Our Obituaries

Elizabeth S. Binz

08/14/1953 - 09/29/2021

Elizabeth S. Binz, age 68, of Winneconne, died Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Azura Memory Care in Oshkosh; she was diagnosed with dementia when she was only 57. Elizabeth was born August 14, 19...

Richard Gagnon

02/29/1948 - 09/28/2021

Richard Gagnon, of Boom Bay, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2021, at the age of 73.

Rich is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Geraldine Gagnon; lovingly remembered by: ste...

William Van Dyke Sr.

09/23/1944 - 09/24/2021

On September 24, 2021, our beloved father, William Van Dyke Sr., lost his courageous battle with multiple long-standing illnesses with his family at his bedside. Bill was born on September 23, 1944...

Pastor Don Forss

05/13/1937 - 09/21/2021

Pastor Don Forss, age 84, of Omro, entered God’s house on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. He was born May 13, 1937, in Milwaukee to the late Arthur and Raye (Torrey) Forss. Don served his countr...

James Edwin Zanzig

09/10/1931 - 09/21/2021

James Edwin Zanzig, age 90, of Winneconne passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at his home. He was born September 10, 1931, in Wauwatosa to Elmer and Joyce (Woods) Zanzig. Jim was a ...

Jacob Rand Lindstedt

05/23/2008 - 09/19/2021

Jacob Rand Lindstedt was born May 23, 2008, to Erik and Elizabeth Lindstedt. Jacob was the most amazing big brother to his best friend Ryan Lindstedt. Jacob fought and beat brain cancer twice along...

Ralph Janasik

04/05/1960 - 09/18/2021

Ralph Janasik, 61, of Winneconne, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 18, 2021, after a courageous and strong-willed fight against pancreatic cancer. His family will find comfort ...

Shana Lee Rosenthal

07/07/1979 - 09/11/2021

Shana Lee Rosenthal, age 42, of Omro, died Saturday, September 11, 2021, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah, as the result of a motorcycle accident. She was born July 7, 1979, in Oshkosh t...

Delton Weber

06/08/2017 - 09/03/2021

Delton Weber of Winneconne earned his angel wings on September 3, 2021. He was born June 8, 2017, to his parents Bill Knepfel and Bayley Weber. Delton is survived by a twin brother, Harley; an olde...

Ellen (Margell) Wolfgram

10/01/1937 - 09/02/2021

Ellen (Margell) Wolfgram, 83, passed away at home on Thursday September 2, 2021. She was born on October 1, 1937, in Milwaukee to Wallace and Esther Margell. Ellen was a 1955 graduate of Riverside ...

Barbara Huck

09/14/1943 - 09/01/2021

Barbara Huck, age 77, of Omro, died Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. She was born September 14, 1943, in Milwaukee to the late Robert and Helen (Kowalkowski) Rozew...

Bernadine "Bernie" A. Loker

02/23/1943 - 08/30/2021

Bernadine “Bernie” Ann (Schlaack) Loker, age 78, of Winneconne, died peacefully Monday, August 30, 2021, at Aurora Medical Center of Oshkosh.

She was born February 23, 1943, i...

Roseann Tews

06/12/1943 - 08/14/2021

Roseann Tews, age 78, of Winchester, died Saturday, August 14, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. She was born June 12, 1943, in Neenah to the late George and Bernice (Tietz) Koslowski. R...

Carolyn Marie (Pivovar) LaCosse

12/27/1945 - 08/10/2021

Carolyn Marie (Pivovar) LaCosse, 75, of Winneconne passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee. She was born on December 27, 1945, in Kenosha, a daug...

James E. Reinert

09/20/1937 - 08/10/2021

James E. Reinert, age 83, of the town of Poygan, died Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at Azura Memory Care in Oshkosh. He was born the 6th of 13 children on September 20, 1937, to the late Paul and Luell...

Daniel Glenn Olson

04/24/1942 - 08/05/2021

Daniel Glenn Olson, age 79, of Larsen died Thursday, August 5, 2021, at his home. He was born on April 24, 1942, in Neenah to the late Glenn and Elaine Olson and grew up on the family farm in Larse...

Elizabeth J. Yost

11/25/1941 - 08/01/2021

Elizabeth J. Yost, 79, died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family at Country Villa Assisted Living Sunday morning August 1, 2021.

Betty was born November 25, 1941, in Appleton, Wis...

Karen Jean Neuman

09/04/1952 - 07/29/2021

Karen Jean Neuman, loving wife and mother, passed away on July 29, 2021.

Karen is survived by her husband, John; her daughter, Jennifer (Daniel) Breister; and son, Kevin (Jessica) Neuman....

Edward A. Kaske

02/19/1958 - 07/29/2021

Come celebrate the life of Edward A. Kaske:

Saturday, August 21, 2021

12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Fin n Feather

22 W. Main St.

Winneco...

Milton E. Papke Jr.

08/11/1944 - 07/27/2021

Milton E. Papke Jr. age 76, of Winneconne, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh. He was born August 11, 1944, in Waupun to the late Milton Sr. and Mathilda (Koch) Pap...

Donald Lee Amundson

02/20/1945 - 07/22/2021

On July 22, 2021, Donald Lee Amundson, born on February 20, 1945, joined his dancing partner Nancy, and daughter Jill Ann.

