For nearly a quarter century, Russell Motschenbacher brought Christmas spirit to the Fox Valley, embracing thousands of kids ...

Russell Motschenbacher, commonly known in northeast Wisconsin as the “Fox River Mall Santa”, passed away peacefully in his ...

He was Santa Claus to everyone, and Russell Motschenbacher to some. Just a couple weeks after the holiday he embodied, the ...

Russell Motschenbacher played the role of Santa at the Fox River Mall for nearly a quarter century. He retired in 2019.

The long-time Fox River Mall Santa, Russell Motschenbacher, has died at the age of 87 in Montana, a source close to him told ...

Russell Motschenbacher was Santa’s helper at the Fox River Mall in Grand Chute for 25 years. Updated with local families' ...

GRAND CHUTE, Wis–A man known as the “Fox River Mall Santa” has died. Family members say that Russell Motschenbacher passed ...