Obituaries

Rodney Harris

Rodney Harris

Jun 24, 2013

Rodney L. Harris, age 63, passed away unexpectedly on June 24, 2013 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease and diabetes. Rod was born on September 18, 1949, son of Arlene Kelley and the late Verdon Harris. After graduating from high school and several years of college, Rod married the love of his life, Betty Birling, at St. John the...

Florence G. Fiske

Florence G. Fiske

Jun 23, 2013

Florence Fiske, age 95, passed away at Matthews Care Center in Appleton on Sunday morning, June 23, 2013. Flossie was born in Ellington on December 15, 1917, daughter of the late William and Anna (Schilling) Breitrick. She attended the Hortonville High School, and later was married to Jack Fiske. Jack preceded her in death in 1951. Over the years, Flossie...

Corinne Neujahr

Corinne Neujahr

Jun 21, 2013

Corinne Neujahr, age 87, of Appleton, passed away at Fox River Assisted Living on Friday, June 21, 2013. Corinne was born on September 9, 1925, in Mission, South Dakota, to the late John and Cora (Roehl) Larson. She married William “Bill” Neujahr on June 4, 1946, in Mission, South Dakota; he preceded her in death on August 15, 2000. Corinne...

William Karras

William Karras

Jun 19, 2013

William B. Karras, age 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Park View Health Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was born on April 19, 1928, in Evanston, Illinois, the youngest child of the late Gustaf and Pauline Karras. After graduating from Appleton High School, Bill enlisted in the United States Army. He served in the Korean and...

Grace Meinke

Grace Meinke

Jun 17, 2013

Grace H. Meinke, age 97, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013, at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin to the late Henry and Flora Schultz on June 23, 1915. Grace married Karl Meinke on April 14, 1937 in Madison and they enjoyed 66 years together. Grace worked for the American Honey Institute and the...

Kathryn "Kathy" Mary Collins

Kathryn "Kathy" Mary Collins

Jun 13, 2013

Kathryn Mary “Kathy” Lisch Collins

On the evening of June 13, a talented new angel was recruited to accompany the heavenly choirs on piano and bassoon. Kathy was born on Oct. 30, 1950 in De Pere to the late Marian (Becker) and Don Lisch. She learned to play the accordion and piano in grade school and became one of the...

Richard "Dick" Gosz

Richard "Dick" Gosz

Jun 12, 2013

Richard “Dick” Gosz, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at home.

Dick was born on March 15, 1947 to Clarence and Helen (VanDerlois) Gosz in Appleton. On May 14, 1976, he was married to Mona Pingel at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. He was a veteran having served the US Army in Vietnam. He worked at Miron...

Ruth Marheine

Ruth Marheine

Jun 12, 2013

Ruth Patricia Marheine, age 78, of Kimberly, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at her home. Ruth was born on May 20, 1935, daughter of the late Walter and Marie Filback. She graduated from Felch High School in 1953. On July 3, 1954 Ruth married the love of her life James Marheine. She worked for...

Jack C. Meyer

Jack C. Meyer

Jun 11, 2013

Jack C. Meyer, 63, of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2013.

Jack was born October 4, 1949 in Appleton to Julius and Elaine (Merkel) Meyer. Jack worked for many years at American Can in Menasha and also owned Mr. Donut in Neenah. He liked playing cards, fishing, dogs, watching movies, wrestling, the Packers and Sy fy channel. Jack...

Mary Ellen Meier

Mary Ellen Meier

Jun 9, 2013

Mary Ellen Meier, age 75, of Waupaca, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Riverside Hospital. She was born on April 7, 1938, in Waupun, the daughter of the late Clifford and Jessie Mae (Yarnall) Isom. Mary has been a lifelong Wisconsin resident. She was a member of the Homemakers and the Red Hat Society of Waupaca. Many know...

Earl R. Klug

Earl R. Klug

Jun 8, 2013

Earl Klug, age 84, passed away peacefully at the Appleton Medical Center on Saturday, June 8, 2013. Earl was born in Loyal, Wisconsin, on June 18, 1928, son of the late William and Wilhelmina (Senglaub) Klug. On June 25, 1960, he married Shirley Sheets in Wisconsin Rapids; she survives. Earl worked in Milwaukee and LaCrosse for a time, but for...