Obituaries

Feb 6, 2018

Warren L. "Shorty" Bohn of Waukau, Wisconsin was blessed with the healing grace of God as he reached for and was received into the loving arms of Jesus on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. Warren is the loving and faithful husband of Gloria A. (Gallert) Bohn. They were married 58 years. Warren was born in 1932 in Waukau, the son of...

Feb 6, 2018

Feb 3, 2018

Edward "Ed" Riley, age 82, of New London, passed away at home on February 3, 2018 surrounded by family and friends. Ed was born October 14, 1935 in Chicago, Il to Arthur J. Riley and Catherine Daly Riley. Ed was a graduate of St. George High School, Evanston, Il and served in the United States Navy from January 1954 to...

Feb 2, 2018

Martin L. "Marty" "Willie" Moldenhauer, age 58, passed away peacefully in the loving presence of his family, Friday morning, February 2, 2018, at Park View Health Center. He was born on March 17, 1959, in Oshkosh, the son of Vernon "Butch" and Julie Ann (Ellis) Moldenhauer. Willie was raised in Omro and lived in the surrounding area his whole life....

Jan 31, 2018

Ruth A. Sanders, age 67, nee Buskirk, passed away peacefully at Eden Meadows following a battle with cancer on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. She was born in Oshkosh on January 7, 1951, the daughter of the late Gaylord and Fern (Ravey) Buskirk. Ruth lived most of her life in Oshkosh and Appleton. She also lived three and a half years...

Jan 31, 2018

Margaret Rose Stieg, age 100, of Oshkosh, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. She was born in Oshkosh on September 10, 1917 to the late Henry and Gustie (Eurich) Koch. Margaret was one of ten children. On September 17, 1947 she married her husband of 69 years, Joseph Stieg, who preceded her in death just over a year ago....

Jan 31, 2018

Evelyne C. May, age 92, of Omro, died Wednesday morning, January 31, 2018, at Aurora Medical Center. Born on October 31, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Nicholas and Katarina (Harnacker) Kersch, Evelyne married William C. May on January 12, 1946. He preceded her in death on December 26, 1976. An active community member, Evelyne's service work included the...

Jan 29, 2018

Margaret ("Maggie") died peacefully on January 29, 2018. Maggie was born on March 28, 1944, in Oshkosh. She attended Oshkosh High School and Valparaiso University. She earned her Bachelor's Degree and, subsequently, a Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Maggie served the community for many years as a librarian at Appleton Public Library, where she was...

Jan 28, 2018

Kenneth John Gerike was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 25, 1949 to Ernest and Vera (Roschke) Gerike. He was united in holy marriage to Darlene Doris Dobberstein on June 10, 1973 and blessed with 33 years of life together. God also blessed them with four children: Kristin Gerike of Columbia; Matthew Gerike of Williamsburg, Virginia; Rachel Breeden of...

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...