Alfred Ryf
Sep 19, 2007
Alfred H. "Fritz" Ryf Jr., age 91, of Oshkosh, died Wednesday morning, September 19, 2007 at Aurora Medical Center. He was born on March 17, 1916 in Neenah to Alfred and Emma (Studer) Ryf Sr. Alfred married Viola Baier on July 11, 1942 in Oshkosh and she preceded him in death on February 28, 2007. Alfred was a member of...
Donald Helstrom
Sep 19, 2007
Donald J. Helstrom, age 88, of Oshkosh, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at his home. He was born on November 8, 1918 in Wausau to Daniel and Ella (Rosenau) Helstrom. Don married Harriet J. Conroy on April 25, 1953 in Oshkosh and she preceded him in death on December 23, 1992. Don was employed by Wisconsin Axle as an accountant,...
Mary Pommerening
Sep 15, 2007
Mary Ann Pommerening, age 82 of Oshkosh, died at Aurora Medical Center on Saturday, September 15, 2007. She was born on August 25, 1926 to George and Adelia (Bohmann) Challoner. She married Ivan Pommerening on September 2, 1950. He preceded her in death on February 1, 1971. Mary loved gardening. She was a compassionate, understanding, gardener. She is survived by...
Wayne Hawley
Sep 14, 2007
Wayne Russell Hawley, age 72 of Oshkosh, was prayed into heaven by his loving family on Friday, September 14, 2007. He was born to Clifford and Carrie (Johnson) Hawley on May 20, 1935. On July 1, 1961 he married Elizabeth Ann Masilko Wayne was a Christian, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was a puzzle maker, card player, and...
Marlyn Rothe
Sep 14, 2007
Marlyn H. Rothe, 87, of Oshkosh passed into eternal life Friday morning, September 14, 2007. Born in Weyauwega on December 5, 1919, the third of nine children to Elsie (Long) and Oscar Rothe, Sr. On October 4, 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps as an airplane and engine mechanic, then flight maintenance gunner, top turret gunner on...
Limond Aronson
Sep 14, 2007
View Video Tribute Limond D. "Joe" Aronson, age 74 of Oshkosh, was called to heaven, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer, on Friday, September 14, 2007. He was born on August 30, 1933 to the late Albert and Bernetta (Roberts) Aronson. On February 11, 1956 he married Berniece Ann Peterson. Joe was jovial, pleasant; a loving and caring husband...
Benjamin Greenwood
Sep 8, 2007
Dr. Benjamin S. Greenwood M.D., age 92, of Oshkosh, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2007 following a brief illness. He was born on August 28, 1915 to Samuel G. and Charlotte (Edgerton) Greenwood in Black Wolf Township, Wisconsin. He grew up in Peoria, Illinois, earned his undergraduate degree from University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and went on to receive his...
John Mcdonald
Sep 4, 2007
John Gordon "Mac" McDonald, age 86, of Omro, died early Tuesday morning, September 4, 2007, at his residence. Mac was born February 15, 1921, in Chicago, the son of James and Mae (Bang) McDonald. He moved to Omro as a child and had graduated from Omro High School in 1939. While in school, he enjoyed playing football and basketball. Mac,...
Leonard Paulick
Sep 3, 2007
Leonard A. Paulick, age 96 of Oshkosh, died at Evergreen Retirement Community on Monday, September 3, 2007. He was born to Anton and Mary (Jungwirth) Paulick on October 7, 1910. On June 2, 1937 Len married the love of his life, Martha M. Stephany. He could not let a day go by with out expressing his love for Martha. Leonard...
Wilbur Westphal
Sep 2, 2007
Wilbur R. "Willy" Westphal, age 84, of Appleton, died Sunday morning September 2, 2007. He was born on March 28, 1923 in Oshkosh to Fredrick and Wilhelmina (Hedtke) Westphal. Willy married Mary Ann Matte on June 25, 1949 in Oshkosh. Willy was employed by Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah Plant, as a trimmer operator until his retirement in January of 1986. He...
