Obituaries

Luella M. (Cram) Reed

Luella M. (Cram) Reed

Jan 11, 2016

Luella M. (Cram) Reed, age 82, of Winneconne, died Monday, January 11, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. She was born in Stevens Point on November 6, 1933, the daughter of Archie and Sadie Cram. Luella was educated in the Stevens Point Schools and graduated from UW-Stevens Point in 1955. She taught one year in Wausau before her...

Carol (Foote) Posorske

Carol (Foote) Posorske

Dec 23, 2015

Carol (Foote) Posorske, age 92, of Oshkosh, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. She was born March 12, 1923, in the town of Nepeuskun, Winnebago County, daughter of Clair and Lena (Searles) Foote. On February 28, 1946, Carol married Howard Posorske at the Waukau United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Green Lake County...

Willis Dexter Umland

Willis Dexter Umland

Dec 15, 2015

Willis Dexter Umland, age 99, of the town of Clayton, Larsen, Wisconsin died peacefully at Bridgewood Nursing Home in Neenah on Tuesday afternoon, December 15, 2015. He was born in the town of Winchester on January 2, 1916, to Albert and Laura (Nelson) Umland. On February 22, 1958, Willis married Leona Schmidt at Trinity Lutheran Church in Neenah. When...

Nathan Struensee

Nathan Struensee

Dec 14, 2015

Nathan Struensee, age 90, of the Town of Clayton, died Monday December 14, 2015, at his residence. He was born on March 21, 1925, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin to the late David and Sylvia (Grundman) Struensee. On October 12, 1946, Nathan married Vivian Bonnett at the First Presbyterian Church in Neenah, where they are members. He had worked at local...

Richard L. Skinner

Richard L. Skinner

Dec 7, 2015

Richard L. Skinner, age 62, of Oshkosh, died Monday, December 7, 2015, at home. He was born October 15, 1953, in Oshkosh to the late Oliver and Helen (Rickaby) Skinner. Dick served his country in the U.S. Army. On April 24, 1989, he married Debra Frank in Las Vegas. Dick had worked for Medalist Industries, and for the last...

Evelyn M. Spiegelberg

Evelyn M. Spiegelberg

Dec 6, 2015

Evelyn M. Spiegelberg, age 96, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. She was born May 14, 1919, in the town of Winchester to the late Freeman and Amy (Hanson) Johnson. On March 20, 1941, she married Walter "Wally" J. Spiegelberg in Wittenberg and they made their home in the town of Winneconne. Wally...

Leona E. (Branske) Leske

Leona E. (Branske) Leske

Dec 3, 2015

Leona E. (Branske) Leske, age 96, of Winchester, died Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Care Partners in Winneconne. She was born July 5, 1919. Leona worked as a cook for the Winneconne Community Schools before going to work at Pleasant Acres in Oshkosh, where she worked for more than 25 years until her retirement. She loved cats, and enjoyed...

Rosemary N. (Race) Kunde

Rosemary N. (Race) Kunde

Nov 29, 2015

Rosemary N. (Race) Kunde, of Oshkosh, died early Sunday morning, November 29, 2015, at University Hospital in Madison at the age of 80. She was born on January 4, 1935, to the late Joseph and Luella (Pease) Milner. Rosemary was a homemaker, member of the D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution), and a volunteer at the Bethesda Store in...

Edna E. Waters

Edna E. Waters

Nov 24, 2015

Edna E. Waters, age 95, of Winneconne, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Eden Meadows in Oshkosh. She was born March 15, 1920, in Oshkosh to the late Edward and Minnie (Warnke) Baier. On May 6, 1939, Edna married the one and only love of her life, Robert Waters, and they enjoyed 74 years of marriage until Bob preceded...

Roberta W. Karbowski

Roberta W. Karbowski

Nov 13, 2015

She kept us entertained up until the very end. Goofy, wonderful, funny, maddening at times, loving... She was our mom, and she loved us. She said so (in no uncertain terms) just a week before she left. Roberta W. Karbowski, age 89, entered a New Life on November 13, 2015. She was preceded in death by her siblings Edith...

