Obituaries
Clara D. Opperman
Mar 15, 2018
Clara D. Opperman, age 88, of Winneconne, died Thursday, March 15, 2018, at home. She was born June 16, 1929, in Stevens Point to the late Cecil and Marie (Mansavage) Coats. On August 30, 1947, Clara married Carmen Opperman in Stevens Point. She was a member of St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church, Winneconne. Family meant everything to Clara and...
Floyd "Windy" A. Wendt
Mar 12, 2018
Floyd "Windy" A. Wendt, age 77, of Winneconne, died Monday, March 12, 2018. He was born May 6, 1940, in Oshkosh to the late Harold and Ruth (Luedtke) Wendt. Windy is survived by his wife, Beverly Wendt; four daughters, Wanda, Laureen, Angela, and Shirley; two stepdaughters, Bobbi and Brenda; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two sisters, other relatives and friends....
Joyce Marie Mulvey
Mar 9, 2018
Joyce Marie Mulvey, age 73, of Omro, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Eden Meadows in Oshkosh. She was born in Berlin on August 4, 1944, to the late Otto and Enid (Gobbs) Pollex. Joyce was a graduate of Omro High School. On June 30, 1962, she married Richard Mulvey at the Auroraville Lutheran Church. Joyce worked as a...
Ronald R. Federman
Mar 5, 2018
Ronald R. Federman, age 71, of Larsen, Wisconsin died Monday, March 5, 2018, at home. He was born January 19, 1947, in Antigo, Wisconsin to the late Rheinhardt and Fern (Fischer) Federman. For 42 years, Ron worked at the Neenah Foundry until his retirement. On December 6, 2002, he married Lou Ann Selle. Ron enjoyed watching NASCAR, hunting, fishing,...
Robert Botello
Mar 5, 2018
Robert Botello, age 76, of Winneconne passed away Monday, March 5, 2018, at home. He was born December 16, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois to the late Harry and Ann (Torres) Serrano, and was raised by his grandparents, Jose and Amelia Botello. Bob was a graduate of Washington High School in East Chicago, Indiana. He served his country in the...
David James Mathusek Sr.
Mar 2, 2018
David "Dave" James Mathusek, Sr., age 80, of Franklin WI, died peacefully on Friday, March 2, 2018. He was born in Milwaukee WI, graduated from Marquette High School and attended Marquette University. Dave served his country in the National Guard and the U.S. Army during the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Crisis. He loved the automobile industry and...
Jack W. Pinnow
Mar 1, 2018
Jack Walter Pinnow passed away March 1, 2018, at Bella Vista in Oshkosh, where he resided for the past nine months. He now belongs to Jesus. "...with the Lord forever." 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Jack was born on June 3, 1933, to Walter and Eda (Schultz) Pinnow, and spent 84 years in Winneconne, the village that he loved. He was...
Barbara I. Breister
Feb 24, 2018
Barbara I. Breister, age 81, of Winneconne, died Saturday, February 24, 2018. She was born October 4, 1936, in Fond du Lac to the late Marvin and Madelyn (Kobs) Dobbratz. Barb was a graduate of St. Mary's Springs High School in Fond du Lac. On October 6, 1956, she married William J. Breister in Fond du Lac. Barb was...
Audrey M. Grundman
Feb 19, 2018
Audrey M. Grundman, age 90, formerly of the town of Clayton, died Monday, February 19, 2018, at Prairie Home Assisted Living in Menasha. She was born February 18, 1928, in Green Bay to the late Ralph and Geraldine (Peck) Gardner. Audrey attended Menasha High School through the 11th grade and finished her senior year in Watertown, Wisconsin. On September...
Elizabeth "Liz" June (Hansen) Anderson
Feb 17, 2018
Elizabeth "Liz" June (Hansen) Anderson, age 82, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, went home to God on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at The Waterford of Oshkosh. She was born June 11, 1935, in Blue River, Wisconsin, to Weggo and Edna (Maurer) Hansen. Liz graduated from Winneconne High School and attended UW-Madison for pre-nursing courses before returning to Oshkosh to marry Eugene...
