All Obituaries

Paul J. Van Airsdale, age 63, of Wild Rose and formerly of Menasha, passed away peacefully with his wife Joy at his side on Monday, January 11, 2021. Paul was born on November 14, 1957 son of the late Robert and Nancy Van Airsdale. Paul grew up and lived in Menasha for many years and later moved to Wild Rose. Paul enjoyed hunting and fishing and anything outdoors. If you knew Paul, you knew that he always let you know what was on his mind and never turned down an opportunity for a good...

Judith A. “Judy” Pitsch, age 83, of the Town of Vinland, passed away unexpectedly, surrounded by her family, on Friday, January 8, 2021. Judy was born on May 6, 1937 in Sherwood, daughter of the late William and Kathryn (Seidl) Kuepper. She married Arthur “Art” Pitsch on February 9, 1957 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sherwood. Family was number one to Judy. She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening,...

Michael John Gamerdinger, age 28, Neenah, left us unexpectedly January 4, 2021. A crushing blow…. but for Jesus. We serve a God who is greater than all of our pain. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.   Michael had such an easy, caring spirit and we loved all of the 28 years that we had with him. He was treasured as a son, grandson, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. He is survived by his parents, Matthew and Linda (Ramminger)...

Tina “Angel” Louise Schmiedel Linder March 24th 1967- December 30th 2020. Tina “Angel” Louise Schmiedel Linder, age 53, of Oshkosh, passed away Wednesday December 30th at Aurora Health Center in Oshkosh. She was a kind, gentle and loving grandmother of 10. She is survived by her best friend and loving significant other Bruce K Schmiedel; her loving daughter, Megan Morth; two step sons, Bruce and Joshua Schmiedel. We the family would like to express our sincere...

Jay Koller, age 76, of Neenah, passed away at his home with his family by his side on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Jay was born on June 24, 1944 son of the late Joseph R. and Helen A. (Roberts) Koller. He married Karen Ernst on September 21, 1974. Jay retired from Kimberly Clark with 35 years of service as a Journeyman Millwright. Jay was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. His very special enjoyments in life were his family and friends, fishing, golfing, woodworking, Packer and Badger...

William J. “Bill” Neely, 83, Lansing, MI and formerly of Menasha, passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, 2020. Bill was born in Neenah on August 14, 1937, a son of the late Ted R. and Dorothy L. (Tuchscherer) Neely. He attended Menasha High School, Marquette Undergrad and Marquette Law School where he earned his law degree. Bill went on to work as a corporate lawyer for General Motors. His employment took him to Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and back to Michigan where...

Charles John Thomas, of Neenah, born March 16, 1937, in Niles, Mich. to John Henry Thomas and Helen Martha Thomas (Schuler) passed away at home on Christmas Day. He attended St. Mary’s grade school and graduated from Niles High School in 1955. Charlie lettered in football, wrestling and track. In 1954, he set the then class A Michigan high school football state records for most touchdowns scored in a single season and most points scored in one season. Charlie earned a football...

Steven J. Spanbauer, age 74, of Neenah passed away at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee due to health issues that were non-covid related. Steve was born on November 22, 1946 in Neenah to the late Joseph and Florence (Armstrong) Spanbauer. Steve was an entrepreneur and owned and operated an automotive service station in Neenah for 35 years. He was very involved in the Neenah community and gave back in many ways, including serving as City of Neenah Alderman, Town of Neenah Chairman, Winnebago...

John H. Backer, age 85 of Neenah, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 surrounded by family at his home. John was born on January 16, 1935 to the late Adelbert and Adelia (Ebert) Backer. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving from 1953 until 1957. John married Trudy Goodwin on June 25, 1960 in Madison. After retiring from his job as a salesman, he enjoyed driving coach for Kobussen Bus and traveling to many places. John was a member of Martin Luther Ev. Lutheran...

Daniel J. Mackowski, age 80, of Neenah, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time.