All Obituaries

Joseph P. Steckbauer, age 54, of Appleton, passed away peacefully under the loving and watchful eyes of his family on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, following a courageous battle with brain cancer.  Joe was born in Appleton on March 25, 1964 to the late Paul S. and Mary (Mislinski) Steckbauer.  He graduated with the class of 82 at Appleton East High School.  On January 11, 1986, Joe was united in marriage to the love of his life, Beth Lake.  The couple celebrated 33 years...

Vicki Lynn Schabo, age 69, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at her home, following a battle with cancer.  Vicki was born in Appleton, on July 31, 1949, to the late George and Evelyn (DeGroat) Meyer.  She graduated with class of 67 at Appleton West High School.  On June 28, 1969, she was united in marriage to Richard Schabo at First United Methodist Church in Appleton.  The couple would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this...

Chip Garrow, 39, of Appleton Wisconsin earned his wings and his seat beside the Lord while surrounded by family and friends on February 3, 2019. Chip persevered through every obstacle and challenge thrown at him from the age of 18 till his very last breath without complaint. Although, no one should ever have to go through life with the medical challenges he endured, he did so unconditionally.  In the end, his body quit, but his mind and spirit never gave up. If you close your eyes, you...

Lauren D. Mai, age 83, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at ThedaCare Hospital in Appleton.  Lauren was born in Eau Claire on June 14, 1935, to the late Herbert and Marion (Gerber) Mai.  After graduating High School, Lauren proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.  He recently participated in the Honor Flight – the experience was one of the highlights of his life.  On July 21, 1956, he was united in marriage to...

Surrounded by his family, Todd T. Staedt went to join his Dad on Feb. 2, 2019. He was born on March 8, 1971 to Thomas and Diana Staedt. A life-long resident of Appleton, he was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, and graduated from Appleton East HS. Todd worked at Fox Valley Stone and Brick, Pavco and most recently, Kimberly Clark. With a great passion, he enjoyed all outdoor sports including Brewers, Packers, NASCAR, biking, golf, both water and snow skiing and fishing with his...

Arlene B. Cherkasky, age 89, passed away peacefully, in her Appleton, WI home, surrounded by Rudy, her husband of 65 years, and other family members and caregivers. Arlene was born in Chicago on September 13, 1929 to Ben and Dora Specktor. The family relocated to St Paul, Minnesota where Arlene grew up and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in education.  She started teaching elementary school in Rochester Mn until she met Rudy " the love of her life" and...

Robert “Bob” John Otto, age 92, of Menasha passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Saint Paul Elder Services in Kaukauna.  Bob was born on December 29, 1926 to the late Edward and Elsie (Wolf) Otto.  He married the late Noreen Phillips on August 27, 1952 at Holy Cross Church in Kaukauna.  Bob was a fourth-generation dairy farmer who owned and operated the family farm where he was born and raised.  Bob enjoyed playing cards, shooting the breeze, and...

Marylyn A. Kohl 82, Appleton, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 at Brewster Village surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on May 9, 1936 in Neenah to the late William and Nora (Lallement) Ducat.  Marylyn was a secretary at Neenah Foundry, Kimberly-Clark and Lieber Lumber.  She married Richard J. Kohl on July 13, 1957. Marylyn enjoyed crafting especially sewing for her granddaughters. She and Dick loved spending time at their cabin on Blue Mountain Lake and Lake...

Mary Elizabeth Tuley, age 83, of Greenville, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.  Mary was born March 25, 1935 in Gary, IN to the late John and Emily (Mickovit) Mock.  On July 2, 1955, she was united in marriage to Robert Tuley.  She and her husband were blessed with 61 years of marriage until his death in 2016.  Everyone who knew our mom would all agree that she defined class...

Robert “Bob” Lee Zachek, Appleton, passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack on Friday, January 25, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Bob was born on September 6, 1963, in Appleton to Lois (Utschig) and the late Howard Zachek. Bob graduated from East High School and went on to pursue a career as an electrician at Sonoco and Crane Engineering. He found his true passion in teaching electrical engineering at Lakeshore Technical College. Teaching allowed him to share his wealth...