B4 The Post-Crescent, Appleton-Neenah-Menasha, Wis www.postcrescent.com Saturday, December 29, 2001 Kuhr, Thomas M. Larsen, Wisconsin Age 61, died Friday, December 28, 2001 at Appleton Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1940 in Neenah, Wisconsin, the son of the late Howard and Margaret (Schultz) Kuhr. Tom loved his family and friends. He enjoyed pretty pigeons.
Survivors include his wife, Judy; a son, Howard; a step-daughter, Jennifer; three sisters: Susie Kuhr, Diane Grimmer and Chris (Louie) Christiansen; brother, David Kuhr; two sisters-in-law: Peg Neumann and Karen Kuhr, nieces and nephews; four stepgrandchildren: Amber, Devin, Jacob and Hailey. It was Tom's wish to be cremated. There will be no visitation or funeral service. The Lewin Funeral Home, Fremont is assisting the family with arrangements. Martineau, RalphA.
"Buck" Sherwood Age 85, died Thursday, December 27, 2001 at his home with his family by his side. He was born May 15, 1916 in Spruce, Wisconsin son of the late Joseph and Lola (LaBarge) Martineau. Ralph was a World War II Navy Veteran having served eight years in active duty and 26 years in the Naval Reserve. On October 25, 1945 Ralph married the former Norma Rusch in Kimberly. The couple resided in the area their entire married lives.
Ralph retired from Kimberly Clark, Kimberly in 1974. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing and snowmobiling. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. Ralph was a member of the William Verhagen Post 60 of the American Legion, Kimberly. Survivors include his wife and best friend of 56 years, Norma, Sherwood; a daughter and son-in-law: Linda and Arthur Wittman, Sherwood; two grandchildren: Kristin (Thomas) Uitenbroek and Scott Wittman, his sister, Helen Hagens, Kimberly.
He is further survived by his wife's family, a sister-in-law, Lorraine Lemmens, numerous nieces and nephews. Ralph was preceded in death by a sister, five brothers-in-law and three sisters-in-law: Celia (Henry) Coonen, Lawrence Hagens, Roland (his first wife, Geneva and second wife, Margaret) Rusch, Harold (Martha) Rusch, Henry Lemmens. Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Sunday at the Boettcher Family Funeral Home, 2401 Fielderest Drive, Kaukauna with Pastor Walter Steinbach officiating. Complete military rites by the William Verhagen Post 60 will follow the services.
Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 p.m. Sunday until the time of services. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in his name. The family would like to express sincere thanks to the VNA Hospice for their care and support.
Morgan, Clarence E. Formerly of Menasha, age 95, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2001 at St. Paul Home in Kaukauna. He was born July 7, 1906 in Carney, Michigan, son of the late James and Nellie (Ritter) Morgan. He married Catherine Cady on May 21, 1933 in Phlox, Wisconsin.
Clarence spent his youth in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. He has been a Menasha resident since 1928. He was a former employee of the George Banta Company, retiring in 1957 after 27 years. He was a member of the Quarter Century Club. Clarence was a member of St.
Patrick Catholic Church, Menasha, the BPOE of NeenahMenasha, the Neenah-Menasha Knights of Columbus and a member of the Die Hard Cubs Fan Club. Survivors include his wife, Catherine; six children: Kay (Wallace) Vetter, Appleton; Suzanne (David) Peat, Pompano Beach, Florida; William (Claudia) Starr, Wrightstown; Gail (Larry) Howard, Appleton; Todd (Darlene) Morgan, Santa Monica, California; John (Judy) Morgan, Appleton; 13 grandchildren: Beth, Deborah, David, Darcy, Stanna, Matthew, B.J., Stephanie, Stephen, Kristin, Joel, Todd and Grady; 16 greatgrandchildren, a brother-in-law, Gus Haack, Menasha; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three sisters: Mae Portman, Mildred Haack, and Beatrice Falcus. Funeral services will be Monday, December 31, 2001 at 11 a.m. at St.
