Obituaries
Donald Brunnbauer
Aug 6, 2020
Donald Francis Brunnbauer, 85, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at St. Nicholas Hospital, surrounded by his two sons. Donald was born March 8, 1935, in Sheboygan, to the late Frank and Genevieve (Sonntag) Brunnbauer. He graduated from Sheboygan North High School in 1953. On May 4, 1957, he married the former...
Bernadine Bawden
Aug 5, 2020
Bernadine "Bernie" Carol Joyce Bawden, 87, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls. She was born August 24, 1932 in Sheboygan to the late John H. and Hildegarde (Wendland) Bawden. Bernie attended US Grant Elementary School and graduated from North High School with the...
Rosa Martinez
Jul 31, 2020
Rosa I. Martinez, 61, of Sheboygan, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. She was born March 20, 1959 in Laredo, TX to Manuel and Inocencia Ramirez. Rosa graduated from Beaver Dam High School and received her Associate Degree in computer programming from Moraine Park Technical College in Beaver Dam....
Ana Thornton
Jul 29, 2020
Ana (Friese) Thornton, age 87, of Elkhart Lake joined her Lord and husband William in Heaven on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. She was born on October 24, 1932, in Sheboygan, the 4th of Walter and Marie (Pfister) Friese's 7 children. Ana attended St. Clement Elementary School and Central High School. Although she never completed her degree,...
Robert Spannagle
Jul 29, 2020
Robert (Bob) M. Spannagle, age 65, loving son and brother, proud uncle and faithful friend was called to his Savior's side on July 29, 2020. Bob was born in Sheboygan, on July 5, 1955 to Robert and Marlene (Levezow) Spannagle. He attended St. Paul Lutheran School and graduated from Sheboygan North High School in 1973. He...
Barbara Rickmeier
Jul 28, 2020
Barbara Rickmeier, 90 passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Shores of Sheboygan, her home of the last 7 months. Barbara was born September 24, 1929 in Sheboygan, the daughter of Floyd and Glenore (nee Wunsch) Bau. She attended Grant School, graduating in 1948 from Sheboygan North High School, where she had been involved...
Simon Gnutow
Jul 28, 2020
Simon Gnutow, 95, passed away on July 28th, 2020 at Sharon S. Richardson Hospice. He was born January 6th, 1925 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, to the late Julia and Averian Gnutow. He was united in marriage to Frieda Becker on October 6th, 1947 in Germany. After immigrating to Sheboygan, WI in 1961, he worked at Paper Box...
Lois Hartenberger
Jul 26, 2020
Lois Mae Florence Lattin returned to the loving hands of God on July 26, 2020. Born Jan 8, 1928 to Tillie & Harold Lattin, Lois graduated Sheboygan North class of 1946. She later married Henry Hartenberger, Jr. Together they raised two children: Scott and Lory. She was overjoyed when Scott (Debra) presented her with two grandsons:...
Ralph Winter
Jul 23, 2020
Ralph E. Winter, 69, of Sheboygan, passed away July 23, 2020 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. Ralph was born May 5, 1951, in Plymouth, to the late Clarence and Elvira (Spindler) Winter. He was employed by Kohler Company as an enameller. Ralph enjoyed spending his time working on engines with his son, Jeremy. He was...
Gerald Schmitz
Jul 17, 2020
Gerald E. Schmitz, age 83, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. He was born on January 9, 1937, in Chilton to the late Clarence and Josephine (Halbach) Schmitz. On January 30, 1960, Gerald was united in marriage to Anna Mae Meyer. Gerald proudly served his country in the United...
Herbert Sorensen
Jul 17, 2020
Herbert "Herb" E. Sorensen, 69, of Plymouth, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 at Aurora Grafton Medical Center. He was born May 7, 1951 in Sault Sainte Marie, MI to Albert Jr. and Irmatrude (Cavanaugh) Sorensen. Herb graduated from South High School in Sheboygan with the Class of 1969 and received his bachelor's degree from...
Hildegard Huesmann
Jul 17, 2020
Hildegard Huesmann (nee Frebel) passed away unexpectedly in her home July 17, 2020, at the age of 84. Hilde was born on May 3, 1936 in Beckum, Westphalia, Germany, the daughter of the late Alfred and Anna Frebel. She immigrated to the United States in 1957 to join Bernhard Huesmann whom had immigrated from Germany shortly...
Edward Manderle
Jul 16, 2020
Edward Paul Manderle, 69, of Plymouth, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. Ed was born August 27, 1950, in Sheboygan, to the late Francis and Dorothy (Korff) Manderle. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps from 1967 until 1971. On March 17, 1973, he married the former...
Eugene Heller
Jul 14, 2020
Eugene "Gene" Heller, age 91 passed away on July 14th, 2020 of pancreatic cancer with Barbara, the love of his life by his side. Gene was born on March 27, 1929 in Sheboygan to Elmer and Theresa (Forster) Heller. He attended St. Dominic Grade School and graduated from Sheboygan North High school in 1947. On May...
Steven Rahn
Jul 12, 2020
Steven M. Rahn, 69, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 12, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Steven was born on November 24, 1950, in Sheboygan to Clyde and Charlotte (Zorn) Rahn. He attended Sheboygan South High School, Class of 1969. Steven enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1969 and served in...
Bethel Steinbruecker
Jul 11, 2020
Bethel M. Steinbruecker, of Sheboygan, passed away Saturday morning, July 11, 2020 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls. She was 73 years old. Beth was born July 4, 1947 in Hot Springs, South Dakota, the daughter of Frances Nashif. She attended school in Sheboygan, graduating from Sheboygan South in 1966. For 34 years,...
Barbara Schaefer
Jul 10, 2020
Barbara Jo (Holzer) Schaefer, age 81, of Sheboygan, died on Friday, July 10, 2020, at her home. She was born October 27, 1938, in Sheboygan to Henry and Marie (Kober) Holzer. She attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School and was a graduate of Sheboygan Central High School, Class of 1958. On May 5, 1962, Barbara and Donald...
James Post
Jul 5, 2020
James W. Post, age 69, passed away Sunday morning, July 5, 2020 at his home after a brief illness. He was surrounded by his family who cared for him lovingly in his last days. James was born March 9, 1951 in Sheboygan, the son of LeRoy and Emma (nee Weber) Post. He graduated from North High...
Christopher Hawkins
Jul 3, 2020
Christopher J. Hawkins, age 69, of Sheboygan passed away unexpectedly in an automobile accident on Friday, July 3, 2020. Chris was born in Waukesha, WI on December 19, 1950, to the late James and Jean (Van Ness) Hawkins. Chris graduated from Waukesha Highschool in 1969. He spent much of his youth working on and around cars...
Kevan Ruffin Jr.
Jul 2, 2020
Kevan Ruffin Jr., age 32, of Sheboygan passed away on July 2, 2020. He was born on November 27, 1987, in Chicago, IL to the late Kevan Ruffin Sr. and Charlene Ruffin-Brand. He attended local schools and graduated from South High School. He also attended Lakeshore Technical College and he was in the process of obtaining...
