Obituaries

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...

Kathryn Joyce Benner

Kathryn Joyce Benner

Nov 13, 2011

Benner, Kathryn Joyce ZilzMy Mother, My Best FriendAnd Her Children Shall Rise Up And Call Her Blessed... Proverbs 31:28.My Mother was born in Oshkosh on June 28, 1932, the only child of Ervin August and Laura Emma Buetow Zilz. My Mothers worldly spiritual journey began at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Oshkosh where she was Christened, Confirmed and Married by...

Evelyn Anne Bolle

Evelyn Anne Bolle

Nov 12, 2011

Evelyn A. Bolle, 89, of Oshkosh, died on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Bethel Home. She was born on May 4, 1922 in Aniwa, WI the daughter of William and Ann (Bittner) Truntz. Evelyn married Walter J. Bolle on May 2, 1942. Walter preceded her in death on June 10, 2008.Evelyn had been employed by Riverhills School in Glendale, WI...

Elizabeth Louise Barthels

Elizabeth Louise Barthels

Nov 7, 2011

Elizabeth L. Barthels, age 87, died on November 7, 2011 at Park View Health Center. She was born on November 7, 1924 in the Town of Omro the daughter of William and Katherine Evers Ternes.Elizabeth worked in food service at the Oshkosh Public Schools and worked at Tads Restaurant for many years. Survivors include a son , Rick (Ann Mertens)...

Arlene Hildegarde Steinert

Arlene Hildegarde Steinert

Nov 4, 2011

Arlene Hildegarde Steinert, 92, of Oshkosh, died on Friday, November 4, 2011 at Oakwood Manor. Arlene was born in Bear Creek, WI on April 6, 1919 a daughter of the late Adolph and Lydia (Springer) Schroeder. On April 19, 1941 she married Harry Steinert in Oshkosh. He preceded Arlene in death on August 5, 1976.Arlene was a member of Grace...

Laura Karolina Radtke

Laura Karolina Radtke

Nov 3, 2011

A much admired, loved and adored Laura Karolina Radtke, of Oshkosh ,WI, left this Earth for a better realm, 3 November 2011. Laura was born in Mo Telemark, Norway, 9 August 1908 to Sofia and Torjus Larson, the second of ten children. Emigrating when she was a toddler, she made four trans-Atlantic crossings with her mother, and an infant sister,...

Eva V. Hirte

Eva V. Hirte

Nov 2, 2011

Eva V. Hirte, 96, of Oshkosh died Wednesday November 2, 2011 at Park View Health Center. She was born September 9, 1915 in the Town of Lind, Waupaca County a daughter of the late Fred and Laura (Zaudke) Zabel. Eva married Walter A. Hirte on Dec. 13, 1931 in Waupaca and he preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 2001....

Carol J. Warner

Carol J. Warner

Nov 2, 2011

Carol Jean Warner, 85, of Oshkosh, died at her residence on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. Carol was born in Brown County, Indiana a daughter of the late Ivor J. and Faye (Phillips) Collins. On August 20, 1955 Carol married Roger M. Warner in Muncie, Indiana.Carol had formerly worked at the Birmingham (Michigan) Public Schools and was a member of Trinity...

Doris Alma Ott

Doris Alma Ott

Nov 2, 2011

Doris A. Ott, age 87, of Oshkosh, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Aurora Medical Center. She was born in the Town of Lamartine in Fond du Lac County on January 30, 1924, the daughter of the late Charles and Jennie Tullett Gilbert. Doris married Roy Harvey Ott on May...

Amber Irene Plantz

Amber Irene Plantz

Nov 1, 2011

Amber I. Plantz, age 88 of Oshkosh, passed away at Park View Health Center on Tuesday November 1, 2011. She was born in Oshkosh on August 11, 1923, a daughter of the late Theodore and Lora Kossel Reitz. Amber married Foster W. Plantz on May 9, 1942 in Oshkosh. He preceded her in death on August 25, 2006.Amber was a...

Lorraine R. Knack

Lorraine R. Knack

Oct 31, 2011

Lorraine Ruth Knack, 85, went to join her Savior on Monday, October 31, 2011 at St. Elizabeths Hospital - Appleton surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 23, 1926, a daughter of Carl and Ada (Luebke) Knack.Lorraine attended Howlett School in the Town of Black Wolf and had worked at Bell Machine Company, SNC and for 34...

Larry J. Backus

Larry J. Backus

Oct 31, 2011

Larry John Backus, age 60, of Oshkosh died unexpectedly of cancer on Monday, October 31, 2011 at Aurora Medical Center surrounded by his loving wife, his children, his brothers and sister, and a few close friends. He was born on May 31, 1951 in Chippewa Falls to Alfred and Pearl Backus. Larry and his family moved to Oshkosh when he...

James Robert Kiser

James Robert Kiser

Oct 30, 2011

James Robert Kiser, age 83, of Oshkosh passed away at home with his family at his side. He was born in Oshkosh on April 9th, 1928 a son of the late William & Fryne Kiser-Russell. Jim married Gloria Schneider at Sacred Heart Parsonage on October 21st, 1950. Jim went into the Armed Services, six days after their wedding. He served...

Todd Steven Retzlaff

Todd Steven Retzlaff

Oct 29, 2011

On October 28, 2011, Todd Steven Retzlaff, age 43, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Oshkosh, WI. Todd was born on June 4, 1968 and raised in Appleton, WI. All of his life he was dedicated to helping others. Even in elementary school he was in safety patrol, back then already helping to keep kids safe. He took very...

Ronald Henry Schmiedel

Ronald Henry Schmiedel

Oct 29, 2011

Ronald Rock H. Schmiedel, age 83, of Oshkosh, died Saturday October 29, 2011 at Bethel Home. He was born on December 16, 1927 in Oshkosh a son of Harold and Linda Radig Schmiedel. On October 24, 1953 he married Arlene King at Grace Lutheran in Pickett.Rock was a Sargeant in the United States Army serving for 5 years. He spent...

Beverly Mae (Justman) Kannenberg

Beverly Mae (Justman) Kannenberg

Oct 26, 2011

Beverly Kannenberg, beloved child of God, was born into the world on July 14, 1920 in the Town of Brighton, Unity, WI. Her parents, Oscar and Clara Habeck, and her family celebrated her birth into the everlasting promise of Jesus as she was baptized and confirmed at North Spencer Church in rural Spencer, WI. As a baptized child of God,...

Joyce Elaine Spomer

Joyce Elaine Spomer

Oct 25, 2011

Joyce Spomer, age 77 of Oshkosh died at her home with her husband at her side on Tuesday October 25, 2011. Joyce was born in Oshkosh on March 31, 1934, a daughter of the late Walter I. and Lottie L. Fink Stewart. On April 20, 1962 Joyce married David W. Spomer in Kenosha.Joyce had been employed at Kimberly-Clark Company. She...

Lucille Virginia Winters

Lucille Virginia Winters

Oct 24, 2011

Lucille V. Winters, 95, of Oshkosh died Monday October 24, 2011 at Eden Meadows. She was born February 10, 1916 in New London a daughter of the late Emil and Alma (Martin) Gorges. She married Gordon Winters on Sept. 30, 1939 in New London and he preceded her in death in 1988. Lucille is survived by a daughter Pat (Roger)...