Obituaries

May 28, 2019

Christopher R. Pfaendtner MD, age 60, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born October 4, 1958, in Detroit, Michigan to William and Georgina (Gross) Pfaendtner. In 1988 Chris earned his medical degree from Medical a College of WI. He continued his career specializing in Emergency Room Medicine. He became...

May 21, 2019

James John Krings of Winneconne, WI died peacefully on May 21, 2019, with his family by his side. He was born in Oshkosh on May 26, 1949, the son of Kenneth "Doc" Krings and Mary (Broderick) Krings.

James was raised on the Krings family farm in the town of Winneconne, graduating from Winneconne High School in...

May 19, 2019

Terry A. Jeffson, age 72, of Oshkosh, died Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born August 1, 1946, in Madison to the late Jacob, Sr. and Lucille (Whiting) Jeffson. Terry was a graduate of Lodi High School. From 1965-1968, Terry served his country in Germany with the U.S. Army. On May 9,...

May 17, 2019

Jacob Spencer, age 25, of Princeton, died Friday, May 17, 2019. He was born August 5, 1993, in Oshkosh to Joseph Spencer Jr. and Margaret "Margie" (Neau) Spencer. Jacob was a 2011 graduate of Omro High School. He truly enjoyed spending time with family and friends, and his beautiful smile and big heart will be missed by many....

May 17, 2019

Constance "Connie" Ann Reimer, age 93, formerly of the town of Poygan passed away Friday, May 17, 2019, at Ascension All Saints Hospital in Racine. She was a resident of Primrose Retirement Community in Racine.

Connie was born on July 9, 1925, in Ashland, Wisconsin to the late Konstant and Magdaline (Jusgkicwicz) Tarasewicz. For 45 years...

May 14, 2019

Mildred "Anne" Burr, age 80, of Winneconne, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 12, 1938, in Memphis, Tennessee to the late Ross and Mildred (Mason) Butler. Anne was a 1956 graduate of Treadwell High School in Memphis. Anne married Ronnie Burr at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Memphis,...

May 10, 2019

David "Dave" M. Long, 66, of Winneconne, WI passed away peacefully on Friday, May 10, 2019.

Dave was born in Greenport, NY to Robert and Winifred Long on February 11, 1953. He went to The Stony Brook School in Stony Brook, NY. He graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in 1976. Following his graduation from...

May 10, 2019

Bonnie A. Mauhar-Lutz, age 64, of Winneconne, WI passed away peacefully on Friday, May 10, 2019. She was born January 5, 1955, in Milwaukee, WI.

Bonnie is survived by her husband, Jerry Lutz; son, Toby (Jackie) Mauhar; daughter, Jessica (Carlos) Sauve; granddaughters, Ashley, Ava, Callie, and Elena. She is also survived by her sisters, brothers, an...

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...