Obituaries
Cornelius John Will
Jul 3, 2025
Cornelius John Will, age 90, passed away peacefully in Sheboygan on July 3, 2025. He was born to the late John C. and Armella (Kirsch) Will.
Cornelius was a farmer all of his life. As a young man, he worked for several area farmers, including Knoener, Kirsch, Wipperman and Kimme. He began working for Millersville Box in Howards Grove in 1961,...
Paul Joseph Urner III
Jul 1, 2025
Paul Joseph Urner III, age 88, passed away with his family by his side on July 1, 2025. He was born on September 7, 1937 in Sheboygan to the late Paul II and Rose (Strojinc) Urner. On July 29, 1961, he married the love of his life Diane at St. Anna Church. Together they raised three children: Mike, Steve and...
Brian A. Post
Jun 23, 2025
Brian Allen Post, age 62, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and son, was welcomed into the presence of Jesus on June 23, 2025, after living with early-onset dementia for several years.
Brian was born in Sheboygan on April 30, 1963, the third son of Dennis and Ruth (Herman) Post. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church.
He was raised in...
Karen "Red" M. Tramte
Jun 19, 2025
Karen "Red" M. Tramte, age 74, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away peacefully and pain free on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at her home with family present.
She was born in Sheboygan on August 8, 1950, to the late Walton and Bess (Hawe) Stemerdink. She graduated from Oostburg High School. She was employed at Stemerdink Meats, K. W. Muth and then Kohler...
Elwood "Woody" C. Riese
Jun 18, 2025
Elwood "Woody" C. Riese, age 93, of Sheboygan, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at Morningside Health Services.
He was born in Sheboygan on July 24, 1931, to the late Arthur and Esther (Siewert) Riese. On June 30, 1956, Woody was united in marriage to Janet Heyn. She preceded him in death on May 1, 2021.
Woody was a truck driver...
Robert "Bob" Louis Lutzke
Jun 15, 2025
Robert Louis Lutzke, age 83, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on June 15, 2025. He was born on June 13, 1942 in Sheboygan to the late Walter and Wilma (Rothe) Lutzke. He was raised on the family farm, and attended Elkhart Lake High School. On December 14, 1963, he married the love of his life, JoAnn,...
Reinhard L. Palm
Jun 10, 2025
Reinhard L. (Reinie) Palm, age 94, passed away peacefully on June 10th, 2025 at Rocky Knoll Health Care Center in Plymouth, Wisconsin with his granddaughter Kristy (List) Hopkins at his side.
He was born on January 3rd, 1931 in Breslau, Germany to Alois and Betty Palm. He came to the US in 1950 as a farm exchange student in the first...
JoAnn I. Schutte
Jun 6, 2025
JoAnn I. Schutte, age 77, of Shawano, passed away after a 10-year long battle with lung cancer on Friday, June 6, 2025.
She was born on July 26, 1947, to the late Marvin and Lorraine (Wentz) Grams. On December 9, 1973, JoAnn was united in marriage to Thomas Schutte and shortly after their marriage, JoAnn adopted his four children.
JoAnn is survived...
Lori Lee Sucha
Jun 2, 2025
Lori Lee Sucha, age 55, passed away unexpectedly on June 2, 2025. She was born on June 4, 1969 in Sheboygan to Victor June and the late Wendy (Herman) Laughrin. She is a 2005 graduate of Aurora University in Illinois, where she earned her Master’s Degree in Education. On June 19, 2004, she married the love of her life, Jordan....
Matthew Daniel Bitter
May 31, 2025
Matthew Daniel Bitter, age 42, passed away unexpectedly on May 31, 2025. He was born on June 6, 1982, to Dale and Donna Bitter. He was a 2001 graduate of Howards Grove High School.
Matt was an employee of UW Health since 2016. He held a few positions over the years, but his current role was the supervisor of maintenance and...
