All Obituaries

Anthony “Tony” Soda, age 81, of Princeton, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at ThedaCare Medical Center in Waupaca, WI.  He was born on January 8, 1937, in Princeton, a son of Max and Agnes (Sobralski) Soda.  After graduating from high school, Tony worked for 4 years at the Fairwater Canning Company.  On November 9, 1963, he married Shirley Renn in Los Angeles, CA.   Tony proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War...

Richard “Dick” Wurtz, age 67, of Princeton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by the love of his family and friends.  Dick retired from a lifetime of work in the commercial refrigeration industry.  He enjoyed spending time training his dogs, Winston and Harvard and also spending quality time with his “dog people.”   Richard was the cherished and loving father of Ryan M....

      Robert Slominski, age 57, of Princeton, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, May 13, 2018.  He was born on August 14, 1960, in Milwaukee County, WI, a son of James and Judith (Gorski) Slominski.  Robert proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corp.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, visiting with his neighbors and riding his Harley motorcycle.       Robert is...

Evelyn "Evie" Oelke, age 84, of Redgranite, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Preston Place in Redgranite.  She was born at home in rural Neshkoro on January 24, 1934, a daughter of Edward and Lydia (Kentzel) Oelke.  Evelyn enjoyed spending time with her many friends at Waushara Industries where she had worked for more than 40 years.  Evie also enjoyed traveling to Arizona and other states with her friend and caregiver, Mary...

Robert E. Wolter, age 79, of Princeton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Martha's Inc. in Princeton.  He was born on May 9, 1938, in Ripon, a son of Ervin and Esther (Zuehls) Wolter.  Bob attended St. John's Lutheran Grade School, Princeton High School and UW- Platteville.  On August 18, 1962, Bob married Sharon Daye, his lifelong partner and best friend.  He had worked at Farmers Merchant Bank in Princeton, Condon Oil Company in Ripon and...

Randall "Randy" Foss, age 66, of Ripon, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at his home.  He was born on March 29, 1952, in Marquette County, the son of Albert and Laura (Draeger) Foss.  Randall graduated from Princeton High School in 1970.  He had worked for Calbaum-DeLaval, Unique Auto and Green Giant/Seneca Foods in Ripon.  Randy retired from Seneca Foods in March of 2017, after working there for 35 years.  Randy was very close to his...

Diane Nowlin, age 66, of Princeton, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2018, at Kindred Hearts in Green Lake, WI.  She was born on September 20, 1951, in Berlin, WI, a daughter of John and Violet (Buchholz) Disterhaft.  On December 15, 1972, Diane married Richard Nowlin in Pierre, SD.   For 41 years, she worked for Ripon Foods, packing, mixing, and weighing cookies.  Diane enjoyed bingo and getting together with family on Saturday nights to play...

Beverly Jane Walker, age 81, of Princeton, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 8, 2018.   She was born on March 1, 1937, in Rosendale, WI, a daughter of Lorenz and Leona (Siedschlag) Daehn.   On May 19, 1957,  Beverly married Robert Walker in Ripon.  Beverly worked for many years at Realist in Berlin as a lens polisher.  She also had held other various jobs having been the school crossing guard in Princeton, a bartender at the G.G. Mueller VFW...

Eleanor Ruth Griffin, age 94, of Markesan, formerly of Princeton, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Ripon Medical Center.  She was born on January 9, 1924, in Montello, WI, a daughter of Edward and Elsie (Lange) Manthey.  During the depression years, her family moved quite often as her father looked for work.  Eleanor graduated from Princeton High School in 1942.  On March 10, 1945, Eleanor married Howard Griffin in Tyler, TX.  While living in Texas,...

Geraldine Lois (Lueck) Reyes, age 81, of Princeton, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.  She was born on November 15, 1936, in Princeton, a daughter of Reinhold and Erma (Cook) Lueck.   Gerri married Michael Reyes on November 15, 1954.   She had worked for Sunnyview Health and Rehabilitation Center in Princeton for over 20 years.  Gerri most recently gave her time and talent to helping at Grandma Sandy's Learning Den in...