Obituaries

Mary E. Troiber

Mary E. Troiber

Feb 9, 2023

Mary E. Troiber, age 71, passed away at Evergreen Retirement Community after a 2-year battle with cancer. She was born to the late George and LaVerne (Boing) Youngwirth on June 6, 1951, in Oshkosh, WI. Mary was a graduate from Lourdes High School and attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She married Robert Troiber on April 24, 1971, and together they...

Verna M. Summerville

Verna M. Summerville

Feb 8, 2023

Verna M. Summerville, age 80 of Oshkosh, passed away at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. She was born January 6, 1943 in Louisville, KY to parents, Luther Marion Welch and Verna Mae (Kollmeyer) Welch. On June 3, 1961 she was married to Marvin F. Summerville, Jr. in Columbus, IN, where she had grown up.

She...

Arlene A. Harrington

Arlene A. Harrington

Feb 7, 2023

Arlene A. Harrington, age 77 of Oshkosh, passed away at Ascension Mercy Hospital on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. She was born in Fond du Lac on February 22, 1945 to the late Robert and Amanda (Engel) Goebel. Arlene married Gary Harrington on December 14, 1974 and had one daughter.

She attended St. Joseph’s School, and graduated from St. Mary’s Springs Academy,...

Donna J Kaufman

Donna J Kaufman

Feb 6, 2023

Donna J. Kaufman, age 94, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023 at Evergreen Retirement Community. She was born to the late Otis and Naomi (Carlson) Perkins on March 31, 1928 in Manitowoc, WI.

Donna married Joseph Kaufman on October 18, 1947, in Manitowoc and they were together until his passing in 2005. Donna and Joe were lifetime fans of the...

Christine M. Christensen

Christine M. Christensen

Feb 4, 2023

Christine M. Christensen, age 50, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at UW Health in Madison. She was born in Oshkosh, WI on May 24, 1972 to David and Patricia (Turnmeyer) Misterek. Christine was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Christensen on April 6, 2006 in Medina, WI.

Christine dedicated her career to help at risk children. She worked as...

Beverly J. Babler

Beverly J. Babler

Feb 4, 2023

Beverly J. Babler, age 91, of Fond du Lac, died Saturday February 4, 2023 with her family by her side at Hospice Home of Hope. She was born on February 7, 1931 in Oshkosh, the daughter of Ervin and Eleanor Miller. On April 24, 1948 she married Glenn “Stub” Babler at Peace Lutheran Church.

Bev worked in the service area her...

Katherine Marie Smith

Katherine Marie Smith

Feb 4, 2023

Katherine M. Smith, of Oshkosh Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at the age of 80 on February 4, 2023.

Katherine Smith (nee Meyer) was born on March 16, 1942, in Black River Falls to Philip and Aldena (Staffon) Meyer. She graduated from the school of nursing at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire. She was united in marriage to Clyde Smith on February...

Patricia E. Smith

Patricia E. Smith

Jan 30, 2023

Patricia “Pat” Elvina Smith, age 98, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023, at Eden Meadows in Oshkosh. She was born on September 18, 1924, in Sheboygan, WI to David D. and Augusta W. Holler.

Pat was a student from first through eighth grade at Trinity Lutheran School in Sheboygan, attended Central High School in Sheboygan and graduated in 1942. After...

Daniel John Laabs

Daniel John Laabs

Jan 28, 2023

Daniel J. Laabs, age 61, passed away peacefully with his daughter by his side on Saturday, January 28, 2023, in Oshkosh. He was born on August 5, 1961, in Oshkosh to Lawrence and Lucinda (Deuel) Laabs.

Daniel was an avid outdoorsman. Anything from mowing the lawn, grilling, or fishing, if he was outside, he was happy. Daniel also enjoyed watching wrestling...

Darlene M. Paulsen

Darlene M. Paulsen

Jan 28, 2023

Darlene M. Paulsen, age 86, passed away surrounded by her family on January 28, 2023. She was born to the late Hilbert and Jennifer (Pruski) Ochowicz on April 5, 1936, in Wauwatosa, WI. She married Walter Paulsen on April 18, 1964, in Oshkosh, WI. Together they had two children, Tina, and Sue. Darlene was a wonderful homemaker who loved taking...

