Laura M. Valenta, age 57 of Maribel, passed away peacefully at Aurora Bay Care Medical Center on Friday, July 31, 2026, following a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born on March 26, 1969, in Manitowoc, to Lester and Dolores (Loberger) Valenta.  Laura graduated from Denmark High School with the class of 1987.