Obituaries

Thomas A. Ramage

Thomas A. Ramage

May 1, 2013

Thomas A. Ramage, 79, Wrightstown, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at a local hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born February 28, 1934 in Fond du Lac, WI, son of the late William and Edna (Precour) Ramage. Tom served his country in the United States Army as a Paratrooper during the Korean War. Tom worked for Miller Masonry...

Bernard Lacenski

Bernard Lacenski

May 1, 2013

Bernard J. Lacenski, 90, of Denmark, passed away Wednesday, May 01, 2013. The son of John and Anna (Kozlovsky) Lacenski was born July 28, 1922 in Denmark. He attended Denmark High School before marrying his beloved Rita Dollar on September 15, 1951 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in De Pere. Together, Bernard and Rita worked to make their dairy...

William R. Fritsche

William R. Fritsche

Apr 28, 2013

William R. Fritsche, 88, De Pere, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013. He was born in Milwaukee to William Roy and Lillian (Flesikoski) Fritsche on September 22, 1924. Bill is a graduate of North High School in Milwaukee and Marquette University Business School. During WWII he served in the Army Air Corps where he underwent pilot navigation and bombardier training....

Joseph Brian Sullivan

Joseph Brian Sullivan

Apr 27, 2013

Joseph Brian Sullivan, Boulder, CO, formerly of De Pere, was received by His Lord Jesus Christ on April 27, 2013. He was born September 8, 1989 in Green Bay, son of Brian and Nancy (Morrow) Sullivan. He graduated from Manitowoc Lutheran High School in 2009. Joe is also known as “Udo” by his brother, Sam. Joseph from birth shared his...

Steve Cannon

Steve Cannon

Apr 22, 2013

Steve L. Cannon, 61, of the Green Bay area, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013 at his home with his loving family at his side. He was born November 13, 1951 in Green Bay, husband of Jeanne, son of Donald and Lorraine (Marion) Cannon. Steve graduated from Green Bay West High School in 1969. He received an IT Programing and...

Clifford R. Cebulski

Clifford R. Cebulski

Apr 21, 2013

Clifford R. Cebulski, 68, Town of Eaton, passed away with his loving family at his side on Sunday, April 21, 2013, following a courageous two year battle with cancer. He was born October 14, 1944 in Posen, IL, son of the late Edward and Esther (Schimick) Cebulski. Clifford attended Missouri Valley College and owned and operated Cebulski Construction as a...

James N. Stary

James N. Stary

Apr 20, 2013

James N. (Jim) Stary, 81, De Pere, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013. On July 17, 1931 he was born to the late James P. and Dorothy Stary in Green Bay. Jim served his country during peacetime in Germany. He later married Joyce Glawe. For over 50 years Jim was a machinist at Fort Howard Paper Company. After retirement he...

Josephine ""Josie"" Hutjens

Josephine ""Josie"" Hutjens

Apr 19, 2013

Josephine (Josie) Hutjens,59, De Pere, passed away Friday April 19, 2013 at Golden Living Center with her sisters by her side. Josie was born December 4, 1953 in Green Bay the daughter of Edward and Marie (Kocken) Hutjens. Josie graduated from Donovan School in 1975. She enjoyed camping and traveling with her family, drawing, playing with her cats, as well...

Ruth Kouba

Ruth Kouba

Apr 19, 2013

Ruth Kouba, 92, of Maribel, passed into heaven peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2013 at home surrounded by her family. Ruth was born May 16, 1920, in the Town of Cooperstown in Manitowoc County to the late Richard and Helen (Manke) Mathies. Ruth was married to Henry Kouba on May 28, 1949 in Manitowoc. Ruth was a member of Our...

Vivian (Linsmeier) Langer

Vivian (Linsmeier) Langer

Apr 16, 2013

Vivian Linsmeier Langer, age 86, of Lakewood and Green Bay, passed away Tuesday, April 16 from Progressive Supranuclear Palsey. Born in Milwaukee on April 24, 1926, Vivian was a lighthouse keepers daughter. When Vivian was born her father, Charles Linsmeier, was serving at the North Point Lighthouse in Milwaukee. Later they were transferred to Sheboygan. When Vivian was just nine...

