All Obituaries

Bernice A. Trieglaff, age 99 of Appleton, passed away Thursday evening, October 12, 2017 at Rennes Health & Rehabilitation Center, Appleton. Bernice Anna Marie Trieglaff was born January 6, 1918 in Tigerton, WI to the late Herman and Vollie (Hirt) Zellmer. She spent almost the first 12 years with her parents on a farm in Seneca, South Dakota. She went to Ford School which was a little country school with only 5 pupils total when she moved with her parents to live in...

Arden “Butch” E. Bernhardt, age 87 of Clintonville, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Aster Assisted Living, Clintonville. Arden “Butch” Everett Bernhardt was born December 6, 1929 in Westfield, WI, the son of the late Rev. Hugo A. & Priscilla (Peper) Bernhardt. Butch graduated from De Pere High School and started working as a mechanic at a Studebaker garage in Appleton. In 1951, he enlisted in the Marines and served his country stateside as...

Timothy “Puker” Ruckdashel, age 49 of Embarrass, passed away Sunday morning, October 1, 2017 at the Pine Manor Health Care Center in Embarrass following a brief illness. Tim was born on October 2, 1967 in New London as the son of Pat Conn and the late Robert “Bob” Ruckdashel. He graduated from Clintonville High School in 1986. Tim was a “Jack of all trades” and over the years enjoyed working as a truck driver and mechanic for Badger Transport...

Maxine J. Carpenter, age 93 of Clintonville passed away peacefully on Monday morning, September 25, 2017 at the Pine Manor Health Care Center in Embarrass. Maxine was born on December 20, 1923 in Antigo, WI as the daughter of the late Albert and Nellie (Drew) Schoening. She grew up in rural Marion and graduated from Marion High School in 1942. After attending Kaukauna Normal School for 2 years, Maxine went on to become a bookkeeper. She worked for the FWD/Seagrave Inc., in...

Ruth A. DuChene, age 76 of Clintonville, passed away Saturday morning, September 23, 2017 at the Thedacare Regional Medical Center in Neenah. A memorial service will be held for Ruth on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 1 PM at Family of Christ Church, 600 S. Main Street, Clintonville with Rev. Richard Vanman officiating. Visitation will be held from 12 Noon until the time of the service and a luncheon will follow the service.

Doris A. Abrahamson, age 91 of Clintonville, passed away Saturday afternoon, September 23, 2017 at the Greentree Health & Rehabilitation Center in Clintonville. Doris was born in Clintonville on December 1, 1925 as the daughter of the late John C. and Stasie (Mollick) Abrahamson. She graduated from high school in 1943 and worked at the FWD which is now Seagrave, Inc. in Clintonville for over 40 years, moonlighting at the Clintonville Public Library for over 20 years. Doris...

Jody R. Ludvigsen, age 61 of Menasha, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Sunday evening, September 17, 2017 at the Theda Care Regional Medical Center in Neenah. Jody was born in Clintonville on April 28, 1956 as the son of the late James “Jim” and Josephine (Carlson) Ludvigsen. He graduated from Shawano High School in 1974 and soon after entered into service with the United States Navy for a short while. Jody was united in marriage to Mariann Desten on...

Eldora H. Krueger, age 92 of Marion, passed away Sunday morning, September 10, 2017 at ThedaCare Medical Center, Shawano surrounded by her family. Eldora Hilda Krueger was born June 14, 1925 in the Town of Union, Waupaca County, the daughter of the late Emil & Hilda (Johnson) Durkey. The family moved to the Clintonville area where she started school, later moving to Manawa, and eventually settled in Marion. Eldora was united in marriage to Ernst Krueger on May 28, 1942 in...

Eugene R. Martin, age 78 of Crivitz, formerly of Clintonville, passed away early Friday morning, August 25, 2017, at his home. Eugene “Gene” Roland Martin was born August 14, 1939 in Shawano to the late Roland & Hildegard (Haut) Martin. Gene graduated from Bonduel High School in 1957 and joined the U.S. Army to serve his country as a radio intercept operator. His service allowed him to travel to many different countries in Europe. Gene literally...

David (Dave) W. White, 67, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 22nd after a valiant 2 year battle against cancer. Dave kept a positive attitude throughout his illness and in June and July, he still felt well enough that he and his wife Lynn fulfilled a dream to travel in the US and Canada in an RV motorhome. Dave was born in Borger, Texas in September 1949 to Woodrow Wilson White and the late Mary Julia (Kincaid) White. He was preceded in death by his mother and two very...