Joan C. Heinzen
Jul 27, 2021
Joan C. Heinzen, age 88, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Tender Reflections Assisted Living in Manitowoc.
Joan was born on October 18, 1932 in Two Rivers. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Mildred VanKylen Brice Sr. Joan attended Washington High School in Two Rivers and graduated...
Cameron Emery Hutchins, Jr.
Jul 24, 2021
Hutchins, Cameron E., Jr., age 55 of Manitowoc, passed away July 24, 2021 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee following a short illness. He was born June 23, 1966, in Stuttgart, Germany, the son of Cameron and Judith (Sinclair) Hutchins, Sr.
Cameron was a 1985 graduate of Jefferson High School in Jefferson, WI. He was employed by Federal...
Sue M. Lewis
Jul 21, 2021
Sue M. (Schmalz) Lewis, a Manitowoc resident, passed away peacefully at Holy Family Memorial Hospital under the care of Sharon S. Richardson Hospice on July 21, 2021.  She was born on July 28, 1936 in Appleton, the daughter of Sterling W. and Dolores V. (Polzin) Schmalz, graduating from Appleton Class of 1954. Eventually settling in Manitowoc, she retired after...
Thomas E. Duenkel
Jul 18, 2021
Thomas E. Duenkel, age 72, from Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Sunday, July 18, 2021.
Tom was born on June 20, 1949 in Manitowoc to the late LeRoy and Elayne (Bausch) Duenkel. He graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1968. In 1972, Tom enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in Vietnam. ...
Ed W. Prigge
Jul 18, 2021
Ed Prigge, 66, of Manitowoc, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He went to his Lord surrounded by his family.
Ed was a local historian, an author, a volunteer who worked to better his community, and, most importantly, a family man of...
Kathrine S. Lahaie
Jul 18, 2021
Kathrine S. Lahaie, age 96, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc.
Kathrine was born on January 27, 1925 in Manitowoc. She was the daughter of the late Herbert and Lily Linenberg Sickles. Kathrine was a graduate of Lincoln High School with the class of...
Zachary B. Nessman
Jul 17, 2021
Zachary B. Nessman, age 34, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Saturday, July 17, 2021 unexpectedly of health-related issues while on a group outing in Door County.
Zach was born on October 21, 1986 in Green Bay. He was the son of Cynthia A. Nessman and the late David Bowling. Zach attended East High School...
Jean H. Best
Jul 15, 2021
Jean H. Best, 82, of Manitowoc, a former resident of Glenwood City, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 15, 2021, at Holy Family Memorial Hospital under the care of Holy Family Memorial Hospice.
She was born on August 8, 1938 in Meeker County, Minnesota to the late Anthony and Cordelia (Dahlman) Fischer. Jean was raised on the...
Refugio G. Pena
Jul 10, 2021
Refugio "Cookie" G. Pena, 84, a long-time resident of Manitowoc, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in Manitowoc.
He was born in Laredo, Texas on September 19, 1936 to the late Refugio and Guadalupe Ramon Pena. Refugio retired from The Manitowoc Company after working there for many years as a painter. In his younger years he...
Paul H. Lachappelle Jr.
Jul 8, 2021
Paul H. LaChappelle Jr., age 48, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life while surrounded by family on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee.
Paul was born on May 3, 1973 in Two Rivers to the late Paul Sr. and Nancy (Meyer) LaChappelle. He graduated from Washington High School in Two Rivers...
Michela M. Evans
Jul 4, 2021
Michela Margaret Evans, 91, of Manitowoc, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 20, 1930 to the late Gnazio and Agatina (Laporta) Batiato. Michela grew up and attended Catholic schools in Chicago. In addition to caring for her family...
Loretta I. Hecker
Jul 3, 2021
Loretta I. Hecker, age 95, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center in Manitowoc.
Loretta was born on May 29, 1926 in Manitowoc. She was the daughter of the late Reinhardt and Elsie Baeckmann Lange. On May 19, 1945 she married Earl R. Hecker at Bethany...
Michael Quitman Guy
Jun 29, 2021
Guy, Michael Q. "Tailgate", age 71, of Two Rivers, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2021 at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 29, 1949 in Columbia, MS. Michael served in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War and was a proud member of the Vietnam Veteran's Motorcycle Club. He...
Sharon L. Stryhn
Jun 25, 2021
Sharon L. Stryhn, age 73, a resident of Manitowoc, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 25, 2021 at her home while surrounded by family after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Sharon was born on September 29, 1947 in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Earl and Lydia (Baumann) Nelson. She grew up in Manitowoc and was...
Gregory J. Van Ess
Jun 23, 2021
Gregory J. Van Ess, age 57, a resident of Green Bay, and formerly of Manitowoc, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at his residence.
Greg was born on February 6, 1964 in Two Rivers to Edward Van Ess and the late Karen (Dokey) Van Ess. After attending Washington High School in Two Rivers, he enlisted in...
Joan M. Lorenz
Jun 23, 2021
Joan Marie Lorenz, age 66, a resident of the Town of Kossuth, passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.
Joan was born on August 22, 1954 in Two Rivers, daughter of Gladys (Havlichek) and the late Robert Peterik. She was a graduate of Mishicot High School in the class of 1972. She married...
Joan M. Buth
Jun 22, 2021
Joan M. Buth, age 91, a resident of Manitowoc and formerly of Washburn entered eternal life on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at the Gardens of Felician Village.
Joan was born on October 13, 1929, in Denmark, Wisconsin, to the late Arthur and Magdalena (Schmitt) Johnson.  She graduated from Denmark High School with the class of 1947. The...
James "J.J." C. Junk
Jun 19, 2021
James "J.J." C. Junk, 63, a Manitowoc resident, passed away early Saturday morning, June 19, 2021, at Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County, Two Rivers.
J.J. was born on February 21, 1958 in Clarks Mills, the son of the late George and Grace (Chaloupka) Junk. He was a graduate of Valders High School with the class of 1976. ...
Louis "Louie" M. Hranicka
Jun 16, 2021
Louis "Louie" M. Hranicka, age 68, a resident of Manitowoc, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.
Louie was born on December 28, 1952 in Milwaukee to the late Richard and Rita (Stephani) Hranicka. After graduating from Roncalli High School with the class of 1971, Louie went on to attend Fox Valley Technical College where he...
Ronald J. Monka
Jun 15, 2021
Ronald J. Monka, 82, of Manitowoc, passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at River's Bend Health Services under the care of Holy Family Memorial Hospice.
He was born on August 4, 1938 in Two Rivers to the late Zeno and Irene (Wisneski) Monka. Ronald attended and graduated from Washington High School with the class of 1956. ...
