All Obituaries

Patricia “Pat” L. Valenta, age 78 of Maribel, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at her residence. Pat was born on December 13, 1943 in Green Bay, daughter of the late Martin and Elsie (Fictum) Schweiner. She grew up in Denmark and was a 1962 graduate of Denmark High School. On October 9, 1965 Pat was married to Edwin “Ed” V. Valenta at All Saints Catholic Church in Denmark. In the past Pat and Ed were members of St. Joseph Catholic Church in...

Dorothy J. Dondlinger, 99, of Manitowoc passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at Shady Lane Nursing Home. Dorothy was born on May 12, 1923 in Newton to the late Henry and Wanda (Stefaniak) Junk. On May 17, 1941, she married Frank J. Dondlinger at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Manitowoc. He preceded her in death November 28, 2004.  Over the years, Dorothy worked in manufacturing and retail stores, ended her career at Holy Family as a housekeeper. Dorothy was a member of St....

Charles E. “Chuck” Peppard, age 75 of Manitowoc passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at the Manitowoc Health & Rehabilitation Center of Manitowoc County. Chuck was born on July 15, 1947 in Manitowoc son of the late Daniel and Henrietta (Klenke) Peppard. He attended schools in Manitowoc and graduated with the class of 1968 from Manitowoc Lincoln High School. On July 2, 1977 Chuck married the former Julia “Julie” Tienor. He was employed at Manitowoc Cranes for...

Donald D. Christiansen, age 90 of Whitelaw passes away on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Hamilton Health Service, Two Rivers. Donald was born on March 26, 1932 in Bowler, WI son of the late Kjelmar and Genevieve (Wincentsen) Christiansen. He served in the Unites States Navy from 1951 until his Honorable Discharge in 1955. On June 23, 1956 Donald married the former Dorothy Naidl. He was employed as a machinist for Manitowoc Crane until his retirement. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, cutting...

Grace I. Kulpa, age 102, of Two Rivers passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Sunday, September 18, 2022. Grace was born February 23, 1920, in Two Rivers, daughter of the late Norbert and Mary Jane “Jennie” (LeClair) Frasch.  She was a graduate of Washington High School with the Class of 1937.  On April 26, 1939, she was united in marriage to Frank Kulpa, Sr. at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, Two Rivers.  He preceded her in death on November...

Kathie F. Rigas, 76, of Sheboygan passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. Kathie was born on March 22, 1946 in Hammond, IN to Anton and Lillian (Mehas) Fechalos. She was a graduate of Hammond Tech High School. On October 20, 1968 she married Steve Rigas. Kathie worked at Eldon Ready Elementary School in Griffith, IN for over 30 years as a school secretary until her retirement in 2008. Kathie was a member of St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church...

Logan Paul Schuetze, 33, of Manitowoc passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022. Logan was born on December 28, 1988 in Manitowoc to the late Paul Schuetze and Bobbi Nuoffer. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School. Logan served in the United States Marine Corps from 2007-2010, serving in Afghanistan.  Logan saw great success in his career working with close friends leading him to Heartland Video Systems and Technosis, Inc. Logan was passionate about computers, technology, and video...

Donald A. Bemis, a man to be remembered by family and friends as a loving person and a hard worker with impeccable integrity passed away peacefully at his home with family beside him on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at the age of 86. A lifelong resident of the town of Lyndon living on and farming the family farm Donald was born on June 4, 1936 in Sheboygan a son to the late Edward J. and Edna M. (Carman) Bemis.  He graduated from Plymouth High School in 1954 and furthered his education...

John J. LeBreck, age 83, of Manitowoc, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at his residence. John was born December 7, 1938, in Beaver Dam, WI, son of the late Merle and Cherry (Branstond) LeBreck. He attended schools in Manitowoc, graduating with the class of 1957 from Manitowoc Lincoln High School. John entered the United States Air Force in 1957 and attended Syracuse University in 1958; he was a Russian translator until his discharge in 1961. On March the 2, 2007, John married...

John Anthony Schmidt, 60, of Valders passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at his home. John was born on August 19, 1962 in Manitowoc to the late Gordon E. and Monica M. (Meidl) Schmidt. He attended Valders Schools. John worked for International Paper Company in Manitowoc. John was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church-Clarks Mills. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding his motorcycle, gardening, doing odd jobs and helping people. He was loved and adored by all his friends and...