Obituaries

Feb 12, 2026

Patricia A. Mendoza, age 76, passed away on February Thursday 12, 2026, surrounded by her loving family in Shawano. Patricia was born on March 16, 1949, at St. Joseph Hospital in Keshena to the late Gordon and Mae (Kinney) Chevalier. She enjoyed listening to all types of music especially oldies and Christmas music; you could catch her...

Feb 10, 2026

John P.H. Salchow, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, surrounded by the love and comfort of his family. He was born on May 13, 1937, to the late George and Hannah Hattie (Dahlmann) Salchow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. John proudly spent his life in uniform serving and protecting in everything he did. While earning his...

Feb 8, 2026

Keith F. Webster, age 65, of Appleton passed away on Sunday February 8, 2026, at St. Elizabeths Hospital. Keith was born on August 13, 1960, in Shawano to the late James and Honorable, Christine (Pierce) Webster, Sr. While in high school he found a true love for boxing. Keith became an amateur boxer, winning the National Golden...

Feb 7, 2026

Lynn Marie Waubanascum, Ah-patch-kowa "Woman who Walks until Dawn" age 50 of Middle Village started her journey to the Spirit World on February 7th, 2026, surrounded by her family.

Lynn was born January 18th, 1976, at Langlade Antigo Hospital to the late Alfred "Big Al" and Rose (Boivin) Waubanascum of James Street Neopit...

Feb 6, 2026

Earl H. Maki, age 83, of Shawano passed away peacefully on Friday February 6, 2026, surrounded by his family at home after a three-year battle with MDS cancer. Earl was born on July 3, 1942, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, to the late Urho and Bernice (Hier) Maki. He graduated from high school in Fitchburg. While in high school Earl...

Feb 2, 2026

Our beloved son, Andrew James "Andy" Zierden, age 42, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 2, 2026, at Theda Care Medical Center in Neenah. Born on August 8, 1983, in Shawano to Betsy Marie (Schmidt) Zernicke and James Zierden.  Andy's stepfather, Thomas Zernicke, became a part of his life in 2007. He also grew up alongside his...

Feb 1, 2026

Peggy A. Creapo, aged 75, passed away on Sunday February 1, 2026, in Oshkosh. Peggy was born on July 18, 1950, in Shawano to the late Victor and Deloris (Arndt) Otto. She graduated from Shawano High School in 1968. Peggy worked at Evergreen Nursing Home for several years. On July 18, 1986, she was united in marriage...

Feb 1, 2026

John Christian Becker, age 66, of Shawano passed away on Sunday February 1, 2026, at his home while under hospice care. John was born on June 25, 1959, in Milwaukee at Mercy Hospital to the late Jacob and Jean (Wiesendanger) Becker. He worked for many years in Milwaukee at Butterfly Cleaners then eventually moved to Shawano to...

Feb 1, 2026

Catherine L. ("Cathy", "Katie", nee Froelich) Mastalir, 93, Kewaunee WI, died peacefully on Sunday, February 1, 2026, with family by her side. Born December 5, 1932, on a farm in Bellevue WI, she was the third child of Albert & Regina (Kaster) Froelich. She attended a rural one-room school that housed all students, grades 1-8, then St...

Jan 31, 2026

Linda Lou Clemins., age 75, of Shawano,  passed away on January 31, 2026. Born on February 21, 1950, in Shawano WI to the late Ruben and Betty (Richards) Giese.

Linda was raised in the Gresham area. She was a lover of cats and other critters. Her first date with Don was Sept 1,...

Jan 31, 2026

Clara Elizabeth "Dolly" Stone, Queen of Sass and Silly, passed her crown down to her daughter and granddaughters on Saturday, January 31, 2026.

Dolly proudly made it to her favorite number—"92," plus one—reaching the age of 93. She was born December 20, 1932, in Keshena to the late Henry Martin and Grace (Grignon)...

Jan 30, 2026

Denise Evon (Stafford) Chamberlin was born on November 17,1939 to Alice (Richard) and William Stafford.  The first of 4 girls.  She grew up in Sault Ste Marie, MI. She married Herold Chamberlin on January 23, 1960, in Sault Ste. Marie and immediately moved to California. They had three children, David (1960), Eric (1962) and Ann Marie (1967)....

Jan 30, 2026

Esther Frances Hopkins, age 74, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 30, 2026, at her home in the Town of Wescott. Esther was born in Algoma, Wisconsin on September 28, 1951, daughter of the late Edward and Arkaileen (Braun) Cesar. She graduated from Algoma High School in 1970. Esther moved to Shawano in 1975. In 1979, she...

Jan 29, 2026

Nancy Ann Armstrong, age 70, of Keshena, passed away on Thursday January 29, 2026, in Shawano. Nancy was born on August 15, 1955, in Greenwich, Connecticut, to the late Frederick and Annette (Johnson) Walters. She graduated from WJ Woodham High School and worked in retail. After working in retail for awhile Nancy began her career as a...

Jan 27, 2026

Christine Ann Rotter, age 73, of Cecil, passed away on Tuesday January 27, 2026, in Shawano. Christine was born on April 22, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois to Florence (Schielka) Zielinski and the late Richard Zielinski. On August 4, 1973, she was united in marriage to John Rotter in Chicago, Illinois. Together they lived on a farm for...

Jan 26, 2026

Carol Jean Popelka, age 87, of Shawano passed away on Monday January 26, 2026, at her home. Carol was born on May 6, 1938, in Shawano to the late Edwin and Viola (Roggenbuck) Korth. She attended St. James Lutheran School and graduated from Shawano High School in 1956.

Carol and Lewis Popelka met...

Jan 26, 2026

 James C. Benz, age 82, of Oshkosh passed away on Monday January 26, 2026, in Shawano. He was born on April 5, 1943, in Milwaukee to the late Edward and Mary (Ostrowski) Benz. James lived in Wisconsin all his life. He proudly served as a Stevens Point police officer, retiring as a Sergent of the Traffic Bureau after 27 years...

Jan 22, 2026

Yvonne Marie (Tucker) Genett died at the age of 88 on Thursday January 22, 2026. Yvonne was known as "Connie" to family and friends, as "mom" to six children, "gramma" to eleven grandchildren, "great gramma" to eleven great grandchildren, and "auntie" to numerous nieces and nephews. She lived in New London, WI, from 1996 until her passing...

Jan 21, 2026

Rebecca Lee Bonnin, age 74, of Cecil passed away on Wednesday January 21, 2026, in Neenah. Rebecca was born on May 21, 1951, in Keshena to the late Henry and Adell (Hoeffs) Fredenberg. On February 26, 1998, she was united in marriage to Donald Bonnin at Immanuel Lutheran Church-White Clay Lake. Rebecca worked for the Menominee Indian...

Jan 20, 2026

Melva Dawn "Mel" (Jurgensen) Parson, age 90, of Shawano, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side on Tuesday January 20, 2026. Mel was born on December 7, 1935, in Watertown, South Dakota, daughter of Leonard and Fern (Minton) Jurgensen. She married her high school sweetheart, Donald Parson on August 18, 1953. He...