All Obituaries

Ruby R. Pastovic, age 90 of Appleton, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022 at Ascension Northeast Wisconsin St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton. Ruby Roma Pastovic was born on November 12, 1931 in Shawano, WI; one of eight daughters born to the late Louis A. & Sophia M. (Beyersdorf) Redman. She attended Tigerton Schools and worked briefly at the Clintonville Bakery, later moving to Milwaukee where she was employed at Master Lock Co. She was united in marriage to Charles Pastovic Sr. in...

Paul M. Hoffman Sr. age 71 of Clintonville, passed away on Thursday May 12, 2022 at Ascension Northeast Wisconsin St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton, after complications from knee surgery. Paul Michael Hoffman Sr. was born June 5, 1950 in Clintonville, WI, the youngest of four children born to the late Paul F. & Loretta (Schoenheide) Hoffman. He was a 1968 graduate of Clintonville High School and received a full athletic scholarship to attend Ripon College where he played football and...

Opal D. Glass age 102 of Clintonville passed away Saturday morning May 7, 2022 at Aster Assisted Living in Clintonville. Opal Dorothy Tate was born on September 22, 1919 in New London as the daughter of the late Amos and Clara (Faneuf) Tate. She graduated from New London High School and was united in marriage to Kenneth Glass of Clintonville on April 20, 1943 in Kalamazoo, MI. The couple resided in Clintonville where they were faithful members of the United Methodist Church. Opal was a...

Donald “Don” A. Nordwig, age 86 of Clintonville passed away Thursday May 5, 2022 at the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah.  Donald Arthur Nordwig was born on September 22, 1935 in Mattoon as the son of the late Arthur and Dulice (Kopelke) Nordwig. He grew up in the Shawano area and at the young age of 16 started driving truck for a local cheese factory. He met Barbara Lichtenberg at the Shawano County Fair and a few years later the couple were united in marriage on July...

Marcy L. Buntrock, age 66 of Caroline passed away Monday May 2, 2022 in the Town of Grant.  Marcy was born on August 7, 1955 in Clintonville as the daughter of Lois (Much) Klaeser and the late Gary Klaeser. Marcy graduated from Marion High School in 1973 and was united in marriage to David “Bun” Buntrock. The couple had two children and later divorced. Marcy worked for a number of places in her life. She started out at Pamida in Clintonville where she worked in almost any...

Jean “Jeanne” V. Fritz, age 90 of Caroline passed away at her daughter’s home under hospice care on Thursday afternoon, April 28, 2022. Jean Viola Schlender was born on November 19, 1931 in the Town of Emmet, Dodge County as the daughter of the late Andrew and Louise (Koplin) Schlender. She grew up in the Marion area and graduated Marion High School with the Class of 1949. Jeanne started working for FWD in Clintonville in 1953 and was united in marriage to George A. Fritz,...

Lillian “Kaye” M. Rogers, age 100 of Clintonville, passed away with family by her side, early Thursday morning April 28, 2022 at Aster Assisted Living, Clintonville. Lillian “Kaye” Mae Rogers was born September 12, 1921 in Lebanon, PA, the daughter of the late Arthur & Kathryn (Heller) Kirby. She attended Swatara Township High School and later was a distinguished graduate with the class of 1940. She then attended the Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Lebanon,...

David “Digger” D. Degener, age 65 of the Town of Matteson, Waupaca County passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday April 26, 2022. David was born on February 25, 1957 in Shawano as the son of Sally (Krause) Degener and the late Roland Degener. David served in the Army National Guard and was united in marriage to Mary Wollenberg on May 20, 1978 in Sherwood. The couple had a daughter Kristine and later divorced. As a young man David lived in Sherwood where he worked for...

Carol S. Lilly, age 53 of the Township of Grant, Shawano County, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, April 26, 2022 at her home.   Carol Sue Lilly was born September 21, 1968 in Chicago, IL, daughter to Farol Tomsovic and the late James “Jake” E. Tomsovic. She grew up in the Marion area and attended Marion High School, where she played trombone in the band and graduated with the class of 1986. She then moved to the Milwaukee area where she worked for a trucking...

Jeannie M. Carlstrom, nee Merholtz, age 74 of Appleton, passed away on Thursday morning, April 14, 2022 at St. Paul Elder Services in Kaukauna. Jeannie Marie Carlstrom, nee Merholtz was born June 18, 1947 in Bear Creek, WI, daughter to the late Clifford & Evelyn (Hanson) Merholtz. She worked at Evey’s Restaurant, Bear Creek, WI which was owned by her mother. Jeannie remained in the restaurant business her whole life until retiring as the manager of Perkins in Stevens Point, WI....