Obituaries

James M. Calaway, age 87, of rural Brillion, passed away on Oct. 4, 2026, at Brillion West Haven following a short illness. Calaway was born January 12, 1939 to Frank and Catherine (Rottier) Calaway. Jim attended West De Pere High School. In 1959 he joined the Army for three years of which he spent two in Germany. He began working at the Brillion Iron Works in 1962 and retired in 2001. In 1965 he married Dianne Dix. Together they had three sons: Russel (Lea) Calaway, Robert

Phyllis Margaret Kempen, age 82, of rural Hilbert, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday morning, October 3, 2026, surrounded by her family, after living with pancreatic cancer for nearly a year. She was just three days shy of her 83rd birthday. Phyllis was born on October 6, 1943, on the family farm in the Town of Woodville, the daughter of the late Clemens and Crescentia (Bauer) Probst. The only daughter in a family of six children, she grew up on the family farm n

Dwayne Thomas Bowe, “Bowe” “Bozo”, age 63, of Stockbridge, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Dwayne was born on July 11, 1963 in Chilton, son of the late Norman Sr. & Genevieve “Jenny” (Halverson) Bowe Gorzelitz. He started high school in Stockbridge until his family moved to Reedsville where he attended for a time. Dwayne had an affinity for fixing things. He would take things apart, see how they worked, and put them back together. This made him extrem

Kenneth Victor Konop, age 86, of Brillion, passed away peacefully on September 21st, 2026. Ken was a devoted family man, educator, and man of faith who brought curiosity and energy to everything he did. He had a natural mechanical mind, loved anything that moved fast, and was always ready for an adventure. Whether he was teaching, coaching, racing, serving his church community, or helping someone he loved, Ken showed up fully. He cared deeply about people and took genuine joy

A soul was called home when a precious mother, darling sister and loving friend to many was freed from her earthly burdens on September 10, 2026. Luane (Briske) LaZotte was born June 4, 1946 to Louis J. and Eileen M. (Drengler) Briske in Menasha, Wisconsin. She attended St. Mary elementary and high school, graduating in 1964. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and then earned her teaching certificate and Master’s Degree in Library Science from the Univer

Papa, Grampa, Dad, husband, Kenneth F. Tienor of Brillion joined his heavenly family on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, after a stubbornly fought battle with cancer. Born to Mary (Moore) Tienor and William Tienor on September 2, 1948. Ken graduated from Clarks Mills grade school and in 1966, from Valders High School. He entered the US Army and completed basic training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and AIT at Fort Lewis, Washington. He was a Vietnam Veteran. On July 25, 1970, he

Dennis H. Rusch, age 79, of Reedsville passed away on September 11, 2026 at Brillion West Haven surrounded by family, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Dennis was born to Herman & Elsie (Brockmann) Rusch in the Town of Rockland. Dennis graduated from Reedsville High School in 1965. He continued his education at UW- Platteville, graduating with a Bachelor degree in Dairy Science. He taught Agriculture at Brillion High School for a semester before being drafted into the US Ar