East High Wisconsin Alumni Obituaries

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Joan Joanie N. Towne passed away peacefully on January 5th 2026. She was born in Dixon IL on November 30th 1939 to Kenneth A. and Marion V. Bennett. She lived in Rockford IL for most of her life. She attended and graduated from East High School. Married William R. Hanson on September 7th 1957 they d...

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 ...

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...

Linda L. Krueger (Jagodzinski) passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025, at the age of 81, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Linda was born on April 24, 1944, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. to her loving parents Emery and Florence (Rezin) Jagodzinski.A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm on Friday, Janua...

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...

The former Birdia Lou Foster was born on Wednesday October 8 1941 in New Albany Mississippi the daughter of Willie B. and Annie Gladys Hardin Foster. Birdia graduated from B.F. High School in New Albany Mississippi. She married Albert Barker on July 4 1961 in New Albany. Albert preceded her in death...

Anthony Marcellus Turner 53 of Janesville Wisconsin passed away at his home on Monday December 22 2025. Anthony was born on April 28 1972 in Chicago Illinois to Hattie TurnerHeim and Jacob Heim. He attended Englewood High School where he was on the basketball team. Anthony was highly intelligent and...

Jane Elizabeth nee Odekirk Butieb 94 of Perth Amboy NJ passed peacefully at her daughters home in Perth Amboy on Saturday February 7 2026. She was the youngest daughter of the late John and Edith Iverson Odekirk. Jane was born in Plymouth Wisconsin and had three older sisters that preceded her in de...

John Fermanich age 69 of Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin passed away peacefully following a battle with cancer with his family by his side Friday October 31 2025 at St. Clare Hospital Baraboo Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held Thursday November 6 2025 at 1200 Noon at Picha Funeral Home 120 East Adam...

Karen Welton, of the Town of Port Washington, a beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 18, 2026. She was 85 years old.Karen was born in Ashland, Wisconsin, the daughter of George and Eileen (née Bidgood) Carlson. She spent her early years in northern Wi...

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,...