William Wittkowske

Oct 31, 2024

William Wittkowske, age 73 passed away peacefully on Thursday October 31, 2024 at Alten Haus in Neenah WI.

William was born on March 3, 1951 to William F and Lorraine (Scholler) Wittkowske in Milwaukee, WI. He lived on Big Cedar Lake in West Bend, WI until 1957 when he and his family relocated to Allentown, WI. Bill graduated from Slinger High...

Jean Schmidt

Oct 31, 2024

Jean A Schmidt, age 80, went to her Lord and Savior surrounded by loved ones at her home on the morning of October 31, 2024. She was born to the late Harold and Therisa (Arendt) Hass on March 3, 1944, in Nekoosa, WI. She married the love of her life Dale Schmidt on September 17, 1966, and were together until...

Cary Burns

Oct 30, 2024

Cary Steven Burns of Neenah, WI passed away on Wednesday, November 30th, 2024, at 56 years old. Cary was born on February 20th 1968, the son of Russell Burns Jr. and Marjorie Williams.

He is survived in death by his mother Marjorie Williams, sister Kelly Therrian, Brother Russell III (Wendy) Burns, along with numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and...

John E. Ruppenthal

Oct 29, 2024

John E. Ruppenthal passed away peacefully on October 29, 2024 at the age of 90, in Oshkosh, WI at Park View Health Center where he had been so lovingly cared for. He was born July 26, 1934, in New London, WI to Edward and Veronica (Putz) Ruppenthal of Clintonville. John married Mary A. Goodman of Antigo, WI August 29, 1959...

Cheryl Jane Toson

Oct 29, 2024

Cheryl Jane Toson, of Oshkosh, WI passed away on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 29, 2024. She made her transition wrapped in loving arms, serenaded by Patsy Cline, with the warm sun on her face. She would have turned 71 years old on November 10, 2024. 

Cheryl and her husband Ken recently celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary on October 16. She...

Mary Jane (Lewis) Brunson

Oct 29, 2024

Mary Jane (Lewis) Brunson, age 75 of Oshkosh, passed away after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, with family by her side. Mary was born in Berlin, WI on April 11, 1949 to the late Gordon and Bernice (Dalka) Lewis. 

Mary was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish. She worked at AT&T in the...

David "Digger" C. Wissink

Oct 24, 2024

David "Digger" C. Wissink, age 60, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Ascension Mercy Hospital, Oshkosh, WI.

David was born on August 28, 1964, son of Donald and Carole (Hoppe) Wissink. After graduating from Oshkosh North High School he attended a horticulture school in Mequon. Dave owned and ran his own landscaping business for 30+ years....

Jamisen Grundy

Oct 22, 2024

Jamisen Daniel Grundy, age 22, died unexpectedly October 22, 2024. Born on August 31, 2002 and raised in Oshkosh; Jamisen was a beloved son to Philip and Tuesday Grundy and a cherished baby brother to Marissa Kiefer and Brandyn Grundy.

Born into a lineage of six generations of farmers, Jamisen's love for the land was as deep as his commitment to...

Harold Elmer

Oct 19, 2024

Harold R. Elmer II passed away at his residence surrounded by his family on Saturday, October 19th, 2024. He was born to the late Harold R. and Josephine (Nowicki) Elmer on April 16th, 1957, in Oshkosh.

Harold graduated from Oshkosh North High School in 1975. He got his degree in mechanical design at Fox Valley Technical College in 1978. He worked...

Leon C. Luker

Oct 17, 2024

Leon C. Luker, age 92, died on October 17th, 2024 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Leon was born October 31, 1931. He was the oldest child of the late Earl and Dorothy Luker.

He grew up in Oshkosh where he met the love of his life, Ann Marie Luker. They enjoyed 72 years of marriage together.

Leon was an outstanding athlete and enjoyed...

Suzanne Vette

Oct 16, 2024

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Suzanne Carter Vette, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, registered nurse, and cherished member of the Oshkosh community. She was born on March 3, 1940, in Davenport, FL, to the late Marvin and Cleo (Jones) Carter. Suzanne's journey on this earth came to a peaceful close on October 16, 2024,...

Dennis Lee Nikolaus

Oct 15, 2024

God must have needed capable hands for fixing or building something special, so he sent his angels on October 15, 2024, to ask Dennis Lee Nikolaus for his help. Dennis loved to build things, model airplanes, ponds and walking paths, gardening, machinery, remodeling, working on cars and helping his children with their school projects. 

He was born on February 21, 1941,...

Lila Jean Boucher

Oct 13, 2024

On October 13, 2024, Lila Jean (Balza) Boucher, a cherished mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, peacefully departed this world to reunite with her Lord and Savior at the age of 91.

Lila graduated from high school and began her career as a teacher in Green Bay before getting married and dedicating herself to raising her five beloved children. She was...

Laura L. Heineman

Oct 13, 2024

Laura Lynn Heineman, age 59, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at her home.

Laura was born on August 28, 1965, in Michigan, daughter of Leslie Briesemeister and Marlyn Peper. She graduated from high school and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology.

Laura had a passion for helping people. Whenever she saw someone in need...

Agnes Neoma Potratz

Oct 12, 2024

Agnes (Hemminghaus) Potratz, 92, of Oshkosh passed away after a short illness on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Agnes was born in Van Dyne on October 31, 1931 to the late Oscar and Neoma (Abraham) Hemminghaus.

Agnes graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1949. She was a farmer’s wife, a homemaker, and worked at Miles Kimball. 

She was joined in marriage on July...

Alma L. Dancer

Oct 10, 2024

Alma Louise Dancer, age 78, died on Thursday, October 10th, 2024, at Azura Memory Care of Oshkosh. Alma was born on February 10th, 1946, daughter of the late Martin and Mildred (Mueller) Anderson. She grew up and attended high school in Stoughton, WI. Alma graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She resided in England, then settled in Saint Paul,...

Martin Gruberg

Oct 9, 2024

Dr. Martin Gruberg, age 89, a retired chair of the political science department at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh who saw his research cited in multiple landmark Supreme Court sex discrimination cases, died on October 9, 2024, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Dr. Gruberg was born in the Bronx, New York City on January 28, 1935, to Benjamin and Mollie Gruberg. He...

Beatrice J. Olsen

Oct 8, 2024

Beatrice was born to Samuel and Kathryn Sorenson (stepmother: Linda) on February 3, 1933 and died October 8, 2024. 

Beatrice married Ronald Christianson upon their divorce Beatrice married Robert Olsen, upon his death Beatrice became longtime friend to Gerald Bennett.

Beatrice is survived by her children: Gayle Gilchrist, Rev. Carol Christianson, David (Brenda) Christianson, Daniel (Tammy) Christianson and Lisa (Frank) Peerenboom.

Grandmother to...

Dorothy Peterman

Oct 5, 2024

Dorothy Janice Peterman, age 87, of Oshkosh, passed away on October 5, 2024, after a long and wonderful life. Dorothy was born on November 11, 1936, in Appleton to Erwin and Rosalin Schedler.

In 1952, Dorothy met the love of her life, Ron Peterman, and they were married on June 4, 1955, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church by Reverend Paul W. Lueders.

She...

Brian Jones

Sep 29, 2024

Brian Jones passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024 after a long and hard fought battle with cancer. Brian was born on January 18, 1959 to Carl and Janet (Kruger) Jones in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. A jack of all trades, Brian worked as a prison guard, cheese greaser, sawmill worker and a number of other jobs before spending...