OBITUARIES

Oct 1, 2018

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...

Sep 8, 2018

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...

Sep 4, 2018

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...

Aug 29, 2018

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...

Aug 25, 2018

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...

Aug 12, 2018

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...

Aug 11, 2018

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...

Aug 5, 2018

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...

Jul 21, 2018

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...

Jul 8, 2018

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...

Jun 28, 2018

Marcella “Sally” (Kohel) Schroeder, 81, Suring, peacefully went to her heavenly home, on a warm summer Thursday evening, June 28, 2018 at home surrounded by family.  She was born October 17, 1936 on the family homestead in the Town of Morgan to Theodore and Gladys (Sell) Gaertig.  As a young girl, Sally attended a one room school house, Morgan...

Jun 16, 2018

Dorothy DeCloux, 103, Oconto Falls, died peacefully Saturday morning, June 16, 2018 at Lakewood Assisted Living surrounded by family.  She was born January 20, 1915 in Oconto Falls to Robert and Florence (Olson) Damp Jr.

Dorothy lived in Oconto Falls for most of her life where she worked at a local canning factory and Sonny’s Restaurant before...

Jun 13, 2018

Luella Whiting, 75, died peacefully Wednesday evening, June 13, 2018 at Care Partners in Oconto.  She was born November 24, 1942 in the Town of Breed to Edgar and Margery (Holmes) Farrar.  Luella grew up on the family farm in rural Oconto where she attended school and graduated high school.

On December 3, 1960 she married Ronald...

Jun 7, 2018

Faye L. Anderson, 94, Oconto Falls, died Thursday evening, June 7, 2018 at Bellin Hospital.  She was born July 21, 1923 in Oconto Falls to Arthur and Florence (Gilbertson) Rice.  Faye grew up in the Oconto Falls area where she attended school, graduating high school with the class of 1941.

On August 25, 1945 she married Merlin...

Jun 7, 2018

Gary L. Leayman, 71, Oconto Falls, died early Thursday morning, June 7, 2018 at home with his family present, following a three year illness with acute myeloid leukemia.  He was born September 21, 1946 in Winfield, KS to Glenroy and Marjorie (Kunkel) Leayman.  Gary grew up in the area where he attended schools, graduating from Douglas High School with...

May 31, 2018

Leonard F. Wirkus, 98, Gillett, formerly of Oak Creek, died Thursday morning, May 31, 2018.  The oldest of three children was born October 6, 1919 in Milwaukee County to Joseph and Helen Wirkus.

On May 12, 1945 he married Ruth Wolter in Milwaukee.  The couple lived in the Oak Creek area for most of their married lives...

Apr 26, 2018

Ralph “Jack” VandenBush, 90, Oconto Falls, died early Thursday morning, April 26, 2018 at Atrium Post Acute Care.  He was born December 17, 1927 in the Town of Morgan to William and Rose (Wood) VandenBush.  Jack grew up in the Oconto Falls area where he graduated high school with the class of 1946.  As a young man he entered...

Apr 24, 2018

Shirley Rae Bellow, infant daughter of Reese and Jennifer (Perry) Bellow, Green Bay, died prior to birth on Tuesday morning, April 24, 2018 at Aurora Baycare Medical Center.

Survivors include her parents; 2 year old big brother Brantley; paternal grandmother, Mary (Keith Hendzel) Kallies, Green Bay; paternal grandfathers, Edwin Bellow, Oconto Falls and Tim Kallies, Pulcifer; maternal...

Apr 11, 2018

Wayne Damp, 75, Oconto Falls, died suddenly of natural causes Wednesday morning, April 11, 2018 at the home of his daughter.  He was born January 23, 1943 in Oconto Falls to James and Lorraine (Kitzman) Damp Sr.  Wayne grew up in Oconto Falls where he attended pubic schools, graduating from high school with the class of 1961.  Following graduation,...

Apr 8, 2018

Ronald M. Blawat, 87, Townsend, died peacefully Sunday evening, April 8, 2018 following a short illness.  He was born December 10, 1930 in Milwaukee to Max and Bernice (Ruszczyk) Blawat.  Ron grew up in Milwaukee and following graduation from high school he entered the US Navy and served as a pilot during the Korean War.  Upon his honorable discharge...