For many years Don worked at Evco Plastics prior to his retireme...

Harold A. Gurkowski

11/01/1941 - 07/22/2021

Harold A. Gurkowski, age 79, of Winneconne, died Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh surrounded by his family. He was born November 1, 1941, in Berlin to Anthony and Jos...

Cindy Mae Giddings

03/30/1952 - 07/17/2021

Cindy Mae Giddings, 69, died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 17, 2021. She was born March 30, 1952, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin to the late Vernon and Ila Mae Keys.

For over 50 years Cin...

Anna Norine (Labrum) Kuhns

05/14/1930 - 07/15/2021

Anna Norine (Labrum) Kuhns, loving wife of Gene Lee Kuhns, peacefully departed this life in her sleep July 15, 2021. Devoted to her family, she'd recently enjoyed a reunion at her lakefront hom...

Ruth Ann Mott

03/16/1936 - 07/13/2021

Ruth Ann Mott, 85 of Oak Park, Illinois passed away on Tuesday July 13, 2021. Ruth was born on March 16, 1936, in Neenah, WI to the late George and Sarah (Becker) Schneider.

Ruth was born...

Vince Lee Heath

06/13/1988 - 07/12/2021

Vince Lee Heath, age 33, of Tellico Plains, Tennessee, formerly of Winneconne, died July 12, 2021. He was born June 13, 1988, in Oshkosh to Vincent and Jackie (Lang) Heath.

Vince was empl...

Dorothy E. Eckstein

01/25/1931 - 07/07/2021

Dorothy E. Eckstein, age 90, of Larsen, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Patriot Place Assisted Living in Berlin. She was born January 25, 1931, in Guttenberg, Iowa, the youngest child of He...

Adeline Naomi Peterson

08/08/1930 - 07/03/2021

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, Adeline Naomi Peterson passed away at age 90.

Adeline, or Addie as her friends liked to call her, was born on August 8, 1930, to Elvin and Lydia (Kolodzik) John...

Lewis Gottstein

07/28/1935 - 07/03/2021

Lewis Gottstein passed away at Aurora Health Center in Oshkosh on July 3, 2021, after a long illness.

He was born in Chicago on September 17, 1953, to Marilyn (Feldman) and Stanley Gottst...

Janice Julia (Kromm) Prigan

12/31/1943 - 06/22/2021

Janice Julia (Kromm) Prigan was born December 31, 1943. She was firstborn to George and Lillian (Frasch) Kromm of Omro, WI. Janice was in a life-altering car/train accident in Omro, in a fluke whit...

Gretchyn M. Weisgerber

10/30/1942 - 06/20/2021

Gretchyn M. Weisgerber, 78, of Winneconne, died at home peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, June 20, 2021.

Gretchyn was many things to many people, a daughter, a wife, a...

Ronnie C. Close

11/24/1958 - 06/07/2021

Ronnie C. Close, age 62, of Omro, died Monday, June 7, 2021, at home. He was born November 24, 1958, in Waukesha to the late Charles “Jack” and Margaret (Smith) Close. Ron was a 1977 gr...

Russell Arthur Hoger

05/08/1942 - 06/05/2021

Russell Arthur Hoger, age 79, of Winneconne, died Saturday, June 5, 2021. He was born May 8, 1942.

A private graveside service will be held at the Winneconne Cemetery.

If you wi...

Jacob "Jake" Schmude

08/29/1985 - 05/23/2021

Son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, Jacob "Jake" Jeffery Russell Schmude, was officially recruited by the angels on Sunday, May 23, 2021. It's difficult to accept our loss, but we...

Robert R. Ryf

07/05/1929 - 05/23/2021

Robert R. Ryf, age 91, of Winneconne, died Sunday, May 23, 2021, at Park View Health Center in Oshkosh. He was born July 5, 1929, to the late Hugo and Dorothy (Kolb) Ryf. Bob was a 1947 graduate of...

Neil Newman

03/11/1928 - 05/13/2021

Inventor, photographer, engineer, entrepreneur, gentleman farmer, Neil Anslie Newman, 93, was a true renaissance man. Born in Detroit on March 11,1928, the second of four children born to Anslie &l...

Elijah Jonathon Jensen

05/13/2021 - 05/13/2021

Elijah Jonathon Jensen was born asleep on May 13, 2021, to Joshua and Aimee Jensen of Oshkosh, WI. Prior to his birth, Jesus had already taken Elijah’s soul to be with him in heaven.

Ruth Elizabeth Spiegelberg

10/10/1926 - 05/09/2021

Ruth Elizabeth Spiegelberg was born October 10, 1926, at home in the township of Rushford, Winnebago County Wisconsin to William W. Knutzen and Elizabeth C. Relien Knutzen. She attended Rural Blue ...

Audrey L. Mudek

02/23/1948 - 05/08/2021

Audrey L. Mudek, age 73, of Boom Bay, wife of Ray Mudek, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021.

She enjoyed reading, spending time with family, and volunteering at the Winneconne Thrift &a...

Kelly Marie France

02/12/1974 - 04/26/2021

Kelly Marie France, age 47, of Winneconne, passed away peacefully at home Monday, April 26, 2021. She was born February 12, 1974, in Neenah to Timothy and Mary (Schwai) Kuhns. Kelly was a 1992 grad...