Outagamie County Wisconsin Obituaries and Notices of Deaths

Dorothy Bissing
Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Saturday 2 July 2005; contributed by Ron Flink & transcribed by Marla Zwakman

APPLETON – Dorothy L. Bissing, age 78, of Appleton, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2005, at Parkside Care Center in Little Chute.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1810 N. McDonald, Appleton, with the Rev. Gerald Falk officiating.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services at the church. Inurnment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Appleton.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a memorial fund *** Note: The middle of the text was cut off and was not available at the time of transcription.

And made many quilts for her grandsons. She enjoyed her work at both Kimberly-Clark and the Outagamie County Health Center. Dorothy was also a member of St. Thomas More Church.

She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Harold; daughters Peg (Jim) Steffen of Marshfield, Barb Vance of Hortonville, Deb (Ron) Ivacic of Spencer; brothers, Dewain (Pat) Locy, Jim (Betty) Locy, Jerry (Mary Ellen) Locy, Tom (Deb) Locy; sisters, Alice (Bob) Weyers, Deloris Driessen, and Mary (Roger) Gloudemans; sisters-in-law, Ruth Locy, Florence Loc, and Yvonne Locy; grandchildren, Dan and Ryan Steffen, Jeremiah Vance, Phil and Matt Ivacic, and stepaunts, Mary Mader and Alice C. Jansen.

Laura Washburn Blood
Source: Appleton Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wis.) Saturday, April 10, 1920; submitted by FoFG (mz)

Mrs. Laura Washburn Blood, widow of E. J. Woood, died at Minneapolis and was brought to Appleton for burial. She was a sister-in-law of F. H. Blood.

Chris Dautermann
The Day Book. (Chicago, Ill.), December 10, 1912 - Sub. by K.T.

Horicon, Wis.— Barrel of "test gasoline" exploded in the Horicon Gas Works. Chris Dautermann, 28, Appleton, was killed. Frank Martshan, 31, supt., expected to die.

George R. Downer
The Day Book. (Chicago, Ill.) April 27, 1915 - Sub. by K.T.

Appleton. Wis. — Geo. R. Downer, 64, sup't of Outagamie County asylum for Insane for 25 years, suicided. Despondent.

Fred Furhman
Source: Appleton Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wis.) Wednesday, 2 Aug. 1922; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Fred Furhman, 37, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fuhrman, 1109 Franklin st., died Tuesday evening in St. Mary hospital, Wausau, following an operation for appendicitis.

The decedent was born in Appleton and was employed by the Appleton Evening Crescent for 12 years. He had made his home in Wausau for four years and was president and manager of the "Wausau Pilot," a weekly newspaper. He also was proprietor of the Wausau news depot.

Mr. Fuhrman is survived by his widow, five children, parents, three sisters and two brothers. The sisters and brothers are Mrs. Anton Meier, Menasha; Mrs. George Laux, Miss Anna Fuhrman, Appleton; John, Black Creek; Edward, Monroe.

The time for the funeral has not been determined.

Family of M. Gerrets
Source: Marathon County Record (Wausau, Marathon County, Wis.) Thursday, 30 Jan. 1862; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Diptheria at Appleton
The family of Mr. M. Gerrets, County Superintendent of Outagamie, have within ten days buried five children. The disease seemed to be diphtheria, in an aggravated form, as each of the children taken died within a few hours after the attack.

Hellen Greverns
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 18 June 1903; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Fred Bredemeyer received a dispatch last Friday, announcing the death of his sister, Mrs. Wm. Greverns, at Appleton, and that the funeral would be held at New Holstein, Sunday. He took the train, Saturday morning, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. G. M. Thompson, to attend the funeral. *** Note: Mrs. Greverns’ date of death was 11 June 1903; the date and her first name are from Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907 and her surname is spelled as Graverus.

Anna Kaestle
Appleton Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wis.) Wednesday, 2 Aug. 1922; MZ submitted by FoFG

The funeral of Miss Anna Kaestle, who died Tuesday, will be held at 8:30 Thursday morning from St. Mary church. Interment will be made at St. Joseph cemetery. Pallbearers will be George Schmidt, George Shinners, Edward Vaughn, Ambrose Wilton, Charles McKenney and John Poetzle.

L. Lashway
Source: Marathon County Record (Wausau, Marathon County, Wis.) Thursday, 30 Jan. 1862; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Mr. L. Lashway, of Appleton, died suddenly last Wednesday from the bursting of a blood vessel, while walking in the street.

Leo Lawe
Source: Appleton Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wis.) Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1920; submitted by FoFG (mz)

Funeral services for the late Leo Lawe were held at the Episcopal church at Green Bay Sunday. Burial was at Roselawn cemetery beside his mother. The body was taken by train to Green Bay at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. Leo Lawe, one of Kaukauna's best known citizens, died Tuesday as the result of a fall at Milwaukee about ten days ago. The deceased was born in Green Bay.

