Obituaries

Mar 3, 2018

Jerry Drace, Appleton, died Saturday, March 3, 2018. A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Mar 2, 2018

Deloris M. Delaruelle, of Crivitz, age 85, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018. She is survived by her son, Dave "Buck" (Trish Van Lith) Delaruelle of Kaukauna; grandchildren: Paula (Brian) Melter of Oconomowoc and Michael Fenn of Kiel; great granddaughter: Serena Melter of Oconomowoc; sister, Jeanette (Charles) Delany of Green Bay; and brothers: Ervin Paulson of Silver Cliff and...

Mar 1, 2018

Becki B. Hetherington, Appleton, age 54, died Thursday, March 1, 2018 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born in Appleton on June 25, 1963 to William and Pearl (Koehler) Hetherington. Becki worked as a Senior Production Planner at Hoffmaster in Appleton and Oshkosh for 28 years. She had a generous heart and donated to various charities,...

Feb 25, 2018

Daniel I. "Bear" Alft, Appleton, age 76, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah. Dan was born July 15, 1941, the eldest child of William and Lucille (Brown) Alft. He graduated from White Lake High School in White Lake, WI in 1959. Dan later spent most of his life in the...

Feb 25, 2018

Marilyn Gidlund, age 78, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending.

Feb 24, 2018

Joseph F. Look, Little Chute, age 91, died Saturday, February 24, 2018. He was born in Little Chute on September 10, 1926 to the late John and Gertrude (Vanden Boom) Look. Joseph married Rosella Reynebeau on September 30, 1947 at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church.   She preceded him in death on January 15, 2018 after 70 years of marriage....

Feb 24, 2018

Linda L. "Jakes" Jaeckels, Kaukauna, age 55, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 as the result of a car accident. She was born in Kaukauna on June 23, 1962 to James and Joan (Kersten) Jaeckels. She was a lifelong Kaukauna resident and graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1980. Linda was currently working at I-Pap. She was a devoted daughter,...

Feb 20, 2018

Jacob R. Lamers, Kaukauna, age 27, died at his home on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. He was born in Kaukauna to Richard and Lori (Berghuis) Lamers on March 30, 1990. Jacob had a heart of gold and never hesitated to drop everything to help a friend. He played basketball for Kaukauna High School and his love of sports continued...

Feb 15, 2018

Thomas K. Carmody, Appleton, age 64, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 15, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital.  He was born in Appleton on April 22, 1953 to the late Howard and Gertrude (Moyer) Carmody.  Tom worked as a maintenance manager at Electa Quinney Elementary School.  Prior to that, he was the Produce Manager at the Piggly Wiggly on Northland Ave. ...

Feb 12, 2018

James Kenneth Lund, age 79, of Freedom, went peacefully to his heavenly home on February 12, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 6, 1938 to the late Edwin and Gertrude (Schuhmacher) Lund, in New London, WI. Jim was confirmed in 1952 from Emanuel Lutheran Church in New London, WI. He graduated from New London High...

Feb 12, 2018

Erwin Betley, Kaukauna, age 93, died Monday, February 12, 2018 at St. Paul Home. He was born in Chicago on September 28, 1924 to the late Stanley and Mary Betley. Erwin served in the Pacific Theatre in the Army during World War II. He married Lorraine Smurawa at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Pulaski on May...

Feb 10, 2018

Bruce Michael (Brother Barnabas) Leben, formerly of Waukesha WI, and St. Joseph, MI, was born March 20, 1945 in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Frank Otto Leben and Vauna Jean (Young) Leben.

Bruce worked for many years as a psychiatric nurse, raised three children, then entered the (Episcopal) Order of Julian of Norwich, taking the name Barnabas...

Feb 10, 2018

Neal Bolinske passed away peacefully on February 10, 2018. Neal was the son of the late Edward and Hyacinth (Krautkramer) Bolinske, and the brother of Robert Bolinske and the late Jane Bolinske. He is also survived by four nieces, a nephew, many great-nieces and great-nephews and one great-great-nephew. Neal graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1950, was a former...

Feb 10, 2018

Thomas J. Maas, Neenah, age 69, died at ThedaClark Medical Center on February 10, 2018. He was dearly loved by his daughters and siblings. Tom was born in Kimberly on July 13, 1948 to the late William and Emma (Bergman) Maas. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1968 and was stationed on the USS Holland, where he welded...

Feb 8, 2018

Gerald T. "Jerry" Fischer, Kaukauna, age 63, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 after a long struggle with COPD and heart issues, and recent complications from the flu.  He was born in Kaukauna on November 17, 1954 to the late Raymond and Janet (Marx) Fischer. Jerry was employed for many years at Larry's Piggly Wiggly in Little Chute...

Feb 8, 2018

Kenneth J. Van Elsen, Kaukauna, age 98, died Thursday, February 8, 2018. He was born in Milwaukee on October 1, 1919 to the late John and Sylvia (Meulemans) Van Den Elsen. Ken married Marie Killian on October 6, 1945 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Kaukauna. She preceded him in death on November 3, 2015 after 70 years of...

Feb 5, 2018

Bruce O. Maki, Kaukauna, age 77, died Monday, February 5, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born in Wakefield, MI on March 31, 1940 to the late Oliver and Lillian (Makinen) Maki. Bruce married Sue Polutanovich in Indian River, MI on December 1, 1973. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force. Bruce loved the outdoors, hunting,...

Jan 30, 2018

Catherine Strong, age 57, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at ThedaClark Medical Center in Neenah. Her funeral arrangements are pending.

Jan 25, 2018

Bonnie Jean Van Asten, age 86, of Little Chute passed away peacefully on Thursday January 25, 2018. She was born on August 13, 1931 daughter of the late John and Marie (Manning) Verhagen. She married Arthur W. Van Asten on June 26, 1952 at St. John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute.

Bonnie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother...

Jan 23, 2018

Michael Von Schondorf, Appleton, age 53, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton. A private family service will be held.