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Diane Przybylski

Diane Przybylski

Jul 2, 2014

Diane Przybylski, 66, of Krakow, passed away July 2, 2014. Born February 5, 1948, in Shawano, she is the daughter of the late Frank and Hilda (Laedke) Westerfeld. Diane grew up in the Zachow area. After graduating from Bonduel High School, she was employed at the Pulaski shoe factory. On May 16, 1970, she married Larry Przybylski and they settled...

Alex Stephen Mastey

Alex Stephen Mastey

Jul 2, 2014

Alex Stephen Mastey, age 20 passed away on July 2, 2014. Born on May 23, 1994 in Shawano, he is the son of Joe and Karyn (Vargo) Mastey. Alex is a 2012 graduate of the Shawano Community High School and was attending UWGB. He enjoyed playing tennis as well as the guitar and the saxophone, but his passions were photography...

Barbara A Talley

Barbara A Talley

Jul 2, 2014

Barbara A. Talley, age 59, of Pella, passed away on July 2nd, 2014, in Green Bay due to a late discovery of advanced cancer. Born on October 21, 1954 in Milwaukee, she was the daughter of the late Roger and Dell Steffen. Barb married and 17 years later was widowed to the late Jim Talley. She was a surgical nurse...

David Lloyd Sutherland

David Lloyd Sutherland

Jul 1, 2014

David Lloyd Sutherland passed away July 1, 2014 in Shawano, WI from complications of a brain tumor. Dave was born September 3, 1951 in Lakeview, Michigan and last resided at Canadian Lakes, MI before moving to Shawano in 2012. He was a 1969 graduate of St. Louis High School, with a BA and MA degrees from CMU. Dave was a...

Genevieve Alice Hein

Genevieve Alice Hein

Jul 1, 2014

Genevieve Alice Hein, age 83 of Gillett, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at her home at Bass Lake surrounded by her family. She was born on October 6, 1930 at South Branch, the daughter of the late Mathias and Genevieve (Pecore) Otradovec. On September 13, 1952 she married Ruben Hein at St. Joseph of the Lake Catholic Church, South...

Preston Scott Pyawasay

Preston Scott Pyawasay

Jul 1, 2014

Preston Scott Pyawasay, age 63 of Keshena, died on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Born on February 1, 1951 in Keshena, he is the son of William M. Pyawasay, Sr. and the late Jacqualine M. (Menore) Pyawasay. Preston enlisted in the Army and served in Germany. After the service he attended Marquette University for Accounting. His past jobs include working at...

Arnold G. Krause, Sr.

Arnold G. Krause, Sr.

Jun 25, 2014

Arnold George Krause, Sr., age 87, of Shawano, entered eternal life on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton after a short battle with Leukemia. Born on August 18, 1926 in the Town of Wescott, he was the son of the late William and Irma (Baldock) Krause. Before graduating from Shawano High School, Arnold enlisted with the...

Eugene H Giessel

Eugene H Giessel

Jun 23, 2014

Eugene Harry Giessel, age 86 of Tilleda, passed away Monday, June 23, 2014 in Appleton. Born on May 31, 1928 in the Town of Seneca, he was the son of the late Helmuth and Amanda (Tews) Giessel. After graduating from high school, Eugene enlisted with the United States Army and served his country during the Korean War. Other than his...

Doris F. Kroner

Doris F. Kroner

Jun 23, 2014

(Please note: The date of death listed in the heading for Doris is incorrect. Because the obituaries are listed according to the date of death, the date was changed on Doris to bring her to the beginning of the list. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused.) Doris F. Kroner, age 95 of Shawano, passed away...

Myrtle D. Koeller

Myrtle D. Koeller

Jun 22, 2014

Myrtle D. Koeller, age 91 of the Town of Richmond, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014 at a local nursing home. Born on July 4, 1922 in Shawano, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph and Alma (Huebner) Berndt. On August 22, 1942 she was united in marriage to Clarence M. Koeller. The couple farmed in the Town of...

