OBITUARIES

Pamela Alvarez

Mar 23, 2012

Pamela "Pam" Alvarez, age 48, of Wautoma, passed away at her home on Friday afternoon, March 23, 2012 from a short battle with lung cancer with Jackie by her side. She was born on September 8, 1963 in Oshkosh, the daughter of Lyman Griswold and Judith Wilson. Pam was Store Manager of Stone Ridge Piggly Wiggly in Wautoma for a...

Gayla Jorgensen

Mar 20, 2012

Gayla Beth Jorgensen, age 82, of Wautoma, passed away unexpectedly with her family at her side on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at St. Clare's Hospital, Weston, due to an Aortic Arterial Aneurysm. She was born August 8, 1929 at Irving, WI the daughter of Phillip and Gayla (Davis) Nutter. She married Duane P. Jorgensen on May 27, 1950 in Dubuque,...

Mabel Marshall

Mar 18, 2012

Mabel I. Marshall, age 94, formerly of Hancock, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Heartland House in Wautoma. She was born May 28, 1917 in the town of Richfield, Adams County, the daughter of the late Arthur and Maud (Burroughs) Pells. She married Clifford Marshall on May 29, 1943. He preceded her in death on June 2, 1995. Mabel...

Justin Welch

Mar 16, 2012

Justin E. "Justy" Welch, age 38, of Wautoma died suddenly on Friday, March 16, 2012, after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was born March 9, 1974 in Shawano, the son of Elmer Welch and Barbara Malone He married Renee T. Dunn on June 15, 1996 in Redgranite. Justy attended school in Gresham and had been employed at Atrium, Inc....

Walter Naab

Mar 15, 2012

Walter P. "Walt" Naab, age 81, of Wautoma went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 15, 2012 with his family by his side. Walt was born on July 16, 1930 to Milton and Mabel (nee Fick) Naab in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee in 1949, from there he went on to graduate...

Adeline Schmit

Mar 14, 2012

It is with great sadness that the family of Adeline M. Schmit announces her passing on March 14, 2012 in Dodge Center, Minnesota. She was born October 27, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Dominic Matykanis and Marianna Matykanis. She married Melvin Schmit. He preceded her in death. Adeline was a long-time resident of Bancroft where she and Melvin...

Doris Schafer

Mar 13, 2012

Doris M. Schafer, age 71, of rural Almond, passed away Tuesday evening, March 13, 2012 at her home. She was born May 2, 1941 in the Town of Deerfield, Waushara County, the daughter of Joseph and Viola (Spaulding) Brown. She married Harold J. Schafer. She is survived by her husband, Harold J. Schafer, Almond; her loving children, Beverly (Albert) Dachel,...

Catherine Korolewski

Mar 12, 2012

Catherine N. Korolewski, age 101, of Wild Rose, passed away Monday morning, March 12. 2012, at Rosemore Village in Wild Rose. She was born July 5, 1910 in Martin County, Minnesota, the daughter of Frank and Katherine (Gaworski) Nowicki. She married Dr. Theodore S. Korolewski. He preceded her in death in 1990. She and her late husband resided in Fall...

Catherine Murry

Mar 10, 2012

Catherine "Kay" Murry, age 91 formerly of Wautoma and Milwaukee, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Preston Place in Redgranite. She was born on November 15, 1920 in Linton, North Dakota the daughter of Adam and Margaret (Weisbeck) Scherr. She married Robert R. Murry on September 27, 1947 in Milwaukee. He preceded her in death on September 16, 1997....

Willard Christensen

Mar 10, 2012

Willard G. Christensen, age 86, of Wautoma, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton. He was born April 15, 1925 in the township of Saxeville, Waushara County, the son of John and Effie (Petersen) Christensen. He married Eileen Hartford on June 2, 1951 at the former Wautoma Holden Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Willard enjoyed working...

Howard Williams

Mar 10, 2012

Howard L. Williams, age 83, of rural Hancock, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the House of the Dove in Marshfield. He was born July 3, 1928 in Janesville, the son of Louis and Edith (Richel) Williams. He married Joan M. Steiner on April 19, 1958. Howard farmed most his life in the Township of Colburn where he owned...

Donald Hansen

Mar 8, 2012

Donald P. Hansen, age 73, of Hancock, passed away Thursday morning, March 8, 2012 at his home. He was born November 28, 1938 in Milwaukee, the son of Donald G. and Marion A. (Palmer) Hansen. He married the former Marjory L. Brakke on March 24, 1973. She preceded him in death on June 18, 2004. He married Patty (Osborn) Orton...

Lester Zeatlow

Mar 6, 2012

Lester H. Zeatlow, age 88, of Wautoma, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, March 6, 2012, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. He was born October 13, 1923 in Brandon, the son of Richard and Esther (Smith) Zeatlow. He married the former Margaret F. Williams on July 24, 1948 in the Township of Dakota. She preceded him in death...

Martha Jennerman

Feb 29, 2012

Martha Beutler Porter Jennerman, age 91, of Richford, who recently resided at Heartland House, Wautoma, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 29, 2012. Martha was born on September 11, 1920 in Marquette County, the daughter of Gust and Louise (Klinger) Beutler. She married Almon Porter of Rio, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death. On April 11, 1953 she married Arnold F....

Charles Kluge

Feb 29, 2012

Charles R. "Chuck", "Charlie" Kluge, 78 of Hancock, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 29, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Tomah. He was born on September 22, 1933 in Neenah, the son of Theodore and Marie Stielow Kluge. He was married to Anna Kahrs on April 10, 1955. Charles served in the United States Navy during the Korean War...

Ella Schmidt

Feb 27, 2012

Saturday March 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church Click for Map and Directions Visitation

MAR 2. 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Leikness Funeral Home - Wautoma

358 South Oxford Street

Wautoma, WI, US, 54982

Eugene West

Feb 26, 2012

Eugene S. "Gene" West, age 75, of Wautoma, passed away Sunday morning, February 26, 2012 at the Wild Rose Community Memorial Hospital. He was born August 2, 1936 at Green Bay, the son of Eugene J. and Alice R. (Kapalczynski) West. He married Nancy A. Perry on August 22, 1959 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Gene was a 1954 graduate of...

John Martin

Feb 20, 2012

John J. Martin, age 77, of Hancock, passed away Monday afternoon, Feb. 20, 2012 at Crystal River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Waupaca. He was born March 23, 1934 in Rockford, IL the son of James and Annie (Gibson) Martin. He married the former Rayona Jenkins in 1960. She preceded him in death in 1984. John moved to Hancock in 1960...

Donald Edwards

Feb 18, 2012

Donald R. "Red" Edwards, age 78, of Wild Rose, passed away early Saturday morning, February 18, 2012 at Heartland House. He was born August 27, 1933 in Menasha, the son of Robert and Lawrena "Lorraine" (Kropp) Edwards. Don was a graduate of Wautoma High School and a member of the 1948 Football Team. He married Betty Jane Scovell on May...

Pearl Weiss

Feb 13, 2012

Pearl Evelyn Weiss, age 97, of Wautoma, passed into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ at Wild Rose Community Memorial Hospital Monday morning, February 13, 2012. She was born May 27, 1914, in the township of Poy Sippi, Wisconsin, the daughter of Fred and Minnie (Westerman) Sawallish. She graduated from Omro High School in the class of 1930. She...