10 March 2015

Eisch accepts Friend of Education award

Who would’ve guessed that a student sitting in Art Paulson’s tech ed classes in the mid-1990s would someday design the sports fields just steps outside those classrooms at Oconto Falls High School. On Monday night, the Oconto Falls School Board presented BJ Eisch with the Friend of Education award for nurturing the seeds planted by Paulson and producing the basis for designs of the softball complex and football stadium, as well as the renovated e
10 March 2015
School district to reinvest in energy-saving equipment
Sweeping energy-savings upgrades performed in the Oconto Falls School District in 2012 and 2013 fell just short of their promised return. The $2.7 million project, coordinated by Ameresco, a provider of energy efficiency solutions, was designed to guarantee energy savings of just over $137,000 per year over the next two decades. The project included upgrades and improvements in heating systems, lighting improvements, air infiltration reduction, r
10 March 2015
Earl Roy Vaughn Jr.
Earl Roy Vaughn Jr., 73, passed away at home with his wife by his side March 5, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 19, 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Earl and Edith (Martin) Vaughn Sr. Earl married Marcella Denowski on May 13, 1972. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Region for five years and was a member of the American Legion.
10 March 2015
Carol Ann Sobeck
Carol Ann Sobeck, 72, Stiles, went home to be with the Lord on Friday evening, Feb. 27, 2015, with her family present. She was born Nov. 6, 1942, to Harry and Anna (Markiewicz) Sobeck. Carol spent her childhood on the family farm in the Lena area, moving away after college to teach in the Waupun School District for 35 years.
10 March 2015
Elizabeth M. Sommerfeld
Elizabeth M. (Ratz) Sommerfeld, 87, Gillett, died March 4, 2015. She was born to the late Henry and Minnie (Peisler) Ratz on Nov. 24, 1927, in Milwaukee. Elizabeth married Herbert Sommerfeld 69 years ago on Nov. 17, 1945, in Gillett. She was an active member of St.
10 March 2015
Paul Pfeiffer
Paul Pfeiffer, 91, Stiles, formerly of Chicago, died peacefully Wednesday morning, March 4, 2015, at home, surrounded by his family. He was born Feb. 14, 1924, in Yugoslavia to Paul and Elizabeth Pfeiffer. On July 10, 1949, he married Notburga in Austria. The couple traveled by boat with their two small children in 1952 to Chicago.
10 March 2015
Leroy W. Lutzke
Leroy W. Lutzke, 91, Two Rivers, formerly of Valders, Reedsville and Oconto Falls, went home to the Lord on Saturday morning, March 7, 2015. He was born April 24, 1923, in the town of Liberty to Arthur and Linda (Lemke) Lutzke. Leroy grew up on the family farm, where he learned the lessons of hard work, making ends meet with what you had and dedication to family.
10 March 2015
Marliss-ann Lundquist
Marliss-ann Lundquist, 76, of Mountain, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Marliss was born to the late Curtis and Hilder (Grundsom) Hosking on Feb. 3, 1939. Marliss Hosking married Ned Lundquist on April 15, 1978, in West Allis.
10 March 2015
Alice M. Hansen
Alice M. (Jewell) Hansen, 95, of Gillett, died on Monday, March 9, 2015. She was born on March 26, 1919, to Robert and Bernice (Scutt) Jewell in Gillett. On Dec. 24, 1937, Alice married the late Elmer Hansen. He preceded her in death on Feb. 16, 1947. Alice was a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church and Northern Gardeners Club in Gillett. She worked as a leather cutter at the former Northern Shoe Company in Pulaski for many years.
10 March 2015
Lucille Blahnik
Lucille Blahnik, 88, of Spruce, passed away Friday evening, March 6, 2015, at her home. Born to Everett and Elna Piper, she was a lifelong member of St. Mark Ev. Lutheran Church of Spruce. Lucille was a graduate of Oconto Falls High School, Class of 1944, and attended Northeast Wisconsin Technical College prior to employment with Wisconsin Public Service in Green Bay. Lucille was united in marriage with Milton J. Blahnik in 1947.
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