Obituaries

Marion Behlow

Marion Behlow

Sep 16, 2020

Marion Behlow, 85, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at Pine Haven Christian Community.Marion was born on June 14, 1935, in the Town of Wilson, daughter of the late Marlin and Milda (Jankow) Miller. She attended Harmony School in the Town of Wilson and graduated from Oostburg High School in 1955. Marion was united in marriage...

Clara Hoppa

Clara Hoppa

Sep 15, 2020

Clara Hoppa, 87, went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Being born to Conrad and Helen Jakubowski on December 3, 1932, Clara was the middle child of nine. Of the nine children, Clara was one of three that graduated from Berlin High School graduating in 1950. Clara was united in marriage to Raymond Hoppa on December...

Delores Theune

Delores Theune

Sep 14, 2020

Delores J. Theune, of Oostburg, entered eternal life on Monday, September 14, 2020, at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center.Delores was born on March 10, 1936, in the Town of Holland, the daughter of DeLoyd and Esther (Meerdink) Wieberdink. She was a 1954 graduate of Cedar Grove High School. On November 15, 1958, she married Marvin Theune. He preceded her in...

Kenneth Wentz

Kenneth Wentz

Sep 10, 2020

Kenneth Gerald Wentz, age 85, passed away Thursday evening September 10, 2020, at Sheboygan Progressive Health Services, where he was a resident for the last several years. Ken was the son of the late Gerald and Aurelia (Siegmund) Wentz and was born on March 13, 1935, in the home of his Uncle Harold and Aunt Hilda Wentz. He grew up...

Lawrence Lynch

Lawrence Lynch

Sep 7, 2020

Lawrence Fredrick Lynch, 76, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.Lawrence was born on October 3, 1943, in Rhinelander, WI to Gerald and Zola (Root) Lynch. He was a graduate of Appleton High School in 1961. On August 12, 1967, Lawrence married Jane Ashworth in St. Francis. Lawrence was employed at...

Henry Wyk

Henry Wyk

Sep 5, 2020

Henry P. Van Wyk, 65, of Waldo died at his home on Saturday, September 5, 2020, following a brief illness.Henry was born on June 2, 1955, in Sheboygan, the son of the late William and Johanna Van Wyk. Henry was a 1973 graduate of Oostburg High school. Henry co-owned Van Wyks Inc. in Hingham for over 24 years prior to...

Leroy Gaines, Jr.

Leroy Gaines, Jr.

Sep 5, 2020

Leroy Gaines Jr., 70, of Hingham, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice after a short battle with aggressive, adenocarcinoma.  Leroy was born on April 6, 1950, in Philadelphia, PA, to Leroy and Cornelia (Via) Gaines. Leroy's work experience was a source of many achievements. In his younger years, he worked as a lighting...

Donna Ten Pas

Donna Ten Pas

Sep 2, 2020

Donna G. (Hickenbotham) Ten Pas of Sheboygan Falls was called home to her Lord on Wednesday, September 2, 2020.Donna was born on March 15, 1938, the youngest of three daughters of Harold "Jiggs" and Laura (Pfeifer) Hickenbotham. She attended Winooski, a one room country school. Donna graduated from Plymouth High School and UW Oshkosh. She met her husband Paul in...

James Graven

James Graven

Aug 27, 2020

James W. Graven, 70, of Random Lake, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 27, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls, where he had been a resident for the past 56 days. Diagnosed with Stage IV kidney cancer in 2013, Jim outlived his initial two-year prognosis by more than five years. He was born on May 28, 1950, in...

Glenda Melzer

Glenda Melzer

Aug 25, 2020

Glenda F. Melzer, 84, of Sheboygan, died on Tuesday afternoon, August 25, 2020 at Columbia-St Mary's Hospital in Mequon with her family at her side.Glenda was born on March 15, 1936 in Centralia, IL, the daughter of the late Dwight and Farrall (Apple) Sanders.  She was a 1954 graduate of Centralia (Illinois) High School. Glenda attended Centralia Jr. College and...

