Our Obituaries

Richard Kurtz Sr.

05/20/1964 - 04/02/2022

Richard Kurtz Sr. passed away on April 2, 2022, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. He loved hunting, fishing, cooking, and making people smile. Rick always made sure that his wife cam...

Betty E. Opperman

07/16/1932 - 03/31/2022

Betty E. Opperman, formerly of Winneconne, age 89, was called to her heavenly home on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at her residence, The Courtyard at Oshkosh, with her loving family by her side.

Marcia Ann Lisney

09/07/1960 - 03/30/2022

On Wednesday March 30, 2022, Marcia Ann Lisney of Winneconne, loving wife and mother of three children passed away peacefully at the age of 61 after a hard-fought battle with leukemia. She was born...

Judy Ann (Hendricks) Click

02/22/1946 - 03/29/2022

Judy Ann (Hendricks) Click, 76, of Valrico, Florida passed away after a long battle with colorectal cancer on March 29, 2022. She was born February 22, 1946, in Appleton, WI the daughter of the lat...

James "Jim" W. Baldry

02/23/1943 - 03/21/2022

James “Jim” W. Baldry, age 79, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 21, 2022, with his wife by his side. He was born to the late Wesley and Betty (Tritt) Baldry on Febru...

James "Jim" J. Kies

08/20/1967 - 03/19/2022

One of the good ones, James “Jim” J. Kies, age 54, of Winneconne, passed away unexpectedly following an accident in Hawaii on a trip to celebrate his 27th anniversary with his wife, and...

Randy Lee Plank

09/27/1958 - 03/17/2022

Randy Lee Plank, age 63, of Larsen, WI passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Randy was born September 27, 1958, in Neenah, WI to his parents Gene and Lorraine Plank. He gr...

Thomas Caulfield Holdorf

02/17/1934 - 03/09/2022

Thomas Caulfield Holdorf, 88 of Omro went to be with the Lord on Wednesday March 9, 2022. He was born in Milwaukee to Samuel and Helen (nee Skornicka) Holdorf.

Tom graduated from Shorewoo...

Roy Nussbaumer

05/12/1951 - 03/06/2022

Roy Nussbaumer, 70, passed away March 6, 2022, at Brewster Village, Appleton, after struggling much of his life with physical and mental illnesses.

Roy was born on May 12, 1951, and was b...

Robert Phillip Plummer

07/13/1935 - 03/05/2022

Robert Phillip Plummer, 86, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2022, after an incredibly full “well-lived” life. He was born July 13, 1935, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the youngest of 5 boys...

Randall "Randy" Hess

07/30/1952 - 02/28/2022

Randy Hess, 69, died from complications due to an icy fall and was graciously taken home to heaven by His Savior, Jesus Christ.  

Randy was born on July 30, 1952, in Oshkosh, WI...

Donn Kernan

01/12/1940 - 02/25/2022

Donn Kernan age 82 of Waterford, WI died peacefully February 25, 2022, with family at his side following a battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born January 12, 1940, in Aurora, WI to Thomas...

Gregory Allen Petrie

08/28/1956 - 02/21/2022

Gregory Allen Petrie, age 65, of Winneconne, died Monday, February 21, 2022, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, after fighting hard with many health issues for the last 6 years, never giving u...

Lois M. Gardner

10/28/1935 - 02/20/2022

Lois M. Gardner, age 86, of Winneconne, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Country Villa Assisted Living in Omro, where she was a resident for the last 10 months. ...

Edith Lillian Tritt

07/27/1921 - 02/16/2022

Edith Lillian Tritt passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. Edith was born the daughter of Edward and Emily “Berdina” (Coats) Collins on July 27, ...

James Robert Benotch

10/19/1942 - 02/16/2022

James won the race to be with His Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior, with his family by his side on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. James was born on October 19, 1942, in Appleton, WI...

Bonnie J. Salm

07/07/1939 - 02/13/2022

Bonnie J. Salm, age 82, of Neenah, died Sunday, February 13, 2022, at home. She was born July 7, 1939, in Oshkosh to the late Myron and Jane (Helm) Chase.

Bonne was a lifelong active memb...

Rochelle Heider

05/27/1937 - 02/13/2022

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Rochelle Heider, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the age of 84, after courageously battling thyroid cancer, with her family at he...

Ronald G. Coats

10/11/1940 - 02/07/2022

Ronald G. Coats, age 81, of Winneconne died Monday, February 7, 2022, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, surrounded by his children.  Ron was born October 11, 1940, to the late Clair and ...

Dorothy V. (Stephenson) Jones

02/08/1933 - 02/04/2022

Dorothy V. (Stephenson) Jones passed away in Rio, Wisconsin, on February 4, 2022.  Dorothy was born on February 8, 1933, to Theodore E. and Vera M. (Quinney) Stephenson in Eau Claire, Wisconsi...

