The Post-Crescent from Appleton, Wisconsin • Page A9

POSTCRESCENT.COM THE POST-CRESCENT, APPLETON-FOX CITIES, WIS. 9A atRennesHealthCare Centersurroundedbyhis lovingfamilyafterashort illness.Emmetwasborn inWright- stownon June15, 1928to thelate Gustave andEmma (Kersten) Erdmann.Heenlisted intheU.S.Armyin1950 andwasstationedinGer- manyduringtheKorean Warwiththe169thMedi- calCompany.OnMay8, inmarriagetoJeanSi- ethatSt.PaulLutheran ChurchinAppleton.The coupleenjoyed57years togetheruntilherpassing inDec.2011.Heworked fortheChicagoNorthwest- ernRailroadCompanyas atrackforemanretiringin 1990.Emmetwasalife- timememberoftheVFW andmemberoftheAmeri- AppletonandCootiesPup Tent29ofAppleton.Em- metspentcountlesshours volunteeringwithallthree groupsandhismanytrips toKingVeteranHome.He andhisdaughterwenton theOldGloryHonorFlight inJuneof2014toWash- ingtonD.C. Hewasalsoamemberof PrinceofPeaceLutheran Churchwhereheserved asanusherandenjoyed gardening.Emmetwas thelastof17childrenof survive. Heissurvivedbyhis daughterLoriErdmann, Amanda(specialfriend, onegreatgranddaughter, Abigaileandnumerous niecesandnephews. Emmetwasprecededin 16siblings.

AFuneralServicefor Emmetwilltakeplaceat 2016atPrinceofPeace E.CalumetSt.,withRev. RogerMcQuistionand Rev.JenniferDeNetzof- visitonThursdayatthe Brettschneider-Trettin- NickelFuneralChapel directlyatchurchonFri- timeofservice.Interment willtakeplaceatHighland MemorialPark.Amemo- rialfundhasbeenestab- lished. Familywouldliketo fortheircareofDad. lovingfamily.Sandywas youngestdaughterofWil- liamandIlaBoyson.She graduatedfromNeenah HighSchoolandmarried RobertMeyerinOcto- berof1972.Sandywas amemberoftheTrinity shaforover50years.She especiallyenjoyedworking withherchurchfamilyon theannualGermanFair. deningandcard-playing withhermanyrelatives.

Oneofthehighlightsof herlifeinrecentyearswas atriptoFloridawithher motherandsister.She thebeachandseeingthe luxuriousFloridavegeta- tion.Herthreegrandchil- drenbroughtunlimitedjoy toherlifeinrecentyears, andshespentcountless hourswiththemplaying forspecialsleepoverswith grandmaandgrandpa.In cialfriendandcaregiver, takehertotheGreenville Amberwouldoftenbring delight. Sheissurvivedbyher preciousgrandchildren: JasonMeyerofMenasha. Sandywaspreceded indeathbyherparents, WilliamandIlaBoyson; father-andmother-in- Funeralserviceswillbe Rev.StevenBillingso"ici- ating.Intermentwillbein ah.Visitationwillbeheld Fridayatthechurchfrom otherexpressionsofsym- madetoTrinityLutheran Sandywillalwaysbere- memberedbyhersmileun- tildaysbeforeshewentto herheavenlyhome. Thefamilywishestoex- tendaspecialthankyouto comfortandcaretheygave Sandy. DonaldV.Rudie,82,of Mountainformerlyfrom sistedLiving.Hewasborn lateAlbertandAhrena (Schubert)Rudie.

DonenlistedintheU.S. AirForcein1955.Hewasa memberofEmmanuelLu- andwasamemberofthe WinnebagoCountyAux- NationalForestryService andavolunteerofTownof DotyFireDepartment.He lovedtheoutdoorsandhis dogBJ.Donlovedhunt- joyedtimespentwithhis grandchildren. Donissurvivedbyhis Scott(Brenda)Rudie, Heisprecededindeath (Toni)Rudie. Friendsmaycallat Muehl-BoettcherFuneral untilservicesat11a.m. withPastorRolandLin- willtakeplaceinEmman- uelLutheranCemetery.