Patrick Catholic Church with Father Roy offici- Friends and families of the deceased have prepared these obituaries and funeral announcements. They are a tribute to their loved ones' accomplishments and a service to friends who would like to pay their respects. To submit announcements and discuss fees, please contact your funeral director, or call The Post-Crescent classified department at 920-734-1492 or 920-733-4411. In addition to publication in The Post-Crescent, obituaries can be found on our Web site, www.postcrescent. com.
ating. Interment will be in St. Margaret Cemetery. Family and friends may call on Sunday at Menasha's Westgor Funeral Home from 4 to 7 p.m. with an Elk's memorial service at 7 p.m., also at the church on Monday from 10 a.m.
until the time of service. A memorial has been established in Clarence's name. The family would like to extend a special thank you to all the staff at St. Paul Home in Kaukauna and many Menasha friends, neighbors, nieces and nephews. WESTGOR FUNERAL HOME 1140 Appleton Road Menasha 720-0314 Patterson, Raymond W.
Mundelein, Illinois Age 75, died December 28 at Condell Medical Center, Libertyville. He was born November 28, 1926 in Winneconne, Wisconsin. He was a member of Santa Maria del Popolo Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Elaine Murray Patterson; his children: Ann (Don) Eicher, San Rafael, California; Mark Patterson, Monroe, Louisiana; Patrick (Joanne) Murray, Fountain City, Wisconsin; and Maggi (Mark) Hale, Schaumburg, Illinois; seven grandchildren and a brother, Walter (Ann) Patterson, Edgewater, Maryland; two sisters: Margaret Daufen, Oshkosh; Honore (Tom) Rentmeester, Fish Creek, Wisconsin; a sister-in-law: Donna Patterson, in death by his brother, James Winneconne. He was preceded Patterson.
Visitation is 49 Sunday at the Kristan Funeral Home, 219 W. Maple (Rt. 176) Mundelein. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Monday at Santa Maria del Popolo Chapel.
Interment St. Mary Cemetery, Appleton. Flowers of memorials to the Diabetes Foundation is appreciated. Info 847-566-8020 Sande Swoboda, Sara Elizabeth Age 86, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2001, in Madison, Wisconsin after a long illness. Sara was born June 8, 1915; the daughter of George Sande, a prominent businessman and mayor of Neenah, Wisconsin and Etha McCallum Sande.
Sara graduated from Neenah High School, where she was valedictorian of her class. She attended college at Lawrence University (Appleton) and worked in Madison and Chicago, before moving back to Neenah, where she met her future husband Ralph F. Swoboda, who was originally from Madison. The couple married in 1947 and were longtime residents of Menasha, they raised their two sons. Sara worked part-time as secretary to the pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in Neenah, where Ralph was a church deacon.
Later, they lived in Katonah, New York, where she was a legal secretary at the offices of Blume and Minikus. After Ralph's retirement they lived in Avon, Connecticut. In 1984, Sara and Ralph moved to Madison to be near their grandchildren. Ralph passed away in 1994. Sara is survived by her sons: Ralph S.
Swoboda, Middleton, Wisconsin; David F. Swoboda, Boulder, Colorado; and by four grandchildren: Kathryn, David, Ian and Sara Swoboda: Sara was a OBITUARIES warm, loving and supportive mother and wife, who encouraged her sons to achieve their fullest potential. She often volunteered for local hospitals and other civic activities and was active socially. She had a boundless energy and enthusiasm that suffused every occasion. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Neenah on March 26, 2002 at 11:30 a.m.
Schuenemann, Arthur E. 3005 North Drew Street Appleton Age 85, died unexpectedly of a heart attack, Thursday evening, December 27, 2001. He was born on July 20, 1916, in Milwaukee, where he was a resident until moving to Appleton in 1960. While a resident of Milwaukee, Art, had been employed by Filer and Stoell, Harvester Corporation and McKesson Corporation. He retired from McKesson Corporation in Appleton in 1980.
Art enjoyed bowling, which he did 3 or 4 times a week, baseball, playing cards, planting flowers, woodworking and golf. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, where he was an usher and a former member of the bus. Milwaukee Survivors Knights include of Column: Mary Ann (Marks) Schuenemann, to whom he would have been married for 60 years, on June 20, 2002; two sons and daughters-in-law: Art and Bev Schuenemann, Granger, Indiana; Rick and Jackie Schuenemann, Appleton; three grandchildren: Jason, Angie and Andy; a brother and sister-inlaw, Fred and Marge Schuenemann, Capitola, California; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son, Edward Herman "Skip" Schuenemann; his parents; a brother, Carl Schuenemann; and a sister, Emily Krotts.
The funeral liturgy for Art will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 31, 2001, at ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 312 South State Street, with Father Michael K. O'Rourke officiating. Burial will be in St.
