Obituaries

Ruth Ann Hightdudis

Ruth Ann Hightdudis

Dec 10, 2011

Ruth (Ruthy) Hornbeck HightdudisRuthy (76) has joined her loving husband George of (48 years) and their sons Brian and Benjamin on Saturday, December 10, 2011. Ruthy was born on October 31, 1935 to William and Anita Hornbeck in Appleton, WI. She lived in Sylacauga, Alabama for most of her high school years where she developed several lasting friendships that are...

Dolores H Jakubowski

Dolores H Jakubowski

Dec 10, 2011

Dolores H. Jakubowski, 81, of Oshkosh died Saturday December 10, 2011 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay. She was born December 19, 1929 in the Town of Nepeuskun, Winnebago County, a daughter of the late William and Ella (Pigorsch) Schliepp. Dolores was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and retired from Wisconsin Bell after 33 years. She was...

Joann Last

Joann Last

Dec 9, 2011

JoAnn Last, 88, of Oshkosh died on Friday, December 9, 2011 at Bethel Home. She was born on May 29, 1923 in Richland, Iowa the daughter of Ray and Grace Hartley Ward. JoAnn married George Last on January 30, 1953 in Billings, MT.JoAnn was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. She was a Red Cross Volunteer at the Alexian...

David Scott Zimmerman

David Scott Zimmerman

Dec 8, 2011

David S. Zimmerman, age 63 of Oshkosh, died at Aurora Medical Center on Thursday December 8, 2011. David was born in Pickett, WI on March 16, 1948, a son of the late Earl and Doris Brigham Zimmerman. He married Sharon Kropp on September 30, 1967, in Ripon.David served his country during the Viet Nam Conflict and was awarded the Purple...

Jerry Lawrence Neubauer

Jerry Lawrence Neubauer

Dec 7, 2011

Jerry L. Neubauer, age 66, of Oshkosh, died Wednesday December 7, 2011 at his residence. He was born on August 17, 1945 in Oshkosh the son of Lawrence and Germain Wesenberg Neubauer. On July 24, 1965 he married Carol Weiland in Oshkosh.He was a member of St. Andrews Lutheran Church. For 45 years he worked for AT & T as...

Anton Joseph Putzer

Anton Joseph Putzer

Dec 6, 2011

Anton J Putzer Jr, Town of Black Wolf passed away on December 6, 2011 at Evergreen Retirement Community after a courageous fight with Multiple Sclerosis. He was born May 12, 1935 in Oshkosh, the son of Anton Sr and Helen (LeRoy) Putzer. In 1958 Tony married Jill A Ahl at St Peters Church Oshkosh. They had four children Katherine A...

Theodore Joseph Donker

Theodore Joseph Donker

Dec 5, 2011

Theodore J. Donker, 94, of Oshkosh died Monday December 5, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born September 5, 1917 in Oshkosh a son of the late Theodore and Matilda (Morasch) Donker. Ted married Verna Speigelberg on Dec. 17, 1949 in Oshkosh. She preceded him in death on July 6, 2003. Ted worked at Rockwell International for many years...

Donna Lee Raatz

Donna Lee Raatz

Dec 5, 2011

Donna L. Raatz, 79, of Oshkosh, died with her daughters at her side on Monday, December 5, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born on June 12, 1932 in Oshkosh the daughter of Lyle and Dorothy Lawler Roper. She married Arden Raatz on January 29, 1951 in Oshkosh. Arden preceded her in death on April 25, 2005.Donna loved to...

Roger A Novotny

Roger A Novotny

Dec 4, 2011

Roger A. Novotny, 44, of Oshkosh died peacefully Sunday December 4, 2011 with his family by his side after a short stay at Evergreen Creekview. He courageously battled brain tumors for nearly ten years. He was born November 21, 1967 in Oshkosh a son of Donald J. and Emily M. (Stilp) Novotny. Roger was married to Karen Kohn on September...

Ellen Mary Weber

Ellen Mary Weber

Dec 1, 2011

Ellen M. Weber, 95, of Oshkosh died peacefully on December 1, 2011 at Evergreen Retirement Center, where she had resided since 1996. Ellen was born January 16, 1916 a daughter of Edward and Mary Horgan in Marshfield, WI. Ellen was married to Larry Weber in Beaver Dam, WI. The couple was later divorced. Ellen lived in Oshkosh for most of...

