Jane Mathe
Mar 12, 2006
Jane F. Mathe, age 88, of Oshkosh, died Sunday evening, March 12, 2006 at Aurora Medical Center. Jane, a life-long Oshkosh resident, was born on June 12, 1917, the youngest of five children, to the late Henry and Emma (Pahlow) Noe. She attended St. Vincent's Grade School, was a member of the first class to graduate from St. Vincent's Junior...
Lisa Porter
Mar 9, 2006
Lisa S. Porter, 46, of Redgranite, passed away in Oshkosh on Thursday, March 9, 2006 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Racine on April 23, 1959, daughter of Edwin Fought Sr. and Janis Reynolds Fought. Lisa grew up in Waupaca. She and her former husband, Jay Porter, were married in Texas and had two daughters. Lisa...
Donna Berndt
Mar 9, 2006
Donna Carol Middleton Berndt, age 68, of Oshkosh, died Thursday evening, March 9, 2006 at Aurora Medical Center. She was born on December 31, 1937 in Peace River, Alberta, Canada to Francis and Marion (Masson) Middleton. Donna was one of the first woman bridge tenders for the State of Wisconsin. She enjoyed crocheting, traveling, dancing, shopping, playing cards, and bingo....
Henry Schultz
Mar 4, 2006
Henry A. Schultz, age 93, of Ripon, died Saturday morning, March 4, 2006 at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. He was born on February 18, 1913 in the Township of Mecan, Marquette County to Emil and Bertha (Sell) Schultz. He was baptized and confirmed at Little Mecan Church. Henry married Adeline Bethke on July 5, 1936 in Germania, Wisconsin...
Florence Schmidt
Mar 4, 2006
View Video Tribute Florence E. Schmidt, long time Oshkosh resident, passed away with her family by her side after a short but courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at the Sauk County Health Center. She was born in Ashland on February 21, 1925, a daughter of the late Franklin and Sarah (Haskins) Brown. Surviving Florence are her...
Robert Duchateau
Mar 1, 2006
Robert A. "Bobby" DuChateau, age 70 of Oshkosh, died at Park View Health Center on Wednesday, March 1, 2006. He was born in Oshkosh to the late George and Mary (Etteldorff) DuChateau on December 31, 1935. Bobby worked at Oshkosh B'Gosh for 44 years. He was a quiet and simple man who enjoyed bowling and riding his bicycle. Bobby is...
Esther Bathke
Mar 1, 2006
View Video Tribute Esther H. Bathke, age 87, of Oshkosh, died Wednesday afternoon March 1, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born on October 14, 1918 in Oshkosh to Henry and Marie (Hartman) Fischer. Esther married Earl Bathke on April 20, 1940 in Oshkosh and he preceded her in death on June 10, 2000. Esther was a member of...
Merlin Schwertfeger
Feb 28, 2006
Dr. Merlin H. Schwertfeger, Ph.D., age 85, of Oshkosh, passed away at Aurora Medical Center, Tuesday morning, February 28, 2006. He was born on December 7, 1920 the son of the late David and Sarah (Rosenthal) Schwertfeger. Merlin served his country in the Army Signal Corps for 3 1/2 years during WWII. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
Lillian Martin
Feb 25, 2006
Lillian M. Martin, age 86 of Oshkosh, died at Bethel Home on Saturday, February 25, 2006. She was born in Denver, Colorado on October 14, 1919, to the late Henry and Mollie (Troudt) Flohr. On October 20, 1937, she married Norman F. Martin. They enjoyed 47 years together before his death on May 3, 1984. Lillian was a member of...
Harvard Wendt
Feb 25, 2006
Harvard J. Wendt, age 86, of Omro, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 25, 2006, at the Omro Care Center. Harvard was born on November 15, 1919 to Ernst and Ida (Neuman) Wendt in Tigerton, WI. He was a farmer, and worked for the Town of Omro until his retirement. Harvard was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. He...
