Sheboygan Area Obituaries

Rhonda Munoz
Rhonda L. Munoz, age 59, of Sheboygan, died on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at Golden Harbor Living. She was born on May 22, 1967, in Allentown, PA, to the late Norman Valeria Perrone Gillingham. Rhonda attended local schools and graduated from Sheboygan South High School in 1985. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, and spending time with her children. Rhonda was also an avid Green Bay Packer fan as well. Survivors include her husband, Roberto Munoz, of Sheboygan; two children, Marissa Munoz, of Ken...
Oct 16, 2026

David Simenz
With grateful and heavy hearts, we share that David John Simenz, 87, passed away on October 1, 2026. Less than a year after saying goodbye to Judy, the love of his life, he is with her again. Dave was a gentle man, loyal, patient, and kind. He was hardworking but always present, showing up for the people he loved and living selflessly to ensure his family had the life he wanted for them. Full of life and always grateful, he saw the good in everything. He was witty, had a wonderful sense of h...
Oct 15, 2026

Eugene Drossel
Eugene Bernard Drossel, 83, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Eugene was born on December 31, 1942, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to the late Elmer Bernard and Myrna Hattie (Meyer) Drossel. On April 18, 1964, Eugene was united in marriage to Arnita Schroeder in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Eugene loved woodworking, working on cars, and remodeling houses. He found great joy in playing fetch with Dixie, spending quality time ...
Oct 15, 2026

Joseph Swaim
Joseph Richard Swaim, infant son of William and Joanna Swaim, was born into heaven on Sunday, October 11, 2026, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Though his time with his family was brief, Joseph was deeply loved and will be forever held in the hearts of those who longed to meet him. Joseph is survived by his parents, William and Joanna Swaim; sister, Tirzah; brother, Paul; maternal grandparents, Richard and Diane Hesketh; and paternal grandparents, Curtis and Trish Swaim. Visitation will be held from...
Oct 14, 2026

David Freitag
David Charles Freitag passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at Aurora Sheboygan Medical Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin following a lengthy hospital stay. He was born April 8, 1952 in Fort Jackson, SC, the son of Donald and Helen (Schulze) Freitag. He graduated from Sheboygan Sough High School in 1970 and joined the military in November 1971. Dave married Sue Van De Kreeke on May 1, 1993. He enjoyed bowling and was very passionate about softball, having played for 20 years, umpiring for 4 y...
Oct 14, 2026

Timothy Bruggink
Timothy Bruggink, Cedar Grove, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 11, 2026 at Sheboygan Progressive after a lengthy illness. He was 74 years old. Timothy was born February 27, 1952 in Sheboygan, son of Dale and Marion (Rusch) Bruggink. He grew up in Cedar Grove, graduating in 1970 from Cedar Grove High School. He went on to study electronic repair at LTC. For over 35 years, he was a familiar face in Cedar Grove as a village employee. A member of the Sauk Trail Conversation Club where he s...
Oct 13, 2026

Janice Lohuis
Janice Elaine Lohuis, 85, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2026, in Random Lake, Wisconsin. Janice was born on April 9, 1941, in Town of Holland, WI, to the late Jacob and Edna (Vanderjagt) Hopeman. On November 14, 1959, Janice was united in marriage to Earl Lohuis in the Town of Holland. Earl preceded her in death on December 27, 2011. Janice enjoyed embroidering, baking, painting, taking rides, gardening, crafting, and coloring. She loved spending time with her grandch...
Oct 13, 2026

Ellsworth Caljouw
Ellsworth "EJ" John Caljouw, 95, of Oostburg, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Pine Haven Christian Communities - Oostburg. EJ was born to Jacob and Esther (TerMaat) Caljouw on March 24, 1931. He graduated from Oostburg High School. EJ served his country in the US Army during the Korean War from 1952-1954. On May 8, 1971, he was united in marriage to Betty Navarro in Chicago. EJ graduated from the University of Denver with a major in account...
Oct 12, 2026

