Obituaries

William L. Haese

William L. Haese

May 26, 2017

William L. Haese, age 72, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017, at Northpoint Medical and Rehabilitation Center in Oshkosh. William fought a courageous battle with kidney failure, liver and diabetes complications the last few years. He was born on December 4, 1944, in Fond du Lac, WI, to William A. and Eva D. (Hallock) Haese and resided in...

Patricia R. (Utter) Overton

Patricia R. (Utter) Overton

May 22, 2017

Patricia R. (Utter) Overton, age 91, of Oshkosh, died Monday, May 22, 2017, at home. She was born June 27, 1925, in Oshkosh to the late William and Una Rae (Kurtz) Utter. On June 25, 1949, she married Thomas W. Overton. Pat had worked many years at the Sunnyview Sanitarium and Winnebago Mental Health Institute. She was a member...

Floyd R. Opperman

Floyd R. Opperman

May 21, 2017

Floyd R. Opperman of Winneconne, age 85, was called to his heavenly home on Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center with family by his side. He was born in Winneconne on March 28, 1932, the son of Anton R. and Emma (Scharf) Opperman. Floyd graduated from Winneconne High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he...

John Raymond Allen

John Raymond Allen

May 21, 2017

John Raymond Allen died at Park View Health Center, Oshkosh following complications from pneumonia. He was born in the Allenville, Wisconsin farm home of Harry (Henry) Orvis Allen and Sara Clara Allen, nee Furman, May 11, 1925. Preceding him in death, were siblings Kathleen (James Douglas), Orvis (Dorothy), Barbara (Gordon Thiex and Bert Benedict), Furman (Allene) and Peter (Vida)...

Betty Ann Achterberg

Betty Ann Achterberg

May 15, 2017

Betty Ann Achterberg was born April 1, 1943, to Earl and Gladys Kunde in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She was called home to our Lord on Monday, May 15, 2017. Betty was confirmed in faith and remained a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Winneconne. Betty graduated from Winneconne High School in 1961, and on June 1, 1962, she married...

Gretchen Marie Burns

Gretchen Marie Burns

May 11, 2017

Gretchen Marie Burns, age 44, of Winneconne, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, May 11, 2017, after a courageous 5 year battle with cancer. She was born October 26, 1972, in Oshkosh to the late Thomas and Carol (Schultz) Marx. Gretchen was a 1991 graduate of Omro High School and earned an Associate...

Lois M. Birkholz

Lois M. Birkholz

May 2, 2017

Lois M. Birkholz, age 91, of Omro, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Webster Manor in Omro. She was born September 8, 1925, in Oshkosh to the late Henry and Almedia (Reinert) Retzlaff. On September 24, 1949, Lois married Maynard Birkholz at Grace Lutheran Church in Omro, and they made their home in Omro their entire married...

Kay Annette (Kellerman) Taylor

Kay Annette (Kellerman) Taylor

May 2, 2017

Kay Annette (Kellerman) Taylor followed the path God laid for her and left it all on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, peacefully at home at the age of 62. She was born November 6, 1954, in Oshkosh to Arlyn and Joyce (Eckstein) Kellerman. Kay was raised in Winneconne and graduated with honors from Winneconne High, class of 1973. On August...

Jeannie Pearle (Wilhelm) Plautz

Jeannie Pearle (Wilhelm) Plautz

Apr 27, 2017

Jeannie Pearle (Wilhelm) Plautz, of Omro, passed away peacefully on Thursday April 27, 2017, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah. Jeannie was born July 28 1946, in Kittanning, PA to the late Harold and Hulda (Lund) Wilhelm. They settled in Hayward, WI where Jeannie lost her Dad at the age of 13. Her early years in the northwoods were not...

Harold W. Kietz

Harold W. Kietz

Apr 21, 2017

Harold W. Kietz, age 97, went to his eternal rest on Friday, April 21, 2017, at Park View Health Center in Oshkosh. He was born November 13, 1919, in Winneconne to the late William and Elsie (Wojahn) Kietz. Harold was a 1937 graduate of Winneconne High School. On October 12, 1946, he married Elaine Sitter at Peace Lutheran Church...

