Obituaries

Jun 25, 2022

Robert R. Radtke, age 92, of Winneconne, died Saturday, June 25, 2022. He was born March 29, 1930, to the late Elmer and Emma (DeRoche) Radtke. Bob was a 1949 graduate of Winneconne High School, and on February 3, 1951, he married his high school sweetheart, Muriel Bockin.

At age 16 Bob began working for Courtney...

Jun 23, 2022

Paula J. Geier, age 68, of Oshkosh passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh after a short battle with cancer.

She was born in Oshkosh on March 24, 1954, to the late Burton Hoeft and Joyce Herdina. Paula graduated from Lourdes High School in Oshkosh 1972. On Valentine's Day in 1990...

Jun 22, 2022

Nancy K. Martini passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, surrounded by family.

Nancy was born on May 11, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan to Hart M. King and Joyce P. King. Nancy was a long-time resident of Oshkosh. She enjoyed meeting new people, especially all of her international friends she met while volunteering for the...

Jun 10, 2022

Jacob "Jake" Behringer age 90 of Oshkosh, WI passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022. He was born in Greenwood, WI on July 13, 1931, to Clarence and Lorinda Behringer. Clarence died when Jake was 12 years old. Jacob graduated from Owen High School in 1949. After high school, he briefly lived in Minneapolis, MN and worked in...

May 31, 2022

Michael "Mike" McMillen, affectionately known by many simply as "Herlock", was born on August 17, 1946, in Dennison, OH to John and Bertha McMillen and had one older brother, Thomas. He was baptized at Rush Church in Uhrichsville, OH on April 6, 1947.

Mike grew up on his family's dairy farm in the hills of Ohio....

May 16, 2022

Bernice Emma DiVall was born on June 14, 1920, in Calmar, IA, to Arthur and Alvina Ufer. In October 1920 the family moved to Winneconne, WI, where her father started Riverside Motor Company, one of the first automobile companies in the state. Bernice attended school in Winneconne: she went to grade school at the West school and graduated...

May 12, 2022

Shane Robert Welbes was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on a Naval base September 10, 1970, to John and Diane Welbes. He was first diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer in 2013 and battled through highs and lows of this rollercoaster knowing time was precious. For 8 years, 7 months, and 12 days Shane Robert Welbes (51) fought colon...

May 5, 2022

Glendone "Glen" Zeinert, 81, of Winchester, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 5, 2022. She was born April 17, 1941, to the late Fred and Mae (Dorow) Boegh. She was a 1959 graduate of Neenah High School. On February 11, 1961, Glen married Lee Zeinert at Grace Lutheran Church in Neenah.

Glen was a proud grandmother...

May 4, 2022

Jamie D. Zittlow, age 49, of Omro, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at his home. He was born November 30, 1972, in Appleton to Daniel and Sharon (Schwochert) Zittlow. Jamie was a 1991 graduate of Omro High School. After graduation he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. for 5 years. On May 17, 2003, Jamie married Julie Jensen....

May 1, 2022

Betty Uvaas, age 93, passed from this earth into eternal life on May 1, 2022.

She was born April 27, 1929, at home. Betty described herself as an outdoorsy girl who preferred helping her dad with the farm work to working inside the house. After high school she went to nursing school in Milwaukee, while her...

Apr 29, 2022

Marilyn Jane (Zander) Voeltner, age 81, of Oshkosh, WI, formerly of Berlin, WI died Friday, April 29, 2022, at Sharehaven Memory Care Residence in Oshkosh. She was born November 1, 1940, to the late Otto and Naomi (Schwanke) Zander.

Marilyn was a 1958 graduate of Berlin High School and earned her Undergraduate and Master's Degrees from...

Apr 29, 2022

Penny Sue Wolf "Sunshine", 60 years young, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh where she was fighting Covid pneumonia.

Penny spent most of her working years at the Oshkosh City Clerk's office and then at Insight Eye Care in Oshkosh. She always enjoyed her work and loved to bring...

Apr 27, 2022

LeRoy John Ihde peacefully went home to his Lord on April 27, 2022, at the age of 91. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 47 years, Shirley Anita (Meyer) Ihde.

LeRoy was also preceded in death by his father, Leo Ihde; mother, Norma (Anhalt) Ihde; and brother Victor Ihde.

He...

Apr 27, 2022

Al Cady, age 63, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

Al was born on May 30, 1958, to Gordon and Beverly Cady. He attended Oshkosh West High School until his passion for living on the farm with his grandparents and driving big trucks became his life's desire. Al started out helping...

Apr 25, 2022

Esther Marie (Freeman) Meyer, age 86 of Berlin died Monday, April 25, 2022, at home surrounded by her family after a hard-fought battle with a rare cancer.

She was born Oct 17, 1935, on a rural Omro farm to the late Burton and LaVerna (Allmann) Freeman.

Esther graduated from Omro High School in 1953...

Apr 22, 2022

Margaret Ann "Peggy", "GG" Johnson, Winneconne, age 96 was welcomed into heaven with a ticker tape parade on April 22, 2022, by hundreds of family and friends that went before her and with her family by her side.  Peg was born at home to the late George and Irene Broderick in the town of Poygan on January 1,...

Apr 21, 2022

On Thursday, April 21, 2022, we lost a great man, loving husband and father, a great storyteller, and a very creative and skilled farmer and woodworker. Earl Raymond Busse was born June 9, 1925, to Fred and Eleanor (Posorske) Busse. The Busse family owned the farm since 1903 and Earl has lived there his entire life. He passed...

Apr 15, 2022

Jane Ellen (Tegelman) Domke passed into eternal life on Friday, April 15, 2022, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah after a brief illness. She was born January 25, 1954, at Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh to Harold Jr. and Gertrude (Diener) Tegelman. Jane was a 1972 graduate of Winneconne High School and remained in the Winneconne and Oshkosh...

Apr 15, 2022

Scott Wayne Mathison, 42, of Larsen, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 15, 2022.

Scott was born on August 7, 1979, to Sharon and the late Dean Mathison, in Neenah, WI. He was a 1997 graduate of Winneconne High School.

Scott married Jennifer Williams on June 6, 2009, at Grace Lutheran Church, Winchester.

Apr 12, 2022

Thomas R. Lee, 68, of the town of Poygan passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at home with his family by his side.

Tom was born in Oshkosh on February 2, 1954, to the late Arnold J. and Ellen Mae Lee. He was raised on the family farm in Poygan and lived there his...