4A TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 THE POST-CRESCENT Obituaries There are several obituary options available. Please consult your funeral director for more information. There are several obituary options available. Please consult your funeral director formore information. KAUKAUNA James R.
Kirk, 69, Kaukauna, went to meet his bride on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. He was born on December 18, 1950, in Appleton to the late Norman and Sally (Ruege) Kirk. James graduated from Appleton East High School and enlisted in the United States Marine Corp in 1969. He was honorably discharged after 1 year, 10 months, and 6 days. James earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from UWGB graduating in 1976.
James was united in marriage to Linda Sprangers on November 2, 1979, at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. He was a devoted husband and caregiver to Linda as she passed away in 2010. He was employed as the Plant Superintendent at Fox West Regional Sewer Commissions since 1989 where he worked to facilitate a state-of-the-art system to keep the public safe and abide by environmental regulations. James was passionate about his work, he had a strong sense of obligation to his community, he worked with the Grand Chute Board and he traveled to Germany to learn new ways to continue to keep his facility environmentally safe. He could fill up a room with laughter and make people laugh.
James was a prideful family man who took joy in spending time with each and every family member. Most notably he cherished the time spent with his family and friends up-north at Warrington Lake. James was a family man and the most important thing to him was his family he will be dearly missed. James is survived by his loving children Erin (Jeffrey) Halme, Shanna (Cody) Young and Adam Kirk, beloved grandsons Logan and Jeffrey, siblings Tom (Merel) Kirk, Mike (Lisa) Kirk, David (Astrid) Kirk, Jeffrey (Julie) Kirk and Brenda (Steven) Engel, sisters-in-law Jane (Bill) Pritzl, LuAnn (Scott) Geiger, Cindy (Dave) Kiser, Debbie (Bob) Goffard, Judy (Mike) Pozolinski and Bonnie (Marty) Fischer. James is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and last but not least his free-spirited pup Taylor.
Due to the current circ*mstances the biggest and best celebration of life will be held at a later date. Please visit wichmanfuneralhomes.com for an updated obituary as well as to express condolences. James Kirk CHILTON David W. Stecker, age 96, entered eternal glory on April 18, 2020 at Century Ridge Assisted Living, in Chilton, WI. He was born on August 2, 1923 in the Town of Chilton, the son of the late Louis and Minnie (Graf) Stecker.
David married Myrtle Duchow on October 27, 1946, at St. Martin Lutheran Church in Chilton. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Brillion. David was a member of the American Legion Post 126 of Brillion. Survivors include a son, Ken (Ellen) Stecker, Cato; two daughters: Sue (Ron) Detert and Jean (Myron) Peter all of Brillion; twelve grandchil- dren; twenty-two great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
Also one brother-in-law Orville Duchow, Chilton; as well as many nieces and nephews. David was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Myrtle; one daughter, Diane Michael; one grandson, Lon Stecker; four brothers and sister-in- laws: Norman (Virginia) Stecker, Robert (Marie) Stecker, Leonard (Mernabelle) Stecker, Wilm- er (Dorothy) Stecker. Also in-laws: Ray (Ruth) Duchow; Earl (Helen) Duchow; Leroy (Carol) Duchow; Leona (Art) Pagel, and Faye Duchow. The family would like to thank Calumet County Hospice, especially Melissa, Holly, Leon, and Barb, for their wonderful care and compassion. Also Erica and staff at Century Ridge Assisted Living in Chilton.
You will be greatly missed by all of your children and their spouses, grandchildren, and great-grand- children. is our Hope and See you in heaven! A private family service will be held at Wieting Funeral Home, Brillion. David W. Stecker KAUKAUNA David C. Kobs, age 63, died at his home on Sunday.
Funeral arrangements are pending. David C. Kobs BLACK CREEK Joyce Wickesberg, age 83, of Black Creek passed away on April 15, 2020 at Good Shepard Nursing Home in Seymour, WI follow- ing a long battle with Disease. She was born on July 21, 1936 to Wallace and Irene (Birkholtz) Stutz- man. On June 8, 1957 she was united in marriage to Keith Wickesberg at St.
Lutheran Church in the Township of Center. She had many loves including taking Sunday drives, going out to dinner, and spending time with her girlfriends. Joyce is survived by her daughter: Joanie (Jeff) Doucette, AZ; three grandchildren: Nicole (Jay) Talakowski, Dustin (Miranda) Talakowski, and Luke (Lisa) Wickesberg-Balge; seven great-grand- children: Arasia, Morgan, Carter, Quinn, Landon, Natalie, and Evelyn; sister-in-law, Carol Wickes- berg; brother-in-law, Roy Steele; In addition to her husband Keith, she was pre- ceded in death by her parents; a sister; father-in-law and mother-in-law; three brothers-in-law. Due to current health restrictions, a private fu- neral service will take place. A public service for Joyce will be planned for a later date.
