Obituaries

Jan 2, 2021

Marlene May Krueger died on January 2, 2021, at her home.

She was born May 25, 1936 to Henry and Irma (Muenchow) Kromrey in Eau

Claire County, WI. Marlene was baptized and confirmed at St Paul's Lutheran Church, Fall Creek. She attended school at Fall Creek and graduated from high school in 1954. On...

Jan 2, 2021

Glenn Arden Staples, 76, passed away on January 2, 2021, at ThedaCare Appleton in the presence of the family that brought him great pride and joy. Glenn was born December 26, 1944, in Wisconsin Rapids, the eldest child of the late Marjorie (Johnson) and Vance Staples. Glenn graduated from Tri-County High School in 1963, where he lettered in...

Dec 31, 2020

Ronald Edward Wojahn, age 72, passed away, Thursday, December 31, 2020. For the past two years, Ron maintained a courageous fight against lung cancer.

Thank you to the oncology staff at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital of LaCrosse and the staff of Gundersen Hospice Program. To all the doctors, nurses, nurse aids, social workers and hospital chaplains, thank...

Dec 30, 2020

Harold P. Reinert, age 87, of Oshkosh passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, with family by his side.

He was born January 26, 1933, in the town of Poygan to Paul and Louella Reinert. He married Elaine L. Reinert (Akey) on October 19, 1957. They had 63 years of happiness. Since 1955, Harold proudly...

Dec 30, 2020

Dianna L. Gwiazdzienski, of Winneconne, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning December 30, 2020, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by family. She was 67 years old. On September 1, 1973, Dianna married the love of her life. She is survived by her beloved husband Roger; they were married for 47 years.

Dianna was born...

Dec 29, 2020

David Herman Brennand, age 86, formerly of 433 Jefferson St. Winneconne, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Park View Health Center in Oshkosh. He was born September 21, 1934, in the town of Black Wolf to the late Lester G. and Katherine (Ruedinger) Brennand. He graduated with a 9th grade education. David served in the U.S. National Guard....

Dec 21, 2020

Patricia M. Sabel (nee Dauer) passed away at the age of 88 on December 21, 2020, at Hope Health and Rehab in Lomira after contracting Covid-19.

Pat was born the daughter of George and Mary Dauer on May 21, 1932, in Milwaukee. She graduated from Messmer High School and received her nursing degree from Alverno College....

Dec 19, 2020

On December 19, 2020, Richard took his final solo flight to his heavenly home. He was born on May 3, 1958, to Robert and Virginia Merkley, where he grew up on a dairy farm. After graduation from Neenah High School, Richard worked a short time for Buckstaff in Oshkosh, before 19 years of employment as a shop and...

Dec 19, 2020

Gordon W. Pavlak, age 81, of Winneconne, died Saturday, December 19, 2020. He was born October 20, 1939, to the late Stanley and Elvira (Schroeder) Pavlak.

Gordon is survived by two sons, David Pavlak, Alan Pavlak, both of Oshkosh; a daughter, Beverly (Roy) Neuman, of Winneconne; daughter-in-law, Melissa Pavlak, of Butte des Morts; grandchildren, Brett Pavlak,...

Dec 15, 2020

Robert J. Karbon, age 83, of Omro, died of natural causes on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 7, 1937, in Larrabee, Wisconsin to the late Harold and Eleanor (Novachek) Karbon. Robert served his country in the U.S. Army. For many years he worked as a carpenter. Robert loved...

Dec 14, 2020

Howard passed at the age of 97, having been born April 12, 1923. He passed on December 14, 2020.

He was raised on a Registered Holstein dairy farm by his parents, Louis and Jenny Beck, 4th oldest of 9 children. This led to his desire to create his own Registered Holstein dairy farm, How-Bex, near the...

Dec 8, 2020

On December 8, 2020, Dick passed away at The Courtyard of Oshkosh Memory Care Facility, where he had resided for the past three months. He was born in Oshkosh July 28, 1935, to Otto and Cecilia (Ratajczak) Ruedinger, the oldest of eight children. He was raised on the family farm, attended Skeleton Bridge School and Winneconne High School....

Dec 7, 2020

On August 6, 1937, Conrad Clifford Patrick was born to Harold and Dorothy (Lorenz) Patrick in Alexandria, Minnesota. Conrad was looked up to and idolized by eight younger siblings. While growing up on a farm he quickly learned that there was always work to be done molding him into the hardworking man he became. When reminiscing about his...

Dec 7, 2020

Charles "Chuck" William Koeck, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on December 7, 2020, at his home. Chuck was born on January 7, 1958, to Richard and Marilyn (Vander Schaaf) Koeck in Fond du Lac, WI. He attended Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac from 1972-1976. Chuck was a loving husband to his wife Mary of thirty-nine years,...

Dec 7, 2020

On December 7, 2020, with her loving family by her side, God called our beloved mother and grandmother Jeannette home after a short battle with Covid-19. Jeannette June Gebauer was born on November 21, 1936, in the town of Green Lake, Wisconsin to the late Herman and Augusta (Bowe) Nitzke. She grew up and worked on the family...

Dec 4, 2020

On Friday, December 4, 2020, Mary Lee Bleser (nee Heise), aged 70, of Butte des Morts, became the newest soul in heaven. Born on July 27, 1950, in Oshkosh, she was the daughter of the late Carl C. and Patricia K. (Hopp) Heise. On August 28, 1975 she married her husband of 45 years, Albert Earl Bleser.

Dec 1, 2020

Paul Joseph Beier, age 62, passed away December 1, 2020, after a brief illness. Paul was a 1976 graduate of Oshkosh West High School. He retired as an electronics technician/maintenance mechanic. He was a self-taught computer whiz who could build computers and operated a side business repairing them. Paul was a member of the Four Seasons Club and...

Nov 25, 2020

Harriet Ellen (Francke) Herrmann, of Larsen, WI, passed away at the age of 78, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah, due to COVID-19 pneumonia.

She was born on August 16, 1942, in Utica, New York, to the late Rev. Arnim and Eugenia (Nowack) Francke. Harriet attended schools in Hope, IN; Waconia, MN; and Green Bay, WI. She...

Nov 24, 2020

Linda Devall, age 64, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. She was born May 23, 1956, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, then later in life moved to the Upper Peninsula where she worked at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base as a dispatcher. She then attended Northland Bible Institute before moving to Oshkosh in...

Nov 23, 2020

Lyle "Buzz" John Huebner, of Winchester, passed away at the age of 79 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah due to COVID-19.

He was born August 5, 1941, in New London to the late Beno and Ethel (Wohlt) Huebner. Buzz went to the Sandy Knoll Grade School until 8th grade and attended the new high school at...