Anthony P. Wolf
Dec 11, 2015
Anthony P. Wolf, age 61, of Neopit, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2015. He was born April 12, 1954, to the late Elizabeth Wolf Pierce, in Triton MI. Anthony served the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam Era. He was a certified plumber and worked for Menominee Tribal Enterprises for 15 years before retirement. He was a...
Robert G. Oshkeshequoam
Dec 10, 2015
Robert G. Oshkeshequoam, age 54, of Green Bay, passed away on December 10, 2015. Robert was born on August 4, 1961, in Shawano to Floyd and Elizabeth (Tucker) Oshkeshequoam. Robert enjoyed playing guitar, hunting, fishing, playing football, basketball, and baseball, being with his family, and was an avid Packer fan. He was known for his sense of humor and his...
Dorothy M. Achten
Dec 6, 2015
Dorothy M. Achten, age 93, of Shawano, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015 in Shawano. Dorothy was born on April 24, 1922 in Shawano, she is the daughter of the late Franklin and Mary (Bibelhausen) Achten. She lived in the same house from the day of her birth until her death. Dorothy worked at Strossenreuther-Ashenbrenner Law Office from high...
Helen M. Schroeder
Dec 5, 2015
Helen Marie Schroeder, age 86, of Shawano died on Saturday, December 5, 2015. She was born on September 14, 1929 in Oshkosh to the late Albert M. and Irene (Kranzusch) Postl. Helen was united in marriage to Doug Schroeder on October 14, 1948 in Oshkosh. Doug preceded her in death on June 27, 2009. She owned and operated a shoe...
Leonard W. Giese
Dec 1, 2015
Leonard William Giese, age 88, of Gillett, passed away on December 1, 2015, in Gillett. Leonard was born on January 21, 1927 in Hayes, the son of the late Harry A. and Louise (Buhrandt) Giese. Leonard entered the Army at 18 years old and was able to travel all over the United States. He ended up stationed in Berlin, Germany...
Stella Bigfire
Nov 27, 2015
Stella Bigfire, age 88, of Neopit, died Friday, November 27, 2015 in Shawano. Stella was born to Dave and Ashkaptonokokiew (Raine) on May 24, 1927. She attended St. Joesph's Catholic School in Keshena. She was united in marriage to Elmer Bigfire, Sr. and he preceded her in death on October 25, 1988. Stella was teacher and translator of the...
Barbara Ann Peplinski
Nov 22, 2015
Barbara Ann (Sell) Peplinski was born on May 7, 1938 to the late Reinhold and Leona Sell, in the Town of Lanark, Waupaca County, where she spent her childhood on the family farm. She graduated from Waupaca High School and went to work for the Bell Telephone Company. She married Jerome Peplinski on October 11, 1958. They lived in Hartford,...
Dennis M. Heath
Nov 22, 2015
Dennis Michael Heath, age 58, of Keshena, died on Sunday, November 22, 2015 in Green Bay. Dennis was born in Keshena on February 1, 1957 to the late Allen and Agnes (Warrington) Heath. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, enjoyed the outdoors, walking and visiting with family and friends. Dennis was a devoted father and proud grandfather. ...
Shawahossoway Wahsquonaikezhik
Nov 21, 2015
Shawahossoway "Skinny" "Shawash" Wahsquonaikezhik, age 29, of Neopit passed away on November 21, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Shawahossoway was born on July 22, 1986, in Shawano to Ernest and Annette (Dodge) Wahsquonaikezhik. After graduating from High School, Shawahossoway joined the United States Army and served for four years, including time in Afghanistan, before earning his honorable...
Annabelle Hyrkas
Nov 21, 2015
Annabelle F. Hyrkas, age 83, of Shawano, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 in Shawano. Born on March 7, 1932 in Dancy, WI, she was the daughter of the late William and Frances (Glover) Daul. After High School she enlisted in the United States Navy and served during the Korean Conflict, as a Naval Photographer. She was awarded the...