Patricia J. Schrank

Patricia J. Schrank

Jun 21, 2014

Patricia Joanne Schrank, age 82 of Shawano, passed away peacefully with her loving family at her bedside on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at The Cottages in Shawano. Born on August 29, 1931 in Rozell, KS, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Sophia (Seltmann) Murphy. Patricia grew up and graduated high school in Kansas. In May of 1951...

Diane Marie Kettner

Diane Marie Kettner

Jun 20, 2014

Diane Marie Kettner, age 70 of Bonduel, died on Friday, June 20, 2014 at home. Born on September 19, 1943 in Milwaukee, she is the daughter of the late Ervin and Esther (Erickson) Bleckschmidt. Diane was united in marriage to Gordon "Gordy" Kettner on July 1, 1967 in Milwaukee. The couple moved to the Shawano area in 1994, where Diane...

Shirley M. Villeneuve

Shirley M. Villeneuve

Jun 20, 2014

Shirley Mae Buckley Villeneuve, 81, former resident of Devon Ct., widow of Romeald Charles "Bud" Villeneuve, died Friday, June 20, 2014 at Emeritus at Hawthorne Inn in Greenville. Born in Chicago, IL, December 23, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Chester W. and Stella Sims Buckley. Mrs. Villeneuve was a homemaker who loved her family and will be...

Doreen Y. Mathie

Doreen Y. Mathie

Jun 17, 2014

Doreen Yvonne Mathie, age 88 of the Town of Richmond, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano is assisting the family with the arrangements. www.swedbergfuneralhome.com

Dillon M. Grulkowski

Dillon M. Grulkowski

Jun 16, 2014

Dillon M. Grulkowski, age 15 of Gresham, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014. Born on November 5, 1998 in Shawano, he was the son of Michael and Bonnie (Hoffman) Grulkowski, Jr. Dillon was a student at the Gresham High School. In his free time he enjoyed spending time with his friends, especially his best friend, Derek Bowman. He also enjoyed...

Clarence A. Chicks

Clarence A. Chicks

Jun 14, 2014

Clarence Alfred Chicks, age 96 of Gresham, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Clarence was the oldest living member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians and one of only two surviving tribal members who served in WWII. He was a man of great faith in God, a son, brother,...

Donald R. Klose

Donald R. Klose

Jun 13, 2014

Donald Robert Klose, age 80 of Cecil, passed away Friday, June 13, 2014 at the Appleton Medical Center after a brief illness. Don was born on March 30, 1934 to the late Eric and Alma (Buettner) Klose, the fourth of six children. After graduating from high school in 1952, he continued to work for Mason's Flowers where he had worked...

Walter C. Hanson

Walter C. Hanson

Jun 11, 2014

Walter C. "Wally" Hanson, age 71 of the Town of Wescott, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at his property in Oconto County. Born on April 30, 1943 in Illinois, he was the son of the late Henry B. and Vivian M. (Dickelman) Hanson. Wally grew up in Illinois and graduated from Chicago's Fenger High School in 1961. He furthered...

Mark L. Schwartz

Mark L. Schwartz

Jun 10, 2014

Mark L. "Sparky" Schwartz, age 56, of Shawano, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at his home. Born on January 25, 1958 in Shawano, he is the son of Kenneth and the late Carmen (Laux) Schwartz. Mark lived in Shawano for all of his life and was formerly employed by Weber and Schmidt Lumber. He enjoyed stockcar racing. Mark is...

David Teller

David Teller

Jun 7, 2014

David Teller, Sr., age 46, of Neopit, began his journey to the spirit world on June 7, 2014. Born on November 14, 1967, in Shawano, to the late Raymond "Steve" Teller and Shirley (Crowe) Teller. He attended Menominee Schools and went on to work at the MTE Mill and for the Menominee Housing Department. David was a kind, caring person....

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