Obituaries

Feb 28, 2022

Randy Hess, 69, died from complications due to an icy fall and was graciously taken home to heaven by His Savior, Jesus Christ.

Randy was born on July 30, 1952, in Oshkosh, WI to Roland and Elsie Hess. He was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church and was a lifelong active member. Randy graduated from...

Feb 25, 2022

Donn Kernan age 82 of Waterford, WI died peacefully February 25, 2022, with family at his side following a battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born January 12, 1940, in Aurora, WI to Thomas and Marion Kernan. Donn and his wife Kimberly Drager were married on December 23, 1961.

Donn valued his family and childhood memories...

Feb 21, 2022

Gregory Allen Petrie, age 65, of Winneconne, died Monday, February 21, 2022, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, after fighting hard with many health issues for the last 6 years, never giving up.

He was born August 28, 1956, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. On October 4, 1974, Greg married Debbie Niemuth, and they renewed their vows on...

Feb 20, 2022

Lois M. Gardner, age 86, of Winneconne, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Country Villa Assisted Living in Omro, where she was a resident for the last 10 months. She was born October 28, 1935, in Milwaukee to the late Joseph and Emily (Monday) Krebs. In 1956 Lois married her high school...

Feb 16, 2022

James won the race to be with His Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior, with his family by his side on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. James was born on October 19, 1942, in Appleton, WI. In 1960 he graduated from Kaukauna H.S. Jim attended U.W. Fox Valley. He served in the Army Reserves. Jim married his...

Feb 16, 2022

Edith Lillian Tritt passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. Edith was born the daughter of Edward and Emily "Berdina" (Coats) Collins on July 27, 1921, in the town of Omro, Winnebago County.

She married Norman Tritt on September 24, 1941, at the First Presbyterian Church in Omro.

Some...

Feb 13, 2022

Bonnie J. Salm, age 82, of Neenah, died Sunday, February 13, 2022, at home. She was born July 7, 1939, in Oshkosh to the late Myron and Jane (Helm) Chase.

Bonne was a lifelong active member of the Allenville Community Baptist Church and was involved with the prayer group, married couples as well as many other...

Feb 13, 2022

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Rochelle Heider, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the age of 84, after courageously battling thyroid cancer, with her family at her side.

She was married to the love of her life, Randy Heider, and they enjoyed 61 years together.

Rochelle attended Winneconne High School, where...

Feb 7, 2022

Ronald G. Coats, age 81, of Winneconne died Monday, February 7, 2022, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, surrounded by his children.  Ron was born October 11, 1940, to the late Clair and Dorothy (Kallas) Coats. He was a 1958 graduate of Winneconne High School. On September 30 1961, Ron married Mary Doro in Winneconne and they made...

Feb 4, 2022

Dorothy V. (Stephenson) Jones passed away in Rio, Wisconsin, on February 4, 2022.  Dorothy was born on February 8, 1933, to Theodore E. and Vera M. (Quinney) Stephenson in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  Her family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, and she graduated from Madison East High School in 1951.  She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she was the...

Feb 1, 2022

Merle "Bud" Carpenter, age 101, of Omro, died Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Park View Health Center in Oshkosh. He was born on the family farm in the Rushford Township on December 13, 1920, to the late Arthur and Mabel (Flanigan) Carpenter. Bud graduated from Omro schools and was attending UW-Madison, where he was on the boxing team,...

Jan 28, 2022

Paula Jean (Schimelpfenig) Marks passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family after an eight month stay at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee due to cancer.

Paula was born to Herbert and Wilma (Shubert) Schimelpfenig on February 4, 1951. The third of seven girls in the family. Paula grew up in the Omro area (Springbrook)...

Jan 24, 2022

Patricia Jane Christianson age 89, died January 24, 2022, at her home.

Patricia Christianson was born Patricia Jane Kellogg in 1932 in the town of Wyocena, WI. As a young child, she moved with her parents to a farm in Allenville where she also attended grade school. She graduated from Winneconne High School. Pat married Verne...

Jan 22, 2022

Clara Miller was born on June 6, 1921, on the John Kainz farm in Vernon, WI. As a child, she was the oldest at the schoolhouse and had to go in early to start the fire for everyone else. In 1935 Clara married Elmore Semrow; they lived in Muskego and had five children. A hard-worker, she spent 29...

Jan 20, 2022

Richard "Slippery" Lee Christianson Sr. age 83, of Larsen, died Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Heartwood Homes in Appleton. He was born on November 4, 1938, to the late Birdell "Bud" and Lucille (Cornelius) Christianson. On December 6, 1958, Dick married Judy Tesch at Trinity Lutheran Church in Neenah. For many years Slippery owned and operated 3C's Liquor...

Jan 19, 2022

Crystal Diane (Poss) Harris, age 36, born 2 May 1985 on Williams AFB, Arizona passed suddenly, unexpectedly, and peacefully in her sleep on 19 January 2022.

Crystal brought light, love and a little bit of attitude to her family and everyone she met. She was a free soul who cared more about others and her desire...

Jan 13, 2022

Thomas Metz passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on January 13, 2022, on the Metz-Wiesner family farm in Winneconne, Wisconsin.  He was preceded in death by the love of his life, Sharon Metz (nee Wiesner) on June 19, 2020.  Tom was the final living member of the 681 Jefferson Street Metzes of Oshkosh, which included his...

Jan 12, 2022

Tim S. Sorenson, 56, died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 12, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 17, 1965, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Donald and Minerva Sorenson. After graduating high school in 1983 he joined the workforce and met his soon to be wife in 1994. In August of 1996 he married...

Dec 28, 2021

Richard "Dick" Kreager, age 85, of Omro, passed away at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh with his loving wife Millie by his side on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, after struggling with Parkinson's Disease for 6 years. He was born on April 9, 1936, in Seneca Falls, New York to William and Hazel (Taylor) Kreager; he was the middle...

Dec 26, 2021

Nick Frank Calabrese Jr., 58, Neenah, WI, passed away on December 26, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. Nick was born August 28, 1963, at Fort Knox, Kentucky to Nick F. Calabrese Sr. and Shirley J. Martin Calabrese. Nick served in the U.S. Army Reserves. On July 10, 1999, he married Judith Ann Laabs. For several years...