Obituaries

Aug 30, 2020

Rickey Milanowski, age 60 of Belle Plaine, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020. Rickey was born on August 27, 1960, to the late Edward and Lillian (Wrochota) Milanowski in Milwaukee. Rickey was employed by Aarowcast from 2011 until present and also owned Ed and Lil's Bar.  He enjoyed building remote control cars. Rickey had a natural mechanical abilities...

Aug 27, 2020

George Anthony Hoffman, age 64 of Gresham, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton. George was born on June 11, 1956 in Shawano, to the late Ira "Sparky" and Maxine (Warrington) Hoffman. On June 24, 2015, George was united in marriage to Stella Quick in Shawano. He worked for the city of...

Aug 22, 2020

Karolyn Margaret Raasch, age 63 of Shawano, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020. Karolyn was born on March 29, 1957 to the late Walter "Lefty" and Margaret (Davids) Raasch in Shawano. She graduated from Bowler High School and continued her education at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Karolyn worked for over 28 years as an Administrative Assistant at North...

Aug 22, 2020

Lee Mosher, age 78, of Shawano, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Appleton.  Lee was born in Shawano on July 18, 1942, son of the late Kenneth and Inez (Feltz) Mosher.  On May 24, 1969 Lee was united in marriage to Darlene Zirbel in New London.  The couple lived in Kaukauna for many years were Lee was...

Aug 20, 2020

Loren K. Buettner, age 69, of Shawano, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020.  He was born in Greenfield, WI on January 25, 1951 to the late Leroy and Doris (Beegle) Buettner. He was born and raised in the Milwaukee area, and for the past 25 years, Loren lived in the Shawano area.  He owned and operated The Haircut...

Aug 16, 2020

Richard L. Cota, age 83 of Cecil, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the son of Louis and Charlotte (Borchert) Cota, born on May 5, 1937. Richard had an older sister, Beverly Antzak and a brother David (Karen) Cota. After high school he enlisted in the United States Air Force...

Aug 15, 2020

Shirley Ann Kalkofen, age 85 of Cecil, passed away on August 15, 2020 surrounded by her loved ones. Shirley was born on July 8, 1935 to the late Emil and Ethel (Butt) Reinke. On July 21, 1956, Shirley was united in marriage to the love of her life James L. Kalkofen in Shawano. After 40 years of...

Aug 15, 2020

Wilfred John Tomaw, age 72, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee. John was born on June 19, 1948 in Keshena to the late Frank Benard and Mary Ann (Caldwell) Tomow. On March 24, 2000, John was united in marriage to Diane Lynn Brandos in Keshena. In his spare time, he enjoyed cooking,...

Aug 14, 2020

On Friday, August 14, 2020, Judith Breitenbach was reunited with her husband Bob before the throne of God. Judith Mae Schave was born on March 23, 1940 to Raymond and Leona (Kumerow) Schave in Wausau, Wisconsin. She met Robert Breitenbach and they were united in marriage on July 30, 1958 in Merrill, Wisconsin. It was definitely love...

Aug 12, 2020

Gerald J. "Whitey" Kraft, age 73 of the Town of Herman, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Whitey was born on October 20, 1946, to the late Emil and Ethel (Peterson) Kraft in Clintonville. He proudly served his country in the United States Army as a Drill Sargent. On January 13, 1979, Whitey was united in marriage to...

Aug 8, 2020

Deborah Marie "Debbie" Kempinski, age 67 of Underhill, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton. Deborah was born on November 28, 1952 to the late John J. and Dorothy L. (Banks) Martinek in Chicago, Illinois. Debbie was married to Chester F. Kempinski who preceded her in death in 2002. Her hobbies included...

Aug 6, 2020

Darla Rose (Reiter) Perez, 36, of Keshena, Wisconsin started her journey to the spirit world on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Darla was born in Green Bay, on August 9, 1983, to Burnell and Daryl Reiter Sr. She graduated from Shawano High School in 2002. She had a passion for working with kids and was pursuing a career in Early...

Aug 5, 2020

Marlene Joyce Lane, age 85 of Shawano, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Marlene was born on August 13, 1934 in Caroline, to the late Alex and Esther (Doede) Fischer. In 1950 Marlene was united in marriage to Jerome Lane in Shawano. Marlene was a kind and giving person. She loved cooking and made a wonderful potato salad...

Aug 5, 2020

Vicki L. Parson, age 63 of Clintonville, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Vicki was born on August 20, 1956 to Donald and Melva (Jurgensen) Parson in Riverside, California.

Vicki is survived by her mother, Melva Parson; sisters, Deb (Rick) Klatt and Julie (Bryan) Gagnon; brother, Scott (Debbie) Parson; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives...

Aug 5, 2020

Wayne Dennis Rastall, age 74 of the Town of Wescott, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Wayne was born on April 14, 1946, in Marinette County, to the late George and Dorothy (Wyngart) Rastall. He proudly served in the Wisconsin National Guard. On February 4, 1967, Wayne was united in marriage to Mary J. Eggert in Appleton. He...

Aug 3, 2020

Janet Mae Beyer, age 79 of Shawano, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020. Janet was born on July 17, 1941 in Shawano, to the late Arnold and Marcella (Hagel) Otto. On February 27, 1960, Janet was united in marriage to Donald Beyer at St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Donald preceded her in death on December 6,...

Aug 2, 2020

Bradford "Brad" Lamont Neville, Sr., age 70 of Shawano, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020. Brad was born on March 13, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Elizabeth "Betty" (Wasson) LaRocco. On November 20, 1970, Brad was united in marriage to Patricia "Pat" Weaver in LaGrange, Illinois. He worked for North Star Casino for nearly 25 years...

Jul 31, 2020

Peter "Jim" Pyatskowit, age 38 of Duluth, Minnesota, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, July 31, 2020 in Minneapolis. Peter was born on November 8, 1981, in Oconto Falls to Darren Hawpetoss of Duluth and Lee Pyatskowit of South Branch. Peter was raised in Keshena by his grandfather Louie Hawpetoss and Uncle Ap. Peter was a talented...

Jul 31, 2020

Maynard "Bert" Thiel was called peacefully to his heavenly home on Friday, July 31, 2020 surrounded by his loving family at his home of 67 years in Pella. Bert was born on May 4, 1926 to Art and Ann (Klement) Thiel in Leopolis. He attended Marion High School.

Bert was called to serve his country in the...

Jul 30, 2020

Robert J. "Robbie" Krueger, Jr., age 51 of Shawano, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Rob was born on April 12, 1969, in Shawano, to Janice (Koehler) Krueger and the late Robert Krueger, Sr. Rob was baptized and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church of Shawano. He attended Shawano High School. Rob was a hard worker, he worked...