Obituaries

Feb 28, 2019

Agnes G. Bush, age 87, of Omro, died Thursday, February 28, 2019. She was born June 3, 1931, in Berlin to the late Alfred and Tillie (Pernitzke) Yonke. On August 24, 1957, she married Lee Bush in Berlin, and he preceded her in death on January 30, 2009, after 51 years of marriage.

Agnes is survived...

Feb 27, 2019

Henry "Hank" Barforth, age 88, of Winneconne died Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at home. He was born July 10, 1930, in Milwaukee to the late Henry F. and Genevieve (Pawlowski) Barforth. Hank farmed until he entered the U.S. Army where he served in Japan and in the Korean War, where he was wounded in action, earning a Purple Heart....

Feb 26, 2019

Richard Raymond Metzig, age 89, formerly of Larsen and Winchester, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Island Shores Assisted Living in Neenah, where he and Janet recently moved to. He was born May 6, 1929, in Neenah, to the late Carl and Erna (Metzig) Metzig. Richard attended Trinity Lutheran School in Neenah, was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran...

Feb 25, 2019

Veronica Fahley, age 92, of Winneconne, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. She was born April 6, 1926, in the town of Bear Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin to the late John and Margaret (Wavrunek) Willger. Veronica was a graduate of Centuria High School, and the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis. On June...

Feb 23, 2019

Steven Glenn Hale "Frosty", of Winneconne, Wisconsin, lost his battle to cancer on Saturday, February 23, 2019, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah at the age of 62. Frosty was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on March 13, 1956, to Glenn and Doraine Hale of Winneconne. He graduated from Winneconne High School in 1974. On June 17, 1978, he married Faye...

Feb 22, 2019

Marjorie "Marge" (Gorr) Westphal died on Friday, February 22, 2019, at Emerald Ridge Assisted Living in Neenah. She was born on March 28, 1931, in Neenah to George and Ethel (Kalt) Gorr, attended various one-room country schools in the area and graduated from Neenah High School in 1948. On June 4, 1949, Marge married Milton Westphal, who preceded...

Feb 17, 2019

Marion L. Zellmer, age 95 of Larsen WI, died Sunday afternoon, February 17, 2019, at Garden View Assisted Living, Menasha WI. Marion suffered a brief illness. Marion was born March 23, 1923, to Adolph C. "Bart" Homan and Mary Louise (Fletcher) Homan in Menasha. She graduated from Menasha High School in 1940, and from the University of Wisconsin Madison...

Feb 14, 2019

There is a new star in the heavens shining brightly for all of us to see. On February 14, 2019, surrounded by her family, JoAnn Schroeder Van Dyke, age 72, followed the angels into heaven, after a courageous struggle with COPD. Born on March 15, 1946, in Oakland, California, JoAnn was the first of six children of John and...

Feb 11, 2019

Susan Walker Hartenbach left us peacefully surrounded by her loving family on February 11, 2019, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah, WI. Susan was born, Mary Susan Walker, on December 23, 1931, in St. Louis, MO, and was the only child of Clyde and Flora Walker. Susan attended Villa Duchesne High School and graduated in 1949. She then attended Georgetown...

Feb 10, 2019

James "Jim" Samolinski, age 91, was born April 26, 1927, to Peter and Magdeline Samolinski in Antigo, Wisconsin and taken to eternal life on February 10, 2019. Jim married Elizabeth "Betty" DeBroux on August 26, 1950, having celebrated 68 years together. Jim and Betty raised their five children in Menasha moved to Shawano after Jim's retirement, then to Winneconne...

Feb 8, 2019

Ronald Harvey Voeltner, age 78, of Oshkosh, formerly of Berlin, died Friday, February 8, 2019, at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh. He was born in Berlin on July 30, 1940, to the late Harvey and Esther (Dehn) Voeltner. Ron was a 1958 graduate of Berlin High School and graduated from the Institute of Business School, Oshkosh. On September 2,...

Feb 3, 2019

Barbara F. Kerrigan, age 81, of Winneconne, died Sunday, February 3, 2019. She is survived by two daughters, Ellen (Skip) Pipkorn, Colleen (Dan) Schian; three sons, Michael Kerrigan, Patrick (Lisa) Kerrigan, Kevin (Anita) Kerrigan; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and her special friend, Richard Moon. A visitation for family and friends will be on Sunday, February 17, 2019, from 2:00...

Jan 31, 2019

Bernard "Bernie" M. Egan, age 80, of Pickett, died January 31, 2019. He was born October 23, 1938, in the town of Rushford to the late Gerald and Mary Alice (Lee) Egan. Bernie was a graduate of Omro High School and the UW-Madison Agricultural Short Course. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force as an Airman Second...

Jan 30, 2019

Jane Kasten, age 76, passed Wednesday January 30, 2019, at Ascension Hospital in Oshkosh. She was born March 5, 1942, in Winneconne, WI to Isabel (Harper) and William Gavin. She was a 1960 graduate of Winneconne High School. Jane attended college at UW-Oshkosh. In her youth she was a Candy Striper at Mercy Hospital, a car hop at Leon's...

Jan 21, 2019

On Monday, January 21, 2019, Norman Lee, Poygan, WI joined his beloved wife Joyce in the arms of God. They're together again, a day he longed for since her passing last November. Norman was born on November 16, 1922, in Poygan to Laurence and Audrey Lee. Norm and Joyce were married on August 3, 1946. He is survived by...

Jan 15, 2019

Miles LaFever, age 72, of Butte des Morts, Wisconsin passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at his residence. He was born March 18, 1946, and raised in Batavia, Wisconsin. His parents, Helen and Clarence, had four other sons, Jay, Neil, Dennis, and Mark. Miles attended Random Lake High School and was an avid athlete playing football and...

Jan 9, 2019

Judith "Judy" Kamrath, age 77, of Omro died Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at home. She was born August 26, 1941, to the late Vernice "Mike" and Viola (Miller) Kempf. Judy graduated from UW-Oshkosh with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, and she earned her Master's degree in Social Work from UW-Milwaukee. On February 22, 1969, Judy married Wesley Kamrath...

Jan 4, 2019

Timothy L. Vandenberg, age 77, of Neenah, died Friday, January 4, 2019, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center, Neenah. He was born January 17, 1941, to the late Arthur and Marcella (Petznick) Vandenberg of Winchester. Tim was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Tim is survived by his children, James (Amanda) Vandenberg, Amy Vandenberg (special friend, Steve), Cayle (Sarah)...

Dec 27, 2018

Michael R. Jacobson, age 67, of Winneconne, husband, father, brother, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born April 9, 1951, in Menasha to the late Robert and Ellen (Chadek) Jacobson. For 40 years Mike was employed by Neenah Paper. On November 19, 1980, he married Pamela Hogen. Mike was...

Dec 25, 2018

Scott passed away unexpectedly on December 25, 2018, in his home. Scott was born in Neenah, WI in November of 1965 to Arden and Dorothy (Kohler) Eckstein. Scott took pride as a third generation farmer at his family farm in Larsen. He was an outdoor man that loved hunting and had a passion for raising English Springer Spaniel dogs....