Obituaries

May 8, 2018

Gary Rollo, Little Chute, age 68, passed on to the loving arms of our Lord on May 8, 2018 surrounded by the people he loved after a difficult battle with cancer. Gary was born on October 15, 1949 at St. Elizabeth Hospital to the late Louis and Minnie Rollo.

Gary was known as a fun-loving individual who...

May 5, 2018

Herman J. "John" Woldt, Jr., Little Chute, formerly of Wrightstown, age 91, died at his home on Saturday, May 5, 2018. He was born in Appleton on September 22, 1926 to the late Herman Sr. and Hulda (Plamann) Woldt and was the last remaining child of their family. Herman served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Topeka during...

May 4, 2018

Mary H. Van Gompel, Kimberly, age 76, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018. Mary was born March 11, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Anthony and Amelia (Boehm) Desch. Mary grew up in Menasha, WI and called that home for most of her life. Mary lived life everyday to the fullest and her family and friends were...

Apr 28, 2018

Dorothy J. Rast, Neenah, age 83, died Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Cherry Meadows Hospice. She was born in Oshkosh on September 21, 1934 to the late Edwin and Dorothy (Krown) Reetz. Dorothy enjoyed working as a hostess at Golden Basket Restaurant and retired from Graphics Packaging in 2000. In her younger years, she loved to bowl. Dorothy always...

Apr 26, 2018

Lillian Biese, Kimberly, age 85, died Thursday, April 26, 2018 at ThedaCare Medical Center in Appleton with her family at her side. She was born in Kimberly on August 26, 1932 to the late Joseph and Rose (Cloutier) Vanden Wyngaard. She married Eugene "Geno" Nabbefeld in 1949. He preceded her in death on September 8, 1974. Lillian married Donald...

Apr 24, 2018

Pearl A. "Polly" Meyer, Kaukauna, age 88, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at St. Paul Home. She was born in West Allis on August 1, 1929 to the late Clarence and Anna (Seichter) Kleinhans. She grew up in the Quinney area and graduated from Chilton High School. On September 16, 1950 Polly married Maurus Meyer in Jericho. She was...

Apr 22, 2018

Eileen "Moon" Marion Van Nuland, Little Chute, age 75, died at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 22, 2018. She was born in Appleton on September 3, 1942 to the late William and Erdine (Stecker) Mooney. Eileen married John Van Nuland at Holy Name Parish in Kimberly on May 4, 1963. She was a member of...

Apr 15, 2018

Audrey Elizabeth Deprez, Appleton, age 92, passed away on April 15, 2018. The daughter of the late Peter and Emma (Bougie) McCabe, was born March 5, 1926, in West DePere. She married Harold Deprez on June 12, 1948, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Appleton. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

She...

Apr 6, 2018

Vincent F. Schmidt, Combined Locks, age 93, died Friday, April 6, 2018 surrounded by loving arms of his family. He was born in the Town of Woodville on April 5, 1925 to the late John J. and Hattie (Van Asten) Schmidt. Vincent was a War World II Army veteran that served in the Pacific from 1944-46 and was a...

Apr 5, 2018

Clara M. Sprangers, Little Chute (formerly of Menasha), age 93, died Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the St. Paul Home. She was born in Appleton on August 27, 1924 to the late Nicholas and Frances Salm. Clara married Joseph Sprangers on November 11, 1944. They were devoted to each other and celebrated 70 years of marriage before his...

Mar 28, 2018

Paul A. Johns, of Iola, WI, age 104, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018 with family and friends by his side. He was born in Yeoman, Indiana on October 11, 1913 to the late Roy and Ethel (Hildebrand) Johns. Paul married his high school sweetheart, Elvie Kallio, in 1934. They were married for 55 years.

Paul's passion was...

Mar 23, 2018

Kenneth C. Dietzler, age 73, passed on to his eternal rest on Friday, March 23, 2018 after a short battle with cancer at the Atrium Post Acute Care of Little Chute. He was born in Rhinelander on August 1, 1944 to the late Alexander and Virginia (Haenel) Dietzler. Ken was a U.S. Army Veteran and served at three different...

Mar 14, 2018

Barry W. Cudney, Kimberly, formerly of Racine, age 65, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at his home. He was born in London, Ontario, Canada on October 27, 1952 to the late William and Barbara (Bates) Cudney. Barry married Trudie Bainbridge on June 16, 2001 in Oshkosh. He was an Air Force veteran and a truck driver for Kenosha Beef...

Mar 12, 2018

Mary A. Kempen, Kaukauna, age 76, died Monday, March 12, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was born in Appleton on June 22, 1941 to the late Lawrence and Bernadine (Santo) Sipple. Mary worked at Johnson Controls for 18 years before her retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and the occasional cocktail. Mary liked to...

Mar 8, 2018

Allen "Newk" Hammen, age 79,of Kimberly, WI, peacefully transitioned on Thursday, March 8, 2018.  He was preceded in death by his spouse and childhood sweetheart of 66 years, Gayle (Vander Velden).  May the spark that brought them together in life illuminate their way together again.

Newk was the son of the late Joseph and Viola (Crowe) Hammen. ...

Mar 7, 2018

Harvey J. Huss Sr., Kaukauna, age 77, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at ThedaCare Medical Center in Appleton surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Kaukauna on May 3, 1940 to the late Lester and Ellen (Arnoldussen) Huss. He married Elaine Taylor on July 30 th , 1960 at Saint Bernard Catholic Church, Rockland, Maine. Harvey...

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...