Obituaries
Gregg Zonnefeld
Nov 22, 2025
Gregg Zonnefeld, 55, of Waupun, peacefully entered his eternal home in the presence of his Savior on November 22, 2025 following a 21 month journey with brain cancer. Gregg was born on March 31, 1970, in Pipestone, Minnesota, to Garry and Delores Zonnefeld.
Gregg graduated from Southwest Minnesota Christian High School (Edgerton, MN) in 1988, where he began to develop his...
Carol A. Pattee
Nov 21, 2025
Carol A. Pattee, age 91 of Waupun, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025.
Carol was born in Fond du Lac on June 14, 1934 the daughter of Edward and Eunice (Wells) Seidel. On May 28, 1955, she was united in marriage to her husband, Robert Pattee in Fond du Lac. The couple resided in Waupun, raising 6 children on a...
Bart Van Buren
Nov 19, 2025
Bart Van Buren, age 46 of Watertown, passed away unexpectedly at home from a heart condition on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
Bart Van Buren was born in Waupun on October 7, 1979, the son of Kevin and Debbie (Jones) Van Buren. He was a graduate of Waupun High School, class of 1998, and pursued his passion for graphic design at the...
Kathleen Core
Nov 18, 2025
Kathleen "Kathy" Core, age 73 of Waupun, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
Kathy was born on July 11, 1952, the daughter of John and Beatrice (Aalsma) Heideman. She graduated from Oakfield High School and lived in Waupun her entire life.
Kathy was employed at both Electri-Wire and Federal-Mogul in the factory for several years. In her free...
Annette Lovejoy
Nov 16, 2025
Annette Lovejoy, age 80, went to be with her Lord on November 16, 2025, after passing away unexpectedly at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.
Annette was born in Hustisford, Wisconsin on April 1, 1945, the daughter of Roland and Beulah (Owens) Justman. She was born again into God’s kingdom of grace through holy baptism on May 6, 1945. She...
Timothy Brzezinski
Nov 6, 2025
Timothy Joseph Brzezinski, age 76, passed away on November 6, 2025.
He was born on December 20, 1948, the son of Stanley and Mary (Glodowski) Brzezinski. Tim graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1967. After high school he joined the U.S. Air Force Reserves, where he served for 7 years. On April 4, 1970, Tim was united in marriage to...
Rolland Schroeder
Nov 5, 2025
Rolland “Rollie” Schroeder, age 86, passed away on November 5, 2025.
Rollie was born May 9, 1939 in Waupun, the son of Hans and Violet Bierman Schroeder. On July 27, 1973 he was united in marriage to Barbara Oosterwyk in Alto. The couple resided in the Alto area most of their married lives. Rollie was employed at Maysteel in Mayville for...
Greg "Pudge" Pargeter
Nov 3, 2025
Greg "Pudge" Pargeter, age 54, entered the loving arms of heaven, peacefully surrounded by family on November 3, 2025 after a valiant struggle with cancer.
Born in Waupun, Wisconsin, Pudge was the son of Robert and Valerie Grainger Pargeter. He was a graduate of Waupun High School, class of 1989. He then began his career at John Deere as the edge...
Dennis Ball
Nov 3, 2025
Dennis Ball, age 88, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2025.
Dennis Ball was born March 17, 1937, in Waupun, the son of Lawrence and Violet (Soper) Ball. Dennis attended Waupun schools, graduating from Waupun High School in 1956. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving three years.
Dennis married Donna Wiese and they became parents of Bill and Brian. Following the...
Gary Beek
Nov 2, 2025
Gary Lee Beek, age 72 of Waupun, WI passed away on November 2, 2025.
Gary was born on September 8, 1953 in Waupun, the son of Bernie and Angie (Homan) Beek. Gary graduated from Waupun High school in 1971 and retired from Silgan after 37 years in 2015. Gary was united in marriage to Jan Pluim on May 20, 1977 and...
