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Randy Wernecke
Jan 4, 2013
Randy Wernecke, age 58, of 9230 Carstens Lake Road, Manitowoc, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 4, 2013 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center in Manitowoc. Randy was born on July 13, 1954 in Manitowoc to Jeanette (Lutzke) Wernecke and the late Lloyd O. Wernecke. He was a 1972 graduate of Valders High School. Randy owned and operated Randy's Excavating, sold...
Martin D. Rollefson
Dec 27, 2012
Martin D. Rollefson, age 96, of Chilton, Wisconsin, entered eternal life on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Century Ridge Assisted Living in Chilton. Martin was born on August 12, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of the late Martin and Alice Anderson Rollefson. Martin was a graduate of Von Steuben High School of Chicago with the class of...
Raymond J. Berres Sr.
Dec 24, 2012
Raymond J. Berres Sr., age 86, a resident of rural Manitowoc, entered into eternal life on Monday, December 24, 2012 at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center in Manitowoc. Ray was born on November 28, 1926 in Two Creeks to the late John and Elizabeth Ederer Berres. On November 11, 1950, Ray married Ruth Trousil at St. Anne Catholic Church in...
Robert P. Mahnke
Dec 22, 2012
Robert P. Mahnke, age 67, of 2350 South 23rd Street, Manitowoc, entered eternal life Saturday morning, December 22, 2012 at his residence. Bob was born February 26, 1945 in Manitowoc. He is the son of Paul G. Mahnke and the late Gladys Tills Mahnke. Bob was a graduate of Lincoln High School with the class of 1963. He continued his...
Dorothy "Dixie" Meyer
Dec 22, 2012
Dorothy "Dixie" Meyer, age 91, a resident of Laurel Grove Assisted Living, Manitowoc, formerly of 512 New York Avenue, Manitowoc, entered into eternal life on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc, where she had been residing for the past 6 weeks. Dixie was born on July 16, 1921 in the town of Breed, Oconto County....
Elva L. Ellert
Dec 21, 2012
Elva L. Ellert , a Manitowoc resident, entered into eternal life on Friday, December 21, 2012. Elva was born on May 28, 1920 in the Town of Liberty. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Anna Zimmermann Lutze. On June 7, 1941 she married William K. Ellert at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in the town of Liberty. He...
Suzanne M. Jagemann
Dec 20, 2012
Suzanne M. Jagemann, age 69, of 1529 South 24th Street, Manitowoc, entered eternal life late Thursday evening, December 20, 2012 at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center. Suzanne was born on September 1, 1943 in Manitowoc. She was the daughter of the late Edward S. and Catherine Everard Jagemann. She attended Lincoln High School and graduated with the class of...
Elaine Schroeder-Konecny
Dec 20, 2012
Elaine Schroeder-Konecny, age 88, 3400 Yorkshire Lane, Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Laurel Grove Assisted Living, Manitowoc, where she had been residing the past two weeks. Elaine was born on May 18, 1924 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eleanor Broecher Jourdain. She was a graduate of Washington...
Gabriel Vasquez
Dec 14, 2012
Gabriel Vasquez, age 30, a resident of Manitowoc, found eternal peace following his life long battle with many medical issues, and most recently cancer, on Friday, December 14, 2012 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. Gabe was born on July 12, 1982 in Manitowoc to Benjamin and Barbara Vasquez. He attended Reedsville schools and graduated from Lincoln High School with the...
Robert P. Levendoski
Dec 10, 2012
Robert P. Levendoski, age 64, a resident of Manitowoc, entered into eternal life on Monday, December 10, 2012 at his residence. Bob was born on August 17, 1948 in Manitowoc to Marion Levendoski Gossen and the late Walter Levendoski. He graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1967. Bob had served in the United States Army in Germany...
Br. Theo (Richard) Ballmann, Ofm
Dec 10, 2012
Our fellow friar of the Sacred heart Province, Br. Theo Ballmann, ofm died at the age of 76 on Monday December 10 at St. Mary's Home Felician Village Manitowoc, IL. His transition to heaven was one of peace and anticipation. Br. Theo whose original name was Richard was born to Joseph Ballmann and Hedwig (nee Feldman) Ballmann on January 24,...
Leonard R. Hansen
Dec 4, 2012
Leonard R. Hansen, age 86, resident of Manitowoc, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center. Leonard was born on July 1, 1926 in Manitowoc to the late Leonard and Edna Behrman Hansen. He graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1945. Leonard then enlisted with the United States Army and...
David Paul Laviolette
Nov 21, 2012
David Paul LaViolette, age 57, resident of Manitowoc, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers. Dave was born on April 26, 1955 to the late Carl and Elaine Chaloupka LaViolette. He graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1973. Dave was a very good carpenter and enjoyed his skill. He was...
Ralph H. Stankey
Nov 21, 2012
Ralph H. Stankey, age 80, a life long resident of Manitowoc, passed away early Wednesday morning, November 21, 2012 at the family residence surrounded by his loving family. Ralph was born on February 25, 1932 in Manitowoc. He was the son of the late Herman and Margaret Comac Stankey. Ralph was a graduate of Lincoln High School with the class...
Grace L. Zunker
Nov 17, 2012
Grace L. Zunker, age 94, a resident of Kindred Hearts, Manitowoc entered into eternal life on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center. Grace was born on March 4, 1918 in Manitowoc to the late Philip and Augusta Adler Hartl. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1936. On August 12, 1939, Grace married...
Dagma "Dolly" Koch
Nov 15, 2012
Dagma "Dolly" Koch, age 97, a former resident of 138 Taylor Street,Two Rivers, and currently of 1433 North 6th Street, Manitowoc entered into eternal life on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Rivers Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Dolly was born on December 24, 1914 in Chicago, IL to the late Albert and Emilia Moritz Zich. She attended Hilbert High School....
John "Artie" Kraemer
Nov 10, 2012
John "Artie" Kraemer, age 82, of 88 West Albert Drive, Manitowoc, entered eternal life Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the family residence. Artie was born January 24, 1930 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He was the son of the late John and Irene Duvall Kraemer. Artie served overseas during the Korean War with the United States Army from 1952 until 1954. After...
Cecelia L. O'Neil
Nov 5, 2012
Cecelia L. O'Neil, age 87, of 3003 Gass Lake Road, Manitowoc, entered eternal life Monday afternoon, November 5, 2012 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc. Cecelia was born October 6, 1925 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Caroline VanderBloomen Marzahl. Cecelia was a graduate of St. Mary's Catholic High School in Menasha. She...
William H. Engelbrecht
Oct 23, 2012
William H. Engelbrecht, age 88, a resident of Manitowoc Rapids, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at his home. Bill was born on July 4, 1924 in Two Creeks to the late William C. and Frances Kimmes Engelbrecht. He served with the United States Army from 1946 to 1949 and was stationed overseas in Korea. On Thanksgiving...
Michael R. Sfat
Oct 16, 2012
Michael R. Sfat, age 90, a resident of Hartford, and formerly of Manitowoc, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at his residence. Mike was born in Timisoara, Romania on October 28, 1921 as Mircea Radu Sfat, the son of Peter and Emilia Sfat. In 1924, he emigrated to the United States, and after a brief stay in Cleveland, OH,...
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