Obituaries

Jan 5, 2014

Amy Lynn Brittnacher, age 39, of Kaukauna, passed away unexpectedly on January 5, 2014 at her home. She was born on November 29, 1974 in Appleton, daughter of John and the late Patricia Hartl. She was a 1993 graduate of Kaukauna High School and on May 17, 1996, Amy married Matt Brittnacher in a ceremony at Calvary Chapel in Kimberly....

Jan 5, 2014

Jan 3, 2014

Lavern Pritzl Monyette died early Thursday morning, January 2, 2014 at a Milwaukee area care center. Lavern was born March 26, 1934, daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Gresl) Pritzl. On May 10, 1957, she married Donald Monyette at Sacred Heart Church in Appleton; Don preceded her in death in the fall of 2010.

In her younger years, Lavern...

Jan 1, 2014

LeRoy John Bast, age 82, of Little Chute, passed away surrounded by loving family and friends on January 1, 2014 at Appleton Medical Center.

He was born on March 15, 1931, the son of the late John and Ella (Timmers) Bast. He went to grade school in Mackville and graduated from Seymour High School in 1949. He and Betty M....

Jan 1, 2014

Janice Dengel Nieland, age 69 passed away January 1, 2014, at her home with her family and friends by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Jan was born October 3, 1944 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, to Alfred and Dolores (Andrustyk) LeClair. She graduated from Appleton West High School in 1963, and in 1965 she married Jack Dengel with...

Dec 31, 2013

Gale A Smith, 47, fought a courageous battle with cancer for seven months and passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at home with her loved ones around her.

Gale was born on April 26, 1966 to Ronald Karow and Maxine Kimball in Milwaukee. She worked at Evergreen Retirement Community as an OTA and loved working there, it was her...

Dec 29, 2013

Margaret Hartel, Appleton, died Sunday December 29, 2013.

She was born to Engelbert and Catherine Stoiber, January 15, 1923 in Wauwatosa, WI. She served as a WAVE in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. She married John Hartel in 1947 and they lived together in Brookfield, WI before locating to the Fox Cities.

Margaret will be deeply missed by...

Dec 29, 2013

Dec 29, 2013

Carol Mae Landsverk “Nana”, age 73, of Neenah, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Cherry Meadows. Carol was born to the late Margaret Hinzman Pekel and Harvey Pekel on February 18, 1940. She went to high school at Fox Valley Lutheran, graduating in 1958. On February 14, 1959, she married the...

Dec 29, 2013

Herbert W. Viegut, age 92, of Kaukauna, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 29, 2013, at St. Paul Elder Services in Kaukauna. He was born on November 2, 1921, in Jefferson, Wisconsin and resided in Kaukauna. Herbert married the love of his life, Mabel Viegut, on August 3, 1941, and they spent 71 wonderful years together. He always had an...

Dec 28, 2013

Dec 28, 2013

Priscilla J. “Jane” Kitelinger, age 86, of Appleton, died on December 28, 2013 at Brewster Village. Priscilla was born on May 20, 1927 in Beloit, Wisconsin to the late Allen & Ruth (Greer) Edgerton. She married Robert Kitelinger on August 12, 1948, in Beloit. Priscilla graduated from South Beloit, Illinois, High School in 1945. She was employed at Gardner Machinery...

Dec 27, 2013

Margaret Albrecht, age 86, passed into the Lord's hands peacefully on Friday afternoon, December 27, 2013. Margaret was born in Shiocton on June 21, 1927, daughter of the late Rev. Louis and Milda (Schmidt) Mielke. She graduated from the Shiocton High School, and also received a teaching degree from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota. On May 29, 1955, she...

Dec 27, 2013

Mr. John Randal Rothwell, of Appleton, WI and formerly of Aiken, SC passed away unexpectedly at the age of 52 years on Friday, December 27, 2013 in Appleton, WI. He was fondly known as “Rock” or “Randy” by his close friends.

Randy was born on October 3, 1961 in Memphis, TN and was a lifelong resident of Appleton, WI. Randy...

Dec 26, 2013

Francis “Frank” Haas, of Grand Chute, age 83, passed away on December 26, 2013, at his home.

Frank was born July 25, 1930, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of the late Frank J. and Ethel R. (Stasny) Haas. He attended high school and college in St. Paul and proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Army...

Dec 26, 2013

David R. Poehlman, of Kaukauna, passed from earthly life to Eternal Glory on Thursday, December 26, 2013. He enjoyed an active life up until the time of his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Dave was born in New London, Wisconsin on January 7, 1944, to Louis and Maxine (Stern) Poehlman. He was baptized and later confirmed in his faith in Jesus...

Dec 26, 2013

Kathryn L. Besch Potter, 94, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Appleton Medical Center.

Kathryn was born on July 8, 1919 to Louis and Mae Strader in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Kathryn was united in marriage to Robert Besch in 1939 and he preceded her in death after 40 years of marriage. On September 5, 1981 she married Merrill...

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Dec 24, 2013

Dec 23, 2013

Rita Schampers, 99, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Brewster Village.

Rita was born on May 1, 1914 in Wrightstown to Peter and Mary (Klister) Meulemans. She married the love of her life, Leo Schampers on August 23, 1939 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Wrightstown. She was a lifelong resident of the Freedom area where she and...