All Obituaries

Roger J. Van Handel, age 85, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at his home. Private family funeral services will be held. Please check back for the full obituary. 

Rog Jacob (RJ) Van Handel was called home to heaven on September 16, 2020, following a brave struggle with cancer.  He was surrounded by his loving family, which was a source of great pride and joy. Rog was born on March 25, 1935 to Barney and Verna (Huss) Van Handel.  He graduated from 8th grade at Holy Angels School in Darboy and attended St. John’s High School in Little Chute.  On September 18, 1958, he married Mutz (Marie) De Bruin at St. Mary’s Catholic...

Jerome H. “Epe” Van Eperen, age 92, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton.  Epe was born on April 2, 1928, the son of the late John and Mary (DeBruin) Van Eperen.  On June 10, 1950, he married the love of his life, his wife of 70 years, Pearl A. Weyenberg.  Epe and Pearl lived in Little Chute for all of their married life.  Epe worked for Kimberly-Clark for 40 years, retiring in 1986.  He was a...

Earl H. Pynenberg, age 64, passed away on September 13, 2020. He was born on January 31, 1956, son of the late Norbert and Rosalie Pynenberg. He married Bobbie Jo Morton on September 25, 1998. Earl worked at the Kimberly paper mill for many years until it closed. He was most recently employed at Trilliant in Little Chute. He graduated from Manawa Senior High School with the class of 1974. He and Bobbie also fostered several children through the years. Earl is survived by his wife, Bobbie;...

Joyce E. Vander Pas, Little Chute, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2020, after a short illness.  She was born in Little Chute on April 14,1936, to the late John and Margaret (Josephs) Gloudemans.  She was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Thomas W. Vander Pas, on February 4, 1958.    Joyce began working at Fox River Paper Company in 1961, left to raise her family, and went back in 1976, where she retired as the Customer Service...

Ron G. Diedrick, age 87, passed away on September 13, 2020. Ron was born in Green Bay on August 30, 1933, son of the late Richard and Margaret (Maes) Diedrick. On November 3, 1951, Ron married Joan Coenen, and together they shared 65 years of marriage before her passing in 2017. Ron retired as a vice president of Lakeview Credit Union. He and Joan were very generous to many different local organizations throughout the years. Together they also loved to travel and certainly spoil the...

Lois Kay Sarver, age 59, of Kimberly, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side after a four year battle with cancer. Lois was born on October 6, 1960 to the late Richard and Eleanore (Kaczmarek) Kolata. After graduating from South Milwaukee High School in 1978, she attended one year of college at U.W. Milwaukee. She then went to work for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for 10 years before devoting herself to fulltime motherhood. Lois married Bob Sarver on September 6,...

Marvin P. Hoppe, age 84, of Little Chute, passed away September 11, 2020, with his daughter at his side. He was born in Oconto on August 29, 1936, son of the late Norman and Clara (Christenson) Hoppe. Marvin enjoyed getting together with his grandkids and great grandsons, Dominic and Ethan. He loved to play cards with the boys and go up to the cottage in Crivitz. Marvin spent a lot of time at the baseball diamond in town and watching Packer and Brewer games. He also enjoyed singing and...

Donna S. Mohline, age 81, passed away on September 8, 2020. Service arrangements are pending. 

John L. Manders, age 74, passed away on September 7, 2020, after a long battle against Parkinson’s. He was born on September 8, 1945, son of the late John and Marie (Thyssen) Manders. On June 1, 1968, John married Betty Vanden Hoogen at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Freedom. John worked as a repair technician for Montgomery Ward and as a custodian for the Green Bay Board of Education. He proudly served our country as a member of the U.S. Army from 1965-1967. John enjoyed hunting,...