All Obituaries

Steven M. "Scuba" Stephani, 59, of Black Creek passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 as a result of an accident at his home. He was born August 12, 1960 a son of the late Lawrence and Delores (Weiland) Stephani. Steve grew up on the family farm where he learned his work ethic. He worked at Appvion (Appleton Papers) for 30 years. He was an active member of the Black Creek Fire Department. Steve enjoyed his bike rides, fishing, shooting pool and darts, bowling, playing sheepshead,...

Ralph J. Carpenter, 75, of Appleton passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019 at St. Paul Home in Kaukauna. He was born on November 4, 1943 a son of the late Erwin and Othalia (Killian) Carpenter. He was born in Appleton and spent his school years in Shawano having graduated from Shawano High School. Ralph was drafted into the US Army and served from 1965 to 1967. Following service he returned to Appleton where he worked in the paper industry. In 1969 he began his career with the Appleton...

Patricia L. Uher, 60, of Black Creek passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center following a long illness. She was born on August 16, 1959 a daughter of Raymond and Lois (Rempe) Poeschel. She was a member of Immanual Lutheran Church in Black Creek. Patricia liked being outdoors, going for hikes, and cooking. The most important things to Patricia was her children and family. She was one of the most caring and loving person that you could ever meet. Patricia is...

June Adella Marsh passed away this August 17, 2019 after 90 wonderful years with her family. Survivors include her kids and spouses Tom (Judy) Marsh, Dale (Rhonda) Marsh, Curt (Deb) Marsh, John (Karijo) Marsh, Hali (Noal) Huey, Carey St Thomas, her sister Betty Jameson, and 17 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren and one on the way. On August 10, 1929 a cherished baby girl was born into Hal and Florence Hamlin’s life in the town of Mountain, WI. Little did they...

Kent William Abel, 69, of Shawano and formerly Black Creek, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 1, 2019. He was born February 5, 1950, son of the late Harold and Rosetta (Brandt) Abel. Kent was an active member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Black Creek. He graduated from MSOE in 1973 and began his career as a mechanical engineer with Kimberly-Clark, retiring in 2009. He was united in marriage to Valerie Husman on May 26, 1990. Kent was very active in Boy Scouts, and...

James Joseph (Jim) Mongin was born to Arthur and Nettie (Schroeder) Mongin on June 25, 1917, and was born to eternal life on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. He is preceded in death by his parents and three siblings/spouses: Antoinette Bacon of Green Bay, Arthur (Mabel) Mongin of Kaukauna, and Norbert (Leone) Mongin of Coleman. On September 4, 1941, Jim married the late Ilene (Berglund). Together they raised six children for 64+ years in Green Bay: Rosanne (William) Curran of Ellison Bay, David...

Shirley (Zuleger) Bunnell passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019. She was born January 5, 1933 in the township of Cicero, Outagamie County to Walter and Mamie (Fischer) Zuleger. In 1935, her mom passed away and she went to live with her grandma. Her grandma was like her mother and her aunts and uncles like her sisters and brothers. They were all very close to one another. On October 14, 1950 Shirley married James Bunnell at the First Congregational Church in Shiocton, WI. They continued...

Bert Gietman (March 12, 1943 – July 24, 2019) The Man, The Warrior, The Legend. On July 24, 2019, Bert (or Lambert if you want to fight) finally went to rest after his decades-long struggle with congestive heart failure. Born into battle in Siebengewald, Holland during WW II as his town was being bombed, Bert’s spunk was deeply ingrained. As a young teenager Bert set sail for America with his parents Peter and Christina (Jenssen) and his siblings, where the family settled in...

Tyler James Pfefferle, 27, of Clintonville, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born November 8, 1991, son of Connie (Vanden Heuvel) Traynor and the late Gary Pfefferle. Tyler was a 2010 graduate of Seymour High School where he played baseball, football, soccer, and basketball. He continued playing baseball at Lakeland College. He worked with his dad and uncle building sensory gyms for those with disabilities. Tyler always enjoyed building...

Craig A. Hansford, 66, of Howard passed away Thursday morning, July 18, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born March 24, 1953, son of the late Wilbert and Ethel (Gajeski) Hansford. On October 2, 1992, he was united in marriage to Donna Haas in Green Bay. Craig was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Howard. He was in food service sales for many years. His most enjoyment was time spent with family and enjoyed following the Green Bay Packers. He is survived...