Harland "Bill" W. Krueger

Harland "Bill" W. Krueger

Jan 26, 2023

Harland W. (Bill) Krueger, age 88, passed away peacefully with his daughters by his side on Thursday, January 26, 2023. He was born in Oshkosh on August 29, 1934, to the late Harland and Katherine (Bates) Krueger. In 1952 at the age of 18, Bill joined the United States Marine Corps and proudly served as part of the United Nations...

Daniel H. Schumann

Daniel H. Schumann

Jan 26, 2023

Daniel Hastings Schumann, age 37, of Oshkosh, lost his long battle with bipolar disorder on Thursday, January 26th, 2023.

Daniel was born on July 24, 1985, in Neenah, Wisconsin, the son of James and Mary Schumann. He graduated from Oshkosh West High School in 2004 and attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He worked as a Senior Developer at Port Light Technology,...

Allen E. Henslin

Allen E. Henslin

Jan 26, 2023

Allen E. Henslin, age 87 of Oshkosh, passed away at Bethel Home on Thursday, January 26, 2023. He was born in Princeton on September 4, 1935 to the late Emil and Elsie (Kuhnert) Henslin. Allen was united in marriage on June 13, 1964 to Carolyn Bauer and had four children.

Allen worked at Neenah Foundry for 33 years before retiring. He...

Ellen J. Sundquist

Ellen J. Sundquist

Jan 25, 2023

Ellen J. Sundquist, age 76 of Oshkosh, passed away at Aurora Medical Center on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. She was born March 23, 1946 in Oshkosh to the late Bernard and Marian (Blaske) Kannenberg. Ellen married Walter Sundquist on June 3, 1981.

She worked at Country Kitchen and Marion Manor. Ellen enjoyed crafting, coloring and playing bingo. She volunteered as a...

Maryann E. Basso

Maryann E. Basso

Jan 25, 2023

Mary Ann E. Basso, a loving and caring mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away at Aurora Medical Center on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

Mary Ann was born on April 25, 1941, in Marquette, Michigan to John F. and Elizabeth C (Homer) Martin. She was a graduate of John D. Pierce High School in 1959. In 1963, she graduated from Northern Michigan...

Douglas Hammonds

Douglas Hammonds

Jan 24, 2023

Douglas “Doug” Reed Hammonds, Age 57, died unexpectedly in his home in Oshkosh, WI on the morning of January 24th, 2023.

Doug was born in Missouri on April 25th, 1965, to Geraldine “Geri” Hammonds and Norman “Dale” Hammonds. He and his family moved from Missouri to Coloma, WI where he attended school at Westfield High School. A star basketball player, Doug...

Jeffrey Tellock

Jeffrey Tellock

Jan 23, 2023

Jeffrey “Jeff” Tellock, age 68, of Oshkosh, passed away in his sleep on Monday January 23, 2023.

He was the owner/operator of Jeff’s Auto in Oshkosh. With his caring personality and extreme knowledge on anything mechanical, he not only enjoyed a flourishing business but also the good friends he met along the way. There wasn’t anything that Jeff couldn’t fix or...

Anthony J. Grable

Anthony J. Grable

Jan 23, 2023

Anthony “Tony” J. Grable, age 63 of Oshkosh, passed away at his residence on Monday, January 23, 2023. He was born in Oshkosh on November 12, 1959 to the late Raymond and Jean (Ceelen) Grable. Tony married Janet Genal on July 7, 1984 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church and their marriage was blessed with one daughter.

Tony worked as a custodian...

Merlyn Joseph Kettner

Merlyn Joseph Kettner

Jan 22, 2023

Merlyn J. Kettner, age 92, passed away on January 22, 2023 at Theda Care Medical Center in Appleton. He was born on July 13, 1930 in the town of Ellington, a son of Joseph and Lydia (Lettman)Kettner. On May 31, 1960 he married Elizabeth (Betty) Mohnen. She preceded him in death on January 15, 2017.

Merlyn was a veteran of the...

Daniel L. Kuhnz

Daniel L. Kuhnz

Jan 21, 2023

Daniel L. Kuhnz, age 70 of Oshkosh, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at the Centennial Inn. He was born on May 16, 1952 in Oshkosh to Lawrence and Anna (Payne) Kuhnz.

Daniel worked as a truck driver throughout his life. He raced stock cars for many years at Leo’s Speedway. He loved attending Christian Life Center.

Daniel is survived by...