George Gaertner
Oct 30, 2013
George Gaertner, Jr., age 75, of Omro, died peacefully surrounded by the love of his family and his loving companion, on Thursday evening, October 24, 2013. George was born on April 29, 1938, the son of George and Maria (Schneider) Gaertner. George was blessed with six daughters and had a special place in his heart for fine woodworking and building...
Vernon Neitzke
Oct 25, 2013
Vernon M. Neitzke, age 83, of Oshkosh, died Friday afternoon, October 25, 2013, at Bethel Home. Born on July 6, 1930, in the Town of Aurora, to Walter and Freida (Krueger) Neitzke, Vernon married Ramona Jorgensen on June 4, 1955. Employed by Oshkosh Truck as an assembler until his retirement on October 1, 1992, he was a member of UAW...
Darwin Kumbier
Oct 19, 2013
Darwin F. Kumbier, age 72, of Omro, died peacefully at home surrounded by the love of his family on Wednesday evening, October 16, 2013. Darwin was born August 24, 1941, in Oshkosh, the son of Myron and Irene (Dehn) Kumbier. Darwin married Arlys O'Neill in 1961. This union was blessed with four children. Darwin enjoyed hunting, playing softball, cards, bowling,...
Florence Devens
Oct 19, 2013
Florence E. Devens, age 91, of Oshkosh, died Saturday morning, October 19, 2013, at Park View Health Center. Born on July 21, 1922, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Henry and Emma (Kaminski) Hurkman, Florence married Alfred Devens on February 26, 1949, in Oshkosh. They farmed for many years in the Town of Vinland area until retiring. Alfred preceded Florence in...
Stan Livingstone
Oct 19, 2013
Stan Livingstone, age 87, of Winneconne, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013, surrounded by family, at his residence. Stan was born on March 4, 1926 in Stoke-on-Trent, England to Robert and Beatrice (Harrison) Livingstone. He married Kathleen N. Williams in 1948 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Winneconne. She preceded him in death in 1976. He loved all music. He...
Helen Purtell
Oct 14, 2013
Helen Krause Purtell, age 84, of Elkhart Lake and formerly of Berlin, Wisconsin, died Monday October 14, 2013, at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan. Born on March 23, 1929, in Berlin, Wisconsin, the daughter of Conrad and Barbara (Rossman) Krause, Helen married John Purtell in 1957 at St. John Cathedral in Milwaukee. Employed as a legal secretary, Helen worked for...
Carol Fox
Oct 13, 2013
Carol A. Fox, age 73, died Sunday, October 13, 2013. Carol is survived by her sons, James (Terry), Daniel and Patrick; grandchildren, Jennifer and Jimmy; brother, Lee (Randy) Eschenbach; sister, Loretta (Kenny) Kane; sister in law, Jean Fox (the late Frank), other relatives and friends. Carol and her husband, Bernie, had owned and operated The Fox Restaurant in Milwaukee for...
Blanche Kloehn
Oct 13, 2013
Blanche Katherine Kloehn, age 91, of Omro, died peacefully Sunday, October 13, 2013, at home. Blanche was born March 27, 1922, in Harriman, TN, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Bryanton. On September 10, 1945, she married Marvin Kloehn. He preceded her in death on September 15, 1995. Blanche held jobs as a nursing assistant and home care assistant. She...
Elfrieda Ziegenhagen
Oct 12, 2013
Elfrieda M. Ziegenhagen, age 95, died on Saturday, October 12, 2013, at Aurora Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Oshkosh, born on January 27, 1918, at the farm home in the Township of Nekimi, the daughter of William and Hulda (Klabunde) Wachholz. On September 7, 1940, she married Harold F. "Ziggy" Ziegenhagen in Oshkosh. He had been President...
Harold Riebe
Oct 6, 2013
The Rev. Harold B. Riebe passed away on October 6, 2013 in Tempe, Arizona. Rev. Riebe served 28 years as a United Methodist minister in the Wisconsin Conference, serving the Oconto and Abrams United Methodist churches from 1952 to 1959, the Sun Prairie United Methodist Church from 1959 to 1968, and the Algoma Boulevard United Methodist Church in Oshkosh from...
