Obituaries

Margaret L. Fahser

Margaret L. Fahser

Jun 3, 2025

Margaret Lois Fahser, 95 of Manawa, was called to her heavenly home on June 3, 2025. Margaret was born on July 26, 1929, daughter of the late Frank and Martha Dretke-Schefelker and baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Margaret attended Green Valley School through 7th grade, went to St. Paul's Lutheran School for 8th grade and was confirmed in 1943. She...

Sam A. Lehman

Sam A. Lehman

Jun 3, 2025

Sam Andrew Lehman, age 46, of Waupaca, passed away unexpectedly, the result of a motorcycle accident, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. He was born in Medford, WI on June 25, 1978, the son of Eli Lehman and Barbara Kaatz.

He attended Little Wolf High School in Manawa. Sam loved gardening, canning, making cheesecake, smoking salmon, and making specialty wines, but his...

Gene D. Gilbertson

Gene D. Gilbertson

May 31, 2025

Gene Duane Gilbertson, age 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Theda Clark in Neenah with family by his side. Gene was born March 22, 1944 in Neenah, son of the late Reuben and Violet (Johnson) Gilbertson.

Gene attended Neenah High School. Upon graduation, Gene joined the Navy. He was stationed in San Diego and served his country...

Gladys L. Scheller

Gladys L. Scheller

May 21, 2025

Gladys Lou (Korth) Scheller, age 87, of Manawa, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. She was born in New London on February 8, 1938 to the late Alfred and Elnora (Popke) Korth.

Gladys was baptized on March 27, 1938, and confirmed at Emanuel Lutheran Church in New London in 1952 by Pastor Walter Pankow.

She lived in New London and attended...

John L. Robbert

John L. Robbert

May 21, 2025

John Leo Robbert, age 55, passed away peacefully May 21, 2025, at home with his family by his side. John was born May 30, 1969, in New London, WI to Dennis and Kathy (Borchardt) Robbert. He attended Weyauwega-Fremont High School. Upon graduation, John joined the Army on June 22, 1987. He was stationed in Germany where he had a son,...

Gregory D. Koehler

Gregory D. Koehler

May 20, 2025

Gregory D. Koehler, 59, of Appleton, went to his heavenly home on May 20, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 3, 1965 in New London, to Darrell and Karen (Bartel) Koehler.

Greg was baptized at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Weyauwega and attended St. Peter grade school for the first few years. His family then moved to...

John M. Platta

John M. Platta

May 18, 2025

John Michael Platta, 32, of Weyauwega, formerly of Waupaca, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025. He was born on September 2, 1992 in Wausau to Lee and Michele Mirek-Platta.

As a young boy, John enjoyed playing sports with his friends and classmates. He was especially proud of his Waupaca Youth Baseball teams and a highlight was winning the 2002 W.Y.B....

Jeanette R. Rivers

Jeanette R. Rivers

May 16, 2025

Jeanette Ruth Rivers (Honey), 90, of Manawa, Wisconsin passed away on Friday May 16, 2025, with her family by her side.

She was born on September 12, 1934, in Chicago, IL to the late Achiel and Esther (Braun) Henderickx. She married B. Hall Rivers on September 27, 1952.

Jeanette is survived by her children: David Rivers (Diane), Jan Hass (Jim), Mark Rivers,...

Dale W. Kirsch

Dale W. Kirsch

May 13, 2025

Dale William Kirsch died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at his home in the Town of Royalton, WI. Dale was born September 26, 1946 in Cheboygan, Michigan, to Muriel and Ike Kirsch. Dale spent 40 years with the love of his life, Barb Kennedy. Together they enjoyed going to the casino and sitting on their porch. He often would...

John F. Flynn

John F. Flynn

May 11, 2025

John Franklin "Jack" Flynn, age 81, passed away on May 11, 2025, in Ogdensburg, Wisconsin. Born on January 18, 1944, in Manawa, Wisconsin, Jack lived a full and vibrant life marked by dedication to his work, deep connections with family and friends, and an enduring sense of humor that brought joy to those around him.

