POSTCRESCENT.COM TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2018 5A CHILTON Michael Hoffman, 66, passed away April 27, 2018. Visit www.sim- plycremationgb.com to view the whole obitu- ary. Michael Hoffman MENASHA Elinor P. Stecker, age 89, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 7, 1929, in Menasha, the daughter of Alex and Myrtle (Day- ton) Dombrowfski.
She attended St Patrick Grade School, Menasha High School, and the Univer- sity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She first started her teaching career at Nordheim and later Oaklawn in Oshkosh. On June 17, 1950, she was united in marriage to Lyle G. Stecker. They were together for 49 years until passing in 1999.
After she and Lyle were married they owned and operated Drive In on Highway 47. Later, they sold the business and Elinor returned to teaching. She taught for more than 25 years at St. Gabriel Cath- olic School, Neenah. She retired from teaching in 1991.
Elinor enjoyed participating in many things including: dancing, playing cards, bingo, golf and spending time with her family. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish, Menasha. Elinor is survived by her 3 children: Patricia (Alan) VandenWyngaard, Donna (Charles) Rund- quist, and Carol (Kevin) Stengl; 11 grandchildren: Adam and Sarah Stecker, Christopher (Amanda) VandenWyngaard, Stacy (Greg) Walther, Vanessa (Nathan) Schimmelpfenning, Andrew Hensen, Anna Keller, Luke (Bridget) Rundquist, Jennifer (Tanner) Bronson, Hailey (Thomas) Seifert, and Michael Stengl; 10 great grandchildren; other relatives, and friends. In addition to her husband and parents, Elinor was further preceded in death by a son: Daniel Stecker, and a sister: Elaine Matthews.
A memorial service will be held at 6:00 pm, on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at the Wichmann Funeral Home Laemmrich Chapel, 312 Milwaukee Menasha. Inurnment will be in Highland Memo- rial Park, Appleton. Visitation will be Thursday at the chapel from 4:00 pm until the time of the service. family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff at the Valley VNA and The- daCare at Home Hospice for their compassion and support through this difficult time. Elinor P.
Stecker APPLETON Eileen F. Sherman (Abler), 94 of Appleton, WI, died Sat- urday April 28th, 2018. She was born on Febru- ary 26, 1924 to the late Leo and Regina (Neis) Abler. On October 3rd 1953, Eileen married the love of her life, Eugene Sher- man. Eileen is survived by her children: Barb (Daryl) Bergstrom, Katie (John) Ericson, Pat (Mark) Wiese, Dan (Johanna) Sherman, Margaret (Glenn) Schlender.
One sister; Anne Abler and sister in law Imy Sherman, 13 grandchildren: Kristen (Matthew) Van Lieshout, Eric (Eliza) Bergstrom, Stephanie (Jordan) Moger, Emily (Chad) Dan- ner, Heidi Ericson, Melissa (James) tee*ts, Jenny (Sean) Lansing, Lisa Wiese (Chad Pingel), Andrew Sherman (Grace Mendenhall), Sarah Sherman (Matthew Viverette), Thomas Sherman, Laura Schlender (Ben Young), Steven Schlender. 7 great grandchildren, Bradley tee*ts, Juliet Moger, Carson Danner, Owen Van Lieshout, Samantha tee*ts, Eli Moger, Wren Danner. The visitation will be held Wednesday May 2nd 2018 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 401 W. Lawrence St.
Appleton The Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM with Father Jim Leary officiating. In lieu of flowers, a memorial in name has been established. Eileen Frances Sherman COMBINED LOCKS Kenneth D. Broe- ske, age 66, passed away peacefully with his wife at his side in their home in Combined Locks on April 28, 2018. He was born on October 21, 1951, and married Betty Behling on November 5, 1982.
Ken enjoyed every- thing outdoors, especially fishing. He was always tinkering in his workshop and was always willing to lend a helping hand to his family or neighbors. He will live on in our memory. Ken is survived by his wife, Betty Broeske and their dog, Lassie; siblings: Jan (Jerry) Christenson, Sandy (Dan) Gallow and Roger Broeske; mother- in-law, Eleanor Behling; brothers and sisters-in- law: Gary (Mary) Behling, Diane (Bill) Verboomen, Jan (Ron) Jenkins, Linda (Ernie) Rutledge and Dave (Shelley) Behling; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Ken was preceded in death by his parents, An- thony and Loretta Broeske; brothers: Gary and Don Broeske; and father-in-law, Edward Behling.
Memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 601 S. Washington Street, Combined Locks, with Pastor Nate Gauerke officiating. Vis- itation will be at the church from 3:00 p.m. until the time of the service.
