Recent Obituaries

Oct 22, 2018

Eugene "Gene" R. Rieder, age 74, of St. Cloud, passed away with his loving wife, daughter, and granddaughter at his side on Monday, October 22, 2018, at the Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. Gene was born September 3, 1944 in St. Cloud to the late Walter & Henrietta (Schmitt) Rieder. On September 26, 1964, he married Shirley...

Oct 18, 2018

Mary Lou Olig, age 81, of Fond du Lac, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at the Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac following a three month battle with cancer. She was born December 20, 1936, in Fond du Lac to Lloyd & Rosella "Sally" (Buechel) Miller. Mary graduated from...

Oct 3, 2018

Judith "Judy" L. (Popp) Kiernan, age 72, of rural New Holstein "St. Anna", formerly of Appleton, passed away with her family at her side on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, following a six month struggle with health complications. Judy was born December 22, 1945, in Appleton, WI to the late Ervin Popp Sr. & Hilda (Nuss) Popp. She attended schools in...

Oct 2, 2018

Kurtis Brion Borre, age 72, of La Crosse, WI, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. He was born in Woodstock, Il on May 13, 1946 to the late Philip Anthony Borre & Nellie Irene (Pierce) Borre. Kurtis was a graduate from Richmond High School, Northern Illinois University, and De-Paul University. He served in the United States Army. On September...

Sep 30, 2018

Jeanette Mae (Radloff) Pfeffer, age 88, of Brillion, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Brillion Westhaven.

Jeanette was born on November 22, 1929, daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Koch) Radloff.  She was a graduate of Brillion High School, class of 1948.  Jeanette worked at the Brillion Iron Works in the office until her...

Sep 28, 2018

Mason Joshua Gieschen was born to eternal life on Friday September 28, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. Mason is the son of Joshua and Jessica (Duchow) Gieschen and is further survived by a big sister Chloe and big brother Maverick, also surviving are his maternal grandparents, Dennis and Diane Duchow and paternal grandparents Darrell and Nancy Gieschen...

Sep 21, 2018

John P. Hoyer, age 79, of Reedsville, died on Friday, September 21, 2018 at Rivers Bend Health and Rehab in Manitowoc.

He was born on November 15, 1938 at home in the Town of Maple Grove, son of the late John and Sylvia (Urban) Hoyer. John farmed in the Town of Maple Grove his entire life. He...

Sep 20, 2018

Kathleen A. (Bauer) Fett, age 61, of New Holstein passed away unexpectedly Thursday, September 20, 2018, at her home due to complications with an illness. She was born June 14, 1957, to Rosalie (Boni) Bauer and the late James Bauer. Kathy attended New Holstein High School and graduated in 1975. She received her nursing degree from Lakeland College and went...

Sep 19, 2018

James E. Pieper, age 71, of New Holstein passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at his home following a short battle with cancer. Jim was born June 11, 1947, to the late Harvey & Thelma (Morgan) Pieper. He graduated from New Holstein High School in 1965. Jim served in the US Army from 1966 until 1968, serving one year in...

Sep 17, 2018

Ronald A. Wagner, age 76, of Kiel, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 17, 2018. He was born September 26, 1941, in the Town of Sheboygan Falls to the late Arthur & Elna (Feldmann) Wagner. Ronald graduated from Sheboygan North High School in 1960. Ron was a self-employed painter working mainly in the Sheboygan and Manitowoc county area. On February...

Sep 17, 2018

Phyllis E. (Mullendore) Fulkerson, age 84, of New Holstein, passed away surrounded by family on Monday, September 17, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton after complications from health issues. She was born September 3, 1934, in Tomahawk, WI to Floyd & Malvina (Paquette) Mullendore. Phyllis attended Holy Rosary Grade School and graduated from New Holstein High School in 1952....

Sep 14, 2018

Marcella "Sally" (Buhl) Meyer, 96, formerly of St. Joe, passed away September 14, 2018, at the St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac. Sally was born December 2, 1921, in New Holstein, to the late Frank & Margaret (Salm) Buhl. On May 14, 1940, she married Edward Meyer. She is survived by her four children, John Meyer, Joanne Meyer, Ed...

Sep 13, 2018

June Ruth Bastian, age 90 , passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 13, 2018 with family by her side. She was born June 18, 1928 in Appleton, WI to Erich and Verona (Krueger) Luebke. She was married to Roy Bastian on December 23, 1952 in Appleton, WI at the Evangelical and Reformed Church.

June farmed with Roy...

Sep 12, 2018

Hugo Zutz, age 87, of Brillion, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. He was born on April 3, 1931, son of the late Hugo and Almira (Behnke) Zutz.  Hugo held leadership positions with the Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America and the Lutheran Hour Ministry. He served as president of the Data Processing Society. He...

Sep 4, 2018

Florence Mae Gruett, age 88, of Brillion West Haven, formerly of Potter, died on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Florence was born in Green Bay on August 31, 1930, daughter of the late Anna Schmidt. Florence was a nanny for the Elda and Ralph Zutz Sr. family, helping to raise their 10 children. On July 25, 1953, she married Ervin...

Sep 1, 2018

Elaine R. Keller, age 90, of rural St. Cloud, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. She was born December 3, 1927, to Benno & Agnes (Schmitz) Kohlmann. Elaine graduated from Fond du Lac High School in 1945. On October 26, 1948, she married Al Keller at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Dotyville....

Sep 1, 2018

Catherine "Cathy" A. Watson, age 72, of New Holstein, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018, at Sharon S. Richardson Hospice in Sheboygan Falls following a 19 month battle with brain cancer. Cathy was born July 24, 1946, in Berlin, WI to the late Peter & Eva (Cobler) Hauman. She graduated from Hartford Union High School in 1964. On December 27,...

Sep 1, 2018

Michael A. Wittmann, age 45, of Brillion, passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday, September 1, 2018. Mike was born on June 15, 1973 in Neenah, son of Lee and Lina “Lin” (Jensen) Wittmann.  He was a graduate of Brillion High School, class of 1992.  He worked at various places including the Brillion Iron Works, Vande Yacht Pumping, Dairyland...

Aug 30, 2018

Rosemarie "Rosie" H. Thome, age 83, of New Holstein, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018, at the Villa Loretto Nursing Home in Mount Calvary. She was born in the middle of a blizzard on February 25, 1935, at home on the family dairy farm to the late Elwin "Bud" & Rose (Jaeckels) Meyer. Rosie attended Holy Rosary Grade School and...

Aug 23, 2018

Cecelia Virginia (Frisch) Ourada, age 91, of Reedsville, passed away at West Haven in Brillion on Thursday, August 23rd 2018. She was born on the farm in Antigo to Joseph and Anna (Husnick) Frisch on October 29, 1926. On May 10, 1947, Cecelia married Rudolph Ourada in Antigo. She is survived by her children, Marlene (Ourada) and...