Obituaries
Sandra Ostermann
Dec 20, 2018
Sandra L. Ostermann, 69, of Sheboygan, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. Sandra was born November 22, 1949, to the late Maurice and Marion (Rauwerdink) Drier. She graduated from Cedar Grove High School. On March 22, 1969, she married Allen Ostermann at First Reformed Church in Cedar Grove. He preceded...
James Goetsch
Dec 19, 2018
James G. Goetsch, age 56, of Sheboygan passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Jim was born in Sheboygan on April 9, 1962 to the late Glenn and Carol (Rohde) Goetsch. He attended local schools and graduated from North High School in 1981. He was employed at Schu Industries. Jim enjoyed the outdoors. Fishing with...
Ronald Bienert
Dec 12, 2018
Ronald Robert Bienert was born into eternal life on December 12, 2018. He leaves behind his wife Betty; his son Ronald Jr. (Terry); grandchildren Rachel (Jose) Villa-Rivera and Trevor (Fiancé Erica); great-grandchildren, Karrina, Oliver, Mylo, Ari, Bryson and Layla; his sisters Peggy (Greg) Strobel and Sally Marver; sister-in-law Nancy (Charles) Kuehn and other relatives and friends....
Mary Traas
Dec 12, 2018
Mary M. Traas, a lifelong resident of Sheboygan, passed away Wednesday evening, December 12, 2018 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls, surrounded by her family. She was 95 years old. Mary was born February 1, 1923 in Sheboygan, the daughter of Anton and Mary (nee Dragon) Kopina. She attended Central High School, and...
Darlene Mech
Dec 10, 2018
Darlene M. Mech, 84, entered into eternal life on Monday, December 10th, 2018. Darlene was born in Merrill, WI on March 6th, 1934 to the late Elmer & Delilah Krause. In June of 1955, she graduated from St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing. Three months later, she married James Mech. They were blessed with five children...
Julianne Paegelow
Dec 9, 2018
On December 9, 2018, we celebrated the release of Julianne E. Paegelow from her lifelong imprisonment of pain and anguish. She was 78 years old. Born November 21, 1940 at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan to Victor A. and Edna A. (nee Wieseckel) Paegelow, Julianne spent most of her young years with her family. She attended...
Emma Balde
Dec 9, 2018
Emma Balde, age 106, passed away Sunday evening, December 9, 2018. Emma was number nine of ten children born to Christian and Christina (Eurich) Ruppel in Pleasant Prairie, WI on June 18, 1912. In 1913 the family moved to Sheboygan where Emma lived the rest of her life.. She attended St. Paul's Lutheran grade school and...
Maria Rivera
Dec 8, 2018
Maria "Mercedes" Rivera, formerly of New York, passed away Saturday evening, December 8, 2018 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. She was 96 years old. Maria was born July 20, 1922 in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico to Jose and Maria (nee Montacalbo) Rivera. Maria is survived by her granddaughters: Lisa (Duane) Herman, Dianne (Heriberto) Ocasio, and...
Martha Gueldenzopf
Dec 8, 2018
Martha "Diane" H. Gueldenzopf, age 88, of Sheboygan went to her eternal home Saturday, December 8, 2018. She was born in Madison on November 15, 1930 to the late Otto and Seraphina Henning. She attended local schools in Madison, moved with her family to Hayward, WI and she graduated from Hayward High School in 1948. Diane...
Lucille Karstaedt
Dec 6, 2018
Lucille Fleck-Karstaedt, age 94, of Sheboygan was welcomed by her Lord on her 94th birthday. She was born in Oostburg on December 6, 1924 to the late Clarence and Ida (Veldboom) Theune. She attended area schools and graduated from Weedens Station School. On August 23, 1947 she married Joseph Fleck in Milwaukee. He preceded her in...
Debra Bayer
Dec 5, 2018
Debra Kay Bayer, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center in Sheboygan. She was 62 years old. Debra was born January 17th, 1956 in Wisconsin, the daughter of Ardell and Glendora (Dewald) Bayer. She graduated from Ozaukee High School in 1974. She went to work at Rockline Industries...
Emma Brown
Nov 30, 2018
Emma Josephine Brown, 84, of Sheboygan, passed away after a lengthy illness on November 30, 2018. She was born February 7, 1934 in New York, NY to Ralph and Anna Marie (Ortiz) Sanchez Sr. A loving wife and mother, Emma is survived by her husband of 63 years Clarence "Joe" Brown, three children; Denise Bev (Rolf)...
Edward Autio
Nov 26, 2018
Edward G. Autio, 79, of Sheboygan, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018, at home. Ed was born May 29, 1939, in Waukegan, IL to the late Eino and Laina (Nordlund) Autio. In 1962, he married the former Karen Enkro. The couple had two children, Lisa and Eric. She preceded him in death in 1982. Ed married...
Paul Kauppila
Nov 26, 2018
Paul W. Kauppila, age 99, passed away at Pine Haven Christian Home in Sheboygan Falls, WI on Monday, November 26, 2018. He had previously been a Kohler resident for 20 years. He was born Nov. 19, 1919 in Copper City, Michigan, which is in the Keweenaw Peninsula, and his roots came from Finnish ancestry. Paul attended...
Robert Nytes
Nov 22, 2018
Robert H. Nytes, 92, of Sheboygan, passed into the Loving Arms of God on Thursday, November 22, 2018. Robert was born in Sheboygan Falls on May 25, 1926. Raised with his siblings on the family dairy farm, Bob knew his way around farm equipment and crop harvesting. He was drafted in the Army during the Korean...
Gene Dittrich
Nov 14, 2018
Gene D. Dittrich, age 64, of Sheboygan passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at his home. He was born in Sheboygan on October 28, 1954 to the late Eugene and Dorothy (Buerger) Dittrich. Gene attended local schools and graduated from North High School in 1972. He worked in the shipping/receiving department at Bemis Manufacturing...
Grace Knowles
Nov 8, 2018
God called Grace M. Knowles, 95, home on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Artisan Memory Care in Fond Du Lac. She was born May 29, 1923 in Sheboygan to John and Alma (Mahnke) Sweemer. Grace was a graduate of Central High School. On July 16, 1946 she was united in marriage to Rudy P. Felten, he...
Margaret Kelch
Nov 8, 2018
Margaret "Peggy" Kelch, age 89, of Sheboygan, went home to her Lord and Savior on November 8, 2018 at Aurora Sheboygan Medical Center. She was born June 26, 1929 in Sheboygan to Herman and Pauline (Schumacher) Kelch. She attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School and was a graduate of Sheboygan Central High School, Class of 1947. She...
Diana Hahn
Nov 7, 2018
Diana Lou Hahn (Bader), age 78, of Sheboygan passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Pine Haven Christian Community Center. Diana was born in Ladysmith, WI on November 5, 1940 to the late Ralph and Helen (Haney) Bader. She graduated from Hawkins High School and then continued her education at the Taylor County Teachers...
Lina Reid
Nov 4, 2018
Lina J. Reid, age 90, died Sunday, November 4, 2018, All Saints Sunday, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. Lina was born and raised in Northern Bavaria (West Germany). She had many happy memories and stories of time with family and friends as a child in the German countryside, including attending school and the Lutheran church,...