Gloria Link
Feb 24, 2006
Dr. Gloria M. Link, Professor Emeritus and former head of theatre at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 1959 to 1992, passed away February 24, 2006 at Aurora Medical Center. She was born in Milwaukee on July 27, 1926 to the late Charles and Pauline (Brandt) Link. Dr. Link earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Marquette University, in Milwaukee, and...
Mary Borkovich
Feb 23, 2006
Mary M. Borkovich, age 94, of Rochester, MN, formerly of Omro, died peacefully Thursday, February 23, 2006 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN following a short illness. She was born March 19, 1911 in the Milwaukee area, the daughter of Lawrence and Margaret (Okrajek) Sajdak. She married Ambrose J. "Borky" Borkovich at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cudahy, WI...
Audrey Dine
Feb 19, 2006
Audrey N. Dine, age 92, of Oshkosh, died Sunday morning, February 19, 2006 at Evergreen Retirement Community. She was born on February 19, 1914 in Moulton, Ohio to Isaac and Mame (Lynch) Wright. Audrey married Willard Dine in Toledo, Ohio and he preceded her in death on April 29, 1988. Audrey graduated from Saint Marys Memorial High School in Ohio....
Dean Heinzl
Feb 17, 2006
Dean D. Heinzl, age 75, of Oshkosh, died Friday morning February 17, 2006 at his home. He was born on December 6, 1930 in Oshkosh to Joseph and Anne (Ruhl) Heinzl. Dean married Geraldine "Gerry" Wenrich on June 7, 1952 in Oshkosh. Dean was a Maintenance Supervisor for Amoco before his retirement in 1990. He served in the National Guards...
Wayne Warnke
Feb 16, 2006
Wayne K. Warnke, 78, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2006. He was born in Fond du Lac on May 9, 1927, the son of Archie and Ethel (Schultz) Warnke. He had lived in Oshkosh for many years and worked at Rockwell for a short time. Man's best friend was truly Wayne's best friend. He loved to adopt and care...
Erin Rossiter
Feb 15, 2006
Erin Elizabeth (Mattie) Rossiter, age 31, of Santa Clara, California (formerly of Oshkosh), passed away peacefully on February 15, 2006. She was born on July 10, 1974 in Madison, Wisconsin. Erin married Mitchell Rossiter on November 23, 2002 in Monterey, California. In addition to her husband Mitchell, Erin is survived by her mother and stepfather, Margaret and Melvin Reasby of...
Karen Holthaus
Feb 14, 2006
Karen E. Holthaus, age 37, of Abingdon, Maryland, lost her courageous battle with lymphoma on February 10, 2006. Karen was born in England on August 5, 1968 and was adopted by her parents when just two weeks old. She is survived by her three-year old daughter Amanda; her parents Robert and Linda Holthaus of Beverly Hills, FL; her brother Matthew...
Qualee Jones
Feb 12, 2006
Qualee M. Jones, infant son of Floyd L. Jones and Nadya L. Davis died Sunday February 12, 2006 at Aurora Medical Center. He was born on January 18, 2006 in Oshkosh. Survivors include his parents; two sisters: Pricilla and Yuriaha; grandparents: Lee Davis and Peggy Taylor; great-grandparents: Lois-Jean Updike and Hazel Lewis; aunts and uncles: Adam Davis, Nicole Brocks, Kellee...
Lyle Jackson
Feb 9, 2006
Lyle S. Jackson, age 82, of Omro, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 9, 2006. He was born February 27, 1923 in Omro the son of Van and Ruth (Cameron) Jackson. Lyle had been a dairy farmer in the Omro area for a number of years. After farming he drove school bus for Garven's Bus Company and then worked and finally retiring...
James King
Feb 7, 2006
James J. King, age 66, of Oshkosh, died peacefully February 3, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born January 1, 1940, the son of R. Sidney and Elizabeth (Galica) King. Jim was educated in the Omro Schools and was a graduate of Omro High School. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving from 1959-1960. While in the...
