Obituaries & Guestbook

Richard L. “Dick” Scott, 82, passed peacefully Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Bellin Hospital with his loving family present after a long hard battle with congestive heart failure. To the very end, Dick was a wonder to his family, and in the end he held on longer than even the medical professionals thought possible. His family was not surprised as he was always one to just keep going, and in life never took a minute to sit still. Dick was [...]

William “Bill” H. Zachow, 78, Abrams, died peacefully Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at home.  He was born July 8, 1944 in Sheboygan to Louis and Alma (Cowell) Zachow.  Bill graduated from Oconto Falls High School in 1964 where he was a member of the FFA and later enlisted in the National Guard. Over the years, Bill worked for Peter's Concrete and Rusch Trucking before owning and operating Pal's Septic Service for many years.  He was known as a skilled welder [...]

George E. Yatso Sr, 86, Oconto Falls, died peacefully at home Tuesday, April 25, 2023 with his wife, Shirley, at his bedside.   He was born October 20, 1936, in Lena to Steve and Mary (Mikeska) Yatso, Sr.  George attended Kelly Brook and Oak Grade School, (the only 4th grader in the class) and graduated from Oconto Falls High School in 1954. He was drafted into the US Army in July, 1955 and honorably discharged in May, 1957 to help [...]

Hazel Grace Kazik, stillborn daughter of Keaton and Courtney (Lisowe) Kazik, died Saturday, April 8, 2023 at an area hospital.  Survived by parents, 6 year old big brother Gunner; paternal grandparents, James (Debbie) Kazik and Tina (John) Fetterly; maternal grandparents, Tim and Jean Lisowe; paternal great grandparents, Eugene and Judy Kazik; Regina Brickner; maternal great grandparents, Bill and Marie Grady; aunts and uncles: Becky (Kenny) Behnke, Amy (Troy) Brehmer, Maureen (Dave) Fetterly, Evan (Sam) Kazik, Marissa (Todd) Brown and Megan [...]

Susan “Sue” Zima, 71, Stiles, went peacefully into the arms of her Savior Saturday, April 1, 2023 at home with her husband and daughter at her side after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Her life was marked by service to our country as a Navy corpsman, to her patients as a registered dietitian, and to her family as a wife, mother and Grammy. Sue was born May 4, 1951 in Green Bay to Herbert and Shirley (Caldie) Seeman. She [...]

John “Jack” Koehne, 88, Oconto Falls, died Friday evening, March 17, 2023 at a Green Bay area health care facility following complications from Parkinson’s disease.  He was born December 1, 1934 in Oconto to Henry and Frances (Young) Koehne.  Jack grew up in Little Suamico and attended Oconto Falls Public Schools, graduating from high school with the class of 1951.  He served in the US Army for two years and following his honorable discharge he later attended UW-Green Bay. On [...]

Chad M. Johnson, 49, Oconto Falls, entered the loving arms of Jesus, Saturday evening, March 11, 2023 at a Green Bay area hospital surrounded by many who loved him, following complications from surgery.  The oldest of four children was born March 24, 1973 in Green Bay to Dennis and Donna (Bohl) Johnson.  Chad grew up in Green Bay where he attended St. Agnes Catholic elementary school and after his family moved to Abrams, he attended Oconto Falls High School and [...]

Lyle Edward Jahnke, 72, Abrams, died peacefully Friday afternoon, March 3, 2023 at home with his loving wife at his side following a lengthy battle with PSP.  The oldest of eight children was born August 16, 1950 to Roy and Maxine (Janssen) Jahnke.  Lyle grew up on the family farm in Abrams and attended Oconto Falls Public Schools, graduating from high school with the class of 1968.  He went on to attend NCTI in Wausau in 1970. He was drafted [...]

Betty Schlorf, 95, Morgan, died Thursday morning, March 2, 2023 at The Cottages in Oconto Falls.  She was born April 24, 1927 in Klondike to Matthew and Lucille (Rasmussen) Poradek.  On December 18, 1948 she married Bernard Schlorf and they had one daughter Cindy.  When Cindy was one year old, her father died October 25, 1956 and Betty became a single parent.  Years later, a close family friend Donald Teschke came into their lives and Betty and Donald spent over [...]

Gregory Haines, 59, Abrams, died suddenly of natural causes Thursday morning, March 2, 2023 at an area hospital.  He was born October 29, 1963 to Arthur and Donna (Schumacher) Haines in Argonne, WI.  Greg grew up in Lena where he attended public schools, graduating from high school with the class of 1982.  Following graduation, he worked at Frigo Cheese. Three weeks before he was to marry Karen Baker, Greg was in a serious automobile accident which resulted in a long [...]