For online condolences, please visit www.verkuilenfh.com. Ken, you were my true soulmate. God put us together for a reason. We took care of each other. As hard as it is to say goodbye, I know happy and in no more pain.
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Navy commander from Wisconsin faces a court-martial over a deadly collision involving his ship. Seven American sailors died June 17 when the USS Fitzgerald collided with a commercial vessel in a busy Japanese shipping channel. The crash happened while Cmdr. Bryce Benson slept in his quarters. A Navy investigation said subordinates navigating the ship should have woken Benson as the other ship approached in the overnight hours.
It also cited an ar- ray of failures leading up to the collision, including fail- ure to use basic tracking technology or keep watch out of both sides of the ship. But commanding have abso- lute responsibility for what happens aboard their ships, so Benson and three of his are facing charges includ- ing negligent homicide, dereliction of duty and hazarding a vessel in military court. Benson, 40, is scheduled for an Arti- cle 32 preliminary hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 21. The hearing will be the time the exact charges against Benson are known, as the Navy has so far declined to specify which of the three in- volve Benson. Three Fitzgerald under Benson are facing charges of their own.
One will enter a plea to a charge of negligent dereliction of duty resulting in death on May 8 at a special Court-Martial, a Navy spokesman said. Two other junior will face an Article 32 hearing May 9. Another three already received non-judicial punishments, getting letters of for being derelict in their duties. Benson was removed from command Aug. 18 and assigned to Naval District Washington at the Washing- ton Navy Yard, where he has access to nearby medical facilities.
He a traumatic brain injury in the collision, in which the 505-foot destroyer was struck broadside around cabin by a larger container ship from the Philippines. The Fitzgerald collision was one of four U.S. Navy mishaps in the region last year, all of which the Navy termed or primarily the result of human error. That led to multiple investigations, a review and the removal of top commanders. The other deadly crash in that group involving the USS McCain led to charges of negligent homi- cide, dereliction of duty and endangering a ship for its commanding Alfredo J.
Sanchez. He faces an Article 32 hearing on March 6, the day before Benson. The USS Fitzgerald was based in Japan, and the Na- vy had been warned of risky conditions in the Japa- nese-based in a 2015 report by the Government Accountability The report said decreased train- ing and maintenance coupled with increased deploy- ments created a growing risk that the Navy had neither recognized nor addressed. Top Navy commanders read the report until after the four 2017 mishaps. Benson, whose Navy biography calls him a Green Bay native, attended high school in Dane County and graduated from Marquette University in 1999.
He as- sumed command of the USS Fitzgerald about a month before the collision. How an Article 32 hearing works An Article 32 hearing named for the section of the military code that it is similar to a prelimi- nary hearing in the civilian justice system. The government must present evidence to show that Benson committed the or he is charged with. Benson, through a Navy-appointed attorney, can call and cross-examine witnesses, though the defense often puts up little resistance at this stage, said David Grogan, a retired military lawyer who during his 27- year career was involved in Article 32 hearings as the hearing and an attorney for both sides. He said the bar is far lower than the reasonable required for a convic- tion at court-martial, and the defense will be wary of tipping its hand on strategy.
The government attorney can also call witnesses, but some Article 32 hearings involve only written evi- dence. The overseeing the public hearing typical- ly a military lawyer will make a non-binding recom- mendation for how the case should proceed to the pre- siding authority, Adm. Frank Caldwell. A military law- yer on will review the report and make a recommendation as well before Caldwell makes a de- cision. Grogan, who is not involved with case, said there are potential outcomes from the hear- ing.
A court-martial, where Benson would face a for- mal trial but remains innocent until proven guilty. A special court-martial, which is basically a mis- demeanor court-martial where the potential time be- hind bars is limited unlikely for an accusation of this magnitude. Non-judicial action (typically called a Mast or Mast after the in charge) such as a or a punitive letter of reprimand. Administrative action such as counseling. Dismissal of the charges.
By Navy rule, the government has to bring the mat- ter to trial within 120 days of charges being which already occurred in Benson's case. Various procedural steps can extend this timeframe, however. Grogan said the process is one presiding over. commanders worked for in the past take this responsibility incredibly seriously, and they know the impact the process has on the charged and their Grogan said. If either Benson or Sanchez is brought to court-martial, he would be the Naval com- manding to face the tribunal in about three decades.
Hearing set for Wis. commander in fatal crash Eric Litke Appleton Post-Crescent USA TODAY NETWORK WISCONSIN The stateroom where CO Bryce Benson was sleeping on the USS Fitzgerald was struck directly in the June 2017 collision. U.S. NAVYBenson.
