Obituaries

Wallace Howard Baldry

Wallace Howard Baldry

Apr 26, 2014

Wallace H. Baldry, age 99 of Oshkosh, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Oakwood Manor in Oshkosh. He was born on March 13, 1915 in Stanley, WI to the late Earl and Mildred (Hess) Baldry. He married Lorraine Butt on March 3, 1945 in Oshkosh.Wallace proudly served his country in the 1st infantry division in the United States...

Karen Florence Johnson

Karen Florence Johnson

Apr 24, 2014

Karen Florence Johnson, age 78, of the town of Algoma, quietly passed away April 24, 2014, at her home on Lake Butte des Morts. She was born July 4, 1935, in Green Bay, the daughter of Benjamin S. and Mae E. DeGrasse Johnson. Karen was raised in Oshkosh and educated in Oshkosh schools, graduating from OHS in 1953. She was...

Georgia Jean Buttke

Georgia Jean Buttke

Apr 23, 2014

Georgia J. Buttke, 65, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Georgia was born January 25, 1949, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Gordon and Hazel (Bathke) Buttke.Georgia graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1967 and went on to attend the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where she received her Bachelor of Education degree in 1971.Georgia began teaching in...

Judith Carol Nord

Judith Carol Nord

Apr 23, 2014

Judith Judy Carol Nord, 68, died Wednesday, April 23, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh.Judy was born on June 23, 1945, in Minneapolis to George and Signe (nee Overby) Nord. She was the second child of two. She attended school in the Bloomington, Minnesota school system, and graduated from Bloomington High School in 1963.She started her college education at the...

Gerald Edmund Ochsner

Gerald Edmund Ochsner

Apr 23, 2014

Gerald Jerry Ochsner, 78, of Oshkosh, WI, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at his home. He was born on January 28, 1936 in Sutton, Nebraska, to Edmund and Clara Traudt Ochsner.Jerry enjoyed watching sports at the high school, college, and professional levels, and in particular, the Nebraska Cornhuskers.He is survived by his sister, Janet (Ervin) Schmude of Oshkosh; nieces...

Adam Michael Smith

Adam Michael Smith

Apr 23, 2014

Adam Michael Smith, age 26, of Oshkosh, died on Wednesday April 23, 2014 around 5:15pm at University of Chicago Hospital. He was born on February 21, 1988 in Waukegan, IL.He is survived by his father and mother Michael & Cynthia Smith, two sisters Alyssa (Smith) Belton and Anca Smith, his grandparents William & Sue Martinson, and Wilma Smith along with...

John May Jr.

John May Jr.

Apr 22, 2014

John May, Jr at the age of 84 has passed away in Oshkosh, WI on April 22 2014. He died in his home in the care of his devoted wife of 62 years and family. John May, Jr. was born in Port Washington, WI on February 8th, 1930. His parents were John and Ann May. His brothers (all deceased) were...

Evelyn Ruth Dutcher

Evelyn Ruth Dutcher

Apr 22, 2014

Evelyn Dutcher, age 89, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Oshkosh after a lengthy illness, She was born on May 22, 1924 in Zittau, WI, the daughter of Balthazar and Ruth Kalbus Schmidt. She graduated from Oshkosh High School and went on to marry Clifford Dutcher on February 9, 1946. Evelyn worked for Mercury Marine...

Jane Mary Peterson

Jane Mary Peterson

Apr 21, 2014

Jane M. Peterson, 54, of Oshkosh died Monday, April 21, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Oshkosh on August 22, 1959, a daughter of Junior and Barbara Peterson.Jane had graduated from Oshkosh North High School, worked at SNC Corp. for several years, and was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish.Jane is survived by her parents,...

Daniel Jay Magnuson

Daniel Jay Magnuson

Apr 20, 2014

Daniel J. Magnuson, age 58, of Oshkosh, died on Sunday April 20, 2014 at his residence. He was born on February 11, 1956 in Oshkosh a son of Phillip and Janice George Magnuson.He was employed for Winnebago County working for the Highway Department. He enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, sitting in his garage watching T.V. He was skilled at operating heavy...

