Obituaries

Apr 22, 2014

Brad Kulick, age 42, of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Appleton Medical Center, following a courageous battle with cancer. Brad was born on September 20, 1971, in Appleton, to Phyllis (Leonhardt) Kulick and the late Bill Kulick. He married Julie Bates on June 11, 1994, in Appleton. Brad was a Network Engineer at Connecting Point in...

Apr 22, 2014

Darwin Dobbs, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Rennes Health Care in Appleton. He was born in La Farge, Vernon County, on September 29, 1923. Darwin graduated from Ontario High School. On December 23, 1942, he married his classmate Marjorie Olson at Our Savior's Lutheran Church (the old one) in La Crosse by the late Rev....

Apr 22, 2014

Apr 21, 2014

Marge Baer, age 87, went to her heavenly home on Monday, April 21, 2014. Throughout her life she worked in the Appleton School System, Sears, and Kurz & Root. Marge is survived by three children: Sandra (Darrel) Alix, Sharon Mee, and Thomas (Karen) Baer; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren; and a brother: Gene (Connie) Steffens. Marge was preceded...

Apr 20, 2014

Jon Wereley, of Appleton, was greeted into heaven by the open arms of Grandma Lutz on Sunday, April 20, 2014. He was 52. He is survived by his father: David (Phyllis) Wereley; his mother: Sandra (Bill) Van Elzen; sisters Beckie (Jim) Warner and Amy (Marc) Belli; grandmother: Laila “Tommie” Wereley; and his nephew: Kevin (Katie) Wereley.

Jon was a passionate...

Apr 20, 2014

Devin J. Julius, age 18, passed away after a motorcycle accident on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014. He was born on June 29, 1995, to Jim and Jodi Julius and grew up in Freedom. Devin graduated from Freedom High School in 2013, and furthered his education at NWTC. He recently moved to Janesville to begin his career with Alliant Energy....

Apr 19, 2014

Virginia D. Steffens, Fond Du Lac, formerly Kaukauna, passed away on April 19, 2014. Virginia was born on October 23, 1922 in Kaukauna Wisconsin to the late Albert and Mabel (Paschen) Reinholz. She was a graduate of Kaukauna High School. On February 20, 1946 she married George Steffens at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kaukauna. The couple resided in both...

Apr 19, 2014

Thomas Summers, age 72, of Kaukauna, died on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at his home after a three year battle with acute myelogenous leukemia. He was born on March 21, 1942, in Askeaton, to the late Walter and Esther (Fox) Summers. Tom was very proud of his Irish heritage and spent his first five years of school at St. Patrick...

Apr 17, 2014

Apr 17, 2014

Don “Goldie” Maas, age 85, passed away at his home in Darboy on Thursday morning, April 17, 2014, surrounded by his family. Don was born in Kimberly on September 19, 1928, son of the late William and Emma (Bergman) Maas, the second of ten children. Don served in World War II aboard the USS Ajax (AR-6) from 1945 until 1947,...

Apr 16, 2014

Heidi Ehlert, age 26, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 after a courageous battle with Sarcoma. She was born October 2, 1987 to Catherine (Stumpf) and the Late Robert Ehlert in Appleton, WI. She attended Hortonville High School, completing her education in 2007. She worked at Valley Packaging until her diagnosis of cancer in January 2013.

Heidi enjoyed participating...

Apr 16, 2014

Karen Gordon, age 63, passed away surrounded by her family on April 16, 2014, after a brief illness at the Appleton Medical Center. She was born on May 12, 1950, in Appleton, the daughter of the late Allan and Annette (Maher) Sonkowsky. Karen graduated from Appleton East High School in 1968 and went on to earn an LPN degree from...

Apr 16, 2014

Michael Steven Surin, age 53, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Mike was born April 13, 1961 to John and Norma Surin in Antigo. After graduating from Kimberly High School in 1979, Mike worked at many jobs, including delivering pizzas for Butch's pizza. He also operated two Laundromats in Kaukauna. The past couple years, he was...

Apr 15, 2014

Raymond Edward Wuerger, 82, died peacefully at home on April 15, following a brief illness. He was born Dec. 6, 1931 in Green Bay to Raymond and Hazel Clark Wuerger.

Ray was raised on a dairy farm in Greenleaf and graduated from East De Pere High School in 1949.

Immediately after graduation, Ray began his long career with the H.C....

Apr 14, 2014

Apr 14, 2014

Frank Stanelle, a lifelong Neenah resident, passed away at his home on April 14, 2014, at the age of 91. Frank was born in Neenah on March 28, 1923, son of the late Frank A. and Leona (Schmidt) Stanelle. Frank displayed a penchant for music from early on, beginning with playing the drums at the age of five. By the...

Apr 13, 2014

Joanne Lindsley, age 79, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday afternoon, April 13, 2014. Joanne was born in Appleton on May 21, 1934, daughter of the late Harold and Anna (Schiebler) Douglas. As a young woman, Joanne worked for her father at Appleton Battery and Ignition, and later worked as a file clerk at Kimberly Clark. She also...

Apr 13, 2014

Dolores “Dee” Mueller, age 87, of Kaukauna, passed away in Waupaca, Wisconsin, on Sunday, April 13, 2014. Dolores was born on February 23, 1927, in Kaukauna, to the late Arthur and Hilder (Nelson) Krueger. She married Victor C. Mueller on June 23, 1952, in Kaukauna; he preceded her in death on September 16, 1996. Dolores was a loving and caring...

Apr 12, 2014

Jodi Ann Preissner, 47, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at home following a courageous fight with ovarian cancer.

Jodi was born on March 8, 1967 to John and Ann (Peotter) Dutcher. She graduated from Appleton West in 1985. On January 8, 2005 she married the love of her life Mike Preissner, the happiest day of her life. Jodi...

Apr 11, 2014

Dorothy M. LaFountain (Pirlot) age 87, of Neenah passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 with her Family by her side. She was born June 3rd 1926. Dorothy loved her Family, Camping, and life itself. Survived by her Husband of 67 years Donald LaFountain; Sons Daniel (Pat), Richard, Donald(Barb), Daughter Laura(Jeff)Brockman . Preceded in death by her parents, Son Perry, Brothers,...