Obituaries

Sep 14, 2019

Laurie Waddell, age 56, of Shawano, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton. Laurie was born on October 14, 1962, in Milwaukee, to the late James and Marian (Wendel) Anadell.

Laurie is survived by her granddaughters, Serenity and Santana, and special friend John Anderson.

She was preceded in...

Sep 14, 2019

Karen Nannette Galbraith, age 80 of Shawano, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 in Oshkosh surrounded by family and friends. Karen was born in Shawano on April 10, 1939, to the late William and Viola (Passehl) Koehler.  She graduated from Shawano High School in 1957.   She continued her education at Columbia School of Nursing and graduated in 1959. ...

Sep 13, 2019

Joanne Aulenbacher, age 80, of Shawano, passed away at home on Friday, September 13, 2019. She was born on December 10, 1938 in Galena, Illinois to the late Emmett and Mary (Engel) Levins. On April 9, 1960, Joanne was united in marriage to Orval F. Aulenbacher at Little Brown Church in Nasva, Iowa. Orval preceded Joanne in...

Sep 13, 2019

Matthew Tourtillott, age 71, of Keshena/Shawano, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. Matthew was born on December 11, 1947, in Keshena, to the late Russell "Cut" and Georgia (Richards) Tourtillott. He graduated from Shawano High School in 1965. Upon graduation Matthew enlisted in the United States Air Force, he served for...

Sep 13, 2019

Donna Schultz, age 81, of Shawano, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Donna was born on May 31, 1938, in Oconto, to the late William and Dorothy Quandt. She is a 1956 graduate of Gillett High School, where she sang in the choir and participated as flag bearer...

Sep 10, 2019

Jessica Moore, age 44, of Milwaukee, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 in Michigan. Jessica was born in Antigo on May 27, 1975, daughter of Gaynell (Tucker) Moore and the late Hudson Wm. Moore.  Jessica worked as a consultant in the entertainment industry and was a former beauty pageant winner and model.  In her free...

Sep 10, 2019

Virgil A. "Merd" Chevalier,Sr., age 67, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Green Bay. He was born on May 15, 1952, in Keshena, to the late Melvin and Jeanette (Tourtillott) Chevalier. Virgil lived on the Menominee Reservation all of his life. He was a carpenter by trade. He also enjoyed golf, watching the...

Sep 9, 2019

Yvonne Patricia "Vonnie" Kriewaldt, age 87, of Shawano, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 in Shawano. Yvonne was born on July 4, 1932, in Shawano, to the late Alfred and Norma (Bohm) Beyer. She graduated from Shawano High School and worked at Badger Breeders as a young woman. On June 12, 1954, Vonnie was united in marriage to...

Sep 9, 2019

Karen Crook, age 75, of Shawano, formerly of the city of Plymouth, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 at her home. Karen was born on December 5, 1943, in Plymouth, to the late Werner and Magdeline (Justmann) Finke. She graduated from Plymouth High School, with the class of 1962 and then attended the Deaconess School of Nursing and...

Sep 7, 2019

Holly (Crowe) Beyer was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at home with her family at her side. She was born on December 16, 1960 in Shawano, WI. She lived and grew up in Gresham, WI. Holly was a 1979 graduate of Gresham High School and attended St. Norbert College majoring in...

Sep 6, 2019

Dale Lee Belongia, Sr., age 84, passed away early Friday, September 6, 2019 at Bay Harbor Assisted Living in Suamico, Wisconsin.  He was born on August 19, 1935, in Shawano, the youngest of 11 children, to the late Fred and Mathilda (Collard) Belongia, Sr.  Dale enlisted in the United States Army in 1953, where he served in...

Sep 6, 2019

Grace May McKay, age 96, of Shawano, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Friday, September 06, 2019. Grace was born on February 14, 1923, in Milwaukee, to the late Albert and Sylvia (Jensen) Prichard. On September 13, 1939 Grace was united in marriage to Lawrence "Mac" McKay, Sr. in Milwaukee. Lawrence preceded Grace in...

Sep 5, 2019

Robert S. Bear, age 39, of Zoar, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 5, 2019. He was born on April 10, 1980 in Shawano, to Chris and Bernadette (Pamanet) Bear. Robert enjoyed the traveling he did in his work for Reinhart Foods as a driver's helper and he had planned on a long term future with Reinhart. ...

Sep 5, 2019

George Obee Retzlaff, age 49, of Reedsburg, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at his home in Bowler, Wisconsin. He was born on May 19, 1970, in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, the son of George H. Retzlaff and Sandra Peper. George was a 1988 graduate of Reedsburg Area High School and worked for Lunda...

Sep 4, 2019

Michael James Waukau, age 49, of Keshena, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 in Keshena. Michael was born on August 12, 1970 in Chicago, IL to the late Michael Van Ness and LaVonne Burnell Waukau. He enjoyed landscaping and construction work and he worked for a short time at the Menominee Casino. Michael spent his life helping...

Sep 3, 2019

Melvin Anthony "Sonny" Boyd, age 73, of Neopit, passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 surrounded by his family. Melvin was born on April 25, 1946 to the late Clarence Dickenson and the late Luella Boyd. Sonny was raised by his grandparents Alfred and Ethel Boyd. Melvin worked as a filer at the MTE...

Sep 2, 2019

Timothy George Hert, age 48, of Cecil, died unexpectedly of heart failure at his home on September 2, 2019. Tim spent his 48 years living with many health problems but never used that as an excuse to not try to accomplish his goals.  One of his goals being a respiratory therapist and another most recently was to become a...

Sep 1, 2019

Julie A. Berthold, age 88, passed away on Sunday September 1, 2019 in Shawano. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin on February 15, 1931, the daughter of the late John H. and Magdeline F. (Kelliher) Butler.  Julie attended St. Patrick's Grade School and Edgewood High School.  She was united in marriage to Ernest F. Berthold in St. Patrick's Church,...

Aug 31, 2019

Jack C. Reinke, age 81, of Shawano, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah. Jack was born on August 6, 1938, in Tigerton, to the late Victor and Violet (Paiser) Reinke. He graduated from Shawano High School. Jack lived in Langlade for a short time. On October 22, 1960, Jack was united...

Aug 31, 2019

Faye M. James

Faye Marie James, age 51, of Keshena, passed away surrounded by her family at ThedaCare Medical Center of Appleton on Saturday, August 31, 2019. She was born on August 17, 1968 in Shawano, to the late Donald and Norma (Waubanascum) Boivin. She was united in marriage to Todd James at St. Anthony's...