Obituaries

Maxine M. Buettner

Published by andynewsengin on Fri, 06/24/2022 - 3:41pm

Maxine M. Buettner, of Wabeno, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at home under the care of Compassus Hospice with her family by her side. She was 86 years old. She was born March 25, 1936, in Shawano, a daughter of Arthur and Bernice (Kautz) Moede. She married LeRoy Buettner on Oct. 20, 1956, in Shawano.

Michael J. McGuire

Published by andynewsengin on Fri, 06/24/2022 - 10:46am

Michael J. McGuire, 84, lifelong resident of Lena, was born to Raymond and Lula McGuire on January 31, 1938. Mike passed away on June 21, 2022, due to a rare aggressive lymphoma. Mike was an athletic standout in basketball (he is a member of the 1,000-point club), baseball, track and football at Lena High School. He played football at St. Norbert for two years. Mike married Ellen Kristofick in 1959, and together they raised six children: Louise (Tom) Blankenheim, Lois (Jim) VanAbel, Maureen (Duane) Viano, Eileen McGuire, Renee McGuire, and Raymond McGuire. Ellen preceded him in death in 1988. In 1996 he married Judy (nee Strehlow) Peters and became the bonus father to Tracey (Sami) Awwad and Rick Peters.

Delores M. Ashauer

Published by andynewsengin on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 10:54am

Delores M. Ashauer, 88, of Clintonville, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah.

Lorna J. Dreher

Published by andynewsengin on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 10:53am

Lorna J. Dreher passed away on March 27, 2022, at St. Peter’s Hospice in Albany, New York.

Allan R. Wilke Sr.

Published by andynewsengin on Mon, 06/20/2022 - 4:25pm

Allan R. Wilke Sr., 96, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Shawano. He was born Nov. 23, 1925, to the late William Wilke Sr. and Edna (Zeroith) Wilke in Lena. He graduated from Gillett High School with the Class of 1943. Allan served in the United States Army in World War II. He was joined in marriage to Delores Martin in November 1952 in Keshena. She preceded him in death in 1983.

Kathleen Norrbom

Published by andynewsengin on Fri, 06/17/2022 - 12:54pm

Kathleen “Kay” Norrbom, 83, of Eland, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, June 16, 2022.

Norman E. Olson

Published by andynewsengin on Mon, 06/13/2022 - 1:42pm

Norman E. Olson, 92, Peshtigo, formerly Gillett, died Friday morning, June 10, 2022, at Bay Area Medical Center in Marinette. He was born Dec. 24, 1929, in the Gillett area to Albert and Laura (Larson) Olson. Norman grew up on the family farm in rural Gillett where he learned how to own and operate a successful farm.

Beverly “Bev” Kratz

Published by andynewsengin on Mon, 06/13/2022 - 1:41pm

Beverly “Bev” Kratz, 83, Oconto Falls, died Friday morning, June 10, 2022, at St. Clare Hospital, Oconto Falls. She was born April 7, 1939, to Elmer and Elsie (Hansen) Everard. Bev grew up in Oconto Falls where she attend Degantown School, graduating Oconto Falls High School with the Class of 1957. As a young women, she worked at the original hospital as a nurse’s aide.

Betty Glynn

Published by andynewsengin on Fri, 06/10/2022 - 3:53pm

Betty Glynn of rural Oconto passed away peacefully on June 8, 2022. She was born in Highland on Nov. 10, 1925, to Andrew and Emma (Weis) Williams. Her formal name was Mary Elizabeth Glynn, but family and friends always knew her as Betty.

John F. Knoke Sr.

Published by andynewsengin on Thu, 06/09/2022 - 1:48pm

John F. Knoke Sr., age 90, of Waupaca, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, June 6, 2022, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton. He was born July 3, 1931, in Shawano, son of Herman and Lucy (Lotharius) Knoke. When John was only 12 years old, he came by train to Waupaca for the first time to work on a potato farm east of town, which is when he first came to love the area. John served in the U.S. Marine Corps from Dec. 11, 1951, until he was honorably discharged on Dec. 2, 1953, where he was stationed stateside in Florida during the Korean War. On May 29, 1954, he married Illa M. Hagen in Minneapolis, and together through the years they raised six children and were blessed with 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.