Eloise M. Wotruba

Eloise M. Wotruba

Apr 14, 2013

Eloise M. Watruba, 86, Denmark, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, April 14, 2013 at her home. She was born January 18, 1927 in Green Bay, daughter to the late Chris and Amanda (Rasmussen) Christensen. She graduated from Denmark High School, and married Norman Watruba on June 22, 1946 at All Saints Catholic Church in Denmark, and he preceded her in death...

Linda L. (Gunderson) Kemper

Linda L. (Gunderson) Kemper

Apr 13, 2013

Linda L. Kemper, 57, De Pere, formerly of Racine, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 13, 2013 at her home after a very lengthy illness. She was born in Racine, WI, on December 4, 1955, a daughter of Lorn A. and Betty L. (Buchholz) Gunderson. She graduated from Union High School, Union Grove, in 1974. On April 13, 1991, Linda married...

John "Jack" Martzahl

John "Jack" Martzahl

Apr 13, 2013

John P. “Jack” Martzahl, 85, Wrightstown, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 21, 1927 in Kaukauna, son of the late William and Genevieve Martzahl. After attending Holy Cross Catholic School he started working at Manitowoc Ship Yards in 1943. Following his job at Manitowoc Ship Yards he began...

James "Jim" Van Asten

James "Jim" Van Asten

Apr 12, 2013

James E. (Jim) Van Asten, 60, Wrightstown, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 12, 2013 at a local hospital, following a short illness. He was born November 28, 1952 in Green Bay, WI, son to Gerald and Catherine (Meulemans) Van Asten. Jim graduated from Wrightstown High School in 1971, and served his country in the United States Army. He married...

Barbara Steinhofer

Barbara Steinhofer

Apr 12, 2013

Barbara J. Steinhofer, 86, a De Pere resident, died April 12, 2013 at Bellin Hospital. The daughter of the late Robert and Ada (Rundel) Griswold was born November 10, 1926 in Livingston, WI. She graduated from Fennimore High School and attended Platteville Teacher’s College. She married George Steinhofer in Nashua, Iowa at the little brown church in the veil. She...

Rose (Peltier) Swan

Rose (Peltier) Swan

Apr 10, 2013

Rose M. (Peltier) Swan, 85, formerly of Allouez, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2013. She was born October 27, 1927 in Madison, WI, daughter to the late Edward and Rosetta (Pharness) Blankenheim. Rose graduated from Madison West High School in 1946. Rose married Daniel Joseph Peltier on November 15, 1947 in Madison, and he preceded her in death on...

Roger Murphy

Roger Murphy

Apr 9, 2013

Roger J. Murphy, 77, a lifelong resident of De Pere, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, after a courageous 10 month battle with cancer. He was born September 9, 1935 to Robert and Helen (Liebergan) Murphy in De Pere. After graduating from East De Pere High School, he worked at North Central Airlines before enlisting in the...

Mary Lou (Garvey) Pacourek

Mary Lou (Garvey) Pacourek

Apr 8, 2013

Mary Lou Pacourek (Garvey), 93 of Green Bay passed away on Monday, April 8, 2013 at home. She was born September 25, 1919 of Anne Monette Garvey and Joseph Garvey in Antigo, Wisconsin. She was a lifetime member of St Francis Xavier Cathedral, married there on July 13, 1946 to Don Pacourek. She remained very active there while her children...

Merle D. Plamann

Merle D. Plamann

Apr 8, 2013

Merle D. Plamann, 83, De Pere, passed away Monday, April 8, 2013 at Wisconsin Veteran’s Home in King. He was born May 25, 1929 to the late Walter and Mabel (Blink) Plamann in Cicero, WI. He married Georgiana Hazen on December 29, 1953 at St. Boniface Church in De Pere. He is survived by children: Pamela (Issac) Jordan, Mary (Joe)...

James "Jim" Durand

James "Jim" Durand

Apr 7, 2013

James Durand, born April 28, 1961, was a man of deep faith and a devoted, loving husband and father to his five children. He spent his free time enjoying, nurturing and supporting his family in any and every possible way. Jim was a devout Catholic and an active member of the St. Mary Church community. He was employed by Krueger...