MilitaryRitesperformed bytheSeymourAmerican Legion.Onlinecondolenc- esmaybeexpressedat www.muehlboettcher.com 2 016GregoryHarold hometobewithhisheav- enlyfatheratManorCare ofAppleton.Gregissur- BalkeofAppleton. serviceswillbeheld. HarrietM.Heimke,age BellinHospitalinGreen Bay. ShewasbornonMarch ArthurandAlice(Fran- 1949shemarriedHoward HeimkeinForestJunc- tion.Harrietwasagradu- ateofBrillionHighSchool. SheworkedforKnaufand TeschinChiltonforashort timeandthenworkedat theBrillionIronWorks untilretiringin1986.She wasanavidbridgeplayer rietwasamemberofSt.

BartholomewLutheran ChurchinBrillion. Survivorsincludeher TomHeimkeofGA.7 grandchildrenand9great MargeHornofSturgeon Bayandmanyotherrela- tivesandfriends.Shewas precededindeathbyason sonSamVanLanenanda brotherDonSchnell. Memorialservicewill BartholomewLutheran ChurchinBrillion.The Rev.MarkKruegerwill iciate.Burialwillbe inTrinityLutheranCem- maycallatthechurchon untilthetimeofservice. Onlinecondolencesmay bemade. Intheearlymorningof passedawaypeacefullyat EmeraldValleyAssisted LivinginAppletonofnat- uralcauses.Shewas86 yearsoldatthetimeofher passing.

CharlotteHelfwas borninCombinedLocks wasthesecondchildand "rstdaughterofEdward andHattie(VanLieshout) Kamps. Charlottespenther wholelifeinCombined schoolandgraduatingas herseniorclassvaledic- torianin1948.Shethen forShannonDistributors wheresheworkedfor6 years.ShemarriedGerald (Jerry)HelfonSeptember theyraisedtwochildren, WilliamHelfofMarion, Beinganactivemem- berofSt.PaulCatholic Churchwasanimportant Manychurchmembers willrememberherdedica- tiontothechurchkitchen andanyandallevents involvingfood--andthere werealot.Togetherwith theyorganizedandworked countlessbeefroastdin- nersfortheparishpicnic atThePavilionandlater, Charlottemadehundreds oflemonmeringuepies fortheDutchTreat.Inad- mother(andlatertook over)organizingfuneral lunchesforparishfuner- als.Herdaughterremem- bersusingmorningrecess timeatJanssenSchoolto goovertothechurchbase- mentwithherfriendRene (Ristau)Danielstosetthe tablesforthoseluncheons whileCharlottehustled aroundthekitchenmak- ingherfamouspotato salad.Charlotte,along withawonderfulgroup ofwomenfromSt.Paul’s, alsocookedfornumerous retreatsandotherparish activities. Besidesherworkinthe alsoanactivememberof theMissionSewinggroup andshetaughttaught religionclassesforgrade schoolersformanyyears. Becauseofherloveofmu- serviceasamemberofthe adultchurchchoir. Charlottewasalsopas- sionateadvocateforedu- manyschoolactivitiesher childrenwereinvolvedin andservingontheKim- berlySchoolBoardfrom 1972until1982.Believ- ingschoolwasofutmost pushedherchildrento achieveperfectatten- haveoftentoldthestory ofhowshesentBillback toschoolwhenheacci- dentallycamehomefor lunchatrecess.Hismis- deedwouldhavegone unnoticedhadCharlotte notcalledtheschoolto letthemknowwhathap- pened.Herdaughtercred- itsher36-yearteaching careertothefactthat Charlottealwaysstressed theimportanceofagood education.

