All Obituaries

Darold R. Schaetz, age 71, of Freedom, passed away unexpectedly at his home after a brief illness on Veterans Day, November 11, 2019. He was born on December 10, 1947, son of the late Robert and Ellen (Hock) Schaetz. Darold proudly served his county in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He ran the farm in Freedom with his other family members for his entire life. He loved planting and harvesting crops and driving his tractor. Darold was also an electrician for Valmet and...

Suzanne (Suzie) Radtke 58 of Kaukauna earned the wings of an Angel on November 7, 2019 and is now resting comfortably in the arms of Jesus.  Born January 3, 1961 in Sheboygan, Suzie was a daughter of Thomas E. and Bonita J. (Bonnie) Loeffler Radtke.  She attended Sheboygan-area schools, was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church and graduated from James Madison School with the class of 1982. Suzie led a meaningful life having worked at RCS in Sheboygan, Brook Industries in Fond du...

Bernice G. Ver Voort, 90, passed away surrounded by her loving family on November 5, 2019. She was born on September 5, 1929, daughter of the late Peter and Lucy (Coenen) Diedrick. Bernice grew up in Freedom.  She met the love of her life, Raymond Ver Voort, and on September 28, 1949 they were married at St. Nicholas Church in Freedom.  Together they raised 4 beautiful children.  Bernice loved to cook which led to working at AAL in the kitchen. She also worked at Golden...

Janice A. Van Asten, age 79, of Kaukauna passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, with her family by her side.  Janice was born on February 5, 1940 in Green Bay daughter of the late Benjamin and Martha (Gerritts) Ver Boort. Janice grew up in DePere and graduated from DePere High School.  She married Merlin Van Asten on September 28, 1961.  They moved to Tacoma, Washington for a short time before returning home and began farming.  Janice and Merlin farmed until 1997...

Jack A Brinkhoff passed away peacefully at home on October 28, 2019. Jack was a wonderful, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was born in Boxmeer, the Netherlands and lived his early years in Nijmegen. He served in the Dutch Air Force in Indonesia. In 1957 he immigrated to the United States to start a new life with his wife Diny and son Jackie. Jack worked most of his life at the Kimberly paper mill. He loved spending time with his family. He especially enjoyed...

Evelyn Mae Verbeten Evelyn M. Verbeten, 89, passed away surrounded by her loving family on October 25, 2019. She was born on January 25, 1930, daughter of the late Charles and Amelia (Revoir) Marquardt. Evie grew up in Algoma and moved to the Little Chute area, finding employment at Zwickers Knitting Mill. She met the love of her life, Ralph Verbeten, on a blind date in 1950. They were married at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church on January 25, 1951 and he preceded her in death in 2013...

Paul H. Hermsen entered his heavenly home on Thursday October 24, 2019 surrounded by his wife and family.  With his strong belief in God and the love and devotion of his family, Paul waged a 4-month battle against complications from bladder cancer. Paul was born August 16, 1927, the 9th of 10 children born to George and Anna (Gloudemans) Hermsen in Little Chute, WI.  He married Alice Vanden Heuvel at St. John’s Church in Little Chute on July 25, 1950.  Alice tragically...

On October 14th, after 84 years of love, service, and sacrifice, The Lord made the decision for Donald Reitzner, also known as Don John and Papa, to enter the gates of Heaven. There is no doubt he was greeted with open arms and celebration by his beloved Vonny and sweet great grandbaby Oliver and is feeling ever lasting peace upon his arrival. Donald was born on August 19, 1935, son of the late Harold “Doc” and Gertrude (Maass) Reitzner. He was a hard worker from a young age...

On Sunday morning, October 13, 2019, the Lord in his wisdom unexpectedly took Cindy L. Zaddack, age 64, to be with him in heaven. She was born February 19, 1955, daughter of the late Forrest and Dorothy (Gretzinger) Barrow. On October 25, 1975, Cindy married Jerry Zaddack. Cindy had a servant’s heart. She enjoyed serving her church and anyone that needed help. She put others needs before her own. Her faith was extremely important to her and she loved helping spread the Gospel. Her...

Pearl A. Broeren   Combined Locks - Pearl A. Broeren, 76, passed away unexpectedly on October 9, 2019. Her last hours were spent surrounded by her family, with prayers and words of love being spoken over her. She was born on July 5, 1943 in Kaukauna, WI. Pearl was the daughter of the late William and Bertha (Gussert) Meulemans. She graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1961. On September 24, 1966 Pearl married William G. Broeren, Jr. and they were blessed with three children,...