Our Obituaries

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...

Karla Jensen

04/14/1943 - 04/24/2021

Karla Jensen, 78, of Berlin, joined her Lord and loving family in heaven on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Karla Jane (Lutsey) (Branske) Jensen was born April 14, 1943, in Neenah.

Karla loved ...

Shirley A. Krueger

02/07/1937 - 04/19/2021

Shirley A. Krueger, age 84, of Neenah, died Monday, April 19, 2021, at Misty Arbor Assisted Living in Appleton. She was born February 7, 1937, in Oshkosh to the late Harvey and Esther (Sawallish) B...

Charlotte "Nani" Verkuilen

05/15/1940 - 04/19/2021

Charlotte “Nani” Verkuilen, age 80, of Winneconne died peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, April 19, 2021, at the American Grand Assisted Living in Neenah. She was born May 1...

Mary-Frances Margaret Stokes-Jansen

08/20/1949 - 04/13/2021

Mary-Frances Margaret Stokes-Jansen, age 71, of Allenville, passed away on Tuesday April 13, 2021, from complications of Lewy Body Dementia after a short stay at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. She was bor...

Scott Dale Crine

02/03/1964 - 04/11/2021

Scott Dale Crine, age 57, of Winneconne, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Sunday, April 11, 2021, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI.

Scott was born on February 3, 1964...

Jane Amber (Timmermann) Beck

08/27/1925 - 04/11/2021

Jane Amber (Timmermann) Beck, age 95, long-time resident of the town of Vinland, left this world to be united with her Lord and reunited with her husband, Howard, on April 11, 2021. Jane was born A...

Alyce E. Little

03/14/1933 - 04/02/2021

Alyce E. Little, age 88, longtime resident of Winneconne, died on April 2, 2021.

She was born to William and Rose Miracle on March 14, 1933. Alyce married John, the love of her life, on A...

Violet M. Brooks Krell

07/19/1919 - 04/01/2021

Violet M. Brooks Krell, age 101, of Winneconne, died Thursday, April 1, 2021, at the Omro Care Center.

Vi is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Marjorie Brooks; and numerou...

Doris L. (Thorson) Davenport

07/21/1929 - 03/30/2021

Doris L. (Thorson) Davenport passed away peacefully with her son-in-law and daughter at her side on March 30, 2021. She was 91.

Doris was born on July 21, 1929, in Neenah, Wisconsin. She ...

Darlene M. Campbell

11/23/1935 - 03/29/2021

Darlene M. Campbell, age 85, went to be with Jesus her Savior, on March 29, 2021, at The Waterford at Oshkosh due to natural causes. She was born on November 23, 1935, in Chariton, IA. Before movin...

Kathryn Amy Opperman

11/26/1958 - 03/28/2021

Kathy lost her fight to cancer on Sunday, March 28, 2021. During her battle with cancer Kathy stayed strong, never showing signs of weakness or struggle.

Kathy was born on November 26, 19...

Darlene Marie Pinnow

07/13/1937 - 03/24/2021

Darlene Marie Pinnow passed away March 24, 2021, at Lakeshore Manor in Oshkosh, where she resided for the past 2 ½ years. Darlene was blessed with God’s grace throughout her lifetime, ...

Vincent "Cap" Caporale III

04/02/1955 - 03/15/2021

Vincent “Cap” Caporale III, age 65, of Winneconne, died Monday, March 15, 2021, at home. He was born April 2, 1955, in Massachusetts to Vincent Jr. and Rita (Arcari) Caporale. Vinnie wa...

Dianne Marie Geurts

12/10/1946 - 03/13/2021

Dianne Marie Geurts, 74, of Winneconne, WI entered into heaven in the presence of the Holy Spirit surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, March 13, 2021.

Dianne was born December 10,...

Shirley K. Bersch

02/02/1949 - 03/12/2021

Shirley K. Bersch, age 72, lifelong resident of Winneconne, died Friday, March 12, 2021, at her home. She was born February 2, 1949, to the late Leonard and Estella (Krohn) Korn. On July 11, 1970, ...

Donald Robert Hurdle

10/10/1924 - 03/11/2021

Donald Robert Hurdle, aged 96, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2021, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in the company of his family. Don was born on October 10, 1924, in Polo, Illinois, to Mabelle (Richar...

Glen Garry Frank

09/04/1941 - 03/10/2021

Glen Garry Frank, 79, formerly of Omro, WI passed away on March 10, 2021, in Meridian, MS, after a hard-fought, months-long battle with Covid-19. He was a much-loved family man who loved talking wi...

Eugene E. Eake

06/19/1929 - 03/02/2021

Eugene E. Eake, age 91, of Neenah, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at his home. He was born June 19, 1929, to the late Leonard and Linda (Mueller) Eake and the youngest son of eleven children. On June...

James A. Sturm

05/22/1948 - 02/23/2021

James A. Sturm

May 22, 1948 – February 23, 2021

Tuesday afternoon, February 23, 2021 a warm and generous heart stopped beating.

James Arthur Sturm, age 72 of Osh...

Robert J. "Crow" Carow

03/10/1948 - 02/23/2021

Robert J. “Crow” Carow of Omro, WI passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021, at home at the age of 72.

Robert was born on March 10, 1948, in Oshkosh, WI to Robert and Rita Car...

Marilyn Repp

07/16/1941 - 02/22/2021

After a long and courageous battle against Alzheimer’s disease, Marilyn Repp, 79, Omro Wisconsin, was called home by our Lord and Savior on February 22, 2021.

Marilyn's home for...