Obituaries

Mar 9, 2020

Richard Arthur Joseph Bartelt, age 95, of Oshkosh passed into God's Good Graces on Monday, March 9, 2020, at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. He was born, October 23, 1924, in Omro to the late Richard and Ida Bartelt. In his youth, Dick was a hard worker on the Omro family farm. From 1946-1947, he...

Mar 3, 2020

Doris Strehlow of Omro, passed away March 3, 2020.

Doris (Klitzkie) Strehlow, was born November 8, 1924, to Harry and Inez (Piper) Klitzkie in Greeley, Colorado. The family moved to La Grange, WI where she resided until graduating Whitewater Teacher's College in 1946. She moved to Winneconne to begin her teaching career.

Doris met...

Mar 2, 2020

Gary W. Johnson, age 60, of Ladysmith died of natural causes on Monday, March 2, 2020, at U.W. Hospital in Madison. He was born February 5, 1960, in Little Falls, Minnesota to Dorvin and Luella (Frandsen) Johnson.

Gary loved dogs, and he enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and working on cars.

He is survived by his...

Feb 29, 2020

Betty Jean Murray (nee Leone) age 85, of Oshkosh, entered the gates of heaven on Saturday, February 29, 2020, after a lengthy illness.

Betty was born on June 30, 1934, the daughter of Patsy and Antonia Leone. On October 4, 1958, she married Jim Murray.

Betty worked for many years at Race Office Supply...

Feb 26, 2020

On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gail Elizabeth Morkemo, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away at the age of 66.

Gail was born on April 8, 1953, in Clintonville, Wisconsin to John Paris Mann III and Elizabeth Jane Mann (nee Ebert). She received her Bachelor of Science in Textiles and Clothing degree from the Ohio State...

Feb 21, 2020

On Friday, February 21, 2020, Patti Ann Herlache -- loving wife and mother of two -- passed away at age 60.

Patti was born on March 7, 1959, in Oshkosh, WI to Wilford and Adeline (Johnson) Peterson. Early in life, she discovered a passion for designing homes as a drafter for Norm Hippert Builders. She steered...

Feb 13, 2020

The Lord called Barbara to her eternal home on February 13, 2020, at the age of 81. She was born in Eau Claire, on March 19, 1938, and as a child, lived in La Crosse, Milwaukee, Appleton, and finally Stevens Point, where she graduated from high school as a member of the National Honor Society. In high school,...

Feb 7, 2020

Eric Timothy Allen died at the age of 25 on February 7, 2020.

Let me tell you about Eric Allen or Er Bear, as we like to call him. When he was born we were terrified. He looked so fragile and we knew nothing about special needs.

With great love, he grew into a...

Feb 5, 2020

Ginny (Virginia) Wojtowski, 71 of Oshkosh, WI, died in the loving company of her husband and sons, on February 5, 2020. Ginny was born April 9, 1948, in Paxton, IL to Frank Vilski and Betty (Pritzl) Vilski. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Gary Wojtowski.  Ginny and Gary married in Heidelberg, Germany, on September 6,...

Feb 1, 2020

Roselie Redmond, age 82, of Oshkosh went to her eternal resting place on Saturday, February 1, 2020. She was a wonderful sister, aunt, friend, and part-time mother for her nephew Tony, whom she spent a lot of her time with.

Rose is survived by two sisters, Virginia, Ruth; a sister-in-law, Sally; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces,...

Jan 12, 2020

Bill "Wilbur" Hinz, age 59, of Winneconne died Sunday, January 12, 2020, at his home. He was born November 26, 1960, in Oshkosh to the late Orville and Helen (Teckum) Hinz. While working with his father in his tv repair shop, Bill earned the nickname "Wilbur" from his father Orville. In his youth, he had worked at the...

Jan 6, 2020

The Idiot Ole Woman kicked the bucket January 6, 2020. For many years she traveled the pavement throughout the U.S. and Canada delivering people safely to their destinations. The lover of coffee was also the giver of mysterious "hmmms", "ooh la la's", lobster for boils, going out of her way to make occasions special, making a spectacular cheesecake...

Jan 3, 2020

Robert Dallmann, age 86, of Winneconne died Friday, January 3, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born June 5, 1933, in Milwaukee to the late William and Elizabeth (Heckendorf) Dallmann. Bob served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and a few years ago enjoyed a trip with the Korean War Veteran...

Jan 2, 2020

Howard L. Dahlke, age 82, of Winneconne died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Eden Meadows in Oshkosh. He was born on March 18, 1937, in Park Ridge, Illinois to the late Clarence and Estelle (Langer) Dahlke. Howard was a 1955 graduate of Ripon High School and attended Ripon College. On August 22, 1959, he married Carol Ann Otto...

Jan 1, 2020

On her 84th birthday January 1, 2020, Therese Ann Schmitt Witzke passed away surrounded by her loving family, and heaven received another angel. Therese Ann was born January 1, 1936, to her parents Delia Van Thiel Schmitt Procknow and Leo Schmitt. She attended Saint Therese school in Appleton, Wilson Junior High in Appleton, and Hortonville High School in...

Dec 30, 2019

Donald C. Zimmerman, age 93, of Oshkosh, passed away peacefully Monday, December 30, 2019, at home with his family at his side. He was born March 28, 1926, in Fond du Lac to the late Carl and Martha (Schade) Zimmerman. Don served his country during WW II as a Fireman in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946 and then...

Dec 26, 2019

Harold "Spud" Tegelman Jr. age 97, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 26, 2019, at Bethel Home Miravida Living in Oshkosh with his family at his bedside. He was born September 28, 1922, to Harold Sr. and Clara (Kohnemann) Tegelman. He lived his entire life, other than time spent in the military, in the Poygan Winneconne area. Harold proudly...

Dec 25, 2019

Sandra E. (Wanasek) (Petri) Henrickson passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 25, 2019.

Sandee was born in Racine, WI on July 18, 1951, to the late Stephen and Hertha Wanasek. She completed cosmetology school and worked for 20 years in downtown Racine at Deluxe Beauty Saloon and Beauty Ult. Sandee went back to...

Dec 16, 2019

Leonard Alan Koepke, age 59, of Oshkosh, died Monday morning, December 16, 2019, at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton. He was born November 10, 1960, in Neenah, WI, the son of the late Charles Koepke and Carol (Londowski) Koepke Boehm. He graduated from Appleton West High School. Leonard married Nancy Miller on August 31, 1984. Later married to...

Dec 12, 2019

Patricia E. Miller, age 87, of Omro, passed on to her heavenly home on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at Webster Manor in Omro. She was born September 9, 1932, in Appleton, Wisconsin, the youngest daughter of the late Edward and Evelyn (Running) Becker. On February 17, 1951, Patricia married Glen R. Miller.

Patricia is survived by...