Obituaries

Oct 20, 2021

Carl Clark, 84, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, October 20, 2021, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.

Carlton “Carl” Roland Clark was born on April 22, 1937, to Elwood and Gladys (Carrick) Clark in Baltimore, Maryland.  He joined the Navy in 1954 and served on the USS Wisconsin battleship during the Korean War.  He...

Oct 16, 2021

Rachel Susanne Sizonen, 32, of Sheboygan, passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021.  She was born August 17, 1989, to Thomas and Lisa (Kaat) Sizonen in Sheboygan.

Rachel enjoyed the outdoors, she loved going up to her grandpa’s cabin with her dad. She cherished that time relaxing, fishing, taking walks in the woods to see what the...

Oct 14, 2021

Sharol Stessmann, 80, of Sheboygan and Hingham, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at her home.  She was born August 2, 1941, to Walter and Jennie (Prinsen) Hesselink.  Sharol graduated from Cedar Grove High School, and then continued her education at UW Milwaukee receiving her bachelor’s degree in education.

Sharol was united in marriage to Allen...

Oct 12, 2021

Gary Lloyd Staudinger, 74, of Sheboygan, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center.  He was born September 7, 1947, in Two Rivers to the late Lloyd and Doris (LaChappelle) Staudinger.

Gary graduated from Two Rivers High School. He worked for the Kohler Company as a machine mechanic until his retirement.

Oct 11, 2021

Carol J. Born, age 67, of Sheboygan Falls, was lifted up to meet Jesus on Monday evening, October 11, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family.

Carol was born on February 26, 1954, in Sheboygan County to Lloyd and Kay (Van De Wege) Ten Pas. She attended schools in the Town of Lima, Sheboygan Falls and...

Oct 11, 2021

William Pruitt, 66, passed away on October 11, 2021, in Sheboygan Falls, WI.  He was born in Sheboygan on March 24, 1955, to the late Orville and Helen (Boone) Pruitt.  He attended Sheboygan Christian School and graduated from North High School.  He was employed at Walmart and retired in 2015.

William was reminded three years ago of...

Oct 10, 2021

Donald Roger Schaefer Sr., age 84, of Sheboygan, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at Countryside Manor in Sheboygan.

Donald was born March 11, 1937, in Sheboygan to John and Theresa (Blazich) Schaefer.  He attended Jefferson Elementary School and was a graduate of Sheboygan Central High School, Class of 1955.  He served his country in the US Navy in the Crypto Naval...

Oct 9, 2021

Beatrice Kraatz (nee Kuehl), age 94, was taken home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 9, 2021, in Sheboygan, WI.

Beatrice was born on July 12, 1927, to Ervin and Rose (Steffen) Kuehl.  She attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Grade School.  In 1945, she graduated from Central High School.

Beatrice married Walter Kraatz,...

Oct 5, 2021

MaryAnn Grois, 78, of Sheboygan, WI, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, with her loved ones by her side.

MaryAnn was born on August 4, 1943, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Everett and Anna (Schmitz) Schmidt.  She graduated from Sheboygan Falls High School on June 4, 1962. ...

Oct 1, 2021

James “Jimbo” John Martin II, age 55, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 1, 2021, at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan.

Jimbo was born to James Martin and Honey Lee Layton on December 27, 1965, at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan. He attended Sheboygan South High School. James worked several jobs over his lifetime, but he mainly worked as a handyman.

Jimbo loved any...

Sep 30, 2021

Gerald “Jerry” Roy Zimmermann, age 74, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.

Jerry was born to Herbert and Lucille (Boeldt) Zimmermann on July 7, 1947, in the town of Wilson on a farm. He graduated from Sheboygan South High School and later attended the UW-Stevens Point. Jerry...

Sep 27, 2021

LeRoy O. “Butch” Baumann, 92, of Sheboygan went home to his Lord and Savior on Monday, September 27, 2021.  LeRoy was born on August 1, 1929, in Sheboygan to Otto and Jennie (Kaat) Baumann.

LeRoy attended local schools and was united in marriage to Audrey Gruber, on May 24, 1950.  Together they raised three children: Don Baumann,...

Sep 26, 2021

Emmett D. Wessel, 73 of Sheboygan passed away Sunday September 26th, 2021, with his family at his side following a short battle with cancer.

Emmett was born on August 18th, 1948, in Greenwood to the late Adolph and Lorinda (Horn) Wessel.  He attended Greenwood schools and excelled in Basketball earning recognition as one of the best in...

Sep 17, 2021

Edward W. Voigt, 75, of Sheboygan, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls.  He was born March 8, 1946, in Sheboygan to the late Edward August William and Anna (Billmann) Voigt.  Ed graduated from North High School with the Class of 1964.

On May 22, 1982, he was...

Sep 15, 2021

Jane C. Pierce, 50, of Sheboygan, passed away following a courageous battle with lung cancer, that spread rapidly throw her body, on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.

She was born March 2, 1971, in Sheboygan to Roger and Emmalee (Llyod) Pierce.  Jane attended local elementary schools and graduated from South High School...

Sep 10, 2021

Dr. Earl Jochimsen, well known Psychiatrist in the area, died September 10, 2021.  He was born in new Holstein to Harvey and Corrine Jochimsen on May 10, 1928.  Dr. Jochimsen practiced Psychiatry, 30 years at the Sheboygan Clinic.  On June 26, 1954, he married June Humke.  They had three children together, Mary Lou Colton, Mark Jochimsen, and Paul Jochimsen. ...

Sep 10, 2021

Ralph R. Brotz, 77, peacefully joined our Lord on September 10, 2021, surrounded by his loving family.

Randy was born at Randolph Field Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX on November 27, 1943 to the late Ralph T. and Esther E. (Wangemann) Brotz. He grew up in Kohler, graduating from Kohler High in 1962.  He studied...

Sep 6, 2021

Jeannette Miriam Houwers, born June 21, 1926, to John Houwers and Harriet Constance (Van De Bogart) Houwers, Sheboygan Falls, died September 6, 2021, at Sheboygan Senior Community.  Jeannette graduated from Sheboygan Falls High School and attended Sheboygan County Teachers College in Sheboygan Falls where she received her teaching certificate.  While teaching in rural schools, she attended Wisconsin State College,...

Sep 5, 2021

Doris Jean Lohmann, fondly known to her friends as DJ, 92, of Sheboygan, died peacefully at her home where she lived completely independently, on Sunday, September 5, 2021. She was born August 11, 1929, in Iowa, the daughter of the late Charles and Ella (Blumberg) Moore.

Doris graduated from Burlington High School in Iowa, went on to...

Sep 4, 2021

Shirley Strassburg, age 90, of Sheboygan passed away peacefully accompanied by family on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Cedar Grove Gardens in Cedar Grove.

Shirley was born August 14, 1931, to Emil and Anna (Butgereit) Stanisch in Sheboygan. She graduated from Sheboygan Central High School with the class of 1949. After high school, she was employed at...