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James "Jim" L. Ewald

James "Jim" L. Ewald

Nov 26, 2022

James "Jim" L. Ewald, age 72, a Manitowoc resident, passed away Saturday morning, November 26, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family.

He was born April 10, 1950 in Manitowoc, son of the late John and Harriet (Hansen) Ewald. Jim attended Lincoln High School, graduating with the class of 1968. He then went on to obtain...

Carol A. Steiner

Carol A. Steiner

Nov 25, 2022

Carol A. Steiner, age 82, a resident of Manitowoc, and formerly Key West, FL, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022 at her residence.

Carol was born on January 21, 1940 in Milwaukee, WI to the late Anthony and Florence (Kowalski) Moczynski.  She enjoyed fishing and spending time with her dogs.

Survivors include Carol's three...

Michael K. Witczak

Michael K. Witczak

Nov 21, 2022

Michael K. Witczak, age 59, passed away Monday evening, November 21, 2022 at Hamilton Health Services, Two Rivers.

He was born November 13, 1963 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, son of Richard and Sonja (Maruga) Witczak. Michael attended Lincoln High School, graduating with the class of 1982. He was a professional waiter for most of his career, working as...

Faye Peroutka

Faye Peroutka

Nov 20, 2022

Faye Peroutka, age 69, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022 at her home.

A celebration of life will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at the Harrigan Parkside Gathering Center, 620 North Water Street, Manitowoc.

James J. Chizek

James J. Chizek

Nov 19, 2022

James J. Chizek, age 83, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life of Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital in Manitowoc.

Jim was born on February 14, 1939 in the town of Kossuth, Manitowoc County.  He was the son of the late Elmer and Arlene Martin Chizek.  Jim attended Lincoln High School and...

Darla S. Nelson

Darla S. Nelson

Nov 19, 2022

Darla S. Nelson, age 81, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at St. Mary's Nursing Home at Felician Village in Manitowoc.

Darla was born on September 21, 1941 in Roanoke, VA to the late Claude and Freda (Hammed) Maloney.  She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1960.  Darla...

Lee A. Paider

Lee A. Paider

Nov 17, 2022

Lee A. Paider, age 65, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Rivers Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Lee was born on January 11, 1957 in Manitowoc to Joyce A. (Pribek) Paider and the late Robert F. Paider. He graduated from Washington High School in Two Rivers with the...

Betty A. Duveneck

Betty A. Duveneck

Nov 17, 2022

Betty A. Duveneck, 77, of Newton, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at home, surrounded by family and under the care of her loving husband.

She was born in Wisconsin Rapids on January 23, 1945 to the late Ruben and Elizabeth Gauger.  Betty attended grade school and graduated from Madison East High School with the class...

Earl E. Holdorf

Earl E. Holdorf

Nov 12, 2022

Earl E. "Curly" Holdorf passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 87.

Earl was born February 6, 1935 to the late Herman and Lillian (Groth) Holdorff. Earl graduated from Lincoln High School in 1953 and served honorably in...

Lois Elaine (Smith) Schuelke

Lois Elaine (Smith) Schuelke

Nov 12, 2022

Lois Elaine (Smith) Schuelke, age 80, entered into the joys of eternal life on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice Center in Sheboygan Falls,

Lois was born on September 30, 1942 in Kenosha to Malvern and Vera (Olsson) Smith.  She became a child of God through Holy Baptism at Friedens Lutheran Church...

William "Bill" Sam Paul

William "Bill" Sam Paul

Nov 12, 2022

William "Bill" Sam Paul, age 70, a resident of Manitowoc, and formerly of Euless, TX, passed away while surrounded by family on Saturday morning, November 12, 2022 at St. Mary's Nursing Home at Felician Village.

Bill was born on June 15, 1952 in Joliet, IL to Eileen (Ruettiger) Paul and the late Sam Harold Paul.  After graduating...

Mary "Mary Poppins" Ann Landt

Mary "Mary Poppins" Ann Landt

Nov 8, 2022

Mary Ann Landt "Mary Poppins", age 89, of Manitowoc,died Tuesday morning, Nov. 8, 2022, at her residence after a brief battle with lung cancer.

Mary Ann was born Sept. 23, 1933, daughter of the late William H. and Violet Popelka Ouradnik. She grew up in the Manitowoc area and graduated with the Lincoln class of 1951. She...

Carol Jean Gauger

Carol Jean Gauger

Nov 8, 2022

Carol J. Gauger, age 74, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at the home of her sister Laurie Wegforth with family by her side after a battle with brain cancer.

Carol was born on December 28, 1947 in Manitowoc.  She was the daughter of the late Eugene and Isabel Kasbaum Brennan. ...

Mark C. Kraus

Mark C. Kraus

Nov 3, 2022

Mark C. Kraus, 65 years of age, sadly passed away on November 3, 2022.  He was loved by many and brought laughter wherever he went.  He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Heidi and Matthew Herrmann and grandson, Dylan.

"We can't always choose the music life plays for us, but we can choose how we dance...

Ronald K. Moser

Ronald K. Moser

Nov 1, 2022

Ronald K. Moser, 85, of Manitowoc, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at home.

He was born on September 4, 1937 in Manitowoc to the late Kenneth and Ruth (Hrabik) Moser.  Ronald grew up in Manitowoc and graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1955.  Following high school, he attended Lakeland College to...

Carol A. Kalista

Carol A. Kalista

Nov 1, 2022

Carol A. Kalista, age 83, a Whitelaw resident, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation.

She was born December 27, 1938 in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Herbert and Lorraine (Steuber) Sittman. Carol graduated from Valders High School and was employed at Mirro Aluminum. On June 9, 2009, she married Curtis Long.

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Kay E. Prickett

Kay E. Prickett

Nov 1, 2022

Kay E. Prickett, age 76, a Manitowoc resident, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born December 5, 1945 in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Donald and Eileen (Sweetman) Alfson. Kay attended Lincoln High School, graduating with the class of 1964. On July 2, 1977 she married Bradley...

Joy M. Krueger

Joy M. Krueger

Oct 30, 2022

Joy M. Krueger, age 66, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at her residence.

Joy was born on May 31, 1956 in Kewaunee County to the late Vernon and Bertha (Kudick) Smith.  She graduated from  Manitowoc Lutheran High School with the class of 1974.  In 1977, Joy married Rick Roubal which...

Alice Rieckmann

Alice Rieckmann

Oct 27, 2022

Alice Rieckmann, age 86, a resident of Manitowoc, and formerly of Duluth, MN, entered eternal life on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at St. Mary's Nursing Home at Felician Village.

Alice was born on August 12, 1936 in Menahga, MN to the late Brynolf and Esther (Blomberg) Hill.  She graduated from high school in Duluth, MN.  Alice went...

John R. Griesbach

John R. Griesbach

Oct 26, 2022

John Richard Griesbach, 65, of Manitowoc, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County in Two Rivers.

He was born on October 1, 1957 in Manitowoc to the late John and Betty (Neuser) Griesbach.  John grew up in Manitowoc and graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1977.  He...

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