Obituaries
Harry Elliot Norton
Jun 22, 2014
Harry Elliot Norton, long time major Milwaukee department store executive, passed on to more life just days before his 101st birthday. Harry was the husband of Harriet, who preceded him in death in 2004. He is survived by his sons, Jim and Dick; daughters-in-law, Linda and Marti; grandchildren, Pam, Polly, Doug, Cheryl, James; and eleven great-grandchildren. Harry was a...
James C. Cawthorne, Jr.
Jun 6, 2014
James C. Cawthorne, Jr. age 54, of Appleton, died Friday, June 6, 2014, after battling an illness. He was born in Madison on June 15, 1959, to James Sr. and Diana (Price) Cawthorne. Jimmy was a 1977 graduate of Winneconne High School. He served his country in the U.S. Coast Guard with his first tour on the Bering Sea...
Mary E. Parry
May 28, 2014
Mary E. Parry, age 94, of Larsen, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at Oakridge Gardens Nursing Center in Menasha. She was born August 4, 1919, in the town of Weston, Clark County, Wisconsin to the late Leavitt and Stella (Leanna) Phillips. As a teenager Mary had worked a summer job for U.S. Senator Norris from Nebraska, who had a...
Robert E. Lee
May 27, 2014
Robert E. Lee, age 84, of Poygan, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at home. He was born November 28, 1929, on the family farm in Poygan to the late Leslie and Anna (Schmude) Lee. On April 23, 1955, Bob married Louise Amundson at the Borth United Methodist Church. Along with working the family farm, Bob also hauled milk for...
Gerald L. Haunschild
May 26, 2014
Gerald L. Haunschild, 76, Neenah, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014, of complications of congestive heart failure. Gerald was born in Eau Claire, Wis., to Lyman and Lorraine (Hartman) Haunschild on Mar. 17, 1938. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1956. Gerald married Arlene Anderson in Eau Claire, Wis., on April 19, 1958. Gerald joined the...
Gwendolyn "Gwendy" J. (Kamps) Zorn
May 14, 2014
Gwendolyn "Gwendy" J. (Kamps) Zorn, 86, of Oshkosh passed away peacefully at home and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Gwendy was born on June 3, 1927, in Milwaukee to Theodore "Sam" and Harriet (Berth) Kamps and baptized on July 10, 1927. At age 9 she moved with her family to their...
Donald J. Van Dyke
May 7, 2014
Donald J. Van Dyke, age 73, of Winneconne, formerly of Neenah, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Oakridge Gardens Nursing Center in Menasha. He was born May 17, 1940, in Appleton to Clayton and Gertrude (Micke) Van Dyke. Don was a graduate of Kaukauna High School and Appleton Vocational School. On July 16, 1988, he married Christine Glomstead in...
Diane E. Romberg
Apr 25, 2014
Diane E. Romberg, age 58, of Winneconne died Friday, April 25, 2014, at home. She was born July 11, 1955, in Oshkosh to the late Wayne and Florence (O'Connell) Romberg. Diane was a 1973 graduate of Winneconne High School and earned a tailoring degree from Milwaukee Technical College. She had been employed at Jeffrey's Clothing Store, and then worked...
Lucille Ella Peterson
Apr 12, 2014
Lucille Ella Peterson age 96 of Larsen, WI died early Saturday morning at Eden Meadows Nursing Home, Oshkosh, WI. She was born on February 11, 1918 in Appleton, WI the daughter of the late Herman and Clara (Bentle) Schmidt. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of Appleton. She graduated from Appleton High School. She was employed...
William (Bill) Wisnefske
Apr 12, 2014
William (Bill) Wisnefske, age 73 of Larsen, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday morning, April 12, 2014. He was born on December 18, 1940 in Beloit, WI the son of the late Harold and Dorothy Wisnefske. He attended Winneconne High School with the class of 1958. He married Ruth Ann Christianson on March 5, 1960 in Neenah, WI....
