Kenneth Hellwig
Jul 12, 2012
Kenneth Homer Hellwig, a long time Omro resident, passed away at the King Veteran's Home on July 8, 2012. Ken was born on March 5, 1922, to Ernest and Laura (Petersen) Hellwig. On August 8, 1942, he married Betty Lou Bates. Together, they had 6 children: Sharon (the late Michael) Laiten, Omro, Kathleen and twin brother, Kenneth, (both deceased), Michael...
Harold Petri
Jul 12, 2012
Harold E. "Ike" Petri, Jr., age 70, passed away, surrounded by his family at home on Thursday, July 12, 2012. He was born in Oshkosh on November 16, 1941 the son of the late Harold and Mildred (Larsen) Petri, Sr. On August 25, 1962 he married Diana Troxell at First English Lutheran Church, Oshkosh. Ike worked for Mercury Marine for...
Carol Reinke
Jul 11, 2012
Carol Mae Reinke, of Almond, Wisconsin, and formerly from Oshkosh, passed away on July 11, 2012, at Eden Meadows after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in Oshkosh on November 27, 1939, to Edward and Evelyn Ellner. The family later moved to Reighmoor and Carol attended school in Omro. On May 4, 1957, Carol married Marvin F. Reinke...
Thor Baardsen
Jul 10, 2012
Thor L. Baardsen, age 68, of Oshkosh, passed away at Mercy Medical Center on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. He was born in Hadsel, Norway on April 14, 1944 the son of the late Hans and Kirsten (Nikolaisen) Baardsen. On September 18, 1982 he married Susan Smith in Oshkosh. She preceded him in death on November 13, 2011. Thor worked as...
Virginia Merkley
Jul 8, 2012
Virginia Ann Merkley, age 87, passed away unexpectedly, after a very short stay at Bethel Home on July 8, 2012. She was born on July 27, 1924, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the only child of Joseph and Ann Sager. On November 28, 1946, she was united in marriage to Robert E. Merkley in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and...
Robert Lakins
Jul 6, 2012
Robert W. Lakins, age 60, of Omro, died July 3, 2012 at his residence. Bob was born April 20, 1952, in Ft. Pickett, VA, the son of Frank W. and Catherine J. (Vonderloh) Lakins. He was a graduate of Omro High School. Bob had worked at Leach's and Alliance Laundry Systems. In his spare time, Bob enjoyed golfing, fishing, coaching...
Helen Dickinson
Jul 4, 2012
Helen A. Dickinson, age 86, of Oshkosh, died July 4, 2012 at Evergreen Manor. She was born March 26, 1926, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Antony and Josephine (Marhoul) Navratil. Helen married Keith Dickinson and they later divorced. She had attended Coe College in Iowa and received her Bachelor's Degree in Education. She then attended U.W. Oshkosh where...
Kenneth Mulder
Jul 4, 2012
Kenneth F. Mulder, age 75, of Omro, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born in Oshkosh on January 30, 1937, the son of Everett and Harriett (Giese) Mulder. Ken married Virginia Block on October 11, 1986 in Mesa, AZ. He had worked as a custodian for the Omro School System and later...
Edward Goss
Jul 2, 2012
Ed Goss, age 83, passed away on Monday, July 2, 2012, with his loving family at his side. He was born in Sturgeon Bay, WI, on June 19, 1929, the son of the late Edward J. Goss and Mae Anderson. On January 28, 1956, Ed married Kathryn Mary Simon at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sturgeon Bay. Kathryn preceded him...
Karl Schwertfeger
Jul 2, 2012
Karl Dale Schwertfeger, age 70, of Oshkosh, died peacefully at home with his loved ones at his side on Monday, July 2, 2012. On July 23, 1941, F. Dale and Marcela (Voight) Schwertfeger welcomed Karl into their Oshkosh family home. He attended UW-Oshkosh and was the 3rd generation to run Farmers Supply Company in Oshkosh. Later, Karl was joined in...
