Obituaries

May 21, 2022

Elaine E. Plansky, age 95, of Two Rivers, died Saturday morning, May 21, 2022, surrounded by her family, at Froedtert - Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc. Elaine was born on March 11, 1927, in Two Creeks, a daughter of the late Louis and Barbara (Dworak) Stangel. She attended Lakeview School in Two Creeks and Washington High School in...

May 17, 2022

Robert B. Koenig, age 84, longtime resident of Two Rivers, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 17, 2022 and is now at home with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Bob was born in Denmark on July 5, 1937 to Eli and Evelyn (Jensen) Koenig and attended school in Denmark. On December 27, 1958, he was united in...

May 2, 2022

Sandra S. Yelmene, age 83, of Two Rivers, died unexpectedly Monday night, May 2, 2022 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc, with her loving family by her side. Sandra was born on December 17, 1938, in Peru, Indiana, a daughter of the late Glen and Sylvia (Derringer) Henry. Sandra graduated with the Class of 1956 from Peru High...

Apr 15, 2022

Donna M. Avery, age 65, town of Mishicot resident, died peacefully with family at her side early Friday morning, April 15, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Donna was born in Escanaba, Michigan on July 29, 1956 to Harold and Lucille (Deiter) Schroeder. She was a graduate of Escanaba High School. Over the years, Donna was...

Apr 10, 2022

Pamela L. Kluczinske, age 79, of Two Rivers, died Sunday afternoon, April 10, 2022, at River's Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center in Manitowoc.

Pamela was born in Two Rivers on April 3, 1943, to Paul A. and Lucile B. (Lesperance) Peshek. She graduated from Washington High School and went on to Silver Lake College where she earned...

Apr 9, 2022

Ronald L. Messman, age 79, of the Town of Two Rivers, passed away unexpectedly at home of natural causes on Saturday, April 9, 2022.

Ronald was born in Two Rivers on September 11, 1942, to Alfred and Alma (Schultz) Messman. He was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church on October 11, 1942, and confirmed March 25, 1956....

Apr 7, 2022

Carl Francis Wartick, 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, on Thursday, April 7 th , 2022.

He was born on April 3 rd , 1932 in the town of Niagara, Wisconsin. He remained in Niagara until he joined the U. S. Navy in May, 1950 at the age of 18. There he...

Apr 5, 2022

Dr. Mary Ann Catherine Zlatnik Kluiber, 90, longtime resident of Bernardsville, NJ, passed away April 5, 2022 in Mequon, WI. Dr. Zlatnik practiced obstetrics and gynecology for 50 years. During her career she delivered thousands of beautiful babies to Bernardsville area residents. She had the air of an old-school country doctor seeing patients in an office attached to her...

Apr 2, 2022

Mark Anthony Kloss, 67, 1615 Emmet Street Two Rivers, WI, passed away April 2, 2022, with his son, Jason, grandson, Colton, friend, Rebecca Owens, and niece, Kristen, at his side after a 4 year battle with liver cancer. Mark was born to John and Marie (Charlier) Kloss July 28, 1954 in Two Rivers, WI. He graduated with the class...

Mar 30, 2022

Jeffery George Cosentino, age 64, rural Two Rivers resident, died Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers.

Jeff was born in Elmhurst, IL on March 27, 1958, the son of Marjorie A. Cosentino. He graduated from St. Charles High School, and was united in marriage to Cheri Osowski on February 28, 1981...

Mar 24, 2022

Dean D. Hagenow, age 60, town of Kossuth resident, passed away early Thursday morning, March 24, 2022 at River's Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center in Manitowoc, with his family by his side.

Dean was born in Two Rivers on July 8, 1961 to Donald and Darlene (Tetzlaff) Hagenow. He attended Mishicot Public Schools, and on April 30,...

Mar 21, 2022

Leonard J. Sayeski, age 94, of Two Rivers, died Monday morning, March 21, 2022, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc. Leonard was born on November 1, 1927, in Two Rivers, a son of the late Frank and Josephine (Jach) Sayeski. He attended grade school in Two Rivers and graduated from Washington High School. On August 23, 1952, he...

Mar 17, 2022

Oliver Joseph Powalisz, infant son of Joseph M. and Ashley R. (Anhalt) Powalisz was stillborn on March 17, 2022.

Survivors include his father & mother: Joseph and Ashley Powalisz; grandparents: Scott and Angie Anhalt, Mike and Amy Powalisz; and great-grandparents: Carole Anhalt, Mary and Jerry Jacoby, Madonna and Jerry Powalisz, and Susan Segler. Further survived by aunts...

Mar 14, 2022

Henry VanEss left this world on Monday March 14 th after 102 years of a well-lived life.

Henry was born February 12, 1920 in Champion Wisconsin, the youngest of 10 children born to John and Victoria (Servais) VanEss. At the age of 8 he moved to Two Rivers with his family and lived there the remainder of...

Mar 14, 2022

David L. Denk, age 69 of Two Rivers, died unexpectedly Monday, March 14, 2022 at his residence of natural causes.

Dave was born in Manitowoc on September 30, 1952 to LeRoy and LaVerne (Pelishek) Denk. He was a 1970 graduate of Roncalli High School, then furthered his studies at St. Norbert College in DePere. On June 22,...

Mar 11, 2022

Gerald LaFond (Jerry), a lifetime resident of Two Rivers, WI died after a lengthy journey of deteriorating health. His latest challenge occurred St. Patrick's Day 2021, when he endured a leg amputation because of circulation issues. Jerry was a bachelor for many years, being “mother-father-brother and sister” to his two brothers, Billy and Howard. They all lived in...