All Obituaries

Francis Coffey passed away at home, with family present, on Thanksgiving Day at the age of 81. He was born on July 16, 1939, to the late Arthur and Marie Coffey of Freedom, Wisconsin.  He graduated from St. Norbert High School, DePere, and went on to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Marquette University, Milwaukee. He was joined in marriage to Sandra (Hankwitz) at St. Therese Catholic Church on September 8, 1962. She was the love of his life for the...

Patricia A. Danford (nee Gautsch), age 93, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 23rd, 2020 at her home.  Pat was born in York, Nebraska on October 11, 1927 to the late Floyd and Orvilla (Brown) Gautsch.  She graduated with the class of 1945 at Central High School in La Crosse.  Following high school, Pat attended the University of Wisconsin Madison where she earned her Bachelors of Science Degree in Bacteriology in 1949.  In June of 1949, she was united...

Gerald Paul Edinger, Sr., age 74, Appleton passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at his home. Gerry was born on August 6, 1946 in Green Bay to the late Arthur and Leona (Krause) Edinger. He worked at Brillion Iron Works for 44 years, retiring in 2009. Gerry married Lois Coenen on December 29, 1987. He was an active member of First English Lutheran Church and enjoyed the Friday morning Men’s Group. He was also a member and past officer of the Appleton Noon Lions Group. He volunteered...

Cindy, age 66, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 at Edenbrook of Appleton. She was born on June 5, 1954 in Appleton to the late Robert and Marian (Miller) Hanagan. Cindy struggled with Multiple Sclerosis for 43 years, spending most of her years in various nursing homes. She is now free of her pain and suffering. She will be greatly missed by her daughter, Jessica (Tony) Austin; granddaughters, Kyla and Brianna; siblings, Gary (Christy) Hanagan, Punta Gorda, FL; Dennis (Lee) Hanagan,...

David passed away on the evening of Nov. 17, 2020 with his loving wife and son by his side. He was born Oct. 6, 1938 in Racine, WI. He married his soulmate Sandy on Oct. 3, 1959. Dave loved food and had a great passion for gourmet cooking and baking. You could always find him in the kitchen cooking a fabulous meal or in the den reading cookbooks. This passion led to a career as a baker at several award-winning bakeries. Later, due to a severe allergy to flour dust, he was forced to abandon...

Dorothy Mae Christman, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother died peacefully on November 17, 2020 at the age of 97.   Dorothy was born October 15, 1923 in Stephensville, WI to Henry and Agnes (Canavan) Van Straten.  Dorothy attended elementary school in a one-room school house with her father as the teacher.  She graduated from Appleton High School in 1941 and Oshkosh State Teacher’s College in 1945.  She taught school in Sheboygan and Green...

Alarik “Rick” Wilson, 28, died Monday, November 16, 2020.  He was born on October 29, 1992 to Mark and Dana Wilson.  He was a graduate of Oakfield High School. Rick’s greatest joy and love in life was his son, AJ.  He once tagged a picture, “If you don’t have a best friend, make one.”  Everyone who knew him could expect Rick to have a slew of pictures of their regular adventures together. He was known throughout the area as a...

Rosemary H. “Posie” Engel, age 87, died Sunday November 15, 2020, at Harbor Campus, Port Washington, Wisconsin, surrounded by her family. Posie was born on October 21, 1933, in Appleton, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Mildred Hanig. She was united in marriage to Wayne C. Engel on Aug. 13, 1955, in Appleton, Wisconsin. Posie graduated in 1952 from Appleton High School and went to work at H.C. Prange Company, a local department store. After marrying Wayne, she became a...

Sandra “Sandee” (Brickham) Keppler Died on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center at the age of 81. She was born on January 22, 1939 to the late Thomas and Vivian (Brueske) Brickham. In 1961, Sandee graduated from Mercy School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. Sandee also took numerous nursing/management course at UWO, Marian College, UW Madison, UW Marquette and Texas Women’s University. Sandee was employed by Mercy Medical Center for 33 years, retiring in...

Candy passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, following a battle with cancer. She was born on August 31, 1956 in Rockford, IL to the late Chester and Bernice (Knose) Meade. Candy grew up in Appleton and graduated from Appleton West High School, the class of 1974. She met and married Philip Brandt and they moved to Arizona, where they raised their 3 children. Candy and Phil divorced in 1990 and both moved back to Appleton. Candy worked at Brewster...