GREENBAYPRESSGAZETTE.COM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 11A GREEN BAY David R. Grovogel, age 82, of Green Bay, passed away at home, Monday, August 27, 2018. He was born December 18, 1935 in Sturgeon Bay, WI, to Harold Ethel (Webb) Grovogel. David graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School and went on to Milwaukee School of Engineering. He worked as an industrial engineer at various companies.
David served his country in the U.S. Army for three years, stationed in Okinawa, Japan. On Sep- tember 6, 1983, he married Sue Koepp in Sturgeon Bay and together they shared 35 years as husband and wife. He enjoyed walking along the beach with his Irish Setter, Sasha, swimming at his Lake Michi- gan cottage and spending time with his children, grandchildren and his cat, Luna. Survivors include his wife, Sue; three children: Michael (Shelly) Grovogel, Sue (Pat) Geniesse and Lisa (Gavin) Rolston; grandchildren: Amber, Rachel, Maria, Joel and Grace; sisters, Diane (Ed) DeMeuse and Linda (Bill) Schlaak; mother-in-law, Marnie Koepp; sister-in-law, Nancy DeChambre; and niece, Jordan DeChambre; and other nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; father-in- law, William Koepp; niece, Pam Wiegand. There will be a celebration of life at a later date. The family would like to thank Unity Hospice, especially Tara, Laurie and Darcy for their out- standing care of our beloved David. David R. Grovogel CHASE Frank Van Dreel, 82, Chase, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 30, 2018, with his fam- ily at his side.
The son of Frank and Edna (Johnson) Van Dreel was born November 13, 1935, in Langes Corners. On November 30, 1957, Frank married Mary Winter at Sacred Heart Church in Shawano. He worked in the cement industry for 38 years. Frank worked at Atlas Cement for 21 years, and later for Holcim for 17 years until his retirement in 1997. He was a member of St.
Maximilian Kolbe Parish in Sobieski. Frank had been a member of the Chase Sno-Chasers for over 40 years. He and his brother, Dean, worked together to establish the snowmobile trail throughout the Chase area. Frank and his son, Jeff, groomed that trail for many years. He liked traveling and going on road trips.
Frank made sure he always did the driving; everyone knew this was the only way he was going on a road trip. Frank and Mary belonged to a trap shooting league. They also enjoyed spending time at their cabin in Popple River. He especially loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mary; children: Jerry (Sharon) Van Dreel, Chase, Cindy Dyer, Arizona, Connie (Steve) McDermid, Seymour; one daughter-in-law, Lesa Van Dreel, Chase; grandchildren: Jesse (Dejana Ernst) Van Dreel, Kayla (Derek Kaye) Van Dreel, Janel (Evan) Byron, Jason (Brittany) Van Dreel, and Riane Dyer; one step-granddaughter, Jessica (Steve) Brockmen; eight great grandchildren: Chelsea, Lucas, Jayden, Beckett, Jesse, Connor, Holly, and Maddie; two step-great grandchildren: Cael and Reed; siblings: Donna (Tom) Woosencraft, Dale (Sandra) Van Dreel, Dean (Linda) Van Dreel, Diane (Neil) Ditzman; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Jeffrey Van Dreel. Friends may call at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 6051 Noble So- bieski, from p.m. Tuesday. Visitation continues after 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday at the church. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Fr. Antonio De Los Santos presiding. Burial will follow in St.
John Cantius Cemetery. The family extends a special thanks to the staff of Unity Hospice and Fr. Tony for their compassionate care. Online condolences may be expressed at www.marnochafuneralhome.com Frank Van Dreel GREEN BAY Gladys A. Kirby, 88, Green Bay, received her Angels Wings Wednesday, August 29, 2018.
She was born April 8, 1930 to the late Walter and Katherine (Smurawa) Bartkowiak. On August 27, 1949, she married Jack O. Kirby in Chicago, IL. He preceded her in death on May 5, 2008. Gladys was a 32 year cancer survivor and fought a courageous battle to the bitter end.
She lived the better part of her adult life in Chicago where she was a long-time, professional employee for CNA Insurance Co. She was very active in youth orga- nizations in Chicago. After retirement, she moved to Green Bay to be closer to family. She was a volunteer for many organi- zations, traveled to many places, loved bowling and was an avid reader. She was to her loving husband.
Her glass was always half full, never half empty. She made friends easily and was loved by all who met her. She is survived and will be missed by her brothers, Walter (Marilyn) Bartkowiak and Charles Miller, her special niece and nephew, Joan and Bill Radue and many other nieces and nephews, along with her canine, love In addition to her parents, her in-laws, Clarence and Ann Kirby and her husband, she is preceded in death by her brother, Richard Bartkowiak and his wife, Sue; her sisters and their husbands, Lillian and Leo Wengrzyn, Virginia and Russell McKeefry and Tillie and O. M. Harrison; and her brothers-in-law, Donald and Kenneth Kirby.
Visitation for Gladys will be held Monday, September 3, 2018, at Lyn- dahl Funeral Home, 1350 Lombardi Avenue, from 9:30 am until the funeral service at 11:00 am with Deacon James Gauthier officiating. Entombment will be at Fort Howard Mausleum. Expressions of sympathy, memories and photos may be shared with family on her tribute page at www. lyndahl.com. A memorial fund has been established in her name A special thank you is extended to Marge and Dennis Muenster, Jill and Dennis Anderson and Jill Olson for their help when it was most needed.
