Obituaries & Guestbook

Leland “Penny” Nicholas, 89, Oconto Falls, died Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 21, 1931 in Abrams to Wesley and Bernice (Exferd) Nicholas. Leland grew up in the Abrams area where he attended Abrams State Grade School, graduating from Oconto Falls High School with the class of 1949. It was in high school when one of his coaches referred to him as “Penny” and the name stuck. As a young man, [...]

Russell Vandenlangenberg, 78, Abrams, died suddenly of natural causes Friday morning, August 14, 2020 at home with his wife at his side. He was born November 14, 1941 in Green Bay to Peter and Leonada “Sis” (VandeVoort) Vandenlangenberg. Russ grew up in Green Bay and graduated from Premontre High School and graduated with the class of 1960. He later served in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. On June 29, 1963 he married Carolyn Lee and had eight [...]

Chad Klatkiewicz, 36, Oconto Falls, died Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee, following a chronic illness. He was born July 19, 1984 in Oconto Falls to Harry and Janice (Jaeger) Klatkiewicz Jr. Chad grew up in Oconto Falls where he attended public schools and lived there most of his life where he was once employed by Burkel, Inc. While he’s gone too soon, Chad will be fondly remembered for his heart of gold, caring about others and [...]

James “Jim” Mondloch, 81, Oconto, died Saturday morning, August 1, 2020 at a Waukesha County health care facility following a 4-month illness. He was born August 18, 1938 to Mathias and Nora (Weisner) Mondloch. As a young man, he entered the US Marine Corp and following a medical discharge, began working as a motorcycle cop in Amarillo, TX and later became the police chief of Spencer, WI. In the mid 1970’s he moved to the City of Oconto Falls where [...]

Peter “Pete” F. Konitzer, 70, Suamico, died Tuesday afternoon, July 28, 2020 at a Green Bay hospital. He was born August 10, 1949 in Oconto Falls, one of 15 children of George A. and Irene (VanHaren) Konitzer. He grew up on the family farm in rural Oconto Falls and attended school, graduating from Oconto Falls High School with the class of 1967. Pete went on to NWTC and graduated with a degree in automotive repair. Pete worked at various car [...]

David “Dave” Wall, 57, Oconto Falls, died Sunday, July 19, 2020 as the result of an automobile accident. The youngest of six children was born August 28, 1962 in Oconto Falls to William and Bernice (Ball) Wall. He grew up in Oconto Falls, Gillett and Fond du Lac and attended public schools. On September 24, 1994 he married Tami Bitters in Oconto Falls. The couple has lived in Oconto Falls all their married lives where he worked in residential construction, [...]

Melissa Ann Wellens, 70, Stiles, went to be with the Lord Friday afternoon, July 10, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born March 23, 1950 in Lena to Walter and Hela (Goldsmith) Burg.  Melissa was raised on the family farm in Lena where she attended public school, graduating from high school with the class of 1968. On October 24, 1970 she married Chuck Wellens at St. Charles Catholic Church in Lena.  Following their marriage, the couple [...]

Georgeann Stein-Roberts, 86, Oconto Falls, went to be with her Lord Sunday morning, July 5, 2020 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born March 11, 1934, in Toledo, OH to George & Anna (Snyder) Stein and graduated from Clay High School in Toledo with the class of 1952. Georgeann started her secretarial career with General Tire in Toledo and moved to Oconto Falls in 1974 where she worked for Chartier Insurance in Oconto. For many years, she [...]

Marian Marks, 87, Oconto Falls, died Wednesday morning, June 24, 2020 at the home of her daughter Cathy in rural Oconto Falls. She was born October 22, 1932 in Oconto Falls to Joseph and Esther (Everard) Lotter. Marian grew up in Oconto Falls where she attended St. Anthony Catholic School and graduated from Oconto Falls High School with the class of 1951. On November 10, 1951 she married her high school sweetheart Norbert “Nubs” Marks at St. Anthony Church in [...]

Gerhard “Rosy” Rosenlund Jr., 88, Oconto Falls, died Wednesday evening, June 17, 2020 at Meadowbrook Health Care Center. He was born August 30, 1931 in the Town of Oconto Falls to Gerhard and Lena (Hansen) Rosenlund Sr. He was raised on the family farm which he eventually took over. On January 20, 1950 he married Anita Busch at St. John Lutheran Church in Pulcifer and the couple had six children together. In 1988, the couple moved to the Silver Cliff [...]