Gerald Neumueller
Sep 1, 2007
Gerald Leon "Jerry" Neumueller, age 77, of Oshkosh, died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center due to complications involving prostate cancer. He was born in Oshkosh to Louis and Elizabeth (Messing) Neumueller on August 31, 1930. He married Patricia Flanagan in the spring of 1957 in Oshkosh. She preceded him in death. Jerry then married Dolores Ann "Dolly"...
Henry Lautenschlager
Aug 31, 2007
View Video Tribute Henry E. "Wimp" Lautenschlager, age 89 of Oshkosh, died at Bethel Home on Friday, August 31, 2007. He was born in Oshkosh to Henry and Anna (Diehl) Lautenschlager on April 1, 1918. On January 18, 1946 he married Eleanor Ann Raddatz. In January of 1996 they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. After 59 years together Eleanor died...
James Unger
Aug 22, 2007
James William Unger died Wednesday evening, August 22, 2007 at Theda Clark Medical Center. He was born in Marshfield on April 1, 1921, to Adolf W. and Ethel L. (Smith) Unger. On August 1, 1948 he married Dorothy Kalbus. James graduated from Neillsville High School. He received a Bachelors of Science in 1942 from Wisconsin State College in Stevens Point....
Robert Merkley
Aug 22, 2007
Robert E. Merkley, age 90, passed away August 22, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born August 11, 1917 in the Town of Vinland to Agnes K and Robert R. Merkley. Robert married Virginia Ann Sager on November 28, 1946. They lived in the Town of Clayton for 45 years, where he was a dairy farmer. They moved to...
William Gruse
Aug 20, 2007
View Video Tribute William P. "Bud" Gruse, age 92, passed gently at Aurora Medical Center on Monday, August 20, 2007. Bud was born in Oshkosh on May 28, 1915, to Roman M. and Anna J. (Steinfeldt) Gruse. He grew up in Oshkosh. When he was 18 he joined the Wisconsin National Guard, and later served in the Army Air Corp...
Harvey Rates
Aug 18, 2007
Harvey L. Rates, age 90, of Oshkosh, died Saturday afternoon, August 18, 2007. He was born on January 18, 1916 in Oshkosh to Louis and Martha (Wruck) Rates. Harvey married Margaret Stadler in August of 1948 and she preceded him in death on December 20, 2002. Harvey was a machinist in the marine division of Universal Motors for many years...
Barbara Corcoran
Aug 18, 2007
Barbara Ann Karoline Corcoran, age 73, was called to her eternal home, August 18th in the loving presence of her family, after a brief battle with a brain tumor. Born on January 11, 1934 to Robert and Emma Strenger, Barbara grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, then married and moved to Oshkosh in 1967. Carrying on the tradition of her love...
Heidi Seaman
Aug 14, 2007
Heidi A. Seaman (Hatopp), age 50, of rural Oshkosh, passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 14, 2007. Heidi was born on May 19, 1957 in Menomonee, WI the daughter of Hans and Barbara (Pike) Hatopp. She was educated in the Alpena, MI School System and also attended Alpena Community College, Michigan State University and then attended and graduated from...
Sharon Klemz
Aug 8, 2007
View Video Tribute Sharon A. (Mielke) Klemz, age 63, of Oshkosh, passed away at Theda Clark Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, August 8, 2007. She was born on September 28, 1943 in Clintonville, a daughter of the late William and Lillian (Hickman) Mielke. Ralph Klemz took her hand in marriage on November 12, 1983. He...
Roger Wangelin
Aug 7, 2007
View Video Tribute Roger E. Wangelin, age 79 of Oshkosh, died Tuesday, August 7, 2007 after a long battle with congestive heart failure, at Bethel Home. He was born on December 20, 1927 to Alfred and Clara (Kleinschmidt) Wangelin. He grew up and lived his whole life in Oshkosh. He married Eleanor Wegner in 1955. They were married for 50...
