All Obituaries

Arleen J. Verlinden, age 90, of Manitowoc, passed away Thursday morning, December 2, 2021 at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center in Manitowoc. Arleen was born on February 21, 1931 in Town of Preston, Trempealeau County, daughter of the late William and Martha (Lesniewski) Frederickson. She graduated from Milwaukee South Division High School with the class of 1949. On May 7, 1955 Arleen married Kenneth Verlinden at Christ Ev. Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. He preceded her in death on November 11,...

Dale “Swede” Daryl Borgen, 87, of Plymouth passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at his home with his loving family beside him. Dale was born on April 11, 1934 in Fond du Lac, a son to the late Theodore and Rosella (Halbach) Borgen.  He graduated from Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac in 1952. Following high school he served in the Air Force from 1952 until 1955 during the Korean War. On December 19, 1969 he was united in marriage to Diane Pennings in Waukegan,...

Shirley M. Blahnik, age 92, formerly of Kellnersville, passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 30, 2021 at Manitowoc Health & Rehabilitation Center in Manitowoc. Shirley was born on August 12, 1929 in the Town of Franklin, daughter of the late Theodore and Ella (Collins) Meyer. She attended St. Patrick School in Maple Grove. On October 8, 1949 she married Edward “Coogan” Blahnik at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maple Grove. He preceded her in death on October 12, 1975....

Robert D. “Bob” George, age 88, of Manitowoc, passed away late Sunday morning, November 28, 2021 at River’s Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center in Manitowoc.   Bob was born on August 3, 1933 in Racine, son of the late Donald Dunsmore and Helen Ernestine (Podewels) George. Bob served in the United States Army from July 8, 1954 until his Honorable Discharge on June 7, 1956 reaching the rank of SP3. On July 14, 1956 Bob married the former Ethel A. Bruckschen at...

Patrick F. Cavanaugh, age 92, a Two Rivers resident, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay. He was born October 27, 1929 in Manitowoc, WI, son of the late Patrick and Mary (Morgan) Cavanaugh. Patrick attended Manitowoc Public Schools and Sacred Heart School. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1946. On August 18, 1962, he married Karen A. DuFano at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Manitowoc. Patrick was employed at Manitowoc Engineering...

Ronald “Ronnie” Duescher, age 77, of Whitelaw passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay. Ron was born on March 22, 1944 in Kellnersville, son of the late Reuben and Ruth (Lannbrecht) Duescher. He attended local Mishicot area schools and graduated from Mishicot High School. On June 29, 1974 Ron married the former Darlene M. Blattner in Reedsville. She preceded him in death on August 9, 1991. Ron worked as an engineer for fifty years at...

Bruce Richard Wallner, 87, of Milwaukee passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021 at his daughter’s home in Plymouth, surrounded by his family. Bruce was born on November 23, 1934 in Milwaukee to Ignatz and Della (Wieler) Wallner. He was a graduate of West Milwaukee High School. Bruce served his country in the Navy Reserves. In 1955, he married his high school sweetheart, Charlotte Bushman, she preceded him in death in 1995. Bruce was an Electrician for over 40 years at...

Marilyn A. Korb, passed away Friday, November 26, 2021 in Manitowoc. She was born April 8, 1933 to Arno and Edna (Brandt) Daehn at Fond du Lac. She graduated from Rosendale Union Free High School in 1950. On November 14, 1953, she married her high school sweetheart, Robert Korb. She worked at Wisconsin Telephone Company, Worthington Bookkeeping Service, Manitowoc Lutheran High School, and retired from Hawkins, Ash, Baptie & Company, a CPA firm in Manitowoc. She is survived by her...

Wilson R. Henderson, 48, of Sheboygan Falls passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, November 25, 2021. Wilson was born on October 7, 1973 in Nashville, Tennessee and came to the Plymouth area at an early age.  He attended Parnell Grade School and graduated from Plymouth High School.  Following high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Desert Storm.  Wilson was a truck driver working for various types of industries most recently in infrastructure...

Linda G. Frish, age 73, a Manitowoc resident, passed away on Thursday evening, November 25, 2021 at River’s Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Manitowoc. Linda was born on February 3, 1948 in Fond du Lac, daughter of the late Herman and Marcella “Sally” (Schneider) Woelfel. She was a graduate of Hilbert High School. On December 13, 1969 she married Ronald Frish in Brillion. He preceded her in death on December 31, 2006. Linda worked for the Kohler Company, first in the...