Obituaries

Benjamin Lee Rindt

Published by admin on Mon, 09/18/2023 - 12:52pm

Benjamin Lee Rindt, of Shawano, died peacefully on Sept. 15, 2023. He was born on Sept. 12, 1932, to Edwin and Esther (Braun) Rindt in Clintonville.

Ben was a graduate of Clintonville High School, Class of 1950. Along with working on the family farms in the Town of Pella, he was employed at FWD (Seagrave) for 39 years in Clintonville. Ben met his soul mate, Bette Suehring, at the Caroline Ballroom in 1955. They were married Dec. 22, 1956, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in the Town of Grant.

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Vi McDermid

Published by admin on Fri, 09/15/2023 - 1:59pm

Vi McDermid, 97, lifelong Oconto Falls resident and matriarch of the McDermid family, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 13, 2023, at home surrounded by her family.

The second-youngest of 12 children of Louis “Smokey” and Rose (Gouin) Trudeau, she was born April 17, 1926, in Oconto Falls. Vi attended St. Anthony Catholic School and, growing up in the Depression, started working in her teens.

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Delores M. Gallas

Published by admin on Thu, 09/14/2023 - 4:35pm

Delores M. Gallas, 93, Two Rivers, formerly of Kelly Lake, died Sunday morning, Sept. 3, 2023, at Meadow View Assisted Living in Two Rivers. She was born May 30, 1930, in Two Rivers to Herman and Alice (Schmiling) Gagnon.

Delores grew up in Two Rivers where she attended St. Luke’s Catholic elementary school, later graduating Washington High School with the Class of 1948.

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Alice B. Jaeger

Published by admin on Thu, 09/14/2023 - 4:33pm

Alice B. Jaeger, 85, of Mountain, passed away on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Alice was born Nov. 23, 1937, to the late Ernest and Lydia (Pfeiffer) Buhrandt.

She attended St. John Lutheran School in Hayes and graduated from Suring High School with the Class of 1955. On Aug. 8, 1959, Alice married Edgar Jaeger, and the couple spent most of their adult lives raising their family in Cudahy. While living there, the couple attended Chapel of the Cross Church in Milwaukee.

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Gary L. Sommerfeld

Published by admin on Thu, 09/14/2023 - 4:30pm

Gary L. Sommerfeld, 71, of Gillett, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Gary was born May 12, 1952, to the late Herbert and Elizabeth (Ratz) Sommerfeld.

He graduated from Gillett High School and attended missionary school. Later, Gary went to tech school for computers and received a degree in market management. Gary worked at Gillett Canning Factory, Scott Paper Mill, numerous casinos, cheese factory and Pulaski Canning Factory.

He was married for a time, but the marriage ended in divorce.

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Aaron Evenson

Published by admin on Thu, 09/14/2023 - 2:00pm

Aaron Evenson, 53, of Shiocton, passed away at Country Villa in Pulaski on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. He was born on June 5, 1970, to the late Vernon and Beverly (Allen) Evenson.

Aaron worked at Pick ‘n Save in Appleton for many years.

He enjoyed hunting and being outdoors. Spending time with his family brought him the most joy.

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Kathleen H. Egan

Published by admin on Sat, 09/09/2023 - 9:44am

Kathleen H. Egan (Hammill) was born March 30, 1949, in Neenah to Anita Hammill (VanVreede) and John Hammill. The sun set on Kathy’s time with us on Monday, Aug. 28, at sunset. She faced many health challenges bravely and was a breast cancer survivor for over 25 years. Ultimately, she passed away from congestive heart failure.

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Henry Graef

Published by admin on Sat, 09/09/2023 - 9:40am

Henry Lea Graef, stillborn son of Andrew Graef and Rita Krause, died peacefully surrounded by family at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at HSHS St. Clare hospital in Oconto Falls.

He was preceded in death by his paternal uncle, Steven Graef; his maternal great-grandparents, James and Merle Krause, Georgeann Roberts, and Harold Paul Baldwin; his paternal great-grandparents, Donald Graef, and James and Dolores Magnin.