Obituaries

May 13, 2018

Violet Engelbrecht, age 90, a resident of the town of Manitowoc Rapids, entered eternal life on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center in Manitowoc. Violet was born August 25, 1927 in Milwaukee.   She was the daughter of the late Gustav and Lillian Luckow Becker. Violet attended Lincoln High School and graduated with the...

May 8, 2018

Beverly J. Dittmann, age 77, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center in Manitowoc.

Beverly was born on November 12, 1940 in Antigo. She was the daughter of the late Lester and Cecelia Grych Fleischmann.  Beverly attended Lincoln High School and graduated with the class of...

May 3, 2018

Linda S. Jensen, age 61, a Manitowoc resident, died Thursday, May 3, 2018 at her home She was born on March 15, 1957 in Ashland, daughter of Vila (Heffner) and the late Roland Mashl. Linda was a graduate of Denmark High School with the class of 1975. She then attended Lakeshore Technical College where she earned the first of many...

May 1, 2018

Michael Wallace Hanson, age 76, passed away peacefully while holding his wife's hand on Monday, May 1, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay. He was born November 11, 1941, in Evanston, Illinois, to Lynn and Lucille (Anderson) Hanson. Mike married the love of his life, Janice Orsted, on July 27, 1963 in Baileys Harbor at St. Mary of...

Apr 28, 2018

Leroy Staudt, age 86, a resident of Manitowoc, died peacefully from complications of Parkinson's disease on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers.

Leroy was born on August 16, 1931 in Manitowoc to the late Raymond and Bertha (Swarts) Staudt Sr. He graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1949. In...

Apr 19, 2018

Marcella Rose "Marcy" Krejcarek, age 99, of Green Bay formerly a Manitowoc resident, entered eternal life on Thursday evening, April 19, 2018 at Allouez Parkside Village where she resided the past year.

Marcy was born on December 6, 1918 in the town of Kossuth, Manitowoc County. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Barbara (Leitermann)...

Apr 18, 2018

Lucille J. Reinhardt, age 87, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Rivers Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center in Manitowoc.

Lucille was born on December 12, 1930 in Manitowoc. She was the daughter of the late Earl and Rose Busse Reinhardt.  Lucille was a graduate of North Side High School in...

Apr 16, 2018

Jeffrey E. Hecker, age 53, a resident of Manitowoc, went to be with Jesus on Monday, April 16, 2018, at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers with his sister by his side after a short bout with pneumonia.

Jeff was born on November 3, 1964 in Manitowoc. He is the son of Vernon and Luella Vetter Hecker. ...

Apr 16, 2018

Grace M. Brachmann, age 102, a Manitowoc resident, died Monday, April 16, 2018 at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on June 24, 1915 in Manitowoc, daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Surfus. Grace was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School. On February 14, 1942 she married Kenneth Brachmann at Holy Innocents Catholic Church,...

Apr 14, 2018

Carol Ruth Houston, age 89, passed away on April 14, 2018 at Shady Lane Care Center, Manitowoc. Carol was born on February 11, 1929, in Manitowoc. She was the daughter of the late Edgar and Ruth (Vogt) Hansen. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Manitowoc with the class of 1947. Carol married Andrew M. Houston in 1950...

Apr 14, 2018

Hans J. Schmidt, age 90, a resident of Manitowoc, died Saturday, April 14, 2018 at his residence. He was born on July 11, 1927, in Teplitz Germany, son of the late Andreas and Josephine Schmidt. On May 27th 1978, he married Mary Hallock at the Cook County Courthouse in Chicago IL. Hans came to the United States from Germany in...

Apr 13, 2018

Donna L. Konieczny, age 91, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Friday, April 13, 2018 at her daughter's residence surrounded by her family.

Donna was born on April 12, 1927 in Gary, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Byron and Madeline Boyd Fellows.  Donna was employed at the Holiday Inn in Warsaw, Indiana...

Apr 10, 2018

Randall R. Ewert, age 62, a Cleveland resident, died with his wife by his side Tuesday morning, April 10, 2018 at St. Mary's at Felician Village, Manitowoc. He was born on June 1, 1955 in Wausau, son of the late Ralph and Mae (Hephner) Ewert. Randy was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School with the class of 1973. He...

Apr 9, 2018

Marjorie A. LeClair, age 91, a resident of Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Monday, April 9, 2018 at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center.

Marge was born on August 3, 1926 in Menchalville to the late William and Agnes (Kocian) Frolick. She was proud of her Bohemian heritage. She grew up on the family farm with one sister...

Apr 1, 2018

Edna A. (Lutze) Kluenker, 99, joined her Savior in Heaven on Easter morning, April 1, 2018 from River Woods Place, Manitowoc.

Edna and her twin, Erna, were born on October 23, 1918 on the family farm in the Town of Greenbush, Sheboygan County to the late Robert and Bertha (Iserloth) Wittkopp. They were baptized and confirmed at...

Mar 30, 2018

Gloria F. Ruppelt, age 94, a Manitowoc resident, died Friday, March 30, 2018 at Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers. She was born on February 20, 1924, daughter of the late Elmer and Esther (Genrich) Wills. Gloria was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School. She volunteered with the USO during WWII. On September 9, 1947, Gloria was united in marriage...

Mar 29, 2018

Daniel T. Jagodensky, age 32, a Manitowoc resident, died Thursday, March 29, 2018. He was born in Manitowoc on October 11, 1985, son of Jeff Wall and the late Gail Jagodensky. Daniel was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School with the class of 2004. He enjoyed watching basketball and woodworking. Daniel took great pride in using his talents to...

Mar 28, 2018

Ruth Ann Steuer, "Dottie," 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Cedar Bay Assisted Living in Elkhart Lake, WI. Dottie was born to Charles and Erma (Shimek) Kaderabek on January 25, 1927, at home on the family farm in Branch. She attended the one room school house in Branch, Wilson Jr. High, and...

Mar 24, 2018

Eunice G. Lantow, earth life 1934 to 2018. Sing to the Lord………..Alleluia.

On Saturday morning, March 24, 2018 Eunice ended her life on earth happily with hope of entering the gate to Life Everlasting.

On May 2, 1934, Eunice Grace was born to Charles and Laura Loritz Lantow. in Manitowoc. She was baptized in the...

Mar 21, 2018

Arnold H. Junk, age 86, a resident of rural Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Wednesday evening, March 21, 2018 at St. Mary's Home in Manitowoc.

Arnold was born on June 3, 1931 on the home farm in the town of Manitowoc Rapids. He was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Haarmann Junk.  Arnie attended Lincoln...