A heartfelt thank you to Dr.Patel, the staff at Aurora and the Vince Lombardi Cancer Center. Thank you to Hospice for their compassion and caring, ALL the staff and residents at McCormick Assisted Living for making their home her home and to Mark and Sally Schrader for their care, help and friendship. Gladys Kirby DORCHESTER We announce the unex- pected natural passing of Eddie Allen Under- wood, age 40, Dorches- ter, WI on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Friends may call at the Proko-Wall Funeral Home, 1630 E. Mason Street, after 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 4, until time of service.
Funeral service 5:00 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial in Nicolet Memorial Gardens. On- line condolences may be sent to family at www.prokowall.com. In lieu of floral donations, we ask friends and family to donate to the Clark County Humane Society in Neillsville, WI. Eddie Underwood GREEN BAY, FORMERLY OCONTO FALLS Mar- garet M.
Schmidt, 85, Green Bay, formerly Kelly Lake and Oconto Falls, died Wednesday evening, August 29, 2018 at Tender Hearts Assisted Living in Howard. She was born October 27, 1932 in a log cabin to Maurice and Malvina (Monigal) Closser. Margaret attended Gillett Public Schools, graduating from high school with the class of 1950. On September 13, 1952 she married Allan Schmidt at Grace Lutheran Church in Green Bay. The couple lived in Gillett and Kewaunee before moving to Oconto Falls in 1960.
Margaret worked in the office of Dr. Clyde Siefert for 30 years until retirement. The couple retired to their home at Kelly Lake in 1999 and just moved to Green Bay in 2014. She had been a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Oconto Falls and was currently a member of Our Lutheran Church in Suring. Survivors are her three children, Deb (husband Timothy Lofgren) Schmidt, Waupaca; Steven Allan (Lori) Schmidt, La Crosse; Sherry Schmidt, Milwaukee; daughter-in-law and special friend, Dana Mrarcek; five grandchildren, Erich Allan ((Robin) Schmidt, Joseph (Megan) Schmidt and Elisabeth Schmidt; Hope (Jason) Rajasinghe and Jin Lofgren-Schmidt; two great grandchil- dren, Leo John and Catherine Allan; two sisters, Esther Pyter and Dorothy Sylvester, both of Milwaukee.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 2014, an infant twin sister Marguerite, three sisters, Eileen Brazeau, Kathleen Voelker and Madeline Bach and one brother, Ken Closser. Visitation will be held after Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Our Lutheran Church, 11005 Cty. Rd. Suring, WI until the time of service. Funeral services will be held Saturday at the church with Pastor Bethany Rutten-Kempees officiating.
Burial will follow in Wanderers Rest Cemetery, Gillett. The Schmidt family would like to thank Tender Hearts, Rachel and Chris Goffard, Danielle, and Sergeant Nicki and, Heartland Hospice, especially Jen, Janna and Chaplain John for their care. Margaret will lovingly be remembered as a kind and gentle caregiver and great cook to all, especially her husband, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and friends, and leaves behind a legacy of love. Margaret M. Schmidt MORE OBITUARIES ON PAGES 12A-14A Having trouble viewing obituaries online? You may need to update your browser or clear your cache.
For instructions on how to clear your cache, you can reference refreshyourcache.com. Obituaries Stan Brock, 82, the founder of an or- ganization that uses mobile medical clinics to bring care to people in remote, underserved areas of the U.S. and around the world, died Wednesday at home in Rockford, Tennessee. Brock started the Remote Area Medical clinic in the U.S. in May 1992 in Sneed- ville, Tennessee.
Since then, more than 740,000 people have received free den- tal, vision and medical care from clinics and the volun- teers in the Appalachia region and other areas of the U.S. The organization was initially founded to provide free medical care in Guyana and other developing countries, the news release said. It still operates an air ambulance program in Guyana. James Mirrlees, 82, the co-winner of the 1996 Nobel prize in economics, died Wednesday, Cambridge University an- nounced. Mirrlees studied public eco- nomics, or the role of the public sector in the market economy.
He examined de- vising an optimal income tax regime balancing and equity. He shared the Nobel with William Vickrey of Columbia University. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon paid tribute to Mirrlees, saying he had way of con- veying the essence of any economic is- sue in a manner which was clear, thoughtful and William Nealon, 95, the longest- serving U.S. district judge in the na- history, died Thursday. President John F.
Kennedy appointed Nealon to the federal bench in 1962. The federal courthouse where he worked was re- named for him more than 20 years ago. On Tuesday, Nealon became the long- est-serving U.S. district judge in the 229-year history of the federal judiciary, surpassing a judge who served in the 19th century, according to a report in The Times-Tribune of Scranton. He had intended to retire at the end of Septem- ber.
Kyle Pavone, 28, vocalist for the metalcore band We Came as Romans, died Aug. 25. No details were released. A group of friends founded the band under another name in 2005. Pavone joined in 2008.
The 2013 album, Back hit No. 8 on the Billboard 200 album chart and No. 1 on independent album chart. Neil Simon, 91, a playwright master of comedy whose hits such as Odd in the and his trilogy dominated Broadway for decades, died Aug. 26 of complications from pneumonia in Manhat- tan.
In the second half of the 20th century, Simon was the American thea- most successful and playwright, often chronicling middle-class issues and fears. Starting with Blow Your in 1961 and continuing into the next century, he rarely stopped working on a new play or musical. His list of credits is staggering. Even before he launched his theater ca- reer, he made history as one of the famed stable of writers for comedian Sid Caesar that also included Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. wire reports STATE BRIEFS Neil Simon.
