William Casper
Apr 29, 2015
William J. Casper, age 75, of Oshkosh, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center. Born on March 26, 1940, in Milwaukee, the son of Stephen J. and Laura (Crowley) Casper, Bill married Susan Caton on August 14, 1965. He served the Fond du Lac and Winnebago Counties as a Senior Chaplain. Bill was a people person, always...
Thelma Smoot
Apr 28, 2015
Thelma J. Smoot, age 75, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday morning April 28, 2015, at Aurora Medical Center. Born on May 26, 1939, in Oshkosh, to Kenneth and Ethlyn (Ganzer) Swisher, Thelma was a graduate of Oshkosh High School. She later married Lee Smoot who preceded her in death. Employed by the Omro Care Center as a Certified Nurse's Assistant, Thelma...
James Keltesch
Apr 24, 2015
James C. Keltesch, age 75, of Oshkosh, died on April 24, 2015, in his sleep at Northpoint Medical and Rehabilitation Center, following a lengthy illness. He was born June 6, 1939, in Milwaukee, the son of the late Nicholas and Florence (Zeck) Keltesch. Jim attended school in Milwaukee and was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Korea....
Deborah Kozan
Apr 21, 2015
Deborah R. Kozan, age 63, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday evening, April 21, 2015, at her home. She was born to Francis and LaVerne Kozan in Park Ridge, Illinois, on November 18, 1951. She was employed by Oshkosh Truck as a receptionist, later employed by First Star Bank in the Loan Processing Department, and lastly by the Oshkosh School District as...
Barbara Olm
Apr 20, 2015
Barbara L. Olm, age 65, of Greenville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 20, 2015, at Appleton Medical Center. Barb was born on May 9, 1949, in Rhinelander, the oldest daughter of Paul and Karen (Knudsen) Moritz. She married Donald Olm on August 4, 1973. They have two daughters, who Barb loved and was very proud of. When the children...
Fern Buskirk
Apr 20, 2015
Fern J. Buskirk, age 88, passed away peacefully in the loving presence of her family on April 20, 2015 at Bethel Home. She was born on April 13, 1927, in Northport, to Melvin and Pearl Ravey. She graduated in May of 1945 from Manawa High School. On October 27, 1945, Fern married Gaylord D. Buskirk in Oshkosh. Together they enjoyed...
William Hoernke
Apr 19, 2015
William "Bill" J. Hoernke, age 71, of Oshkosh, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015. He was born in Oshkosh on March 1, 1944. On August 19, 1972 he married Barbara Hensch at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Oshkosh. Bill worked for Oshkosh Corp. for over 40 years. He loved his motorcycle, including his Harley Trike. Bill will be...
Geraldine Miller
Apr 16, 2015
Geraldine "Gung" Miller, age 94, of Oshkosh, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015. She was born May 19, 1920, in Oshkosh, the oldest of three children to Oscar and Elsie (Slater) Morris. On September 11, 1956, she married her husband of 54 years, Gordon Miller. He preceded her in death on April 22, 2013. Geraldine had taught and retired as...
Jeanette Schlaak
Apr 15, 2015
Jeanette Mae "Mumma" Schlaak, age 91, died on April 15, 2015, at Oakwood Manor in Oshkosh, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born in Oshkosh on May 26, 1923, to Edward and Ida Wohlt. It was in Oshkosh that she met Raymond H. Schlaak. They were united in marriage on November 1,...
Norbert Kroening
Apr 13, 2015
Norbert "Trip" J. Kroening III, age 45, of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 13, 2015. He was born in Oshkosh on July 3, 1969, the son of Norbert and Gloria (Lisek) Kroening. On May 4, 1996, he married Lori Krueger. Trip worked in Facilities Repair for UW Oshkosh. Trip will be remembered for his infectious laugh, sense of...
