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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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Marion Hartmann
Aug 20, 2015
Marion (Hackbarth) Hartmann, age 90, of Oshkosh, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015, at Evergreen Retirement Community. She was born on April 7, 1925, to Harvey and Martha Hackbarth. She was joined in holy matrimony with David Hartmann on October 10, 1946, in Oshkosh. Marion spent her early years as a telephone operator. In later years, she got the...
Craig Kordes
Aug 3, 2015
Craig T. Kordes, age 66, of Oshkosh, died Monday, August 3, 2015, at his home. Born on February 12, 1949, in Milwaukee, the son of Gerald and Eunice (Baranowski) Kordes, Craig was employed by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Corrections, as a Parole and Transfer Agent at the Resource Center in Oshkosh. He served his country with the U.S....
Kenneth Toll
Aug 2, 2015
Kenneth A. Toll, age 74, of Omro, passed away with his family by his side on Sunday morning, August 2, 2015, in his home. He was born on March 4, 1941 to the late Wilbur and Ruby (Chesmore) Toll. Ken grew up in the Waupun area and attended Atwater School.He enlisted in the WI Army National Guard in 1960 and...
Violet Belles
Aug 1, 2015
Violet M. Belles, age 80, of Oshkosh, died Saturday morning, August 1, 2015, at her home. Born on March 14, 1935, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Bert and Eliza (Woodruff) Brooks, Violet married Arthur Belles and he preceded her in death on December 28, 2013. She was employed as a Nurse's Aide for many years at various nursing...
Florence Palmer
Jul 31, 2015
Florence L. Palmer, age 100, of Oshkosh, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015. She was born in Detroit, MI on March 10, 1915 the daughter of the late William and Katherine (Ramsay) Palmer. After graduating from Oshkosh High School, Florence attended Oshkosh State Teacher's College and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. She was an Admissions Examiner at UW-Oshkosh...
Joseph Vowels
Jul 31, 2015
Joseph Vowels, Jr. died on July 31, 2015, at the age of 78, at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born August 11, 1936, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the son of the late Joseph Vowels and Florence (Nee) Petri. He was made a child of God through holy baptism on March 5, 1944 and was confirmed in the faith at...
Lena Schock
Jul 26, 2015
Lena E. Schock, age 103, died Sunday morning, July 26, 2015, at Northpoint Medical & Rehabilitation Center. Born on November 19, 1911, in Oshkosh, a daughter of George and Elizabeth (Felker) Weigandt, Lena was one of nine children. On June 11, 1931, Lena married Earl Anderson in Waukegan, Illinois, and he preceded her in death on November 22, 1934. She...
Donald Leetch
Jul 16, 2015
Donald W. Leetch, age 93, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015. He was born on October 12, 1921 in Milwaukee, WI, son of William and Juanita (Kinne) Leetch. He attended Milwaukee Public Schools, graduating in June of 1939 from Boys Tech High School. He was called to Naval active duty in December, 1940, serving aboard the U.S.S. Gilmer DD-233, later...
Wayne Macfarlane
Jul 14, 2015
Wayne A. MacFarlane, age 85, passed away July 14, 2015, at home with his family. Wayne was born, August 22, 1929, in Oshkosh, the son of the late Harry and Mamie (Smith) MacFarlane. He married Bernice M. Behm, September, 17, 1949, in West Bloomfield. He loved to go fishing and hunting with his father, relatives, and friends. He also spent...
Mona Kienert
Jul 14, 2015
Mona Kienert passed away on July 14, 2015 at Bethel Home. Mona was born in Oshkosh on March 20, 1931 to Paul & Essie Zarling. She was married to Darwin Kienert in 1948 and they had seven children. Mona is survived by four of her children, Merry Lee Meunier (Bruce), Cindy Houle, Dan Kienert (Cindy), and Doug Kienert (Kelly), 14...
Bernice Amundson
Jul 14, 2015
Bernice J. Amundson, age 82, of Omro, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. Born on June 17, 1933, the daughter of Roland and Vera (Loewen) Schmude, Bernice married Kenneth Amundson on August 6, 1950, in Winneconne. Employed at SNC Company in Oshkosh for 17 years in the product assembly line, Bernice served as the...
Nancy Stanke
Jul 10, 2015
Nancy Mary Stanke, 73, of Winchester, Wisconsin, passed away after a brief illness on July 10th, 2015 surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home. Nancy was born December 31, 1941 in Appleton, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Lauren and Rosetta Bowens. Nancy graduated from Antigo High School in 1961. She married her true love and life-long...
Elaine Reinert
Jul 5, 2015
Elaine E. Reinert, age 82, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Evergreen Retirement Center. Elaine was born November 17, 1932, the daughter of Edward and Florence (Madson) Schutz. She married Lawrence Degner on December 10, 1949, he passed away November 29, 1956. She later married Rexford Reinert on December 13, 1957 and he passed away on September 9,...
John Hogan
Jul 4, 2015
Oshkosh resident John J. (Jack) Hogan, 83, passed away July 4th at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. At his side were his beloved children, daughters-in-law, son-in-law and several of his grandchildren. Born in Ashland, Wisconsin, Jack was raised in Sheboygan from the age of six, as the third of seven children of Jerome F. and Ruth B. Hogan. He attended...
Gertrude Stroshine
Jul 4, 2015
Gertrude Elizabeth Stroshine (nee, Hasse), of Oshkosh died on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at 4:00 a.m. at Eden Meadows, where she had been residing the past six months. She was just a few days shy of her 100th birthday. She was born in Milwaukee, WI, July 22, 1915, the daughter of the late William and Eleanore Hasse. She married Thomas...
Diane Davis
Jun 29, 2015
Diane C. Davis, age 56, of Omro, found peace and went home on June 29, 2015. She was born August 8, 1958, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Alonzo and Joan (Cleveland) Davis. Diane was a talented photographer and enjoyed taking photos of nature and flowers. She spent countless hours researching her family genealogy. Diane always looked forward to playing words...
Larry Zastrow
Jun 29, 2015
Larry Zastrow, age 59, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, passed away into the hands of God on June 29, 2015. Larry was born on September 25, 1955, in Milwaukee, WI to late parents Clarence and Ottilia (Prahl) Zastrow. Larry is survived by his daughter, Gennesse (James) West; son, Nathan (Kristen) Zastrow, siblings, Peggy (Neal) Gramling, Mary Jane (Thomas) Daniels, Dennis, Alan, Dale...
Beverly Schultz
Jun 28, 2015
Beverly J. Schultz, age 83, of Omro, died early Sunday morning, June 28,2015, at Omro Care Center with her family by her side. She was born June7, 1932, the daughter of Dale and Anita (Bass) Tyler. Beverly marriedLeonard O. Schultz on April 28, 1951 in Granton, WI. She had worked formany years at Evergreen Retirement Community in Oshkosh and later...
Arletta Joas
Jun 24, 2015
Arletta Ann Joas, age 79, of Omro, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 after a brief illness with her loving family by her side. Arletta was born in Kimberly, WI on January 26, 1936, to the late Jesse Ewer and Ruth Jane Huntington. Arletta will be deeply missed by her children, Jay (Lisa) Andrews of Two Rivers, Alan (Teresa) Andrews...
Ruth Steibel
Jun 21, 2015
Ruth J. Steibel of New London died at home on June 21, 2015. She had a love for children and took care of children for her friends and family. She loved her family and always wanted them close by her. She was born in Oshkosh, July 4, 1924. The daughter of George Manthei and Harriet Manthei Smith. On February 23,...
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