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Recent Obituaries in Omro, WI
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Omro, WI area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Ralph Tate
Apr 21, 2009
Ralph Hamilton Tate, Jr. was born on October 5, 1921 at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, the first child of Ralph and Marquerite Tate. Born into a military family, he grew up with life experiences that many could only dream of, having lived and traveled in the Philippines, Japan and China prior to World War II. After Pearl Harbor, he volunteered as...
Cecilia Rushesky
Apr 21, 2009
Cecilia M. "Ceil" Rushesky, age 94 of Oshkosh died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Parkview Health Center. She was born January 27, 1915 to Charles and Mathilda (Hackel) Strelke. Cecilia married Ralph Rushesky on November 28, 1935 at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Oshkosh and celebrated 73 years of marriage together. Cecilia loved to sew, especially Barbie doll clothes, and...
William Holst
Apr 19, 2009
William E. Holst, age 86 of Oshkosh died Sunday, April 19, 2009 at his home. He was born October 29, 1922 to Mentor and Rosemary (Brunck) Holst. Bill married Angeline Rogers on February 8, 1947 in Oshkosh and she preceded him in death on June 21, 1991. Bill loved to fish with his friends and family and also enjoyed woodcarving...
Lucille Becker
Apr 19, 2009
Lucille J. (Anunson) Becker, age 90, of Oshkosh, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Aurora Medical Center following complications from surgery. Born on February 12, 1919 in Winchester, Wisconsin to Harvey and Alma (Hanson) Anunson, she was the second oldest in a family of nine. All of her siblings have preceded her in death, they include the following:...
James Schreiber
Apr 18, 2009
James E. Schreiber, age 60 of Oshkosh, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Saturday, April 18, 2009. He was born in New London on October 17, 1948 to Roland and Constance (Shaddock) Schreiber. He married Carmen E. Castro on December 22, 2006. Jim was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a member of the Church of...
Carmela Kurtz
Apr 12, 2009
Carmela L. Kurtz, age 50, of Eldorado, Wisconsin, died Sunday morning, April 12, 2009 at her home. Born on October 22, 1958 in Oshkosh to Earl and Carolyn "Susie" (Monfre) Newcomb, Carmela married Steve Kurtz on January 18, 1991 in Oshkosh. A former member of Algoma United Methodist Church, Carmela was a volunteer for Job's Closet and a school bus...
Gene Tank
Apr 9, 2009
Gene A. "Bones" Tank, age 78 of Oshkosh, died at his home on Thursday, April 9, 2009. He was born in Oshkosh on December 13, 1930 to Arthur and Flora (Zweifel) Tank. On July 31, 1954 he married Beatrice J. Binder in St. Vincent Catholic Church. Bones was a good husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He loved the outdoors: hunting,...
David Martin
Apr 8, 2009
David G. Martin, age 59, of Oshkosh, died Wednesday morning, April 8, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center. Born on September 16, 1949 in Oshkosh to John and Mildred (Graper) Martin, Dave married Diana Mertz on October 30, 1982 in Oshkosh. A well-known bartender and waiter for Ratch & Deb's for 18 years, Dave's personality allowed him to make friends throughout...
Donald Hinz
Apr 5, 2009
View Video Tribute Donald E. Hinz, age 74 died Palm Sunday morning, April 5, 2009 surrounded by his family. He was born in the town of Eldorado to August and Goldie (Henke) Hinz on September 10, 1934. He was baptized on October 7, 1934 by Pastor Cronrath. He was later confirmed at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in the town...
Lorna Guetzkow
Apr 4, 2009
Lorna Anne Guetzkow, age 89 of Oshkosh, passed away peacefully with her family at her side at Park View Health Center on Saturday, April 4, 2009. She was born March 23, 1920 to John and Elizabeth (Lord) Schreiber. On March 8, 1946 she married Gordon Guetzkow in Iowa City, Iowa. They enjoyed 17 years together until his death on May...
Raymond Lux
Apr 2, 2009
View Video Tribute Raymond A. Lux found peace with our Lord on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at the age of 93. He was born on November 7, 1915 to Anton and Mary (Mathe) Lux the second oldest of eleven children, two of whom survive him: Helen (Mickey) Getchel and Rosemary Krause. Ray married Yvonne Bracy on October 18, 1941 in...
Marvin Knight
Mar 30, 2009
Marvin James Knight, age 67, of Oshkosh, lost his courageous battle to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis on Thursday morning, March 26, 2009, at his home, with his family by his side. He was born on October 11, 1941 at home in Illinois, the son of James and Mildred (Rittmeyer) Knight. He grew up on the family farm in rural Berlin, Wisconsin,...
Ruth Davies
Mar 28, 2009
Ruth A. Davies, age 91 of Pickett died Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. Ruth was born February 13, 1918 in Omro to Lee and Alice (Roe) Fenrich. She graduated from Oshkosh High School and worked at Neuberger's for many years. Ruth married Weston Davies on July 2, 1941 in Oshkosh and they were married 56 years...
Elaine Neubauer
Mar 26, 2009
Elaine M. Neubauer, age 82, of Oshkosh, died Thursday evening, March 26, 2009 at Bethel Home. Born on July 25, 1926 to Laurence and Kathryn (Rippel) Schmidt, on the family ranch near Mandan, North Dakota, Elaine married Anthony Neubauer on September 6, 1948 at St. Vincent Catholic Church in Oshkosh. Anthony preceded Elaine in death on March 28, 1986. An...
Carolyn Ternes
Mar 26, 2009
Carolyn M. "Susie" Ternes, age 71, of Oshkosh died Thursday, March 26, 2009 at Bethel Home. She was born December 8, 1937 in Oshkosh to John and Lydia (Scheureman) Monfre. Carolyn married Earl Newcomb on October 18, 1957 and he preceded her in death in June 1965. She later married John Ternes on November 26, 1971 and he preceded her...
Lance Haase
Mar 25, 2009
View Video Tribute Lance D. Haase, age 44 of Oshkosh, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. He was born in Fond du Lac to William and Peggy (Stallard) Haase on July 23, 1964. He was raised in St. Joseph, Missouri. On July 17, 1989 he married Connie Galica. Together they made their home in Oshkosh...
Judith Quinn
Mar 23, 2009
Judith E. "Judy" Quinn, age 69, of Oshkosh, died Monday evening, March 23, 2009 at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. Born on January 7, 1940 in Milwaukee to George and Helen (Paulbecki) Jacobi, Judy lost both parents to death at an early age. She was raised in a Catholic orphanage in Milwaukee. She met and married Leonard Quinn and...
Judith Schug
Mar 17, 2009
Judith A. Schug, age 60, of Omro, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center. Judy was born January 16, 1949, in Wausau, Wisconsin, the daughter of Dale and Joyce (Frickenstein) Schilling. She graduated from Omro High School. On September 2, 1967, she married Eugene Schug at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Omro. Judy worked at Steinert Printing as...
Carol Davis
Mar 17, 2009
Carol Ann Davis, age 54, of Omro, passed away after a courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at the Omro Care Center. Carol was born on April 18, 1954 in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of Roger and Nancy (Joy) Kleinschmidt. Carol was a graduate of Omro High School. She married Claire W. Davis on...
Elizabeth Griep
Mar 16, 2009
Elizabeth M. Griep, age 89 of Oshkosh died Monday, March 16, 2009 at Park View Health Center. She was born February 3, 1920 in Oshkosh to John and Mary (Glaser) Griep. Elizabeth was very proud of her nursing career, having been a Registered Nurse in St. Charles, Missouri for a number of years and then moving to Oshkosh where she...
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