Obituaries

Sep 20, 2024

Margaret "Margie" Mary Krause (née Koehler) of Gresham, went home to be with the Lord on September 20, 2024, after a year-long battle with cancer. Born in Appleton, Wisconsin on Mother's Day in 1953, Margie was named after her mom. On November 9, 1972, she married Arthur Krause, and together they built a beautiful life. While most...

Sep 17, 2024

James H. "Jim" Carroll, age 85, of Gresham, passed away on Tuesday September 17, 2024, in Appleton. Jim was born on February 23, 1939, in Shawano to the late Arthur and Ursula (McNutt) Carroll. He proud served in the United States Navy stationed in Vietnam from 1957-1961. On September 1, 1962, Jim was united in marriage to...

Sep 17, 2024

James George "Jim" Wizner, 88 of Shawano, passed away in peace on September 17, 2024.  Jim was one of four children born on February 9, 1936, to George and Grace (Rudolph) Wizner in Menominee, MI.  While still a child, his family moved to Green Bay, WI where he and his brother would pick up odd jobs shoveling...

Sep 15, 2024

Brian Earl Johnson, age 64, of Shawano, passed away on Sunday September 15, 2024, at his home. Brian was born on October 20, 1959, in Green Bay to the late Reuban and Geraldine (Cornell) Johnson. He had a passion for music, took pride in being able to play any instrument and was proud to be able to...

Sep 12, 2024

William F. "Bill" Wegner, Jr., age 88, passed away in Appleton on Thursday, September 12, 2024.  Bill was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 27, 1936, son of the late William and Helen (Haufe) Wegner, Sr.  In June of 1955 Bill enlisted in the United States Army.  He was stationed in Germany where he served his country...

Sep 12, 2024

Deborah "Deb" J. VonGlahn, age 72, of Bonduel, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 12th, 2024, at ThedaCare Medical Center in Neenah.  Born on August 10, 1952, in Cuba City to the late John E. Foht and Kate L. Engel.  Deb graduated from Cuba City High School with the class of 1970. She had two children and...

Sep 8, 2024

Elsie Mary Eunice (Busch) Gruenewald, age 96, of Bonduel, passed away September 8, 2024, surrounded by family.  Elsie was born on May 19, 1928, in Arlington, Minnesota to the late Rev. Dr. John and Linda (Schneider) Busch. As a teenager, Elsie moved to Bonduel with her family and lived at the Luther Busch farm. She graduated from...

Sep 8, 2024

Lisa Marie Neitzel, age 51, of Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident, on Sunday September 8, 2024, in Mountain, Wisconsin. Lisa was born on December 19, 1972, in Appleton to Kathryn (Scott) Heindl and the late Marvin "Butch" Heindl. In 1991, Lisa graduated from Kaukauna High School. She earned...

Sep 8, 2024

Richard Allen Hendricks, age 68, of Wittenberg, passed away on Sunday September 8, 2024, in Wausau. Richard was born on July 17, 1956, in Green Bay to the late Anthony and Stella (Pawlak) Hendricks. On April 30, 1983, he was united in marriage to Terri L. Frisinger in Oconto Falls. Terri preceded Richard in death on May...

Sep 7, 2024

Dejon Lou (Goddake) Polzin, 92, passed away Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Care Partners Assisted Living in Clintonville, where she had resided for nearly four years.

Born in Bowler on June 13, 1932, Dejon was the youngest child of the late Evan and Gladys (Cronce) Goddake. She attended Bowler schools and was very...

Sep 6, 2024

Geraldine L. "Geri" Prickette, age 74, passed away on September 6, 2024, in Shawano. Geri was born on April 14, 1950, in Brown County to the late Everett C. and Mildred A. (Benson) Thoreson. She graduated from Shawano High School in 1968. After high school Geri courageously moved to Milwaukee on her own as an independent hearing-impaired...

Sep 5, 2024

Delbert L. "Del" Toellner, age 66, of Bonduel, passed away on Thursday September 5, 2024, in Green Bay. Del was born on February 2, 1958, in Green Bay to the late Leonard and Imogene (Naparalla) Toellner. He graduated from Bonduel High School in 1976. Del worked as a dairy farmer most of his life. He enjoyed farming...

Sep 4, 2024

Marilyn Joan "Mary" Anker, age 84, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on September 4, 2024, at her home with her daughter and husband by her side. Marilyn was born on July 14, 1940, at Shawano Municipal Hospital to the late Oden and Ann (Peterson) Lenning. She graduated from Shawano High School...

Sep 4, 2024

Debra A. Tomow, age 65, of Keshena, passed away on Wednesday September 4, 2024, at Appleton Medical Center in Appleton. Debra was born on May 27, 1959, in Keshena to the late Louis A. and Gertrude R. (Warrington) Tomow. In her free time, she enjoyed gambling on her favorite game Keno, reading, crossword puzzles with her children,...

Aug 31, 2024

Abraham "Chiefy" Francis Corn, age 79, of Oshkosh formerly of Keshena passed away Saturday August 31, 2024, in Appleton. Born on January 4, 1945 to the late Margaret (Baxter) and Abram Corn.

He graduated from Shawano High School and then joined the United States Army. He worked in Keshena at the lumber mill....

Aug 31, 2024

Ardella F. Weisnicht, age 88, of Shawano passed away on Saturday August 31st, 2024. She was born on September 1, 1935, in the Township of Angelica, daughter of the late Hilbert and Elsie (Sokja) Kroening. Ardella's mother passed away when she was 18 months old, and she was raised by her Aunt Emma (Hoppe) Kuhn in Shawano....

Aug 29, 2024

Leila M. Ponfil Mahkimetas, age 66, passed away surrounded by family on Thursday August 29, 2024, in Shawano. Born on April 5, 1958, to the late Howard and Regina (Skenadore) Mahkimetas in Keshena. Leila received her technical diploma from North Central Technical College. She went on to work as the secretary for the Menominee Indian School for...

Aug 28, 2024

Tracy Lee Wassenberg, age 52, of Shawano passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday August 28, 2024, in Appleton. Tracy was born on April 9, 1972, in Shawano to Margaret Gordon and David Wassenberg. He graduated from Shawano High School. Tracy worked at PFG for the past 10 years. He worked as a truck driver and was happy to...

Aug 26, 2024

Jonathon Arnold "Jon" Baker, age 76, of Bonduel, passed away on Monday August 26, 2024, in Green Bay. Jon was born on March 17, 1948, in Wausau to the late Arnold and Elayne (Hintz) Baker. On July 9, 1966, Jon was united in marriage to Karen Schlemmer at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bonduel. Jon worked tirelessly...

Aug 23, 2024

Mary Jane Murawski, age 77, passed away on Friday August 23, 2024, in Shawano. Mary was born on December 14, 1946, in Milwaukee, daughter of the late Ralph and Margaret (Kaiser) Drezdon. Mary was united in marriage to Edward Murawski who preceded her in death many years ago. Mary was strong-willed, very opinionated, and a spitfire. She traveled with...