Clarence E. Schroeder, age 80, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday evening, January 19, 2010 at Bethel Home. Born on March 21, 1929, in Oshkosh to Edward and Marie (Duescher) Schroeder, Clarence married Dorothy Schmidt on September 22, 1956 in Oshkosh. Dorothy preceded Clarence in death on April 28, 2006. Employed by Chicago Northwestern Railroad, Clarence was a Track Inspector Supervisor until...
Lois J. Monroe, age 74 of Oshkosh died at home on January 17, 2010. She was born in Watertown, to Louis and Vivian (Fernholtz) Riemer Sr. on May 27, 1935. On November 30, 1957 she married Dennis D. Monroe. Lois is best described as being loving, caring, and giving. She received her degree in Primary Education from the University of...
Our gentle giant, Bruce Henry Koch, went to meet his Lord and Saviour on January 15, 2010 at 10:00am at the age of 61. Come along with me while I try and weave a story of one of the most amazing men to have ever lived and loved here on earth. On September 8, 1948 Bruce Henry Koch was born...
Carroll L. Gay, died at Bethel Home on Monday, January 11, 2010, four days shy of his 80th birthday. He was born in the town of Utica to Maurice E. and Wilda (Moore) Gay on January 15, 1930. Carroll attended the Outlet School in Waukau and then Omro High School, graduating in 1947. He worked for Morgan Door Company and...
Laurie K. Raupp, age 53, of Oshkosh, died Sunday morning, January 10, 2010 at her home in the loving circle of her family. Born on April 7,1956, in Oshkosh to Robert and Carole (Flynn) Holtmeier, Laurie married Tim Raupp on August 28, 1976 in Oshkosh. Laurie was employed by Affinity Health Care as a Coordinator and Health Counselor for Employee...
Rosemary Nachtrab, age 83, of Omro, passed away at her home on January 4, 2010. Rosemary was born on January 11, 1926 in Eureka, the daughter of William and Nora (Moreiarty) Davis. She married Frank Nachtrab on November 8, 1975, at the Waukau United Methodist Church. Rosemary's passion in life was her love of music. She also enjoyed nature watching...
Howard E. Kossel, age 92, of Oshkosh, died Friday evening, January 8, 2010 at Park View Health Center. Born on December 14, 1917, in Oshkosh to Elmer and Ruth (Cater) Kossel, Howard married Doris Larsen on February 18, 1944. A life-long area dairy farmer, Howard's love of agriculture, was a mainstay in his life. Because of this love, he was...
Elizabeth (Betty, Liz) Youngberg was called into eternal life on Wednesday, January 6, 2010. Born in Oshkosh on January 9, 1916 to William and Mayme Mees, Elizabeth was a graduate of Oshkosh High School and the Minneapolis Business Institute. On November 22, 1945, she married Harold D. Youngberg and in 1950 they moved to Arlington Heights, Illinois, where they lived...
Kenneth P. Janiak, son of Raymond and Audrey Janiak of Omro, died November 17, 2009 in Alexandria, VA., He was 62 years old. Surviving Ken are his wife of 31 years, the former Doris Brown, whom he met while serving in the Army Reserve, four children: Adrian Saunders, Holly Johnson, Melanie Sartain and Chuck Janiak; five grandchildren: Emma, Zavyer, Garrett,...
Kathryn Agnes "Kutz" Koch, age 92, of Oshkosh, passed away at Park View Health Center on December 24, 2009. Kathryn was born on May 12, 1917, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the daughter of Mathew and Catherine (Drexler) Duex. She was a member of St. Mary's Church in Omro. Kathryn grew up on Bowen Street just a few doors north of Parkway...
Kenneth E. Turnmeyer died on Sunday, December 27, 2009. He had fought a long and hard battle with cancer. Ken was born on July 24, 1943 to Bernard and Marion (LaMore) Turnmeyer. He honorably served in the U.S. Army from November 1961 to November 1964. Ken was a life member of AMVETS 7, Vietnam Veterans of America, Disabled American Veterans,...
John Henry Giddings, age 91, died Friday, December 25, 2009. He was born March 13, 1918 in the town of Poygan, the son of John and Geneva (McCabe) Giddings. John married Marilyn J. McElroy on September 5, 1964 at St. Thomas Church in Poygan with Jean and George Lee as attendants. John is survived by his wife of 45 years,...
Margie Ellis, age 91, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2009 at Webster Manor. She was born March 12, 1918, in the town of Rushford to the late William C. and Agnes V. (Anderson) Hackney. She married Nial C. Ellis on January 6, 1938; he preceded her in death. She is survived by one daughter, Julie (Vernon) Moldenhauer of Sun...
Rose L. Nicolaisen, age 91, of Oshkosh, died Wednesday morning, December 16, 2009 at Evergreen Retirement Community. Born on January 6, 1918 in Oshkosh to Frank and Mary (Dubois) Roberts, Rose married Earl H. Nicolaisen on April 29, 1936 in Waupaca. Earl preceded Rose in death on December 12, 1999. She was employed by Miles Kimball Company, Newberry 5 &...
Lola V. Krueger, age 85, died Sunday morning, December 13, 2009, surrounded by the love of her family at Webster Manor in Omro. Lola was born July 15, 1924, in Borth, WI, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Schonscheck) Schmude. She married Erwin Krueger in Berlin on June 12, 1942. Lola loved her family and always enjoyed spending time with...
Catherine L. "Molly" Jansen, 89, of Oshkosh peacefully passed into eternal life on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Bethel Home. She was born in Sturgeon Bay on December 26, 1919 to John and Louise (Bauer) Hengartner. She married Richard H. Jansen on July 20, 1944. Together they had six children and also raised their nephew, Thor, since his twelfth birthday....
Eugene "Gene" Krumenauer, age 89, of Oshkosh, died Monday morning, December 14, 2009 at Gabriel's Villa. Born on June 16, 1920, the youngest child of Charles and Martha (Marks) Krumenauer, Gene grew up in Oshkosh and Milwaukee. A sheet metal worker before enlisting in the U.S. Air Corps, Gene served three and a half years with the 43rd Air Depot...
Elfreda "Freda" Hellwig, age 79, of Omro, passed away on Tuesday morning, December 8th, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was such an inspiration to many. Freda didn't have any children of her own; however she had many devoted nieces and nephews who helped her during her long battle. Special thanks to her guardian angels, Doris and Larry...
Eddie J. Weidner, age 81 of Oshkosh passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at his home. He was born September 6, 1928 in Brandon, Wisconsin, the son of Adolf and Rose (Blackburn) Weidner. On November 24, 1945 Eddie married the love of his life, Ruth Colka in Ripon. For 22 years Eddie worked in maintenance for the school...
Virginia J. Foote, age 86, died Wednesday evening, November 25, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born April 4, 1923, the daughter of Charles and Pearl (Robins) Hammond. On October 20, 1945, she married Donovan H. Foote, at the Waukau United Methodist Church. Together they operated a dairy farm in the Town of Nepeuskun for a number of years....