Desirae Duket
Jun 29, 2012
Desirae Jo Duket, age 17, of Redgranite, died on Sunday afternoon, June 24, 2012, as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident. Desirae was born March 16, 1995, in Berlin, the daughter of Randy Duket and Tania Viney. She was educated in the Wautoma Area School System. Desirae enjoyed drawing, painting, hunting and fishing. She also enjoyed country...
Wave Schultz
Jun 23, 2012
Wave L. Schultz, age 91, of Oshkosh, passed away at Evergreen Retirement Community on Saturday, June 23, 2012. She was born in Marenisco, MI on January 20, 1921 the daughter of the late Robert and Amily (Starkweather) Schultz. Wave graduated from Argonne High School in 1939. She worked for the defense industry inspecting hand grenade pins before working for Wisconsin...
Vernon Keys
Jun 23, 2012
Vernon G. Keys, age 85, died June 23, 2012 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Vernon was born in Hawkins, Wisconsin on August 16, 1926, son of Edwin and Lucille Keys. Vernon is survived by his wife, Constance; his children: Lucinda and Donald Giddings, Kenneth and Rose Keys, Larry and Barb Keys, Cheryl and Shaun O'Connell, Klaus and Jutta Hott; stepchildren:...
Dorothy Heise
Jun 19, 2012
Dorothy M. Heise, age 96, of Omro, died Friday afternoon, June 15, 2012, at the Omro Care Center. She was born February 13, 1916, the daughter of Jay and Alma (Turner) Roberts. In her younger years, Dorothy enjoyed doing arts and crafts. Dorothy is survived by her sister, Viola DeLapp; half sisters, Donna Vetrone, Arlene Anderson, and Virginia Kikendall; step...
Marjorie Hart
Jun 15, 2012
Marjorie "Mag" Marion Hart, age 92, of Oshkosh, formerly of Winneconne, passed away early Sunday morning, June 10, 2012. She was born November 4, 1919, in Madison, WI, the daughter of Marshall and Lydia (Baum) Grant. Marjorie moved to Eureka with her family in 1926 and attended Eureka State Grade School and Berlin High School. She married Clifford C. Hart...
David Olkiewicz
Jun 14, 2012
David W. Olkiewicz, 74, Ripon, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2012 after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born the son of William and Stella (Berlowski) Olkiewicz. David served with the United States Air Force from 1954 through 1958 where he spent his military years traveling overseas. David resided in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where he worked...
Donna Botz
Jun 13, 2012
Donna Marie Brady Botz, age 74, of Oshkosh, died peacefully Wednesday, June 13, 2012. She was born July 10, 1937, at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, daughter of the late Clifton and Evelyn (Peterson) Hedstrom. Donna attended Ebinger Grade School and Taft High School in Chicago. She also attended North Park College in Chicago, Valley City State College in North...
Roy Plansky
Jun 11, 2012
Roy J. Plansky (RJ), age 96, of Omro died on Wednesday, June 6, at his home in Omro, WI. He was born on August 7, 1915 in Chicago, IL, the son of Joseph and Bertha Plansky. On March 17, 1925, he and his family moved from Chicago and settled in Omro. After serving 3 ½ years with the Army in...
Corliss Ehlenberger
Jun 9, 2012
Corliss P. Ehlenberger, age 76, of Oshkosh, died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at her home. Born on October 22, 1935, in Oshkosh, to George and Severa (Keepers) Ehlenberger, Corliss married Edwin E. App and he preceded her in death in 1995. A long-time case worker employed by Winnebago County Department of Social Service, Corliss was a former member of St....
Erwin Krueger
Jun 8, 2012
Erwin E. Krueger, age 89, of Omro, died early Monday morning, June 4, 2012, surrounded by the love of his family at Webster Manor in Omro. Erwin was born July 2, 1922, in Winchester, the son of Fred and Hilda (Olson) Krueger. He married Lola V. Schmude on June 12, 1942, in Berlin. After 67 years of marriage, she preceded...
