Obituaries

Melvin G. Apell

Melvin G. Apell

Jan 10, 2011

Melvin G. Apell passed away on January 10, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Madison after a brief illness. He was born December 7, 1922 to Melvin and Amanda (Manser) Apell in Chicago and graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1940. He continued his education at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, graduating from UW Medical School in 1946. Residency...

Howard Carl Noe

Howard Carl Noe

Jan 8, 2011

Howard C. Noe, 76, of Oshkosh died Saturday January 8, 2011 at Appleton Medical Center. He was born August 25, 1934 in Oshkosh a son of Carl and Sally Weber Noe. Howard was a Biology and English teacher mainly in the Milwaukee Schools for over 35 years and enjoyed classical music and the performing arts. He is survived by his...

Jeannette G. Bacon

Jeannette G. Bacon

Jan 8, 2011

Jeannette G. Bacon, 87, died Saturday January 8, 2011 at Centennial Inn. She was born March 20, 1923 in Cudahy.She was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.A graveside service will be held on Thursday January 13, 2011 at 10 a.m. at Winneconne Cemetery with Rev. Thomas McFarland officiating. Military Honors will be performed at the cemetery. Winneconne Cemetery...

Earl Ellsworth Hendricksen

Earl Ellsworth Hendricksen

Jan 7, 2011

Colonel (Ret.) Earl Ellsworth Hendricksen, age 85, passed away at Parkview Health Center onJanuary 7, 2011, with his family by his side. Earl was born on 21 August 1925 to the late Carter and Emma (Anderson) Hendricksen of Denmark, WI, where he was known by the nickname Bait. Two weeks after his Denmark High School graduation in 1943 Earl enlisted...

Penny Lynn Ripani

Penny Lynn Ripani

Jan 5, 2011

Penny L. Ripani, age 51, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Hospice of Cherry Meadows after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.Penny was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin to Domenic and Jean Ripani (deceased) and graduated from Waukesha South High School in 1977 and received an Associates Degree in Arts from UW-Waukesha. She is lovingly...

Marian Alberta Tucker

Marian Alberta Tucker

Jan 5, 2011

Marian Alberta Tucker, 91, of Oshkosh, died at Alten Haus in Neenah on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Marian was born in Oshkosh on December 21, 1919 a daughter of the late John and Emma (Bunke) Esslinger. On February 2, 1942 she married Hobart A. Tucker in Milwaukee. He preceded her in death on March 6, 2002.Marian was a member of...

Norman L. Hudson

Norman L. Hudson

Jan 3, 2011

Norman L. Hudson, 80 of Oshkosh, died Monday January 3, 2011 at Bethel Home. He was born in Beloit, WI on November 19, 1930 son of Adrian and Myra Dray Hudson. On July 14, 1951 he married Anita Dumdie in Oshkosh.Norman was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. He had been employed by Hoffmaster Co. He served his country proudly...

Susan Carol Kramer

Susan Carol Kramer

Jan 3, 2011

Susan C. Kramer, 70, of Oshkosh formerly of Wild Rose, died on Monday, January 3, 2011 at her home. Susan was born on February 22, 1940 in Oshkosh the daughter of Donald and Elaine Herber Steinhilber. She married Godfried Kramer on December 22, 1973 in Las Vegas. Mrs. Kramer was a member of the United Methodist Church in Wild Rose....

Laverne Louise Priest

Laverne Louise Priest

Jan 3, 2011

LaVerne L. Priest, age 82, of Oshkosh, died Monday January 3, 2011 at Evergreen Retirement Community-Creekview. She was born April 6, 1928 in Dodge County a daughter of Arthur and Lillie Franke Kollman. On June 14, 1947 she married Wesley Priest in Lomira. He preceded her in death on February 13, 2006.She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and...

Ruth Ellen Thoma

Ruth Ellen Thoma

Jan 2, 2011

Ruth Ellen Thoma passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2011, at Northpoint Medical & Rehabilitation Center where she had resided for 13 days, recuperating from a fractured hip. Proud of her heritage, a descendant of Noah Miles, who settled ,1/4 section of Winnebago County, in 1846, Ruth Howlett Thoma was the last living relative to live on a section of...

