All Obituaries

Brian William Damon, age 40, of The Woodlands, Texas, died unexpectedly September 27, 2019.  He was born September 25, 1979 in Appleton, Wisconsin to William and Ellen (Hamblin) Damon.  Brian graduated from Appleton North High School.  During high school, Brian volunteered helping youth with disabilities, inspiring him to earn his Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Human Services from UW-Oshkosh. He then moved to Texas where he married Kristin VerBerkmoes on November 29,...

Patricia A. Mandel, age 83, of Appleton passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Care Partners in Appleton, following a short illness.  Pat was born in Manitowoc on November 10, 1935 to the late Leo and Julia (Kochan) Crechard.  She graduated from Holy Family School of Nursing in Manitowoc with the class of 1957.  On April 26, 1958, Pat was united in marriage to Paul Mandel.  The couple enjoyed 14 years together until Paul’s passing in 1972. ...

Manuel Hernandez, 60, Appleton, passed away at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center on Sunday, October 13, 2019. Private services were held.

Andrew H. Kramer, age 62, faithful husband, loving father and loyal friend passed into Eternal Life on Sunday, October 6, 2019. Andrew was born on December 27, 1956 to Andrew N. and Marjorie J. Kramer (nee Owen) in South Bend, Indiana the youngest of three children. Upon graduation from Riley High School in South Bend in 1976 he began his career in the wood working trade.  Through his early years as a homebuilder he became a master craftsman finish carpenter.  In 1988 he joined...

Warren T. Pierson III, loving husband and father, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 at the age of 51.  Warren was born on May 13, 1968 in Newport Beach, CA to Warren T. Pierson, Jr. and Pamela (Sommers) Pierson.  He received his Associates Degree from Madison Area Technical College in 1994.  Warren worked as a project coordinator for a local company.  On May 21, 1994 he married Darcy (Day) Pierson.  They raised two children, Andrew and Lauren together. Warren...

James “Jim” Elmer Plantikow, age 75, of Kaukauna, passed away at his home on Thursday, October 3,2019.  He was born to the late Elmer and Jane (Taggart) Plantikow on July 3, 1944 in Kimberly.  He worked for a number of years at Electa Quinney School where he taught eight grade science before becoming an engineer.  Jim was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kaukauna.  He loved hunting, fishing, and wood working where he made numerous bowls and...

Betty Alice (Boone) Walsh, 91, passed away Thurs. Oct 3, 2019 of natural causes while residing at Tender Hearts Assisted Living in Howard, Wisconsin. Betty was born October 17, 1927 in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, the fifth of nine children of Charles R. and Esther (Gruening) Boone. She spent most of her childhood in Waupaca, Wisconsin at their home on 5th and Lake Streets with seven of her brothers and sisters. Betty graduated from Waupaca High School in 1946. Betty loved dancing the...

Richard B. Van Handel, 86, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Richard was born on December 25, 1932 in the Town of Grand Chute to Martin and Mary (Berghuis) Van Handel. He graduated from Appleton Senior High School, Class of 1950. On May 29, 1954, he married Alice Woods at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Appleton, and they recently celebrated 65 years together. He was born, raised, and lived in the same house his entire life while he worked the family dairy farm. In addition to...

Filip T. Birch, age 76, of Appleton, died Friday Sept. 20th, 2019 at his home.  Filip was a good and caring husband and shared 51 years of marriage with his best friend Karen.  He was smart, a political buff, opinionated, had a hearty laugh and many jokes.  He enjoyed his 34 ft. Baja boat, cruises, yardwork, races, and country music.  He worked as a shipyard welder, an iron worker, he ground contact lenses, and owned an auto body shop that eventually grew into “The...

John Seals Hastings, 90, passed away to be with his Savior on Friday, September 27, 2019. He was blessed to have one of his grand-daughters, Emily Hastings, a recent nursing school graduate attending to him in his final hours; and blessed to have several other loved ones helping out during the preceding weeks.   He was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor (Marecek) Hastings on May 16, 2018. He was born on September 7, 1929 in Madison to Alfred J. and Bessie (Seals) Hastings. He...