All Obituaries

Ivan V. Fink, age 92, of New Berlin, WI, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at Heritage Deer Creek in New Berlin.  He was born on June 1, 1926, in Omro, WI, a son of Edward and Dorothy (Page) Fink.  Ivan served his country in the United States Navy from 1944-1946, during World War Two.  He worked many years as a meat cutter at various companies and especially for Kohls Corporation.  Mr. Fink enjoyed walking and loved his new cars.  He would purchase a new car...

John P. "Jack" Schmidt, age 75, of Green Lake, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at ThedaCare Medical Center in Berlin, WI.  Jack was born on August 16, 1942, in Aurora, IL, a son of Arthur Henry and Frances Hunter (Nelson) Schmidt.  He attended Batavia High School in Illinois, graduating in 1960.  Jack married his high school sweetheart, Diane Lorraine Reimer, on October 21, 1961, in Mooseheart, IL.  They met when they were 16 and were...

Glenn E. Tagatz, 84, of Palm Beach, FL, passed away on July 10, 2018, at the VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach. Glenn was born January 27,1934, in Milwaukee, WI, son of the late Edwin C. and Sidonia (Friedrichs) Tagatz.     After graduating from Juneau High School, he received both a bachelor's and master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He started his teaching career at North Division High School in Milwaukee. Glenn earned a doctoral degree in...

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...

Joey O'Claire, age 52, of Princeton, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018.  He was born on August 3, 1965, in Milwaukee, a son of Joseph James and Carol Nancy (Arnold)  O'Claire.  Joey married Michelle Seder on August 30, 2015.  For the past four years he was a chef at Langford's Pub of Green Lake.  Joey enjoyed music, playing his guitar and composing his own music.  He liked to play games on his cell phone.  He loved his family and his German...

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. ...