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Lucille R. Wenzel
Jun 1, 2015
Lucille R. Wenzel, age 87, of Collins, passed away on June 1, 2015 at Calumet Medical Center in Chilton. Lucille was born on July 28, 1927 in the town of Rockland, daughter of the late Henry and Lilly (Behnke) Schneider. On June 22, 1949, she married Elwood "Elly" Wenzel at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Collins. The couple celebrated 65...
Dale Alan Haese
May 29, 2015
Dale Alan Haese, age 49, of Brillion died on Friday, May 29, 2015 at his home following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on June 15, 1965 in Green Bay, son of Lenroy & Verlene (Petersen) Haese. He married Sara Maile on October 17, 1992 in Brillion. Dale was a graduate of Brillion High School and worked at...
Betty J. Zarnoth
May 21, 2015
Betty J. Zarnoth, age 82, of 307 2nd Street, Reedsville, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at her residence. Betty was born in Brillion on December 16, 1932, daughter of the late Herman C. and Esther (Bielke) Behnke. On October 21, 1962, she married Delmar Zarnoth at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brillion. He preceded her in death November 2,...
Sheri Frank
May 6, 2015
Sheri L. Frank, age 55, of Reedsville, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Aurora Medical Center, Manitowoc County, surrounded by her family. Sheri was born on July 14, 1959 in West Bend, daughter of Sandra Fischer and the late Dennis Schloemer. On November 1, 1997, she married Robert "Bob" Frank in Manitowoc. The couple worked in the restaurant...
Lyle W. Kamps
Apr 30, 2015
Lyle W. Kamps, age 86, of Hilbert, died on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at his home. He was born on January 31, 1929 in Wrightstown, son of the late William & Martha (Kersten) Kamps. He was born and raised in the Wrightstown area. He married Eva Stender on June 7, 1958 in Kunesh. After graduation from high school, Lyle served...
Kenneth L. Severson
Apr 27, 2015
Kenneth L. Severson, age 62, of Manitowoc, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at his residence. Ken was born on June 10, 1952 in Brown County, son of the late Myron and Dorothy (Nienhaus) Severson. He was a graduate of Wrightstown High School. Ken worked as the Ariens Company until his early retirement. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and...
Helen Rutherford
Apr 26, 2015
Helen Rutherford, age 75, of Manitowoc, formerly of Reedsville died on Sunday, April 26, 2015. She was born January 25, 1940, in Reedsville daughter of the late Carl and Leonetta (Bruss) Goldbeck. She married Robert H. Rutherford and he preceded her in death in 1997. She was a nurse in the Home Health Care industry. Helen was a member of...
Joseph Geiger
Apr 24, 2015
Joseph Norvin Geiger, age 83, of Brillion, died unexpectedly of a massive stroke on Friday, April 24, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. He was born on May 20, 1931 in the Town of Maple Grove, son of the late Frank & Mary (Dvorachek) Geiger. He married Lorraine Gregoire on September 15, 1956 at St. John the Baptist Church...
Richard "Dick" Beimborn
Apr 24, 2015
Richard "Dick" Beimborn, age 75, of Reedsville, died on Friday April 24, 2015 at his home. He was born on April 16, 1940 in Winchester, WI son of the late Marvin and Emily (Cizek) Beimborn. He graduated from Neenah High School in 1958. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served from 1960 to 1964. During that time, he...
Marcella Barth
Apr 21, 2015
Marcella Agnes Barth, age 96, of Brillion, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 surrounded by her family, at Garrow Villa in Brillion. Marcella was born on January 12, 1919 in the town of Glenmore, daughter of the late John and Susan (Morris) Moran. On July 1, 1942, she married Edward J. Barth at St. Francis Catholic Church in De...
Lois Esther Olm
Apr 20, 2015
Lois Esther Olm, age 89, formerly of Brillion, died on Monday, April 20, 2015 at The Heritage in Appleton. She was born on July 26, 1925 at home in Brillion. She was the daughter of the late Arthur K. and Linda (Schunk) Schroeder. She married Eugene J. Olm on April 27, 1946. Together they owned and operated Dairy Queen Cheese...
Evelyn Rusch
Apr 18, 2015
Evelyn "Evie" Rusch, age 97, of New Holstein, died on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at her home. She was born in Reedsville, daughter of the late John and Mabel (Junker) Treichel. On May 26, 1934, she married Helmuth Rusch at St. John St. James Lutheran Church in Reedsville. The couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 2004. He preceded her...
Royal Becker
Apr 14, 2015
Royal W. Becker, age 86 of Brillion died on Tuesday April 14, 2015 at Peabody Manor in Appleton. He was born on April 9, 1929 in the Town of Brillion, son of the late Henry & Emma (Ramberg) Becker. He married Betty Aplin at Peace Church in Potter. Royal served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was stationed in...
Homer Krueger
Apr 13, 2015
Homer M. Krueger, age 78 of Brillion, died on Monday, April 13, 2015 at the Chilton Care Center. He was born on June 9, 1936 in the Town of Brillion, son of the late Roy L. and Selma K. (Reichardt) Krueger. He married Barbara Bastian on May 4, 1963 at Brillion Rural Methodist Church. Homer graduated from Brillion High School...
Ronald R. Habermann, Sr.
Apr 10, 2015
Ronald Roland Habermann, Sr, age 48, of Collins, got his Easter wish joined our Lord and his mother in Heaven on April 10, 2015 surrounded by his family at Garrow Villa, Brillion as a result of Huntington's Disease. Ron was born on August 8, 1966 in Chilton, son of Randy and the late Marie (Radloff) Habermann. He grew up on...
Ruth Anna Tisler
Apr 9, 2015
Ruth Anna Tisler, age 66 of Reedsville, died on April 9th, 2015, at her home. Ruth was diagnosed with ALS and she bravely faced the debilitating effects of this disease. Ruth was born February 4, 1949 in Green Bay to Florence (Konken) Beyer and the late Walter Beyer. Ruth's faith was strong and she was confirmed in Christ in 1963...
Willard Krueger
Apr 8, 2015
Willard George Krueger age 82 of Brillion, WI passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Calumet Medical Center due to kidney complications. He was born December 19, 1932 the son of Sam and Norma (Schwartz) Krueger. Willard attended a rural one room school and was a graduate of the 1950 class at Brillion High School. He served his county...
Betty Stebane
Apr 7, 2015
Betty Stebane, age 88, passed away on April 7, 2015 at Garrow Villa in Brillion. Betty was born on May 11, 1926 in Manitowoc County, daughter of the late Joseph and Clara (Ecker) Schuh. She was a graduate of Brillion High School, class of 1944. On June 10, 1944, she married Albert Stebane, Jr. Together they farmed in the township...
Leland R. Krepline
Mar 21, 2015
Leland R. Krepline, age 83, of Reedsville, died on Saturday March 21, 2015 at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers. He was born on September 19, 1931 in the Town of Rockland, son of the late Theodore & Lily (Furhmann) Krepline. On May 9, 1959 he married Helen Buehlman. She preceded him in death on December 12, 1972. On April...
Michael S. Ariens
Feb 28, 2015
A man who loved his family, golf, ice cream, asparagus, running marathons and reading Russian history, has gone to join Paul, Tom, and Margaret, and others who have gone before him, to that peaceful place promised by Jesus. Michael S. Ariens, 83, loving husband of Mary "Mimi" Murphy Ariens for 58 years, died at home in Brillion Saturday, Feb. 28...
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