All Obituaries

Beverly Jewell Barrow, age 89, of Neenah, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Rennes Health and Rehab. She was born January 8, 1931 in Iron Mountain, MI to the late Alexander Butcher & Minnie (Jewell) Butcher. Beverly graduated from Kingsford High School and was her class salutatorian. She married Calvin Dixon Barrow in Kingsford, MI on December 28, 1948. They spent the majority of their life together in Neenah. Calvin preceded her in death on October 10th, 2006. Beverly...

Todd “Reggie” Regenfuss, age 53, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 with his family by his side.  Reggie was born in Kaukauna on November 30, 1966 son of the late Joseph and Louise (Lornson) Regenfuss.  He was a graduate of Kimberly High School, class of 1985. He married Jill Rothe on October 6, 1990.  Reggie loved living life.  He worked at Pierce Manufacturing for 20 years, was an avid Brewers, Packers and Nascar racing fan.  Reggie was a sports...

Earl Norbert Green passed away at Appleton Medical Center on January 14, 2020 in Appleton, WI. Earl was 77 years old. Earl was born on November 25, 1942 in Green Bay, WI., to his parents, Norbert and Harriet Green. He married Bernadel Van Der Burgt on April 24, 1965.  Earl worked at Thilmany Pulp and Paper for over 42 years.  He retired in 2004 and enjoyed retirement by spending time with family, watching Notre Dame football, time at the cottage in Northern Wisconsin, and...

Ella Mae Vande Wettering, age 91, of Kaukauna, passed away surrounded by the love of her family on Sunday, January 12, 2020. She was born in Hollandtown on March 25, 1928, daughter of the late Lester and Cora (Arts) Eiting. She married Bob Vande Wettering on September 16, 1952, and were married for 51 years before his passing in 2004. Ella Mae was a member of St. Francis Church for her entire life. She was extremely proud of her Hollandtown roots. She enjoyed her shopping trips and playing...

Thomas Eric Schmit   Thomas E. Schmit, age 78, of Kimberly, passed away surrounded by the love of his family on Friday, January 10, 2020. He was born on July 22, 1941, son of the late Robert and Georgia (Dane) Schmit. He married Mary Kae De Wildt on October 12, 1963, at Holy Name Church in Kimberly. Tom liked to keep busy, so on top of his full time job for the City of Appleton as a street sweeper, he helped with many other things: part time police officer for Little Chute, head of...

Peter J. VanDenBogart, age 88, of Freedom passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020.  Peter was born on July 29, 1931, son of the late Joseph and Nellie (VanDenBosch) VanDenBogart.  He grew up and farmed in the Freedom area all of his life and was also a truck driver for Foremost for 26 years. Peter married Geraldine Aerts on May 17, 1956.  He is survived by his wife Geraldine, his children, Dan (Vickie), Mark, Robert, James (Dorrie), Tony (Julie), Ron, and Peter Jr.  He is...

Bonita (Bonnie) nee Grimmer Vanevenhoven, age 82, joined the angels around the throne of God on January 4th, 2020.  Bonnie was born on November 19th, 1937, the daughter of Clarence and Evelyn (Revoir) Grimmer. Bonnie graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1956 where she proudly told her grandchildren that she was “in the band,” playing in the percussion section. After High School, she ventured to Chicago for a job with the phone company and then to California to begin her...

Carla Marie (Still) Schommer   Carla M. Schommer, age 55, of Combined Locks, passed away unexpectedly on January 3, 2020, after complications from pneumonia. She was born on December 19, 1964, daughter of Robert “Bob” and Shirley (Van Hammond) Still. On October 23, 1992, Carla married Tim Schommer at St. John Catholic Church in Little Chute. Carla’s personality was larger than life. She had an incredible sense of humor that could make just about anyone laugh. She...

Mary Ann (Peters) Smet, age 59, of Kaukauna, gained her heavenly angel wings on January 3, 2020. She was born on November 16, 1960, daughter of the late Leroy and Adeline (Baeten) Peters.  Mary married Pete Smet on August 19, 1989, and together they celebrated 30 years of marriage.  Mary was employed at Blue Print Service for over 17 years. She was the most loving, caring wife and mother any person could have. Mary lived life to the fullest. She enjoyed dancing “happy...

Richard Michael Gosz, 78, Kaukauna, died on December 31, 2019.  He was born in Shawano, Wisconsin, on February 17, 1941, the son of the late Norbert and Catherine (Heinz) Gosz. Dick graduated from Shawano High School in 1959.  He was employed at Shawano Journal Printing and then at the Shawano Evening Leader.  He married Regis Rosenow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano in 1963.  Following their residence in Shawano, Dick and Regis moved to Menasha, where Dick...