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Richard Allen Hendricks

Richard Allen Hendricks

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...

Dejon Lou Polzin

Dejon Lou Polzin

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...

Geraldine L. "Geri" Prickette

Geraldine L. "Geri" Prickette

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...

Delbert L. "Del" Toellner

Delbert L. "Del" Toellner

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...

Marilyn Joan Anker

Marilyn Joan Anker

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...

Debra A. Tomow

Debra A. Tomow

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,...

Abraham "Chiefy" Francis Corn

Abraham "Chiefy" Francis Corn

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....

Ardella Faye Weisnicht

Ardella Faye Weisnicht

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....

Leila Ponfil Mahkimetas

Leila Ponfil Mahkimetas

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...

Tracy Lee Wassenberg

Tracy Lee Wassenberg

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...

Jonathon Arnold "Jon" Baker

Jonathon Arnold "Jon" Baker

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...

Mary Ann Murawski

Mary Ann Murawski

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...

Joseph Putnam

Joseph Putnam

Aug 21, 2024

Joseph "Joe" Putnam, born October 17, 1945, to the late Stephen and Thelma (Davids) Putnam, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 21, 2024, surrounded by family. He battled a combination of health issues. Joe served in the US Army from 1963-1965, in the 561st Engineer Company in Thailand building roads during a...

Barbara A. Laux

Barbara A. Laux

Aug 18, 2024

Barbara A. Laux, age 79, died in Bonduel on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Barb was born in Leopolis, on November 11, 1944, the daughter of the late Elmer and Jane (Brunner) Mehlberg. On January 31, 1978, in Menominee, Michigan, Barb was united in marriage to Roger Laux, who preceded her in death on January 3, 2002.

Barb...

Beverly Ann Garcia

Beverly Ann Garcia

Aug 18, 2024

Beverly Ann Garcia was born on December 28, 1932, in Iron Mountain, Michigan, daughter of Louis Giannunzio Sr. and Yola May (Anderson) Giannunzio. On December 22, 1951, she was united in marriage to Benjamin Garcia in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Beverly and Benjamin lived their early years in Madison, WI, where Beverly kept a lovely home for her husband and...

Barbara E. Hopfensperger

Barbara E. Hopfensperger

Aug 16, 2024

Barbara E. Hopfensperger nee Beier passed away after a brief illness at the age of 68 in Milwaukee on August 16, 2024. Barbara was born June 9, 1956, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Gerald H. Beier and Margaret (Erdman) Beier. She attended Milwaukee schools, until moving to Shawano with her parents in 1973. She graduated from...

Milton P. Rusch

Milton P. Rusch

Aug 15, 2024

Milton P. Rusch, age 93, passed away on Thursday August 15, 2024, surrounded by family in Bonduel. Milton was born on July 7, 1931, in a farmhouse on Wedge Road in the Town of Hartland, Shawano County, the son of the late Adolph and Minnie (Boerst) Rusch. He attended St. Paul Lutheran School in Bonduel. Milton was baptized and...

Robert Dominic Johnson

Robert Dominic Johnson

Aug 14, 2024

Robert "Bob" Dominic Johnson, age 87, of Gresham passed away on Wednesday August 14, 2024, at his home. Bob was born on August 4, 1937, in Milwaukee to the late George and Dorothy (Hope) Johnson. He attended Pulaski High School in Milwaukee where he excelled in track and field, specializing in pole vaulting. On May 3, 1958, he was...

Robert Joseph "Bob" Jung

Robert Joseph "Bob" Jung

Aug 14, 2024

Robert Joseph "Bob" Jung, age 84, of Bonduel passed away on Wednesday August 14, 2024, in Shawano. Robert was born on September 30, 1939, in Round Lake, Illinois to the late Joseph M. and Margaret (Stoffel) Jung. On May 15, 1971, he was united in marriage to Sandra Lee Durr in Cary, Illinois. The couple spent a wonderful 40...

Gail Lynn "Kesoqkiw" Sechrist

Gail Lynn "Kesoqkiw" Sechrist

Aug 13, 2024

Gail Lynn "Kesoqkiw" Sun Woman Sechrist, age 65, of Luxemburg passed away on Tuesday August 13, 2024. Gail was born on October 19, 1958, in Keshena to the late Ronald "JI" Frechette and Janet Waubanascum. She graduated from the Intermountain Tribal School in 1978. Gail worked at the Menominee County Human Services for many years. She served...

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