Beatrice (Kaczmarek) Keefe, 88, Green Bay, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2022, at Century Ridge of Green Bay, Assisted Living Facility, which was her residence for the last 5 years. She was born on June 4th, 1934, in Green Bay, the only child of Joe & Rose Kaczmarek. Beatrice married Edwin Banaszynski in May 1955, and they were blessed with eight children. They made their home in the Pulaski area and enjoyed attending their children’s activities and playing cards. Beatrice...

Howard L. Schmidt, 91, of Green Bay, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Woodside Lutheran Home. We lost not only a gentleman, but a gentle man. Howard was born February 28, 1931, to the late John and Mary (Jensen) Schmidt in Green Bay, WI. He attended Norwood Grade School and graduated from West High School in 1949. While in his junior year, he joined “The 13th Engineers Marine Reserve”. In August of 1951, the unit was called to serve in the Korean War. After training in...

Bonnie Monahan (age 80), loving wife of William Monahan, passed away on Friday June 24, 2022, at Aurora BayCare Medical Center. She was born on November 5, 1941, the first of 5 children for Jerald and Emma (Payette) Maloney in Pound WI. Her siblings are Delores (Mike) Hanrahan, George (significant other Karen) Maloney, Trisha (Dale) Rysewyk, and Marty (Bev) Maloney.  Bonnie had the privilege of being the last baby born in a home on the kitchen table in Pound. She graduated from Coleman...

On Thursday, June 23, 2022, Geraldine Mae Diedrick, age 94, of Green Bay, passed away peacefully with her family at her side. Gerry was born on May 21, 1928, in Denmark, Wisconsin, and raised on a dairy farm by her parents, Anton and Lena (Deffke) Johnsen. She was a graduate of Luxemburg High School Class of 1945. On July 16, 1949, she married Kenneth Diedrick. Together, Ken and Gerry were blessed with five wonderful children.   Gerry worked in many retail...

Elizabeth “Betty” VanCampenhout, born on March 31, 1934, and passed away on June 22, 2022. Betty was the daughter of the late Francis VanDeHey and Mabel (Kropp) VanDeHey. She had two infant siblings Ruth and Victor that preceded her in death. Betty resided most of her young life in Oneida and then moved to Green Bay where she attended St. Joseph Academy. On August 14, 1951, she married Edward “Eddie” VanCampenhout. They celebrated 60 years of marriage before his...

Karen J. Verdegan, age 83, lifelong resident of Ashwaubenon, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, peacefully in her sleep. Karen was born September 26, 1938, in Green Bay, daughter of the late Romuald and Jeane (Hogeboom) Heitzkey and graduated from Green Bay West High School with the class of 1956. On May 31, 1958, she married James N. Verdegan in Green Bay. Karen worked many years as a hostess at local fine dining area venues where she met a lot of wonderful people. She loved...

Betty Lou M. Fontaine, age 96 ½, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in her home surrounded by loving family members. Betty Lou was born October 5, 1925, in Wabeno, daughter of the late Anton and Elsa (Heberer) Geiter. She was a graduate of Wabeno High School with the Class of 1943. On June 10, 1950, she was united in marriage to Fabian N. Fontaine in Wabeno. He preceded her in death on April 6, 2010. Betty Lou was the matriarch of the family. She had worked as a salesclerk for...

Marje was born on July 22, 1923, in Iron River, Michigan, the daughter of Arnold and Grace (Post) Krause. They moved to Green Bay in 1931. Her parents died when she was an adult. She attended schools in Watersmeet, MI and Green Bay, graduating from West High School in 1941. She went to Carroll College in Waukesha and graduated in 1945. She was selected for “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.” Her employment history included work as a Social Studies teacher at...

Corene J. Uher, age 91, of Green Bay, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Oak Park Place, Green Bay. Corene was born September 28, 1930, in Clarkson, Nebraska, daughter of the late Joseph and Hilda (Cinfel) Bukacek.  On June 9, 1951, she was united in marriage to Donald G. Uher in Clarkson. Corene worked as a CNA at Bornemann Nursing Home for several years where she took great pride in her work. Corene and Don enjoyed an early retirement together and were able to travel to many...

Rosalie Anne Shier---5.20.1938---6.20.2022 Rosalie was born in Hudson, WI on May 20, 1938, the oldest of six children born to Earl and Camille Holden. Rosalie earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from University of Wisconsin at Madison, where she belonged to Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. While living in her sorority house, Rosalie was prey to matchmaker Thora Ragone, the House Mother and Aunt to John David Shier, who invited her nephew for Sunday dinner and introduced him to Rosalie. The...