Alice Helen Hovey, 89, of Green Bay, passed away Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at a local nursing home. Born on Feb. 19, 1924, in Withee, she was the daughter of the late Hans and Clara (Erickson) Christensen. Alice grew up in the town of Lessor and attended Wellhaven School. On Aug. 14, 1943, she was united in marriage to Harvey Ebert. He preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 1962. After the death of her husband, Alice moved to Green Bay. On Sept.

Maxine M. Bente, 69, of the town of Wescott, Shawano, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Friday evening, Sept. 13, 2013, at the Theda Clark Regional Medical Center in Neenah. Maxine was born on Dec. 19, 1943, in Green Bay, a daughter of the late Lester and Rose (Cooper) Skenandore. Maxine attended West De Pere High School and later, Milwaukee Vocational School. On Nov.

Jean Kathryn Perschbacher, 62, of the town of Green Valley, passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Green Bay. Born on Dec. 5, 1950, in Shawano, she was the daughter of the late Roland and Dorothy (Brown) Wudtke. Jean lived all her life in the town of Green Valley. She attended school in Advance and graduated from Bonduel High School. She later worked at Green Bay Cheese and at her parents’ Advance Hardware Store. On Nov.

Frances Marie Lyles, 92, of Shawano, passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Shawano. Born on June 22, 1921, in Devil’s Lake, N.D., she was one of 12 children born to the late Nickolas and Monica (Baron) Karlinsky. As a teenager, Frances and her family moved to the Milwaukee area, where she graduated from high school and later worked at Reliable Knitting. On Nov. 3, 1944, she was united in marriage to Ralph J. Lyles in Milwaukee.

Leslie ‘Swede’ Larson, 90, Eland, died on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at his home under the care of his family and Ministry Hospice. He was born on Sept. 28, 1922, in Eland, the son of the late Louis and Jessie (Nichols) Larson. On April 26, 1949, Swede was united in marriage to Susan Szutkowski at St. Philomena Catholic Church, Birnamwood. She survives.

Kathleen “Sister Girl” Pewewardy, 66, formerly of Minneapolis, currently residing in Shawano, died at ManorCare on Friday, Sept.

Lorraine R. Splitgerber, 89, of Shawano, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, Sept. 17, 2013, at her home. Funeral service arrangements are pending and will be announced later. Schroeder-Mickelson Funeral Service of Shawano is in charge of the service arrangements. www.schroedermickelsonfuneralservice.com

Jacqueline “Jackie” “Smurf” Sanapaw, 35, of Neopit, passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Green Bay. Born on July 31, 1978, in Antigo, she was the daughter of Jonathan and Nanette (Pamonicutt) Corn Sr. Jackie was a graduate of Menominee High School and later worked at the Menominee and Stockbridge casinos as a cashier. She married Thomas “TJ” Sanapaw on Feb. 14, 2004, in Keshena.

On Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, at Angel’s Touch Assisted Living in De Pere, William Stuart Woodward, a Green Bay businessman and longtime summer resident of Shawano, died precisely as he would have wished: surrounded by his wife of 57 years and his children. “Bill,” as he was universally known, was a victim of metastatic melanoma, detected only four months earlier.