Rose Riley
Jun 14, 2011
Rose J. Riley, age 76, of Eureka, formerly of Chicago, passed away at her home on June 11, 2011. Rose was born in Drakesboro, Kentucky on June 25, 1934. She retired from Midwest Canvas in Chicago, then was co-owner of Happy Jack's in Eureka. Rose is survived by her life partner, Phyllis Miller; sister, Mary Davis; two daughters and her...
Nathaniel King
May 28, 2011
Nathaniel J. "Jack" King III, age 72, of Clintonville, and formerly of Knoxville, Tennessee, died Saturday morning, May 28, 2011, at University Hospital in Madison. Born on August 28, 1938 in Knoxville to Nathaniel and Madeline (Pennock) King II, Jack married Teresa M. Wise on December 31, 1985 in Knoxville. A commercial truck driver, Jack was employed by King Industries...
Richard Pease
May 28, 2011
Richard M. "Chief" "Spook" Pease, age 72, of Oshkosh, died Saturday evening, May 28, 2011, at his home after a lengthy illness. Born on July 15, 1938, in Long Beach, California, to John M. and Charlotte B. (Harris) Pease, Dick married Virginia McDearmid in 1955 and later married Debra Koehn Neumann on January 21, 1995, in Milwaukee. A career Navy...
W. Watts
May 26, 2011
W. Kenneth Watts, formerly of Oshkosh, WI passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 26, 2011, in Delafield,WI. He was born July 18, 1917, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Kenneth moved to the states, with his family, as a young man. Kenneth grew up in Milwaukee and graduated with a B.S. Degree from Marquette University in 1940, and an M.S. Degree in Chemistry...
Corrine Paffenroth
May 23, 2011
Corrine H. "Corrie" Paffenroth died at Ripon Medical Center on Monday, May 23, 2011. She was born on December 27, 1932 to Theodore and Helen (Heiss) Gast. She grew up in Oshkosh and was raised by her step-mother, Charlotte. On September 11, 1954 she married Richard Paffenroth at Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oshkosh. They enjoyed 51 years together...
Kathryn Plansky
May 23, 2011
Kathryn C. Plansky (Katie), age 93, of Omro, died on Friday, May 20th at Parkview Health Center in Oshkosh, WI. She was born on August 17, 1917 in Berlin, WI, the daughter of Mary and John J. Krause, and married Roy J. Plansky, of Omro, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Berlin on June 15, 1946. Katie graduated from Berlin...
Wilma Wilson
May 22, 2011
Wilma Irene Wilson, age 78, of Oshkosh, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at West Allis Memorial Hospital. Born on June 10, 1932, in Oshkosh, Wilma married Eugene D. Wilson on August 26, 1950 in Oshkosh and he preceded her in death on July 19, 2004. During her work career, Wilma was employed at Paine Lumber Company and later at Fenestra...
Norbert Mellenthin
May 19, 2011
Norbert G. Mellenthin, age 94, of Omro, died early Wednesday morning, May 18, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. Norbert was born July 19, 1916, in Spencer, WI the son of Herman and Sabine (Hoops) Mellenthin. He married Minnie E. Boehning on June 11, 1938 at the Auburndale Immanuel Lutheran Church. Norbert had worked for and retired in 1981 from Georgia...
Robert Englund
May 13, 2011
Robert C. "Rob" Englund, age 56, of Oshkosh, died Friday morning, May 13, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born August 14, 1954, in Oshkosh, to Gene and Eunice (Schneeberger) Englund. Rob was well-known in Oshkosh, often seen riding his three-wheeled bike throughout the community. For the last 22 years he lived with his brother Jim and sister-in-law Shari...
Eddie Gay
May 12, 2011
Eddie L. Torrence-Gay, age 55, of Oshkosh, died Thursday morning, May 12, 2011, at his home. Born on August 8, 1955 in Millen, Georgia to Allen and Mary (Daughtry) Gay, Eddie married Alma Wiggs on February 7, 1997, in Oshkosh. Eddie was a people-person who enjoyed time spent fishing, gardening and carnivals. Surviving family members include his wife, Alma Gay;...
