Obituaries

Mar 17, 2021

Gail Cathryn (Boelter) Karstaedt, 59, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at her home.

Gail was born on June 21, 1961, in Milwaukee to Donald and Yvonne (Wilkum) Boelter. She graduated from Bayview High School in 1979. After high school, Gail attended Lakeland College, (where she ultimately graduated in 2008)....

Mar 17, 2021

Nancy M. Yurk, 74, of Sheboygan passed away on March 17, 2021, at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.

Nancy was born on March 30, 1946, in Sheboygan to the late Henry C. and G. Margaret (Mell) Yurk.  In 1964, Nancy graduated from Sheboygan North High School.  She went on to earn a Bachelors of Arts degree...

Mar 12, 2021

Roger Paul Hiers, honorable and cherished husband of Christine Anne (Hess) Hiers, and loving and devoted father of Karen (Dave) Bollwahn, of Sheboygan, WI and Lisa (Matt) Byczek, of Waunakee, WI soared his way to Heaven on March 12th, 2021.

Roger was born to Merit and (Mary) Magdalene Hiers on December 16th, 1944. Along with his two...

Mar 9, 2021

Randall “Randy” L. Rabe age 54 of Franklin passed away Tuesday morning March 9, 2021 at his parents home surrounded by his family.

Randy was born November 1, 1966 in Manitowoc to Gerald and Theresa (Tienor) Rabe. He attended schools in Sheboygan Falls graduating from Sheboygan Falls High School in 1985. He went on to UW Madison...

Mar 9, 2021

Richard A Close, 63, of Sheboygan, WI, passed away on March 9th after a battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family at the time of his passing. Rich was born on June 22nd, 1957 to Frank and Verona Close in Eau Claire, WI. After attending Regis High School, he began a term of enlistment in the United States...

Mar 9, 2021

Henry Carl Westermeyer, 43 of Sheboygan, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Morningside Health Center from a degenerative brain disease.  He was born on March 16, 1977 in Sheboygan, the son of Frederick and Judith (Harms) Westermeyer.  Henry was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s UCC in Elkhart Lake.  He attended Meme Elementary School and graduated from...

Mar 1, 2021

Richard E. Kuether, 97, of Howards Grove went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, March 1, 2021 at Pine Haven Christian Communities in Sheboygan Falls.  Richard was born in Smiths Mill, MN on August 12, 1923 the son of Rev. Herman A. and Eleanora (Hendel) Kuether.  In 1930, the family moved to Millersville, St. Paul’s Ev....

Feb 28, 2021

Shirley J. Heibel, 81 of Sheboygan passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at the Sheboygan Senior Community.

Shirley was born August 8, 1939 in the Town of Sheboygan to the late Erwin and Esther (Justus) Thiel. She attended Mapledale Grade School and she graduated from Central High School with the class of 1957. On September 3, 1960...

Feb 27, 2021

Jack Allen Wilhite, 63, of Sheboygan, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at his home.

Jack was born on June 2, 1957, to Max and Burnadette (Burgess) Wilhite, in Eau Claire, WI. He attended Sheboygan South High School and graduated in 1975. Jack was employed at Mayline where he met his wife, Cheryl. They were married...

Feb 27, 2021

Betty Faith Sixel, age 98, passed away on Saturday February 27, 2021 at Pine Haven Christian Home where she had been a resident since 2016. She was born February 23, 1923 in Manitowoc, a daughter of the late Rual and Alvina (Lindholm) Cogswell.

Betty was a 1941 graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School.

On July...

Feb 27, 2021

Dennis Scroggins, 67, passed away on February 27, 2021, from complications of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) with his children by his side.  He was born in Sheboygan on May 25, 1953, to the late William and Audrey (Krueger) Scroggins. On June 1, 1974, Dennis married Nanette Lucynski.  Together they raised their two children, Stacy and Dustin, in Sheboygan Falls. ...

Feb 26, 2021

Bobbi Jo Tetzlaff battled cancer on two occasions and sadly passed away at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice facility on February 26, 2021, with her husband at her side.  On February 1, 1963, Bobbi Jo was born in Sheboygan to the late Marvin and Carolyn (Vandeberg) Van Akkeren.

Bobbi Jo was proudly employed as a 911...

Feb 25, 2021

Bernice A. Dora, age 92, of Howards Grove passed away on February 25, 2021, at her home.  The former Bernice Arpke was born in the Town of Herman on March 22, 1928, to the late Calvin and Lorena (Jaschob) Arpke.

She graduated from Plymouth High School in June of 1946.  For two years she was employed at...

Feb 23, 2021

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — On Tuesday, February 23, George Woodrow Wise Jr. passed away at his home in Sheboygan, Wis. of an apparent heart attack. George was born December 7, 1949 in Munising, MI to George W. Wise Sr. and Ann Pauline (Kolbus) Wise. He attended the old Ford River Mill School and St. Patrick Grade School in Escanaba from...

Feb 22, 2021

Joan Reinemann, 88, of Sheboygan went to eternal rest on Monday, February 22, 2021 at Sheboygan Senior Community.  She was born on July 26, 1932, the oldest of 5 children.  Her siblings, Rita, Leonard, William (Bill), Margaret and her parents, Joseph and Anna (Urban) Hug always called her JoAnn.  Joan lived in Lamartine on her Mother's family farm until...

Feb 18, 2021

Debbra (Deb) Raether VanSchyndel, Kiel, age 61, passed away Feb. 18, 2021 peacefully at the family lake house in Mercer surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born the oldest of five children on April 29, 1959 in Fort Atkinson to Marian and Gary Coates. The family lived in Palmyra at that time on the...

Feb 16, 2021

He talked to animals. Cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, whenever he went out to take care of the house and garden. He talked to them as equals. Asking it where it had come from, guiding it to where it was going. Over the course of my childhood, we had six cats (averaging about four at a time). Abigail, Momcat, Zoey,...

Feb 11, 2021

Jean K. Meyer, 78, of Howards Grove, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Harvest Home in Howards Grove.

Jean was born on September 12, 1942, to Arthur and Marcella (Spindler) Voss in the Town of Meeme. Jean graduated from Kiel High School in 1960. After high school, Jean went to work at Borden’s in Plymouth, where...

Feb 11, 2021

Joyce L. Brukardt, 84, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and caregivers at her home early morning on Thursday, February 11, 2021.

Joyce was born on April 12, 1936, to Frank and Evelyn (Malwitz) Walczak in Antigo, Wisconsin. She graduated from Central High School with the class of 1954. After graduation, she was employed by...

Feb 6, 2021

Ernest J. Wallander, 81, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, February 6, 2021, after a short battle with cancer and more importantly, several days of fellowship with family at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls.

Ernest was born on February 27, 1939 in Sheboygan to the late John and Carrie (Tikalsky) Wallander.  After attending area schools...