Merle "Bud" Carpenter

12/13/1920 - 02/01/2022

Merle “Bud” Carpenter, age 101, of Omro, died Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Park View Health Center in Oshkosh. He was born on the family farm in the Rushford Township on December 13, 1...

Paula J. Marks

02/04/1951 - 01/28/2022

Paula Jean (Schimelpfenig) Marks passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family after an eight month stay at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee due to cancer.

Paula was born ...

Patricia Jane Christianson

06/11/1932 - 01/24/2022

Patricia Jane Christianson age 89, died January 24, 2022, at her home.

Patricia Christianson was born Patricia Jane Kellogg in 1932 in the town of Wyocena, WI. As a young child, she moved...

Clara Miller

06/06/1921 - 01/22/2022

Clara Miller was born on June 6, 1921, on the John Kainz farm in Vernon, WI. As a child, she was the oldest at the schoolhouse and had to go in early to start the fire for everyone else. In 1935 Cl...

Richard "Slippery" Lee Christianson Sr.

11/04/1938 - 01/20/2022

Richard “Slippery” Lee Christianson Sr. age 83, of Larsen, died Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Heartwood Homes in Appleton. He was born on November 4, 1938, to the late Birdell “B...

Crystal Diane (Poss) Harris

05/02/1985 - 01/19/2022

Crystal Diane (Poss) Harris, age 36, born 2 May 1985 on Williams AFB, Arizona passed suddenly, unexpectedly, and peacefully in her sleep on 19 January 2022.

Crystal brought light, love an...

Thomas O. Metz

08/24/1929 - 01/13/2022

Thomas Metz passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on January 13, 2022, on the Metz-Wiesner family farm in Winneconne, Wisconsin.  He was preceded in death by the love of his life, Sharon Met...

Timothy Scott Sorenson

05/17/1965 - 01/12/2022

Tim S. Sorenson, 56, died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 12, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 17, 1965, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Donald and Minerva Sorenson. ...

Richard "Dick" Kreager

04/09/1936 - 12/28/2021

Richard “Dick” Kreager, age 85, of Omro, passed away at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh with his loving wife Millie by his side on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, after struggling...

John G. Meinen

01/27/1932 - 12/26/2021

John G. Meinen, of Winneconne, passed away at home with his family by his side on Sunday, December 26, 2021, at the age of 89. He was born in Oshkosh to the late John and Emma Meinen. John served h...

Nick Frank Calabrese Jr.

08/28/1963 - 12/26/2021

Nick Frank Calabrese Jr., 58, Neenah, WI, passed away on December 26, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. Nick was born August 28, 1963, at Fort Knox, Kentucky to Nick F. Calabrese Sr. and...

Jerome "Jerry" Lee Olkiewicz

08/18/1949 - 12/22/2021

Jerome “Jerry” Lee Olkiewicz, 72, Eureka, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. He was born the son of William and Stella (Berlowski) Olkiewicz. Jerry served with the United Stat...

Robert A. Ochowicz and Kathleen A. Ochowicz

04/20/1940 - 12/22/2021

Robert A. Ochowicz, age 81, of Oshkosh, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. His wife, Kathleen A. Ochowicz, age 65, of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. ...

Marie Magdelena Eckstein

08/10/1925 - 12/14/2021

Marie Magdelena Eckstein of Winchester passed away on Tuesday December 14, 2021, at the age of 96, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on August 10, 1925, to Florence (Ambroson) Waag and...

Marguerite "Marge" Selig

05/10/1932 - 12/12/2021

Marguerite “Marge” Selig, age 89, of Winneconne, died Sunday, December 12, 2021, at home with her grandchildren and great-granddaughter by her side. She passed pea...

Lawrence "Larry" R. Carley

01/28/1932 - 12/11/2021

Lawrence “Larry” R. Carley, age 89, of Oshkosh passed away at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh on Saturday, December 11, 2021. He was born January 28, 1932, in Berlin, Wisconsin to Arde...

Taylor Jean Danke

06/01/1990 - 12/10/2021

There comes a time in your life where the most amazing person you've met walks in and says, “Hey,” and you just know that's the one. For me that was 13 years ago. Then as time p...

James Kovatch

10/07/1981 - 12/10/2021

James Kovatch died Friday, December 10, 2021.

James, 40 years young, AKA Jayme, Rainbow, Cuz, Jim-bo, Bro/Solo.

A little about him, he had a huge heart. He would always start a ...

Richard "Kalby" C. Kalbus Sr.

09/25/1937 - 12/06/2021

Richard “Kalby” C. Kalbus Sr. age 84, of Butte des Morts, died Monday, December 6, 2021, at Ascension Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh. He was born September 25, 1937, in Oshkosh to the late H...

Richard "Rick" Billington

03/02/1948 - 12/06/2021

Richard “Rick” Billington, age 73, of Winneconne, passed into heaven on Monday, December 6, 2021, with his wife at his side.

Rick was born on March 2, 1948, to Lydia and Elmer...