Obituaries

John Edward Schultz Sr.

Published by andynewsengin on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 3:03pm

John Edward Schultz Sr., 81, Town of Wescott, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in Appleton. He was born July 2, 1940, to the late Clarence and Mabel (Duell) Schultz in Underhill. On Sept. 30, 1961, John was united in marriage to Carol J. Kuhn in Pulcifer. He worked for many years as an auto mechanic for Schneider National Transport. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and restoring cars.

Patricia A. Thompson

Published by andynewsengin on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 3:01pm

Patricia A. Thompson, 71, died Saturday, June 25, 2022. She was born Feb. 28, 1951, to Kenneth “Babe” and Myra Thompson.

Bernice M. Yanke

Published by andynewsengin on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 3:00pm

Bernice M. Yanke, 91, of Shawano, passed away at home on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Bernice was born Feb. 27, 1931, to the late Christian and Minnie (Tuschy) Zaddack. She was baptized on March 29, 1931, at St. John Lutheran Church in Hayes, and she was confirmed on May 14, 1944.

Dorothy A. Yaeger

Published by andynewsengin on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 4:25pm

Dorothy A. Yaeger, 93, of Wittenberg, died on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family.

Patsy L. McCarthy

Published by andynewsengin on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 4:24pm

Patsy L. McCarthy, 92, of Clintonville, died on Friday, June 24 at ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano.

Dennis L. Wieck

Published by andynewsengin on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 12:56pm

Dennis L. Wieck (Ski) passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 25, 2022. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Den was born on April 26, 1949 in Wausau.

Esther M. Morris

Published by andynewsengin on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 10:08am

Esther M. Morris, 93, of Cecil, passed away on Thursday afternoon, June 23, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 18, 1929, in Green Valley, daughter of the late Charles and Rose Hanelt. Esther was a graduate of Pulaski High School. In 1949, she married Kermit Morris. They celebrated 73 years of marriage earlier this year. Esther was employed at Pulaski Shoe Factory and Schroeder’s Flower Shop while also raising her family and gardening at home. She could grow anything anywhere. Esther also enjoyed puzzling and reading books.

Russell J. Bridger

Published by andynewsengin on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 10:05am

Russell James Bridger, 67, died of natural causes suddenly at his home in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, prior to June 17, 2022. He was home alone at the time of his death. Born July 22, 1954, to Donald James Bridger and Agnes C. Konitzer Bridger Bast.

Maxine M. Buettner

Published by andynewsengin on Fri, 06/24/2022 - 3:41pm

Maxine M. Buettner, of Wabeno, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at home under the care of Compassus Hospice with her family by her side. She was 86 years old. She was born March 25, 1936, in Shawano, a daughter of Arthur and Bernice (Kautz) Moede. She married LeRoy Buettner on Oct. 20, 1956, in Shawano.

Michael J. McGuire

Published by andynewsengin on Fri, 06/24/2022 - 10:46am

Michael J. McGuire, 84, lifelong resident of Lena, was born to Raymond and Lula McGuire on January 31, 1938. Mike passed away on June 21, 2022, due to a rare aggressive lymphoma. Mike was an athletic standout in basketball (he is a member of the 1,000-point club), baseball, track and football at Lena High School. He played football at St. Norbert for two years. Mike married Ellen Kristofick in 1959, and together they raised six children: Louise (Tom) Blankenheim, Lois (Jim) VanAbel, Maureen (Duane) Viano, Eileen McGuire, Renee McGuire, and Raymond McGuire. Ellen preceded him in death in 1988. In 1996 he married Judy (nee Strehlow) Peters and became the bonus father to Tracey (Sami) Awwad and Rick Peters.