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Robert Antonie Riley

Robert Antonie Riley

Oct 3, 2019

Robert “Bob’’ Riley, age 95 of Green Bay, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019. The son of the late Clarence and Ann (Arts) Riley was born Dec. 16, 1923 and was a lifelong resident of the Green Bay area. He attended De Pere High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946 and was awarded two Bronze...

Leonard Andrew Harrison Jr.

Leonard Andrew Harrison Jr.

Oct 3, 2019

Leonard A. Harrison Jr., age 65 of Green Bay, passed away on October 3, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 8, 1953 to the late Leonard and Lois (Vander Leest) Harrison in Green Bay. After graduating from Green Bay Southwest High School, Leonard worked at Nicolet Mill for a while, then went on to NWTC...

Shawn James Mulhern

Shawn James Mulhern

Oct 1, 2019

Now en route to a meeting with The Lord, I, Shawn James Mulhern, will be seeking His mercy. God was very good to me from the outset rewarding me with beautiful parents, James Russell and Eleanor C. (Foreit) Mulhern. That was on the 18th day of October 1940. Never could I have chosen more loving, generous and understanding parents. If...

Thomas C. Lindsley

Thomas C. Lindsley

Sep 29, 2019

Thomas C. “Tom” Lindsley, age 81, of Green Bay, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 after a long fought battle with Leukemia. The son of Chester and Theodora (VandeHei) Lindsley was born February 21, 1938 in Green Bay. He attended St. Boniface Grade School and graduated from Nicolet High School (West De Pere High School) before serving his country in...

Raymond  John “Ray”  Josephs

Raymond John “Ray” Josephs

Sep 29, 2019

Raymond John “Ray” Josephs entered eternal life on Sunday, September 29, 2019. He lived a full life and had just celebrated his 97th birthday. Ray had been a resident at Carrington Assisted Living in Green Bay since 2013 where he was an active and colorful character right up until his final days under Heartland Hospice Care. Ray was born September...

Laurel E. Anderson

Laurel E. Anderson

Sep 28, 2019

Laurel Elaine Anderson passed away on Saturday, September 28, after battling heart disease and lymphoma for almost 2 years. With a will of iron and a generous heart, she lived a dignified, virtuous and productive life for 84 years. Born to George and Ruth (Houle) McCoskey, on January 14, 1935, she attended Catholic grade school and high school in LaCrosse,...

Shirley M. Larsen

Shirley M. Larsen

Sep 26, 2019

Shirley M (DeWitt) Larsen, 87, of Denmark, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 26th, 2019. She was born on July 16, 1932 to Dorothy and William DeWitt. Shirley graduated from Green Bay West High School in 1950. She married Glen L. Larsen on August 1, 1953 and they celebrated 66 years together in August. Together, they raised 5 boys –...

Gwen L. Diny

Gwen L. Diny

Sep 24, 2019

Gwen Lynn (Cropsey) Diny, passed away peacefully in her home September 24, 2019, after an intrepid journey with cancer. Born March 12, 1957, to Roy and Esther (Baumgarten) Cropsey, Gwen showed a penchant for creativity throughout her life. Whether drawing her own Christmas cards, sewing exquisite quilts, crafting intricate beaded jewelry, maintaining her flower beds, or capturing the natural beauty...

Clayton Hendrickson

Clayton Hendrickson

Sep 24, 2019

Clayton Hendrickson, age 94 of Denmark, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. He was born in Denmark to the late Lawrence and Minnie (Rasmussen) Hendrickson on June 21, 1925. He graduated from Denmark High School in 1943, upon graduation he joined the United States Army until 1946, serving during World War II. He left the Army and for a...

Jan Wheeler Duncan

Jan Wheeler Duncan

Sep 24, 2019

Jan Wheeler Duncan of Green Bay passed away in the company of his wife, Stephanie Duncan, on the morning of September 24, 2019. He was born on August 8, 1937 in Atlanta, Georgia to Helen (Bigelow Gale) and Bob (Robert Campbell) Duncan. The family moved to Mamaroneck, New York in 1940, where Jan grew up and graduated from Mamaroneck High...

