John Tessen Obituary
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He will be sadly missed by his wife, Diane; his daughters: Shaunna Tessen, Appleton; Tara (Peter) Martzahl, Kaukauna; granddaughter, Elizabeth; brother, Robert "Sam" (Gail) Tessen, Texas; siblings-in-law: James "Larry" Butcher, CA; John (Julia) Butcher, Combined Locks; Laura (Larry) Van Groll, Texas; Mary (Tom) Weaver, Florida; Sue (Ron) Johnson, Appleton; several nieces, nephews, and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Dennis Tessen; his parents-in-law: James and Dorothy Butcher; brother-in-law, Tom Butcher; nephew, Ben Weaver.
A Memorial Service for John will be held on Friday, June 21, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. at Valley Funeral Home (2211 N. Richmond Street, Appleton) with Pastor Mike Huff officiating. Friends will be received at the funeral home on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established.
The family would like to thank Gold Cross, the Appleton Police Department, ThedaCare – Appleton, the Outagamie County Coroner's Office, and Sheryl and Erica from the Fox Cities Crisis Response Team. The efforts of all who helped John and his family will not be forgotten.
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Jim Van Stralen
June 21, 2024
I´m very sorry to hear about John. I met John in1974 and became pretty good friends. When we were single we did a lot going to road America weekends or camping in door county. We were casual friends lately. He would sub bowl on my team once in a while. He was a good guy my condolences.
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jean rudolph reed
June 19, 2024
John definitely had the gift of gab! I remember having fun with you in high school even tho I was two years behind. But I also remember you when you worked at the grocery store since I lived down the street (Oneida) and it was always a treat to talk to you, you were always upbeat! God bless your whole family, John, rest in peace
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