Lawrence Weidner
Jul 27, 2009
Lawrence Weidner, age 88, of Omro, passed away Monday morning, July 27, 2009, at his residence. He was born July 19, 1921, the son of Adolph and Rose (Blackburn) Weidner. Lawrence had married the former Thelma Nowak and together they were blessed with six children. He retired from Mercury Marine. For more than 30 years, he owned and operated Weidner's...
Geraldine Roels
Jul 26, 2009
Geraldine Margaret Roels, age 99, a veteran Wisconsin elementary educator who began her career as a one-room school teacher, died Sunday, July 26, 2009 at her Oshkosh home under the care of Affinity Hospice Services with her son Robert at her side. Geraldine was born July 11, 1910 in Elo, Wisconsin to the late Thomas Pierce and Myrtie (Thrall) Griffiths....
Leah Ellis
Jul 26, 2009
After a long struggle with an autoimmune disease, Leah Faye Ellis, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2009, at Aurora Medical Center surrounded by her family. Leah was born in Oshkosh on April 6, 1948, to Werner and Irene (Pugh) Otto. Leah attended Oshkosh schools, participating in chorus and playing piano for choirs in high school before graduating in 1966. She...
Lovella Wallace
Jul 25, 2009
Lovella June Griffin Wallace, age 85, of Oshkosh, was born on June 14, 1924 in Waterville, Ohio to Frank Leonard and Eva Florence (Frazier) Griffin. She was the youngest of eight children. On April 26, 1944, Lovella married Irving Holt Wallace and he preceded her in death on December 15, 1990. Known as Lou to her friends and as "Toots"...
James Smith
Jul 25, 2009
James Wright Smith passed away Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the age of 91. He was born to Wright and Mathilda (Lamers) Smith on June 26, 1918 in Little Chute, Wisconsin. A graduate of University of Wisconsin School of Engineering, Jim spent the following two years designing aircraft components for Goodyear Aircraft in Akron, Ohio. He returned to Wisconsin in...
Marie Nadolske
Jul 25, 2009
Marie E. Nadolske, age 94, of Oshkosh passed away peacefully on July 25, 2009 at Evergreen Retirement Community. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 28, 1914 to William and Adeline (Koepke) Sexton. On October 10, 1936 she married Walter M. Nadolske of Chicago, Illinois. Marie worked for a number of years for Illinois Bell Telephone Company. Marie was...
Evelyn Mitchell
Jul 23, 2009
Evelyn O. Mitchell, age 86, of Oshkosh, passed away at Aurora Medical Center early Thursday morning July 23, 2009. She died peacefully in her sleep in the presence of her three surviving children and other family members. Evie was born November 21, 1922 in Racine, Wisconsin the offspring of immigrants from Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family moved to Chicago where her...
Donald Christenson
Jul 22, 2009
Donald "Chris" W. Christenson, age 81, of Winnebago, died Wednesday morning, July 22, 2009 at Park View Health Center. Born on November 5, 1927 in Antigo, Wisconsin to Lawrence and Lucille (Nickolai) Christenson, Don married Josephine "JoAnn" Christenson on July 1, 1950. During WWII, Don served with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Warhawk (AP108), obtaining the rank of Seaman...
Evelyn Ratchman
Jul 20, 2009
Evelyn J. Ratchman, age 84, of Neenah, died unexpectedly at her home on Monday, July 20, 2009. Born on June 10, 1925 to Elner and Ethel (Perkins) Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Evelyn graduated high school in Huron, South Dakota and attended college in Madison, South Dakota. During WWII she served as a WAC in Los Alamos. Upon returning home from...
Clara Didlo
Jul 10, 2009
Clara M. Didlo, age 92, of Oshkosh, died Friday morning, July 10, 2009, at Evergreen Retirement Community. She was born July 22, 1916 in Roy, Montana, the daughter of William and Catherine (Franz) Wood. On November 25, 1937 Clara married John Harvey Didlo in Des Moines, Iowa and he preceded her in death on October 18, 1987. Clara was a...
