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Recent Obituaries in Oshkosh, WI

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Oshkosh, WI area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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John Blechl

John Blechl

Nov 5, 2011

John F. Blechl, age 59, of Oshkosh, went peacefully to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. John was born on February 17, 1952, in Oshkosh, the son of Gilbert and the late Emogene Blechl. He graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1970. A life-long lover...

Steven Wesenberg

Steven Wesenberg

Oct 22, 2011

Steven "Steve" Wesenberg, 61, passed away after a brief illness, Saturday, October 22, 2011 with his loving family by his side. Steve was born November 21, 1949, to Martin and Janice Wesenberg in Oshkosh. Steve graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1968 and served in the Army Nation Guard. Steve was a 3rd generation owner of Jerry's Bar for 40...

Laurali Obara

Laurali Obara

Oct 20, 2011

Laurali A. Obara, age 58, of Princeton passed away at home on October 13, 2011. Laurali was born June 17, 1953 in Glendale, California to Roy and Betty (Baldwin) Salls. She grew up in California, went to St. Joseph's Hospital, School of Radiology there. She married Craig Obara on June 29, 1971. Laurali worked in Diagnostic Imaging for over 29...

Thomas Grobe

Thomas Grobe

Oct 18, 2011

Thomas R. Grobe, age 60, of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly on October 11, 2011. Tom was born in Kenosha, WI, on November 5, 1950, to Reynold and Rosemary (Kreuser) Grobe. He married Vicki Koch on August 29, 1970. Tom was a machinist for 40 years, working at Oshkosh Truck, Kingsbury and Oshkosh Marine Supply until his retirement in 2010. In...

Elroy Rahmlow

Elroy Rahmlow

Oct 13, 2011

Elroy "Butch" Rahmlow Jr. age 64, of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on October 11, 2011. Butch was born on February 20, 1947. He married Lucille Phillips on October 4, 1965. Butch spent over 25 years working for Wisconsin Automated Machine. Butch in his free time enjoyed bowling, golfing, fishing, and spending time with his grandkids. He was...

Michael Fox

Michael Fox

Oct 8, 2011

Michael Fox, Jr, age 41, of Oshkosh, passed away at home on Saturday, October 8, 2011. Michael was born December 1, 1969, in Milwaukee, to Michael and Sharon (Flood) Fox. He married Karole Zinkgraf on April 22, 2006. He worked as a fork lift operator at Thill Logistics. Michael was talented at working on cars. He loved to go camping...

Diana Mulvey

Diana Mulvey

Oct 4, 2011

Diana Kay (Flaagan) Mulvey, age 62, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away on October 1, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh, WI.She was born April 2, 1949 at McVille Community Hospital, McVille, ND, the daughter of Arvid and RosadellFlaagan. She graduated high school from Tolna, ND. July 30, 2004, she married the love of her life, Jerry Mulvey. Diana loved to...

Arthur Laumer

Arthur Laumer

Oct 4, 2011

Major Arthur J. Laumer, age 82, of Oshkosh, died October 4, 2011. Arthur was born August 11, 1929 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of George and Margaret (Goller) Laumer. Survivors include his wife of fifty nine years, Donna (Hinman); children, Blaine (Donelle), Debra (Floyd) Gans, Dawn (Larry) Bretzel; grandchildren, Kyle (Nicole) McAtee, Tiffany (Danielle) McAtee, Ryan (Emily) Bretzel, Austin Bretzel;...

Charlotte Jorgensen

Charlotte Jorgensen

Oct 1, 2011

Charlotte A. Jorgensen, age 86, of Oshkosh, died peacefully Saturday, October 1, 2011, at Bella Vista Manor, where she has resided for the past two years. Charlotte was born March 3, 1925 in Oshkosh, the daughter of Fredrick and Agnes (Schneider) Weber. She had attended school in Oshkosh and graduated from Oshkosh High School. In 1946, she married Donald R....

Colleen Harmsen

Colleen Harmsen

Sep 27, 2011

Colleen G. Harmsen, age 48, of North Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011, after fighting a courageous five year battle with cancer. Colleen was born July 18, 1963 in Waupun, Wisconsin the daughter of Alvin and Doris (Veenendaal) Harmsen. She attended Waupun High School and later received her nursing degree from Fox Valley Technical College. Colleen worked for...

