Obituaries for November 20, 2008

Bishop, Doris Irene

Doris Irene Bishop, 88, Bellevue, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, after a short illness. Doris was born in Green Bay, Wis., on Feb. 9, 1920, to Rudy and Minnie (Hartmann) Halfpap. She married the late Norman (Nibs) Bishop on July 7, 1941, in Green Bay. More

Braun, Victor W. "Vic"

Victor W. "Vic" Braun, 80, Green Bay, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, following a brief illness. He was born Sept. 1, 1928, in Wabeno, to Charles and Elsie (Fieck) Braun. On Oct. 30, 1948, Victor married Rose Rhoades in Green Bay. More

Calewarts, Robert J. (Bob)

Robert J. (Bob) Calewarts, 79, Village of Howard, passed away at Unity Hospice Residence after a short illness, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. More

Erlandson, Winston

Winston Erlandson, Green Bay, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Blaney Funeral Home. More

Funerals

Brass, Kenneth "Rev" — Friends may call at the Proko-Wall Funeral Home, 1630 E. Mason St. after 5:30 p.m. today, until the time of the service. Funeral Service 7 p.m. today at the funeral home with Rev. Sally Terrell officiating. More

Ihlenfeldt, Leonard "Len"

Leonard "Len" Ihlenfeldt, 76, Allouez, passed away Nov. 18, 2008, at home after a battle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Len was born on June 14, 1932, and is the son of Gertrude (Elsie) Ihlenfeldt and late Vernon Ihlenfeldt. Leonard married Barbara Mathey on June 18, 1960, at Sts. More

Kane, Lucille M.

Lucille M. Kane, 92, Green Bay, died on Nov. 17, 2008. She was born on May 23, 1916 to the late Grace (Schantz) and Leonard Bolzenthal. Lucille had a long and distinguished career in the nursing field, including teaching, culminating in 16 years as Visiting Nurse for the city of De Pere. More

La Luzerne, John William

John William La Luzerne, 87, passed away on the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. He was born in Green Bay, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 13, 1921, the son of William Joseph and Frances Elizabeth (Rademacher) La Luzerne. More

Lemens, John A.

John A. Lemens, 66, New Franken, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at a local hospital surrounded by his family. Born in Green Bay, Oct. 8, 1942, he is the son of Tee (Servais) and the late Andrew Lemens. John married the former Jacqueline Schultz on March 19, 1977, in Green Bay. More

MacNeil, William Bruce

William Bruce MacNeil, 68, passed away at his home on Nov. 17, 2008, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. More

Rademaker, Ruth (Burns)

Ruth (Burns) Rademaker, 87, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Ruth was born June 28, 1921, to the late Harry and Clara (Leudtke) Rienow in Marshfield, Wis. On Dec. 31, 1943, she married Burns Rademaker in Green Bay, Wis. She enjoyed making knitted mittens and caps for the needy at Christmastime. More

Ross, Allan Melville

Allan Melville Ross, 80, Allouez, passed away Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. Family and friends may call Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Union Congregation Church, 716 S. Madison, Green Bay, with a Memorial Service at 3 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Charles Mize will officiate. More

Schneider, Gregory J.

Gregory J. Schneider, Appleton and San Benito, Texas, 69, passed away in Texas on Tuesday, Nov.18, 2008. A memorial service will be held in Appleton at a later date. A complete obituary will follow in Sunday's paper. More

Sparks, Ruthann

Ruthann Sparks, 62, Village of Howard, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. More

Van Slyke, Eleanor

Eleanor Van Slyke, 96, Menasha, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. A full obituary will appear in a later edition of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. More

VanDeHei, Dorene

Dorene A. VanDeHei, 74, rural New Holstein, died unexpectedly Monday evening, Nov. 17, 2008, at her home. She was the former Dorene Koenig, born April 18, 1934, in Spokane, Wash., daughter of the late Hugo and Mary Jane Blackwelder Koenig. More