Robert "Bob" Michael Pollack

Robert "Bob" Michael Pollack

Apr 18, 2017

Robert "Bob" Michael Pollack, age 74, of Winneconne, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at home. He was born July 21, 1942, in Oshkosh to the late Edward M. and Virginia M. (Thompson) Pollack. On December 30, 1967, Bob married Marilyn Laabs in Oshkosh. His career started in the grocery industry at Piggly Wiggly working up to department manager before...

Jeffrey T. Wilson

Jeffrey T. Wilson

Apr 12, 2017

Jeffrey T. Wilson, age 69, of Omro, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at home. He was born November 20, 1947, in Berlin to the late Gordon and Ruth (Moriearty) Wilson. On July 8, 1967, Jeff married Sharon Griswold at St. John's Church in Oshkosh. For 34 years Jeff was employed at the Leach Company before going to work for...

Philip "Phil" Tegelman

Philip "Phil" Tegelman

Apr 4, 2017

Philip "Phil" Tegelman, age 95, of Winneconne, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Mercy Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born May 7, 1921, to the late Harold, Sr. and Clara (Cameron) Tegelman, and was a lifelong Winneconne resident except for his time in the Army. Phil was a 1940 graduate of Winneconne High School. Phil served his...

James "Jim" "Lubo" Tofari

James "Jim" "Lubo" Tofari

Mar 26, 2017

James "Jim" "Lubo" Tofari Jr., age 53, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 26, 2017, from a heart attack. Jim was one hell of a husband, father, grandpa, and friend. He enjoyed helping his wife and kids with their never ending projects they had lined up for him, going on his Sunday senior citizen' runs, hunting with his son,...

Mary E. Johnson Hurdle

Mary E. Johnson Hurdle

Mar 15, 2017

Mary E. Johnson Hurdle passed away on March 15, 2017, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born on October 4, 1929, in Ironwood, Michigan, to Myrtle (Eddy) and Arthur H. Trezise. She is survived by her beloved husband of thirty years, Donald R. Hurdle, Winneconne, WI; children, Deborah (Steve) Viktora, Wilmette, IL; David (Michele) Johnson,...

Corrine C. (Huelsbeck) Mace

Corrine C. (Huelsbeck) Mace

Mar 12, 2017

Corrine C. (Huelsbeck) Mace passed away on March 12, 2017, at Oakridge Gardens Rehabilitation Care Center after a brief illness. "Cork" was just shy of 90 years old. Born in Menasha to Earl and Mathilda Huelsbeck, she graduated from St Mary's Catholic High School in Menasha. She married Eugene F. Mace, of Neenah, after the War and moved to...

Nancy L. Gorski

Nancy L. Gorski

Mar 8, 2017

Nancy L. Gorski, age 79, of Winneconne, died Wednesday March 8, 2017, after a short battle with cancer. She was born March 30, 1937, in Milwaukee to the late Ernest and Marion (Deuster) Washburn. On August 16, 1958, Nancy married Robert Gorski at St. Mary Catholic Church in Winneconne. Through the years she had worked various secretarial jobs. Nancy...

Karen Kay Kunde

Karen Kay Kunde

Mar 6, 2017

Karen Kay Kunde, age 48, of Oshkosh died Monday, March 6, 2017, at home. She was born December 12, 1968, in Oshkosh to Donald and Patricia (Rymer) Kunde. Karen was a 1987 graduate of Winneconne High School. She worked in retail at Goodwill Industries. Karen was a lifelong member of St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church, Winneconne. She found comfort...

Dona (Furman/Schreiber) Berens

Dona (Furman/Schreiber) Berens

Mar 6, 2017

Dona (Furman/Schreiber) Berens passed away March 6, 2017, at Park View Health Center. She was born on May 24, 1935, the first child of Tisdale and Hazel (Vosburg) Furman. Dona graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1953. She married Kenneth Schreiber on October 16, 1954, and they had three children. After Kenny passed away she met and then married...

Rena Edna Luebke

Rena Edna Luebke

Mar 5, 2017

Rena Edna Luebke, age 92, of Larsen, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 5, 2017. She was born on May 22, 1924, in the town of Rushford to the late Edward and Laura (Hertzberg) Pelz. Rena attended Banner School in the town of Rushford. On December 14, 1946, she married Walter O. Luebke at the Evangelical...