Burial will take place at Highland Memorial Park, Appleton. Online condolences may be expressed to family at www.muehlboettcher.com Special thanks to Good Shepherd Nursing Home and Unity Hospice for letting me FaceTime with mom one last time. Mom, sad that you are gone, but relieved not suffering anymore. remember their love when they no longer I love you and will miss you. Joanie Joyce Wickesberg James 69 Kaukauna 15-Apr Fargo 63 Kaukauna 19-Apr Funeral Home 93 Little Chute 17-Apr Funeral Home Mallon, Richard J.
53 Berlin 19-Apr Barbola Funeral Chapel DavidW. 96 Chilton 18-Apr Wieting Funeral Joyce 83 BlackCreek 15-Apr Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home Additional information in display obituaries Obituaries appear in print and online at www.PostCrescent.com/Obituaries OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES Name Age Town, State Death Date Arrangements Last year, Exact Sciences processed 1.7 million tests, more than 30,000 a week on average, that look for ge- netic markers of colon cancer. The instruments that processed those tests can be to look for genetic markers of the coronavi- rus. For the past several weeks, lab and software engi- neers, scientists and technicians at the company based in Madison have been scrambling to do just that. have to do our said Kevin Conroy, chair- man and CEO of Exact Sciences.
Exact Sciences is now set to process roughly 20,000 COVID-19 tests a week and, as a result, increase the capacity to process tests for the vi- rus. More widespread testing is considered essential in determining the extent to which the virus has spread and in determining when the restrictions that have shut down a large chunk of economy can be eased. The ability to expand testing reaches beyond Exact Sciences. Promega, one of the major suppliers of the chemicals, the so-called reagents, needed for the tests also is based in the Madison area. Last month, as the pandemic was beginning to emerge in the United States, Bill Linton, the founder and CEO of Promega, and Conroy met on a Sunday af- ternoon to talk about how they could help the state.
The two had been friends for years. Linton connected Conroy with people at Promega and the two contacted Andrea Palm, the secretary of the state Department of Health Services. She suggest- ed pulling in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW Health, Clinic and others to work to- gether on expanding the testing capacity. There was no guarantee that Exact Sciences would be able to process the tests. bringing up a new test would take a minimum of six months of Conroy said.
For one thing, Promega would not be able to provide all the supplies needed to process the tests. almost like making a said Sara Mann, general manager of North America branch. got ingredients that you have to put Exact Sciences, which employs about 2,500 people in Madison and 4,100 worldwide, also would need to remake part of its operations in a matter of weeks. The company would also need to put in processes for tracking the specimens and reporting the results. Exact Sciences worked with Epic Systems in Vero- na.
The company, known for its electronic health rec- ords software, also provides software to Exact Sci- ences for tracking tests and billing. Exact Sciences will bill health insurers and Medi- care though Conroy said the company will be lucky to break even on the tests. are doing this in a matter of weeks, and the only reason we can do it is because we have partners like Epic and the state and Conroy said. Exact Sciences set to process 20K COVID-19 tests a week Guy Boulton Milwaukee Journal Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK WISCONSIN Exact Sciences' two labs in Madison have more than 150 instruments that can be to process COVID-19 tests. EXACT SCIENCES Deputies arrested a 38-year-old Appleton man Sat- urday following two high-speed chases through three counties.
At 8:42 a.m. Saturday, a service station in Tripoli reported a vehicle had left without paying for gas, ac- cording to the Lincoln County A short time later, a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper found the vehicle on State 8 in Oneida County and attempted to stop it. The driver of the vehicle led the trooper on a chase, according to the When the chase reached near Rhinelander, the trooper discontinued it for safety reasons. Rhinelander police found the vehicle and attempted to stop it, but the driver again, according to the Someone spotted the vehicle at 10:15 a.m., on State 64 in Antigo, and a Lincoln County dep- uty found it in Pine River and tried to stop it. The driver of the vehicle led on a high-speed chase, and from the Merrill Police Department tried to use a tire device to stop it, but the driver was able to avoid it, according to police.
Lincoln County deputies chased the vehicle on U.S. 51 into Marathon County before Marathon County deputies took over, according to police. The chase ended near the State 153 exit near Mosi- nee. The driver was a 38-year-old Appleton man who was wanted by the Winnebago County for contempt of court on a drug charge, the Waupaca County for a misdemeanor theft charge and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections for vio- lating the terms of probation for a conviction on the charge of methamphetamine possession, according to the Appleton man arrested after high-speed chases in Oneida, Lincoln and Marathon counties Karen Madden Wausau Daily Herald USA TODAY NETWORK WISCONSIN.