Syrah Gehrke

Syrah Gehrke

Aug 23, 2020

Syrah Marie Gehrke, 23, of Sheboygan, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020, at Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin. Syrah was born on August 2, 1997, in Sheboygan, WI to Dean and Jamie Gehrke. She attended Sheboygan South High School and was a graduate of George D. Warriner High School in Sheboygan.  Syrah had a magnetic personality. She was...

Mary Loon

Mary Loon

Aug 22, 2020

Mary Jane Van Loon, 95, formerly of Oostburg, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Harbor Chase in Shorewood.  Mary Jane was born on July 3, 1925, in Grand Rapids, MI to Morrel and Ethel (Rowe) Leavesley. She was a 1943 graduate of Bad Axe High School in Michigan and continued her education at the University of Michigan School...

Raymond Kretschmann

Raymond Kretschmann

Aug 21, 2020

Raymond A. Kretschmann, 85, of Sheboygan Falls died on Friday, August 21, 2020 at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan.Ray was born on September 2, 1934, the son of the late John and Katherine (Smith) Kretschmann. He attended Sheboygan Falls Holden School. Ray served in the United State Air Force from 1956-61.  On October 8, 1960 he married Maxi Diedler in...

Margarita Murillo

Margarita Murillo

Aug 21, 2020

Margarita Murillo, 94, of Sheboygan, formerly of Laredo, TX, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020, at her daughters' home.   Margarita was born on February 22, 1926, in Torrington, WY, to Agustin and Concepcion Gutierrez. Margarita is survived by her three daughters, Natividad Origel of Laredo, TX, Guadalupe (Jaime) Martinez of Sheboygan, Martha (Fidel) Contreras of Green Bay; one son, Eugenio...

Darrel Rodencal

Darrel Rodencal

Aug 20, 2020

Darrel "Bud" Edwin Rodencal, 87, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Pine Haven Christian Communites.Darrel was born on November 18, 1932, in Poy Sippi, WI to Edwin and Gertrude (Heffner) Rodencal. He was a graduate of Berlin High School in 1950. He went on to graduate from Waushara Co. Normal School in 1952. He went...

Ya Vang

Ya Vang

Aug 20, 2020

Ya Youa Vang, 29, of Sheboygan and Oostburg died tragically as the result of a motorcycle accident on Thursday, August 20, 2020.  Ya Youa was born on March 26, 1991 in Pananikong, Thailand, the son of Sang Vang and Chang Mee Yang. Ya Youa came to the USA at the age of three months.  Ya Youa graduated from Oostburg Public Schools in 2009 and then attended UW-Milwaukee for two years. He was employed at Dutchland Plastics and currently...

Audrey Nyenhuis

Audrey Nyenhuis

Aug 18, 2020

Audrey Joan Nyenhuis, 89, of Oostburg, formerly of Waukesha, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.Audrey was born on October 5, 1930, in Eagle, WI to Carl and Marie (Mueller) Zarnke. She was a graduate of Lutheran High School in 1948. On February 10, 1951, Audrey married Audley in Waukesha. She worked as an...

Kathryn Schleicher

Kathryn Schleicher

Aug 18, 2020

Kathryn Marie Schleicher, age 92 of Sheboygan Falls passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Waterford of Plymouth. Kathryn was born on December 18, 1927 in Denmark, WI, daughter of the late Norbert M. and Mayme C. (O'Neil) Morgan.  She graduated from Sheboygan Falls High School in 1945.  She remained close to her circle of friends throughout the years. She married...

Darle Kosup

Darle Kosup

Aug 17, 2020

Darle Ann Kosup, 89, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.Darle was born on April 5, 1931, in Sheboygan, WI to Mansuetto and Marion (Beste) Sopetto. She was a graduate of Kohler High School.On October 20, 1951, Darle married Richard Kosup in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Sheboygan. Darle was a friend...

Jerome Ertl

Jerome Ertl

Aug 8, 2020

Jerome "Jerry" Ertl, 80, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 8, 2020 with his family by his side. Jerry was born on August 6, 1940 in Auburndale, WI to Michael and Olive Ertl; the sixth of eight children. Jerry was raised on a farm and graduated from Auburndale High School. He met his wife, Shirley, at a...