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 "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 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 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 "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 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 "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 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 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 "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 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 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 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 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...
Margaret "Marge" Schneider, age 89, of Oshkosh died Monday, June 8, 2009 at Northpoint Medical & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on January 1, 1920 in Winneconne to Carl and Rose (Kline) Youngwirth. She moved to Oshkosh with her family when she was very young. Margaret married Clifford Schneider on March 16, 1940 in Oshkosh and he preceded her in...
Evelyn H. Becker age 94, of Oshkosh died Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Lakeshore Manor. She was born June 30, 1914 to Fred and Johanna (Klodzik) Woizeski in Bloomington, Illinois. Evelyn married Arthur Becker on August 24, 1940 in Oshkosh and he preceded her in death on March 6, 1985. Evelyn was a member of Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church's...
Peter J. "Pete" Chapman, age 65, of Oshkosh, died unexpectedly on Saturday, June 6, 2009. Born on August 11, 1943 in Milwaukee to James J. and Fern L. (Salter) Chapman, he was a well know person in the Oshkosh community, serving as a director at EAA. The community was in the forefront of Pete's life, from serving on the Wisconsin...
Rose Schuhart Kemnitz died Saturday, June 6, 2009 at LaSata Nursing Home in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, with her loving husband by her side. On October 9, 1943, Rose married Wallace Oren Kemnitz at First English Lutheran Church in Oshkosh. A longtime Christian and active member of First English Lutheran Church, Rose was well-known for her food preparation in the Oshkosh area...
Nancy L. Dietz, age 59, passed away Thursday morning, May 28, 2009 at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton. Nancy was born in Rhinelander, August 20, 1949, the daughter of Evard and Viola Theilig Lueck. She grew up in Rhinelander, was a graduate of Rhinelander High School and later attended Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton where she received a degree...
Nadine L. "Sally" Anstett, age 84, of Omro, died early Friday morning, May 29, 2009, at the Omro Care Center. Sally was born March 24, 1925, in Baraboo, the daughter of Ray and Minnie Meyer Owens. She married Emmett Anstett on February 1, 1947, in Baraboo. Sally was a very giving and caring person who was always helping others. One...