Siri Elizabeth Hansen

Siri Elizabeth Hansen

Sep 23, 2019

Siri Elizabeth Hansen, 35, of Green Bay Wisconsin, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019. She was born to Jack and Sally Hansen on October 24th, 1983. A 2002 graduate of Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay Wisconsin, Siri showed interest in studying healthcare due to her desire to help people. Close friends of Siri describe her as incredibly kind...

Vida Hansen-Jorgensen

Vida Hansen-Jorgensen

Sep 21, 2019

Vida Hansen-Jorgensen, age 99, of Denmark, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 21, 2019. She was born February 1, 1920 the daughter of the late Andrew and Agnes (Christensen) Nelsen. Vida graduated from Denmark High in 1937. She married Norman Hansen January 6, 1938. Norman passed away in 1979. Together, they raised six loving and caring children that kept her very...

Randall H Wegner

Randall H Wegner

Sep 21, 2019

Randall “Randy” Wegner, age 66, of Maribel, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. Randy was born March 2, 1953 to Herman and Mildred (Kasten) Wegner in Manitowoc, WI. During his childhood, he attended St. John’s Lutheran School in Maribel and went on to attend Manitowoc Lutheran High School, from which he graduated in 1971....

Judith Ellen Twomey

Judith Ellen Twomey

Sep 19, 2019

Twomey, Judith Ellen Judy Twomey, 75, Green Bay, passed on Thursday, 19 September 2019 after a ten-month battle with cancer. She was born on 23 October 1943 to the late Urban and Margaret (Rice) Vande Walle in Green Bay, WI. as the youngest of seven children to her Irish and Dutch parents. Judy was baptized as a Roman Catholic at...

John Krerowicz

John Krerowicz

Sep 17, 2019

John J. Krerowicz (Pigeon Man), age 69, lifelong resident of New Denmark, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019. The son of the late Leo and Julia (Kaminski) Krerowicz was born June 25, 1950 in Green Bay. On November 4, 1972 he married Deborah Kuss at All Saints Catholic Church in Denmark. He worked for many years at Dufeck Manufacturing Company...

Bernice M. Smith

Bernice M. Smith

Sep 17, 2019

Bernice M. Smith, 85, Allouez, entered her heavenly home with Jesus on Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 with family by her side. She was born to the late Frank and Kristine (Piron) Kolb on March 28th, 1934 in Green Bay, WI. Bernice attended school at St. Mathew Elementary, East High, and then worked at the A&W Carhop and Newman’s Department Store....

Gerald  J. Leiterman

Gerald J. Leiterman

Sep 16, 2019

Gerald “Jerry” J. Leiterman, age 74 of Glenmore, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at home, surrounded by his family. Jerry was born on April 15, 1945 to the late Ceil (Hoffman) and Leonard Leiterman Sr. in Glenmore. He was a lifelong resident of Glenmore, and on August 28, 1998, he married Diane Murray at St. Mary Catholic Church...

Helen F. Thoele

Helen F. Thoele

Sep 15, 2019

Helen Thoele was born Aug 15, 1920, in St. Paul, Minnesota—the youngest daughter of the late Julius and Mary (Ries) Hensler. She was a graduate of St. Francis of De Sales and Mechanic Arts High School. Growing up, Helen worked in her father's butcher shop and became an experienced butcher. Living in downtown St. Paul, she would have many good...

Shirley A. Cross

Shirley A. Cross

Sep 15, 2019

Shirley A. Cross I bid my family and friends goodbye. I’ve had a good life. It had its ups and downs, many good times and some bad ones. My life began 83 years ago. I was born on September 29, 1935 to the late Frank and Lucille (Yopek) Goral in Green Bay. I was blessed with two children, Kevin and...

Audrey A. Hardy

Audrey A. Hardy

Sep 14, 2019

Audrey A. Hardy, 90, of Green Bay (formerly of De Pere and Crivitz), passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019. She was born September 10, 1929, to the late Arthur and Viola (Wuerger) Pahl. Audrey grew up on a farm located along HWY 57, outside of Greenleaf. She graduated Valedictorian from De Pere High School in 1947 and attended Badger-Green Bay...

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