Obituaries

Sep 17, 2024

Ricky A. Mueller, age 61, a Manitowoc resident, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at his home.

He was born May 24, 1963 in Two Rivers, son of Ken Mueller and the late Donna (Drossart) Mueller. Rick attended Washington High School, Two Rivers, graduating with the class of 1981. Since high school, he has been employed with...

Sep 16, 2024

James Mathew Kubsch, age 73, a Town of Kossuth resident, passed away Monday, September 16, 2024 at his home.

He was born October 19, 1950 in Manitowoc, son of the late Orville and Rose (Novy) Kubsch. Jim attended Mishicot High School, graduating with the class of 1968. He proudly served in the United States Army during Vietnam....

Sep 14, 2024

Larry Omar Rusch, age 78 of Madison, Wisconsin, died at Aurora Health Center Two Rivers following a pedestrian-auto crash on September 14, 2024 in Manitowoc.  He was born June 28, 1946 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin to Elton and Irene (Buck) Rusch, and was a 1964 graduate of Manitowoc Lutheran High School.  On July 19, 1969 he married Jean Scanlan in...

Sep 13, 2024

Scott W. Funk, age 77, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, passed away Friday, September 13, 2024 at his home with his wife by his side. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in May of 2024.

Scott was born December 28, 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA to Maurice and Bethel (Brown) Funk. He served in the United States Air Force from...

Sep 12, 2024

Norbert P. Brouchoud, age 82, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life while surrounded by his family on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay.

Norb was born on December 2, 1941 in Manitowoc to the late Archie and Norma (Ouradnik) Brouchoud.  After graduating from Lincoln High School with the class of...

Sep 9, 2024

Sarah "Sally" Ann Rodewald, age 85, passed away on Monday, September, 9, 2024, at Sylvan Crossing Assisted Living in Manitowoc.

Sally was born June 11, 1939, in Two Rivers to the late Henry and Marjorie (Peterson) Breivogel.  Sally graduated from Washington High School in 1957 and then attended UW-Oshkosh and later Silver Lake College where she earned...

Sep 8, 2024

James J. Kennedy, age 88, a Manitowoc resident, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2024 at Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc.

Jim was born April 1, 1936 in Manitowoc, son of the late Edward and Caroline (Janda) Valibile. He was a proud United States Navy and Army veteran, serving in Korea from 1952-1953, Vietnam from 1968-1970, Desert...

Sep 5, 2024

Micheal "Honeymoose" J. Huesemann, age 44, a Valders resident, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2024 at his home during his recovery from a recent open-heart surgery.

Mike was born August 24th, 1980 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, son of the late Stephen and Cheryl (Becker) Huesemann Sr. He attended Kiel High School in Kiel, Wisconsin, graduating in 1998. While...

Sep 4, 2024

Elaine M. Sepnesky, age 93, a Manitowoc resident, entered eternal life on Thursday afternoon, September 4, 2024 at her residence with family by her side.

Elaine was born on September 28, 1930 in Manitowoc.   She was the daughter of the late Paul and Viola Staudinger Fricke.  Elaine was a long-time employee of the Manitowoc Clinic from where...

Aug 27, 2024

Alexander C. Augustine, age 71, entered his heavenly home after unexpectedly passing away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at his home.

He was born March 25, 1953 in Manitowoc, son of the late Raymond and Adelia (Altergott) Augustine. Alex attended First German Lutheran Grade School, then attended Manitowoc Lutheran High School, and graduated from Lincoln High School...

Aug 27, 2024

Kendall "Kenny" Melius passed away unexpectedly at home on August 27, 2024, at age 72. He was born on March 26, 1952 in Sheboygan County to Gladys and Clyde Melius. He was a 1970 graduate of Plymouth High School. On May 25, 1991, he married Vicki Wegner at St. John's Lutheran Church in Two Rivers and they went on...

Aug 26, 2024

Paul J. Meyer, age 77, a resident of Brillion, and formerly of St. Nazianz, entered eternal life on Monday, August 26, 2024 at Garrow Villa in Brillion.

Paul was born on November 28, 1946 in Sheboygan to the late Isidore and Lorena (Schuler) Meyer.  After graduating from St. Gregory High School in St. Nazianz, Paul served in...

Aug 26, 2024

Thomas Myron Reynolds, 33, of Manitowoc passed away on August 26, 2024, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Popular and deeply loved, he was surrounded by family and friends as he peacefully surrendered to aggressive Metastatic Melanoma after it had moved to his brain. For two years (diagnosis in September 2022), Tom bravely fought this devastating disease, never...

Aug 23, 2024

Patricia A. Blanchard, of Manitowoc, passed away in peace on Friday, August 23, 2024, surrounded by close family. Pat was born on November 9, 1947, to Louis and Mary Paral. She was the sixth of nine children and grew up on the family farm in Kewaunee County in Wisconsin. She graduated from Kewaunee High School in 1966 and earned...

Aug 20, 2024

Yolanda Faye Schroeder, a lifelong resident of Manitowoc County, passed away peacefully to her heavenly home after a long, courageous battle with cancer on August 20, 2024, at age 59. Yolanda was born on October 25, 1964, the first-born daughter of Howard and Jacqueline (Schuette) Schroeder of Manitowoc. Yolanda graduated from Lincoln High in 1983, and from Lakeshore Technical...

Aug 18, 2024

George R. Vassilew, age 67, a resident of Manitowoc, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls.

George was born October 18, 1956, in Manitowoc, to the late Raymond and Bernice (Bodart) Vassilew. He began his education at Catholic Elementary School, continued with Manitowoc Public Schools, and graduated from...

Aug 11, 2024

Jason T. Jonely, age 51, a resident of Madison, WI, died unexpectedly due to natural causes on Sunday, August 11, 2024, at his home.

Born on December 20, 1972, in Stevens Point, WI, Jason was the beloved son of Thomas and Genevieve (Harrigan) Jonely. In 1986, his family moved to Ashwaubenon, WI, where he would graduate from...

Aug 10, 2024

Judith L. Fidler, age 83, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Harbor View Assisted Living in Manitowoc.

Judy was born on March 20, 1941 in Oconto.  She was the daughter of the late Edwin and Doris Carrievau Cook.  She owned and operated the Elite Beauty Salon for many years in...

Aug 8, 2024

Glenn A. Helgerson, age 70, a Manitowoc resident, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2024 at his home.

He was born April 27, 1954 in Manitowoc, son of the late Glenn J. and Lillian (Kalista) Helgerson. Glenn attended Lincoln High School, graduating with the class of 1973. He was employed at Labcorp Plastics. He then owned and operated...

Aug 8, 2024

James R. Poff, age 55, a resident of Manitowoc, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2024.

Jim was born on November 6, 1968 in Waukesha to Robert Poff and the late Ann (Schueller) Poff.  After graduating from Waukesha North High School with the class of 1987, he went on to graduate from UW La Crosse in 1992,...