Obituaries
James Berndt
Jul 10, 2016
James "Jim" E. Berndt, age 73, of Green Bay, passed away July 10, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 14, 1942 in Sturgeon Bay, son of the late Clarence and Leona (Rutz) Berndt and graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School. James married Joyce (Raasch) LuMaye July 14, 1977 in Manitowoc, WI and together they shared 38...
Violet Van Rens
Jul 9, 2016
Violet "Vi" Van Rens, age 83, of Green Bay, passed away peacefully, Saturday, July 9, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 20, 1933 in Green Bay, daughter of the late John and Elsie (Barke) Kaufman and attended Green Bay East High School.Vi married Melvin "Mel" Van Rens March 31, 1951 and together they...
Rev. Raymond Kotwicki
Jul 7, 2016
Rev. Raymond "Ray" Kotwicki passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016 at home. He was born in Chicago, IL, April 28, 1940 to the late Raymond Kotwicki, Sr. and Florence A. (Tade) Kotwicki. He grew up in Chicago where he was a basketball star at Fenger High School. Ray worked at R. R. Donnelly and through a mentored relationship with a...
Ruthann Sandberg
Jul 7, 2016
Ruthann Y. Sandberg, 93, of Green Bay and formerly of Gulfport, FL, departed this life on Thursday, July 7, 2016 peacefully in her sleep. Ruthann was born on March 2, 1923 in Menominee, MI daughter of the late Ernest and Pearl (Shaw) Landry. She attended East Green Bay High School. She married the late George Sandberg and they made their...
William Magaurn
Jul 7, 2016
William (Bill) T. Magaurn, 84, Green Bay (Hobart) passed away peacefully on July 7, 2016 at Jack and Engrid Meng Unity Hospice. Born on June 14, 1932 to the late William and Edesia (Larkin) Magaurn. Bill attended Fort Howard grade school, Washington Jr. High and graduated from East High with the class of 1950. After graduation he entered the U.S....
Nancy Vanderplas
Jul 5, 2016
Nancy (Selissen) VandenPlas, 72, of Green Bay, beloved soul mate of Larry Marin, passed away suddenly on July 5, 2016. Nancy will forever be our mother and Angel, we take comfort knowing that she is in heaven with family members and beloved Dogs, Kiki and China. We want to express our love and thanks for mom's soulmate, Larry, and his...
Gerald Handl
Jul 4, 2016
Gerald "Jerry" Handl, 76, of Manitowoc, beloved husband of Sharon (Mitcheltree) Handl, departed this life on Monday, July 4, 2016 at Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by his loving family. Jerry was born on January 24, 1940 in Manitowoc, WI son of the late Lester and Edith (Leiker) Handl. He served in the U.S. Airforce and was employed locally...
Ellen J. Maske
Jul 1, 2016
On July 1, 2016, Ellen J. Maske was called to Heaven at the age of 68. Ellen Jane Maske was born on March 24, 1948 in Green Bay WI, the oldest child of Emma and Robert Maske. She lived in Green Bay all her life, and graduated from West High School. Ellen had a kind heart and helped to take...
Pamela Keohane
Jun 29, 2016
Pamela J. (Wesley/Glinski) Keohane, age 67, of Green Bay, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 5, 1949 in Rhinelander, WI, daughter of Ross and Lois (Kennedy) Wesley and was a 1967 graduate of Rhinelander High School.Pam was employed by the telephone company in Rhinelander in her earlier years and then moved...
Kenneth Fonder
Jun 28, 2016
Kenneth "Ken" F. Fonder, age 81, of Townsend, WI, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 16, 1935 in Green Bay, son of the late Irwin and Elsie (Doucette) Fonder and was a 1953 graduate of Green Bay West High School.After graduation, Ken enlisted in the U.S. Navy and...
Teddy Witheril
Jun 26, 2016
Theodore F. Witheril passed away June 26, 2016 at the age of 79. He was born December 4, 1936 in Racine, WI. Teddy lived a very varied and colorful life. He loved to share the stories of his Coroner days in Racine, his time with young Republicans, the movie theaters he owned and his news reporter days. Most recently Teddy...
David Gabriel
Jun 23, 2016
David A. Gabriel, 55, of Green Bay, beloved husband of Iris (Rios) Gabriel, departed this life on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at his home, with his wife at his side. David was born on December 9, 1960 in Kenosha, WI son of JoAnne (Stujenski) Gabriel and the late Allen Gabriel. David was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving on...
John Minor
Jun 23, 2016
John Minor, age 68, of Lady Lake, FL (formerly of Green Bay), passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016. He was born April 3, 1948 in Green Bay, son to the late Merle Minor and Muriel (Hirsch) Kuehn.John was an entrepreneur and owned Dream Limo Services and was self-employed as a Real Estate Agent. He enjoyed playing cards, especially Poker and...
Elaine O'Connor
Jun 22, 2016
Elaine M. O'Connor, 71, of Green Bay, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was born May 17, 1945 in Manitowoc to the late William and Margaret (Andres) Theisen. Elaine attended Branch Grade School for her elementary education and graduated from Lincoln High School in Manitowoc. Elaine married Michael O'Connor, October 12, 1963. They resided in...
Donald Schuchart
Jun 22, 2016
Donald "Donnie" Schuchart Jr., 53, of Green Bay departed this life on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at his home.Donnie was born on November 9, 1962 in Marinette, WI, son of Marian (Machette) Schuchart and the late Donald J. Schuchart Sr. He graduated class of 1981 from Marinette High School and later attended college at UWGB. He was a server for...
Leo Charlier
Jun 22, 2016
Leo L. Charlier, 86, of Green Bay, beloved husband of 65 years to Eileen (Vandenhoven) Charlier, departed this life on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Leo was given the gift of life on October 16, 1929. Elmer and Stella (Pirlot) Charlier were the proud parents of Leo, who was born in Red River,...
Dalen Skaletski
Jun 20, 2016
Dalen (Dale) Skaletski, 85, of Abrams, WI passed away on Monday June 20, 2016 of natural causes. He was born on March 29, 1931 in Green Bay to the late George and Helen (Lotto) Skaletski. He attended Eaton School & St Cyril & Methodius. On July 14, 1951 he married Grace VanDenHeuvel. From his early days in the logging camps,...
Kevin Martens
Jun 19, 2016
Kevin H. Martens, 43, of Green Bay, beloved father, son, and brother, departed this life on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by his loving family and friends. Kevin was born on June 5, 1973, in Green Bay, son of Ronald H. Martens and the late Patsy (Bellisle) Martens. Kevin loved spending time at the cottage up...
Vernon Nowicki
Jun 19, 2016
Vernon Anthony Nowicki, 70, of Green Bay, passed away on June 19, 2016 due to cancer. He was born, June 3, 1946, Red Bank, NJ, son of Leo and Marian (Piotrowski) Nowicki. Vern graduated from Sacred Heart Seminary, then received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin after one year at St. Norbert College. He then earned a Master's...
Richard Basten
Jun 18, 2016
Richard C. Basten (Retired Captain GBFD), 80, of Sun Lakes, AZ and formerly of Suring, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 18, 2016 in Phoenix, AZ.Dick was born on August 31, 1935 in Green Bay, son of the late Peter and Evelyn (Martin) Basten. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1953. Richard is a veteran of the...
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