Rosemary Grobe

Rosemary Grobe

Sep 26, 2011

Rosemary M Grobe, age 82, of Oshkosh, passed away September 21, 2011, at Bethel Home. Rosemary was born November 19, 1928 in Pleasant Prairie the daughter of Alfred and Catherine (Kohl) Kreuser. She married Reynold Grobe in August 1950. When she was young, she worked at Cooper Underwear Company, then she became a stay at home Mom. She was quite...

Doris Fuhs

Doris Fuhs

Sep 25, 2011

Doris Alberta Fuhs, age 83, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2011, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh, where she resided. She was born on November 13, 1927, in Oshkosh, WI, and was the third child of Albert and Dorothea (Kraetschmann) Fuhs. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Earl Fuhs and George Fuhs; and by one nephew, Darrel...

Dewey Steinwand

Dewey Steinwand

Sep 21, 2011

Dewey L. Steinwand, age 62, of Oshkosh, died September 14, 2011. He was born February 16, 1949 in North Dakota, the son of Benjamin and Emily (Gall) Steinwand. After graduation from High School, Dewey served in the U.S. Navy during Viet Nam. He was employed at Waldan Paper Services in Oshkosh until his disability several years ago. Dewey is survived...

Vickie Herron

Vickie Herron

Sep 16, 2011

Vickie Lee Herron (1955 - 2011) Vickie Lee Herron, age 56, of Neenah, passed away Friday September 16, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. Vickie was born August 6, 1955, the daughter of Kenneth and Dolores (Flater) Rhode. She graduated with honors from Winneconne High School in 1973 and then went on to FVTC where she became a dental assistant. Vickie...

Claude Hanford

Claude Hanford

Sep 15, 2011

Claude Leroy Hanford, age 79, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Northpoint Medical & Rehabilitation Center in Oshkosh. Claude was born on August 29, 1932 to the late Fredrick and Iola (Spaulding) Hanford. On September 1, 1956, he married Alma (Krebs) Hanford in Manawa, WI. Claude proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife of...

Sharon Cheesman

Sharon Cheesman

Sep 14, 2011

Sharon E. Cheesman, age 59, passed away Wednesday evening, September 14, 2011, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 29, 1952 in Milwaukee, the daughter of John and Effie (Steward) Mullins. Sharon grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from High School there. Following graduation, she moved to Ohio where she met and married her husband, Vernon Cheesman....

Audrey Edwards

Audrey Edwards

Sep 14, 2011

Audrey Edwards (1930 - 2011) Audrey Edwards, age 80, wife of the late Oshkosh All Star Basketball Legend, Leroy "Cowboy" Edwards, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Born December 27, 1930, Audrey was the daughter of the late Raymond and Barbara Ryan of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Audrey married Leroy Edwards and they enjoyed much of their life in Indianapolis, Indiana...

Gayle Taugner

Gayle Taugner

Sep 11, 2011

Gayle Jessica Taugner, Born September 20, 1954 in Berlin, WI to Joseph and Irma Taugner. Born to Eternal Life, Sunday, September 11, 2011. Gayle graduated from Berlin High School, Berlin, WI. She then attended Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI and graduated May 1977 with her BS in Health Information Management. After graduation she went to work for the Centers for...

Walter Freeman

Walter Freeman

Sep 9, 2011

Walter E. Freeman(1947 - 2011) Freeman, Walter E. There were two things that meant the world to Walter Eugene Freeman (Papa Geno): nature and his family. Freeman, an Oshkosh resident and an avid hunter, died Sunday during a trip in the woods in Hiles, Wis., to check his baiting spots with his daughter, Bonnie Freeman. He was 64. His son,...

William Smith

William Smith

Sep 6, 2011

William A. "Bud" Smith, age 88, of Oshkosh, died peacefully Monday evening, August 29, 2011, at Northpoint Medical & Rehab. He was born on September 1, 1922, in Westfield, Wisconsin. He graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1941. Bud married Joan Behrend on November 28, 1942, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oshkosh. He served his country during WWII...

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