Charlottewaspreced- edindeathbyherinfant Charlotteissurvivedby EdwardMaggardofBalti- denHeuvelofLittleChute; threeveryspecialgreat- SabrinaVandenHeuvel whoCharlottebabysatfor manyyears. Memorialserviceswillbe St.PaulCatholicChurch, maycallatthechurchon untilthetimeofthemass. IntermentwillbeinSt. PaulCemetery.Foronline www.verkuilenfh.com.In canbemadetotheSt. Program.

Wichmann Erdmann, Brettschneider Gehl, WietingFuneralHomes Gerrits, FuneralHome Heimke, WietingFuneralHomes Helf, CharlotteAnn(Kamps), Verkuilen-VanDeurzen FamilyFuneralHomeLittle Chute Hockers, ValleyFuneralHome Isakson, Brettschneider Jansen, Fargo Janssen, BeckFuneralHome Jinsky, FuneralHome Meyer, KesslerFuneralHome Rudie, Muehl-BoettcherFuneral Home Schultz, Konrad-BehlmanFuneral Home DEATHNOTICES OBITUARIES EAD MORE OBITUARIES ON PAGE 10A Higginbotham ending udicial career MADISON Judge Paul Higginbotham, the first African-American to serve as a Wisconsin appellate court judge, said seek re-election to the Madison-based 4th istrict Court of Appeals. igginbotham is end- i ng 23 years as a judge in a career filled with firsts. He was appointed first municipal court judge in 1992 and elected Dane first African-American judge in 1994. Then-Gov. Jim Doyle appointed him to the appeals court in 2003.

igginbotham will erve until his current six- ear term ends on July 31, 2017. An election to replace him will take place in April 2017. In Senate ver new OT rule MADISON A new overtime pay rule from the Obama administration is getting two different reactions in Senate race. Democrat Russ Feingold said the rule is overdue. He said the current ystem is unfairly affecting middle and lower income earners and those who deserve overtime should get it.

en. Ron Johnson takes a different view, with pokeswoman Paige At- wood saying the senator is working block this harmful More than 4 million U.S. workers will become eligible for overtime pay under the new rule. The rule seeks to bolster overt ime protections eroded in recent decades by infla- ion. he Wisconsin cham- er of commerce, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Wisconsin Counties Association all spoke out against the new rules.

Labor secretary address Democrats MADISON U.S. Labor ecretary Tom Perez will the keynote speaker at Democratic convention next month. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin said in a news release one of the strongest rogressive voices and has fought for equality and civil rights. Russ Feingold also will speak at the convention. He is running against Republican Sen.

Ron Johnson. Other speakers will include state chair Martha aning, state Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin a nd U.S. Representatives on Kind, Mark Pocan a nd Gwen Moore.

The convention takes place in Green Bay on June 3 and 4. DNR wants to reduce uck-only counties MADISON State ildlife officials want to reduce the number of ounties where hunters an shoot only bucks this all, a sign the herd is beginning to grow. Department of Natural Resources officials plan to ask their board next week to adopt a fall hunting structure that calls for making 10 counties buck- only. The move is designed to protect does so hey can give birth, lead- i ng to a larger herd in hose areas. The agency designated 19 counties as buck-only in 2014 and 12 in 2015.

The agency also has proposed an antlerless- only, nine-day holiday gun unt between Christmas and New in 13 counties in the southern and central farmland zones. The board is scheduled to vote on the season structure during a meeting Tuesday in Madison. Pedestrian killed on interstate TOWN OF WILSON Authorities said a person as died after being hit by a van on an interstate in heboygan County. The department said a pedestrian was killed shortly before 1 a.m. on Interstate 43 near Highway 28 in the Town of Wilson.

The northbound interstate lanes were closed emporarily. Officials said why the vic- im was on the interstate. Burned body found in Kenosha park KENOSHA Police are investigating the discovery of a burned body in a Kenosha park. Firefighters and officers responded to a brush fire at Simmons Island ark about 1a.m. Wednes- ay.

Authorities said hen the fire was extinguished they found the burned body believed to be that of an adult male. The medical examiner was notified. Press AROUND WISCONSIN.