Leonard Sandrin Due

Leonard Sandrin Due

Dec 31, 2010

Leonard S. Due, 87, of Oshkosh died Friday December 31, 2010 at the Centennial Inn. He was born December 11, 1923 in Milwaukee a son of the late Carl and Adeline Reinke Due. Leonard married Myra Menzel on Feb. 17, 1951 and she preceded him in death in March 2006. Leonard was a WWII Coast Guard veteran and had worked...

William Charles Robinson

William Charles Robinson

Dec 31, 2010

William C. Robinson Sr., 72, of Oshkosh died Friday Dec. 31, 2010 at Lake Shore Manor. He was born March 29, 1938 in Oshkosh a son of the late Henry and Edna Raven Robinson. Bill was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and was an Army National Guard veteran. His survivors include two daughters Sue (Howard) Danula and Kay (Jerry)...

Rex Albert Montgomery

Rex Albert Montgomery

Dec 30, 2010

Rex A. Montgomery, age 85 of Neenah, formally of Oshkosh and Madison, died at Theda Clark Medical Center on Thursday December 30, 2010 from a massive stroke. He was born in Oshkosh on September 12, 1925 the son of the late Hiram F. and Sylvia C. Kalbus Montgomery. Rex married Dolores Valtierra on September 11, 1948 in Madison. She preceded...

Marcella Louine Day

Marcella Louine Day

Dec 30, 2010

Marcella L. Day, age 88 of Oshkosh, died at Bethel Home on Thursday December 30, 2010. She was born in Oshkosh on December 13, 1922, a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Bertha W. Hafeman Tavernie. Marcella married Duane Day on October 10, 1938 in Kentucky. He preceded her in death on August 28, 1998.Marcella was a loving mother,...

Joan L. Zwirchitz

Joan L. Zwirchitz

Dec 28, 2010

Joan L. Zwirchitz, 91, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Bethel Home. She was born in Oshkosh on August 28, 1919, daughter of Laurin and Amy (Stille) Miller. On June 3, 1944 she married LeVern Zwirchitz in New York, NY at the Little Church Around the Corner.Joan was a math and English teacher in the Oshkosh Public Schools,...

Mark Alan Traster

Mark Alan Traster

Dec 28, 2010

Mark A. Traster, age 56, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday December 28, 2010 at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center. He was born on January 15, 1954 in Grand Rapids, Michigan a son of Earl and Rosemary Goebel Traster. On November 19, 1988 he married Carolyn Erickson in Oshkosh.Mark was a shoemaker by trade and loved the outdoors.He is survived by his...

Laura Evelyn Marks

Laura Evelyn Marks

Dec 28, 2010

Laura E. Marks, age 77, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday December 28, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born on April 10, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA a daughter of Elmer and Ida Horner Richards. On October 13, 1951 she married LeRoy Marks in Philadelphia. He preceded her in death December 11, 2010.Laura loved her dog Bows and they were inseparableShe...

Jon C. Erdman

Jon C. Erdman

Dec 27, 2010

Jon C. Erdman, 53 of Oshkosh, died unexpectedly Monday December 27, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Oshkosh on January 12, 1957 son of Carl A. and Norma R. Heise Erdman.Jon had attended Dale Elementary School, Webster Stanley Jr. High and graduated from Oshkosh North High School.Jon is survived by his mother, Norma Erdman of Oshkosh; brothers,...

David Lee Zuern

David Lee Zuern

Dec 26, 2010

David L. Zuern, age 80, of Oshkosh, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Mayville, the son of Elsmer and Lillie Johnson Zuern. In June 1956 he married Rosemary George.Dave came to Oshkosh in 1948 and attended Oshkosh State Teachers College. He left there to serve over two years in the United...

Josephine E. Behrend

Josephine E. Behrend

Dec 25, 2010

Josephine E. Behrend, 83 of Oshkosh, passed away Saturday December 25, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Oshkosh on June 8, 1927 daughter of Madeline (nee Langlitz) and Joseph Yanko. On December 22, 1945 she married William Behrend in Oshkosh.Josephine had been employed for many years in the office of Swift and Co. and later was a...