Mary Cemetery, Elm Grove. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 4 8 p.m. and on Monday at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the mass. A parish prayer and scripture service will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday. A memorial fund is being established. WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME 537 North Superior Street Appleton 739-1231 www.wichman Stephens William T. (Bill) Elgin, Texas Age 65, formerly of Appleton passed away peacefully at the end of a pleasant Christmas Day at his home in Elgin, Texas after a lengthy illness. He was born in East St.
Louis, Illinois on January 25, 1936 to Woodrow and Margaret Stephens. After serving in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict, Bill's career was in many facets of the insurance industry. He served one term as a county supervisor in Wisconsin. He was a PER in the Elks and was a Mason and a Shriner. Until his health failed, he enjoyed keeping a boat on Lake Travis and playing golf.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra; two sons: William (Tom) (Justine), Kingwood, Texas; Scott, Neenah; a daughter, Stephanie Hendricks (Eric), Menasha; three grandchildren: Sara Stephens and Amanda and Lindsay Hendricks, Menasha; his mother, Margaret; a half-sister, Karen and two half-brothers: Bernie and Bob, all of Illinois. A memorial service will be held at their home in Elgin, Texas on January 5. The family asks that memorials be directed to Circle Hospice, 1104 S. Mays Round Rock, TX 78664, which provided so much assistance to both Bill and Sandee over the last five months. Special thanks also to his best friend, Bob Reynolds.
Arrangements were handled by Newby Funeral Home, Elgin, Texas. Wickesberg, CarttonE. Seymour Age 84, passed away early Friday, December 28, 2001 at Good Shepherd Nursing, Seymour. He was born July 18, 1917 in Black Creek, son of the late Richard and Pearl (Alvord) Wickesberg. On August 12, 1942 he was united in marriage to Frances Tuschl.
She preceded him in death on February 26, 1999. Carlton and Frances farmed for over 35 years in the Black Creek area. He was a World War II Army Veteran. Carlton enjoyed farming and his garden. He loved time spent with his family, especially his grandchildren.
He is survived by their children: Dennis (Sally), Seymour; Donna (Louis) Decker, Verona; Sandra (Walter) Hess, Black Creek; Steven, Reedsville; Susan Strebe and special friend, Tom Hawley, Sobeski; Byron (Amy), Black Creek; Maxine (Tom) Metzner, Green Bay; Roger, Black Creek; Joan (Dennis) Barth, Seymour; Joyce and special friend, Jeff Schuette, Seymour; 22 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, a brother, Warren Wickesberg, Port Washington; a sister, Helen (Joe) Evers, Combined Locks. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 56 years, a brother, Kenneth Friends a may call at Muehland sister, Fern Plier. Boettcher Funeral Home, Seymour, on Wednesday, January 2 from 4 p.m. until services at 8 p.m. with Fr.
Paul Paider officiating. Burial will be at Highland Memorial Park, Appleton. A special thank-you to the staff of Meadow Wood Residential Care and Good Shepherd Nursing Home, especially Dan, for all their care and concern. Will, ArtyleL (Lindemer) Omro, Wisconsin granddaughters: Andrea, Kara and Melissa. Funeral services will be Saturday (TODAY) December 29, 2001 at 2 p.m.
at Wyldewood Baptist Church, 3030 Witzel Avenue, Oshkosh with Pastor Randall King officiating. Burial to follow in the Omro Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the church on Saturday (TODAY) from 12 p.m. until the time of services. Mueller Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements Arlyle had a strong belief that Arlyle L.
(Lindemer) Will, age 74 of Omro, loving and devoted wife, mother and grandma went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 27, 2001 surrounded by her family. She was born on December 24, 1927 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Lewis and Doris (Lowry) Lindemer. She married Albert "Red" Will on August 11, 1945 in Omro, Wisconsin and they lived their early years together in Winneconne and in 1968 Arlyle and Red moved to Omro. Arlyle devoted her life to caring for her husband, children and grandchildren.