Tracy Bozorgmehr
Apr 13, 2015
Tracy Marie (Livingstone) Bozorgmehr, age 44, of Oshkosh, died Monday, April 13, 2015. She was born January 13, 1971 to Martin and Kathleen (Kallas) Livingstone. Tracy was loved, respected, and admired by all who knew her, and will be deeply missed. With her warm smile and heart of gold, Tracy served her friends in the community during her time as...
Eileen Steiner
Apr 10, 2015
Eileen E. Steiner, age 93, of Oshkosh, died Friday evening, April 10, 2015, at Bethel Home. Born on December 18, 1921, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Earl and Ethel (Skidmore) Newton, Eileen married Marvin J. Steiner in 1940. This union lasted for 66 years until Marvin's death on December 27, 2006. A member of St. Paul United Church of Christ...
Marceil Troudt
Apr 9, 2015
Marceil D. Troudt, age 91, of Oshkosh, passed away at Evergreen Retirement Community on Thursday, April 9, 2015. She was born in Omro on September 27, 1923 the daughter of the late Herman and Ida (Wiskow) Reinke. On July 11, 1959 she was united in marriage to her husband of 41 years, Roy Troudt. Marceil worked for Rockwell International for...
Wilbur Lewis
Apr 6, 2015
Wilbur E. Lewis, age 81, of Eureka, died peacefully Monday, April 6, 2015. He was born July 31, 1933, in the town of Rushford, the son of Everett and Helen (Gehrke) Lewis. Wilbur was educated in the Omro School System and graduated in 1951. He married Sandra Stuck on March 13, 1965. Wilbur was a lifelong dairy farmer and was...
Bernice Shew
Apr 2, 2015
Bernice M. Shew, age 85, of Omro, died peacefully Thursday evening, April 2, 2015, at Webster Manor in Omro. She was born on December 9, 1929, in the town of Rushford, the daughter of Walter and Orpha Lloyd Kallas. Bernice married Wayne Shew on June 16, 1951. She enjoyed bingo, golf, flower gardening, the Badgers and Packers. As a young...
Carol Miller
Apr 2, 2015
Carol J. Miller, age 74, of Oshkosh, died Thursday afternoon, April 2, 2015, at Aurora Medical Center. Born on April 24, 1940, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Gerhard and Edna Schumacher, Carol married Gerald Miller on August 7, 1959, at St. John Lutheran Church of Nekimi. Gerald preceded Carol in death on May 4, 2001. A graduate of Rosendale High...
Elsie Lajcak
Mar 28, 2015
Elsie was born at home on a dairy farm, outside Moquah, Wisconsin, Bayfield County, September 17, 1916, to Frank and Anna Novak Kramolis. Her Babka, Grandmother Rosalie Nowak, was the midwife. Elsie didn't speak English until she went to the Moquah State Graded School. She graduated from Ashland High School, while working four years as a live-in nanny and housekeeper....
Florence Halle
Mar 24, 2015
Florence C. Halle, formerly of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Christian Community Home of Hudson, Wisconsin. She was born in Leavenworth, Washington on November 18, 1918 and graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1937. She was a runner up to Miss Leavenworth, was a Ski "Sweetheart Princess" and was part of...
Raymond Sierzega
Mar 21, 2015
Raymond J. Sierzega, made his final cast here on earth Saturday, March 21, 2015, passing away peacefully at home to cast in the waters of Heaven. Born August 5, 1932, in Chicago, IL to the late Valentine and Julia (Drewniak) Sierzega, Ray graduated from Chicago Vocational High School, served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and went on...
Dorothy Sanders
Mar 20, 2015
Dorothy Sanders, 79, passed away at Northpoint Medical & Rehab on Friday, March 20, 2015. Dorothy was a triplet born on July 3, 1935, in Oshkosh to Warren and Ruth (Gade) Moore. She owned and operated an antique business. Dorothy is survived by her son Jason Clark; granddaughter, Jennifer; and sister, Darlene. She was preceded in death by three children...
