All Obituaries

Of Waupaca, age 71, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019 at home.  He was born in Waupaca on January 31, 1948 to the late Daniel and Lucille (Vetter) Button.  On June 23, 1990 he married Beatrice Lipke.  Jerry had been a member of both Archery and Trapshooting Clubs.  He enjoyed visiting with his friends at the Truck Stop.  Jerry loved animals, especially his cats.  He will be sadly missed by his wife: Bea, son: Mark (Nicki) Lipke; grandsons: Gavin and Riley;...

Of Waupaca, formerly of Appleton, age 79, passed away on Friday May 31, 2019 at home.  He was born in the Town of Freedom on January 13, 1940 to the late Lawrence and Alice (Van Thiel) Gonnering.  On May 6, 1961 he married the love of his life, Therese Griesbach.  Larry was very proud to have served in the United States Army.               Larry and Therese met at a dance 61 years ago. They married in 1961,...

Robert “Bud” Hoeppner Of Waupaca, age 99, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019.  He was born in Appleton, WI on March 31, 1920. He met and married Margurite Kotz in 1942 before he left to serve the US Army Air Corp in WWII in North Africa and Europe where he was a First Lieutenant serving as a bombardier. He loved flying and spoke often of his love of the service and for his country. After the WWII, Bud founded Hoeppner Construction and Hoeppner Real Estate. Bud is...

Of Waupaca, age 64, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at home.  He was born in Appleton on October 29, 1954 to the late Robert and Betty (Loewenhagen) Heegeman.  Jim loved to hunt and fish. He will be sadly missed by his wife and best friend: Becky; children: James (Frances) Heegeman of Michigan; Joey Lynn (Duaine) Pingel of Shiocton; Andrew (Marcy) Heegeman of Illinois; Daniel (fiancée, Katelynn) Managan of Waupaca; Kristy (Kyle) Maass of Appleton; siblings: Beverly...

Of the Wisconsin Veterans Home, age 79, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019.  Private family services will be held.

Of Waupaca, age 83, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at home surrounded by her family.  She was born in the Town of Royalton on February 6, 1936 to the late Alfred and Ella (Herzfeldt) Zeinert. On August 6, 1982 she married David Hanson. Gerry was a member of Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church in Waupaca.  She had worked at Presto Products in Weyauwega before retiring.  Gerry enjoyed rose mauling.  She is survived by her husband: David; daughter: Charlene (Charles)...

Judy M. Speer, age 64, of Waupaca, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Crossroads Care Center of Weyauwega.  She was born in Rockford, CO on July 14, 1954 to Harvey and Violet (Marquardt) Speer. She is survived by daughters, Desiree and Sholawna Gunter; grandchildren: Tianna Johnson, Zion Stewart, Leilani Gunter, Joseph White, Jr., Angelo Lazano, Jr., and Zoey Gunter-Radley; her life partner, Sean Smith; and former spouse, Craymer Gunter.  Judy is further survived by...

Age 92, born April 27th 1927, passed away May 19th, 2019 in Waupaca, Wisconsin.  A resident of Bethany Home she was preceded in death by her father, Charles Tolock and mother, Lucille Marsh, sister, Dolly Tollock and brothers, Maurice and Ralph.  She is survived by her daughter: Dianne Darnutzer and sons: Don (Vicki Smith) Darnutzer and David (Tracy) Darnutzer, grandchildren: John, Talitha, David, Cortney and Stephanie, great grandchildren:  Shea, Brinn, Asha, Natalee, Zoey,...

Of the Wisconsin Veterans Home, age 79, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019.  He was born in Packwaukee, WI to the late John and Edna (Klawitter) Erdman.  Duane was a veteran, serving in the Navy.  He is survived by his wife, Nancy.  There will be a gathering of family and friends on Saturday, May 18, 2019 from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at The Donahue Apartments, 227 First Ave, Baraboo, WI.   There will be a Memorial Service on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 1 p.m. at...

James “Jim” W. Becker. Born 12/19/1961. Born to eternal life 4/30/2019.  Husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, friend. Jim was a man with a kind heart, a big smile, and a bigger laugh.  A trapper, a hunter, a fisherman; a man who loved his family, a very proud Papa, a storyteller. He is loved and will be deeply and forever missed. Survivors include his wife, Kathy; children: Angela Becker (Lance Niemuth, significant other) of Waupaca, Robert (Wiyada) Spicer of...