Obituaries

Kelly C. Schramm

Kelly C. Schramm

Feb 1, 2024

Kelly C. Schramm, 45, of Sheboygan, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at Aurora

Medical Center Sheboygan with her family by her side. She was born June 19, 1978, in Milwaukee to the late Dennis and Donna (Perez) Schramm. Kelly graduated from Oostburg High School with the Class of 1996. She then went on to receive a degree in radio broadcasting...

Victor "Vic" W.P. Godard

Victor "Vic" W.P. Godard

Jan 28, 2024

Victor “Vic” W. P. Godard, 84, of Sheboygan, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at Progressive Medical Center. He will always be remembered as a beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend who will be deeply missed. Until the end, Vic accepted life’s challenges with grit and determination. He was admired for his strength, pride, resiliency, and what his family...

Jacob "Jack" J. Verlare

Jacob "Jack" J. Verlare

Jan 27, 2024

Jack Verlare, 96, of Howards Grove, entered his eternal home on Saturday, January 27, 2024.

 

Jack was born on April 7th, 1927 in Sheboygan, the son of the late Jacob (Jake) Peter and Mary (Hollander) Verlare. On January 3, 1952, he was united in marriage to the late Madalyn (Mic) Joan Ribbens Verlare at the First Christian Reformed Church (now Christ...

Bruce R. Rohde

Bruce R. Rohde

Jan 27, 2024

Bruce R. Rohde, age 75, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Sharon Richardson Hospice in Sheboygan Falls, WI, surrounded by family. He was a beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. 

Bruce was born in Sheboygan on August 29, 1948, to the late Richard and Lois (Augustine) Rohde. He...

Eva M. Gonzales

Eva M. Gonzales

Jan 26, 2024

Eva M. Gonzales, 66, of Sheboygan, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 26, 2024 at home surrounded by her family. 

 

Eva was born on July 5, 1957 to the late Manuel and Manuela (Lopez) Ybanez in Corpus Christi, Texas. 

 

She enjoyed playing bingo, dancing, watching wrestling, telenovelas, and true crime TV. Eva was caring, loving, compassionate and...

Sandra L. Hermann-Moore

Sandra L. Hermann-Moore

Jan 25, 2024

Sandra L. Hermann-Moore, age 54, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away with her loving family and friends by her side on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at Aurora Medical Center in Sheboygan.   She was born in Sheboygan on January 22, 1970 to the late Kenneth and Rosemary Hermann. She graduated from South High School in 1988.

After that she joined the Navy....

Phyllis Jean Barts

Phyllis Jean Barts

Jan 25, 2024

Phyllis Jean Barts, 84, of Sheboygan, went to be with the Lord on January 25, 2024. Phyllis was born in Ord, Nebraska on January 17, 1940 to the late Frank and Louise (Berends) Lilienthal. She earned her bachelor’s degree in teaching from Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois.   On June 19, 1971, she was united in marriage to James Barts...

Scott N. Roeder

Scott N. Roeder

Jan 20, 2024

Scott Nicholas Roeder passed away peacefully of multiple medical issues early in the morning of January 20th, 2024. Scott was born in Chicago, Illinois to Patricia Isham and the late Robert Roeder on August 8th, 1956. Scott had attended various schools and universities in the

Wisconsin area. Scott spent the majority of his life working as a “jack of all trades” including

contracting, carpentry,...

Dorothy Ann Kohl

Dorothy Ann Kohl

Jan 18, 2024

Dorothy Ann Kohl (Parr), age 72, passed away peacefully at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay on Thursday, January 18, 2024.  She was born on June 22, 1951 in Sheboygan to the late Lawrence Parr and Elaine (Tessin) Fellberg. She graduated from South High School in 1969. She married Howard Sprengel, and in 1970, their beautiful daughter Tracy was born. 

Dorothy...

James S. Champeau

James S. Champeau

Jan 15, 2024

 

James S. Champeau, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 15, 2024, at his home.

