Obituaries

Mar 14, 2025

Jean Ann Livingstone, 92, of Winneconne entered eternal rest on Friday, March 14, 2025. Jean was born on July 23, 1932, and was a lifelong resident of Winneconne. She was a Salutatorian of Winneconne High School in 1950. Jean was crowned White Bass Queen on May 20, 1950, for Winneconne's White Bass Festival. On March 31, 1951, she...

Mar 10, 2025

Clair A. Retzlaff, age 93, of Omro was called to his heavenly home on Monday, March 10, 2025. He was born on September 5, 1931, in the city of Oshkosh, the 3rd of 6 children, to the late Max and Stella (Pohlman) Retzlaff. Clair was baptized, confirmed, and married at Grace Lutheran Church in Omro where he remained...

Mar 9, 2025

Pamela Kay Albashian went to be with her Lord & Savior, and with her parents again, on Sunday, March 9, 2025. She was born on February 6, 1953, to Shirley and Bruce Gunther. Pam fought a hard battle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and passed away at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, WI.

On August 2, 1975, Pam...

Mar 7, 2025

Dennis "Rat" Johnson passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 7, 2025.

He was born October 5, 1958, in Oshkosh to Richard and Helen (Davis) Johnson.

Dennis attended Winneconne Schools. On September 9, 1988, he married Darcy Schwertfeger.

Dennis held many jobs throughout his life which included trapping, turtling, and harvesting vegetation. He worked...

Mar 6, 2025

Kathleen "Kathy" Halder, 83, of Appleton, formerly of the Town of Poygan, died Thursday, March 6, 2025.

Kathy is survived by her children, Lisa (Randal) Yorkson, Ellen (Randy) Lee, Leanne Halder, William (Danette) Halder; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

There will be no service held at this time.

Mueller Funeral Home-Winneconne is assisting....

Mar 3, 2025

Richard E. "Dick" Hintz, 86 was born to eternal life on March 3, 2025, while refurbishing a sturgeon spear on his home workbench. He was born November 13, 1938, to Frank and Angeline Hintz in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With an unrelenting amount of young boy energy and mischief, they moved out to Big Muskego Lake where Richard started a...

Feb 27, 2025

Jeffrey A. Konow, age 70, passed away peacefully at his home in Winneconne on Thursday, February 27, 2025.

He was born July 30, 1954, and was raised in Neenah. Jeff graduated in 1971 and went to work in manufacturing. He had a deep passion for music, learning and mastering multiple instruments, his favorite being his electric...

Feb 26, 2025

Kay Peterson, age 86, of Winneconne, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at The Residence of Oshkosh. She was born November 30, 1938, to Theodore and Ruth (Dennis) Finch. Kay was a 1957 graduate of St. Mary's Catholic High School in Menasha. Kay married Gene Peterson, the love of her life, on May 1, 1964. Gene and...

Feb 25, 2025

Jason Dorn, age 51, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, due to cardiac arrest. He was born November 30, 1973, to Don and Evelyn Dorn.

Jason was a 1992 graduate of Winneconne High School. At the age of 13, Jason started working at Holtz's Supper Club in Winneconne. After Holtz's he became a manager at...

Feb 18, 2025

Eva C. Rausch, 92 of Omro, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 29, 1932, the daughter of Anton and Katherine Kersch. She was a graduate of Omro High School. Eva was united in marriage to her loving husband Donald A. Rausch on May 17,...

Feb 16, 2025

Peter "Pete" Christianson, Major US Army Retired, passed away peacefully at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah, WI, on February 16, 2025, at the age of 81 years. Pete was born on May 22, 1943, in Neenah, WI, the son of Palmer and Kathryn Christianson. He attended the one-room Royer School and graduated from Winneconne High School. While...

Feb 15, 2025

Born August 12, 1949, Thomas R. Wagner is now in the hands of his Savior. Tom passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025, after a short, tough battle with cancer.

Tom was #2 of 9 children born to parents Russell and Geraldine (Hazen) Wagner.

After attending Omro schools, Tom served in the U.S. Army...

Feb 13, 2025

Elizabeth "Betsy" Borchert, 64, of Larsen, died Thursday, February 13, 2025, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. Betsy was born August 13, 1960, to Donald and Arlene (Coenen) Netzel. After high school Betsy worked painting houses, at a candle shop, and at Kimberly-Clark for 13 years. On...

Feb 12, 2025

Robert "Bob" Roy Stark, of Oshkosh, passed away at the age of 73 on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. He was born on September 14, 1951, to Elmer and Shirley (Smith) Stark.

Bob worked at Nercon and Arrowhead Conveyor.

He enjoyed woodworking, making things for anyone that needed something, and later enjoyed putting Legos together....

Feb 3, 2025

Beverly "Bev" Ann Ellison, 71, of Omro, was called to her heavenly home February 3, 2025, with her loving family by her side. Bev was born in Oelwein, Iowa June 20, 1953, the daughter of Loraine and Edna (Reiter) Hamlow. She married Rodney Ellison on August 11, 1973.

Bev grew up on an Iowa farm around...

Jan 31, 2025

Leon "Butch" Quigley passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025, at the age of 89. Butch, who was born on July 29, 1935, in Winneconne to Helen (Crowley) and Leon Quigley, was a bright spirit with a love for life. He graduated from Winneconne High School, where he shone as an exceptional athlete. After high school, Butch proudly...

Jan 24, 2025

Wayne Francis Kallas, 88, of the Town of Poygan, died Friday, January 24, 2025, at Ascension Mercy Hospital after a long battle with health problems. He was born November 22, 1936, to Walter and Myrtle (Hess) Kallas. Wayne was a 1954 graduate of Omro High School, where he was class president and Prom King. He took dance lessons...

Jan 24, 2025

Daniel Robert Pontow, 74, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 24, 2025, while surrounded by his family. He was born on August 4, 1950, in Columbus, Georgia to Robert and Geraldine (Konow) Pontow. Dan was brought to Wisconsin at 12 days old because of his mother's illness, and was...

Jan 21, 2025

Kurt Brian Carpenter, 70, of Columbia, Kentucky, formerly of Larsen, Wisconsin, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at his residence. He was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 23, 1954, to the late Merle and Florence (Sunquist) Carpenter. For 44 years, he worked as a water plant operator for SCA Tissue retiring in 2019. Kurt loved hunting, playing...

Jan 19, 2025

Adele B. Mathison passed away peacefully at Edenbrook in Appleton, WI on Sunday, January 19, 2025. Adele was born on June 10, 1940, in Neenah WI, the daughter of Palmer and Kathryn Christianson. She graduated from Winneconne High School. Even early in life, Adele knew what she wanted, coming home at age 5 and telling her mother of...