Bernard "Beany" Bongers
Jan 17, 2013
Bernard "Beany" Bongers, Little Chute, age 94, died Thursday January 17, 2013 at Brewster Village. He was born in Little Chute on May 18, 1918 to the late Henry and Petronella (Bergman) Bongers. Beany married Helen Gertrude Orth at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church on April 26, 1941 where he was a lifelong member. She preceded him in death on...
John. D. "Jack" Schommer
Jan 13, 2013
Jack Schommer, Freedom, age 85, entered eternal life on Sunday January 13, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Hospital with his family at his side. He was born in Little Chute on January 20, 1927 to the late John and Nellie (Hammen) Schommer. Jack served in the Navy as a Seaman First Class and was stationed in Hawaii. He married Mary "Mae"...
Paul J. Artz
Jan 7, 2013
Paul J. Artz, of Kaukauna, formerly of Little Chute, age 50, died unexpectedly Monday January 7, 20l3 on his birthday. He was born in Green Bay on January 7, 1963 to Lawrence and Margaret (Diedrick) Artz. He married Lynn (Loewenhagen) Heinz on October 25, 1997 at Our Saviours Luthern Church in Appleton. Prior to owning Artz's Tire & Exhaust in...
Anne Ourada
Jan 6, 2013
Anne A. Ourada, Little Chute, age 101, died Sunday January 6, 2013 at Parkside Care Center. She was born in Sheboygan on February 3, 1911 to the late Joseph and Agatha (Strazes) Kristzonas. Anne worked at H.C. Prange Co. in Sheboygan when she was young. That's where she met a young Fabian Ourada, whom she married on September 19, 1933....
Gerald P. Nackers
Jan 6, 2013
Gerald P. Nackers, Freedom, age 91, died Sunday January 6, 2012. He was born in Kaukauna on April 23, 1921 to the late Henry and Petronella (Liebergen) Nackers. Gerald married Mary A. Lamers on May 24, 1945 at St. Paul Parish in Wrightstown. Gerald farmed for 24 years in Freedom. He then worked as a home and barn builder, even...
Raymond M. Vosters
Jan 4, 2013
Raymond M. Vosters, Town of Vandenbroek, 95, died Friday January 4, 2013. He was born in Freedom on February 6, 1917 to the late Joseph and Anna (Diedrich) Vosters. Ray married Catherine Green, the love of his life, at St. Nicholas Parish in Freedom on November 20,1941. He farmed in the Town of Vandenbroek, was a volunteer fireman from 1957-1972,...
Eugene E. Jansen
Jan 4, 2013
Eugene E. "Whitie" Jansen, Little Chute, age 76, died Friday January 4, 2013 at American Grand Assisted Living in Darboy. He was born in Little Chute on July 11, 1936 to the late Joe and Hattie (DeBruin) Jansen. Whitie attended St. John Grade School and graduated from Kimberly High School in 1954. He served in the Army from 1955-1957. Once...
Sylvester "Ves" Vissers
Dec 28, 2012
Sylvester J. "Ves" Vissers, Kaukauna, age 90, died Friday December 28, 2012 at his home. He was born in Kaukauna on July 19, 1922 to the late Martin and Delia (De Leest) Vissers. Ves married Bonita "Bonnie" Liebergen in Little Chute on February 28, 1946. She preceded him in death October 2, 2000. Ves farmed and worked and the Combined...
Carla Howard
Dec 24, 2012
Carla Howard, Neenah, age 37, died unexpectedly at her home on Monday December 24, 2012. She was born in Appleton on May 30, 1975 to Tim and Barb (Look) Hietpas. Carla earned her BA of Accounting at Lakeland University. She worked at Bookland and Kimberly Clark Corp. Carla married Dan Howard on January 6, 2004. She was a loving and...
Edward Stanley
Dec 23, 2012
Edward J. "Ed" Stanley, of Crooked Lake, WI, formerly of Appleton, age 74, passed away unexpectedly at home on December 23, 2012. He was born on December 21, 1938 in Birch Creek Township, WI to the late George "Pat" and Suzanne (Duval) Stanley. Ed married Janice Sanders on June 23, 1962 at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church in Little Chute....
