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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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Frank Platt

Frank Platt

Feb 22, 2020

Frank M. Platt Sr. found eternal rest Saturday February 22, 2020 at the age of 93. Frank was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin on September 29, 1926 to Michael Platt and Anna Junek. He was raised from a young age to age 18 in a boy's home for orphans, he later found out his younger brother Michael Platt had also been...

Paula Neese

Paula Neese

Feb 18, 2020

Paula Neese, 72, formerly of Rockmont, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2020. Alzheimers took her memory and her health but it couldn't take her smile and warmth. A 1965 graduate of Northwestern High school in Maple, Paula went on to receive a baccalaureate degree in Hotel and Restaurant management from Michigan State University. After working for L.J Minor Corporation...

Arthur Jarvenpaa

Arthur Jarvenpaa

Feb 14, 2020

Arthur "Art" Jarvenpaa, age 81, passed away on February 14, 2020. He was born to Gust and Maxine (Williams) Jarvenpaa on December 3, 1938. Art loved fishing and hunting and could often be seen bowling which was a true passion of his. He also enjoyed camping and working on cars. On April 1, 1959 he married the love of his...

Eleanor Kringel

Eleanor Kringel

Feb 12, 2020

Eleanor Jean Kringel, age 91, passed away February 12, 2020. She was born on July 13, 1928, in Rolla North Dakota, and was the second of three children born to Harold D. and Ruby M (nee Price) Youngberg. While still a child, her mother passed away after which the family moved to Minnesota and then to Oshkosh, Wisconsin where she...

Wilma Ritsema

Wilma Ritsema

Feb 11, 2020

Wilma J. Ritsema, passed on to Eternal Life on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the age of 89 after a long disability which began in 1996 when she suffered a major stroke following heart bypass surgery. Wilma was born in Lansing, Michigan on July 12, 1930 where she grew up on their farm and attended a small one room school....

William Monroe

William Monroe

Feb 10, 2020

William "Bill" C. Monroe, age 82, of Oshkosh, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born on November 17, 1937, in Oshkosh, the son of William and Dora (nee Hoffman) Monroe. Whether you knew him as Bill, Billy, Pa, Ace, Chief, Grandpa or some other name, you knew a good, kind, generous...

Robert Kumbier

Robert Kumbier

Jan 30, 2020

Robert M. "Bob" Kumbier, age 79, of Oshkosh, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 30, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center. Born on August 6, 1940, in Oshkosh, the son of Myron and Irene (Dehn) Kumbier, Bob married Darlene Wilde on July 21, 1961, at Peace Lutheran Church in Oshkosh. His working career included Binder Beverage, Victor Dehn Trucking, and after 32...

Helen Schwochert

Helen Schwochert

Jan 29, 2020

Helen Schwochert, age 83, passed away on January 29, 2020. She was born in Slinger, WI, on July 18, 1936 to Arthur and Marie (Kress) Schaefer. On June 8, 1957, she married Theodore Schwochert in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wautoma. Helen loved reading and shopping for bargains, especially her yarn. She turned yarn and fabric into beautiful lap blankets,...

Lorna Holtz

Lorna Holtz

Jan 28, 2020

God called Lorna Jean Holtz's soul from this earth to Himself in Heaven Tuesday evening, January 28, 2020, at the age of 84 years. She was born on October 16, 1935, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Herbert G. and Meta L. (Pommeraning) Holtz. Lorna married and had two sons. A graduate of Theda Clark School of Nursing, Lorna was employed...

Nancy Fitzsimmons

Nancy Fitzsimmons

Jan 27, 2020

Nancy Fitzsimmons passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020, in Omro Wisconsin with loved ones by her side . She was born to Royal and Dorothy Luebben in Milwaukee on November 20, 1938, the youngest child with two sisters and one brother. She was a passionate, outspoken and talented woman with many interests. Selected as the first woman at Allis-Chalmers...

Joan Williams

Joan Williams

Jan 23, 2020

An obituary is not available at this time for Joan Williams (Smith). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Geraldine Jacobson

Geraldine Jacobson

Jan 19, 2020

Geraldine Katherine Jacobson, nee Shrock, age 82, passed away at Evergreen in Oshkosh with family by her side on Sunday, January 19, 2020. She was born in the Town of Warren, Waushara County, on August 18, 1937, the daughter of the late Simon and Delephine (Disterhaft) Shrock. Geraldine was raised in the Catholic Faith and the Rosary. On October 29,...

Marion Cook

Marion Cook

Jan 18, 2020

No funeral services are being planned at this time.

Janis Smith

Janis Smith

Jan 17, 2020

Janis K. Smith, age 94, of Oshkosh and formerly of Neenah, passed away Friday morning January 17, 2020, at Evergreen in Oshkosh. She was born on March 25, 1925, in Jackson, Minnesota, the daughter of Charles and Alice Kruger Kessler. On June 15, 1946, Janis married James W. Smith and he preceded her in death on July 25, 2009. Janis...

Dorothy Wolff

Dorothy Wolff

Jan 17, 2020

Dorothy P. Wolff, age 97, of Oshkosh and formerly of Menasha, passed away Friday morning, January 17, 2020, at Bella Vista Assisted Living Facility in Oshkosh. Born on March 21, 1922, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Paul and Mabel (Brown) Tesch, Dorothy was a graduate of Oshkosh High School Class of 1941. In June of 1944, Dorothy married Edgar Wolff,...

Agnes Butzlaff

Agnes Butzlaff

Jan 17, 2020

An obituary is not available at this time for Agnes Butzlaff. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Earl Watkins

Earl Watkins

Jan 15, 2020

Earl Charles Watkins Jr., of Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, formerly of Delavan, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at his home with his loving wife, Betty, at his side. Mr. Watkins was born December 16, 1937 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He married the love of his life Betty Scheuerman on December 26, 1964 in Oshkosh, WI and honeymooned in Rice...

Phyllis Hay

Phyllis Hay

Jan 12, 2020

Phyllis Lenore Hay was called to her eternal home peacefully on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Phyllis was born in St. Joseph Michigan on May 15, 1931 to Lester and Esther (Jacobsen) Brann. She resided in Racine, WI throughout her childhood. After graduating from UW-Madison, she married Lt Col (Ret) David John Hay. Following the birth of their two children, Phyllis...

Steven Raddatz

Steven Raddatz

Jan 6, 2020

Steven C. Raddatz. Age 67, of Omro, passed away Monday morning, January 6, 2020, at his home. Born on September 7, 1952, in Oshkosh, the son of Leo and Regina Pawlowski Raddatz, Steve was employed as a Heat Treater with AP Westshore of Oshkosh for many years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing…yes, there are Viking fans in Wisconsin and Steve...

Dennis Rhode

Dennis Rhode

Jan 6, 2020

Oshkosh - Dennis G. Rhode, of Appleton and formerly of Oshkosh, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Monday evening, January 6, 2020, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Appleton. Dennis Gene Rhode was born at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI, on a snowy January 3, 1951, to Donald A. & Gloria (Lutz) Rhode. He was educated in the...

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