East High Wisconsin Alumni Obituaries

Thomas Lyman Walsh 84 passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday January 24 2026. Born in Providence in 1941 Tom was most recently a resident of Warwick and grew up on Seaview Avenue in Edgewood. He attended Cranston High School East and later joined The United States Marine ...

Byron McPherson Dillard, age 92, entered the presence of his Savior on December 23, 2025 at Heritage Green Assisted Living in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he had resided for the past two years and was lovingly cared for by a devoted team of caregivers.Byron was born on August 16, 1933, in Thomasville,...

Wayne George Wilfuer age 87 of New London passed away on Tuesday December 30 2025. He was a beloved husband father grandfather and greatgrandfather born on April 4 1938 the son of the late George and Mildred Behnke Wilfuer. He attended a one room school house in his younger years and graduated from ...

Harold E. Olson 89 of South Range passed away on Monday November 24 2025 at Aspirus St. Lukes Hospital in Duluth. Harold was born in the family home at Helms corner on March 25 1936 to Kenneth and Mildred Wermter Olson. He graduated from Superior East High School with the class of 1954 and then atte...

William Bill Amorde 82 a lifelong resident of Superior passed away peacefully on Friday December 26 2025. Bill was born on March 8 1943 in Superior Wisconsin to Oscar and Ellen Johnson Amorde. He was a proud graduate of Superior East High School Class of 1960 and later served his country for six yea...

Kathleen "Kay" Ann Bauers 86 of Duluth Minnesota passed away peacefully on Saturday December 20th 2025 following a fiveyear brave battle with ovarian cancer. Kay was born on July 7 1939 in Superior Wisconsin the daughter of Bernard and Berenice Christie Dower. She married Ronald "Ron" Bauers on Apri...

It is with deep sadness that the family of George Donnell Hughes 90 of Sister Bay WI announces his peaceful passing on January 14 2026 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay surrounded by family and friends. Born on April 25 1935 in Oak Park IL George lived a life marked by faith service and ...

Charles Peter LaBahn known as Chuck professionally and as Pete to his family passed away in his home in Milwaukee on December 8 2025. Pete was born in 1928 in Chicago Illinois to Ida Holtz and Rudolph LaBahn and became a lifelong Milwaukee resident at the age of 4 when his family migrated to Milwau...

Kris was born June 13 1952 in Green Bay Wisconsin the second of fourteen children to Harvey Webster and Alice Jean ne McFarland. She graduated High School from Green Bay East High in 1970 then went on to Sacred Heart School of Practical Nursing graduating in 1974. Kris started working at St. Joseph ...

John Jack Nesbitt 88 Green Bay passed away on Friday December 26 2025. He was born on December 2 1937 in Green Bay to Raymond A. and Violet Bock Nesbitt. John grew up in Green Bay and graduated from Green Bay East High School Class of 1955. Following high school John enlisted in the United States Ai...

Cleo Ann Eliason age 90 passed away peacefully on January 20 2026 in Green Bay Wisconsin. She was born December 1 1935 in Green Bay to Edwin and Helen Klug Eliason. Cleo was proud to be a lifelong Lutheran. She graduated with High Honors from Green Bay East High School in 1954. She worked as a secre...

Born to Ephraim and Lucille Netzer Wood Shirley was one of nine children. An avid reader who had a passion for dance Shirley performed at various venues throughout the state of Wisconsin in her youth. A 1957 graduate of East High School Shirley first met the love of her life Virgil Johnson in her ju...

Betty L. Palmer Pittman (nee: Brehm) passed away on January 22, 2026, at the Parkview Nursing Home in Woodville, WI. She had colon cancer, aortic stenosis, plus being 97 years old, and the doctors could not do anything for her. I believe she succumbed with strokes as she went down hill so fast aft...

Clifford Havener Haskins, age 99 of Laona, Wisconsin completed (finished) this part of his life on January 24, 2026.He was born to Clifford E. Haskins and Ethelind Beatrice (Havener) Haskins in Wausau, Wisconsin, September 22. 1926.He grew up in Wabeno and Laona, Wisconsin and graduated from the Lao...

Auburn Robert "Bob" Turner 80 of Auburn passed away peacefully Saturday July 10 with his family and faithful dog Max by his side. He was born in Lewiston March 11 1941 and graduated from Edward Little High School in 1959. He proudly joined the US Navy in 1960 and was stationed in California where he...

It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the passing of Darrell Glenn "Rube" Ruby. On Monday January 26 2026 he passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side following complications from an extended illness. Darrell was born on May 5 1954 in Erie PA to the late Fredrick and Bet...

Eileen M. Gagliardi 74 of East Hanover Township Dauphin County passed away Tuesday January 20 2026 in her home. Born February 9 1951 in Pottsville she was a daughter of the late Paul R. and Georgianna Lazos Fritz and also preceded in death by a brother James F. Fritz. Eileen was a 1969 graduate of B...

Sharon Lee Myers of Flagstaff died on December 11th at the Oliva White Hospice Home. A resident of Flagstaff since 1973 Sharon was born in Wesley Iowa on March 8 1933 to Robert F. and Verna C. Kain. Sharon graduated from Algona High School in 1950 and went on to attend Briar Cliff College in Sioux C...

Patricia J. (Reading) Curry, age 89, of Wisconsin Rapids, WI passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 4, 2026 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Wisconsin Rapids. Rev. Robert Schaller and...

Dan J. Rabbitt 77 of West Lafayette Indiana passed away on Friday January 30 2026 at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. Dan was born on February 10 1948 in Waukegan Illinois. He graduated from LincolnWay High School in New Lenox IL and spent more than 30 years as a machine operator for Robert Williams ...

Edgar E Bantz 92 of Muscatine Iowa formerly of Galesburg died on Friday December 19 2025 at home. Ed was born August 15 1933 in Danville Illinois the son of Ford D. and Audrey Canaday Bantz. He married Helen M. Helander on November 3 1962 in Chicago. She preceded him in death on November 27 2018 aft...

Dr. Gary Dean Mirts 83 a devoted husband father and grandfather passed away on Wednesday January 28 2026 surrounded by his family. Gary was born on April 23 1942 in Fulton Missouri to Berniece and John David Mirts. Blessed with a wonderful childhood as the youngest of three children he learned the v...

Raymond Ray O. Anderson of Superior died on November 14 2025 at the age of 96 at Twin Ports Health Services. He was born on April 17 1929 the son of Thomas and Charlotte Anderson who were immigrants from Norway. At the age of 16 Raymond sailed on the Great Lakes. Enjoying this experience Raymond the...