Recent Obituaries

Mar 11, 2026

James “Jim” Jencks, age 78, formerly of Whitelaw, passed away peacefully with his daughter by his side on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Shady Lane in Manitowoc.

Jim was born in Manitowoc on July 15, 1947, son of the late Lyle & Ella (Busse) Jencks. He was a graduate of Reedsville High School, class of 1965. He served our country in...

Mar 10, 2026

Murray Everett Fry of St. Cloud, Wisconsin, at the age of 91, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at his home. Per his wishes a cremation has taken place. A celebration will be held in the future with burial at St. Cloud Cemetery.

Murray was born April 3,1934 in Maple Lake, Ontario Canada. He was the...

Mar 7, 2026

Gary Kalies, age 73, of Reedsville, passed away peacefully at Aurora Baycare Hospital in Green Bay on March 7 , 2026.

Gary was born March 21, 1952 in Green Bay, Son of Allan & Gloria (Roberts) Kalies. He was a 1970 graduate of Brillion High School. Gary married Beverly Schroeder on July 22, 1972 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in New...

Mar 6, 2026

Lois Elaine (Juedes) Spanbauer, age 96, currently of Rocky Knoll Health Care Center formerly of rural St. Cloud (Town of Forest), passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Friday, March 6, 2026, at Aurora Sheboygan County Medical Center.

She was brought into this world on December 16, 1929, in Oshkosh to the late Richard...

Mar 6, 2026

Brian D. Roehrig, of DePere, was born December 1, 1970, died March 6, 2026 in New Holstein, WI after a brief illness. He graduated from the New Holstein High School and UW Green Bay. He was the son of Rita Meyer Roehrig and the late James Roehrig.

Survivors include his mother, brothers Paul of Chilton and Steve...

Mar 5, 2026

Myrtle "Butch" Marie Olig passed away on March 5, 2026, at the Hospice House in Fond du Lac. She was born on May 16, 1936, in Mt. Calvary, the daughter of Steven and Catherine (Schoenborn) Guelig. She graduated from Mt. Calvary Grade School and St. Mary's Springs High School.

On June 1, 1957, she married Melvin Olig...

Mar 5, 2026

Linda (Miller) Geen, age 82, passed away peacefully on March 5th, 2026, surrounded by family at Helen’s House in Appleton. She was born to Henry and Verta Lee Gilmore on March 8th, 1943 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Before settling down in Wisconsin, Linda lived in Italy for three years during high school, while her father worked on the U.S. Army base...

Feb 26, 2026

Marilyn E. (Morrell) Neilitz, age 75, of New Holstein, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, February 26, 2026, at Ascension Calumet Hospital in Chilton.

She was born June 9, 1950, in New Holstein, to Emil & Evelyn (Kobriger) Morrell. Marilyn graduated from New Holstein High School in 1968.

On August 30, 1986, she married Charles "Chuck" Neilitz...

Feb 19, 2026

Arlan “Arlie” Gerald Behnke, 86, of Reedsville, passed away peacefully at Aurora BayCare in Green Bay on Thursday, February 19, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.

Arlan was born on August 11, 1939, and grew up on a farm in Reedsville, the second son of the late Edmer and Adeline (Fischer) Behnke. He was a 1957 graduate of Reedsville High School....

Feb 18, 2026

Juliana "Judy" (Schad) Thuecks, age 98, of New Holstein, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at Caring Hands in New Holstein where she's resided for past 7 years.

She was born April 17, 1927, in School Hill to Alois & Rose (Binversie) Schad. Judy attended Holy Trinity Catholic School in School Hill. On June 3, 1947, she...

Feb 15, 2026

May 29, 1947 – February 15, 2026

JOHNSBURG, WI – Michael Leonard Gavin, age 78, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2026. Born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on May 29, 1947, to the late Leonard and Isabelle (Konopacki) Gavin, Michael was a man of steady character, quiet intellect, and deep devotion to his family.

A proud...

Feb 15, 2026

Wesley Joseph Eslinger, age 4, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly surrounded by love on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

Wesley was born on April 29, 2021 in Appleton, son of Kyle & Monica (Ruelle) Eslinger. One of his favorite things was when he could ride the big yellow school bus with his brother and sister to school where he was in 4K....

Feb 14, 2026

Jeanette "Jenny" M. Ebertz, age 92, of Marytown (rural New Holstein), passed away Saturday, February 14, 2026, at SSM St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.

She was born October 2, 1933, in St. Cloud to Leo & Olive (Vogds) Ott and was adopted by Alois & Eleanor (Vogds) Sippel. Jenny attended grade school in Marytown.

Feb 13, 2026

Angela E. Elsea, age 44, of New Holstein, passed away with her family by her side on Friday, February 13, 2026, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee after being stricken with a sudden illness on February 7th.

Angela was born May 3, 1981, in Greenville, SC.

She attended and graduated from Greenville High School in 1999...

Feb 10, 2026

John J. Hillmann, age 93, a resident of Brillion West Haven, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

John was born on October 1, 1932, son of the late Henry and Esther (Wenzel) Hillmann. He attended Trinity Ev. Lutheran School in Brillion where he was confirmed on April 14, 1946. John was a graduate of Brillion High School with the class...

Feb 6, 2026

Roger V. Petersen, age 81, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Oakwood Manor in Oshkosh, where he had resided for the past three years. Born on October 23, 1944, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Vern and Norma Petersen, Roger grew up with a dedicated work ethic and a love for the outdoors.

Roger proudly...

Feb 6, 2026

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Michael R. DeCleene, age 78, of Kaukauna, formerly of Brillion, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, February 6, 2026.

Mike was born on December 31, 1947 in De Pere, son of...

Feb 6, 2026

On February 6, 2026, there was no more suffering for Barbara Lea (Doughty) Thurow.

Facing a devastating diagnosis, Barb did not stop fighting. When given months, she decided to take years. She added memories of dancing at her grandson’s wedding, meeting her great-grandchildren, touring colleges and attending musicals, seeing her grandson find love, watching the granddaughter she helped raise become a...

Feb 2, 2026

Charles Frank "Chuck" Groeschel, age 89, of New Holstein passed away Monday, February 2, 2026, at the Field of Dreams Assisted Living in Kiel where he resided for this past year.

He was born June 23, 1936, in Charlesburg to Louis & Elsie (Mertens) Groeschel. Chuck attended Holy Rosary Catholic Grade School and graduated from New Holstein...

Feb 1, 2026

Gary L. Pautz, age 78, of Reedsville, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, February 1, 2026, surrounded by his family.

Gary was born on July 25, 1947, the son of the late Lester and Ethel (Grimm) Pautz. He graduated from Reedsville High School in 1966 and served in the Army Reserves.

On April 11, 1970, Gary married the love of his life,...