Dianna McLaughlin
Dianna Marie McLaughlin, age 81, passed away surround by family on October 8th, 2026. Born and raised in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on February 6th, 1945, Dianna lived a life filled with love, kindness, compassion, and an unwavering devotion to her family. Dianna was truly one of the most loving and caring souls anyone could ever meet. She had a heart of gold and a beautiful way of making people feel welcome, valued, and loved. She spread kindness wherever she went, touching the lives of countless...
Oct 12, 2026

Bonnie Parnitzke
Bonnie Lee Parnitzke passed away on October 8, 2026, at the age of 82. She was born on January 17, 1944, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to Alton and Bernice Klein. On September 25. 1963, she married Lawrence "Larry" Julius Parnitzke at St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. She was a woman who valued family above all else. Bonnie spent most of her time caring for and raising her grandchildren. She was a kind and outstanding individual who could be described as the "Mother Hen&quo...
Oct 12, 2026

John Sukowaty
John R. Sukowaty, 71, of Sheboygan, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at St. Nicholas Hospital. He was born on November 30, 1954, in Sheboygan, to the late Herbert and Catherine (Leonhard) Sukowaty. On May 6, 1978, he married Kathy Wright in Sheboygan. John was a loving husband, father, and grandfather whose family meant everything to him. In John's working years he was a truck driver and truly loved being in a semi. John enjoyed being outdoors, family camping trips, snowmobile trips, ...
Oct 9, 2026

Charles Dickerson
Charles F. "Chuck" Dickerson, 65, of Sheboygan passed away July 24, 2026. Chuck was born in Sheboygan on Oct. 2, 1960 to the late Orville and Viola Dickerson. He graduated from James Madison and was selected to sing God Bless America at his graduation ceremony. He went on to work at RCS for many years and eventually participated with Reach Forward where he created many lifelong friendships. Bowling was one of his favorite outings with his friends. Chuck also really enjoyed anything ...
Oct 9, 2026

Gerald Otte
Gerald J. Otte, 94, of Sheboygan, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at Aurora Medical Center in Sheboygan. Gerald was born March 11, 1932, in Sheboygan to John and Magdalena (Vercouteren) Otte. He graduated from Sheboygan Central High School in 1950. Gerald served his country for seven years. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve at age 17 and served four years as a helmsman. He later transferred to the army to serve in the Army Band. He went on to attend UW-Milwaukee, majoring in music bef...
Oct 8, 2026

Arlynn Nauschultz
Arlynn June Nauschultz, age 98, of Sheboygan passed away peacefully on Monday, September 14, 2026, at Lakehouse Sheboygan where she had been living for the past year. She was born in Sheboygan on June 12, 1928, to the late Raymond and Lauretta (Leimetz) Schmidt. The family lived on North 40th Street, in the home where Arlynn's father grew up. The house was across the "crick" from the family business, Crystal Springs Bottling Works, which later became affectionately known as "th...
Oct 8, 2026

Audrey Claerbaut
Audrey Jean Claerbaut, 86, of Oostburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at Rocky Knoll Health Care Center. Audrey was born to Hilbert and Clara (DeBlaey) Huenink on January 29, 1940, in Cedar Grove. She graduated from Oostburg High School in 1958. On November 26, 1960, Audrey and Robert Claebaut were married at 1st Reformed Church in Oostburg. Audrey was a member of Calvary OPC in Cedar Grove, where she served as a Sunday school teacher and Vacation Bible School teacher. She was a lo...
Oct 7, 2026

Cynthia Kinas
Cynthia A. Kinas (Listle),67, of Manitowoc, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Havenfield of Chilton surrounded by the love of her family. Cynthia was born May 18, 1959, to Robert and Marlene (Adams) Listle. She grew up in Newburg and Spirit, Wisconsin and graduated from West Bend High School in 1977. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in 1999 from Silver Lake College. Throughout her career, Cynthia worked in insurance underwriting for several local insuran...
Oct 7, 2026

Sherry Bath
Sherry Ann Bath, 70, of Sheboygan passed away peacefully at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA, on October 2, 2026. She was born on February 28, 1956 to Leander and Marjorie Fox. Sherry worked in quality assurance manufacturing for Thomas Industries for many years. She married the love of her life, James Bath, on August 24, 1974. She was a devoted member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Sherry was also a member of The Sheboygan Moose Lodge #438 since 1982. She enjoyed watching Wisconsin...
Oct 7, 2026

