All Obituaries

Mary Louise (Schultz) Barnekow, of Oshkosh, formerly of Princeton, WI, passed away into the arms of her Lord and Savior on July 13, 2018, at Lakeshore Manor in Oshkosh, WI.  Mary was born on November 3, 1932, in Kaukauna, WI, a daughter of William and Mary (Jakl) Schultz.  Mary’s father was a plumber and moved his business from Kaukauna to Princeton.  In 1950, Mary graduated from Princeton High School.  She also met the love of her life in Princeton, Harvey...

Marvin E. Steinke, age 90, of Princeton, formerly of Neshkoro, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018, at his home at Martha's Inc. of Princeton.  He was born on May 28, 1928, the youngest son of Edward and Ida (Sauer) Steinke in the township of Marion, Waushara County.  Marvin attended the former Bannerman Grade School and the Neshkoro High School, graduating in 1947.  Marv was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church of Neshkoro, where he was baptized and confirmed by the...

Vern Calbaum, age 70, of Princeton, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018, at Martha's Inc. after visiting with family and friends throughout the last few days of his life.  He was born on December 16, 1947, in Milwaukee, WI, a son of Eldon and Beth (Ellison) Calbaum.  Vern proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from September 11, 1967, to August 12, 1971.  After serving actively in the U.S. Navy, he joined the Naval Reserves and continued his military service until his...

Judith Kay Hebbe, age 79, of Princeton, passed away at her home on Sunday, June 24, 2018.   She was born on March 29, 1939, in Princeton, a daughter of Alex and Pearl A. (Johnson) Beyer.  Jude was a 1957 graduate of Princeton High School.  She furthered her education at UW Oshkosh, were she graduated with a degree in Speech and English.  On August 20, 1961, Judith married Richard Dean Hebbe at the Little White Church in Princeton.  Jude had worked many years as...

Harold Schwark, age 82, of Ripon, formerly of Princeton, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at Prairie Place in Ripon.  He was born on the family farm in Princeton on February 27, 1936, the son of Ernest and Olga (Schultz) Schwark.  Harold proudly served his country in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1959.  On May 5, 1962, Harold married Karen Kohn at St. John's Lutheran Church in Princeton.  He worked for and retired from Speed Queen in Ripon after 36...

Mae Paradis Kohls, age 77, of Ripon, formerly of Princeton, passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2018, at Copperleaf Village in Ripon.  She was born on October 30, 1940, in Plummer, MN, a daughter of William and Anna (Stahl) Paradis.  On June 2, 1962, Mae married Jerry Kohls in Milwaukee.  Mae and Jerry owned and operated the M&M Restaurant in Princeton for 11 years.  She had loved taking walks and bike rides with her husband and fishing with her sons on the pier. ...

William E. Manthey, age 76, of Montello, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at UW Hospital in Madison.  He was born on May 28, 1942, in Princeton, WI, the son of Louis and Olga (Blifnick) Manthey.  William married Lucille Naparala on November 16, 1968, in Neshkoro.  He worked for Mashuda Contractors and had other various jobs during his working career.  His passion in life was his farming.  In his younger years, he found time for hunting and fishing....

 Wendy M. Thompson, age 79, of Kirkwood, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Princeton, WI.  She was born in Milwaukee, WI, on January 27, 1939, a daughter of Milton Schmidt and Gwendolyn (Lewis) Schmidt.  Wendy graduated from the University of Missouri in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business.  On June 7, 1969, she married Rodger Thompson. Since 2012, she was "a retired" CPA living in Kirkwood, MO.  Wendy loved...

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. Wurtz (Karina Fuller...