Lorraine Irene Broetzmann
May 31, 2025
Lorraine Irene Broetzmann (Krause), 92, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on May 31, 2025 surrounded by her family at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay. She was born on May 7, 1933 to the late Arno and Hilda (Haas) Krause in the Town of Sherman/Random Lake.
Lorraine was baptized, confirmed and schooled at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sherman Center. She graduated from...
Kathleen S. Grube
May 28, 2025
Kathleen S. Grube, age 90, formerly of Sheboygan Falls, passed away peacefully and was reunited with the love of her life, Wallace, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
She was born in Sheboygan on October 5, 1934, to the late William and Martha (Henning) Gruenke. She graduated from Central High School. On April 18, 1953, Kathleen was united in marriage to Wallace...
Charles E. Helfert
May 7, 2025
Charles E. Helfert, age 86, formerly of Sheboygan, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at Frontida Assisted Living in Fond du Lac, WI.
He was born in Sheboygan on April 14, 1939, to the late Norbert and Eleanor (Lulloff) Helfert. He graduated from North High School in 1958. Following graduation, Charles served his country in the United States Navy from...
Ryan James Bugbee
Apr 29, 2025
Ryan James Bugbee, of Sheboygan, WI, died on April 29,2025
Ryan was born on February 7, 1978, in Mississauga, Ontario Canada to Al and Melissa Bugbee. When Ryan was 12 the family moved to Kohler, WI.
Ryan graduated from Kohler High School in 1996. After graduating from high school he worked in facility maintenance and resided in Sheboygan, WI.
Ryan was a proud...
Ronald K. Haas
Apr 29, 2025
Dr. Ronald K. Haas, age 78, of Howards Grove, passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, April 29, 2025, after a courageous and spirited battle with pancreatic cancer.
Ron was born in Racine, WI, on August 26, 1946, to the late Glenn E. Haas and Marianne K. Haas. He attended William Horlick High School, graduating in 1964 with honors. He began...
Elaine M. Habermann
Apr 28, 2025
Elaine M. Habermann, age 90, of Sheboygan passed away on April 28, 2025, at Sheboygan Senior Community.
She was born in Princeton, WI on November 15, 1934, to the late Walter and Eleanor (Marshall) Bornick. She graduated from Beaver Dam High School. On May 4, 1957, Elaine married John W. Habermann in Beaver Dam. He preceded her in death on March...
Scott Douglas Wunsch
Apr 25, 2025
Scott Douglas Wunsch, age 59, of Sheboygan, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025. He was born in Sheboygan on December 19, 1965 to Donald O. and Elaine E. (Kuether) Wunsch. Scott graduated from Howards Grove High School in 1984. Following graduation, Scott joined the Army, where he served for three years. When he returned home, he worked for Bemis,...
Mabel Lois Horneck
Apr 25, 2025
Mabel L. Horneck, 86, of Howards Grove, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025 at St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan. She was born in Manitowoc on May 20, 1938 to the late Hubert and Helen (Stuebs) Kolb. Mabel graduated from Kiel High School in 1956.
On May 14, 1960, Mabel united in marriage to Carl Horneck. Mabel was a member of St....
Phyllis L. Bacon
Apr 23, 2025
Phyllis L. Bacon, 82, of Sheboygan, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Sheboygan Health Services. She graduated from South High School, Class of 1961.
Phyllis was born on November 4, 1942, in Sheboygan to the late Henry and Marie (Backhaus) Miller.
On June 29, 1968, she married Jay P. Bacon in Sheboygan. Phyllis put her trust in her Lord and Savior,...
Nancy Rose Diener
Apr 19, 2025
Nancy Rose (Ruppenthal) Diener gained her wings on April 19, 2025. She was born on February 29, 1944, in Hilbert, Wisconsin to the late Edward and Esther (Grube) Ruppenthal. She was a graduate of Hilbert High School. She was united in marriage to Robert F. Diener on June 28, 1969. During their 56 years of marriage, they created their family...
