Obituaries

Walter W. Janke

Walter W. Janke

Apr 14, 2018

Walter W. Janke, age 95, of New London passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at St Joseph Residence, Inc in New London. He was born July 3, 1922 in the Town of Union son of the late Reinhard and Clara (Tellock) Janke. On June 20, 1942 he married Dorothy E Schmidt at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Manawa. He was...

Donald N. Scott

Donald N. Scott

Apr 14, 2018

Donald Norbert Scott of Manawa passed away on April 14, 2018, at Cherry Meadows in Appleton. He was born March 30, 1925, to Frank Scott and Eva (Atwater) Scott in Black Creek. Don served in the Coast Guard during World War II in Alaska for 4 years. He worked for over 30 years at Curwood in New London. He married...

Robert R. Bartkowiak

Robert R. Bartkowiak

Apr 5, 2018

Robert Richard Bartkowiak, age 89, of Appleton, WI, formerly of Fremont, WI, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Theda Care Regional Medical Center in Appleton, WI. He was born on January 28, 1929, in Kiel, WI, son of the late Benjamin and Hattie (Kowalski) Bartkowiak. On November 4, 1967, he was united in marriage to...

Joyce Mae Bauer

Joyce Mae Bauer

Mar 30, 2018



Joyce M. Bauer, age 78, formerly of Pocahontas, IL, and Weyauwega, WI, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, WI with her son Rob and his fiancé Judie and her best friend, Rebecca Cullen, by her side.

She was born on September 10, 1939 in the Town of Millersburg, IL, daughter of the late “Buck” Potts...

James A. Taylor

James A. Taylor

Mar 24, 2018



James A. Taylor (Jim), age 76, of Weyauwega, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday March 24, 2018. Jim was born April 7, 1941 in Marshfield, Wisconsin the only child of Lowell (Abe) and Phyllis (Mess) Taylor. The family moved to Weyauwega in 1942. While attending elementary school, Jim was certified as an Eagle Scout with Troup 21...

Kathleen D. Van Hammond

Kathleen D. Van Hammond

Mar 21, 2018

Kathleen D. Van Hammond, age 59, Weyauwega, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 5, 1959 in Harvey IL, daughter of the late Robert and Geraldine (Peterson) Frank. On April 23, 1983, Kathleen was united in marriage to Clifford Van Hammond in Fremont, WI. She was a life-long member of...

Joel M. Beyer

Joel M. Beyer

Mar 7, 2018



Joel Michael Beyer, age 38, of Manawa, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. He was born on May 31, 1979 in New London, son of Jerry and Judy (Kriese) Beyer. On May 2, 2009, Joel married Laura Ramacitti in Appleton. He went to school in the Little Wolf School District. He then received an Associate’s Degree...

James Biadasz

James Biadasz

Mar 6, 2018

James Biadasz, age 64 of Seymour, formerly of Manawa and Marion, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 after a brief battle with gastric cancer. Jim was born on April 22, 1953 to Barney and Evelyn (Herek) Biadasz. He graduated in 1971 from Little Wolf High School in Manawa. On May 11, 1974 he married Brenda Downs. They ran a...

Robert C. Stawinski

Robert C. Stawinski

Mar 6, 2018



Robert "Bob" Stawinski, a resident of Little Wolf passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at home. Bob was born on July 30, 1938. He married Deanna Mae Henneborn on April 8, 1958. He and his loving wife were married for over 59 wonderful years. He enjoyed camping and doing home renovations. He loved watching movies of all genres. He...

Donald E. Gensler

Donald E. Gensler

Feb 27, 2018



Gensler, Donald E.

Donald E. Gensler, age 93, of Weyauwega, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Don was born on May 23, 1924, the son of Emil and Elsie (Schoenheide) Gensler. He was baptized and confirmed at Christus Lutheran Church in Clintonville and graduated from Clintonville High school, class of 1942. Don married Albertina (Tina)...

