All Obituaries

Of Waupaca, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at home.  He was born in Milwaukee on October 6, 1931 to the late Darrell and Helen (Surface) Cornell. Darrell was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the Marines.  He was a member of Post 161 in King.  He loved his work as an Electronic Technician for Miller Brewery, and considered that his hobby.  Darrell also enjoyed classic cars; he was a member of both the Wisconsin Chapter and Central Wisconsin...

Thomas H. Carroll, age 75, of Waupaca, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, June 3, 2018.  He was born in Baraboo, WI on January 20, 1943 to the late Perry and Beatrice (Muck) Carroll.  Tom grew up on the Carroll family farm in the Town of Green Valley, Shawano County, and graduated from Bonduel High School in 1961.  Tom served in Vietnam from 1967-1968, serving as 2nd platoon leader 12/67-6/68 of Delta 4/31 of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade.  He retired after 21 years...

Of the Wisconsin Veterans Home, formerly of Appleton, age 89, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2018.  He was born in Wauwatosa on December 16, 1928. His siblings were Harry, Chris, and Hugo. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the Army.  He married Jean Riesenweber in 1956 and they lived and raised a family in Appleton.  He enjoyed repairing watches and clocks, photography  and was an accomplished carpenter, always looking for something new to build or fix...

Diana J. Lyman, age 79, of Rhinelander, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.  She was born in Oshkosh, WI on December 3, 1938 to Edward and Erma (Drews) Ginnow.  Upon graduation she did clerical work for the Aid Association for Lutherans.  She was united in marriage to Richard Lyman, and he preceded her in death on March 14, 2016.     She will be sadly missed by her son, Trevor (girlfriend, Jennie) Lyman; grandchildren: Dustin, Laina and Trevor James...

Of Waupaca, formerly of Menasha, age 80, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018 at home with her family.  She was born in Neenah on February 28, 1938 to the late Wilbert and Rose (Drexler) Hoerning.  On August 11, 1956 she married LeeRoy Blank.  Nancy was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church.  She had been a Girl Scout leader and past president of WOMP. She was an avid golfer and took first place in a bowling tournament.  Nancy came from a musical family and...

Jon Rohde, 68, of Appleton, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Saturday, May 19, due to complications from surgery at the UW Hospital in Madison. He was born June 7, 1949 to Evan and Lynda(Wandtke) Rohde. Jon graduated from Manawa Little Wolf High School in 1967. On October 14, 1990, he married the love of his life, Judy Strebe, at Farmington Lutheran Church in Waupaca, WI. He was a graduate from the Milwaukee Area Technical College with a Bachelor’s...

Of Waupaca, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.  She was born in Eau Claire, WI on October 15, 1942 to the late George and Myra (Brill) Colbert.  On October 14, 1967 she married Roland Ziemer, he preceded her in death on February 18, 2011.  She is survived by her children: Diane (Steve) Borland, Denise (Dan) Lewinski and Paul Ziemer all of Waupaca, Jason Ziemer of Menasha; sister: Judy (Michael) Mohawk, brother: Daniel (Connie) Colbert, ...

Of Waupaca, age 80, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2018 with his family at his side.  He was born on October 31, 1937 in the Town of Weyauwega to the late Elmer and Laura (Knobla) Dobbert.  On September 7, 1957 he married Geraldine Albright.  Duane was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Weyauwega.  He worked 46 years for the Weyauwega-Fremont School District as a mechanic, bus driver and Transportation Supervisor.  He enjoyed playing cards with his brothers...

Of Waupaca, age 97, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018.  He was born in the Town of Farmington on October 25, 1920 to the late Arthur and Jeanette (Durrant) Penney.  Norman married Ethel (Moore) Trindal in 1946, she preceded him in death on October 27, 2017. Norman was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Army. He is survived by his step-son: Ronald (Mary) Trindal of PA; daughters-in-law: Diane Trindal of Weyauwega and Millie Trindal of Mayville, WI; brother-in-law: Joe...

Of the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, age 88, died on Thursday May 10, 2018. She had lived in Mesa, AZ for 33 years and moved to Wisconsin in 2012. She was born in Houghton County, Upper Michigan on June 15, 1929 to the late Matthew and Marie (Pumala) Wester. Dagmar was 100 percent Finnish, and English was her second language. She knew the Finnish man she would eventually marry in the U.P. of Michigan when they were children. She married John F. Palomaki on March 20,1954 in Milwaukee;...