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Thomas "Tom" B. Philipp

Thomas "Tom" B. Philipp

Feb 18, 2021

Thomas “Tom” B. Philipp, age 74 of Oshkosh, passed away at his residence on Thursday, February 18, 2021. He was born in Oshkosh on March 6, 1946 to the late Bertrand and Cecilia (Griedl) Philipp. Tom graduated from Lourdes High School in 1964. He attended Milwaukee Technical Institute after high school and then worked for the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern for...

Richard L. Schoonover

Richard L. Schoonover

Feb 17, 2021

Richard L. Schoonover, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. He was born August 9, 1934 in Janesville, WI to the late William and Nora Schoonover. He married Marion Sass on September 12, 1959 at the Church of Peace in Fond du Lac. They were married 58 years until her passing in 2017. Richard worked at Krambo Meat...

John Bartelt Jr.

John Bartelt Jr.

Feb 17, 2021

John Bartelt Jr., age 91 of Oshkosh, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Aurora Medical Center, with family at his side. He was born to the late John and Flora (Mischke) Bartelt on July 6, 1929 in Kiel, WI. He married JoAnn Kolb on July 15, 1950 in Cleveland, WI. John was a veteran of the United States...

Charles Julien Blackerby

Charles Julien Blackerby

Feb 17, 2021

Charles J. Blackerby, of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly on February 17th, 2021. Mr. Blackerby was born on May 17th, 1932, in Rensselaer, Indiana, the only child of Clyde and Anna Blackerby. He graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor's degree and commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force in 1954. He spent three years on active duty...

James H. Kossel

James H. Kossel

Feb 15, 2021

James “Jim” Henry Kossel, age 80, of Oshkosh, passed away due to complications of Alzheimer’s on Monday, February 15, 2021. He was born in Oshkosh on November 21, 1940 to Richard and Lois (Bridge) Kossel. Jim graduated from Omro High School and the Oshkosh Institute of Business Education. He entered the US Marine Corps in March of 1962 and was...

Rick R. Hart

Rick R. Hart

Feb 14, 2021

Rick R. Hart, age 72 of Neenah, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021. He was born in Oshkosh on June 6, 1948 to Robert and Betty (Wachholz) Hart. Rick graduated from Oshkosh West High School in 1966. He served in the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman from 1967 until 1970. He eventually retired from a lifetime career...

Philip A. Karpowitz Sr.

Philip A. Karpowitz Sr.

Feb 11, 2021

Philip A. Karpowitz, age 66, passed away at home on Thursday, February 11, 2021. He was born to the late Edward and Joyce Karpowitz on December 30, 1954 in Milwaukee. He attended Custer High School in Milwaukee. Philip served his country in the United States Air Force. He married the love of his life, Audrey Ollech on February 5, 1976...

Gerald "Jerry" R. Jagodinski

Gerald "Jerry" R. Jagodinski

Feb 11, 2021

Gerald “Jerry” Jagodinski, age 82, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, AZ. He was born on November 21, 1938 to the late Frank and Elsie (Spanbauer) Jagodinski. Jerry married Gloria Madel on November 26, 1960. They enjoyed 55 years together before her passing in 2016. Jerry worked at Oshkosh Truck for 40...

Angela E. Schaefer

Angela E. Schaefer

Feb 11, 2021

Every life leaves a trail of beautiful memories…our family sadly lost a wife, sister, aunt, godparent and friend but heaven gained an angel. Angela “Angie” Schaefer passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at the age of 66 from a courageous battle with cancer. Angie’s love of life did not come to an end with her death. We will...

Judith K Verhulst

Judith K Verhulst

Feb 10, 2021

Judith “Judy” Kay Verhulst, 77, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Judy was born on March 20, 1943 in Sheboygan, WI to the late Robert and Frieda (nee Markgraf) Paske. She received her bachelor’s degree in social work from The University of Wisconsin – Madison. For several years, she worked as a social worker in Colorado. In 1965 Judy...

