OBITUARIES

Inez Lennartz

Jan 19, 2018

Inez E. Lennartz, age 88 of Neshkoro, passed away early Friday morning, January 19, 2018 at Wild Rose Manor. She was born in Oak Creek on October 21, 1929, the daughter of Walter and Ella (Mahn) Dittmar. She married Donald Lennartz on December 6, 1947 at Zion Lutheran Church in South Milwaukee. Inez was a member of the V.F.W....

Jean Sheldon

Jan 16, 2018

On a bright, sunny Tuesday morning, January 16th, 2018, at the age of 102, our mother, Jean Sheldon departed this Earth to join her heavenly family.

Mom was born as Jantje Dekkinga on April 24th, 1915 in a tidy little house in Zuurdijk, a small village in the Province of Gronigen in The Netherlands.  It was there...

James Bresler

Jan 15, 2018

James “Jim” Louis Bresler, age 73 of Wild Rose, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, January 15, 2018. He was born in Milwaukee on April 11, 1944 to John and Ruth (Greasby) Bresler. He was employed for the City of Milwaukee for a number of years. Jim then went into business with his brother doing self-contracting work. He...

Maria Morales

Jan 15, 2018

Maria Cristina Morales, age 62 of Wautoma, died unexpectedly early Monday, January 15, 2018 at Aurora Medical Center, Oshkosh. She was born in San Antonio, TX to Jose and Christina (Masuca) Sanchez. On December 18, 1972 she married Isidro Morales in Wautoma. Maria attended Fox Valley Technical College where she received a degree in Early Childhood Development and worked...

Diane "Biscuits" Hitz

Jan 14, 2018

Diane “Biscuits” G. Hitz, age 76, of Neshkoro, died unexpectedly on January 14, 2018 at Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Neenah. She was born on September 16, 1941 in Waukesha to Reinhardt and Anna Junior. On August 6, 1960, she married Otto Hitz in Hales Corners. Diane worked at the Neshkoro Store as a cashier for many years. She loved her...

James "Jim" Kowalewski

Jan 12, 2018

James “Jim” J. Kowalewski, age 77 of Wautoma, died suddenly on Friday, January 12, 2018 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton. He was born on February 3, 1940 in Milwaukee to Martin and Monica (Weronke) Kowalewski. On September 26, 1959 he married Carol Gehrke at St. Casmir Catholic Church in Milwaukee. Jim was self-employed and worked with his sons installing...

Patrick Fox

Jan 11, 2018

Patrick F. Fox, age 70 of Wautoma, died peacefully on January 11, 2017 at his home with his family by his side. He was born on October 10, 1947 in Beaver Dam to LeRoy and Lorraine (Froehling) Fox. He graduated from Xavier High School with the Class of 1965 and was drafted into the US Army on December 12,...

Thomas "Tom" Spanbauer

Jan 8, 2018

Thomas “Tom” Lee Spanbauer, age 69 of Wild Rose, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 8, 2018 after a year battle with terminal ampullary cancer. He was born on April 19, 1948 in Oshkosh to Joseph and Marion (Doemel) Spanbauer. After graduating from Oshkosh High School, Tom became a Respiratory Therapist and then later he went to work at...

Virginia "Ginger" Riley

Jan 2, 2018

Virginia “Ginger” Riley of Wautoma, Wisconsin died on January 2, 2018.  Her survivors include three children, Erin (Tom) Cara of Niles, Illinois; Kaycee Marks (Chuck Sulzer) of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; Michael (Ginger) Riley of McGehee, Arkansas; four grandchildren, Legion Marks (Charo Mc Ghee), Ashlea (Rob) Klootwyk, Carly Cara, Sean Cara; and two great-grandchildren, Simon and Sawyer Klootwyk.  Other survivors...

Emmett Gustin

Jan 1, 2018

Emmett Raymond Gustin, 77, born April 15th, 1940, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on New Year’s Day 2018 while doing what he loved (tending to cattle) and in the place that he loved (on his family farm in his John Deere Tractor).  He was an avid jokester.  He often joked about being born on Tax Day; we are...

Brian Zawacki

Dec 29, 2017

Brian J. Zawacki, age 73 of Wautoma, formerly of Chicago, died unexpectedly on December 29, 2017. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Virginia Barth

Dec 29, 2017

Virginia Elizabeth Barth, age 96 of Neshkoro, died peacefully on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Patriot Place in Berlin with her husband: Jerry, by her side. Private family services will be held at a later date with burial in St. James Catholic Cemetery, Neshkoro.

Joseph Cassidy

Dec 22, 2017

Joseph Raymond Cassidy, of Wautoma, died peacefully Friday evening Dec. 22, 2017, surrounded by his wife and family. His memory will be kept alive by his loving wife of 57 years, Karen (nee Fosbinder) and their five sons: Timothy (Laura) of Brookfield, Wisconsin, Terrence (Kimberly) of Wautoma, Wisconsin, Thomas (deceased), Joseph of Jackson, Wisconsin, and James (Tanya) of Sussex,...

Bernita Dreger

Dec 21, 2017

Bernita Janice Dreger, age 91 of Neshkoro, formerly of Beaver Dam, died on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at her home in Neshkoro surrounded by her family. She was born on March 16, 1926 in Beaver Dam to Franklin and Margaret (Davis) Root. After high school Bernita married Marvin “Bud” Dreger in Covington, KY. The couple owned and operated Triangle...

Landon McManis

Dec 20, 2017

Landon Scott McManis, son of Seth McManis and Elizabeth Verburgt, passed away unexpectedly on December 21, 2017 at Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Elaine Jones

Dec 18, 2017

“Fearlessly I traveled each and every road." Elaine Edith Jones died peacefully on December 18, 2017 at Heartland House in Wautoma, Wisconsin. Under hospice care, she was surrounded by loving family including her devoted husband John at the time of her death.

Family and friends will remember Elaine's zest for life and adventure, her spontaneity, and her...

Patricia Klingforth

Dec 18, 2017

Patricia Ann Klingforth, age 72, of Bancroft, passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 at the Wild Rose Manor. She was born June 9, 1945 in Chicago, IL the daughter of William and Helen (Bulakowski) Langer, who moved the family to Glendale Heights, IL in 1959. She graduated from Glenbard High School in 1963. She worked in sales for Combined...

Geraldine Dutkiewicz

Dec 17, 2017

Geraldine B. Dutkiewicz, age 91, of Wautoma, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 at Juliette Manor in Berlin.

She was born February 1, 1926 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Carl and Hilda (Uttke) Karolewicz. She married Edward J. Dutkiewicz on June 12, 1948 in Milwaukee. He preceded her in death on March 10, 2004. Geraldine...

Ronald "Ron" Richter

Dec 16, 2017

Ronald “Ron” R. Richter, age 74 of Wautoma, died on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Silver Lake Manor following a 20 year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Ron was born on April 21, 1943 in Milwaukee to Rolf and Peggy Richter. After High School, he also enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and retired after 32 years of service as CSM...

C.W. Riley

Dec 15, 2017

C.W. Riley(Bill) died on December 15, 2017.  His survivors include his wife Virginia (Ginger) of Wautoma, Wisconsin; three children, Erin (Tom) Cara of Niles, Illinois; Kaycee Marks (Chuck Sulzer) of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; Michael (Ginger) Riley of McGehee, Arkansas; four grandchildren, Legion Marks (Charo Mc Ghee), Ashlea (Rob) Klootwyk, Carly Cara, Sean Cara; and two great-grandchildren, Simon Klootwyk, Sawyer...