Inge Witte
Oct 6, 2013
Inge Edith Christel Witte, nee Kruger, age 83, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2013. She was born in Germany on December 27, 1929, daughter of the late August and Margarate (Rupp) Kruger. On July 29, 1950 she married Willie Witte in Germany. They came over to the United States in 1952 and she was a dental assistant for many...
Lucille Wagner
Oct 3, 2013
Lucille M. Wagner, age 89, of Ripon, died Monday morning, September 30, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center. Lucille was born April 3, 1924, in Green Lake County, the daughter of Christian and Jessie (Waters) Winters. She was a graduate of Omro High School. Lucille married Anthony Wagner on November 26, 1943 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Omro. He preceded...
Geraldine Krelwitz
Sep 28, 2013
Geraldine M. Krelwitz, age 80, of Omro, died September 25, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born December 28, 1932, in Eureka, the daughter of William and Olga (Harmel) Klossowski. Geraldine married Robert H. Krelwitz on July 1, 1950 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Berlin. He preceded her in death on April 9, 2010. She was a member...
James Schmutzer
Sep 27, 2013
James F. "Jim" Schmutzer, age 81, of Oshkosh, died Friday evening, September 27, 2013, at his home. Born on August 10, 1932, in Berlin, Wisconsin, the son of Edward and Hattie (Widzinski) Schmutzer, Jim was employed as a shipping clerk at Oshkosh B 'Gosh until ill health caused him to retire. He was a member of St. Jude the Apostle...
Geraldine Neuman
Sep 27, 2013
Geraldine (Farris) Neuman, age 73, of Omro, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 27, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. Gerry was born July 31, 1940 in Washington. She enjoyed working for her Puyallup Tribal Bingo Palace and Casino "EQC" in the State of Washington. For many years she served as their accountant and in later years...
Edward Basting
Sep 26, 2013
Edward N. "Nick" Basting, age 62, of Oshkosh, died Thursday afternoon, September 26, 2013, at Aurora Medical Center. Born on April 1, 1951, in Milwaukee, to Theodore and Lucille (Lauman) Basting, Nick was employed in the maintenance department of numerous apartment complexes. He enjoyed poetry, was a music vocalist, creative, and was talented with his hands. Survivors include a son,...
Loretta Miller
Sep 26, 2013
Loretta H. Miller (nee Williams), age 80, passed away at home on Thursday, September 26, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer, her loving family at her side . She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 15, 1932, the daughter of the late LeRoy and Elizabeth (Manson) Williams. Loretta was one of 11 children. Loretta answered the call...
Rodney Langeberg
Sep 25, 2013
Rodney L. Langeberg, age 67, of Eureka, passed away Wednesday morning, September 18, 2013, at Rogers Assisted Living Home in Appleton. Rodney was born May 15, 1946, in Oshkosh, the son of John "Happy Jack" and Henrietta (Jones) Langeberg. Rodney enjoyed fishing, playing cards and drinking Pepsi. Rodney is survived by his brother, Meryle of Eureka; sister, Mary Kay (Lee)...
Richard Ryckman
Sep 16, 2013
Richard R. "Dick" Ryckman, age 76, of Oshkosh, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013, at Aurora Medical Center. Born on October 17, 1936, in Oshkosh, the son of the late Berwyn and Marie (Kromm) Ryckman. Dick entered into holy matrimony with Mary Diehl on May 22, 1965. He was employed by Martin's Wrecker Services and later at Pluswood for...
Gary Ellison
Sep 14, 2013
Gary Ellison, age 70, of Oshkosh, died Saturday September 14, 2013, at his home. He was born on February 5, 1943, in Lane County, Eugene, Oregon, the son of Elbon and Modene (Robertson) Ellison. Gary was employed at Oshkosh Truck Corporation as a Computer Designer before his retirement. He was a Vietnam Veteran, serving with the U.S. Navy. Survivors include...
