All Obituaries

Our beloved mother Joan M. (Bell) Hood age 86 of Waupaca, WI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Bethany Home in Waupaca with her loving family by her side. She was born on January, 25, 1935 in Marquette, MI to the late Elwin W. and Ruth (O’Neill) Bell.  On September 1, 1956 Joan married Ralph Hood in Marquette, MI.  Following Ralph during his military career to many states throughout the U.S. and after his retirement in May of 1975 Joan, Ralph and their...

Michael J. Gauer, age 66, of Waupaca, passed away peacefully at home, on Thursday, January 13, 2022.  He was born in Milwaukee on December 13, 1955 to Jean and Dawn (Maynard) Gauer.  On September 22, 1984, he was united in marriage to Dawne Zeman and they were blessed with three children. Michael worked as a machinist for most of his life.  He enjoyed tinkering in his garage and working on his Harley.  He was an avid collector of knives and guns.  Grilling was his...

Of the Wisconsin Veterans Home, formerly of Wabeno, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.  He was born in Manitowoc on February 11, 1943 to the late Albian and Claire (Saduske) Kuffel.  He was a graduate with the class of 1961 from Lincoln High School, Manitowoc. Mike was an over the road truck driver for many years.  He was a veteran of the US Marines, serving from 1961 to 1965. On May 13, 1967 he married Roxie Ann Ross in Francis Creek, WI.  Mike was an...

Of Waupaca, age 81, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022.  He was born in Appleton on July 23, 1940 to the late Walter and Edna (Teal) Kamp.  On December 5, 1959 he married Carol Christensen. Larry was an active member of Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church of Waupaca.  He worked for many years as a car salesman at Meiers Rudolph in Appleton and Kawell in New London.  Larry was a Wisconsin Sports Enthusiast.  He especially enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s...

Elaine Marie (Moser) Nelson, age 72, of Wautoma, formerly of Waupaca, went to be with her heavenly Father on Sunday, January 9, 2022 after a short battle with cancer. Elaine was born on March 13, 1949 in Darboy, WI, to Willard (Bill) and Lucille (Van Vreede) Moser. Her family, brother William (Bill) and sisters Linda, Donna, and Fay moved to Noblesville, Indiana for a short period of time before moving to Little Chute, WI. As a young child she loved playing board games with her siblings,...

Paul D. Luce, age 84, of Wild Rose, passed away at home on Saturday, January 8, 2022.  He was born January 25, 1937 in Ruby, WI to Oscar and Myna (Johnson) Luce.  Paul grew up in Cornell, WI where he met his future bride, Rogene Webster.  On July 27, 1957, Paul wed his sweetheart and they lived in South Milwaukee where Paul worked many years as a maintenance man at Appleton Electric. Paul and Rogene moved to Wild Rose in 1969 and Paul worked at the Waupaca Foundry from which...

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Donald R. Stangl, age 79, of the Wisconsin Veterans Home, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022.  He was born in Marshfield, WI on February 15, 1942 to the late George and Dorothy (Meyer) Stangl. No services will be held at this time.

Jean A. Heger, age 74, of Waupaca, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022 at ThedaCare Medical Center - Waupaca.  She was born September 30, 1947 to Clarence and Lucille (Belmore) Peterson.  She was an animal lover and rescuer, always feeding the critters that came into her yard.  Jean also enjoyed watching soap operas and Fox News. She is survived by: Shane Jones (Dana Maves); Audra Jones (Kelly Baehman); Glen and Rose Heger; brother, Ray Peterson; nephew, Scott...

Phyllis Elaine (Hummel) Wilson born September 11, 1949 passed into eternal life on January 4th, 2022  Phyllis was born to life to William and Irene Hummel in Columbus, WI on September 11, 1949.  She married the love of her life Cal on December 29th, 1968 in the midst of a Wisconsin blizzard.  She was the treasured mom to Dina (Barry) Roseland and Tony (Lynn) Wilson, a Spaghetti Saturday night grandma to Mitchell (Miah) Wilson, Spencer Wilson, Madelynn Roseland and Julia...