He was born in Sheboygan on October 16, 1961, to the late Richard and Carol (Gandre) Champeau. James enlisted in the United States National Guard at a young age and served for many years. On November 3, 1990, James was united in marriage...

Alexander Max Sandner

Alexander Max Sandner

Jan 14, 2024

Alexander Max Sandner, age 24, was born to eternal life on January 14, 2024.  He was born on November 7, 1999 to his loving mother Siao Ying Sandner (Yap).  He graduated from South High School in 2018.  Following high school, Alexander worked at Meijer and Spiller Spring Company as a Machine Operator.

Alexander was a kind, loving and complex person.  ...

Christine F. Wiltzius

Christine F. Wiltzius

Jan 13, 2024

Christine F. Wiltzius, 62, of Sheboygan, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice surrounded by family after a nearly 10-year battle with cancer.

 

Chris was born on April 21, 1961 to a loving mother and father, the late Patricia (Schmidbauer) and Joseph F. Pepitone, Sr. In a house full of music, she was raised...

Petra Martinez

Petra Martinez

Jan 11, 2024

 

Petra Martinez, age 91, of Sheboygan, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.

She was born in Uvalde, TX on November 13, 1932, to the late Jose and Gregoria Barrientos. On May 9, 1955 Petra was united in marriage to Victor Martinez and they moved to Sheboygan in 1966. He preceded her in death on...

Michael John Willis

Michael John Willis

Jan 10, 2024

 

Michael John Willis, age 48, passed away unexpectedly on January 10, 2024.  

He was born on October 11, 1975 in Sheboygan to Robert Willis and Betsy (Strang) Willis.  He attended North High School, and graduated in 1993.  He went on to attend UW Oshkosh; however, his love of movies brought him to Los Angeles, where he received his degree in...

William "Bill" W. Duessing Sr.

William "Bill" W. Duessing Sr.

Jan 9, 2024

 

William W. “Bill” Duessing Sr., 89, of Sheboygan, passed away with his family by his side on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls.  He was born March 8, 1934 in Centerville to the late Forrest and Sylvia (Belitz) Duessing.  Bill attended many schools and following High School, he proudly joined the U.S....

Dawn Annette Rakow

Dawn Annette Rakow

Jan 8, 2024

 

Dawn Annette Rakow, age 97, passed away peacefully Monday morning, January 8, 2024, at Pine Haven Christian Communities. 

She was born on July 30, 1926 in Wausau to the late Walter and Florence (Strohm) Lochman.  She graduated from Sheboygan Central High School.

On September 28, 1946, Dawn was united in marriage to Wallace “Wally” J. Rakow of...

Robert John Beninghaus

Robert John Beninghaus

Jan 5, 2024

 

Robert John Beninghaus, 61, passed away peacefully Friday morning, January 5th, 2024 in his

home with his loved ones by his side after a hard-fought battle against cancer. He was a man of

great faith, and found comfort in God.

He was born on April 7th, 1962 in Sheboygan, WI, the oldest son to the late Robert and Carole

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Bernice A. Haack

Bernice A. Haack

Jan 4, 2024

Bernice A. Haack (Sommers), age 96, of Holmen, WI., formerly of Kohler, passed away on January 4, 2024, at Creamery Creek Senior Living in Stoddard, WI.

 

She was born on July 3, 1927, in Kohler, a daughter to the late Arthur and Theresa (Raml) Sommers. Bernice attended school in Kohler and graduated from Kohler High School in 1945....

Michael W. Perry

Michael W. Perry

Jan 4, 2024

Micael W. Perry, 56, of Milwaukee passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024.

A private family service will be held at a later date.

Marvin Schueffner Jr.

Marvin Schueffner Jr.

Dec 31, 2023

 

Marvin Schueffner, Jr., age 91, was met in heaven by his loving wife Joan on Sunday, December 31, 2023.

Marvin was born on October 2, 1932, in Sheboygan to parents Marvin and Anna (Suprick) Schueffner.  He graduated in 1951 from Central High School in Sheboygan. He proudly served in the Marine Corp from 1952-1955.  Following his military service,...