Recent Obituaries

Jun 13, 2016

Glenn D. Schlorf, Sr. age 76 of Brillion, died on Monday, June 13, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. He was born on December 3, 1939 in Green Bay, son of the late Albert and Bertha (Loefer) Schlorf.  Glenn was a graduate of Brillion High School and farmed for many years. He later worked at Brenner Tank in...

Jun 6, 2016

Wilmer H. Ott age 83 of Greenleaf, died on Monday, June 6, 2016 at Theda Care in Appleton. He was born July 3, 1932 in Forest Junction, son of the late Harry and Irene (Dreier) Ott. He married Lois Kriehn who preceded him in death on December 22, 1999. Wilmer served in the U.S. Army. After his service, he...

Jun 4, 2016

Louise Ann Heimke, age 86, a lifelong resident of Brillion, died on Saturday June 4, 2016 at Brillion West Haven. She was born on December 2, 1929, daughter of the late Emil and Frieda (Ueffinger) Landmann. She was a graduate of Brillion High School class of 1947. After graduation, she worked for the Brillion News, Brillion Canning Co., and...

Jun 2, 2016

Charles “Chuck” Walter Tesch, age 71, passed away peacefully resting at home in his favorite chair on Thursday, June 2, 2016. He was born in Green Bay, the son of Walter and Norma Tesch of Brillion.  Chuck was raised on the Tesch Homestead Farm and graduated from Brillion High School, where he was very active in the FFA chapter....

May 27, 2016

Doris Gayle Davis, age 90, of Reedsville, Wisconsin, passed away on May 27, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family.

Doris was born on April 30, 1926 in Cedar Rapids, IA, daughter of the late Leonard Earl and Elsie Irene (Strickland) LeGrant.  She graduated from Cedar Rapids High School, class of 1944. ...

May 24, 2016

Clarabelle Annalee Brandes Ruh, age 82, of Brillion, died on Tuesday May 24, 2016 at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay. She was born on August 8, 1933 in the Town of Rockland, daughter of the late Bernard and Bertha (Krepline) Reinke. She married Norman Arthur Brandes on November 10, 1951. He preceded her in death on February 19, 1979. On...

May 22, 2016

Allen E. Stache, age 84, of Hilbert, died on Sunday May 22, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. He was born on December 10, 1931 in the Town of Rantoul, son of the late Herman and Norma Stache. He married Marilyn Stecker on June 11, 1955 in Potter. Allen served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. After...

May 17, 2016

Marjorie “Marge” Lou Gehl, age 80, of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Oak Ridge Gardens in Appleton.

Marge was born on January 29, 1936 in Chilton, daughter of the late Leo and Bridget (Head) Stenz.  She was a graduate of Stockbridge High School.  On April 7, 1956 she married Andrew “Jim” Gehl in...

May 16, 2016

Harriet M. Heimke, age 88 of Brillion, died on Monday, May 16, 2016 at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay. She was born on March 8, 1928 in Forest Junction, daughter of the late Arthur and Alice (Franzke) Schnell.  On June 24, 1949 she married Howard Heimke in Forest Junction. Harriet was a graduate of Brillion High School. She worked...

Apr 18, 2016

Merrill R. Vanderhoof, age 88, of Brillion, passed away on April 18, 2016 at Brillion Westhaven.

Merrill was born on September 16, 1927, in Milwaukee, son of the late Peter and Beulah (Behnke) Vanderhoof.  He was a graduate of Plymouth High School and went on to further...

Apr 10, 2016

Anthony “Tony” A. Schultz, age 41, of Reedsville, passed away accidentally on April 10 2016.

Tony was born on May 18, 1974 in Appleton, son of Earl and Patricia (Castleman) Schultz.  He was a graduate of Freedom High School, class of 1992.  Tony went on to further his education at Fox Valley Technical College, earning a degree...

Apr 4, 2016

Bruce H. McKinney, age 77 of Brillion, died on Monday, April 4, 2016 at Brillion West Haven. He was born on October 22, 1938 in Milwaukee, son of the late Edward and Marguerite (Brusius) McKinney. He married Judith Hartwig on June 18, 1960. Bruce worked as an accountant in the Milwaukee area and also coached baseball for over 20...

Apr 2, 2016

Merlin R. Robley, age 76, of Reedsville, passed away on April 2, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay surrounded by his family.

Merl was born on March 31, 1940 in the town of Cato, son of the late Peter and Ida (Thone) Robley.  He was a graduate of Valders High School, class of 1958.  Merl...

Apr 1, 2016

Keith “Bomber” Eickert, age 64, of Brillion died on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Manor Care East in Green Bay. He was born on July 21, 1951 in Green Bay, son of the late Norman and Mellan (Boettcher) Eickert. Bomber graduated from Brillion High School and then worked at Chilton Metal Products. He loved to hunt and fish, especially...

Mar 25, 2016

Norah Allison Bratt, born Thursday, March 24, 2016, entered into eternal life on Friday, March 25, 2016 surrounded by her family at Children’s Hospital of Milwaukee.

Norah was baptized on the day of her birth and is now resting with our Lord.

She will always be greatly loved by her parents: Levi and Michelle (Gilbertson)...

Mar 19, 2016

Harvey G. Schmidt, age 94, formerly of Brillion, recently of Venice, FL, passed away after a short illness on March 19, 2016 in Venice, FL.

He was born on December 2, 1921 in Colby, WI, the son of the late Edward Mathias Schmidt and Helen (Stahl) Schmidt.   Harvey was raised on dairy farms during his younger years...

Mar 14, 2016

Leona Margretta Mayer, age 92, of Brillion, became an angel in heaven on Monday, March 14, 2016.

Leona was born on September 10, 1923 in Johnsburg, WI, daughter of the late Peter and Anna (Koenigs) Lefeber.  She married the love of her life, Francis Mayer, on November 21, 1944.  He entered heaven on January 12, 1998.  Leona...

Mar 12, 2016

John W. Porter, age 59 of Reedsville, died peacefully early Saturday morning March 12, 2016, after spending the last two months at Rivers Bend in Manitowoc. He was born on May 17, 1956 in Manitowoc, son of Anna Mae Voeltz and the late William A. Porter. John attended Lincoln High School in Manitowoc and continued his education at the...

Feb 28, 2016

Dorothy M. Cole, age 92, of Brillion, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016, surrounded by her family.

Dorothy was born on February 2, 1924 in Evanston, IL, daughter of the late George and Lucille (Baumhardt) Colling.  She was a graduate of the Catholic...

Feb 26, 2016

Barbara Jean (Lasee) Klann, age 68, of Reedsville, WI died naturally on Friday, February 26 2016.

She was born to the late Gerald and Beatrice (Gottier) Lasee on December 4th 1947 in Green Bay.

Barbara attended West DePere High School, graduating with the class of ’66 and furthered her education at Holy Family School of...