Obituaries & Guestbook

Robbyn Blumreich, 63, Mobile, AL formerly of Gillett, died Saturday afternoon, March 21, 2020 at Providence Hospital following hospitalization which took place February 4, 2020 and being diagnosed with Gillian-Barre’ Syndrome. She was born March 30, 1956 in Oconto Falls to Betty Lou Kruschke and Donald Blumreich. Robbyn grew up in the Gillett area where she graduated Gillett High School with the class of 1974. Following graduation, she worked for the Oconto County Commission on Aging and later started her [...]

Mary Jane (Cady) Makholm, 101, formerly of Gillett, died Friday, March 20, 2020 while wintering in Panama City Beach, FL with her daughter and son-in-law. Jane Cady was born July 19, 1918 in Chicago, IL. Jane spent her childhood growing up in Chicago with her mother, grandmother and uncle. She was a successful student and on the swim team at Sullivan High School in Chicago. Jane worked for Kemper Insurance where she became a supervisor. On one of her trips [...]

Mary Dean Lundquist, age 81, of Wilson, Wisconsin died Monday, March 2, 2020 at Spring Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral service is Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Spring Valley with visitation for one hour prior to the service. Keehr Funeral Home, (www.keehrfuneralhome.com) Spring Valley is handling local arrangements. Visitation will also be held on Friday, March 6, 2020 from 9-11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Service in Oconto Falls with graveside services following [...]

Judy Wirtz, 77, Oconto Falls, died Saturday evening, February 29, 2020 at The Cottages at Meadowlands with her family present. She was born August 11, 1942 in Green Bay to Merle and Cecelia (Greatens) Kratz. At the age of 5 years old, her family moved to the Oconto Falls area where she attended St. Anthony Catholic Grade School and graduated from Oconto Falls High School with the class of 1960. On October 21, 1961 she married Keith Wirtz at St. [...]

Trent Gregory Maloney, 9, Oconto Falls, died Friday morning, February 28, 2020 at Children’s Hospital of Milwaukee, following complications from cardiac arrest he suffered 5 weeks earlier. Trent was born Monday, November 1, 2010 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee to Gregory and Randi (Grove) Maloney. He was currently a third grade student at Oconto Falls Elementary. Trent participated in the Little Hearts for Life event to benefit Children’s Hospital of WI. He also enjoyed his Hot Wheels collection, playing baseball [...]

Jeffrey Hagen, 59, Gillett, died suddenly Saturday evening, February 22, 2020 at St. Vincent ICU. He was born March 1, 1960 in Milwaukee to Marvin and Florence (Majeski) Hagen. On July 6, 2002 he married Tammy Van Egeren at Kelly Lake. Jeff lived all of his married life in rural Gillett where he worked at Marinette Marine until retiring. He was a member of the Boilermakers Local 696. Survivors are his wife, Tammy Hagen, Gillett; two sons, Jeffrey S. Hagen, [...]

Michael F. Ciancio Jr., 74, Oconto Falls, died suddenly Friday, February 21, 2020 at St. Clare Memorial Hospital ER. He was born December 28, 1945 in Chicago to Michael and Mary Ellen (Clemente) Ciancio. Mike graduated from East Leyden High School with the class of 1963. As a young man, he entered the US Navy and served during Vietnam where he learned to become an electrician. Following his honorable discharge, he worked for Chamberlin Garage Door Openers for 17 years [...]

Kirsten “Kirsti” (Schneider) Dunsworth, 28, Lacey, WA, formerly of Oconto Falls, was welcomed home by our Lord Wednesday evening, February 19, 2020 at the University of Washington Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family, following complications from chronic health challenges. The youngest of two daughters was born to Keith and Jane (Theisen) Schneider on November 22, 1991 in Green Bay. Kirsten grew up in Oconto Falls where she was a member of St Anthony Parish, and attended Oconto Falls Public [...]

Jeffrey M. Hegeman, 66, Lena, died suddenly of natural causes Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at home. He was born January 20, 1954 in Oconto Falls to Verlyn and Beverly (Bitters) Hegeman. He attended Lena public schools, graduating from high school with the class of 1972. Following graduation, he attended NWTC for civil engineering. On October 27, 1979 he married Susan Matel at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Stiles. Following their marriage, he started his own business, Ultra Wash and has [...]

Verine Wahl, 85, Oconto Falls, died peacefully Tuesday evening, February 18, 2020 at home. She was born July 22, 1934 in Oconto Falls to Clyde and Mary (Dessel) Spice Sr. On December 6, 1952 she married Leo “Mike” Wahl in Oconto Falls. The couple owned and operated the Wahl family farm for most of their married lives, retiring in 1992. Verine enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing, polka dancing, shopping, and cooking big meals for family and farm workers. Over the years, [...]