She has been a member of Wyldewood Baptist Church since 1975. She is survived by her husband, Albert "Red" Will, Omro; her children: Sandra (Richard) Mathison, Winneconne; Vicki (Howard) Luedtke, Winneconne; Diane Reinert, Oshkosh; Michael (Joan) Will, Winneconne; Mary (Francis) Fisher, Omro; Brenda (Paul) Gerrits, Redgranite; Douglas (Heather) Will, Omro; Jeanie (Marshall) Howser, Omro. Arlyle is also survived by her grandchildren: Steve Mathison, Kari Bouras, Kim Luedtke, Brian Luedtke, Michael Luedtke, Lisa Reinert, Michelle Johnson, John Reinert, Ezra Will, Abe Will, Eric Fisher, Janeen Wagner, Jennifer Schmitz, Jason Fisher, William Sitter, Andrew Sitter, Samantha Gerrits, Alissa Will, Autumn Will, Jami Ramirez and Jonathan Ramirez; great-grandchildren: Bill Bouras, Liz Bouras, Hunter Mathison, Brooke Mathison, Remington Taft, Roree Taft, Dawson Luedtke, Faith Luedtke, Amanda Reinert, Cedric Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Samanatha Fisher, B.J. Fisher, Coleton Fisher and Austin Wagner. Arlyle is also survived by a greatgreat grandchild, Brody Bouras; a brother, Douglas (Polly) Lindemer, Oshkosh; a sister, Doris (Victor) Bode, Baraboo; nieces and nephews.
She was met at Heaven's gate by her Savior, her parents, her sister, Jeanne Kromm; a special nephew, Stevie Hintz and three Get a AREA NEWS IN look. BRIEF in THE POST-CRESCENT children should be raised in a Christian environment, therefore, in lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established at Wyldewood Christian School. The family would like to express a special thanks, to the Affinity Hospice Team of Terry, Jim and Debbie for their care and support of their mother. Mueller Funeral Home 904 E. Main P.O.
Box 30 Winneconne, WI 54986 920-582-4242 Young, Esther M. Age 90, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2001. She was born March 8, 1911 to William and Bertha Wichman, Sr. On March 26, 1931 she was married to Edward Young Jr. who passed away in May of 1995.
Esther was preceded in death by her husband, five brothers: Fred Wichman (Lena), William Jr. (Selma), George Wichman, Ray (Leona), Almond Wichman (Lorinda) and a sister, Louise Muenster (Arnold). She is survived by four sons: Stanley (Toni), Robert (Helen) Donald (Byrdene), Terryl (Lenda Young; two daughters: Sheila Naomi (Lonnie) Iris, (John) Kreisle; grandchildren: Ron (Amy), Greg (Anne), Bonnie, Debbie, Diana, Jeff, Scott (Ann) and Tim Young, Theresa (Dan) Reitz, Rhonda Young, Connie (Bruce) Verbeten, Roxanne Adam, Phyllis (Mike) Kelly, Peter, Kevin Iris, Shannon (Mike) Harwood, Stephanie, Eric, Michael Kreisle, Alisha (Paul) Geiger; great-grandchildren: Amie, Jacob, Michael, Sarah, Amanda, Cassie, Whitney and Lee Young, Ariel Lund, Chad Verbeten, Angie (Chris) Bohnlein, David Reitz, Cynthia Kelly, Alisha and Samanatha Hardwood; a greatgreat Mikayla Boehnlein. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 29, 2001 at St.
Matthew Lutheran Church, 129 S. Mason Street with Pastor David Pagel officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 until time of services. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy a memorial fund is being established for WELS Missions. VALLEY FUNERAL HOME 2211 N.
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The man was treated for a skull fracture and his wife a broken nose. Both were released. As of Friday evening, police had made no arrests. over some vandalism The Post-Crescent MENASHA Police are looking for suspects in a beating that left a young Oshkosh couple injured. At 7:57 p.m.
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Larry Bonneville. "They were seriously beaten with objects they described like baseball bats and clubs," Bonneville said. The Oshkosh couple told police that they had gotten into a quarrel with a group of about 15 males at an area shopping mall. The quarrel allegedly stemmed from some vandalism that occurred at an Appleton residence. Something THE POST-CRESCENT to in the Editor Letters to Views Funeral Tome Directory Five neighborhood and now two worldwide locations! www.wichmannfuneralhomes.com www.fargofuneralhomes.com Send condolences, on-line registers WICHMANN FARGO Funeral Homes Crematory Funeral Homes Crematory Appleton Menasha Kimberly Kaukauna a Aftercare Support FUNERAL HOME a Cremation Services Neenah 722-6464 Personalized Preplanning Services a Family Owned Operated VERKUILEN FUNERAL HOME Little Chute 788-3321 Brettschneider Trettin -Lederer FUNERAL CHAPEL CREMATION SERVICES Eat.
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