All Obituaries

Norman J. Rettler, age 80, of Greenville, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on May 12, 2018. He was born in Appleton on July 20, 1937, son of the late Melvin and Mary (Janssen) Rettler. Following high school, Norm proudly served his country in the Air Force for four years. After returning from the service, Norm married the love of his life, Carol Tourville, on September 30, 1961. Norm worked for 46 years at Asten Johnson Forming Fabrics. After retirement, he...

  Henry John Emons   Henry J. Emons, age 93, of Darboy, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. He was born in Darboy on January 18, 1925, son of the late Peter Emons and Hattie Vander Linden-Van Oss. Henry married Scholastica Osowsky, and together they have shared over 67 years of marriage. Together, they farmed in Darboy until their retirement. Henry enjoyed playing cards, especially sheepshead,...

Kenneth D. “Ken” Broeske, age 66, passed away peacefully with his wife at his side in their home in Combined Locks on April 28, 2018. He was born on October 21, 1951, and married Betty Behling on November 5, 1982. Ken enjoyed everything outdoors, especially fishing. He was always tinkering in his workshop and was always willing to lend a helping hand to his family or neighbors. He will live on in our memory. Ken is survived by his wife, Betty Broeske and their dog,...

Susan A. La Borde, age 68, of Kaukauna, passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. She was born on April 10, 1950, daughter of the late John and Helen (Anderson) La Borde. Susan spent over 30 years working at Fox Valley Tool and Die as the only woman out in the shop. She enjoyed sitting in her yard, soaking up the sun on her deck. Susan loved nature, fishing and had a special place in her heart for all animals. She was a very positive person, always seeing...

William G. “Billy” Sanderfoot, age 48, of Kaukauna, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born on August 13, 1969, son of the late Raymond and Judith (Reichel) Sanderfoot. Billy enjoyed camping, going up north with his Uncle Scott Reichel, playing cards with his Aunt Tina (Reichel) Perez and watching the Packer and Badgers. He was very social, he enjoyed visiting with his many friends and neighbors, and spending time with his nieces and...

Leroy T. Kortz, age 77, of Freedom, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. He was born on February 21, 1941, son of the late Herman and Lillian (Carney) Kortz. After high school, Leroy served as a Sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserves. He was a 50 year member of the Local 955, being a carpenter by trade.  His love of working with wood, resulted in building his own home. He always had a project he was working on and could fix just about...

Milo E. “Sonny” Garvey, age 88, of Freedom, passed away surrounded by his family on April 19, 2018. He was born on September 23, 1929, son of the late Henry and Josephine (Weyenberg) Garvey. Sonny is survived by his daughters: Cori (Ken) Coenen and Kelly (Paul) Randerson; grandchildren: Julie Haring, Lisa Lambie, Sally Joel, Al Coenen and Hayley Randerson; 10 great grandchildren; a brother, Vernon (Elaine) Garvey; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and...

James J. Calmes, age 76, of Kaukauna, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 18, 2018. He was born on May 11, 1941, on Mother’s Day, son of the late Donald E. and Stella M. (Kempen) Calmes. James attended St. Nicholas Grade School, St. Norbert’s High School and graduated from Freedom High School. He was united with the love of his life, Joanne M. Van de Hei, on September 16, 1961, at St. Bonifice Catholic Church. With a lot of hard work,...

Kate Van Deraa, precious little baby girl, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2018. Private family services will be held. 

George Ernest Reber, age 96, went home to heaven on April 10, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth (Metzig) Reber and a son, George Edward Reber. He is survived by a cousin, Larry (Joann) Herzberg. George was born in Arpin, WI on March 15, 1922. He was a veteran of WWII, having served in the Army. He was wounded twice and received two purple hearts. After returning from the service, George had several occupations which included 17 years at Gilbert paper and 17 years...