Judith A Bahr
Nov 20, 2015
God looked down and saw there was nothing more to be done and said "Judy, come home to me in heaven." Judy Ann Bahr, age 73, died peacefully at home with her family at her side after a courageous four year battle with cancer. Judy was born in Iola, WI on July 29, 1942 to Norma (Peterson) Gregerson and the...
Tammy L. Kinney
Nov 20, 2015
Tammy L. Kinney, age 49 of Neopit, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015. She was born on November 9, 1966 in Shawano, to the late Wayne A. "Tony" Peters Sr. and Davey Jean (Pocan) Peters. Tammy graduated from high school in Riverside, CA. She worked as a security officer at North Star Casino. In her free time Tammy loved...
Donald Bywater
Nov 19, 2015
Donald J. Bywater, age 92, of Shawano, passed away on November 19, 2015 at his home. Donald was born in Milwaukee on April 24, 1923, the son of the late James J. and Lena O. (Schmidt) Bywater. Donald enlisted in the United States Army in 1943. After discharge, he worked as an auto mechanic and at Allis-Chalmers...
Lorene A Pocan
Nov 19, 2015
Lorene Ann Pocan, Nāēnawēhtakuhkiw (Warrior Woman), age 83, began her spiritual journey on November 19, 2015 surrounded by her family. Lorene endured a valiant struggle with Parkinson's disease for eight years. She grew up at Crowsettlement and attended St. Joe's School in Keshena, later graduating from Shawano High School. On September 29, 1951, she married Edmund E. Pocan. Their family...
Paul J. Kurtz
Nov 15, 2015
Paul John Kurtz born September 24, 1939 in Neenah, WI died November 15, 2015 in Shawano, WI. He is the son of the late Ruth (Jacobs) and William Kurtz. Paul is survived by his wife, Tina Kurtz, son William Kurtz (fiancée, Julie Behm), two granddaughters, Lindsey and Kristina Kurtz all of Shawano. Also survived by other relative and friends. He...
Ralph L. Schmeisser
Nov 14, 2015
Ralph "Squirt" Schmeisser, age 88, of Shawano, died on November 14, 2015. Ralph was born in Shawano on February 4, 1927, the son of the late Walter and Hattie (Schultz) Schmeisser. Ralph worked at the Shawano Evening Leader for over 51 years. He started his career as a paperboy, moving on to the back shop, and finally as a pressman...
Willy D. Baum
Nov 13, 2015
**Please note, the date of death at the heading of the page is incorrect, but is correct in the obituary. We do this so his obituary will appear at the top of the page** Willy D. "Bill" Baum, age 76, of Florida, formerly of Shawano, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. Willy was born in Shawano, on June 19,...
Luella Mildred Krueger
Nov 10, 2015
Luella Mildred Krueger, age 96, of Shawano, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Birch Hill. Luella was born in the Town of Richmond on July 24, 1919, the daughter of the late Theodore and Laura (Beversdorf) Meyer. On October 21, 1944, Luella was united in marriage to Gilbert L. Krueger. Gilbert preceded her in death on February 8,...
Wayne Michael Van Der Linden
Nov 9, 2015
Wayne M. Van der Linden, age 77, passed away with his family by his side on November 9, 2015, after a two year illness. Wayne was born on June 29, 1938 in Milwaukee, son of the late Sydney and Lorraine (Sonnemann) Van der Linden. He graduated from Nathan Hale High School in West Allis. He was united in marriage to...
"Chuck" Charles R. Helsinger, Sr.
Nov 9, 2015
"Chuck" Charles Rolland Helsinger, Sr., age 73, of Keshena, passed away on November 9, 2015 at his home. Charles was born in Milwaukee, on November 14, 1941, the son of the late Florence (Heron) Helsinger. In July of 1965, he was united in marriage to Mary Caldwell in IL. Chuck worked as an auto mechanic, but most recently was self-employed...
