Obituaries

Nov 2, 2011

Joyce Suzanne Koblenz, age 79, formerly of Wautoma passed away Wednesday evening, November 2, 2011 at Juliette Manor in Berlin. She was born May 13, 1932 in Chicago the daughter of Joseph and Francis Thierjung. Joyce was a nursing assistant at the Wautoma Care Center and Juliette Manor for a number of years. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching and her...

Oct 29, 2011

Andrea D. Van Dreese, age 50, passed away on Saturday, October 29 in Orange, CA. She was born July 11, 1961, the daughter of Herbert W. and Dona M. Post in Park Falls, WI. An educator most of her life, Andrea served in the Milwaukee Public Schools for nine years, and school districts in Wooddale, IL, and Germantown & Menominee...

Oct 27, 2011

Guy D. Martin, age 58, of Lohrville, formerly of Wautoma passed away Thursday morning, October 27, 2011, at Aurora Medical Center, Oshkosh. He was born October 11, 1953 in Berlin, the son of Harvey N. and Carmen M. (Kietzer) Martin. Guy was a 1971 graduate of Wautoma High School. He worked at Campbell Tree & Land Co. and then served...

Oct 24, 2011

Bernice Florence Flechner, age 84, of Hancock, passed away Monday morning, October 24, 2011 at Heartland House in Wautoma. She was born March 27, 1927 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Philip and Flora (Schuglat) Schallert. She married Herbert A. Flechner. He preceded her in death on October 25, 1998. Bernice was a homemaker and loving mother to seven children. She...

Oct 23, 2011

Biography Myrtle Marie (Van Epps) Trowbridge was born on April 10, 1921 to Floyd Phelps Van Epps and Letha Irene (McCone) Van Epps in Yankton, South Dakota. Her great grandparents were pioneers who homesteaded the Dakota Territory in the mid-1800s. Myrtle was the oldest of eight children: Marvin Floyd, Leonard Wayne, Donald Eugene, Jean Elaine and Joyce Lorraine (twins), Joanne...

Oct 21, 2011

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Elmer E. Kraft, age 85, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011 at his grand- daughter's home in Hancock. He was born July 4, 1926 in Manchester, WI, the son of Ervin C. and Minnie Kraft. Elmer operated an aluminum siding installation business for many years. He also was employed by Westra Construction of Waupun for sometime. Elmer enjoyed...

Oct 19, 2011

Ida Lucia Gerdes, age 88, of Wautoma peacefully passed away early Wednesday morning, October 19, 2011 at Heartland House, CBRF surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield, MA on May 6, 1923, the daughter of Peter and Maria (Morelli) Lucia. Ida was united in marriage to Roland D. Gerdes on August 16, 1947 in Springfield, MA. Upon...

Oct 19, 2011

Ellen S. Bartels, age 95 of Wautoma, passed away early Wednesday morning October 19, 2011 at Heartland House, Wautoma. She was born June 6, 1916 in Eland, WI, the daughter of Nels and Mary (Larson) Anderson. She married Kenneth F. Bartels on August 7, 1939 in Wittenberg. He preceded her in death on December 23, 1979. Ellen graduated from Central...

Oct 18, 2011

Hildegarde M. "Hilda" Abbott, age 100, formerly of Almond and Wautoma, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2011 at St. Michael's Hospital, Stevens Point. She was born May 29, 1911 in Berlin, the daughter of Albert F. and Lola (Kelley) George. She married Milton H. Abbott on Feb. 20, 1932 in Rockford, IL. He preceded her in death on...

Oct 17, 2011

Earl C. Kaehn, age 84, of Bancroft, passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield. He was born July 17, 1927 at Birmingham, Michigan the son of Edward and Helen (Whittaker) Kaehn. He married the former Anna Christine Hawkins. She preceded him in death in April 2003. Earl served his country in the Navy during World War...

Oct 11, 2011

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Thaworn "Thai" Chinawog, age 64, of Wautoma, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family and close friends. She was born April 26, 1947 in Adudhya, Thailand.She battled for years against cancer and in the last year and a half, battled a brain tumor. She farmed rice in Thailand and later came...

Oct 11, 2011

Patricia A. “Pat” Goldberg (nee Sanger), age 64 of Wautoma, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at her cottage in Mercer, WI. She was born March 5, 1947 in Hartford, the daughter of Arthur and Marcella (Maher) Sanger. Patricia married Richard T. Goldberg on August 3, 1968. Patricia and her husband resided in Cascade for many years until retiring to...

Oct 11, 2011

Lucas E. “Luke” Thielman, age 19, of Mt. Morris passed away unexpectedly early Tuesday morning, October 11, 2011 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born October 26, 1991 the son of Edward and Susan (Henson) Thielman. Luke was a 2010 graduate of Wautoma High School. He enjoyed spending many hours helping his “G-Pa” with jobs around his...

Oct 8, 2011

Marie Sadie (Quick) Fritz, age 76, passed away from this world on the morning of October 8th, 2011. She joins her husband, Lyle, who passed away earlier this year on May 18th. They would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on November 10th of this year. Marie was born on August 10th of 1935 to Floyd and Sadie (McCandles) Quick....

Oct 8, 2011

John F. Wetmore, age 84, of Hancock, passed away Saturday morning, Oct. 8, 2011 at Silver Lake Manor in Wautoma. He was born August 4, 1927 in Hancock, the son of Franklin J. and Mary (Edge) Wetmore. He married Colleen B. Detlor on Sept. 27, 1950 in Hancock. John was a graduate of Hancock High School and later Coyne Electric...

Oct 5, 2011

Esther Johanna (Wrasse) Gear - born June 25, 1923 - died October 5, 2011 at her daughter's home in Plover, Wis. Aged 88, Esther was very much at peace in this final stage of her life. Esther's husband, Bernard Gear, sons Ray and Carl Gear, and parents Bertha and Otto Wrasse precede her in death, along with sister Lillian...

Sep 29, 2011

Beatrice (Welch) Juslen, age 80, of Redgranite Wisconsin died unexpectedly on Thursday, September 29, 2011 surrounded by family, love and prayers. She was born to this life December 29, 1930 in Brookfield, Illinois, the daughter of Emma and Ethan Welch. Her childhood was spent in the Chicago land area until her family relocated to Fremont Wisconsin in the early 1940s...

Sep 27, 2011

Richard H. Martin was born in Menasha, Wisconsin on May 7, 1934 the fourth son of William E. and Laura (Edwards) Martin. Richard passed away in the morning of September 27, 2011 at Evergreen Manor. Dick was a 4 sport letter winner every year at Wautoma High School graduating in 1953. It was in High School that he met his...

Sep 27, 2011

Biography Barbara B. Sennholz, age 83, of Wautoma, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 at Berlin Memorial Hospital. She was born August 25, 1928 in Maracaibo, Venezuela, the daughter of George R. and Zak (Drummond) Boyle. She married Wayne A. Sennholz on Sept. 24, 1955 at Rio Grande, Texas. Barb and her husband moved from Oshkosh to Wautoma in 1967....

Sep 25, 2011

Russell L. "Russ" Billman, Sr., age 75 of Plainfield, passed away Sunday afternoon, September 25, 2011 at his home with his loving family by his side after a short, courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born April 1, 1936 in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, the son of Clarence and Grace (Blair) Billman. He married Susana "Sue" Martinez on February 3,...