All Obituaries

Cynthia Ruth Long nee Peterson, 80, of Waupaca, WI, was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven on January 17, 2021 surrounded by family. She passed away from complications of Parkinson’s disease. She leaves her husband of over 58 years, Donald Long, along with family and friends.  She was born on September 27, 1940 in Scandinavia, Wisconsin to Clarence and Ruth (Blihovde) Peterson. Cindy grew up on the Peterson Mill Stream Dairy Farm where she especially enjoyed helping with large...

Of Waupaca, age 89, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021.  She was born in Milwaukee to the late John and Mary (Pradarelli) Basso.  Lorraine was a member of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church. After many years of service Lorraine retired from the billing department at Thedacare.  She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them. She enjoyed visiting friends weekly at the Waupaca Senior Center, along with giving time to the community by volunteering for the blood...

William “Red” Carlson went home to Jesus on January 16, 2021 at age 92. William was born to the late Willard and Lillian (Torkelson) Carlson in Chicago, Illinois on January 26, 1928. Growing up, Bill loved baseball and played in the minor leagues. Red was a veteran in the US Army. He was a police officer with the city of Waupaca for many years. Bill was an active member of First Assembly of God Church in Waupaca. He was a dedicated and loving husband and father. Bill married his...

Of Waupaca, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at home with his family.  He was born in Milwaukee on August 4, 1941 to the late Thomas and Anita (Goll) Konczal.  On September 17, 1966 he married Susan Repinski. LeRoy was a member of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church.  He was an avid fisherman, hunter and outdoorsman, as well as antique car enthusiast. He retired from WE Energies, working there for 36 years. He will be sadly missed by his wife: Susan; children:...

Of Fremont, age 95, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021.  He was born in Waupaca, WI on December 10, 1925 to the late Herman and Olive (Neuman) Lipke. He was baptized on January 3, 1926.  On September 2, 1950 he married Verona Hannemann. They enjoyed 70 years together.  LaVerne was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Marines.  He was a farmer most of his life.  He lived through the depression and had seen hard times, doing without.  He taught his family a...

Wendy Sue Olson (Graeszel) was born into eternal life Sunday, January 3, 2021.  Wendy was the loving mother to Aaron (Monica) Olson, sister of Suzi (Kevin) Moore, a grandmother of Paige and Piper Olson, cousins Scott Somers, Steve (Debbie) Somers and Cindy (Keith) Judd.  She leaves behind numerous friends and her dear partner Don Weyenberg. Wendy lived the majority of her life passionately helping others.  Prior to her short career as a dental hygienist, Wendy, along with her...

Of the Wisconsin Veterans Home, age 80, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020.  He was born on December 28, 1939 to the late Clarence and Theresa (Strebelinski) Chappa.  He will be sadly missed by his children: Mark Chappa and Karin (Jamie) Wilson; granddaughters: Brittney and Cheyanne, great grandchild: Bentley; brothers: James ( Lucille) Chappa, John Chappa, Thomas Chappa and Gerald Chappa; sisters: Maryanne Kasuboski, Nancy Chappa and Linda Chappa-Guell; other relatives...

Dennis L. McGlin, age 66, formerly of Menasha and recently Iola, WI, entered eternal life to be with his Lord, with his family by his side, on December 16, 2020 after several years of battling cancer. Dennis was born June 18, 1954 in Appleton, WI to Joseph and Hazel (Horn) McGlin.  Denny inherited his mother’s sense of humor and his father’s easy-going personality which helped him through life to deal with polio and subsequent surgeries throughout his youth and cancer...

Roland W. Goodwin, age 81, of Waupaca, passed away at home on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.  He was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts on November 29, 1939 to the late Richard and Muriel (Perrin) Goodwin.  He served his country honorably with the U.S. Army.  Roland was a printer by trade and worked many years for the Waupaca County Post before his retirement. Survivors include children: Michael Goodwin of CO, Kim (Dennis) Blodgett of Kaukauna, Angela (Rob) Apperson of FL, and...

Janice F. (McIntyre) Koch Barnhart of Waupaca, age 82, was received by her Heavenly Father, Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 13, 2020.  Jan was born to Keith and Ann (Moss) McIntyre on April 23, 1938 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Stevens Point. She led an eventful and full life until the very end.  Jan was the matriarch of five generations, mother to nine children.  Because of that she was into everything related to kids: Sunday school teacher, PTA, 4H leader,...