Jess Johnson

Jess Johnson

Feb 10, 2021

Jess W. Johnson, of Oshkosh, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at the age of 74. He was born in Iola, Wisconsin, the son of Jesse and Helen (née Shiek) Johnson. From the time Jess enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam War as a Naval Corpsman, he spent his life caring for others. Upon his return he eventually...

Diane C. Zwicky

Diane C. Zwicky

Feb 9, 2021

Diane Zwicky, age 59, of Oshkosh passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. She was born on October 2, 1961 in Oshkosh, daughter of the late Robert and Charlotte Zwicky. Diane loved gardening and listening to all her old-time music, especially Lesley Gore. Laughter, joy, happiness is how we will all remember her. Family and friends were the most important...

Audrey A Dean

Audrey A Dean

Feb 9, 2021

Our dear mother has passed away. Audrey A. Dean, age 96, passed away at Bethel Home on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. She was born to the late Otto and Sophia (Trapp) Rusch on March 11, 1923 in Oshkosh. She graduated from Rosendale High School in 1941. Audrey married Norman Dean on June 4, 1949 at Peace Lutheran Church in Rosendale....

Sandra J. Mchugh

Sandra J. Mchugh

Feb 6, 2021

Sandra Jean (Schuhart) McHugh, age 76, passed away Saturday, February 6th, 2021 due to complications of surgery. She was born February 23, 1944 to the late Alvin and Doris (Schram) Schuhart in Oshkosh and lived there almost her entire life. She graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1962. She married Dennis McHugh in 1967 and welcomed 3 stepsons, Kevin McHugh,...

Kathleen "Kat" M. Sauer

Kathleen "Kat" M. Sauer

Feb 4, 2021

Kathleen “Kat” M. Sauer, age 71, passed away on February 4, 2021 peacefully at home with her family by her side. She was born in Oshkosh to the late Michael and Marcella Grabner on October 19, 1949. Kathy married Gene Sauer on June 14, 1969. Kathy, Gene, and their son, Al, have been volunteering and attending EAA for over 30...

Omar L. Kutz

Omar L. Kutz

Feb 4, 2021

Omar Kutz, age 93, of Oshkosh, died Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born May 20, 1927 in Fond Du Lac County, the son of Frederic and Leona (Heilsberg) Kutz. On May 28, 1949 he married Marilyn Hanneman in Berlin, Wisconsin. Omar was a proud Navy veteran of WWII. He served on the USS...

Maria Jo Quast

Maria Jo Quast

Feb 2, 2021

Maria Jo Quast 1971-2021 March 31 would have been her 50th birthday celebration. Instead, it will become her celebration of life as her family and friends join to say their final goodbyes. 50 years ago, Maria’s grandfather was holding his first granddaughter in his lap when his Dakota country neighbor showed up to hear her grandpa say “look what the...

Mary N. Giffin

Mary N. Giffin

Jan 28, 2021

Mary Giffin born Maria Natalina Monti on December 27, 1923 passed peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on January 28, 2021. She was born in Trimountain, Michigan to Italian immigrants, but lived the majority of her youth in Cicero, a Chicago suburb. Mary left school at 15 to begin supporting her family and didn't stop working until retiring from...

Audrey Gorwitz

Audrey Gorwitz

Jan 28, 2021

Audrey Kenney Gorwitz was born September 10, 1927 at St. Mary's Hospital to Genevieve Bridget Prunty and her husband Frances Joseph Kenney. She passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Audrey graduated from St. Peter's Catholic grade school and went on to graduate from Oshkosh High School in 1945. She spent the next few years of her life living...

Peter M. Kosmer

Peter M. Kosmer

Jan 27, 2021

Peter M. Kosmer, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Aurora Medical Center. He was born to the late Sylvester and Florene (Deustsch) Kosmer on June 12, 1941 in Oshkosh. After graduating from high school, Peter married the love of his life, Susie Paulsen, on September 24, 1960. He spent his career at Rockwell working as a...

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