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Larry W. Rotter found peace on June 19, 2014, at the age of 61. Loving husband of Barbara (nee Radtke). Dear father of Alex Rotter, John and Kelly Clough. Dear brother of Ron (Sharron), Dale (Jodi), and Patricia Rotter. Beloved son of Cora Rotter-Boerst. Also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. A memorial gathering was held Sunday, June 22, at Church and Chapel Funeral Home, 1875 N.

John E. “Butch” Hermann Jr., 55, passed away unexpectedly in the Aurora Medical Center-Pleasant Prairie on Thursday, June 19, 2014. He was born in Racine on Sept. 5, 1958, the son of John E. and Carol (nee: Subotnik) Hermann Sr. Butch graduated from Oconto Falls High School. He had been employed by Per-Mar Security as a supervisor. He was an avid citizens band radio operator, using the handle Orange Cowboy.

Irene Forncrook, 78, Oconto Falls, died peacefully at home on Sunday, June 22, 2014. She was born Oct. 21, 1935, in Milwaukee to Stanley and Marie (Wall) Sutrick. When Irene was a young girl, she moved with her family to the Brookside area, where she attended grade school, later graduating from Oconto Falls High School with the Class of 1954. On Nov. 5, 1955, Irene married her high school sweetheart, Eugene “Sonny” Forncrook.

The Oconto Falls American Legion baseball team snapped a four-game losing skid, capturing its first North Division victory, 3-2, against Antigo on Saturday. Hunter Magnin struck out seven in seven innings, allowing two earned runs to win the second game of the doubleheader.

The Chute Pond Clean Boats, Clean Waters volunteer team will be in action over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Volunteers and aquatic invasive species experts will educate boaters and conduct free boat checks at boat landings on Chute Pond so boaters do not accidentally spread Eurasian water-milfoil, curly leaf pond weed and other aquatic invasive species (AIS). Through the sixth annual statewide Landing Blitz, inspectors stationed at high-us

Hidden Bear Trail ATV Club and Red Arrow Snowmobile/ATV Club will hold an all-terrain vehicle safety course from 5:30-9 p.m. July 1 and 2 at Riverview Town Hall, 15408 State Highway 32, in Mountain. Students must be at least 11 years old and attend both sessions. However, certified youngsters cannot operate an ATV alone until they are 12. Anyone under 25 must be certified to operate on public lands. Course fees are $10 per student.

About 102 people participated in the 10th annual Fishing for Fun Day on June 7 at Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya on Chute Pond. The Oconto County University of Wisconsin-Extension Parenting Resource Center along with many volunteers hosted and sponsored the event. Children received their very own fishing pole to encourage more fishing outings with their dad or adult male role model.

Riley Gruetzmacher will be logging a lot of miles on the road this summer. More importantly, he will be playing a lot of baseball. The Oconto Falls High School athlete, who will be a senior next school year, is playing for the Wisconsin All-Stars, a team comprised of some of the top baseball players in the state. Gruetzmacher and his Summer U17 All-Star teammates have played tournaments in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Omaha, Nebraska, already in