Michael Lee Calkins
Feb 12, 2018
Michael Lee Calkins, 67 years old, was called to his eternal home with his Lord and Savior on February 12, 2018. He was born June 9, 1950, in Oshkosh, WI to Bernard and Lois (Creapo) Calkins. Mike worked side by side with his parents and siblings for Calkins Midways. Later in life he bought Calkins Midways with some of...
Shirley M. Neumann
Jan 31, 2018
Shirley M. Neumann age 95 of Winchester, Wisconsin passed away on January 31, 2018. She was born on September 4, 1922, in Oshkosh, daughter of the late Ken and Gladys (Peterson) Sayler. After graduating high school in 1941, she was employed at the Kimberly Clark Corporate office and married Carlton Neumann in June of 1948. They had two sons,...
Loren M. Stokes
Jan 30, 2018
Loren M. Stokes, age 85, of the town of Rushford, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018, peacefully with his family by his side at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born September 14, 1932, in the town of Rushford to the late Louis and Eva (Chase) Stokes. Loren attended the Banner School and was a 1950 graduate of Omro...
Jeanette (Lee) Wesner
Jan 27, 2018
Jeanette (Lee) Wesner, age 92, of Borth died Saturday, January 27, 2018, at home. She was born June 26, 1925, in Winnebago County to the late Henry and Lillie (Heisinger) Lee. On June 10, 1946, Jeanette married Paul A. Wesner and he preceded her in death on December 22, 1979. From 1970 to 1990 she had worked at Sand...
Guido Herman Stein
Jan 26, 2018
Guido Herman Stein, age 89, died, Friday, January 26, 2018, at Eden Meadows in Oshkosh. He was born December 29, 1928, in Duren, Germany. In 1941, after his schooling in Germany, he went to Krakau, Poland for 3 years to school. In 1944 Guido and his family moved to Czechoslovakia and in May 1945 walked to Cologne, Germany. In...
Erika L. Otto
Jan 24, 2018
Erika L. Otto, age 40, of Neenah, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. She was a fighter but her anxiety and depression became unbearable and were too much to overcome. What happened to her does not define her. Her identity is not in mental illness and what it did to her. Erika's identity is in Christ...
Russell L. Young
Jan 22, 2018
Russell L. Young, age 90 of Waupaca, passed away peacefully, with his family at his side. Russ was born in New London on July 25, 1927, son of the late Edward and Myra (Dietzler) Young. Russ was a kind and unpretentious man. He had a very successful career that spanned over 60 years as a developer and building contractor....
Michael J. Body
Jan 9, 2018
Michael J. Body, age 71, of Winneconne, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Mike is survived by two sisters, Barbara and Maribeth; his three children, Clinton, Sara, and Bridget; and eight grandchildren. A funeral service officiated by Sr. Pam Biehl will be held on Monday, January 15, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. at Mueller Funeral Home, 904 E. Main St. Winneconne....
John "Jack" Woods
Jan 8, 2018
John Robert Woods, age 67, Winneconne, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Monday, January 8, 2018. John was born May 1, 1950 to Earl and Marie (Stoop) Woods and grew up on the family's dairy farm in Greenville. After graduating from Hortonville High School, John served in the US Army and was a Vietnam veteran. He...
Dennis "Hee Haw" Ewald
Dec 29, 2017
Dennis "Hee Haw" Dale Ewald, age 69, of Oshkosh died Friday, December 29, 2017, at home. He was born June 6, 1948, in Berlin to the late Wilbert and Lillian (Schwersinske) Ewald. On April 4, 1970, he married Dorothy Dodd at the Waukau United Methodist Church. Dennis has been involved in dairy farming all of his life; he hauled...


