Sheboygan Area Obituaries

Thomas Koeppen
Thomas A. Koeppen, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 3, 2026 at Plymouth Health Services. He was 84 years old. Thomas was born May 26, 1942 in Sheboygan, son of Edwin and Lillian (Lenz) Koeppen. He attended public schools and graduated in 1961 from Sheboygan South High School. From 1966-1969, he proudly served his country in the United States Army. For over 45 years, Thomas worked at Mayline in Sheboygan as an assembler. He retired in 2007. On June 26, 1973, he wa...
Sep 04, 2026

Melba Stampfl
Melba Stampfl, age 95, formerly of Sheboygan, passed away in Green Bay on September 2, 2026. She was born in Sheboygan on January 7, 1931, to William and Augusta Seltz. Her father taught at Immanuel Lutheran School where she attended grade school. She graduated from Central High School in 1948. She worked at The Sheboygan Clinic for six years and then was employed as a medical transcriptionist at Sheboygan Orthopedics from 1964 until she retired in 1989. She married Raymond Stampfl at Imm...
Sep 04, 2026

Kenneth Stewart
Kenneth D. Stewart, 71, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 20, 1955 to the late Larry and Dorothy (Sanders) Stewart in Louisiana. He graduated from South High School with the Class of 1973. Ken was united in marriage to Janet Hameister on July 5, 1975 in Sheboygan. He loved his wife with a steadfast devotion from the age of 17. He worked at K.W. Muth/Lear for 36 years, followed by HTT where he retired fr...
Sep 04, 2026

John Ten Dolle
John Ten Dolle, Age 90, of Hingham passed away peacefully at his home into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday afternoon, September 1, 2026 John was born September 30, 1935 to John and Grace (Vander Weele) Ten Dolle. He graduated from Oostburg High School. He was united in marriage to Margery Dykstra on August 27, 1955 in Hingham. John was a long-time member of Hingham Church. He retired from Buteyn Excavating where he was a skilled backhoe operator. He used that ski...
Sep 03, 2026

Kenneth Holzer
Kenneth (Kenny) Karl Holzer, age 98 passed away peacefully at Sharon Richardson Hospice Center on Sunday, August 30, 2026. Kenny was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on March 8, 1928 to Rose Brack Holzer and Carl Holzer at home. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church and spent his elementary education there as well. As a child Kenny was a bat boy at Memorial Stadium (Legion Park) and enjoyed playing little league, where he won the fastest base runner contest in the county. Ken a...
Sep 03, 2026

Doris Gafner
Doris M. Gafner, of Greenfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 31, 2026 at the Cottages at Cedar Run in West Bend. She was 88 years old. Doris was born May 20, 1938 in Indianapolis, daughter of Robert and Ludmilla (Zore) Deal. She attended school in Indianapolis, and graduated from St. Mary's Academy in 1956. While living in Indiana, Doris worked at Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company. She later worked at Walmart for over 20 years. On February 23, 1963, Doris was united in marriage wit...
Sep 02, 2026

Helen Maurer
Helen Maurer, age 94, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, of Sheboygan Falls, WI went home to be with her Lord on Monday, August 31, 2026. Helen was born in Sheboygan, WI on February 12, 1932, the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Reding Friedrichsmeier. She learned English and went on to attend St. Clement Catholic grade school and graduated from Sheboygan Central High School, Class of 1950. On May 17, 1952 she married Kenneth Maurer at St. Clement Catholic Church, Sheboygan, WI. ...
Sep 02, 2026

Jerome Katte
Jerome "Jerry" Katte, age 99, formerly of Sheboygan, died on Monday, August 31, 2026 at The Waters of Oak Creek where he resided since 2019. Jerry was born December 16, 1926 in Sheboygan to the late Edward and Anna (Drexler) Katte. He attended St. Peter Claver Catholic Grade School and was a graduate of Sheboygan Central High School, Class of 1944. Jerry served his country in the US Navy where he trained as an Electronics Technician. On June 6, 1953 Jerome and Delores Krauss were un...
Sep 01, 2026