Prudence Madison
Appleton Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wis.) Wednesday, 2 Aug. 1922; MZ submitted by FoFG

Prudence Madison died at her home in Milwaukee at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Miss Madison formerly lived in Appleton and was connected with the Pettibone-Peabody company. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the chapel of Spike and McDonald, Main St., Oshkosh.

Mrs. Elizabeth Miller Dies at Fosston
"The Tomahawk". (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) February 02, 1922 - Sub. by K.T.

Mrs Carl Miller, of Fosston, Minn, who was stricken with paralysis during the latter part of last December, died at her home in Fosston, Monday afternoon, in the 64th year of her age.
Mrs Miller was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Mary Beaulieu, formerly old residents of White Earth. She was born in Kaukauna, Outagamie county. Wis , in 1858. In 1878 she, with her family, removed to White Earth. After her marriage with Mr. Miller the couple removed to Fosston where she resided until her death. She was a woman possessed of a generous and kindly nature, benevolent and affectionate, and a most devoted wife. The universal expression of her many neighboring friends was to effect that "she always gave more than she received," and which happily illustrated the nature of her disposition. Verily, she was one of those sunny beings who are always a pleasing delight to meet.
Besides her husband she leaves to mourn her loss, one sister, Mrs. Maggie Van Wert, and two brothers, Norbert H. and Theo. H. Beaulieu, of White Earth.

Helen Kamps Sherman
Source: Appleton Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wis.) Wednesday, 17 Jan. 1923; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Mrs. Helen Kamps Sherman, 59, wife of John Sherman, president of the Citizens National bank, died at her home at 500 Walnut st. early Wednesday morning. She had been ill since last April.

Mrs. Sherman was a native of Appleton, having been born here July 5, 1863, and lived here all her life with the exception of the first few years after her marriage which were spent in Wausau, where Mr. Sherman was serving as county Judge of Marathon co.

The decedent is survived by her widowed husband; five daughters. Miss Margaret Sherman, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Basil F. McKenzie, Boston: Mrs. Samuel Fomen, Chicago; the Misses Agnes and Marie Sherman. Appleton; one son, Maj. A. Edward Sherman, Hot
Springs: two sisters, Mrs. Joseph J. Plank. Appleton; Mrs. Karl Reiss, Ladysmith; three brothers, Herman A. Kamps and Theodore E. Kamps, Appleton; William F. Kamps, Milwaukee.

The funeral will be held at 9:30 Friday morning at St. Joseph church, with interment in St. Joseph cemetery.

Emery Stansbury
Source: Wisconsin Weekly Advocate (6 Apr. 1899) transcribed by FoFG MZ

Appleton, Wis., April 3. – Dr. Emery Stansbury died this morning, after a sickness of long duration. Dr. Stansbury was one of the best known physicians in this part of the state and was identified with many public interests.

Henry Van Vorst
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 1 July 1909; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

John Hilgers received a dispatch from Appleton, Saturday, announcing the death of his brother-in-law, Henry Van Vorst, who died at the hospital in that city that morning, after a short illness. He went down on Sunday to attend the funeral, which was held Tuesday. Mr. Van Vorst was well known to many of our readers, having visited here with Mr. Hilgers’ family.
*** Note: Mr. Van Vorst’s date of birth, which is Mar. 1846, is from the 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Harrison, Calumet County, Wisconsin.

John Louis Witt
Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) Friday, 27 Sept. 1991; contributed by Ron Flink & transcribed by Marla Zwakman

ABBOTSFORD – Services for Clark County native John Louis (“Jack”) Witt, 85, Wadena, Minn., who died at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday at Tri County Hospital, Wadena, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Maurina Funeral Home, Abbotsford.

Bryce Luchterhand will officiate. Private burial will be Monday in the town of Beaver Cemetery.

Honorary pallbearers will be Bud Klug, Art Siikarla, Harlen Witt, Harold Hardrath, Emil Luchterhand, Richard Boden, Gertrude Becker and Gertrude Rohland.

Visitation will be from noon until service time Saturday at the funeral home.

He was born April 24, 1906, in the town of Beaver, Clark County, to the late Fred and Alvina (Knacck) Witt. He married Evelyn Paral June 5, 1929, in Milwaukee. She died Nov. 28, 1984.

He lived in Appleton until 1941 and then was employed as manager of Big Four Cooperative in Spencer. He became insurance director for Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Co. in 1944 and later was hired by Wisconsin Farmers Union to head the department of cooperatives. He then was employed in Minnesota by Farmers Union Livestock Association in St. Paul and then as director of insurance for Minnesota Farmers Union. He later was general manager of Co-op Services Inc. of New York Mills, Minn., for nine years. He then moved to Alexandria, Minn., and built and operated a mobile home court. He also served as director of U.S. Farmers Association for many years. He moved to Wadena in 1986.

Survivors include a twin brother, Harvey Witt Sr. of Abbotsford, and two sisters, Hilda Laufenberg of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Edna Degner of Green Bay.

He was also predeceased by one sister, Elda, and three brothers, Fred, William and Elmer.