Bobbie Schmidt
Nov 1, 2025
Bobbie J. Schmidt (Suffridge-Mathweg) (83), died peacefully in her home with her daughters and a granddaughter, Sarah, by her side on November 1, 2025, in Fall River, WI.
Bobbie was born on March 28, 1942, in Cincinnati, OH, to Gilbert and Elsie (Vaught) Suffridge. She grew up with her older sister, Janet, living in Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, and later Mukwonago, WI....
Richard Steinbach
Oct 31, 2025
Richard "Dick" Steinbach, age 88, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2025, at Christian Home and Rehab in Waupun.
Richard was born on September 22, 1937, in Medford, Wisconsin, the son of Walter and Amanda Rehbein Steinbach. Dick’s journey began in his hometown, where he graduated high school before furthering his education at St. Olaf College, earning his degree in 1959.
His...
Steven R. Marquardt
Oct 30, 2025
Steven Ray Marquardt passed away peacefully at Randolph Health Services on October 30, 2025.
Steve was born in Portage on November 26, 1948, the son of Warren and Beatrice (Aldrich) Marquardt. He attended the Healy Country School and was a 1966 graduate of Cambria High School.
Steve was drafted into service in 1969 and served in the Army 1969–1971. He served his...
Donna M. Henninger
Oct 24, 2025
Donna M. Henninger, a beloved mother, cherished grandmother, sister, and friend to everyone, passed away in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on Friday, October, 24, 2025 surrounded by family.
Donna was born in New York to Agnes and William on April 28th, 1961. Donna is survived by her son, Jason (Gina) and daughter, Christen as well as her four granddaughters, April, Abby,...
Richard Bonack
Oct 20, 2025
Richard “Dick” Bonack, age 91, passed away on October 20, 2025 at the Christian Home in Waupun, Wisconsin. Dick was born on May 19, 1934, the son of Edgar and Alma Hoard Bonack. Dick spent his formative years on the family farm in Leroy, where he fostered his love for life’s simple pleasures. He graduated from St. Andrew’s Catholic School.
He...
Cayle McAllister
Oct 17, 2025
Cayle Leroy McAllister passed away on October 17, 2025 at the age of 89. Cayle was born on April 7, 1936, to Vernon McAllister and Minnie Ellen (Hoss) Garrett in Wallace County, Kansas.
Cayle had a variety of jobs during his life. In the 1950’s Cayle went to California where he was able to share his love and respect for horses....
Rachel Navis
Oct 14, 2025
Rachel Navis, age 92, a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully on October 14, 2025, at The Christian Home.
Born on August 10, 1933, in Alto, Rachel was the first born daughter of Elmer and Harriet (Veleke) VanBuren. She became her siblings’ caregiver at age 15 following the passing of her mother, who died of polio. This...
Timothy Dahl
Oct 5, 2025
Timothy “Tim” Dahl, age 80, of Waupun, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2025 at Waupun Memorial Hospital.
Tim was born on December 7, 1944 in Beaver Dam. He graduated from Waupun High School in 1963 and soon after married his beloved wife, Madeline White. The couple resided in Waupun throughout their years together. Tim's career began as a police officer...
Shirley Bublitz
Sep 22, 2025
Shirley (Glewen) Bublitz, age 91, passed away September 22, 2025.
Shirley Glewen was born on the family farm to Elmer and Grace Glewen on November 24, 1933. She attended the one-roomed Burbank Elementary School on Amity Road and graduated from Brandon High School. She attended Central College in Pella, Iowa, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Music Education. Her first teaching...
John Tilstra
Sep 11, 2025
Pastor John Tilstra, age 65, was called home by his Lord and Savior on September 11, 2025 after a short battle with cancer.
John was born on April 21, 1960 in Luverne, Minnesota, to John H. and Anna (Nyhuis) Tilstra. He graduated from Hills-Beaver Creek High School in 1978 before pursuing higher education at Mankato State University where he earned a...
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