All Obituaries

Franklin “Ben” B. Hoppe, age 81 of Shawano, formerly of Clintonville, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Appleton, WI. Franklin “Ben” Benjamin Hoppe was born January 17, 1937 in the Town of Pella to the late Franklin & Odellia (Koeller) Hoppe. He attended grade school in Shawano and later graduated from Clintonville High School. Ben was a gifted baseball player and pitched all through high school, played for the Clintonville A’s, and was...

Gary Thoms, age 69 of the Town of Belle Plaine, Shawano County, died peacefully in his daughter’s arms, April 17, 2018 at his home. Gary was born on September 2, 1948 in Milwaukee, the son of the late Elmer and Ruth (Wagner) Thoms. He grew up in the Milwaukee area and married Kathleen Tokarski in 1968. The couple had a daughter Carrie and later divorced. Gary faithfully served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He served one tour in Vietnam and volunteered for...

Rueben C. Reinke Jr., age 77 of Marion, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center, Appleton. Ruben Curtis Reinke Jr. was born February 8, 1941 in the Town of Pella to the late Rueben W.P. & Mariena (Conradt) Reinke Sr. He attended school in Marion and graduated from Marion High School in 1959. Rueben farmed on his family’s home farm in the Town of Pella. He was united in marriage to Karen Kautz on June 26, 1966 at Zion Lutheran...

Joyce M. Hitzke, age 80 of Clintonville, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at Kindred Hearts, Clintonville. Joyce Mae Hitzke was born April 21, 1937 in the Town of Harrison near Iola, to the late Theodore & Leona (Fietzer) Loken. She was united in marriage to Norman Hitzke on August 20, 1955 at Hitterdahl Lutheran Church, Iola. Over the years, Joyce worked for Schultz Brothers, Hanson Glove Factory, & Pries Apparel. Joyce was blessed with two daughters, Jodi & Marsha....

 James “Jim” A. McCormick, age 76 of Clintonville, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loved ones Sunday evening, April 8, 2018. James Allan McCormick was born on January 19, 1942 in Green Bay as the son of the late Timothy and Myrna (Wilson) McCormick. He graduated from Wrightstown High School in 1960. On September 17, 1960, Jim was united in marriage to Judy Bowers. The couple raised their son, Jerry, and divorced in 1985. In the early...

LaVerne J. Campbell, age 91 of Clintonville, formerly of the Milwaukee area, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center, Shawano. LaVerne “Vernie” Jean Campbell was born September 5, 1926 in Nicholson, WI the only daughter and youngest of five, to the late John J. & Mathilda (Heidtke) Campbell. She attended grade school in Nicholson, the family later re-located to the rural Clintonville area where Vernie graduated from Clintonville...

Elmer A. Verch age 93 of Clintonville, formerly of Marion, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday morning April 3, 2018. Dedication and Integrity – that’s how Elmer lived his life, both personally and professionally. His code of values were present in his 70 years of marriage to Margie and in his loving care of his three children; Mark, Kerry, and Tammy. The example he set was second to none. Whether Elmer was inspecting a fire truck for...

William D. Mielke, age 80 of Oshkosh, formerly of the Marion area, passed away early morning, March 27, 2018 at Bethel Home in Oshkosh. William “Billy” Delmar Mielke was born January 29, 1938 at the family residence in the Township of Dupont to the late William & Lillian (Hickman) Mielke. Billy lived most of his life in the Town of Dupont, moving to Marion in 1997. He attended school in Watertown, Oshkosh, and completed his education at Longfellow School in...

 Dorothy Ann O’Connor, age 96 of Clintonville, passed away Saturday morning March 24, 2018 in Clintonville with her family at her side. Dorothy was born February 4, 1922 in the Township of Bear Creek as the daughter of the late Robert & Laurena (Weller) Neely. She graduated from Clintonville High School in 1939 and from Oshkosh Business College in 1941. Dorothy then began working for the Four Wheel Drive Corp. in Clintonville as a an Administrative Assistant...

Helen M. (Erdman) Huebner, age 82 of Clintonville passed away Friday morning, March 16, 2018 at The Hospice Residence in Appleton.  Helen was born on July 9, 1935 in Clintonville as the daughter of the late Alton & Euella (Dahm) Perkins. She graduated from Clintonville High School in 1953 and was united in marriage to Gerald Erdman in November of 1953. The couple had two daughters before Gerald preceded Helen in death unexpectedly in February of 1965. Along with raising...