All Obituaries

Martha (Swonger) Slocum, age 81, of Appleton Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2022 with her family beside her. She was born to the late Daniel And Marion Swonger in Spooner Wisconsin on May 2, 1941. Martha lived her life in service to God.She was a loving mother to her five children. Martha is survived by her sons: Bruce (Laurel) Bray, David Bray, Mark (Deborah) Bray, John (LaLoni) Slocum,her daughter: Maria Slocum and her sister: Mary Bosveld. Martha was grandmother to:...

Rev. Gary Eugene Schockman, 72, peacefully entered the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 8, 2022.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 on August 17 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Greenville, WI. The service will be available live on Shepherd of the Hills Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/GreenvilleShepherdoftheHills In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to LCMS Missions in support of mission work in the Dominican Republic by...

Adam was born the 16th of 18 kids on October 3, 1944.  He was raised on a farm where Fleet Farm, Sound World and The Wisconsin Ave Diner is located. He attended St. Joseph and Xavier schools. It was through his sister Evie’s boyfriend Reg that he met and married Charlotte DeBroux of Kaukauna, bringing with her a clan of 13 siblings!  Throughout his career, Adam worked as a backhoe operator digging foundations all over Appleton and the fox river valley. He worked moving...

James Raymond Haen was born in Two Rivers on January 15, 1946 to August and Elsie (Zellner) Haen. Jim (better known as Jimmy at the time) made headlines at the ripe age of 3 when he decided to follow his dog and got lost in a field. He graduated from Mishicot High School in 1964. In 1977 Jim proved to all that he wasn’t going to let a disability stop him from living and thriving. He had stopped on the side of the road to help a stranded motorist when one of the vehicles was struck by...

Kermit J. Frahm, 76, of Appleton, died quietly at home, just as he had lived.  Kermit was born Dec. 14, 1945 to Edward and Dorothy (Kreutzberg) Frahm and graduated from Xavier High School, with the Class of 1965.  He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Galveston stationed out of San Diego, CA. During the Gulf War in 1967, the Galveston was part of the fleet at the ready in the Mediterranean Sea. He worked his entire career on second shift at Miller Electric, retiring in...

Susan (Keen) Siedschlag, age 75 of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 30, 2022. She was born to the late Harold and Mildred (Gruenberg) Keen in Antigo on October 23, 1946. Sue worked for many years as a Resident Caretaker for Randall Court; she also worked as a manager at Catherine’s and a bus driver for Kobussen. She was an avid Scrabble player. Sue enjoyed traveling, especially going on cruises. She loved spending time with her family and wintering in Florida with...

Patricia Marie Kees, age 61 of Greenville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at home on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Patty was born on May 15, 1961 to the late Richard and Maybelle (Rasmussen) Hennell in Oshkosh. On August 20, 1994 she married Michael N. Kees. Patty worked in food service as a cook, which was natural for her as a natural hostess at home, she loved having family gatherings, cooking and caring for everyone. Making sure everyone was comfortable and fed. Patty...

Julie Ann Christianson, age 69 of Appleton, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 22, 1953 to the late Donald and Carol (Hansen) Diestler in New London. On August 24, 1974 she married Charles M. Christianson. Julie worked at AAL and Winnebago Color Press as a Bookkeeper/Administrator. She loved camping, Sunday dinners with family, cousin’s weekend, reading and especially spending time with family. She is survived by her husband,...

Roy Conant, age 86 of Appleton passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 24, 2022. He was born November 4, 1935 to the late Leroy and Laura (Wencel) Conant of Black River Falls, WI. Roy graduated from Black River Falls High School in 1953. He then went to work at Kenosha American Motors building cars for 3 years. In 1956 he came to the Appleton area and worked at Valley Iron Works. He then worked for AAL (now Thrivent Financial) as a maintenance technician until he retired in 1996. He married...

Leone H. Benner, 85, of the Town of Center, passed away at the family homestead, with several of her children at her side on July 24, 2022.  She was called to her eternal home 5 months after being diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Born September 22, 1936, Leone Helena Van Handel was the second oldest of seven children from the union of Joseph and Harriet (Hietpas) Van Handel. She was a 1954 graduate of Hortonville High School.  Coming from a large family, Leone learned the...