Obituaries

Dec 24, 2017

Keith M. Wunsch, 67, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center.Keith was born on June 13, 1950 at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, son of the late Melvin and Margaret (Clark) Wunsch. He attended grade school at Holy Redeemer, graduating from Washington High School, Two Rivers, in 1968. Later that year he...

Dec 17, 2017

Irene Bernice Westera, 93, of Sheboygan, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.Irene (Noetzelman) Westera was born on September 18, 1924, in Lewellen, NE to Edward and Rebecca (Schwader) Noetzelman. She was a 1942 graduate of Lewellen High School.On August 12, 1944, Irene married John Westera in Harlingen, TX. In the early 1950's, Irene...

Dec 13, 2017

Glen Walter Schuman, 83, of Sheboygan, went home peacefully to his Savior Jesus on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls with his loving family at his side.Glen was born to Walter and Irene (Moeller) Schuman at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital on October 4, 1934. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church...

Dec 12, 2017

Deborah L. Hopeman, 63, of Cedar Grove went to her eternal home with her family at her side on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Grafton Aurora Medical Center where she had been a patient for the past four days.Deb was born on February 3, 1954 in Sheboygan, the daughter of the late LeRoy and Arline (Meyer) Lammers. Deb graduated from...

Dec 10, 2017

Carl Henry TeWinkel, 89, of Sheboygan, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Morningside Health Care Center.Carl was born on January 10, 1928, in the Town of Lima, to Clarence and Florence (Oonk) TeWinkel. He was a graduate of Waldo High School. Following high school, he served in the Army National Guard for three years. On October 28, 1948,...

Dec 9, 2017

Barbara Jean Mahr, 63, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan.Barb was born on August 14, 1954, in Two Rivers, to Lester Anderla and Dorothy (Monfils) Saubert. She attended Bergland Community High School. On July 6, 1996, Barb married Dave Mahr in Sheboygan. Barb was employed by Nemschoff Chairs in Sheboygan...

Dec 7, 2017

Hugo A. Schwoerer, 91, of Sheboygan, died peacefully at his home with his family at his side on Thursday, December 7, 2017.Hugo was born on April 3, 1926, in St. Nazianz, the son of Frank and Ida (Heinzen) Schwoerer. He attended St. Gregory Catholic School in St. Nazianz. On October 10, 1951 he married Marjorie Juckem at St. Mary's Catholic...

Dec 5, 2017

LaVerne Harriet Lemmenes, 91, of Cedar Grove, died on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 of natural causes, at Pine Haven Christian Homes, Covenant Home. LaVerne was born on June 23, 1926, in Cedar Grove to Abram and Clara (Wieberdink) Hoftiezer, and graduated from Cedar Grove High School in 1943 at the age of 16. She was a secretary at ESCO, now Mayline, before...

Dec 1, 2017

Dec 1, 2017

Norman G. Mentink, 81, of Oostburg, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017, at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.Norman was born on July 4, 1936, in Oostburg, son of Garret and Janet (Huibregtse) Mentink in Oostburg.  He was a 1954 graduate of Oostburg High School.  Norman served in the US Navy from 1954-1957.  On June 27, 1958, he married...

Nov 25, 2017

Violet "Vi" Foley, a resident at Pine Haven Christian Home in Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the age of 101.Vi was born on February 3, 1916 in the town of Scott, daughter of Edwin and Amanda Engelmann. On July 12, 1947 she married Ralph Foley. After their marriage they made their home in Plymouth. Vi...

Nov 25, 2017

LuVerne "Verne" L Thornton, blessed with 97 healthy years, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Prairie Crossing. Verne was born on April 28, 1920, in Amery, WI to John and Lillian (Jensen) Thornton. He was a graduate of Sheboygan North High School. On September 13, 1941, he married Virginia Wagner in Sheboygan. She preceded him in...

Nov 23, 2017

Travis Michael Janssen, 52, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 23, 2017, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center in Manitowoc.Travis was born on September 3, 1965, in Sheboygan to Clemens and Nancy (Mattuschek) Janssen. He was a 1983 graduate of Kohler Public School and graduated from Lakeshore Techinical College in 1985 with an Associates Degree in Material...

Nov 22, 2017

Roland William TenHaken, 88, of Oostburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at Sharon Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls.Roland was born on July 7, 1929, in Oostburg, WI to Louis and Marie (Westerbeke) TenHaken. He attended Oostburg High School. On March 3, 1950, Roland married Betty Navis in Calvary OPC in Cedar Grove. She preceded him in death...

Nov 10, 2017

Barbara Lou Gabrielse, 88, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice Center.Barbara was born on September 27, 1929, in Sheboygan Falls to Stanley and Margaret (Alspach) Harder. She was a graduate of Sheboygan Falls High School. On August 6, 1947, Barbara Harder married Leonard Gabrielse, Jr. in Sheboygan. Barbara was a...

Nov 8, 2017

Zita Marie (Meyer) Zastrow, 81, formerly of Kohler, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at Artisan Memory Care in Fond du Lac.  Zita was born on May 7, 1936, in St. Nazianz to John and Theckla Meyer. She attended Valders High School.  On September 14, 1957, Zita married Ronald at St. Gregory Catholic Church in St. Nazianz. Zita worked...

Nov 8, 2017

Bessie Lynn Edler, 64, of Sheboygan, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice Center. Bessie was born on March 14, 1953, in Jeffersonville, IN to Roy and Virginia (Tunget) Stone. She was a graduate of Jeffersonville High School. Bessie worked for the Sheboygan Area School District and for various nursing facilities as a...

Nov 4, 2017

Donald Eugene Brethouwer, 79, of Oostburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 4, 2017 with his children by his side.  Donald was born on October 3, 1938, in Sheboygan, to Raymond and Arline (VerGowe) Brethouwer. He attended Oostburg High School. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1956-1959 and loved sharing stories of his travels in the Army.  His...

Nov 1, 2017

Sharon Lee Nauth, 73, of Plymouth, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at the Waterford in Plymouth, WI.  Sharon was born on May 30, 1944, in Sheboygan to Eugene and Margaret (Hurtienne) Nauth. She was a graduate of Kohler High School. Sharon received her BA in English and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and later received...

Oct 24, 2017

Mary Louise DeTroye, 88, of Oostburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice Center.  Mary was born on August 15, 1929, in Town of Lima, WI,  daughter of the late Benjamin and Florence (Bloemers) Kappers.  She graduated from Oostburg High School in 1947 and attended Sheboygan Falls Normal School to attain a teaching certificate.  Upon...