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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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Russell Larson
Mar 25, 2017
Russell A. Larson, age 88, of Oshkosh, died Saturday afternoon, March 25, 2017, at Bethel Home. Born on May 31, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Russell and Margaret (Hilsberg) Larson, Russell married Jane Moon on March 10, 1956, in Illinois. He served his country during WWII with the U.S. Army. Russell was employed by the City of Oshkosh...
Gladys Hawkins
Mar 24, 2017
Gladys A. Hawkins, age 72, of Oshkosh, passed away Friday morning, March 24, 2017, at Bethel Home. Born on June 11, 1944, in Mondovi, Wisconsin, the daughter of Bernard and Emma (Weissinger) Weiss, Gladys married Delmar Hawkins on September 21, 1968, in Eau Claire and he preceded her in death on October 24, 2005. A member of St. Raphael the...
David Milner
Mar 24, 2017
David E. Milner, Sr. "Pep" age 83, of Omro, died Friday, March 24, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born July 10, 1933, in the town of Eldorado, Fond du Lac County, the son of Joseph and Luella (Pease) Milner. Pep attended and graduated from Winneconne High School. Shortly after graduation Pep went into the Army, serving from 1952...
Jerry Jawson
Mar 20, 2017
Jerry A. Jawson, age 80, a resident of Borth for the past 27 years, passed away peacefully with his family by his bedside early Monday morning, March 20, 2017, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah. He was born November 25, 1936, in Milwaukee, the son of Frank and Phyllis (Specht) Jawson. Jerry attended Oconto High School and later served in the...
John Angle
Mar 18, 2017
John R. Angle, 84, of the Wild Rose area, died peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Aurora Medical Center of Oshkosh. John was born on December 24, 1932 to Ray and Vesta Angle and grew up in the Berlin area. Upon graduating high school in Berlin, he enlisted in the Navy where he...
Rose Kresal
Mar 18, 2017
Rosemary Kresal, closer to 95 than 94, died peacefully Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Omro Care Center where she has resided for the past several years. Rose was born April 7, 1922 in Fond du Lac, WI, the daughter of Dale O. and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Post Bartow. She married Paul Kresal at St. Vincent Catholic Church in Oshkosh on August...
Odell Knippel
Mar 18, 2017
Odell Antonia Knippel, 92, of Oshkosh passed away peacefully at Gabriel's Villa on Saturday, March 18, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at First United Methodist Church, 700 W. Linwood Ave., Oshkosh with Reverend Jack Stubbs officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service. In lieu...
Dorothea Costello
Mar 14, 2017
Dorothea Alta Delores Costello, 84 years, left this world gently and peacefully on Tuesday March 14, 2017, at Webster Manor in Omro, WI to join her sweetheart in heaven. She was born on November 1, 1932 the daughter of Fredrick and Alta (Bornmann) Lange in Portage, WI. On February 27, 1954 she was united in marriage to Paul Costello at...
Sherlee Feyen
Mar 10, 2017
Sherlee A. Feyen, age 72, of Oshkosh, passed away at Mercy Medical Center surrounded by her loving family on Friday, March 10, 2017. She was born in Fond du Lac on November 3, 1944, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Adelmeyer) Schmidbauer. Sherlee grew up in LeRoy, WI, attended Mayville High School, and received her Registered Nurse degree...
Barbara Carlson
Mar 9, 2017
Barbara Ann Carlson, of Berlin, age 70, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017. She was born in Oshkosh on November 15, 1946 the daughter of the late John "Bud" and Margaret "Peggy" Grant. She graduated from Omro High School in 1965. On April 19, 1969 she married her husband of 48 years, Robert C. Carlson. Barbara worked in banking...
Ronald Mulder
Mar 7, 2017
Ronald E. Mulder, age 79, of Omro, passed away with his family by his side on March 7, 2017 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Ronald was born to Everett and Harriet (Giese) Mulder on January 27, 1938. After High School, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and went on to serve honorably in the Korean War. After his enlistment, he...
Barbara Matlock
Feb 25, 2017
Barbara Ann Matlock, age 82, of Oshkosh, died Saturday morning, February 25, 2017, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. Born on April 2, 1934, the daughter of Virgil and Ila (Neely) Clark, Barb married Lee Albert Matlock in 1952 and he preceded her in death on March 3, 2010. Family ties were very important to Barb, as a devoted wife,...
James Tritt
Feb 25, 2017
James Harold Tritt, Jr., age 84, of Omro, died Saturday, February 25, 2017, surrounded by the love and warmth of his family at Mercy Medical Center. Jim was born March 3, 1932, in the Town of Poygan, the son of James H. and Hazel (Feavel) Tritt. He attended Omro High School and later served in the U. S. Army during...
Cynthia Kienert
Feb 23, 2017
Cynthia L. Kienert, age 57, of Oshkosh, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, February 23, 2017. She was born in Oshkosh on April 30, 1959, the daughter of the late Richard and Patricia (Dubinski) Smith. Cindy was a seamstress for about 20 years at Oshkosh B'gosh, retiring in the R&D department. She had a green thumb,...
Cole Craig
Feb 18, 2017
Cole A. Craig, 21, of Omro, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017, as a result of an auto accident. Cole was born July 18, 1995 in Oshkosh to Steven Craig and Lisa (Rausch) Craig. He graduated in 2014 from Omro High School. He worked for Eiden Property Management, then A.P. Nonweiler, and was currently employed at QPC in Oshkosh....
James Ellis
Feb 17, 2017
James (Jim) Ellis, age 72, passed away on February 17, 2017. Jim was born on October 20, 1944, the youngest child of his parents Calvin and Esther Ellis. Jim attended Waukau and Omro schools before graduating from Omro High School in 1962. After high school, Jim earned a bachelor degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1966.Jim married Leah Otto...
Elaine Harris
Feb 15, 2017
Elaine M. Harris, age 49, of Ripon, WI, passed away on February 15, 2017, peacefully in her home. Elaine grew up in Eureka, WI and graduated from Omro High School. She had worked for Berlin Glove for 17 years, then went on to do the work she really had a passion for, and that was caregiving. Her most recent caregiving...
Marion Bell
Feb 14, 2017
Marion E. Bell, age 82, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday morning, February 14, 2017 at Select Specialty Hospital in West Allis. She was born June 4, 1934, in Milwaukee, the daughter of George and Helen (VanderBloomer) Leygraf. Marion grew up in Milwaukee and was a graduate of Messmer High School. She married Ronald J. Bell in Milwaukee on July 16, 1955...
Donald Kienast
Feb 14, 2017
Donald Albert Kienast, 77, passed away, peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 15 2017, with his loving wife by his side. He was born November 7, 1939 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He served as a Postmaster in the United States Army in 1963-1965 and was stationed in Korea, Texas, and South Carolina. Don will be fondly remembered for his storytelling, sense...
Gordon Stiller
Feb 11, 2017
Gordon L. Stiller, life-long resident of Omro, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the age of 80. Gordon was born in Omro on October 18, 1936, the son of the late Sherman and Helen (Dodson) Stiller. After graduating from Omro High School in 1955, he went on to serve in the United States Air Force as a load...
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