Obituaries & Guestbook

Sarah Bea Maedke, 24 day old daughter of Bill and Erica (Pagel) Maedke of Green Bay, was taken by Our Father to her Heavenly home on Wednesday evening, September 4, 2019 at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Sarah was born Sunday, August 11, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital with a congenital heart defect. Survivors include her parents; two sisters, Hannah (3) and Eleanor (2); she is the 15th grandchild of paternal grandparents, Bill and JoAnn Maedke, Eden; the 11th grandchild of [...]

Arnold W. Anderson Sr., 100, Oconto Falls, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2019 with family present. He was born November 11, 1918 to Anton and Astrid (Nelson) Anderson. Arnold married Viola VandenBush on April 11, 1942. The couple lived in California where Arnie worked for Consolidated Aircraft on B24 bombers. After returning home, he helped his father in the family business until he formed Anderson & Schuettpelz. Together they built many homes and eight post offices. After Russell’s retirement, [...]

Patricia “Pat” Heise, 78, Oconto Falls, died Tuesday afternoon, September 3, 2019 at Atrium Post Acute Care of Oconto Falls. She was born April 17, 1941 in Green Bay to Carl “Charles” and Dorothy (Gleason) Heise. Pat grew up on the family farm in Green Valley where she attended Pleasant Valley Elementary School and graduated Bonduel High School with the class of 1959. Following graduation, she worked at the Pulaski Shoe Factory. Pat started a family and had four children. [...]

Christine Gilbertson, 91, Cecil, went to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus on Sunday evening, August 25, 2019 at Atrium Post Acute Care of Oconto Falls with family present. She was born February 22, 1928 in Florence County to Otto and Farrol (Basil) Pockat. Christine grew up in the Long Lake area and worked in the lumber camps as a teenager. On June 8, 1946 she married Charles W. Gilbertson at Bethel Lutheran Church in Green Valley. The couple [...]

Shirley J. Fredrickson, 91, formerly of Oconto Falls, died Friday, August 9, 2019 at Rocky Knoll Care Center in Plymouth. The youngest of two daughters of Lovel and Mayme (Muck) Bunn was born July 19, 1928. Shirley grew up in the area, graduating from Oconto Falls High School with the class of 1946. She worked for the Oconto Electric Cooperative. On June 20, 1959 she married Alan E. “Fred” Fredrickson at the Oconto Falls United Methodist Church. The couple owned [...]

Clara Nelson, 91, Oconto Falls, died Monday, July 29, 2019 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Oconto Falls with family present.  She was born May 16, 1928 in Langlade, WI to Daniel and Myrtle (Booth) Jagla Sr.  Clara grew up in the Langlade area and graduated high school from White Lake with the class of 1946.  Following graduation, she attended Antigo Normal where she received her teaching degree.  Clara’s first job was teaching grades 1-8 in a one room school [...]

Arlene A. Mitchell, 86, Oconto Falls, formerly Gillett, died Saturday evening, July 6, 2019 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Oconto Falls with family present.  She was born July 3, 1933 in Gillett to Reinhold and Anita (Wittenberg) Zarling and grew up on the family farm. She married Joseph Mitchell and the couple lived in Illinois before moving back to rural Gillett to start farming on the family farm.  Arlene once worked at the glove factory in Gillett and the [...]

Arnold L. Olson, 80, Gillett, died Saturday morning with his family present, June 22, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital ICU following a short respiratory illness.  He was born March 13, 1939 in Shawano to Albert and Laura (Larson) Olson.  Arnie grew up on the family farm and attended Gillett schools. On January 14, 1961 he married Mavis Peterman at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in rural Gillett.  The couple lived on the family farm all their lives which they owned and operated.  [...]

Ann M. Renel, 82, Oconto Falls, died Tuesday evening, June 18, 2019 at a Green Bay area hospital.  She was born February 25, 1937 in Oconto Falls to Clarence and Anne (Young) Beaumia.  Ann grew up in Oconto Falls where she attended school, graduating from Oconto Falls High School with the class of 1953. On July 3, 1954 she married James Renel at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Oconto Falls.  Ann lived all of her life in Oconto Falls where [...]

Ronald “Swede” Peterson, 87, Oconto Falls, died Friday evening, June 7, 2019 at Atrium Post Acute Care with his loving family present.  The oldest of five children born to Alfred and Esther (Coisman) Peterson, Swede was born March 8, 1932 in the Village of Lena.  As a young boy, he moved with his parents to the Oconto Falls area where he attended St. Anthony elementary school and graduated from Oconto Falls High School with the class of 1950.  In 1951, [...]