Arnold Bessette
Aug 8, 2009
Arnold F. "Arnie" Bessette, age 82 of Oshkosh, died at Aurora Medical Center on Saturday, August 8, 2009. He was born in Oshkosh to Francis and Laura (Bertram) Bessette on April 16, 1927. On February 15, 1947 he married Jacqueline Shew. Poor health required Arnie to retire early from Kimberly-Clark in 1984, having worked there for 37 years as a...
Gary Stone
Aug 8, 2009
Gary L. Stone, age 47, of the Town of Utica, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 8, 2009, at his home. Gary was born in Oshkosh, on December 22, 1961, the son of Leonard and Marie (Radde) Stone. He graduated from Omro High School. Gary will be fondly remembered for his love of flying, deer and elk hunting, watching car...
William Reeve
Aug 7, 2009
William W. Reeve age 79 of Oshkosh, died August 7, 2009. He was born October 23, 1929, the son of Charles W. and Mary Jane (Jones) Reeve. He married Ramelle C. Allen on August 14, 1954. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Daniel Wilson. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Ramelle; his...
Paul Sandor
Aug 6, 2009
Paul Sandor Jr., age 81 of Oshkosh, died on Thursday, August 6, 2009. He was born in Milwaukee on May 17, 1928 to Paul and Rose (Toth) Sandor. On August 7, 1948 he married Sylvia Kobelinski. He worked for Square D and was plant superintendent in Oshkosh until retirement in 1988. Surviving Paul is his wife of 61 years, Sylvia;...
Donald Haidlinger
Aug 3, 2009
Donald "Buck" Haidlinger, age 78, of Oshkosh died Monday, August 03, 2009 at Aurora Medical Center. He was born May 7, 1931 to Norman and Rose (Frank) Haidlinger. Donald married Delores Reinke on August 24, 1957 in Oshkosh. He enjoyed all sports, especially the Packers and Cubs, and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Donald is survived by his loving...
Charlotte Yaeger
Aug 2, 2009
Charlotte H. Yaeger, age 72 of Oshkosh, passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side on Sunday, August 2, 2009. She was born on March 7, 1937 to Elmer and Ethel (Tullberg) Johnson. On June 8, 1963 she married James Yaeger. She and James made their home in Wittenberg, Wisconsin until they moved to Oshkosh in 2000....
Florence Reichenberger
Jul 30, 2009
Florence C. Reichenberger, 91, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2009, at Omro Care Center. She was born in Oshkosh on October 23, 1917 to Louis and Anna (Mathe) Reichenberger. Florence was raised on the family farm and she worked in Oshkosh at the Deltox and Miles Kimball. She lived in Waukau for forty years with her sister Gertrude and...
Violet Kramer
Jul 29, 2009
Violet F. Kramer, age 93, of Oshkosh passed away peacefully at her daughter, Linda Fuller's home, on July, 29, 2009, with her loving family at her side. Born on April 11, 1916 in Black Creek, Wisconsin to Frank and Anna DeWall. Violet married Harold O. Kramer on September 26, 1934 and he preceded her in death on May 14, 1974....
Betty Rutan
Jul 29, 2009
Betty Jo Rutan, age 86, died at Aurora Medical Center on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. She was born in Decatur County, Indiana on February 10, 1923 to Ora and Reba (Smitha) Thurston. Surviving Betty is her daughter, Joan (James) Simmons; grandson, Solon (Andrea) Simmons; and great-grandchildren, Alessandra and Gabriela Simmons. Funeral services are pending. The family of Betty would like...
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...
