Obituaries

Michael John Pfefferle of Appleton passed away at the age of 50 on July 4th, 2021, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Appleton on May 14, 1971, the son of John and Lynn C. Pfefferle. Mike was a graduate of Xavier High School and Marquette University. On September 14, 2002, Mike was

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John Everett Christopher, age 74, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday afternoon, October 22, 2020.

John was born on November 9, 1945 in Milwaukee, WI to the late Everett Christopher and Dorothy Leitch (Lakomski). John’s family moved to Lafayette, IN area when he was young where he became an avid Purdue Boilermaker basketball fan. John graduated from Otterbein High School in...

Mary Emilie (Kabat) Dorn, 66, of Appleton, passed away on October 22nd, 2020 of non-covid related health issues. She was born in Manitowoc on May 8th, 1954. She attended Holy Rosary grade school and New Holstein high school, then pursued a nursing degree from Moraine Park in Fond Du Lac. Mary worked as a pediatric nurse at Appleton Memorial Hospital,...

Matthew William Arndt, age 44, of Sherwood, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, August 11, 2019 while walking the family dog in High Cliff State Park. He was born on July 15, 1975 in Neenah, to William and Genevieve (Niebauer) Arndt of Hilbert, and married Jessica J. (Fryman) on his 30th birthday, July 15, 2005.

Matt was employed as a...

Mary A. Schiller, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 while surrounded by her family. She was born on August 20, 1942, daughter of the late Orville and Virginia Becher. On May 14, 1974, she married Vern Schiller. Mary worked at St. Elizabeth Hospital from 1959 until her retirement in 2006.

Mary is survived by her children: Vance...

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and pending.

Melvin Theodore Ward Jr, 85, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 19, 2020, with his family by his side.

Melvin is survived by his five children:  Andy (Kathy) Ward, Cathy (Tim) Hietpas, Cindy (Ruben) Hensler, Betty (Marc Cypcar) Ward, and Diana (John) Gosz; many grandchildren, great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Melvin was preceded in death by his parents, his...

A complete obituary will appear here as soon as it is availble.

This press release is provided through the courtesy of Lawrence University.

=========================================================================================================================ProProfessor Emeritus of History William Chaney has passed away at his home. He was 90 years old.

An iconic figure in the college's history, he was hired by President Nathan Pusey and joined the history department in...

Late Sunday, March 31st, 2019 Nicholas Farah passed suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 36 years. Nick was an amazing guy who had a heart of gold. He was an amazing father, son, brother and friend!

He is survived by both parents, Craig and Kathy (Veit) Farah, his brother Eric Farah (Mallory Minahan Farah), his two beautiful children, Ella...

Sherry Lawson Gates of Appleton passed away on October 7, 2012 at the age of 77.

The daughter of Leonard and Lucille Lawson, she was born in Chicago and graduated from Fenger High School there in 1953. She attended Blackburn College in Carlinville, Ill., for two years, where she met Earl R. Gates. They married on Jan. 28, 1956; in...

Dr. Jinping Li, age 55, passed away on Sunday February 3, 2019 after a short battle with cancer. Jinping and his wife, Zhibin, moved from Denver to the Fox Valley area 7 years ago. He worked at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. He is survived by his wife, Zhibin He, and daughters Nanxing, Sarah, and Wendy.

The celebration of his...

Doris “Dot” Vlossak died peacefully in her sleep October 23, 2019. She was 91 years young.

Dot was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the youngest of 9 children of Italian immigrants Theresa and Antony.

After graduating from Latrobe High School, Dot commuted to Pittsburg to attend the Louise Salinger School of Fashion and Design. She graduated with excellent sewing skills, and...

Just beyond the window of a cottage-like room stands a white picket fence accented with colors of the wind, surrounding the serenity of a front porch adorned with cozy rocking chairs from where squirrels can be seen scurrying about, busy preparing for the months ahead.

In that quaint room, all of our Sunday school lessons came together and with the...