Obituaries
Audrey Karsteadt
Mar 16, 2014
Audrey Mae Erma Karsteadt, 79, of Howards Grove, Wisconsin, died March 16, 2014 in Casa Grande, Arizona. Audrey was born November 11, 1934 in Manitowoc County to Lester and Alice (Schmidt) Schumacher. She was baptized on December 19, 1934 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and confirmed on March 21, 1948 at St....
Ralph Fessler
Mar 12, 2014
Ralph John Fessler, age 100, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2017 at the Sheboygan Senior Community. He was born in St. Nazianz, WI on July 3, 1913 to the late George and Luella (Rautmann) Fessler. Ralph graduated in 1931 from Valders Highschool in Valders, WI. On November 20, 1937 Ralph J. and Kathlyn C. Toebak were...
Eleanor Stanish
Mar 11, 2014
Eleanor E. Stanish, 96, of Sheboygan, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. Eleanor was born January 23, 1918 in Sheboygan Falls to the late Henry and Mary (Noldmann) Mahler. Eleanor attended Prange Elementary School in Sheboygan Falls and graduated from Howards Grove High School. Survivors include her son, Richard (Janice)...
Kenneth Bitter
Mar 11, 2014
Kenneth N. Bitter, 64, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. Ken was born July 17, 1949 in Sheboygan to the late Delbert and Evergene (Kaufmann) Bitter. He graduated from Howards Grove High School in 1967. On July 26, 1969, he married the former Susan Glaser at St. John's United Church...
Robert Lauersdorf
Mar 10, 2014
Robert D. Lauersdorf, went home to the Lord, Monday, March 10, 2014, age 87. He was born January 11, 1927 in Beaver Dam to parents Adolf and Alvina Lauersdorf. He proudly served in the US Army and Cost Guard. Robert was united in marriage to Doris Burkhardt on February 13, 1953. He retired from Kohler Company...
William Dodge Jr.
Mar 8, 2014
William Francis Dodge Jr., passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the age 49, at Sheboygan Progressive Care Center. He was born in Sheboygan, June 8, 1964 to parents Karen G. Haack and William F. Dodge Sr. Billy attended Sheboygan South High School. He worked as a driver for Quality State Oil and Coca Cola...
Jerome Leahy
Mar 8, 2014
Jerome Kenneth Leahy, age 62, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, March 08, 2014. He was born on July 18, 1951 to parents Jerome S. and Eunice (Schuette) Leahy. He proudly served in the US Army from 1970-1972. Jerome was united in marriage on October 26, 1974 to Mary Cykana. He worked for 30 plus years over the...
Shirley DeSombre
Feb 27, 2014
Shirley J. DeSombre, age 77, of Howards Grove, passed away suddenly on Thursday February 27, 2014 at Aurora Memorial Medical Center from complications of cancer. She was born October 3, 1936 in Sheboygan, a daughter of the late Ulrich and Ruth (Wernecke) Zogg. Shirley was a 1954 graduate of Sheboygan Central High School. While pursuing her...
Evergene Bitter
Feb 24, 2014
Evergene L. Bitter, age 87, passed away Monday, February 24, 2014 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. She was born on October 1, 1926 in the Town of Sheboygan Falls to parents Herbert and Edna (Breher) Kaufmann. She attended Monroe grade school. Evergene was united in marriage to Delbert Bitter on June 23, 1945 at St....
Warren Hoffman
Feb 24, 2014
Warren D. Hoffman, 81, of Howards Grove, passed away Monday, February 24, 2014 at home. He was born November 14, 1932, in Plymouth to the late Harold and Florence (Payne) Hoffman. Warren graduated from Plymouth High School in 1950. He served his country in the United States Navy, serving from 1952 until 1955. On April 4,...
Dorothy Neilitz
Feb 16, 2014
Dorothy Neilitz, 101, of Manitowoc, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 at St. Nicholas Hospital. Dorothy was born July 22, 1912 in New London, to the late John and Ida (Brown) Kramer. On June 20, 1936, she married Raymond Neilitz in Manitowoc. He preceded her in death on August 18, 1995. Survivors include her five children,...
Patricia Mondloch
Feb 5, 2014
Patricia Ann Mondloch, age 70, passed away Wednesday evening February 5, 2014 at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 11, 1943 in Sheboygan to the late Anton and Mathilda (Boyance) Bukovic. Pat graduated from Sheboygan South High School in 1961, and from...
Marcella Loersch
Feb 5, 2014
Marcella F. Loersch, age 93, died unexpectedly at home Wednesday, February 5, 2014. She was born December 28, 1920 the youngest of nine children to parents Louis and Madeline (Fleskoski) Hieland in Berlin, WI. Marcella moved to Sheboygan in the late 1930's. Marcella was united in marriage to James C. Loersch on June 28, 1947 and...
Justin Wieberdink
Feb 4, 2014
Justin D. Wieberdink, age 26, went to heaven to join the angels after an automobile accident on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. He was born October 1, 1987 in Sheboygan. Justin graduated from Sheboygan North High School in 2006. He proudly worked at Johnsonville Sausage. Justin was very active in wrestling and football at Sheboygan North. His...
Georgianne Progar
Feb 2, 2014
Georgianne (Burr) Progar, 87, of Sheboygan, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, February 2, 2014. Ann was born in Fish Creek on November 23, 1926 to the late Newell and Georgianna (Bonnville) Burr. Ann graduated from Gibraltar High School in Fish Creek in 1944 and from Milwaukee Cosmetology School in 1946. She lived and...
June Wheeler
Feb 1, 2014
Viola "June" Wheeler, age 87, of Silver Lake, died on February 1, 2014, at her daughter's home in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. June was born on July 7, 1926, the daughter of the late Eugene and Anna Hartnell from Salem, Wisconsin. June attended local schools and graduated from UW-Madison in 1946. She was one of the first women...
Maxine Kolbe
Jan 30, 2014
Maxine Kolbe, age 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at the Morningside Health Center. She was born January 24, 1924 in Charlotte, Texas, daughter of the late Emil and Mamie Stuessy. After graduating from Carrizo Springs, Texas, High School, she attended San Antonio Business School and was employed at Western Union in San...
Ralph Schneider
Jan 27, 2014
Ralph J. Schneider, 82, of the Town of Sheboygan, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. Ralph was born July 13, 1931 in Manitowoc County to the late Jerome and Leona (Schad) Schneider. He attended St. Isadore Catholic Grade School and Kiel High School. On August 22, 1953, he married...
Judith Rische
Jan 26, 2014
Judith "Judy" A. Rische, age 72, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, January 26, 2014. She was born on January 20, 1942 in Sheboygan to parents Elwood and Virgina (Frank) Splittgerber. Judy graduated from Sheboygan South High School in 1961. Judy married David Rische on April 28, 1962 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and last year...
Isabelle Lindberg
Jan 16, 2014
Isabelle Lindberg, 96, of Kohler, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. She was born July 24, 1917, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Isabelle was married to Oscar Lindberg on December 31, 1936. Oscar preceded her in death on May 29, 1994. They lived in Grand Rapids for 38 years....
