All Obituaries

Of Iola, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.  She was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 20,1934. She will be sadly missed by her children: Linda Ruppenthal and Michael (Carrie) Ricklefs, brothers: Paul and Mark Gravante, 12 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.  Services will be held at a later date.

Of Waupaca, age 67, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019.  He was born in Clintonville to the late Donald and Germaine (Diedrich) Brown.  Jerry was the Director of the Waupaca Library for 32 years.  He was a member of the Waupaca Historical Society.  He loved antiques, books and reading. He also enjoyed old cars and traveling.  He will be missed by his brother: Tom (Kathy) Brown; niece: Kimberly (Brad) Schulze and their daughter, Chloe, special friend: Bill Priebe,...

Edward Ludwig, Jr., age 88, of the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, WI, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019.  He was born in Milwaukee, WI on January 21, 1931 to the late Edward and Gertrude (Roth) Ludwig, Sr.  He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict and has been a lifelong honorary member of the Omro Legion.  For many years, he was a volunteer fireman and inspector with the Minong Fire Department. He is survived by daughters, Susan Weiss of Winneconne and...

Of Almond, age 74, passed away on March 9, 2019 at home.  He was born in Chicago, IL on May 20, 1944 to the late Harry and Dorothy (Axen) Gebel.  Harry was an avid fisherman. He loved to be out in nature.  He worked in construction for many years and enjoyed making furniture and leather crafting.  He will be sadly missed by his wife: Theresa “Tree”; children: Andrea (Jamie) Fredrick; Neil Gebel, Mary Kendall, Heather (Dustin) Baker, Susan (Wayne) Miller,...

Henry J. Haarth Of Almond, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at home with his family.  He was born in Chicago, IL on July 2, 1932 to the late Henry and Alice (Ugorek) Haarth.  On July 9, 1955 he married Rosalyn Snopek.  Henry was a veteran, serving in the Army.  He was an avid bowler, bowling a few 300 games.  He loved the outdoors and his kids will never forget all the camping trips.  He was a devoted, respectful and strong individual who will live...

Of the Wisconsin Veterans Home, age 91, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019. He was born in Milwaukee on June 29, 1927 to the late William and Eva (Pollich) Ortin. He met his future wife, Geraldine “Geri” Schrank when he was 14 and she was 13 and married her on March 12, 1947. They were married for 69 years and 9 months.  Bill is a WWII Navy Veteran. His nicknames were “Wild Bill”, “Snortin Ortin” and “Overtime Ortin.” While...

Ralph R. Brehmer, Jr., age 63, passed away at home, with family at his side, on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.  He was born in Oshkosh, WI on December 28, 1955 to Ralph Sr. and Leona (Bloomer) Brehmer.  Ralph enjoyed many hobbies: hunting, fishing, driving, going to the casino, playing bingo, and fixing things for his kids.  He loved to do woodworking projects, building many bridges and wishing wells.  He enjoyed listening to music and was also into skulls.  Christmas...

Of Neenah, age 55, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.  He was born in Waupaca on March 5, 1963 to the late Sidney and Joyce (Rosin) Nelson.  Danny enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, golf and softball. He will be sadly missed by his children: Josh (Amber) of Amherst Junction; Madison Nelson of Oshkosh; grandchildren: Ayden and Alexis; brothers: David (Barb); Don (Amy); Dean (Kim); Dale (Rachel) Dusty (Jess); numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives...

Of Waupaca, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Bethany Home.  She was born in Saxon, WI on September 25, 1938 to the late Louis and Olive (Shoemaker) Bott.  Louise was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.  She enjoyed crossword puzzles, soap operas and crocheting.  Her favorite job was working at Zwicker’s Knitting Mill.  She will be sadly missed by her children: George Velte of Appleton; Keith Velte of Appleton; Marie “Missy”...

Charles “Chuck” Edwin Krueger passed away peacefully on February 11, 2019.  Chuck was born to Edwin and Clara (Jacobi) Krueger on April 30, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During his youth, his family owned and ran Krueger’s Bakery. They were members of Sherman Park Lutheran Church. As a youth, Chuck attended both Concordia and Wauwatosa High Schools. He loved playing on the football and basketball teams.  In 1949 he graduated from Wauwatosa High...