, baking, working...

Aug 10, 2014

Mary E. Ebben, age 95, of Kaukauna, passed away in peace and comfort at American Grand Assisted Living Suites on Sunday, August 10, 2014. Mary was born on June 22, 1919, in the Town of Freedom, to the late William and Minnie (Van Epern) Heindl. On April 22, 1939, she married Vincent J. Ebben; he preceded her in death on...

Aug 9, 2014

Roland John “Pete” Peterson, 94, Appleton, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014, after a long and well-lived life.

Pete was born on February 21, 1920 in Shawano to John and Ella (Lund) Peterson, and spent his youth working on farms and in the cheese factory. At 21, en route to California, he and Gladys Schinke got married in Steelville,...

Aug 9, 2014

Aug 9, 2014

Aug 9, 2014

Richard Q. Faltynski, age 77, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014. He was born in Appleton to the late Frank and Helen Faltynski on October 31, 1936, and he resided in Appleton. On June 4, 1966, Richard married Jean Ann Smits, and they spent 48 years together. Richard moved to Green Bay early in life and spent forty five...

Aug 8, 2014

Shirley E. Better, 88, of Kimberly, passed away on Friday, August 08, 2014 at Parkside Care Center. Shirley was born on November 12, 1925, daughter of the late Joseph and Clara (Anderson) Dietzen. She graduated from Kimberly High School and later went on to work as an accountant at Kimberly Clark. On June 16, 1951 she married Emil Better at...