Jean Stichert
Jean (Braun) Stichert entered the arms of her Lord on August 31, 2026. Jean was born October 20, 1941, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to Herbert and Martha Braun. She was joined with Robert Stichert in holy matrimony on June 1, 1963, at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church. She attended Sheboygan Area Teachers College and spent many years as a teacher. Later in life, she spent years working at Maple Lanes. Jean was the secretary of many local sports leagues and ran several local tournaments. Jean was an ...
Sep 01, 2026

Richard Owen
Richard Michael Owen (Mike) was born on June 11, 1938, at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Hertel) Owen, and had three siblings Joseph Owen, Thomas Owen, and Mary Owen Steiner. Mike graduated from Central High School in 1956. He went on to graduate from Wisconsin Military Academy in 1963, the same year he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. On August 30, 1958, he married the love of his life, Luanne Schmidt, and together they built a l...
Sep 01, 2026
Gordon Gorr
Gordon A. Gorr, 84, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, August 31, 2026, at Countryside Manor. Gordon was born May 22, 1942, in Sheboygan to the late Fred and Elsie Gorr. Gordon graduated from Sheboygan North High School with the Class of 1960. Following graduation, he proudly joined and served in the US Army. On March 7,1970, he was united in marriage to Eileen Ann Visser at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheboygan. Together they celebrated 56 years o...
Sep 01, 2026

Darlene Bain
Darlene D. Bain, 77, of Sheboygan, passed away with her family by her side, on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, following a courageous yet brief battle with cancer. She was born on January 31, 1949, in Tomahawk to the late Donald and Ruby (Arndt) Jones. Darlene attended a rural school, where her mother was a teacher, for the first six years of her elementary education. She then completed her seventh and eighth grades at Zion Lutheran Elementary School and graduat...
Sep 01, 2026

Carla Lauritsen
Carla R. Lauritsen, 60, of Kiel, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with COPD on Saturday, August 29, 2026. She was born October 3, 1965, to the late Mick and Joan (Westerhousen) Fredericks. Carla graduated from Sheboygan South High School with the Class of 1983. On August 19, 1989, she was united in marriage to Scott D. Lauritsen at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Sheboygan. Together they celebrated 37 years. Carla worked at Walmart for ...
Sep 01, 2026
Marian Lisowe
Marian D. Lisowe (nee Lemkuil), age 94, of Plymouth, passed away at Sharon S. Richardson on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Marian was born on July 18th, 1932, in Sheboygan County, a daughter of the late Garret and Mary (Mulder) Lemkuil. She was a 1951 graduate of Kohler High School. Marian grew up on a farm south of Plymouth and enjoyed the outdoors working next to her dad, moving cows, milking and doing field work, sometimes with horses and sometimes with the tractor. On September 19, 1953, she ...
Aug 31, 2026

David Maas
David L. Maas, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was 78 years old. David was born March 18, 1948 in Juneau, son of Herbert and Hilda (Wolter) Maas. He graduated from Random Lake High School in 1967. The majority of his career he worked as a butcher/meat cutter, eventually returning to it in his retirement. He retired as a CNC operator in 2010. On July 29, 1972 he was united in marriage with Sharon Ahrens Jacoby in Sherman Center. A former me...
Aug 31, 2026

Priscilla Treat
Priscilla Ida Treat, age 92, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026, in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Priscilla was born on July 31, 1934, in Winter Harbor, Maine, to the late Gilbert Gerrish and Lillian (Hamilton) Gerrish. She graduated as valedictorian of her high school class in Maine in 1952. She met her husband, James Jairus Treat Jr., while working at an ice cream shop. Priscilla later retired from Bemis Manufacturing Company. For 50 years, Priscilla was a devoted member of Falls Communit...
Aug 31, 2026

Phyllis Summers
Phyllis Ann Summers, age 82, of Sheboygan, died on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. She was born in Sheboygan on April 11, 1944, to the late Harold and Veona Paasch Gartman. Phyllis attended local schools and graduated from Sheboygan South High School in 1962. She was united in marriage to James W. Summers in 1967 at Trinity Lutheran Church in the Town of Wilson. Phyllis was employed at Borden's Dairy Plant in Plymouth and worked on the family farm for...
Aug 31, 2026

