Obituaries

Jan 28, 2018

Rodney R. "Rod" Grunske, age 78, of Oshkosh, died Sunday evening January 28, 2018, at the Waterford in Oshkosh. Born on June 26, 1939, in Oshkosh, the son of Reuben and Grace (Phillipps) Grunske, Rod married Judith Tokarski on July 30, 1960. He later married Darlene Schilhabel on February 16, 1980, in Oshkosh. As a young boy, Rod worked in...

Jan 28, 2018

Daniel J. Dickinson, age 64, passed away at Parkview Health Center, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, January 28, 2018. He was born in St. Louis, MO on November 1, 1953, the son of the late William and Elnora (Mercer) Dickinson. Danny was proud to serve in the U.S. Navy from 1973 to 1977. Prior to the Navy he attended...

Jan 22, 2018

Lexi Jane Briskie, age 21, of Oshkosh, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018. She was born in Berlin, Wisconsin on September 11, 1996, the daughter of Jeff and Michele (Dutcher) Briskie. Lexi graduated from Oshkosh West High School in 2015 and was currently attending Edgewood College in Madison as an honors student in their nursing program. As a former...

Jan 19, 2018

If you don't believe there are angels that roam the earth, then you never met Donna Rumlow. Born September 23, 1934 Donna spent her childhood in Oshkosh. She moved to Omro when she met and married Warner G Rumlow in 1969. She loved to paint and read. She worked at Winnebago Mental Health Institute for 31 years on the children's...

Jan 18, 2018

Judith Ann Hanson, 78, of Omro, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018 with her family by her side at Mercy Medical Center. Judy was born on May 7, 1939 to the late Harvey and Beatrice (Broderick) Krueger in Oshkosh. Judy owned her own beauty salon on Main Street in Omro for many years. She loved the outdoors, later in...

Jan 18, 2018

Charles L. "Chuck" Fleck, age 79, of Oshkosh, died Thursday evening, January 18, 2018. He was born in Oshkosh on November 2, 1938, the son of William and Jeanette (Ravy) Fleck. On September 9, 1983, he married Cora Lee Trier and she preceded him in death on August 9, 2014. He was employed at Wisconsin Axle, which later became Rockwell...

Jan 15, 2018

Neil D. Rasmussen, age 88, of Oshkosh, died Monday, January 15, 2018, at Lakeshore Manor in Oshkosh. Born on May 16, 1929, in Oshkosh, the son of Raymond and Cecilia (Beck) Rasmussen, Neil married Barbara Bauer on December 22, 1951, at Peace Lutheran Chapel. He served his country with the U.S. Naval Air Force for 3 years, 10 months, and...

Jan 15, 2018

Philip C. Hetzel, age 81, of Winneconne passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, January 15, 2018. Philip was born to Carl and Marcella (Stolzman) Hetzel on November 28. 1936. Phil was a graduate of Oshkosh High School, once he graduated, he enlisted into the Navy Reserves. After his service to his country, he met and married Barbara Lenz...

Jan 14, 2018

Shirley A. Dailey, nee Silverthorn, age 88, passed away at home with her loving family by her side on Sunday, January 14, 2018. She was born in the Town of Rushford on January 10, 1930, the daughter of the late Harold and Harriett (Rank) Silverthorn. Shirley attended West School, graduated from Omro High School in 1947, and also attended UW-Oshkosh....

Jan 11, 2018

Jamil C. "Jim" Roggow, age 86, of King, Wisconsin and formerly of Omro, died Thursday evening, January 11, 2018, at Theda Care Medical Center in Waupaca. Born on July 12, 1931, in Omro, the son of John and Amanda (Nitzke) Roggow, Jamil married Audrey Krause and she precedes him in death. During the Korean War, Jamil served honorable with the...

Jan 5, 2018

Thomas M. Kloehn, age 67, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018. He was born in New London on November 16, 1950 the son of the late Marvin and Blanche (Bryanton) Kloehn. Tom enjoyed fishing, jigsaw puzzles and was an avid Packer fan. He will be remembered for his dry sense of humor and nice smile. He was very loyal...

Jan 4, 2018

Jan 2, 2018

William O. Sypek, of Oshkosh, age 71, passed away with family by his side at Mercy Medical Center on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. He was born in Milwaukee on December 8, 1946, son of the late Malen and Marion (Davies) Sypek. Bill was proud to serve in the U.S. Navy. On May 23, 1970 he married Sharon Wroblewski in New...

Dec 21, 2017

Howard Wruck, age 95, of Oshkosh, died Thursday evening, December 21, 2017, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. Born on March 18, 1922, in Van Dyne, Wisconsin, the son of John and Emma (Martin) Wruck, Howard married Rose Schmitz and she precedes him in death. An U.S. Army Veteran, serving in Europe from 1942-1945, where he was awarded the Purple...

Dec 15, 2017

Maureen "Mo" J. Beecher, age 75, of Oshkosh, died Friday morning, December 15, 2017, at Aurora Medical Center. She was born on March 23, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Carroll and Wyona (Green) Lindsay. She enjoyed time spent cross-stitching, bowling, reading, cooking and baking for family members. Survivors include her five children, Robin (Bob) Kirchner of Oshkosh, James...

Dec 10, 2017

Darlene Renee "Bean", age 57, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017. After a courageous battle with cancer, she climbed the stairway to heaven into the arms of the angels. She was born on December 15, 1959, to Russell and Jalaine (Thull) Bunker. She grew up in Eureka and graduated from Berlin High School in 1978. Darlene was a very...

Dec 9, 2017

Melvin J. Wirth, 94, of Waukau, WI, passed away peacefully in his apartment at Oakwood Manor in Oshkosh on December 9, 2017, surrounded by his family. Melvin was born March 5, 1923, at his home near St. Joe, WI, to Bernard and Isabella (Knaus) Wirth. He was the ninth of fourteen children. He married Betty Bohn on September 3, 1951,...

Dec 9, 2017

DuWayne L. Veach, age 65, of Oshkosh, died Saturday morning, December 9, 2017, at the Wisconsin Veteran's Home in King, Wisconsin. Born on January 29, 1952, in Oshkosh, the son of Jack and Ila (Tiffany) Veach, DuWayne was a life-long resident of Oshkosh. On March 31, 1971, DuWayne enlisted in the U. S. Army and honorably served his country until...

Dec 7, 2017

Jeffrey Harold Dodd, 59, of Berlin, passed away at his home on his birthday, December 6, 2017. He was born in 1958 to the late Arthur Harold and Betty Jane (Shaner) Dodd in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Jeffrey loved fishing, hunting, listening to polka music, tinkering and repairing antiques, and he was a lover of animals. He worked for many years at...

Dec 6, 2017

Armenia Minnie Hassler, age 74, of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly on December 6, 2017. She was born on April 23, 1943 in Kingsville, TX, the daughter of the late Ronald and Arsenia (Ramos) Zachow. On September 22, 1962 she married her husband of 55 years, Peter E. Hassler. Minnie loved taking care of children and worked many years as a...