Walter Miller
Jun 25, 2009
Walter "Walt" A. Miller age 56 of Oshkosh, died at Mercy Medical Center on Thursday, June 25, 2009. Walt was born to Frank and Anna Marie (Bryant) Miller in Ely, Nevada on May 7, 1953. He graduated from White Pine High School. He then joined the U.S. Army and served until his retirement in 1993 with the rank of Chief...
Marian Gumz
Jun 25, 2009
Marian Gumz passed away at Northpoint Medical and Rehabilitation on Thursday, June 25, 2009 with her family by her side. She was born in Redgranite on December 29, 1919. She was the youngest daughter of John and Anna (Ward) Kotkosky and grew up in Redgranite. On June 30, 1951, Marian married Harland R. Gumz. They had two daughters, Carol Ann...
Michael Pongratz
Jun 24, 2009
Michael "Mike" A. Pongratz, age 55, of Poy Sippi, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. He was born March 24, 1954, in Marshfield, Wisconsin, the son of George L. and Viola Roseno Pongratz. He had worked for many years at Neenah Foundry as a fork lift driver. Mike was known affectionately as the Silver...
Shirley Lee
Jun 21, 2009
Shirley Mae Lee passed away at Northpoint Medical and Rehabilitation on Sunday, June 21, 2009, at the age of 80. She was born in Oshkosh on October 18, 1928, the oldest of four daughters born to Arthur A. and Edna (Klieist) Schuetz. She graduated from Oshkosh High School. On February 12, 1956 she married John Lee. A member of St....
Esther Hielsberg
Jun 20, 2009
Esther L. Hielsberg, age 89, of Oshkosh, died Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Evergreen Retirement Community. Born on June 6, 1920 in Oshkosh to John Jacob and Elizabeth (Stieben) Ostwald, Esther married Raymond Hielsberg on October 17, 1953 in Oshkosh. Raymond preceded Esther in death on August 25, 2003. A seamstress, Esther was employed by Oshkosh B'Gosh and Ted Hoyer...
Charles Wolf
Jun 18, 2009
Charles "Chuck" Wolf, 73, of Winneconne, died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center of acute myeloid leukemia. Chuck served his country in Korea. He worked in the railroad supply industry and retired from Miner Enterprises in 1996. Chuck's interests and hobbies were many, including fishing which he especially enjoyed with his good friend, Jerry Cottrell. He is survived...
Debra Reetz
Jun 18, 2009
Debra M. Reetz, age 50, of Oshkosh, died Thursday afternoon, June 18, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center. Born on October 12, 1958 in Oshkosh to Jack and Rose (Spanbauer) Reetz, Debra was a life-long Oshkosh resident. A large collection of cookbooks confirmed Debra's love of cooking. In her leisure, books were important, as she was an avid reader. Surviving Debra...
Catherine Cartwright
Jun 13, 2009
Catherine Leona (Langkau) Cartwright, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Park View Health Center. She was born July 10, 1921 in Oshkosh to Robert and Mary (Brown) Langkau. On February 9, 1946 she married Wilbert G. Cartwright and together they shared 45 years of marriage. Wilbert preceded her in death on December 20, 1991. She worked for Johnson Foods until...
Marcelitte Hood
Jun 12, 2009
Marcelitte D. Hood (nee Porter), age 101, a resident of Omro Care Center, passed away on June 12, 2009. She was born on July 19, 1907, in Avoca, a daughter of Otto and Amelia (Kraus) Porter. She married Chester Hood on June 26, 1926 in Rockford, Illinois. He preceded her in death in 1989. She was employed as a ward...
Steven Roe
Jun 10, 2009
Steven C. Roe, age 38 of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, June 10, 2009. He was born on January 16, 1971 to Robert and Jean (Futta) Roe. He grew up in Oshkosh and on May 11, 1996 he married Katie Dobbins. They have two children, Bethany and Ronnie. A humble, kind, loving father with a good sense...
