Obituaries

Helen Hinz

Helen Hinz

Jun 17, 2015

Helen Hinz, age 95, of Winneconne died peacefully Wednesday morning, June 17, 2015, at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh. She was born January 19, 1920, in Madison to Emil and Hattie Acker, the youngest of four children, two brothers and a sister. At age 4 after the death of her mother, Helen and her sister Fern went to be...

Rita D. Hoppe

Rita D. Hoppe

Jun 15, 2015

Rita D. Hoppe passed away June 15, 2015, at Aurora BayCare Hospital in Green Bay from a brain aneurysm with her family by her side. She was born June 4, 1930, in Oshkosh to Robert and Lidwinia (Bingen) Westover. Rita was raised in Oshkosh attending St. Mary's School and later Winneconne High School. Rita married Gaylord Hoppe January 12,...

James "Jimmy" Daczyk

James "Jimmy" Daczyk

Jun 13, 2015

James "Jimmy" Daczyk, age 36, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015. He was born August 20, 1978, to Don and Pam Daczyk. Jimmy attended Winneconne schools. He had previously worked at MCM Air in Winneconne, which he liked very much. Jimmy was an excellent cook, and he enjoyed music, especially the Grateful Dead, being at the cottage fishing, and...

Todd Christensen

Todd Christensen

Jun 9, 2015

Todd Christensen, age 58 of Winneconne passed away peacefully after a long courageous battle on Tuesday June 9, 2015, at home with family at his side. He was raised in Menomonee Falls, the son of Bernard and Jean (Linzmeyer) Christensen. Todd served our country in the United States Army. On May 9, 1981, Todd married Rebecca Zizzo in Menomonee...

Lucille J. Piotter

Lucille J. Piotter

Jun 7, 2015

Lucille J. Piotter, age 92, of Omro, died Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the Omro Care Center. She was born January 7, 1923, in Clintonville to the late Robert, Sr. and Alma (Roloff) Schultz. On July 26, 1940, Lu married Martin Piotter in Clintonville, and they eventually moved to the Town of Rushford where they started farming in 1950....

Elmer "Mike" Zimmerman

Elmer "Mike" Zimmerman

Jun 5, 2015

Mike left to spend eternity with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 5, 2015. He was born on November 5, 1921, the son of B. F. and Linda Zimmerman. Mike was married to Enid Ulrich, August 10, 1946. He was a mink and dairy farmer for forty-nine years. Mike's interests included flower and vegetable gardening, watching wildlife...

Vicky Sue Armstrong

Vicky Sue Armstrong

Jun 1, 2015

Vicky Sue Armstrong, age 68, of Winneconne, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. She was born November 30, 1946, in Neenah to Kenneth and Virginia (Single) Haufe. Vicky is survived by her husband, Brad Armstrong; children, Carrie Brame, Beau Armstrong (Julie), Angie (Scott) Chellow, Malinda Vande Voort (Jon); eleven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;...

Marlyn E. Henschel

Marlyn E. Henschel

May 31, 2015

Marlyn E. Henschel, age 84, of Neenah, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah with all of his family by his side. He was born March 11, 1931, in Winchester to the late Edwin and Elsie (Mathison) Henschel. Marlyn married Marilyn Hoier in 1951 and they spent 34 years raising nine wonderful children....

Lillian E. Genrich

Lillian E. Genrich

May 25, 2015

Lillian E. Genrich, age 98, a lifelong resident of the town of Poygan, died Monday, May 25, 2015. She was born April 2, 1917, in Poygan to the late Carl and Bertha (Meyer) Maronn. On June 1, 1939, Lillian married Clarence Genrich at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in Winneconne. Lillian taught school for three years until she and...

Francis J. Crowley

Francis J. Crowley

May 25, 2015

Francis J. Crowley, age 84, of the town of Poygan, passed away peacefully Monday, May 25, 2015, at home with his family by his side. He was born on October 17, 1930, in the town of Poygan to the late James and Florence (Gibson) Crowley. On June 8, 1957, Francis married Janice Gocker at St. Peter's Church in Oshkosh....

