Obituaries

Inez L. Buffington, age 89, died on October 17, 2017, at Living Tree Estates assisted living in Greenville, after living with dementia for the past 10 years. Mrs. Buffington was born in Martinsville, VA. She met her future husband, Donald H. Buffington, while he was in the service. They were wed three years later and returned to his home state...

Richard “Rick” Louis Walker, 53, of Menasha, WI, passed away on Monday September 6, 2021, from pancreatic cancer.

Rick is survived by his wife, Tammy; his stepchildren, Robert Schamburek (Dani), Roberta Brown (Jason); His Dad and Mom, Fred and Joan (Lawrence) Walker Eau Claire WI; Four Siblings: Larry Joe Maxwell Webster City, IA, Tracy Maxwell (Michelle) Grandville, IA, Kathryn Walker-Moyle...

Marilyn E. Hesse, 74, a friend to many, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at ThedaCare Medical Center in Appleton.

Marilyn was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 20, 1942. She graduated from Jackson High School in Hixton, WI in 1960 and moved with her family to Appleton in 1963.

During her time in Appleton, she did in-home daycare...

Margaret Svetlauskas passed away peacefully from this world to the next after courageously battling cancer. Margaret was born in Sheboygan, daughter of the late Al and Margaret (Byla) Svetlauskas. She is survived by her brothers: Richard (Sandy) Svetlauskas of Beverly Hills, Michigan and Jim Svetlauskas of Appleton; her niece: Lydia (Corey) Jones of DePere and children Jaiden and Ty Jones,...

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...

Willis “Bill” “Will” G. Johnson, age 90, of Appleton passed to eternal life on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at Apple Creek Place, Appleton. He was born on June 5, 1930, to the late Herbert and Alice (Hanson) Johnson in New London. Will grew up in Appleton and Oshkosh.  His love of sports involved him in football and...

Chris Robert Stuyvenberg passed away in his home early morning Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at the age of 55. Chris is resting peacefully along with his parents James and Joan Stuyvenberg. Chris was born in Appleton, WI in 1965, and battled with type 1 diabetes since he was young – but it never took away the smile on his face...

Menasha, Wisconsin-Geri King, 75 went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus on March 13,2021. She was surrounded by her children and daughter-in-law Paula, Mark and Lisa, Jennifer and Lana when she passed.

Geri was born in Menasha, WI to Arthur and Marie Voissem. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School. Geri met John King, “the love of her life,” at...

Ronald F. Parsons went home to be with the Lord on January 12, 2020 at the age of 80.

 

He was born in Oshkosh on February 3, 1939 to Harold “Bud” and Mabel (Schultz) Parsons.

 

Ron joined the Army at the age of 18 and achieved the rank of Staff SGT; serving in Ft. Carson CO, Germany, Vietnam...

Dennis Anthony Jakl, Daddy, GPa, age 79, passed away from dementia on Thursday, December 6, 2018, in Appleton, Wisconsin with his wife and children at his side.

He was born July 17, 1939 to the late William Sr and Nellie (Janssen) Jakl in Appleton, WI. He was raised by his grandparents, Adrian and Wilhelmina Janssen, as Nellie had passed away...

With faith in the Resurrection of Jesus, we offer our prayers for Reverend Lawrence Gerend who entered eternal life on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at the age of 92.

 

Father Gerend was born in Kaukauna to the late Lawrence S. and Elizabeth A. (Gossens) Gerend.  He attended Kaukauna High School, and college at St. John University, Collegeville. He attended...

Robert Beachkofski (“Beach”  “Bob Beach”  “Beachie”) of Menasha, age 102, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2021. Bob was born in 1918 in Menasha, the son of the late Andrew and Rose (Szymanski) Beachkofski.

Bob was a 1936 graduate of Menasha High School. On May 17, 1947, Bob was united in marriage to Eileen O’Neill at St. Mary Catholic Church...