Obituaries

Elaine A. Anthony

Elaine A. Anthony

Oct 19, 2017



Elaine A. Anthony, age 95, of Weyauwega, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, October 19, 2017, surrounded by her loving family, at Crossroads in Weyauwega. She was born on June 13, 1922 in Weyauwega, daughter of the late Max and Alma (Niemuth) Pirk. She attended school in the Weyauwega area and graduated from Weyauwega High School in 1940. On...

Erwin 'Erv' Mittelstaedt

Erwin 'Erv' Mittelstaedt

Oct 17, 2017

Erwin “Erv” Mittelstaedt, age 95, of Manawa, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at the Manawa Community Living Center. He was born on July 7, 1922, in the Town of Little Wolf, son of the late August and Helene (Mundt) Mittelstaedt. Erv attended grade school in the Vaughan School District and graduated from Little Wolf High...

Gerald 'Jerry' Preuss

Gerald 'Jerry' Preuss

Oct 12, 2017

Gerald Kenneth Preuss, age 79, of Iola, died on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at U.W. Hospital in Madison. He was born on May 24, 1938 in Manawa, son of the late Paul and Ruth (Sprenger) Preuss. Jerry was a 1956 graduate of Little Wolf High School in Manawa. He served in the Army National Guard in Ft. Lewis, Washington during...

Thomas J. H

Thomas J. H

Oct 10, 2017



Thomas James Hoffmann, age 81, of Manawa, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at ThedaCare Neenah. Tom was born on June 11, 1936 to the late Charles and Virginia (O’Neill) Hoffmann in New London. He graduated from Manawa High School and then went on to graduate from UW Madison. He loved the Badgers! He proudly served his country in...

Dennis A. Koerner

Dennis A. Koerner

Oct 7, 2017

Age 74, of Manawa, died on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Iola Living Assistance. He was born on January 10, 1943 in Neenah, son of the late Archie and Viola (Jenks) Koerner. Dennis graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Menasha. Following high school, he went into the family business Menasha Sport Shop which later became Midway Archery. He was...

William G. Haight

William G. Haight

Oct 7, 2017

William “Bill” Haight, age 77, of Manawa, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Bethany Home in Waupaca. Bill was born to the late Lloyd and Eunice Haight in Manawa on May 10, 1940. Bill loved hunting, fishing and being outdoors. He also had a special love for animals and all of his pets he had throughout the years.Bill was...

Roger R. Much

Roger R. Much

Oct 6, 2017



Roger Rueben Much, age 69, of Manawa, went to his heavenly home on Friday, October 6, 2017 at his residence. He was born on October 27, 1947 in the Town of Union, son of the late Alvin and Linda (Braatz) Much. On November 2, 1968, he was united in marriage to Sharon Krueger at St. Paul Lutheran Church in the...

Sharon VandeCastle

Sharon VandeCastle

Sep 24, 2017



Sharon Ann VandeCastle, age 74, of Weyauwega, entered eternal life on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Crossroads Care Center in Weyauwega. Sharon was born on October 29, 1942 in Oshkosh, daughter of the late Frank and Germaine (Dolan) Holdren. She married James VandeCastle on June 16, 1962. They enjoyed over 50 years together, until his passing in 2012: first as...

Patrick E. Runge

Patrick E. Runge

Sep 19, 2017

Patrick Edward Runge, age 14, of Weyauwega, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Patrick was born in Green Bay on April 3, 2003 at Aurora Hospital. He attended Weyauwega-Fremont High School. Patrick enjoyed spending most of his time with family and friends. Other interests include playing video games, swimming, cooking, music, rapping, farm life and...

Veronica A. Avgerinos

Veronica A. Avgerinos

Sep 15, 2017

Veronica A. Avgerinos, age 92, of Weyauwega, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 at her residence. She was born on January 13, 1925 in Chicago, IL, daughter of the late Joseph and Hildur O'Dea. Veronica was a homemaker raising eight children. She went to work at age 50 at the Continental Bank in downtown Chicago. She enjoyed Bingo and...