Bradley A. Grimm

Bradley A. Grimm

Feb 25, 2018



Bradley A. Grimm, 21 of Manawa, died February 25th, 2018. He was born January 2nd, 1997 in Wisconsin Rapids. He graduated from Manawa High School in May of 2015. He then enrolled at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire for 2 ½ years then moved back to Manawa to be with his family. Brad was a history buff with a...

Dorothy M. Long

Dorothy M. Long

Feb 25, 2018

Dorothy M. (Burns) Long, age 79, of Racine, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 25, 2018, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Dorothy was born in Port Washington, WI on October 17, 1938 to the late William and Ruth (Nettleton) Burns. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School, Milwaukee and was a long-time resident of Racine. Dorothy was...

Eleanor O. Poehlman

Eleanor O. Poehlman

Feb 22, 2018

Eleanor Poehlman, age 99, Manawa Community Living Center, formerly rural New London, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, February 22, 2018, nine days shy of her 100th birthday.She was born Eleanor Olivia Johnson in Prairie Lake Township, near Wright, MN, the daughter of Anton Johnson and Olianna Ramstad Johnson, both Norwegian immigrants. She attended Cromwell, MN High School...

John A. Ferg

John A. Ferg

Feb 14, 2018

John A. Ferg, 59, Ogdensburg, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. John was born in Waupaca on March 10, 1958, son of the late Wesley P. and Eunice I. (Kostrzak) Ferg of Manawa. He was a 1977 graduate of Little Wolf High School and dedicated 35 years of employment to Hillshire Farm in New London. John...

Gerald 'Jerry' Hildebrandt

Gerald 'Jerry' Hildebrandt

Feb 6, 2018

Age 82, of Weyauwega, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Crossroads Care Center in Weyauwega. He was born in Milwaukee on July 11, 1935, son of the late Harold and Leona Hildebrandt. On June 5, 1972, he was united in marriage to Patricia Miller at Trinity Lutheran Church in Kaukauna. She preceded him in death...

Florence E. Landon

Florence E. Landon

Feb 3, 2018

Florence E. Landon, age 95, of Waupaca, formerly of Port Wing, WI, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, WI. She was born on July 25, 1922 in Exeland, WI. On June 28, 1941 she married James Landon. He preceded her in death in 2008. Florence farmed in the Port Wing area with her...

Darleen J. Gust

Darleen J. Gust

Jan 30, 2018

Darleen Joy Gust, age 76, of Weyauwega, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at her residence. Darleen was born on September 22, 1941 in the Town of Union, Waupaca County, to the late Paul and Lillian (Willie) Wegener. She was united in marriage to Max Gust on January 27, 1962 in Gesu Catholic Church in Milwaukee. He preceded her...

Anita L. Drath

Anita L. Drath

Jan 22, 2018



Anita Leona Drath, age 86 of Manawa, went to her heavenly home on Monday, January 22, 2018 at St. Joseph Residence in New London. Anita was born on February 8, 1931 in the Town of Caledonia to the late Edwin and Amelia Krenke. On August 23, 1952 she was united in marriage to Howard Drath. He preceded her in death...

Ethel M. Doede

Ethel M. Doede

Jan 22, 2018

Ethel Margaret Doede, age 97, died peacefully on Monday, January 22, 2018 at Crossroads Care Center in Weyauwega. She was born September 1, 1920 in the Town of Mukwa; daughter of the late Rhine and Lizzie Schroeder. Ethel married Hubert R. Doede on April 21, 1946 at St. Peter Lutheran Church. Her husband, her daughter Donna (Doede) McClelland, and all...

Mary Bruesewitz

Mary Bruesewitz

Jan 19, 2018



Mary C. Bruesewitz, 89 of Menasha, died peacefully at ANEW Choice Care on January 19, 2018. Mary was born in Neenah, WI on September 25, 1928, the daughter of Herman and Marie (Kuepper) Hopfensperger. On October 15, 1951, she married Paul Bruesewitz at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Appleton, WI. Paul preceded Mary in death in 2003. Mary enjoyed baking,...

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