Obituaries

Feb 12, 2017

Jerome F. “Big Jerry” Kaster, 81, Ledgeview, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017. Son of the late Phillip and Loretta (Josten) Kaster was born on January 26, 1936. He married Carol Massey on October 5, 1960 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Pine Grove. Carol preceded him in death on November 25, 2015. The two of them farmed most...

Feb 10, 2017

Warren J. Faust, age 91, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017. Warren was born on May 26, 1925 to the late Charles and Mabel (Basten) Faust. He graduated from East Green Bay in 1947 where he excelled in athletics, especially football. He served our country in the US Navy from February 1943 to February 1946. He met the love...

Feb 7, 2017

Theresa V. (Balke) Cootway, age 58, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 unexpectedly at her home. She was born on May 30, 1958 in Eau Claire and was raised by her grandma Vivian. She graduated from Eau Claire North High School, with the class of 1976. On October 20, 1984, she married Dennis Cootway at St. John’s Catholic Church,...

Feb 3, 2017

James J. Metzler, age 74, of Allouez, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 3, 2017 with his family by his side. The son of Edward and Mabel (Jacques) Metzler began his life on December 20, 1942 in De Pere. During his working life he operated The New Place II, Metz’s on B’Street, and worked as an insurance agent. In his...

Feb 2, 2017

Francis Michael Plaza, 69, of Allouez, Wisconsin, passed away on February 2, 2017 after a 7 year battle with cancer. Francis loved golfing, charter fishing, boating and above all, spending time with his family and friends. He was a kind, generous and loving man. He will be missed by all that know and love him. Francis served in the U.S....

Feb 2, 2017

Martha Mary (Fuiten) Kralovec Martha Kralovec, age 41, passed away on Thursday February 2, 2017 after being diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor just three weeks earlier. Despite her diagnosis, she was determined to make it back home to spend time with her boys and she was able to do just that for several days; it was a true gift....

Feb 1, 2017

Verna Della Martha Becker, age 95, formerly of Maribel, passed away peacefully at Heartwood Homes in Appleton on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Now she is in the loving care of her Savior, Jesus, in heaven. Verna was born February 14, 1921 in the township of Rockland, daughter of the late William and Mary Degner Rosenbaum. She was baptized and confirmed...

Jan 29, 2017

Byron L. Nelson, age 81, of De Pere, was born to eternal life on Sunday, January 29, 2017 with his family by his side. The son of the late Carl and Antoinette (Courteau) Nelson was born June 21, 1935 in Little Falls, Minnesota. Byron married Ruth Bloemer on May 13, 1961 at St. Mary Catholic Church in De Pere, and...

Jan 24, 2017

Richard “Dick” Kane, 82, passed away on January 24, 2017 in his home. The son of the late Edward and Emma (Novachek) Kane was born on May 3, 1934. He was a 1951 graduate of Central Catholic High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1955-1957. After serving his country, he married Delores Nesvacil on June...

Jan 23, 2017

Ruth I. Christensen, age 96, of Denmark, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at Scandinavian Court in Denmark. The daughter of the late Otto and Mathilda (Fonferek) Thompson was born October 2, 1920 in the Town of De Pere. She married Milton R. Christensen on October 10, 1953 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Green Bay. Ruth worked for the...

Jan 14, 2017

Donna B. (Reschke) Schroeder, age 83, of Wrightstown, peacefully joined the Lord on January 14, 2017 due to complications following a recent surgery. The daughter of the late Clarence and Emma (Kilgas) Reschke was born December 11, 1933 in Wrightstown. Through her career, Donna worked at the Ariens Company in Brillion, Giddings and Lewis in Kaukauna and A.C. Compressor (later...

Jan 9, 2017

Vera Adell Smet, age 85, of De Pere, was welcomed into heaven and rejoined with her husband Jerry on Monday, January 9, 2017. She married Jerome (Jerry) Smet on August 5, 1950 in De Pere, and together shared 12 wonderful children. Vera enjoyed crafting, cheating at cards, going up north and spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include her children:...

Jan 9, 2017

Jan 8, 2017

Jacqueline “Jackie” Gagnon, age 86, of De Pere, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017. The daughter of the late Harvey and Ethel (Shaughnessy) Jorgensen was born on October 30, 1930 in Green Bay. She was a graduate of East High School. On October 20, 1951, she married James “Bert” Gagnon Sr. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier...

Jan 5, 2017

Daniel Paul Ritter (born September 21, 1938 in La Crosse, WI) died peacefully on January 5, 2017 surrounded by his family after 78 years. He was united in marriage to Amy Brown in 1974, and they shared 42 years of marriage and two children together. Survivors include his wife Amy (Brown), his two sons David (Rachel Kohlhagen) of Green Bay,...

Dec 31, 2016

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Dec 30, 2016

Scott Heimerl, Scooter to some, Heimy to others, age 46, passed away unexpectedly on Friday December 30, 2016, finally finding peace. The son of Phyllis (Hucek) and Earl Heimerl was born on August 16, 1970. He was a 1989 graduate of East De Pere High School, and Northern Michigan University in 1993. Scott enjoyed playing baseball, in Little League, through...

Dec 29, 2016

Dorothy Metzler, of Allouez, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016. The daughter of the late Michael and Anne Michalski was born January 1, 1929. She married Raymond Metzler in 1951 in New Franken, and was blessed with a wonderful family who she was very proud of. Dorothy worked in administrative support alongside her husband Ray Metzler, and also enjoyed genealogy...

Dec 29, 2016

David Heyn, 60, of De Pere, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning after a long and courageous battle with many medical complications. The youngest son of Melvin and Dorothy (Barth) Heyn, Dave was born November 1956 and raised in the Town of Morrison with his six other siblings. He was a teammate of the 1974 Redbird Championship football team and...

Dec 29, 2016

Beverly Pearl (Sczenski) Vande Walle passed away on December 29, 2016 at the age of 83 surrounded by her family. Beverly was born March 8, 1933 to Theodore and Pearl Sczenski and was later fostered by George and Ruby Schulz of Neenah, WI. Beverly’s biggest wish was to have a large family of her own. Her dreams more than came...