Eugene "Geno" Van Handel
Dec 17, 2012
Eugene "Geno" Van Handel, age 74, of the Westwood Group Home in Appleton, died Monday December 17, 2012 due to Cerebral Palsy complications. He was born in Little Chute on October 10, 1938 to the late Bernard "Barney" and Verna (Huss) Van Handel. His parents took care of him at their home in Darboy until 1974. He then lived at...
Timothy C. Gerhartz
Dec 13, 2012
Timothy C. Gerhartz, Kimberly, age 46, died the morning of December 13, 2012 in his home with his dad Ed and sister-in-law Rhonda at his side. He was born on June 4, 1966 to Edward Gerhartz and the late Genrose (Schumacher) Gerhartz of Kimberly. Tim graduated from Kimberly High School and worked for Valley Packaging. He loved sports, especially the...
Lamont "Monty" Wells
Dec 11, 2012
Lamont C. "Monty" Wells, Combined Locks, age 70, died Tuesday December 11, 2012 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Moline, IL to the late James and Leanna (Holstlaw) Wells. Monty was an Army veteran. He retired as an industrial electrician from John Deere in Horicon. Monty married Sherry Rieder at Christ the Rock Community Church on...
Martha (Vander Velden) Schwab
Dec 6, 2012
Martha G. Schwab (nee Vander Velden), of the St. Paul Home, formerly of Kimberly, age 92, died Thursday December 6, 2012. She was born in Kimberly on April 5, 1920 to the late Peter and Hattie (Van Hammond) Vander Velden. Following her 1937 graduation from Kimberly High School, Martha worked as a secretary at Kimberly High School and Kimberly Clark....
Jerome P. Elliott
Dec 4, 2012
Jerome P. Elliott, 'Pat or Jerry', Kaukauna, age 67, passed away on December 4, 2012 from heart complications at Appleton Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Pat was born on March 3, 1945, in Antigo, Wisconsin, son of Opal (Rose) and George Elliott. He married Barbara E. Van Gompel on May 29, 1965 at St John's in Little Chute. He...
Martha L. Vanevenhoven
Dec 4, 2012
Martha L. Vanevenhoven, Little Chute, age 64, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, with her family present, following a courageous 40 year battle with multiple sclerosis. Martha was an angel here on earth and now she is an angel in heaven. She was born May 15, 1948, in Darboy, Wisconsin, daughter of Mary (Striegel) Hopfensperger and the late Earl Hopfensperger....
Mary Jane Hendricks
Dec 1, 2012
Mary Jane Hendricks, Appleton, age 88, passed away peacefully Saturday December 1, 2012 at St. Paul Home with family at her side. She was born in De Pere on January 11, 1924 to the late Herman and Catherine (Verbeten) Klister. Mary Jane married Leo Hendricks on June 1, 1944 at St. Paul Parish in Wrightstown. Together, they ran the family...
Kenneth C. Guyette
Dec 1, 2012
Kenneth C. Guyette, Kaukauna, formerly of Appleton, age 90, died Saturday December 1, 2012 at St. Paul Villa. He was born in Bear Creek on September 27, 1922 to the late Ambrose and Agnes (Lorge) Guyette. Kenneth proudly served his country during World War II in the Air Force. He worked as a radar operator after completing the course at...
Donald J. Vander Steen
Dec 1, 2012
Donald J. Vander Steen, Greenleaf, age 64, died Sunday December 2, 2012 at Appleton Medical Center. He was born on April 22, 1948 to the late Frank and Helen Vander Steen in Green Bay. Following his graduation from Wrightstown High School, Don entered the Air Force in 1964. He served as a medic on the front lines in Vietnam. Don...
Charles "Charlie" J. Fischer
Nov 27, 2012
Charlie Fischer, 59, Kaukauna, passed away after a courageous challenge with cancer, at his home on November 27, 2012. Charlie was born in Appleton, WI on October 6, 1953, the son of the late Raymond and Janet Fischer. Charlie was a graduate of Kaukauna High School, and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, earning a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration. On August...