Daniel Berg
Daniel R. Berg, 90, of Sheboygan, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at his home. Dan was born March 6, 1936 to the late Benjamin and Norma (Zastrow) Berg in Sheboygan. He graduated from Sheboygan Central High School in 1953 and went on to proudly serve in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1953 to 1963. He was a Huber Law Officer for Sheboygan County Sherrif Department for 18 years until his retirement in 1993. Dan served as an Alderman in Sheboygan and was very active in the City Counc...
Aug 28, 2026

Christian Radschlag
Christian Xaviar Radschlag, 23, passed away and left us too soon, on August 26th, 2026. He was born on November 2, 2002, in Sheboygan, to Jacob and Jessica (Fredrich) Radschlag. He was a graduate from Central High School. Christian had many interests and hobbies. He loved fixing things. He loved the outdoors. But, his all time favorites were spending time with his family, hanging out with his friends, and fast motorcycles. He will be remembered for his contagious smile, genuine laugh, generos...
Aug 28, 2026

Jeffrey Simon
Jeffrey S. Simon, age 68, of Kohler passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. He was born in Green Bay, WI on July 31, 1958, to the late Gerald and Bernice (Johnson) Simon. He graduated from Sacred Heart Center in Oneida, WI and went on to further his education, earning technical certificates from LTC and receiving his bachelors degree in business from Lakeland University. On April 26, 1986, Jeff was united in marriage to Sara Hill in Merrill, WI. Jeff was e...
Aug 28, 2026

Betts Diamond
Elizabeth (Betts) Diamond passed away peacefully on August 27, 2026, at the age of 94, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 14, 1932, in Waldo, to Dala and Chester Harrison. She was preceded in death by her husband, James, of 55 years; her sister Shirl Laske, and brothers William Harrison and Chester Harrison. She is survived by her loving children: Deborah Diamond (Mark Kupsch) of Madison, Wisconsin; Dawn Valencia (Ricardo) of Palatine, Illinois; Kevin Diamond (Sarah) of E...
Aug 27, 2026

Susan Hansmann
Susan Ann Hansmann, age 72, of Sheboygan passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, August 24, 2026. She was born in Sheboygan on April 10, 1954, to the late Henry and Ethel (Rumpff) Hansmann. She graduated from North High School and went on to earn her associates degree from LTC. Susan was employed at Ley's Department Store in Plymouth, then Murphy's in Illinois and retired as a supervisor from Rockline Industries. She had a heart of a servant and was a faithful member of Luther Memoria...
Aug 26, 2026

Donna Modiz
Donna M. Modiz, age 101, passed away on Sunday August 23rd, 2026, at Signature Healthcare in Algood, TN. Donna was born August 1, 1925, in Two Rivers, WI and was the daughter of Anton and Ethel (LaForce) Burgard. She completed grade school in Two Rivers. The family then moved to Sheboygan, WI where she was a graduate of Sheboygan North High School in 1943. Throughout her life, Donna participated in several choirs in Sheboygan bringing joy to audiences that included nursing homes, assisted ...
Aug 26, 2026

Allen Lehmann
Allen Lehmann was born on February 3, 1950 and passed away on August 24, 2026 at the age of 76. He attended local schools and graduated from Plymouth High School. Allen then went to serve in the United States Army. During his working years, he was employed by the Kohler Company for 43 years until his retirement in 2012. Allen enjoyed golfing, watching NASCAR and hanging out with his friends and family at local bars. Allen is survived by his children, Ryan Lehmann (significant other Amber ...
Aug 25, 2026

Thomas Virant
Thomas J. Virant, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home on August 21, 2026, after a brave battle with mesothelioma. He was surrounded by his loving family. Thomas is survived by his wife Malia Virant; his children (and spouses/partners): Christin (Abe Meinnert) Dehne, Amy (Christopher) Marinec, Erica (Christian) Campbell, Jason (Jennifer) Weiss, Ben (Abby) Darkow, Andrea (Brady) Whitcomb, and Nathan (Allison) Darkow, Lexi Schmidt; his ...
Aug 25, 2026


