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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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Herbert Heise
May 28, 2004
Herbert O. Heise age 85 a lifelong resident of Omro, died early Wednesday morning May 26, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born March 11, 1919 in Omro the son of William and Emma Petsch Heise. He married Dorothy Lungwitz in 1978, at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Omro. Farming was his passion and in his free time you...
Marvin Hergert
May 24, 2004
Marvin Philip Marv Hergert, age 79 of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 24, 2004 while caring for the horses he loved. He was born on November 11, 1924 in Oshkosh, a son of the late Philip and Anna M. (Lautenschlager) Hergert. Marvin married the former Margaret Helen Albrecht on June 15, 1947 in Cambria, Wisconsin. He served his...
Frieda Berger
May 23, 2004
Frieda Mae Berger, loving aunt and friend, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2004 at Aurora Medical Center. She was born on May 12, 1906 in Oshkosh, a daughter of Conrad and Anna (Umlauf) Buttman. She lived in Oshkosh nearly all of her life, except for three years when she lived in Ripon with her grand-nephew, Wesley and Ruth White...
Donna Sorenson
May 18, 2004
Donna Mae (Dies) Sorenson, age 71, of Oshkosh, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at Aurora Medical Center. Donna was born in Wittenberg, Wisconsin on October 17, 1932. She was the daughter of Henry and Emma Dies. She married Henry "Hank" Sorenson in Oshkosh, September 2, 1954. Donna was a member of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, belonging to the...
Robert Schulz
May 16, 2004
Robert P. Bob Schulz, age 54, of Oshkosh. Passed away at his home with his family at his side after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, May 16, 2004. He was born on February 10, 1950 in Oshkosh, a son of Reinhold and Virginia Ann (Hartl) Schulz. Bob married Dorothy Kuhnz on October 25, 1969 in Oshkosh. He graduated...
Gladys Reque
May 14, 2004
Gladys M. Reque, age 95, of Oshkosh, died Friday morning, May 14, 2004 at Bethel Home. She was born on March 2, 1909 in Oshkosh to Louis and Emma (Hawley) Tyriver. Gladys was a member of First United Methodist Church and was a housemother for UW Oshkosh students for many years. Survivors include a daughter-in-law: Jane Reque of Oshkosh; four...
Reuben Grunske
May 9, 2004
Reuben A. Grunske, age 95, of Oshkosh, died Sunday evening, May 9, 2004 at Bethel Home. He was born in the Town of Vinland on August 21, 1908, a son of the late Max and Alvina (Pollack) Grunske. Reuben married Grace Phillipps in Oshkosh on September 14, 1935. Grace preceded him in death on January 13, 1997. Reuben was a...
Ralph Dickson
May 9, 2004
Ralph Dickson, age 91, of Oshkosh, died Sunday morning, May 9, 2004 at Oshkosh Medical and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on December 1, 1912 in Waterloo, Iowa to John and Edna (Stannard) Dickson. Ralph married Laura Koch on September 5, 1942 in Oshkosh. Ralph was employed for 8 years at Wisconsin Axle and later as a door finisher at...
Mildred Kerwin
May 2, 2004
Mildred M. Kerwin, age 85, of Oshkosh, died Sunday evening, May 2, 2004 at Oshkosh Medical and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Oshkosh November 9, 1918 to Frederick Ahrens and Laura Ebert. Mildred enjoyed traveling and casinos. She is survived and will be missed by a son, Jerome (Betty) Kerwin of Oshkosh, Daughter in-law, Lois Kerwin or Marysville, CA,...
Bernard Meyer
Apr 27, 2004
Bernard "Butch" Meyer, age 82, of Omro died Thursday morning, April 22, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born February 4, 1922 in Shawano, WI, the son of William and Matilda Meyer. Butch served in the U.S. Military from 1943-1946. On May 29, 1948, he married Carol Weber. During his lifetime, Butch had worked in construction for...
Leonard Tice
Apr 23, 2004
Leonard E. Tice, age 76, of Oshkosh, died Friday evening, April 23, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born on June 13, 1927 in Oshkosh to Lester and Mariam (Hicks) Tice. ? Leonard was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in the Oshkosh office as a clerk for 32 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Leonard...
Kathryn Harvey
Apr 19, 2004
Kathryn P. Harvey, age 89, of Evergreen Manor in Oshkosh, died Monday, April 19, 2004 following an accidental fall, which resulted in a severe brain hemorrhage. Kathryn was born in Indiana in 1915, the daughter of a Methodist minister. She graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Education and Music. Kathryn taught high school English in Oshkosh for 25...
Ione Peterson
Apr 14, 2004
Ione M. (Ziebell) Peterson, age 86, of Oshkosh, died on Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at Pleasant Acres, Winnebago, Wisconsin. Ione was born on December 20, 1917, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Alfred and Katherine (Pfaffenroth) Ziebell. She was married to William E. Peterson on August 12, 1937, in Oshkosh. She was baptized, confirmed and married at Christ...
Marie Liebert
Apr 8, 2004
Marie M. Liebert, age 86, of Oshkosh, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center. Marie was born on June 26, 1917 in Green Bay, Wisconsin a daughter of the late Frank and Alma (Giese) Stascak. She married Adolph Liebert on June 26, 1937 in Green Bay. He preceded her in death on February 14, 1986. Marie...
Gomer Roberts
Apr 5, 2004
Gomer William Roberts, 74, a physician, radiologist and inventor, died Monday, April 5, 2004. Burial arrangements are with Seefeld Family of Funeral Chapels in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. In lieu of flowers, please plant a peach, pecan or apple tree in your own yard. The family requests that you share recollections by visiting www.gomertribute.com. Dr. Gomer William Roberts was born April 5,...
Paul Padilla
Apr 4, 2004
Paul Padilla, age 80, of Omro passed away unexpectedly at Mercy Medical Center on Thursday morning, April 1, 2004. Paul was born on June 20, 1923 in Kyle, TX, the son of Pablo and Isabella Luz Padilla. He married Hilda Graper on October 22, 1949. Paul retired from Wisconsin Ordinance Works and took up wood carving in his retirement. Paul...
Vernon Cartwright
Mar 28, 2004
Vernon W. Cartwright, age 88, of Oshkosh passed away Sunday, March 28, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born on August 11, 1915 in Oshkosh, the son of George and Anna (Schramm) Cartwright. He married Marie Fox on December 12, 1936 at Zion Church. Vernon served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and the U.S. Army during World War II....
Alice Cundy
Mar 27, 2004
Alice Anna Amundson Cundy was born in Princeton on July 6, 1931, daughter of the late William Alfred and Erna Tillie Menge Fenske. She passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2004, at Omro Care Center. Her family moved to Oshkosh in 1940. She married Richard A. Amundson, Sr. in Oshkosh on October 14, 1950. They divorced in October 1958. She...
David Keuren
Mar 26, 2004
Dr. David K. Van Keuren, age 53, of Washington, D.C., was tragically killed on his way to work Friday morning, March 26, 2004 by a hit and run driver. David was the son of James and Ruby Van Keuren of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. David was born on October 28, 1950 in Park Falls, Wisconsin. He graduated class of 1968 and attended...
Rita Gronlund
Mar 25, 2004
Rita K. Gronlund, 81, of Oshkosh, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Green Bay on February 8, 1923, a daughter of the late Harold and Anna (Schenk) Maloney. She graduated from Green Bay West High School and continued her education at the St. Agnes School of Nursing in Fond du Lac....
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