Edward "Ted" Michael

Edward "Ted" Michael

May 17, 2015

Edward "Ted" Michael, age 69, of Winneconne, died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. He was born August 1, 1945, in Youngstown, Ohio to the late Edward J. and Cora Mae (Dellenberger) Michael. In 1971 Ted moved to Winneconne and had worked for First Federal for many years. From 1982 until 2013 Ted owned...

Violet Blanche (Kaltenbrun) Bateman

Violet Blanche (Kaltenbrun) Bateman

May 7, 2015

Violet Blanche (Kaltenbrun) Bateman passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Care Partners Assisted Living in Winneconne, WI at the age of 91. Beloved wife of the late George Bateman. Loving mother of George Bateman, Ridgefield, WA; William Bateman, West Yellowstone, MT; Kathleen (Fenton) Glendening, Long Beach, CA; Carol La Fever (Mark Plummer), Winneconne, WI; Nancy (George)...

Susan K. Brooks

Susan K. Brooks

May 4, 2015

Susan K. Brooks (née Christensen) passed away on Monday May 4, 2015, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at the age of 69. Sue was born on August 21, 1945, in Neenah, Wisconsin. She graduated from Winneconne High School in 1963 and from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1967 with a degree in English and Library Science. Sue married Jim in June...

Lorna Ross Trautman

Lorna Ross Trautman

Apr 26, 2015

Lorna Ross Trautman, 92 years "young", of the town of Vinland, died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at home. She was born June 29, 1922, in Milwaukee County at the home of her Aunt Jewel and Uncle Donald Scott to parents John H. and Kathryn G. (Wastell) Young. Lorna's first home was in Linden, Wisconsin until age 4 when her...

Lucille "Lucy" M. Hebert

Lucille "Lucy" M. Hebert

Apr 11, 2015

Lucille "Lucy" M. Hebert, age 86, of Appleton, died peacefully on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at home. Lucy was born February 28, 1929, in Milwaukee to the late Joseph and Emma Schimmels. On June 16, 1951, Lucy married Robert Hebert at St. Sebastian Church in Milwaukee. Lucy had worked at Wisconsin Bell Telephone, Co. and Sears & Roebuck. Lucy...

Earl S. Nelson

Earl S. Nelson

Apr 11, 2015

Earl S. Nelson, age 90, of Winchester, died Saturday, April, 11, 2015, at Care Partners in Winneconne. He was born November 26, 1924, in Neenah to Nels and Julia (Thompson) Nelson. Earl was a graduate of Winneconne High School. On August 22, 1953; he married Betty McNamee at Grace Lutheran Church, Winchester. Earl farmed his entire life, taking over...

Kathleen M. Quigley

Kathleen M. Quigley

Apr 10, 2015

Kathleen M. Quigley, age 94, of Eureka, passed away, Friday, April 10, 2015, at home. She was born July 20, 1920, at the old St. Mary's Hospital in Oshkosh, the daughter of the late Leon E. and Helen (Crowley) Quigley. Kathleen was a 1938 graduate of Winneconne High School, earned her RN degree from St. Mary's Nurses Training School...

Robert "Bob" F. Paffenroth

Robert "Bob" F. Paffenroth

Apr 7, 2015

Bob Paffenroth, 82 of Winneconne, died April 7, 2015, at Omro Care Center. Bob was born October 27, 1932, in Oshkosh to the late Alvin and Peggy King Paffenroth. He attended school at the "old" high school in Oshkosh. In January 1951 he enlisted in the United States Air Force serving more than 20 years including the Korean and...

Orrin F. Prindle, Jr.

Orrin F. Prindle, Jr.

Apr 4, 2015

Orrin F. Prindle, Jr. age 84, of Winchester, died Saturday, April 4, 2015, at home. He was born June 18, 1930, in Neenah to Orrin, Sr. and Martha (Schreiber) Prindle. Orrin was a graduate of Neenah High School. On October 20, 1951, he married Beverly Peterson at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Neenah, and they lived most of...

Carol S. Jenss

Carol S. Jenss

Apr 3, 2015

Carol S. Jenss, age 72, of Winneconne, passed away in the early hours of April 3, 2015, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born in Oshkosh on September 2, 1942. Carol was a 1961 graduate of Omro High School. Carol was employed at Wal-Mart as a sales associate for the past several years. She enjoyed work, so...