Obituaries & Guestbook

Linda Szymczak, 73, Oconto, died peacefully Monday evening, October 1, 2018 at home surrounded by her family following a five year struggle with congestive heart failure.  The only child of Sigmund and Janet (Brahmstead) Grabczyk was born April 12, 1945 in South Milwaukee.  Linda grew up in South Milwaukee where she graduated high school. In 1965, she married Edward Bornhofer and together they had three sons.  Linda was employed at Lakeside Manufacturing in Milwaukee for over 30 years.  She later [...]

Emil “Butch” Mittag, 91, Oconto Falls died Saturday, September 8, 2018 at The Cottages at The Meadowlands.  He was born on September 23, 1926 in Marinette to Emil and Ida (Behnke) Mittag.  Butch grew up in Marinette and graduated from Marinette High School with the class of 1945. On April 10, 1948 he married Inez P. Caylor at St. James Lutheran Church in Marinette.  The couple lived most of their married lives in Marinette where Butch worked as a Papermaker [...]

Myrtle M. Van Laarhoven, 98, Oconto Falls, died Tuesday evening, September 4, 2018 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Oconto Falls with family present.  She was born October 17, 1919 in North Dakota to George and Mable (Runk) Keith. On September 21, 1939 she married Adrian Van Laarhoven in Coleman.  Myrtle lived in rural Lena for most of her life and was once employed at Frigo Cheese.  She was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Lena.  Myrtle will [...]

Margaret M. Schmidt, 85, Green Bay, formerly Kelly Lake and Oconto Falls, died Wednesday evening, August 29, 2018 at Tender Hearts Assisted Living in Howard.  She was born October 27, 1932 in a log cabin to Maurice and Malvina (Monigal) Closser.  Margaret attended Gillett Public Schools, graduating from high school with the class of 1950. On September 13, 1952 she married Allan “Al” Schmidt at Grace Lutheran Church in Green Bay.  The couple lived in Gillett and Kewaunee before moving [...]

Steve Hines, 66, Oconto Falls, died Saturday evening, August 25, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay.  He was born July 4, 1952 in Garden City, MI to Hilton and Carolyne (Willoughby) Hines.  Steve grew up in Plymouth, MI where he graduated high school. On May 11, 1974 he married Pamela Jahnke in Wausaukee.  Following their marriage the couple lived in Wausaukee where Steve worked for the telephone company.  In 1999, the couple moved to Oconto Falls where Steve [...]

Wally Faltynski, 74, Oconto Falls, died peacefully Sunday evening, August 12, 2018 at UW Hospital with his family by his side.  He was born September 2, 1943 in Green Bay to Joseph “Zip” and Dorothy (Weber) Faltynski.  Wally grew up in Green Bay where he attended public schools, graduating from East High School with the class of 1961.  Following graduation, he went to work for the City of Green Bay. On July 9, 1966 he married Corale Bourguignon at St. [...]

Leocadia “Katie” M. Metzner, 92, of Oconto Falls, passed away on Saturday morning August 11, 2018 in a local nursing home.  The daughter of the late Stanley and Bernice (Hlopek) Masaslanka was born May 24, 1926 in Bessemer, MI.  She grew up in the UP.  Katie graduated from A.D. Johnson High School, Class of 1944.  Following graduation she went to Elgin, IL and worked at the watch factory for ten years. On June 18, 1955, she married Robert “Bob” Metzner [...]

Gloria J. Behling (Bunn), 65, New Franken, formerly of Oconto Falls, died Sunday morning, August 5, 2018, at Anna’s House in New Franken.  She was born December 16, 1952 in Oconto Falls to Leonard Laabs and Florence Peters-Taylor.  Gloria attended Oconto Falls Public Schools and graduated high school with the class of 1971.  Because her parents owned and operated the Falls Family Restaurant for many years, Gloria grew up in the restaurant and worked there for many years. In 1971, [...]

Brian J. Arneson, 60, OcontoFalls, died peacefully on Saturday, July 21, 2018.  He was born August 21, 1957 to John and Elaine (Deering) Arneson.  Brian lived and grew up in the Gillett area and in his younger years, he was a farmer and truck driver.  He enjoyed hunting, trucking, and riding his motorcycle and later in life, worked on the family farm, cut wood and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Survivors are his mother Elaine (Deering) Arneson, Oconto [...]

Patricia “Pat” L. Hudson, Suamico, died peacefully, with her family at her side, on Sunday, July 8, 2018.  Pat was born July 25, 1936 to Roland and Rose (Murphy) Valentine.  She grew up in the Abrams area and graduated from OcontoFallsHigh School with the class of 1954.  Following high school, she earned her RN degree from Misericordia School of Nursing in Milwaukee. On April 4, 1959 she married Donald "Don" J. Hudson at St. Joseph Church in Chase and they [...]