Wilbert Heikkinen

Wilbert Heikkinen

Apr 19, 2014

Wilbert Heikkinen, 88, of Oshkosh died on April 19, 2014. Wilbert was born on May 11, 1925 to Charles and Mari (Knuuttila) Heikkinen in Baltic, Mi. He graduated from Hancock Central High School in Hancock, MI in 1943. From there he joined the army in 1943 and served in India. He was honorably discharged in 1945. Wilbert went on to...

Jean M. Zickuhr

Jean M. Zickuhr

Apr 19, 2014

Jean M. Zickuhr, 77, of Oshkosh died Saturday, April 19, 2014. She was born November 5, 1936, in Plover, WI a daughter of the late Forest and Harriet Grant. She married Charles Zickuhr on June 3, 1961, at St. Marys Catholic Church, Waupaca and he preceded her in death on December 28, 1998.Jean was a member of St. Raphael the...

Paul Reinhold Zuehlke

Paul Reinhold Zuehlke

Apr 18, 2014

Paul Reinhold Zuehlke, 89, passed away April 18, 2014 at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. He was born in Weyauwega on June 19, 1924, the son of Paul F. and Elsie Zuehlke. He married Betty Jane Botz on May 27, 1950 in Iowa. After her death, he married Marion L. Traugott on October 14, 1995. Paul served in the United States...

Carolyn Evelyn Henslin

Carolyn Evelyn Henslin

Apr 16, 2014

Carolyn E. Pep Henslin, 75, of Oshkosh passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at her home with her loving family at her side. Carolyn was born on February 19, 1939 in Oshkosh the daughter of Carl and Emma Schmidt Bauer. She married Allen Henslin on June 13, 1964 in Oshkosh. Carolyn was a life long member of Bethlehem Ev....

Mary Ann Naslund

Mary Ann Naslund

Apr 14, 2014

Mary A. Naslund, age 81, of Oshkosh, died Monday April 14, 2014 at Bethel Home. She was born on June 12, 1932 in Union Grove a daughter of Helge and Ruth Naslund.Mary enjoyed doing puzzles, reading the newspaper and watching television.She is survived by one sister Betty Naslund and other relatives and friends.A memorial service will be held on Saturday...

Dolores Dorothy Knecht

Dolores Dorothy Knecht

Apr 13, 2014

Dolores Dorothy Knecht, age 89, passed away on April 13, 2014 at Evergreen Manor. She was born on April 8, 1925 to Carl and Theresa (Baier) Hamann. At a young age she was adopted by Arthur and Anna (Drumm) Stearns.Dolores worked at the Oshkosh Tannery and Dunphy Boats. She retired from the Winnebago State Hospital as manager of the laundry...

Howard R Wenzel

Howard R Wenzel

Apr 13, 2014

Howard R. Howie Wenzel, 87, of Oshkosh died Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Evergreen Retirement Community. He was born April 28, 1926 in Chicago, IL a son of the late Arnold and Anna Wenzel. He married Joan Schulze on July 14, 1951, in Appleton and she preceded him in death on Dec. 7, 1992.Howie had worked for the Wisconsin DNR...

Kathryn Marie Ranieri

Kathryn Marie Ranieri

Apr 12, 2014

Kathryn M. (Price) Ranieri, passed away on April 12, 2014 at Century Oaks Assisted Living. She was born August 22, 1920 in Oshkosh, WI; the daughter of Butch and Mayme Price. She was married to Louis Ranieri in Chicago, IL in 1955.Kay graduated from Oshkosh high school in January of 1939. She was a member at St. Raphael the Archangel...

Richard Joseph Beese

Richard Joseph Beese

Apr 10, 2014

Richard J. Rick Beese of Oshkosh, 51, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2014 after succumbing to his short battle with liver cancer. He was surrounded by his family at his time of death. He was born September 3, 1962, in Oshkosh, the son of Robert J. and Mildred (Alderson) Beese. Rich was a 1980 graduate of Oshkosh West High...

Marion Olive Mccray

Marion Olive Mccray

Apr 8, 2014

Marion O. McCray went to her heavenly home on April 8, 2014 at Sterling House, Oshkosh. She was born on January 31, 1921 to Fred and Marie Judkins. She married her high school sweetheart, Allen Will McCray (Bill) on February 14, 1940. She and Bill met when they performed the lead roles in The Mikado operetta. Marion was a talented...