Shirley May Brehmer

Shirley May Brehmer

Dec 1, 2011

Shirley M. Brehmer, age 85, of Oshkosh, died Thursday December 1, 2011 at Century Oaks. She was born on November 24, 1926 in Oshkosh a daughter of Fredrick and Laura Ebert Ahrens. On June 29, 1946 she married Floyd Brehmer in Oshkosh. He preceded her in death in 2011.She loved gardening, playing cards and thrift shopping. She is a member...

Maria Lynette Fenzl

Maria Lynette Fenzl

Nov 29, 2011

Maria Lynette Fenzl, newborn daughter of J. C. and Sonya Fenzl, was born on November 28th, 2011 and passed away peacefully in her mothers arms in the early morning hours of November 29th, 2011. Maria bravely fought for hours, but the complications from her delivery were too much to overcome. She had her mothers silky black hair and nose, her...

Patty Lee Fauk

Patty Lee Fauk

Nov 29, 2011

Patty Lee Fauk lost her battle with breast cancer at Mercy Medical Center and went to heaven on November 29th, 2011 surrounded by her loving family with her husband, daughter, and sister holding her hands. She was born in Chicago, IL on September 7, 1947, the oldest child of Kenneth E. Koon and Laura Jean Holman Koon. She graduated from...

Eugene Baylor Stenson

Eugene Baylor Stenson

Nov 28, 2011

Eugene B. Stenson, 88, of Oshkosh passed away peacefully into the loving arms of the Lord, to meet once again those that have preceded him, on Monday November 28, 2011 at Bethel Home. He was born March 10, 1923 in Lenark, WI a son of the late Claire and Blanche (Moore) Stenson. Eugene married Esther J. Mueller on Dec. 16,...

Garrett Sr. Lee Krause

Garrett Sr. Lee Krause

Nov 27, 2011

Garrett Squirrel L. Krause, Sr., age 63, of Omro, died on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. He was born on December 5, 1947 in New London a son of Orville and Betty (Baxter) Krause. On December 9, 1977 he married Deb Durkee in Oshkosh.Squirrel was a member of Martin Luther Ev. Lutheran Church of Oshkosh,...

Glenna Mae Gerharz

Glenna Mae Gerharz

Nov 25, 2011

Glenna Mae Gerharz, age 81 of Oshkosh died at Park View Health Center on Friday, November 25, 2011. She was born in Bonduel, WI on January 27, 1930 a daughter of the late Edward and Minnie Manthei Radtke. She married Wayne Gerharz on July 18, 1952 in Shawano, WI. Wayne preceded her in death on September 9, 1988.Glenna was Catholic...

Geraldine Elizabeth Thomas

Geraldine Elizabeth Thomas

Nov 20, 2011

Geraldine E. Thomas, age 84 of Oshkosh died on Sunday November 20, 2011 at Northpoint Medical & Rehabilitation. Geraldine was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 26, 1927, a daughter of the late Gerald and Vivian Hampton Reed Shrout. Geraldine had been self employed and owned rental property. She enjoyed growing house plants and attended Allen Temple A. M. E.She...

Haruko Elwing

Haruko Elwing

Nov 16, 2011

Haruko Penny Elwing, age 80 of Oshkosh died at Mercy Medical Center on Wednesday November 16, 2011. She was born on January 2, 1931 in Fuku Oku, Japan a daughter of the late Nakashima Tuna and Nakashima Kakuemon. She married James Elwing on November 22, 1960 at the U.S. Consulate in Yokohana, Japan.Penny retired from Pluswood Company after 22 years...

Jay Stanley Niemcek

Jay Stanley Niemcek

Nov 14, 2011

Jay Stanley Niemcek, 70, of Oshkosh succumbed of natural causes.Niemcek, a bachelor, was a retired welder for Oshkosh Truck. He was acar enthusiast, especially partial to Chevrolet Corvettes. His lastwas a 1987 model, his seventh. His hobbies included fishing, both fromhis runabout and from the pier at his Lake Winnebago home. He alsoenjoyed building and operating radio-controlled models, both race...

Mary Beth Sosinski

Mary Beth Sosinski

Nov 13, 2011

Mary Beth Sosinski, 56, of Oshkosh, died on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee. Mary Beth was born on May 10, 1955 in Oshkosh the daughter of Gerald and Lois Wesenberg Sosinski. Mary was a medical technician at the intensive care unit at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center. She enjoyed traveling, loved her cat and was known for...