Mary K. Rohde

Mary K. Rohde

Sep 11, 2017

Mary Kathleen Rohde, age 94, was welcomed into glory and rejoiced when she met her Lord and Savior and was reunited with her beloved Leonard on Monday, September 11, 2017 at St. Joseph Residence in New London. Mary was born on October 4, 1922 in Appleton to the late William and Helen (McDaniel) Randerson. She was united in marriage to...

George Alvin Nelson

George Alvin Nelson

Sep 10, 2017



George Alvin Nelson, age 89, of Manawa, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Bethany Home in Waupaca. George was born on July 25, 1928 in Scandinavia to the late Isaac and Mathilda (Brandt) Nelson. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Peterson on August 14, 1946. She preceded him in death on July 15, 2017. George worked for...

Antoinette 'Toni' Hintz

Antoinette 'Toni' Hintz

Sep 9, 2017



Mrs. Antoinette “Toni” Hintz (Firkus) passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Bethany Home in Waupaca with her daughter Mary at her side. Antoinette was 88, born on June 16, 1929 in New Hope Township, Portage County, Wisconsin, to the late Frank and Mary (Birllowski) Firkus in Amherst Jct., Wisconsin. On January 27, 1951 she was united in marriage...

Charles 'Charlie' Kurth

Charles 'Charlie' Kurth

Sep 5, 2017



Charles “Charlie” E. Kurth, age 84, of Weyauwega, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at Crossroads in Weyauwega. He was born on October 21, 1932, in the Town of Muskego, son of the late Charles and Magdalina (Baas) Kurth. Following high school Charlie served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On January...

Malou L. Handrich

Malou L. Handrich

Aug 27, 2017



Malou L. Handrich, age 61, of Weyauwega, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, August 27, 2017, after a two year battle with cancer. She was born on December 8, 1955 in Cebu, Philippines. On March 15, 1989 she was united in marriage to Dennis Handrich. Malou worked as a teller at both M & I Bank and First National...

Reuben 'Jim' Bolen

Reuben 'Jim' Bolen

Aug 16, 2017

Reuben “Jim” Bolen, age 75, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Iola Assisted Living after battling cancer since 2007. He was born on December 2, 1941 in Freeport, IL. Jim is the son of Flossie Murray of Forreston, IL and the late Harley Bolen. He is survived by his two daughters, Michelle (Steve) Arneson, Wisconsin Rapids, WI and...

Billye G. Bobo

Billye G. Bobo

Aug 14, 2017



Billye Gardell Bobo passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017 in Silver Lake, Wisconsin. Bill was born February 16, 1930 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the seventh child born to Henry and Marie Bobo. He graduated from West Division high school in 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1978 he married Connie Winters of Grayslake, Illinois and they had over 30 happy...

Rita L. Carew

Rita L. Carew

Aug 3, 2017



Rita Lorraine (Simonis) Carew, age 86 of Manawa on Thursday, August 3, 2017 has joined her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and her beloved Donald. She celebrated her victory over Alzheimer’s Disease with her beautiful and much-loved smile exclaiming, “Yay, I’m dancing the Flying Dutchman with Donald!”

Rita was an adoring, loving, faith-filled, strong and gentle wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother...

Robert Korotka

Robert Korotka

Jul 31, 2017

Age 87, of Manawa, Bob went to his heavenly home on Monday, July 31, 2017 at his residence. He was born on May 10, 1930, in Milwaukee, son of the late Max and Catherine (Harmeyer) Korotka. On November 11, 1950, he was united in marriage to Arlene “Pat” Schultz in Milwaukee. Bob proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict...

Alick A. Chambers Jr.

Alick A. Chambers Jr.

Jul 30, 2017

Alick Albert Chambers Jr., age 79, of Waupaca, formerly of Manawa, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Theda Care Hospital, Waupaca. He was born on May 19, 1938, in Monroe County, Wisconsin, son of the late Alick Albert Chambers Sr. and Helen (Jerdee) Chambers. In July 2, 1955, he was united in marriage to Catherine Gabrielson. They later...