Richard Schumacher
May 27, 2021
Richard R. Schumacher, age 92, passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021. He was born in Sheboygan on September 24, 1928 son of the late Hugo and Hulda (Polster) Schumacher. On August 18, 1951 he married his wife of 69 years, Beverly Kelley. Richard was proud to serve in the U.S. Air Force. He worked for many years at Speed...
Judith Silski
May 24, 2021
Judith A. Silski, age 79, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021. She was born in Crandon on February 27, 1942 the daughter of the late Roy and Lois (Laverdier) O'Marro. Judy was a long-time employee of Miles Kimball. She was proud of her time volunteering with the Omro Kindergarden classes. Judy spent much of her free time riding horseback,...
Virginia Davis
May 21, 2021
Virginia Kaye (Garside) Davis, age 74, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021. She was born on September 18, 1946 in Norman, Oklahoma to Klella Moriene (Gabbart) Garside and James Leonard Garside. Gini and her parents moved to Platteville, Wisconsin where she grew up, attending the UW-Platteville Laboratory School and graduating from Platteville High School in 1964. Gini married M....
Joyce Jawson
May 16, 2021
Joyce Ann Jawson, age 77, of Menasha, passed away with peace and grace on May 16, 2021. She was born into a large German family, the 13th of 15 children in Merrill WI. to the late August and Elsie Paul. She is reunited with her loving husband of 51 years, Jerry Jawson, who preceded her in 2017. Joyce graduated from...
Carol Koss
May 13, 2021
Carol M. Koss, age 81, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 13, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Oshkosh on September 6, 1939, the daughter of the late Barney and Helen (Karst) Paulsen. On October 31, 1959 she married Steven Koss in St. Mary Catholic Church, Oshkosh. Carol was a manager for the...
Laura Dickson
May 13, 2021
Laura Evelyn Dickson, age 99, passed away in New Berlin, WI on May 13, 2021. She was born October 13, 1921, in Oshkosh, WI the daughter of Justine (Eurich) and Henry Koch. Laura was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, and a part of the Ladies' Guild of Immanuel Lutheran Church. She graduated high school in 1939, being the...
Albert Bishop
May 11, 2021
Albert "Scotty" S. Bishop, age 78, passed away at Mercy Hospital on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. He was born to the late Charles and Frances (Noha) Bishop on February 19, 1943 in Fulton County, PA. Scotty was proud to serve in the United States Army from 1961-1966. When he moved to Florida he married Sharon Tetzlaff. They then moved to...
Shirley Reiter
May 11, 2021
Shirley R Reiter, age 95, passed away in Omro on May 11, 2021. She was born to Joseph and Bertha (Hafeman) Tavernie on February 16, 1926. On August 11, 1951 she was married to Joseph Reiter. She loved to go out dancing after dinner. She enjoyed bowling and was always known as a hard worker, working at Hoffmaster for 23...
Judith Watkins
May 8, 2021
Judith "Judy" A. Watkins, age 76, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021. She was born on January 8, 1945, the daughter of the late Raymond and Sylvia (Neuenfeldt) Voight. On January 2, 1965 she married Kenneth Watkins in Oshkosh. She graduated from Oshkosh High School and went on to be an administrative assistant in healthcare, retiring from ThedaCare. Primarily...
Carlton Franz
May 4, 2021
Carlton "Cully" F. Franz, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. He was born on June 21, 1935, the son of the late Walter and Verona (Vorpagel) Franz. Cully was born in the house less than two blocks away from the house in which he died. He was proud to serve in the U.S. Army from 1955 until...
David Mcdermid
May 2, 2021
David L. McDermid, age 58, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021. He was born in Racine on September 21, 1962, son of the late John and Constance (Lieb) McDermid. He was a process engineer at Wells Manufacturing in Fond du Lac for many years, retiring in 2019. David enjoyed computers, fishing and skiing. His daughter, Amber, taught him to...
Leland Bakken
Apr 25, 2021
Leland "Lee" Norbert Bakken passed away April 25, 2021 at the age of 95. Leland was born to Albert and Hanna Bakken on January 23, 1926 in Sand Creek, WI. He was the youngest of nine children of Norwegian immigrants. He spoke only Norwegian until he started to attend school at the age of five. He graduated from Chetek High...
Helen Mueller
Apr 23, 2021
Helen Gettelman Mueller, born August 22, 1922, died on April 23, 2021 at the age of 98. Mrs. Mueller was the widow of former Universal Foundry owner and President Richard Carl "Dick" Mueller of Oshkosh (1921 – 2001), whom she married in 1944. She was the youngest and last surviving of four children born to former Gettelman Brewery owner and...
Paul Coates
Apr 23, 2021
Paul D. Coates, age 63, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI. He was born on August 2, 1957 to Garth and Eunice (Velie) Coates. He was employed with the Universal Foundry in Oshkosh for many years he was later employed with Advocap Inc. until he started his own business, Precision Contractors as...
Brian Schulz
Apr 18, 2021
Brian Lee Schulz, age 49, passed away April 18, 2021. He was born to Robert and Dorothy Schulz on August 9, 1971. Brian was very artistic, creating murals and etchings for local businesses. He enjoyed going for bike rides, walking the dog and Snoopy from Peanuts. His favorite musical group was VanHalen. He will be remembered for his kind heart,...
Diane Schultz
Apr 18, 2021
Diane M. Schultz passed away on April 18, 2021. She was born on March 18, 1942 to George and Berniece (Tucker) LeRoy in Oshkosh, WI. Diane married Herbert Schultz on January 13, 1962 and together they shared 59 years of marriage. She loved to go hunting with him and will be remembered as being a backseat driver to everyone she...
Erline Voight
Apr 16, 2021
Erline Voight, age 98, was taken to Heaven on Friday, April 16, 2021. She was a resident of Eden Meadows, Green House, since March of this year. Erline was born on March 10, 1923 in Phillips, Wisconsin, the daughter of Emil Soderbeck and Lillian (nee Anderson) Soderbeck. Erline worked at Pluswood Inc. for 21 years and ran the family farm...
Alice Blackburn
Apr 15, 2021
Alice Lillian Krenz Blackburn, age 96, died peacefully in her home, surrounded by family on Thursday, April 15, 2021. She was born in the Town of Omro at her family home on March 9, 1925. She was born the daughter of Lillian and George Krenz. She graduated at the top of her Omro High School Class. On June 5, 1948...
Cheryl Ruck
Apr 10, 2021
Cheryl R. Ruck, age 74, passed away early Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Park View Health Center in Oshkosh. The oldest of five children born to Charles and Theresa "Dolly" Albashian on July 1, 1946. Cheryl was a 1964 graduate of Omro High School. After briefly attending WSC-Oshkosh, she married Gerald M. Ruck on November 27, 1965. After being blessed...
Mary Schuhart
Apr 5, 2021
Mary Ellen Schuhart, age 81, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, April 5, 2021. She was born in Oshkosh on September 18, 1939 the daughter of the late Francis and Lois (Schwertfeger) Andrashko. She was married to her husband 60 years, Gerald Schuhart. Mary Ellen attended Wisconsin State College, Oshkosh, and went on to work...
