Obituaries

Mar 7, 2022

Phyllis Lynn Sacho, 90, resident of De Pere, WI, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2022. She was born May 19, 1931, in St. Charles, MN to Charles and Alice (Kruger) Kessler. Phyllis graduated from Green Bay West High School in 1949. That same year she became Miss Green Bay, Miss Wisconsin, and a runner up in the Miss America...

Mar 7, 2022

Sharon L. Waddell, age 75, of Green Bay, passed away peacefully March 7, 2022 at Patient Pines in Bellevue. The daughter of the late Bernard and Violet (Wren) Schroeder was born December 29, 1946 in Green Bay. She married Gary Waddell in February of 1966 at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Green Bay, he preceded her in death. After graduating...

Mar 5, 2022

Karla, 60, passed away March 5, 2022 at Lawless Hospice Center, Mequon, WI from ovarian cancer. Karla was born February 10, 1962 to Betty Hendricks Drewiske and the late Roger Drewiske. She graduated from DePere High School in 1980, where she played basketball for the “Redbirds” for all four years. Karla went to NWTC, getting a degree as an Operating...

Mar 3, 2022

Rhonda Katherine Petersen, age 52, passed away in her home surrounded by family on March 3, 2022, after a hard-fought battle with brain cancer. Rhonda was born to Franklin “Woody” and Susan (Rider) Glime on June 15, 1969. She married the love of her life Brent Petersen on October 21, 1995, at St. Phillips church in Green Bay, WI. She...

Mar 1, 2022

Nancy Ann Duginske, age 58, of Denmark, WI, passed away March 1, 2022, after concluding her battle with lung cancer. The daughter of late Daniel and Vernal (Magley) Nemetz was born June 30, 1963, in Green Bay, WI. She attended Denmark Elementary School, Tigerton High School, and graduated from Wittenburg-Birnamwood High School. On August 15, 1986, she married Gerard Duginske...

Mar 1, 2022

Mary Fawcett, 88, of Green Bay passed away peacefully Tuesday March 1, 2022. Mary was born November 2, 1933, in Packwood, Iowa to the late Charles and Marie (Mills) Nelson. She attended college after high school, and one summer went to work at Yellowstone Park. There she met the love of her life, Keith. She called it after their third...

Feb 28, 2022

Feb 27, 2022

Parklynn Grace Van Rossum, beloved first daughter of Ally & Cody Van Rossum, was born into eternal life on February 27th 2022. Even though her time on this Earth was cut unfairly short, our lives will forever be affected and touched by her. She brought us the biggest smiles as we spent eight months preparing to meet her and we...

Feb 27, 2022

Julie Ann Rosenau, 82, Green Bay passed away peacefully Sunday February 27, 2022. Born July 4, 1939 in Green Bay to the late Wilbert and Leola (Daniels) VanderLinden; Julie graduated from Green Bay West High School in 1958 and continued her education at UW Oshkosh graduating from there in 1962. Preparing her for a teaching career and her work with...

Feb 27, 2022

Sharon A. Kussow, age 74, of Lawrence, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022. The daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Breyer) Sutter was born January 6, 1948. On August 16, 1969 she married William Kussow in Wrightstown, who preceded her in death less than a week earlier. In addition to being a wife and mother she was a respiratory...

Feb 24, 2022

On February 24 Kathleen “Kay” Elliott passed away peacefully in the loving environment of her home. Kay was 81 years young. She was the fourth daughter of Mona (Deax) and William Clinton Shaw and was known to her family as “Billie”. She was born in Brownsville Texas. Her father was active in several military campaigns which brought them to many...

Feb 21, 2022

LaVerne Zeamer, 94, currently of Seymour and formerly of Shirley, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 21, 2022. She was born on September 22, 1927 to the late Ernest and Alma (Loewenhagen) Ossmann. On May 22, 1948 she married Arthur Zeamer at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Shirley, and has been a member there since. LaVerne loved watching her family grow...

Feb 21, 2022

William S. Kussow, age 76, of Lawrence, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022. The son of the late Sherman and Verna (De Ruyter) Kussow was born February 23, 1945 in Green Bay. He served his country in the US Navy 1966-1971 and on August 16, 1969 married Sharon Sutter in Wrightstown. He is survived by his wife, Sharon; children: Jennifer...

Feb 21, 2022

Susan (Susie) Marie Vanness (Brusky) beloved mother and sister died peacefully Monday February 21, 2022, after a short illness. Susie was born on September 22, 1950, to Dr. Eugene and Hazel (Duddeck) Brusky of Green Bay. She was the fourth of fourteen children. Her early years were filled with family activities. Susie enjoyed skiing, horseback riding and along with her...

Feb 20, 2022

"Jack" John J. Kersten I was given the gift of life, but now I must give it back. I was born in the fall of 1943, on the 26th day of September in Green Bay Wis, the firstborn child of John and Irene (Wilz) Kersten. Given the name John Jay Kersten, I would always be called "Jack". I'm proud to...

Feb 20, 2022

James (Jim) Stephen Guay was born on February 28, 1956, the eighth of John and Verna (Cady) Guay’s ten children, in Menominee, Michigan. He attended St. Mary’s grade school in Peshtigo and graduated from Marinette Catholic Central High School in 1974. Jim attended St. Norbert College, where he met his true love, Terry Flanigan. Jim graduated from St. Norbert in...

Feb 19, 2022

John (Jack) W. Somerville, age 80, architect and Green Bay native, passed away peacefully at his home in Ashwaubenon on February 19, 2022, with family members present. Jack was born August 12, 1941 and graduated from East Green Bay High School in 1959. He initially attended Carroll College and graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a degree...

Feb 18, 2022

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Steven Jon Hendra, son of Thomas and Nancy (Fernea), at his home on February 18th, 2022. Steve was born in Appleton and raised in Green Bay and after graduating from Abbott Pennings in 1990, he would begin his journey to see the rest of the United States, settling in Jackson...

Feb 17, 2022

Patrick D. Goffard, 66, of Bellevue passed away Thursday February 17, 2022, at a local hospital with his wife by his side. Born in Wrightstown April 12, 1955, to the late Cletus and Wilhelmina (Linders) Goffard grew up in Gillett, WI graduating the class of 1973 from Gillett High School. Pat had a love of the outdoors, fishing, hunting, he...

Feb 16, 2022

Bernard “Bernie” Peterson, 86, of De Pere passed away peacefully February 16, 2022. Bernie was born July 8, 1935, in Chicago IL to the late Sherman and Florence Peterson, he just celebrated 65 years of marriage to the love of his life Jane on February 9, 2022, Bernie was an electrical engineer who spent the majority of his career at...