Obituaries

Mar 5, 2015

Nita S. Tellock, age 95, of Neenah went to her home in heaven on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. She was born May 31, 1919, in the Town of Winneconne to the late David and Sylvia (Grundman) Struensee. On May 31, 1940, Nita married Arnold Tellock in Oshkosh where they resided for 8 years. In...

Mar 5, 2015

Ena Faye Benedict, age 89, of Butte des Morts, died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh. She was born August 27, 1925, to the late Walter and Eliza (Catencamp) Boche. On September 28, 1946, Ena Faye married John F. Benedict in Winchester and they made their home in Butte des Morts their entire married lifetime....

Mar 3, 2015

William Bandstra, age 92, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Lakeshore Manor in Oshkosh. He was born January 8, 1923, in Chicago, Illinois to Harry and Nellie (Hoekstra) Bandstra. Bill served his country in World War II in the U.S. Army 87th Mt Infantry 10th Division. On November 6, 1943, he married Nelva Piersma in Chicago and in 1974...

Feb 27, 2015

Leslie Walton Helgeson, age 95, of Neenah, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2015, at Park View Health Center in Oshkosh. He was born January 6, 1920, in Winchester, son of the late Clarence and Ella Helgeson. Leslie lived in the Winchester and Neenah areas most of his life and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Winchester, and...

Feb 25, 2015

Some glad morning... Orvell Bernhard "OB" Zimmerman, age 91, of Oshkosh, passed into eternal life on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at Westbrooke Manor, Oshkosh. He was born October 8, 1923, the son of Bernhard "Ben" F. and Linda H. (Kreklow) Zimmerman. OB graduated from Winneconne High School in 1941. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University...

Feb 2, 2015

Robert "BJ" Jacob, age 72, of Winneconne, died Monday, February 2, 2015. He was born November 7, 1942, in Milwaukee to the late Hilbert and Lucile (Guepe) Jacob. Bob served his country in the U.S. Army. On November 6, 1965, he married Susan Koehler in Milwaukee and they made their home in Milwaukee and on Lake Poygan in Winneconne....

Jan 30, 2015

Audrey M. Weber, age 84, of the town of Vinland, passed away peacefully to eternal life with family at her side Friday, January 30, 2015, at the home of her daughter and caretaker. She was born May 25, 1930, in Neenah to the late Bruno and Mary (Luebke) Zeinert. Audrey was a 1948 graduate of Neenah High School. On...

Jan 29, 2015

Donald E. Zielke, age 87, of Oshkosh, died Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Waterford Place in Oshkosh with his family by his side. He was born March 3, 1927, in Oshkosh to the late Adam and Amy (Clark) Zielke. Don served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. In April of 1949 he married Delores Montag...

Jan 29, 2015

Marie "Tootie" J. (Reinke) Henriksen Langeberg, age 86, of Winneconne, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at home surrounded by family. She was born to the late Arno and Hazel (Angell) Reinke on June 30, 1928. Tootie was a 1946 graduate of Winneconne High School. On December 29, 1951, she married Irvin...

Jan 29, 2015

Howard Posorske, age 92, of Oshkosh, died Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. He was born April 13, 1922, in Waushara County, son of Homer and Lenore (Robinson) Posorske. Howard worked as a DHI tester for 2 years then served in the U.S. Army in World War II in the 713th Armored Flame Throwers in the...

Jan 21, 2015

Ruebin "Chubby" Olson, age 89, of the Town of Clayton, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at home. He was born February 15, 1925, in the Town of Clayton to the late Henry and Laura (Sauby) Olson. On September 22, 1948, Ruebin married Lois Strusinske at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Town of Clayton. Along with farming he had also...

Jan 19, 2015

Orville J. Stalzer, age 76, of Winneconne died Monday, January 19, 2015, at the Omro Care Center. He was born August 28, 1938, in Marshalltown, Iowa to the late Lawrence and Margaret (Neuroth) Stalzer. On November 18, 2000, Orville married Diana (Van Domelen) Plath. He had worked at Woodman's Food Market, Appleton, Wayne's Piggly Wiggly, Winneconne, and drove Suburban...

Jan 12, 2015

Robert "Bob" Meronk, age 68, of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly with his family by his side on Monday, January 12, 2015. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 4, 1946, to the late Henry and Estelle (Vedrine) Meronk. Bob was a 1964 graduate of Omro High School and was recently in charge of their 50th class reunion. He...

Jan 6, 2015

Jan 5, 2015

Maureen Elise (Barr) Hoelzel of Oshkosh passed away unexpectedly on January 5, 2015, at the age of 69. Maureen was a graduate of Marian College of Nursing, and worked as a Registered Nurse for 30 years at Theda Clark Medical Center. She married her loving husband, Joe in 1972, and had her only daughter, Erin in 1977. Maureen celebrated...

Jan 4, 2015

Bernice M. Nussbaumer, age 95, passed away on January 4, 2015, at Bethel Lutheran Nursing Home in Oshkosh. Bernice was born on July 20, 1919, in Eureka, WI, daughter of Richard and Anna (Nordhaus) Volp. Her mother died in childbirth, along with her twin sister, Neta Jean. She was raised by her paternal grandparents, Ferdinand and Ida Volp, who...

Dec 30, 2014

John W. Weissenstein, Sr. age 67, of Winneconne, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at his home. John is survived by one son, John Weissenstein, Jr., of Harwood Heights, Illinois; a special friend, Sue Weiss, of Winneconne; and many other relatives and friends. Cremation has taken place and inurnment will be at a later date in Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines,...

Dec 28, 2014

Dick Oberts, age 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday December 28, 2014, at Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah surrounded by his family. He was born on September 20, 1930, in Washburn Wisconsin, son of Sigmund and Jean (Westlund) Oberts. On November 5, 1951, Dick married Marilyn McDougall in Ashland, Wisconsin. They left the north woods to live in Waupun...

Dec 25, 2014

Lois Olson, age 86, of the Town of Clayton, passed away on Christmas morning. She was born September 19, 1928, in Neenah to the late Frank and Elizabeth (Hahn) Strusinske. Lois was a 1946 graduate of Neenah High School. From 1947 to 1948 she worked at AAL. On September 22, 1948, Lois married Ruebin Olson at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran...

Dec 23, 2014

Dale D. Bradley, age 79, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton. He was born June 28, 1935, in the town of Utica to the late Robert and Marie (Splitgerber) Bradley. He graduated from Omro High School in 1953. Dale served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On July...