All Obituaries

Janet Eleanor Kaufman Breuer, 94, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2026, at St. Mary’s Home in Manitowoc Janet was born in Manitowoc on September 18, 1931, to Leonard and Eleanor Steinbach Kaufman. She attended St. Paul Catholic School, Washington Junior High and Lincoln High School, graduating with the class of 1949. She continued her education at Rosary College in Oak Park, Illinois, before transferring to Marquette and graduating in 1953 with a degree in economics. She was ...

Phyllis Anna Linden, 94, of Manitowoc passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Shady Lane. Phyllis was born on May 4, 1931 in Manistique, MI to George and Minola (Richards) Weber. She was a graduate of Manistique High School. On September 30, 1950 she married Norman Linden. He preceded her in death on November 28, 1998. She worked in housekeeping at Holy Family Hospital for 40 years. Phyllis was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. She enjoyed puzzles, walking, and doing ...

James Alvin Seefeldt, age 83, a Collins, WI resident, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 4, 2026. Jim was born on July 6, 1942 in Lena, WI, the son of Arthur Sr. and Evelyn (Krueger) Seefeldt. He was the 4th of 13 children. On April 19, 1965, he married Diane L. Herdina. He was in the US Army for 7 years and was a Vietnam Veteran. He enjoyed being a heavy equipment operator, talking about vintage cars, sitting in his front yard gliders and cutting his lawn. Jim is survived by his ...

Yvonne M. Brilliant, age 88, of Manitowoc passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026 in Manitowoc. Yvonne was born May 12, 1937 in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Arthur and Lucy (Dugre) Brilliant.  She was a graduate of Lincoln High School with the Class of 1955. Yvonne’s work as a secretary for 28 years was rewarding and enjoyable. She took pride in advancing her employers’ agenda by providing this very important work in the Chicago area and the City of ...

Sandra M Rowley, age 80, of Manitowoc died on March 2, 2026 at home. Sandy was born in Milwaukee on November 6, 1945 to Alexander and Gertrude (Butkiewicz) Kubach. She was raised in Milwaukee, graduating from Mercy High School in 1963. Upon high school graduation, Sandy was employed as an Executive Assistant for the City of Milwaukee Department of Building Inspection. It was there that she met her future husband Richard (Dick) Rowley. Sandy and Dick were married on June 12, 1971 at St. ...

Janet E. Kraemer, age 93, formerly of Newton, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital. Janet was born on January 07, 1933 in Eau Claire, WI, daughter of the late Albert and Hazel (Burns) Schmidt. On September 01, 1949, Janet married Marvin Kraemer. He preceded her in death December 28, 2007. Janet and her husband Marv owned Marv’s Auto Service and Southside Auto for many years. She was a certified nursing assistant at Holy Family Hospital. ...

Ronald A. Ehlers, 84, of Manitowoc passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026 at Complete Care in Manitowoc. Ron was born on March 22, 1941 in Sturgeon Bay to Roland and Mildred (Wilke) Ehlers. He was a 1959 graduate of Sturgeon Bay High School. On May 23, 1998 he married Mae Unteutsch. She preceded him in death on December 29, 2013. Throughout the years, Ron was a mechanic and mason. He enjoyed playing basketball in his younger years, fishing, hunting, woodworking, listening to country music ...

Cynthia “Cindy” Gille Frozena died on February 27, 2026 at home with her family by her side.  She was born November 8, 1952 to Kenneth LeMoyne Gille and Anna Margaret Gillenwaters Gille in Milwaukee, WI. Cindy graduated from Roncalli High School in 1971. In 1984 she graduated from Lakeshore Technical Institute in Cleveland, WI with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. In 1995 she earned her Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from Marian College in Fond du Lac, WI and in ...

Claudia Del Carmen Klein, age 53, of Two Rivers, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at her residence. Claudia was born on April 23, 1972 in Panama to the Eradio and Esperanza (Chavarria) Ducreux. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Panama. On May 19, 2006 she married Dan Klein. Over the years, Claudia worked as an interpreter for the Manitowoc Public School District. Claudia is survived by her husband: Dan Klein Jr.; son: David Klein; mother: Esperanza Ducreux; sisters and ...

Michael “Mike” A. Kraus, 58, of Francis Creek passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at his home. Mike was born on July 6, 1967 in West Allis to Allen and Susan (Harvey) Kraus. He attended school in Muskego and graduated with the class of 1986 of Muskego High School. Mike enjoyed spending time with his family, building model cars, fishing, and watching the Green Bay Packers. Mike is survived by his son: Brian Kraus, Stevens Point; mother: Susan Kraus-Stieglitz, Manitowoc; ...