Roger TeStroete
Roger Lee TeStroete, 77, of Oostburg in the Town of Holland, passed away unexpectedly, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Roger was born on March 15, 1949, to Howard and Ruth (Veldboom) TeStroete. He had many fond memories of his younger years growing up on his family farm west of Cedar Grove. Through his gift of storytelling, he enjoyed sharing his memories. He graduated from Cedar Grove-Belgium High School in 1967. During high school, Roger started working at Oostburg Concrete and then tran...
Oct 6, 2026

Kathleen Murphy
Kathleen "Kelly" Murphy, age 68, of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2026. Kelly was born December 17, 1957 in Winona, MN, the daughter of William and Eugenia (McClanathan) Ferguson. She graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1976. On April 3, 1976, she was united in marriage with William "Bill" Murphy. The couple celebrated 50 years together this year. Kelly's family was at the heart of her life. She loved spending time with those she ...
Oct 6, 2026

Doreen Meifert
Doreen P. Meifert, 78, of Oostburg, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at Aurora Medical Center in Sheboygan. She was born in Sheboygan on March 1, 1948, to the late Edward and Pauline (Hermann) Martiny. She graduated from North High School. On March 11, 1967, Doreen was united in marriage to Neil Meifert Sr. He preceded her in death on June 24, 2009. In her earlier years, Doreen ran the family business with Neil, Wilson Auto Parts. She retired from Ko...
Oct 6, 2026

David Freitag
David Charles Freitag passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at Aurora Sheboygan Medical Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin following a lengthy hospital stay. He was born April 8, 1952 in Fort Jackson, SC, the son of Donald and Helen (Schulze) Freitag. He graduated from Sheboygan Sough High School in 1970 and joined the military in November 1971. Dave married Sue Van De Kreeke on May 1, 1993. He enjoyed bowling and was very passionate about softball, having played for 20 years, umpiring for 4 y...
Oct 6, 2026

Suman Pradhan
Suman Lata Pradhan, 87, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. She was born December 5, 1938, in Bareilly, India. On May 23, 1962, she was united in marriage to Dr. Braham Swarup Pradhan in Lucknow, India. Over their 60 years together, they raised two children, Nidhi Pradhan and Sanjeev Pradhan. Suman emigrated to the U.S. in 1970 and lived in Madison, Whitewater and finally settled in Sheboygan in 1980. She obtained a...
Oct 5, 2026

Judith Johnston- Jarvis
Judith L. Johnston- Jarvis, 68, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. She was born on October 17, 1957, in Sheboygan to the late Joseph F. and Caroline (Del Ponte) Johnston. Judith graduated from Sheboygan North High School with the Class of 1976. Following graduation Judith moved to Clearwater, FL where she managed the Bakery at the Winn Dixie Grocery Store before transferring to P...
Oct 5, 2026

Michele Struck
Michele A. Struck, Oostburg, passed away Friday, October 2, 2026 at Froedtert Hospital surrounded by her family. She was 61 years old. Michele was born March 17, 1965 in Milwaukee, daughter of Sandra Lawrence Kiesow and Arthur Kiesow. She graduated from Cedarburg High School in 1983. Throughout her working career, Michele worked as a cook, a job that brought her a lot of joy. She and the love of her life, Mark Tyler, lived in Saukville where they raised their family, before settling in Oostbu...
Oct 5, 2026

Jacquelyn Grunewald
Jacquelyn K. Grunewald, 79, of Howards Grove, Wisconsin, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 1, 2026 after a courageous and inspirational battle with cancer. Her final days were spent at Sharon S. Richardson Hospice. Jacquelyn was born on September 29, 1947, to the late Orval and Cleora "Cle" (Poth) Marx. She attended Howards Grove High School, graduating in 1965, and went on to graduate magna cum laude from Lakeland College in 1969. On August 9, 1969, Jacquelyn was unite...
Oct 5, 2026


