Obituaries & Guestbook

Jeanne Waschbisch, 81, Oconto Falls, died suddenly Saturday morning, February 20, 2021 of natural causes with family present. She was born October 30, 1939 in Lena to Art and Leona (Luiser) Guelig. Jeanne grew up in rural Lena and attended public schools, graduating from high school with the class of 1958. She went on to attended UW-Whitewater where she received a bachelor degree in Business Education. She was later certified in Library Science. On June 30, 1962 she married Frank [...]

Judie Gowaski, 83, Howard, formerly of Stiles, died peacefully Saturday morning, February 20, 2021 at home surrounded by family following a 3-year illness with multiple myeloma. She was born March 8, 1937 in Marinette to Floyd and Nina Cummings. Judie grew up in Marinette and graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes High School with the class of 1955. On May 4, 1957 she married Jack Gowaski at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marinette. Following their marriage the couple lived in [...]

Trisha Magnin-Stolpa, 33, Green Bay, died unexpectedly February 3, 2021 following a decade long battle with alcohol addiction. She died in the arms of her loving husband, Jason Stolpa in the midst of a fiercely fought battle towards recovery. Trisha “possessed a unique soul” and was known for her insurmountable love towards people and animals alike. She notoriously couldn’t pass up the opportunity to add another furry member to her family which at the time of her death included 2 [...]

Phyllis M. Johnson, 85, Oconto Falls died Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Meadowbrook Health and Rehab. The 4th daughter of Frank and Gladys (Cleary) Plain was born June 22, 1935 in Oconto Falls. Phyllis, one of seven sisters affectionately known as “The Plain Girls”, graduated high school with the class of 1953. On October 9, 1954 she married James “Jimmy” Johnson at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Oconto Falls. Phyllis lived in Oconto Falls all of her life where she [...]

Jon C. Topping, 45, Oconto Falls, died suddenly Tuesday evening, December 29, 2020 in ICU at a Green Bay hospital following complications from COVID. The oldest of 3 children was born July 9, 1975 in Oconto Falls to Kenneth and Judith ((Wise) Topping. Jon grew up in Lena and attended public schools. On July 21, 2017 he married Jennifer Thorp in Oconto Falls. Jon was employed as an aide for 24 years in the local nursing home and was looking [...]

Buck James Kozlovsky, 22, Oconto Falls, died suddenly of natural causes early Wednesday morning, December 9, 2020. He was born November 24, 1998 in Green Bay to Richard Kozlovsky and Cristy Meunier. Buck attended Oconto Falls public schools, graduating from high school with the class of 2017. Buck was currently employed at Witt’s Piggly Wiggly in Oconto Falls. “Buck was many things in his life” as his twin sister said, “a friend, a nephew, a grandchild, a son, a Dungeon [...]

Robert “Bob” James Zaidel, 76, Lena, died Friday morning, December 4, 2020 at home surrounded by family following a 14 month courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born January 17, 1944 in the Town of Spruce to Joseph and Ruby (Cisler) Zaidel Sr. Bob grew up in the area and attended school, graduating from Lena High School with the class of 1962. While in high school, he began working for Frigo Cheese. On October 16, 1965 he married Linda [...]

Oconto – We are sad to announce the death of our mother, Betty Delzer Sosinske, 81, on Friday, December 4, 2020 at her home at Emerald Bay Assisted Living in Hobart, WI.  She was born August 15, 1939 to Harold and Irene (Van Ess) Wilson. On July 12, 1958 she married Hugo Delzer Jr. and they were married for 43 years until his death in 2001.  Their marriage was an example of true love and devotion and we were witnesses to [...]

Audrey E. Place, 79, Oconto Falls, died suddenly of natural causes Sunday afternoon, November 29, 2020 at an area hospital emergency room. She was born June 15, 1941 in Washington D.C. to William and Anna (Meyers) Poole. On May 9, 1958 she married Kenyon Place in Washington D.C. and the couple had six children together. Following their marriage, the couple lived in D.C. until moving to Wisconsin in 1969. Audrey and her companion of 25 years, Harvey “Butch” Kitzman enjoyed [...]

Betty Birr, 86, Krakow, died Saturday morning, November 21, 2020 at Bellin Hospital. She was born April 18, 1934 in Pound to Leland and Emma (Pecha) Casper. Betty grew up on the family farm in rural Pound and attended Coleman schools, graduating with the class of 1952. On May 8, 1954 she married Otis Birr. Following their marriage, the couple lived in Oconto Falls for a short time until moving to Oconomowoc where they started a family construction business and [...]