Recent Obituaries
Gerald Verhagen
Sep 30, 2015
Gerald "Q" Verhagen, age 66 of Brillion, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at his home. He was born on May 24, 1949 in Hortonville, son of the late Harlan and Ann (Van Der Horst) Verhagen. He married Rogene Koehn on February 2, 1974 in Little Chute. Q worked at Thilmany Papers until his retirement in 2014. He operated...
Bernice Reidy
Sep 20, 2015
Bernice Reidy, age 88 of Brillion, died on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay. She was born on September 10, 1927 in Green Bay, daughter of the late Elmer and Esther (Pautz) Lawrenz. She married Lando Dobberpuhl on September 27, 1947. He preceded her in death on July 1, 2007. She married Jerome Reidy in May...
Daniel Binsfeld
Sep 10, 2015
Daniel J. Binsfeld, 63, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on July 5, 1952 in Appleton, son of the late Mark, Sr. and Helen (Cerveny) Binsfeld. Dan graduated from Brillion High School in 1971. He was previously employed by the Ariens Company and Paper Valley Hotel. Dan enjoyed his cats,...
Ralph Brandes
Aug 26, 2015
Ralph "Reggie" Brandes, age 69, of Brillion, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. Reggie was born in Manitowoc on June 9, 1946, son of Ralph W. and the late Georgiana (Ebert) Brandes. He was a graduate of Brillion High School, class of 1964. On July 13, 2007, he married Denise Bratz in...
Arlyne Mae Dearolf
Aug 23, 2015
Arlyne Mae Dearolf, age 88 of Brillion, died on Sunday August 23, 2015 at Brillion West Haven. She was born on May 2, 1927 in Appleton, daughter of the late John and Meta (Lerche) Biedenbender. On September 10, 1946 she married Roman Lueloff, he preceded her in death on March 20, 1969. She married LeRoy Dearolf on September 12, 1970,...
Joy Della Emma Brandt
Aug 23, 2015
Joy Della Emma (Kasten) Brandt, age 83, of Reedsville, passed away at Cherry Meadows Hospice, Appleton, on Sunday, August 23, 2015. During her entire stay at Cherry Meadows she was never alone, as immediate family members were always present. She was born on April 11, 1932 near Wayside in Brown County, the oldest daughter of the late Arthur and Lydia...
Selvera "Sally" Loewe
Aug 17, 2015
Selvera "Sally" Loewe, age 99 of Hilbert, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 17, 2015 at her home in Hilbert. She was born on July 14, 1916 in Brillion, daughter of the late William and Caroline "Lena" (Wolf) Mack. Sally graduated from Brillion High School and Sheboygan Business College. She was Calumet County's Cheese Queen and participated at the state...
Elizabeth Giese
Aug 9, 2015
Elizabeth Margaret Giese, age 87, formerly of Brillion, died on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Atrium Post Acute Care of New Holstein. She was born on March 31, 1928 in Maple Grove, daughter of the late George and Loretta (Manlick) Schuh. On September 30, 1952 she married Theodore "Ted" Giese at St. Mary Catholic Church in Brillion. Elizabeth was a...
Jerome Lau
Aug 8, 2015
Jerome "Romy" Lau, age 77 of Reedsville, died on Saturday August 8, 2015 at Life Care Hospital in Pewaukee. He was born on January 7, 1938 in Reedsville, son of the late Clarence and Rose (Fuhrman) Lau. He married Diane Habermann on April 29, 1961 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Collins. Romy worked at Kohler Co until his retirement...
Sandrea Vandevoort
Aug 4, 2015
Sandrea VandeVoort, age 70 of Brillion, died on Tuesday August 4, 2015 at Garrow Villa in Brillion. She was born on September 9, 1944 in Green Bay, daughter of the late James and Lucille (Giese) Brick. She married Leroy VandeVoort on August 24, 1966 in Askeaton. Sandy worked at Jacks Pizza in Little Chute until her retirement in 2006. She...
Ann Brixius
Aug 4, 2015
Ann Brixius, age 85 of Brillion, died on Monday, August 3, 2015 at the Chilton Care Center. She was born on January 26, 1930 in Hermansville, MI, daughter of the late Arthur and Anna (Bellmore) Morreau. Ann married Donald Brixius on June 21, 1952 in Two Rivers. She loved to cook, bake and above all she loved to have a...
Helen Kiesow
Jul 30, 2015
Helen Ann Kiesow, age 81, of Reedsville, passed away on Thursday morning, July 30, 2015, at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay. Helen was born on May 20, 1934 in Manitowoc County, daughter of the late Elmer and Dorothy (Boldt) Selle. She was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, class of 1952. On July 16, 1955, she married...
Joan Grimm
Jul 21, 2015
Joan Grimm, age 80, of Reedsville, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center in Manitowoc, surrounded by her family. Joan was born on March 12, 1935 in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Sylvan and Monica (Ryan) Torrison. She was a graduate of Reedsville High School, class of 1953. On July 10, 1954, she married...
Lois Jean Knoespel
Jul 10, 2015
Lois Jean Knoespel, age 89, of Brillion, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 at West Haven Assisted Living. Lois was born on October 29, 1925 in Marshfield, WI, daughter of the late Roy Pearson and Myrtle (Krause) Pearson Finlayson. She was a graduate of Brillion High School, class of 1943. She attended Business School in Ohio, where her mother...
Bonnie Heitman
Jul 10, 2015
Bonnie R. Heitman, age 71, of Appleton, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with cancer, at Appleton Medical Center. Bonnie was born on January 10, 1944 in Milwaukee, daughter of the late Gwendolyn Pilgrim and Adolph Heitman. She was employed at Sam's Club in Appleton until her retirement in 2013. Bonnie is survived...
Leon H. Boettcher
Jul 5, 2015
Leon H. Boettcher, age 70, of Brillion, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 5, 2015 surrounded by his family. Leon was born on November 4, 1944 in Manitowoc, son of the late Leonard and Minnie (Hinz) Boettcher. He was a graduate of Brillion High School, class of 1962. Leon enlisted in the United States Army Reserves after...
Karen Quella
Jul 3, 2015
Karen Lynn Quella, age 54 of Kaukauna, died July 3, 2015 in the Town of Harrison. Karen was born March 9, 1961 in Kaukauna, daughter of the late Gregory Hopfensperger and Gladys Hopfensperger. She was a graduate of Wrightstown High School, class of 1979. Karen worked at the Fox Valley Auto Auction for many years but most recently was employed...
William Cole
Jun 29, 2015
William "West" Cole, age 64 of Stockbridge, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 29, 2015. Come and join the family in a celebration of West's life on Wednesday, July 8th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm as an open house event at Brenda's home. Please come and share a story or memory of how West touched your life.
Christopher "Chris" Mollen
Jun 22, 2015
Christopher "Chris" J. Mollen, age 59, of Brillion, passed away on June 22, 2015. Chris was born on June 29, 1955 in Milwaukee, son of Alice Mollen and the late Ignatius "Moe" Mollen. He was a graduate of Brillion High School, class of 1973. On July 21, 1979, he married Nancy Kovara at St. Louis Catholic Church in Caledonia, WI....
Arlene Schroeder
Jun 16, 2015
Arlene E. Schroeder, age 86 of Potter, was called home by our Lord to her eternal resting place in heaven on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. She was born on November 29, 1928 in the Town of Maple Grove, daughter of the late Emil & Meta (Behn) Janke. On October 7, 1950 she married Vernon Schroeder at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
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