Obituaries

Aug 30, 2021

Bernadine "Bernie" Ann (Schlaack) Loker, age 78, of Winneconne, died peacefully Monday, August 30, 2021, at Aurora Medical Center of Oshkosh.

She was born February 23, 1943, in Ripon to Wilbert and Ann (Michalowski) Schlaack. On December 11, 1960, she married the love of her life, Frederick "Fritz" Loker; she loved him so much she married...

Aug 14, 2021

Roseann Tews, age 78, of Winchester, died Saturday, August 14, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. She was born June 12, 1943, in Neenah to the late George and Bernice (Tietz) Koslowski. Roseann's early years were spent living in New York during the summer months with her parents. Her father, known to many in the area as...

Aug 10, 2021

Carolyn Marie (Pivovar) LaCosse, 75, of Winneconne passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee. She was born on December 27, 1945, in Kenosha, a daughter of the late Casimir and Margaret (Fairbanks) Pivovar. Carol was a 1964 graduate of Mary D. Bradford High School in Kenosha. On May 1, 1965, she...

Aug 10, 2021

James E. Reinert, age 83, of the town of Poygan, died Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at Azura Memory Care in Oshkosh. He was born the 6th of 13 children on September 20, 1937, to the late Paul and Luella (Smith) Reinert on the family farm where he has farmed all of his life. On July 16, 1966, Jim...

Aug 5, 2021

Daniel Glenn Olson, age 79, of Larsen died Thursday, August 5, 2021, at his home. He was born on April 24, 1942, in Neenah to the late Glenn and Elaine Olson and grew up on the family farm in Larsen and was a fourth-generation farmer. In 1960 Dan graduated from Winneconne High School. On October 31, 1964 he...

Aug 1, 2021

Elizabeth J. Yost, 79, died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family at Country Villa Assisted Living Sunday morning August 1, 2021.

Betty was born November 25, 1941, in Appleton, Wisconsin, to Margaret (Deetz) and Galen Unser. Betty was the sixth addition to a rambunctious loving family. She grew up in Winneconne, WI developing her love...

Jul 29, 2021

Karen Jean Neuman, loving wife and mother, passed away on July 29, 2021.

Karen is survived by her husband, John; her daughter, Jennifer (Daniel) Breister; and son, Kevin (Jessica) Neuman. One of Karen's greatest joys in life were her grandchildren, Taylor (Kamie) Krueger, Hailey (Cory) Sauer, Ashley Breister, Gabrielle Neuman, Hannah Neuman, and great-grandson Charlie Ogden....

Jul 29, 2021

Come celebrate the life of Edward A. Kaske:

Saturday, August 21, 2021

12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Fin n Feather

22 W. Main St.

Winneconne, WI 54986

Picnic Style Buffett and Open Bar

Saturday, September 25, 2021

12:00 – 3:00 p.m.

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Jul 27, 2021

Milton E. Papke Jr. age 76, of Winneconne, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh. He was born August 11, 1944, in Waupun to the late Milton Sr. and Mathilda (Koch) Papke. Milt was a 1962 graduate of Waupun High School. On January 9, 1965, he married Karen Ostrom and she preceded him in...

Jul 22, 2021

On July 22, 2021, Donald Lee Amundson, born on February 20, 1945, joined his dancing partner Nancy, and daughter Jill Ann.

For many years Don worked at Evco Plastics prior to his retirement. He will be remembered for his love of tractors, gardening, fishing, and telling stories of the good ole days.

Don is...

Jul 22, 2021

Harold A. Gurkowski, age 79, of Winneconne, died Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh surrounded by his family. He was born November 1, 1941, in Berlin to Anthony and Josephine (Nimke) Gurkowski. Harold was a graduate of Oshkosh High School. For three years he served in the U.S. Air Force. While serving in the...

Jul 17, 2021

Cindy Mae Giddings, 69, died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 17, 2021. She was born March 30, 1952, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin to the late Vernon and Ila Mae Keys.

For over 50 years Cindy was a prominent figure in 4-H. She grew up as a youth in the Poygan Go-Getters 4-H Club, later becoming the...

Jul 15, 2021

Anna Norine (Labrum) Kuhns, loving wife of Gene Lee Kuhns, peacefully departed this life in her sleep July 15, 2021. Devoted to her family, she'd recently enjoyed a reunion at her lakefront home in Winneconne, surrounded by children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Anna was born May 14, 1930, in Roosevelt UT. At her passing, a heavenly reunion...

Jul 13, 2021

Ruth Ann Mott, 85 of Oak Park, Illinois passed away on Tuesday July 13, 2021. Ruth was born on March 16, 1936, in Neenah, WI to the late George and Sarah (Becker) Schneider.

Ruth was born and raised in Winneconne, WI., graduating from Winneconne High School in 1954. After graduating high school, she attended Wesley-Passavant School...

Jul 12, 2021

Vince Lee Heath, age 33, of Tellico Plains, Tennessee, formerly of Winneconne, died July 12, 2021. He was born June 13, 1988, in Oshkosh to Vincent and Jackie (Lang) Heath.

Vince was employed as a rigger at Mastercraft Boat Company in Tennessee. He enjoyed boating, snowmobiling, working on his vehicles, spending time with his daughter, family,...

Jul 7, 2021

Dorothy E. Eckstein, age 90, of Larsen, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Patriot Place Assisted Living in Berlin. She was born January 25, 1931, in Guttenberg, Iowa, the youngest child of Henry and Leona (Kass) Kohler. Dorothy was a graduate of Menasha High School. She was employed at Royale School Stationery in Neenah until her marriage....

Jul 3, 2021

Lewis Gottstein passed away at Aurora Health Center in Oshkosh on July 3, 2021, after a long illness.

He was born in Chicago on September 17, 1953, to Marilyn (Feldman) and Stanley Gottstein. He went to Morgan Park Academy and graduated from Glenbrook South High School. Lewis graduated from UW-Oshkosh in 1978 with a degree in...

Jul 3, 2021

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, Adeline Naomi Peterson passed away at age 90.

Adeline, or Addie as her friends liked to call her, was born on August 8, 1930, to Elvin and Lydia (Kolodzik) Johnson. She had an eventful and fulfilling life, from helping on the farm as a young girl, through raising her own family,...

Jun 22, 2021

Janice Julia (Kromm) Prigan was born December 31, 1943. She was firstborn to George and Lillian (Frasch) Kromm of Omro, WI. Janice was in a life-altering car/train accident in Omro, in a fluke white-out snowstorm April of 1957 with six other children (including Peter her brother) and a teacher Mrs. Flanigan. Janice went on to re-learn how to...

Jun 20, 2021

Gretchyn M. Weisgerber, 78, of Winneconne, died at home peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, June 20, 2021.

Gretchyn was many things to many people, a daughter, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and friend to many.

She is survived by her husband, Dave; daughters, Julie (Dave) Flanagan, Lori (David) Kane, Jamie...