Esther Scheuermann
May 10, 2011
Esther Helen Scheuermann, age 91 of Oshkosh died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Bethel Home. Born February 3, 1920, the daughter of George and Anna (Weitzel) Jordan, Esther married Leo Scheuermann on October 21, 1939 and he preceded her in death on September 4, 1986. Esther was a faithful member of Immanuel Lutheran Church all her life and sang in...
Helen White
May 1, 2011
Helen P. White, age 85 of Oshkosh passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, May 1, 2011. She was born June 18, 1925 to Guy and Viva (Henderson) Warden and married William E. White on June 3, 1950 in Eau Claire. William preceded her in death on November 18, 2010. Helen was a strong, intelligent woman, who like many...
Bud Hansen
Apr 28, 2011
Bud I. Hansen, age 86, of Oshkosh, died Thursday, April 28, 2011 peacefully at his home. He was born October 31, 1924 in Fond du Lac. Bud married Laura Shelley on July 3, 1946. A veteran of the Unites States Navy, Bud proudly served four years on the USS Kanawha and was honorably discharged following World War II. In his...
Doris Elmer
Apr 28, 2011
Doris Elmer, 91 years old, of Winneconne, WI, passed away April 25, 2011. She was born in Sugar Bush, WI on July 31, 1919 to Edward and Edna (Trefethren) Bradley. She married Roy Benedict in 1937, he preceded her in death in 1972, she then married Kenny Elmer in 1975, he preceded her in death in 1978. She is survived...
Joan Luce
Apr 27, 2011
Joan Luce, 75 of Oshkosh, died April 27, 2011 at Evergreen Retirement Community where she had resided since November 2003. Joan was born May 24, 1935 in San Francisco, California the second daughter of the late John S. and Audrey R. Luce. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of...
Frances Biehl
Apr 27, 2011
Frances T. Biehl, age 84, died peacefully Friday afternoon, April 22, 2011 at Harbor House in Oshkosh. Fran was born May 26, 1926 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Thomas and Angeline (Magon) Bobowski. She married Lawrence Biehl and together this union was blessed with six children. In addition to being a full-time mother, she was a Registered Nurse, and...
Vittoria Beregszazi
Apr 24, 2011
Vittoria Beregszazi of Oshkosh, died Sunday afternoon, April 24, 2011, at Bethel Home. Vittoria was born on September 7, 1915, in Naples, Italy, to Domenico and Maria (Degiovanniello) Colamonici. She married Louis J. Beregszazi on March 6, 1944, in Naples, Italy. Louis returned to the U.S. with his wife, Vittoria, and their first born, and settled on a farm near...
Helen Kunde
Apr 23, 2011
Helen Ruth Kunde, age 75, of Oshkosh, died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Aurora Medical Center. Born on February 26, 1936, in Oshkosh, to Harvey and Florence (Cartwright) Kunde, Helen was a life-long Oshkosh resident and member of Peace Lutheran Church. For 10 years Helen was employed at Oshkosh Trunk and Luggage, two years at SNC, 10 years at Standard...
Neil Swartz
Apr 23, 2011
Neil A. Swartz, age 84 of Oshkosh died Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Bethel Home. Born August 2, 1926 the son of Albert and Sylvia (Hansen) Swartz, Neil graduated from Oshkosh High School and later from Evansville University in 1946. Neil was a Lt. Commander of the U.S. Navy and a huge sports car enthusiast. He married Charlotte Cicero on...
Arthur Eiler
Apr 20, 2011
Arthur "Big Andy" Eiler age76 of Oshkosh, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011 after suffering for many years with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Andy was born on Feb 11, 1935, the son of the late Arthur David & Ruth Lucinda (Rieben) Eiler. Andy worked at a variety of places as a teen and young adult including Deltox Rug Company, Pellet & Johnson...