Jack spent 35 years working full-time...

John G. Faskell

John G. Faskell

May 5, 2025

John G. Faskell, age 72, Township of Mukwa, passed away at his residence with his family by his side on Monday, May 5, 2025. He was born October 7, 1952, in New London, son of the late Bernard and Evalina (Paronto) Faskell.

He graduated May 21,1970 from Little Wolf High School and took over running the family dairy farm on May...

Thomas L. Schuelke

Thomas L. Schuelke

Apr 26, 2025

Thomas (Tom) Lee Schuelke, town of Lind, Waupaca Co, age 65, passed away surrounded by his children on April 26, 2025. He was born on September 29, 1959, in New London, the son of Maynard Sr and Janice (Leary) Schuelke. He graduated from Manawa High School in 1979 and started working at the Neenah Foundry, where he worked until he...

Alan L. Manthey

Alan L. Manthey

Apr 26, 2025

Alan "Al" Manthey, age 67, of Ogdensburg, WI, passed away with family by his side and was called to his heavenly home on Saturday, April 26, 2025, after his fight against cancer. He was born on February 17, 1958, to Gerald and Arlene (Kesler) Manthey in Honolulu, HI.

Al attended Turner High School and graduated in 1976. After graduation, he went...

Carol A. Juergens

Carol A. Juergens

Apr 26, 2025

Carol Ann Juergens (Heidenberger), age 90, of Manawa, entered her heavenly home on Saturday, April 26, 2025. She was born January 4, 1935, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Robert John and Rizpah Mirium (Norton) Heidenberger. Carol was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Milwaukee on January 19, 1936, and confirmed in the Christian faith at North Trinity Evangelical Lutheran...

Chris R. Roehl

Chris R. Roehl

Apr 16, 2025

Chris Ryan Roehl, age 48, of Manawa, WI, passed away, a result of an accident, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. He was born on July 11, 1976, the "number one" son to Ryan and Nancy Roehl.

Anyone that knew Chris knew he was a hard worker, always busy making money. As a young boy he started cutting up deer in the...

Mark William Thayer III

Mark William Thayer III

Apr 16, 2025

Mark "Skip" William Thayer III, age 77, of Manawa, went to his heavenly home on April 16, 2025. He was born on April 5, 1948 in New London to the late Mark and Dorothy (O'Brien) Thayer. Mark married the love of his life, Carol (Noffke) Thayer on June 25, 2016 in New London at Victory Church.

Mark was given the nickname...

Marion Young

Marion Young

Apr 12, 2025

Marion (Pat) Rose (Thompson) Young, age 92, of Manawa, WI, passed away April 12, 2025, in her home surrounded by loved ones. Marion was born on October 10, 1932, to Walter and Nellie Thompson in New London, WI. She was named after the wild roses that her mother saw growing outside the town of Marion, WI and grew up on...

Susan A. Brigham

Susan A. Brigham

Apr 9, 2025

Susan Ann Brigham, age 61 of New London, WI, left this earthly life and entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Sue was born on July 6, 1963, daughter of William Heineman and Delores (Knapp) Heineman. Sue graduated from New London High School in 1981, where she lettered 3 years on the varsity basketball team and played the...

Joyce E. Chady

Joyce E. Chady

Apr 3, 2025

Joyce E. Chady passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at Theda Care Hospital in Neenah, WI. She was born on February 22, 1940, in Split Rock, WI to Alfred and Emma Schmidt. She graduated from Marion High School in 1958. She was married to William Chady on October 21, 1967. She worked at Zwickers in Waupaca and the...

James H. Brown

James H. Brown

Mar 26, 2025

Sadly, James Hewett Brown, son of Hobart and Flora Belle, born in Washington, NC, and a graduate of Washington High School class of 1967, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

Hewett was a scholar of the first class and graduated high school with an overall grade average of over 98. He later graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1974 with a...