Gertrude Emma (Diener) Tegelman

Gertrude Emma (Diener) Tegelman

Nov 6, 2015

Gertrude Emma (Diener) Tegelman, age 90, passed into eternal life peacefully on November 6, 2015, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh with her loving husband of 69 years at her bedside. She was born November 15, 1924, in Oshkosh to Herman and Ludmilla (Weber) Diener. Gert attended grade school and middle school at Sacred Heart and graduated from Oshkosh High...

David A. Rehbein

David A. Rehbein

Oct 15, 2015

David A. Rehbein, 73, of Greenfield, Wisconsin died Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Aurora West Allis Medical Center. He was born September 16, 1942, in Berlin to the late Harry and Cecilia (Haskins) Rehbein. David served his country in the U.S. Army from 1962 until 1965. David is survived by his wife, Arlene Rehbein, of Greenfield; a son, Robert...

Margaret Mary Larrabee

Margaret Mary Larrabee

Oct 13, 2015

Margaret Mary Larrabee, age 91, formerly of Winneconne, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. She was born December 14, 1923, in Radisson, Wisconsin to the late Frank and Mary (Enderle) Metnik. On May 16, 1961, Marge married Haldor Larrabee in Dubuque, Iowa. They moved to Oshkosh in 1970 and operated the Kickapoo Gas...

Elaine Carol (Kunde) Romberg

Elaine Carol (Kunde) Romberg

Oct 11, 2015

Elaine Carol (Kunde) Romberg was born on December 3, 1937, in the Town of Vinland. She was the daughter of the late Earl and Gladys Kunde. God saw to it that Elaine became a child of God through holy baptism as she was baptized at her home in 1937. She was later confirmed in the faith on March 18,...

Linda L. Benedict

Linda L. Benedict

Oct 10, 2015

Linda L. Benedict, age 69, of Butte des Morts, died Saturday, October 10, 2015, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. She was born February 6, 1946, in Chippewa Falls to Alfred and Dorothy (Roycraft) Lowe. On May 19, 1978, Linda married Ray Benedict. She was a huge Brewer, Packer, and NASCAR fan. Linda enjoyed cooking, baking, doing crafts, especially ceramics,...

Robert C. Moore

Robert C. Moore

Oct 7, 2015

Robert C. Moore, of Winneconne, died Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at his residence. He was born December 15, 1938, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bob served his country in the U.S. Air Force. For many years he was employed in the building construction trades. Bob was an avid reader of espionage novels and military history. He enjoyed fishing and going to...

Ella Irene (Piotraschke) Laabs

Ella Irene (Piotraschke) Laabs

Oct 3, 2015

Ella Irene (Piotraschke) Laabs, age 85, of Neenah, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, with her family by her side. She was born September 13, 1930, in Waupaca County to the late Albert and Amanda (Hintz) Piotraschke. On June 20, 1953, Ella married Robert Laabs at St. Martin Lutheran Church in Clintonville....

Robert Roy Mason

Robert Roy Mason

Oct 2, 2015

Robert Roy Mason, 88, of Winneconne, passed away at home on Friday, October 2, 2015. Robert was born in Milwaukee, on May 30, 1927, to John and Adeline Mason. He is survived by his wife, Marvel (Wenzel); daughters, Leslie, of Winneconne; Ellen (Howard) Schneider, of Winneconne; and Kathryn (Charles) Western, of Mequon, four grandchildren, Jeanne (Boris) Strepacki, Michael (Tara)...

Marie M. Stokes

Marie M. Stokes

Oct 1, 2015

Marie M. Stokes, age 85, of the town of Rushford, died Thursday, October 1, 2015, peacefully with her family by her side at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh. She was born July 15, 1930, in the town of Utica to the late Robert and Greta (Kamke) Davis. Marie was a 1944 graduate of Tice School. On August 23, 1958,...

Carl H. May

Carl H. May

Sep 22, 2015

Carl H. May, 83 of Larsen, Wisconsin. Devoted husband of Lois, father of Scott, essence father of Chris, grandfather to Stacy, Stephanie and Kelly, great-grandfather to Bryson, Parker, and Ashlyn, son of Gustav and Gertrude, brother of Wolfgang. Korean War Veteran (Army). Member F.O.E. Aerie 2125. A gentle man who lived a gentle life, loving the Cubs, the Bears,...