Perry A. Lee
Apr 11, 2014
Perry A. Lee age 52 of Poygan, died unexpectedly Friday evening, April 11, 2014 at his home. He was born September 23, 1961 in Berlin, WI, the son of Norman and Joyce( Johnson) Lee. He graduated from Omro High School in 1980. He Married Christine Buech on April 1, 1989 in Borth and they made their home in Poygan...
Gloria M. Armstrong
Apr 6, 2014
Gloria M. Armstrong, age 84, of Winchester, passed away early Sunday morning, April 6, 2014, at her apartment in Oakwood Manor, Oshkosh. She was born May 29, 1929, the middle child of Edwin and Mollie Anunson. Gloria graduated from Winneconne High School in 1947. In 1948 she married Robert W. Armstrong. Gloria was a devoted member of Grace Lutheran...
David Siebert
Apr 4, 2014
David Siebert, age 52, of Montello, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014. He was born December 4, 1961, in Topeka, Kansas to Donald and Marion (Peterson) Siebert. David was a 1980 graduate of Winneconne High School and had worked as a self-employed carpenter. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed playing golf. David is survived by a daughter, Megan; his...
Victoria M. (Wagen) Wentzel
Mar 29, 2014
Victoria M. (Wagen) Wentzel, age 101, of Winneconne, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014. She was born May 24, 1912, in the town of Poygan to the late Robert and Agnes (Bersch) Wagen. On November 7, 1932, Vickie married Clarence Wentzel, and she helped him run an insurance business for 50 years, and together they owned and operated Pinecrest...
Thomas Graf
Mar 13, 2014
Thomas Graf, age 64, of Oshkosh, died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at home. He was born December 23, 1949, in Oshkosh to Alvin and Virginia (Van Dyke) Graf. Tom was a 1968 graduate of Lourdes Academy. He served his country in the U.S Navy from 1968 until 1971. On June 5, 1971, he married Alice Nicolaison in Oshkosh. Tom...
Barbara M. Andrashko
Mar 11, 2014
Barbara M. Andrashko, age 71, of Omro, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at home. She was born November 16, 1942, in Oshkosh to Bernard and Theda (Hunt) Hazen. On February 20, 1987, Barb married John Andrashko. For 12 years she worked as a dispatcher for Winnebago County. Barb enjoyed wood carving, hunting, fishing, gardening, and arts and crafts. Surviving...
Myra E. Schonscheck
Mar 9, 2014
Myra E. Schonscheck, age 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday March 9, 2014, at Century Oaks in Oshkosh. She was born June 10, 1921, in Tustin, the sixth of ten children to the late John and Lydia (Yesse) Lind. On September 23, 1942, Myra married Arnold Schonscheck at the Emmaus Lutheran Church in Poy Sippi and they lived and...
James I. Williams
Mar 7, 2014
James I. Williams, age 72, of Redgranite, died peacefully on Friday, March 7, 2014, at Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah surrounded by his family. He was born January 20, 1942, in Bowler to the late Iren and Ora Alice (Butler) Williams. For many years James worked as a mechanic for Foremost Dairy and Mueller Chrysler, Oshkosh. James will be...
Arline E. Meier
Mar 7, 2014
Arline E. Meier, 88, of Oshkosh, died Friday, March 7, 2014, at her home. She was born July 17, 1925, in Milwaukee to the late Howard and Irene (Ponik) Schmidt. Just after finishing high school, Arline started working as a secretary at Square D and she proudly worked there for many years until her retirement. On September 7, 1946,...
Josepha Welsch
Mar 4, 2014
Josepha Welsch, 94 died surrounded by her family on March 4, 2014, only 44 days after her beloved husband Andrew of 60 years died. She was born on December 27, 1919, in Viernheim West Germany and met Andy after the war. They married in 1954 and came to the United States where they settled on Lake Poygan. Josepha is...


