Obituaries

Jan 23, 2017

Ruth I. Christensen, age 96, of Denmark, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at Scandinavian Court in Denmark. The daughter of the late Otto and Mathilda (Fonferek) Thompson was born October 2, 1920 in the Town of De Pere. She married Milton R. Christensen on October 10, 1953 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Green Bay. Ruth worked for the...

Jan 14, 2017

Donna B. (Reschke) Schroeder, age 83, of Wrightstown, peacefully joined the Lord on January 14, 2017 due to complications following a recent surgery. The daughter of the late Clarence and Emma (Kilgas) Reschke was born December 11, 1933 in Wrightstown. Through her career, Donna worked at the Ariens Company in Brillion, Giddings and Lewis in Kaukauna and A.C. Compressor (later...

Jan 9, 2017

Jan 9, 2017

Vera Adell Smet, age 85, of De Pere, was welcomed into heaven and rejoined with her husband Jerry on Monday, January 9, 2017. She married Jerome (Jerry) Smet on August 5, 1950 in De Pere, and together shared 12 wonderful children. Vera enjoyed crafting, cheating at cards, going up north and spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include her children:...

Jan 8, 2017

Jacqueline “Jackie” Gagnon, age 86, of De Pere, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017. The daughter of the late Harvey and Ethel (Shaughnessy) Jorgensen was born on October 30, 1930 in Green Bay. She was a graduate of East High School. On October 20, 1951, she married James “Bert” Gagnon Sr. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier...

Jan 5, 2017

Daniel Paul Ritter (born September 21, 1938 in La Crosse, WI) died peacefully on January 5, 2017 surrounded by his family after 78 years. He was united in marriage to Amy Brown in 1974, and they shared 42 years of marriage and two children together. Survivors include his wife Amy (Brown), his two sons David (Rachel Kohlhagen) of Green Bay,...

Dec 31, 2016

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Dec 30, 2016

Scott Heimerl, Scooter to some, Heimy to others, age 46, passed away unexpectedly on Friday December 30, 2016, finally finding peace. The son of Phyllis (Hucek) and Earl Heimerl was born on August 16, 1970. He was a 1989 graduate of East De Pere High School, and Northern Michigan University in 1993. Scott enjoyed playing baseball, in Little League, through...

Dec 29, 2016

David Heyn, 60, of De Pere, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning after a long and courageous battle with many medical complications. The youngest son of Melvin and Dorothy (Barth) Heyn, Dave was born November 1956 and raised in the Town of Morrison with his six other siblings. He was a teammate of the 1974 Redbird Championship football team and...

Dec 29, 2016

Beverly Pearl (Sczenski) Vande Walle passed away on December 29, 2016 at the age of 83 surrounded by her family. Beverly was born March 8, 1933 to Theodore and Pearl Sczenski and was later fostered by George and Ruby Schulz of Neenah, WI. Beverly’s biggest wish was to have a large family of her own. Her dreams more than came...

Dec 29, 2016

Dorothy Metzler, of Allouez, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016. The daughter of the late Michael and Anne Michalski was born January 1, 1929. She married Raymond Metzler in 1951 in New Franken, and was blessed with a wonderful family who she was very proud of. Dorothy worked in administrative support alongside her husband Ray Metzler, and also enjoyed genealogy...

Dec 26, 2016

Nancy Jean Escamilla passed away on December 26th, 2016 at 10:00am at her home in De Pere. She is survived by her son Robert Schultze, her siblings Frank (Carole) Escamilla, Ed (Marci) Escamilla, Suellen Escamilla (Kim Vanatta), and Yvonne Clauson, as well as a large family of cousins, nieces and nephews. Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Jim...

Dec 25, 2016

Clayton L. Dworak, age 95, left peacefully to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 25, 2016. The son of the late Frank and Ella (Schultz) Dworak was born October 14, 1921 in the Town of New Denmark. On September 15, 1943, he married Jannet Mathieson at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Denmark, and they were married for 57 years...

Dec 24, 2016

OBITUARIES Share on Facebook Rick Bergeon Resided in DePere, WI Died December 24, 2016 # DePere, WI Rick A. Bergeon, 52, of DePere, formerly of Gladstone, passed away unexpectedly December 24, 2016 at home of an apparent heart attack. Rick was born April 27, 1964 in Escanaba, MI the son of Richard and Joanne (Norton) Bergeon. He was raised in...

Dec 21, 2016

Virginia (Gini) Huguet Virginia Ann (Kenward) Huguet, 78, of Allouez, was reunited with husband Bill, and son Mark in heaven on December 21, 2016. Gini was born August 21, 1938 in Bloomington, IL to the late Dr. Edward Rachel (Gries) Kenward. She graduated from Delavan High School (IL) in 1956 and St Francis School of Nursing, (Peoria, IL) as a...

Dec 21, 2016

Margaret L (Muggs) (Hoppe) Pileski Our mother, sister and friend passed away Wednesday December21 after a long illness. She was born February 8 1936 to Francis L Hoppe and Isabel M Falque in Oconto Wi. She graduated from Oconto High School class of 1954. On November 25 1954 she married Richard J Pileski. He preceded her in death in October...

Dec 19, 2016

James “Jim” Bressers, 59, of Green Bay passed away Monday evening, December 19, 2016 at his home surrounded by family. James was the son of the late Roger and Anne (Huguet) Bressers, born on March 18, 1957 in Green Bay. Jim was a technician at Procter Gamble who enjoyed motorcycles and car shows. He enjoyed and cherished spending time with...

Dec 19, 2016

Gary L. Parizek, age 66, of Kewaunee, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016. The son of the late Leonard and Leona (Vandenberg) Parizek was born June 14, 1950 in Denmark. Gary worked as a mechanical designer for many paper companies and also represented AMSOIL. He enjoyed fishing and the Packers. Gary will be missed by his brother, Wayne. In addition...

Dec 14, 2016

Ruby Parizek, age 87, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Rosalia Gardens in Antigo. She was born on September 2, 1929 in DePere to Ben and Eva (Kornowske) Micolichek. She married Chester Parizek and the couple later divorced. She lived in Denmark most of her adult life, moving to Antigo in 2015 to be closer to her daughter. Ruby worked...

Dec 12, 2016

Elizabeth, “Betty” Pieters passed away December 12, 2016 at Unity Hospice in De Pere. She was born January 15, 1928. She lost her mother at two years of age and was cared for by her Aunt, Ann McCarthy. Betty attended Immaculate Conception school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She worked at a furniture store in Cedar Rapids while in school and...