Obituaries

Aug 23, 2018

Eugene A. Verhagen, Darboy, age 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and in the arms of his wife, Rose, on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Aspire Senior Living. He was born in Kimberly on August 12, 1931 to the late Louis and Mary (Ducat) Verhagen. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952-54 and was a member...

Aug 20, 2018

Mark S. Zahringer, Sherwood, age 69, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018 at Appleton Medical Center after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on August 15, 1949 to Clarence and Margaret Zahringer and graduated high school from St. Mary's Menasha in 1967 and Fox Valley Technical College in 1969.

Mark spent most of...

Aug 20, 2018

Jean Breitbach, age 85, of Kaukauna, passed away with her family at her side on August 20, 2018, after suffering a stroke. Jean was born at her family home in Neenah, WI, on January 13, 1933 to the late Ambrose and Margaret (Fox) Rutter. She attended St. Pat's grade school and graduated from Neenah High School in 1951. Jean...

Aug 19, 2018

Kim Anderson (Van Nuland), Kimberly, age 53, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 19, 2018.   She was born April 9, 1965 to John and Judy Van Nuland. She lived most of her life as a Kimberly native where she raised her 6 children. Kim enjoyed vacationing, camping and being outdoors but her favorite pastime was spending time and spoiling...

Aug 19, 2018

On Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 9:00 AM Marion G. De La Hunt, Kaukauna, age 89, our dear mother, friend, grandma, & great grandmother ended her journey surrounded by her family and was finally free of the pain she quietly endured for years. She was born on October 13, 1928 to the late Peter and Rose (Birkenmeyer) Reichel. On...

Aug 19, 2018

Arnold R. "Arnie" Tucker, III passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, August 19, 2018 in Neenah WI after a courageous battle with cancer and with his daughter Sarah by his side. He was born in Binghamton, NY on October 22, 1949 to Arnold R. Tucker, Jr., and Shirley E. Tucker. He graduated from Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua...

Aug 17, 2018

Wilbert "Bill" Erdmann, Kimberly, age 97, died Friday, August 17, 2018. He was born in Schofield on September 16, 1920 to the late William and Mary (Hoffman) Erdmann. Bill served in the U.S. Army during World War II and toured Washington DC as an Old Glory Honor Flight participant with his grandson in 2011. He married Pauline Bankert Buettner...

Aug 15, 2018

Eugene J. Linskens, Kaukauna, age 85, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton with his family by his side. Eugene was born on June 14, 1933 in Kaukauna the second oldest of five children to Antone and Irma (Wiedenhaupt) Linskens. Eugene married LaVerne Brown in Orlando, MS on March 8, 1953. They shared 64 happy...

Aug 15, 2018

Clarence A. "Smitty" Smits, loving husband, dad, grandpa and opa, Little Chute, age 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Prairie Home Assisted Living in Menasha. He was born in Kimberly on February 10, 1928 to the late Arnold and Anna (Hietpas) Smits. Clarence served in the Army from 1950-52 and was a member of the...

Aug 1, 2018

Marie C. Otto, Appleton, age 73, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton, surrounded by her family after a long hard battle with COPD. She was born in Neenah on May 23, 1945 to the late John and Phelomina (Zbleski) Lee.   Marie married Timothy Otto on March 13, 1976.

Marie is...

Jul 29, 2018

Kenneth D. Brighum, Combined Locks, age 86, died Sunday, July 29, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born in Manawa on September 28, 1931 to the late Harry and Maisey (Gordon) Brighum. Ken served in the U.S. Navy from 1950-54 during the Korean War and was very proud of his service. He married the love of his life,...

Jul 26, 2018

Donald M. Biesterveld, Appleton, age 86, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at St. Paul Manor. He was born in Little Chute on December 25, 1931 to the late Peter and Catherine (Geurden) Biesterveld.   Don served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was an...

Jul 24, 2018

Just past midnight on July 24th, our family man and friend said goodbye to this world. Goodbye to the pain and illness that had taken over his body. As his heart stopped beating, ours collectively shattered. As our grief goes on, we will suffer through his absence. When the fog clears we will take comfort in knowing that he...

Jul 21, 2018

Dorothy M. George, Little Chute, age 88, died Saturday, July 21, 2018 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton with her family at her side. She was born in Little Chute on October 6, 1929 to the late Theodore and Mary (Coopmans) Evers. Dorothy married Donald George on April 7, 1951 at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church. Together, they...

Jul 19, 2018

Geraldine M. De Goey, Kimberly, age 73, died Thursday, July 19, 2018 at St. Paul Home. She was born in Appleton on September 30, 1944 to the late Giles and Beatrice (Pennings) Watry. Geraldine married Donald De Goey on May 2, 1964. He preceded her in death on January 25, 2017. She enjoyed crocheting, fishing with Don and taking...

Jul 17, 2018

Bonnie J. VanGompel of Menasha passed away on Tuesday July 17, 2018 with family by her side. She was born on May 6, 1938 in Green Bay, WI, daughter of Irene Garcia (Haack) and Edward Trudeau.

Besides raising six children over the years, Bonnie was part owner operator of two businesses, The Orihula Resort in Fremont, as...

Jul 2, 2018

Louis V. Torres, Combined Locks, age 68, died Monday, July 2, 2018 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton. He was born in Seguin, Texas on September 4, 1949 to the late Louis and Isabel (Villanueva) Torres. Louis married Patricia (Countney) Dietzen on December 1, 1984. He worked at Neenah Foundry for 38 years until his retirement in 2012....

Jul 1, 2018

God needed someone with a positive attitude. He called His daughter, Harriet, home Saturday, July 1, 2018, at the age of 86. She was surrounded by all the love of her family at the time of her passing.

Harriet Bootz was born in Appleton, WI on April 1, 1932 to the late Peter and Marie Bootz. She...

Jun 27, 2018

Jonathan Michael "Mike" Hanges, Kimberly, age 65, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018. He was born in Appleton on November 22, 1952 to the late John and Geneva (Hopfensperger) Hanges. Mike married Christine Locke on November 18, 1972 at Faith Lutheran Church in Appleton. He served for 8 years in the U.S. Air Force. Mike worked as an Outagamie County...

Jun 24, 2018

Alan M. Zierler, Little Chute, age 62, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Sunday, June 24, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Kaukauna on January 26, 1956 to the late Gilbert and Bonita (Vaubel) Zierler. Al married Judy Verhagen, the love of his life, on November 4, 1977...