All Obituaries

  Caroline B. Briese, age 85, from the small town of Green Lake, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Prairie Place in Ripon, with her daughter, Jan Briese by her side. She was born on December 27, 1934, in the township of Newton in Marquette County, a daughter of Walter and Emma (Slife) Lange. On November 12, 1955, Caroline married Ervin H. Briese at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake. Just last week they celebrated 65 years of marriage.   During...

  Zachary T. Craft, age 36, of Princeton, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. He was born on July 20, 1984, in Colorado Springs, CO, a son of Thomas N. and Amelia S. (Berggren) Craft III.   Zach was a man with a warm and generous heart. He abhorred racism and was a defender of animal rights. Zach loved his family, friends, and neighbors. He especially enjoyed sharing food around a community grill or tossing a football with the neighborhood kids....

Jack Nehmer, age 79, of Neshkoro, passed away at his home on Thursday, November 5, 2020. He was born on December 31, 1940, in Wauwatosa, WI, a son of John A. and Irene (Gieger) Nehmer.   Jack proudly served in the Army National Guard of Wisconsin from February 21, 1959 to November 5, 1964.  On September 24, 1960, he married Virginia “Ginger” Novak in West Allis, WI, his long-time sweetheart from high school. Jack worked as a passionate community servant for the...

  Gary Makurat, age 61, of Berlin, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah. He was born on March 7, 1959, in Ripon, a son of Frank and Esther (Disterhaft) Makurat Jr.   Gary lived at Evergreen Pines assisted living in Berlin. Going on outings with the group at Evergreen Pines was something Gary always looked forward to. He worked for Fox River Industries where he enjoyed doing packaging for Alliance Laundry Systems in Ripon. Gary...

William “Bill” Zeman, age 88, of Neshkoro, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020, at Gabriel’s Villa in Oshkosh.  He was born on March 25, 1932, in West Allis, WI, a son of William and Louise (Engle) Zeman.    Bill proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. On June 13, 1953, he married Frances Ann Budich at St. Martini’s Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. They shared 54 years of married life together before her...

Orlo R. Verch, age 79, of Princeton, passed away at his home on Monday, October 19, 2020.  He was born at the Ripon Hospital in Ripon, WI, on September 10, 1941, a son of Richard and Alma (Manthey) Verch.   Orlo grew up in Princeton. He attended St. John’s Lutheran Grade School and was a lifetime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church where he was baptized, confirmed and married. Orlo graduated from Princeton High School with the class of 1959. On November 9, 1963, he...

Florence Emily Radtke, age 101, of Princeton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 18, 2020, at the Barrett House in Markesan.  She was born on May 31, 1919, in the township of Brooklyn in Green Lake County, WI, the daughter of Adolph Arthur and Emma Bertha (Brown) Radtke.   Florence worked for the Handcraft Company in Princeton for many years cutting and knitting socks. She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Princeton.  Florence enjoyed baking, cooking and...

Arnold “Arnie“ Renn, age 93, of Princeton, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at the Markesan Resident Home in Markesan. He was born on March 15, 1927, in Princeton, WI, the son of Fred and Minnie (Fenske) Renn.    Arnie proudly served his country in the United States Army from June 19, 1945 to February 1, 1947.  On November 12, 1949, he married Marjorie Lamonska at the Zion Lutheran Church in Fairwater.    For over 60 years, Arnie worked in the...

Paul James Middleton, age 87, of Ripon, WI, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. He was born in Ripon, WI, on June 2, 1933, a son of George Innis and Rosebud Frances (VanLannen) Middleton.    Paul attended Ripon High School. He was a United States Air Force Veteran who proudly served in the Korean War as an Aero Med Evac Specialist. Paul enlisted for 4 years and was decorated with the National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, U.N. Service...

  James Michael Walker, age 60, of Waupaca, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 14, 2020. Jim was born on January 25, 1960, at Ripon Memorial Hospital in Ripon, WI, a son of Dale and Dolores (Resheski) Walker.   He graduated from Green Lake High school in 1978. Jim worked for 2 years after high school. He then went on to further his education at the University of Wisconsin Platteville, where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical...