Obituaries

May 9, 2019

Frances "Fran" Plummer, age 89, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Care Partners Assisted Living in Winneconne. She was born September 11, 1929, in Bryant, Wisconsin to the late Festus and Carrie (Dehart) Collier, one of fourteen children. On October 17, 1953, Frances married Thomas Plummer and she spent most of her time raising her two...

May 1, 2019

LaVern Louise Sturgis, 82, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2019, at her home with her family at her side.

She was born on May 18, 1936, in Pickett to the late William and Lillie (Splitgerber) Dahlke.

LaVern attended Ripon High School. After high school she worked as a bookkeeper at Pickett Cooperative. She...

May 1, 2019

Thomas D. Washburn, age 81, of Winneconne sadly passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, after a three-year battle with mesothelioma cancer. He was born April 6, 1938, in Milwaukee to the late Ernest and Marion (Deuster) Washburn. Tom served in the U.S. Navy from 1957 – 1959. On August 13, 1960, he married Judith Spoor in Oshkosh....

Apr 29, 2019

Robert A Berndt, age 65, passed away suddenly on Monday April 29, 2019.

Rob was born June 18, 1953, to Robert D. and Betty A. Berndt, and graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1971.

On October 25, 1974, he married Roxanne (Ceelen) Berndt and they enjoyed winters in Arizona, since his retirement from Wisconsin...

Apr 26, 2019

Karen Ann (Kohler) Eake, age 62, of Neenah, passed away peacefully Friday, April 26, 2019, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 21, 1956, at Theda Clark in Neenah to Howard, Sr. and Marian (Rasmussen) Kohler.

Karen grew up in Winchester and graduated from Winneconne High School in 1974. She married the...

Apr 15, 2019

Koley James O'Brien's life was tragically cut short on late Monday evening at the young age of 30 years old. With the loss of Koley the world now has one less amazing, talented, and genuinely loving individual. Jesus welcome Koley to his new home where he now will have the opportunity to continue making music with the angels...

Apr 8, 2019

John R. Kloiber, age 63, of Redgranite, died unexpectedly Monday, April 8, 2019, He was born August 15, 1955, in Oshkosh to John A. and Germaine (Ruddy) Kloiber. John was a 1974 graduate of Oshkosh West High School. On October 10, 1980, he married Lisa. For many years John was employed by Bemis Specialty Films in Oshkosh until...

Apr 7, 2019

Evelyn R. Haase, age 89, died Sunday, April 7, 2019.

Evelyn was born on May 6, 1929, the daughter of Homer & Lenore (Robinson) Posorske. On May 27, 1950, she married Merlin Haase and she lived the next 69 years on the family's Century farm in Borth. Evelyn dedicated her life to homemaking and the nurturing...

Apr 1, 2019

Joanne J. Hellwig, age 75, of Omro, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019, with her husband beside her after a long illness. She was born November 25, 1943, in Milwaukee to Elmer and Johanna Juds. Joanne attended Mt. Lebanon Lutheran Day School and was a 1961 graduate of Custer High School in Milwaukee. In 1965 Joanne earned a...

Mar 31, 2019

Rhoda Marie (Buse) Pengelly, age 96, passed away, Sunday, March 31, 2019, at American Grand Assisted Living in Neenah. She was born on January 19, 1923, to Emil and Esther (Rusch) Buse in Clark County, Wisconsin and educated at Wisconsin universities. Rhoda taught elementary schools for 27 years and was Rossman School Principal in Hartford for 13 years....

Mar 27, 2019

Gordon Lee Halstead, age 59, of Winneconne, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Ascension Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh.

He was born July 18, 1959, in Oshkosh, the son of George and Beverly (Kienast) Halstead. Gordon attended school in Milwaukee and moved to Winneconne in 2005.

He is survived by two brothers,...

Mar 26, 2019

Keith C. Halder, age 80, of the town of Poygan, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. He was born August 13, 1938, on the family farm near Winneconne, the son of George and Meta (Gilbert) Halder. Keith was a 1956 graduate of Winneconne High School where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He served in...

Mar 20, 2019

Leroy Donald Gilson, age 73, of the town of Winneconne, died peacefully after a short illness on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh.

He was born February 12, 1946, in Neenah, the son of Donald and Adeline (Kuchenbecker) Gilson.  Leroy was confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Winneconne and was a...

Mar 18, 2019

Susan (Angell) Nollenberg, age 69, of Neenah, passed away peacefully, Monday, March 18, 2019, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center, Neenah. She was born December 23, 1949, in Winneconne to the late Donald and Beatrice (Korn) Angell. Susie was a 1969 graduate of Winneconne High School. She was a caregiver with a big heart who made people feel good...

Mar 13, 2019

Joann Arlene Felberg, 82, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 13, 2019.

She was born to the late Henry and Lillian Siewert Kropp. Joann spent her childhood with her family in Ripon, graduating from Ripon High School in 1955.

She married Bruno Felberg on August 24, 1957, and...

Mar 10, 2019

Almond E. Meyer, age 88, of Oshkosh, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Evergreen Retirement Community. He was born on December 13, 1930, a son of the late Frank and Myrtle (Conrad) Meyer. He grew up on the family farm in the Borth area and graduated from Berlin High School. Almond served his country in...

Mar 9, 2019

Donald "Don" M. Tritt, age 71, of Omro passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born April 30, 1947, in Oshkosh to the late Harold and Evelyn (Collins) Tritt. Don was a 1965 graduate of Omro High School. From March of 1966 until January of 1970 Don was in the U.S...

Mar 3, 2019

Susan K. Larson, age 74, of Neenah passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 3, 2019, at her home. She was born February 23, 1945, in Peoria, Illinois to the late Clarence and Marion (Lieby) Reinhart. Susan was a 1963 graduate of Neenah High School. For over 40 years she was employed with Wisconsin Tissue Mills until her retirement. Susan...

Mar 2, 2019

Brooke M. Harris, age 26, of Winneconne died unexpectedly Saturday, March 2, 2019. She was born September 24, 1992, in Carnegie, Oklahoma to Richard and Susan (Dunn) Harris. Brooke was currently employed by Cellcom in Neenah.

Brooke was an amazing mother, daughter, sister, and friends. Caynen was her world and she loved him with everything she...

Mar 2, 2019

Clint David Jorgensen, age 26, of Oshkosh, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019. He is the son of Chris "Jorgie" and Coreen (Meyer) Jorgensen of Borth. Clint was born May 6, 1992, in Oshkosh. He attended Poy Sippi Grade School, Berlin Middle School, and graduated with the class of 2010 from Berlin High School. In 2011 he...