Obituaries
Eric D. Grams
Sep 8, 2026
Eric Douglas Grams, age 39, went to heaven to be with “my Je-Just” on September 8, 2026.
Eric was born on April 25, 1987, the son of Doug and Jody Grams. He always had a smile on his face, no matter how difficult the battle was. Eric had a smile of peace at the end, knowing he was with God. Eric...
Arelene M. Van Buren
Sep 4, 2026
Arlene Marie Van Buren, 79, of Montello, passed away September 4, 2026.
Arlene was born December 15, 1946, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the daughter of Leslie James and Jeanette Arlene (Coon) Fairbanks.
Arlene was united in marriage to Clarence Van Buren on October 22, 1966, at First Reformed Church in Waupun. She worked at the Shoe Factory in Beaver Dam but...
Theodore "Ted" Meekma
Sep 3, 2026
Theodore "Ted" Meekma passed away peacefully at Remembrance Home in Beaver Dam, WI on September 3, 2026. He was 94.
Ted was born in the township of Westford, WI. He was the eleventh child of Alice (Zylstra) and George Meekma. Ted began school at Prairie Vista School, a one-room country schoolhouse with no running water, where all eight grades were taught...
Michael Hoban
Aug 27, 2026
Michael Hoban, age 69, of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, passed away on August 27, 2026.
Michael was born on December 8, 1956, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, to Edward and Mary Hoban. The youngest of seven children, he was affectionately known as the “baby of the family.” He grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from Dodgeland High School before proudly becoming a United States...
Roger L. Blase
Aug 22, 2026
Roger L. Blase, age 87, left this world on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
Roger was born October 13, 1938 in Waupun, the son of Robert and Grace Van Egtern Blase. A graduate of American School in Chicago, Roger also attended Brandon, Waupun, and Rosendale High Schools prior to graduation. Roger enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1956 and proudly...
Jared M. Regnerus
Aug 22, 2026
Jared Mark Regnerus, age 31, entered his heavenly home on August 22nd, 2026 after a 22 month battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer.Jared was born on August 15, 1995 in Munster, IN to David and Amy (De Vries) Regnerus. He lived there for 6 years until his family moved to Cambria, WI where he enjoyed the country living...
Susan J. Klawitter
Aug 18, 2026
Susan “Sue” Jean Klawitter, age 75 of Markesan, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.
Sue was born on October 21, 1950, in DeWitt, Iowa, the daughter of Elbert and Donna (Sullivan) Block. Sue married Elmer “Bud” Klawitter on July 3, 1997. Over the years, Sue held many jobs before retiring from Alliance...
Marion J. Crook
Aug 14, 2026
Marion Jean Crook, 83, of Beaver Dam, passed away Friday, August 14, 2026, at Prairie Ridge Health in Columbus.
Marion was born August 11, 1943, in Beaver Dam, the daughter of Alois A. and Coletta O. (Hammer) Tadych. She graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1962. Marion tended bar for many years at Dick’s Quarter Mile in Horicon and served...
Megan A. Nighbor
Aug 12, 2026
Our beautiful Megan, age 26, born June 1, 2000 at 8:01 am, went to be with our Lord and Savior on August 12th, 2026 at 5:39pm, surrounded by her family. We know she’s up in Heaven, pain and worry free, riding her horse Pitzer. In her 26 years, Megan has gone through and accomplished more things than most people would...
Erwin Van Buren
Aug 10, 2026
Erwin “Erv” “Ervski” Van Buren, age 81, of Waupun, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 10, 2026, at the Christian Home in Waupun.
Erv was born August 31, 1944, to Elmer and Josephine (Van Loo) Van Buren. He attended Waupun schools and grew up helping on the family farm. He proudly served in the National Guard and was honorably discharged in...
Shirley Straks
Aug 10, 2026
Shirley Straks, age 85, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2026.
Shirley was born April 16, 1941, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Beaver Dam, the daughter of Spencer and Mary (Williams) Evans. Shirley attended Randolph schools, graduating from Randolph High School in 1959. On May 28, 1960, Shirley married Dale K. Straks in Randolph. Following their marriage, the couple lived in...
Shirley Andersen
Aug 9, 2026
Shirley Andersen, age 69, of Sun Prairie, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2026.
Shirley was born December 5, 1956, to Herman and Hazel (Rainey) Dykstra. She graduated from Waupun High School and later attended Moraine Park.
Shirley went into the insurance business, eventually owning her own business where she sold life, health, and other types of insurance. She also worked with processing...
Donald Mertens
Aug 6, 2026
Donald “Buck” Mertens, age 96, left his earthly home on August 6, 2026, to be with his heavenly Father.
He was born in Leroy, WI on June 24, 1930, the son of Leo F. and Della E. (Krause) Mertens. Donald attended Johnsburg Parochial School, Byron Elementary, and Clark School in Lamartine, WI. In 1949 he graduated from Brandon High School. After...
Virginia Koski
Aug 6, 2026
Virginia "Ginny" Koski, age 84 of Waupun, formerly of St. Nazianz and Racine, WI passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at Bay Harbor Memory Care and Assisted Living.Ginny was born on January 24, 1942, in Racine, to Fred and Lois Willetts. She graduated Class of 1960 from Washington Park High School in Racine, WI.She was united in marriage to...
Kenneth Beekman
Aug 6, 2026
Kenneth Beekman, age 70, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
Kenneth was born December 10, 1955 in Waupun, WI, the son of Elmer and Grace Mulder Beekman. Ken attended Waupun schools, graduating from Waupun High School in 1974. Following school he worked on the family farm until 1997. In 1998 he worked for Guenther Supply in Fond du Lac as...
Jack R. Twet
Aug 5, 2026
Jack Robert Twet, 91, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2026. Born on August 7, 1934, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jack spent his childhood and formative years in the city, graduating from Wauwatosa East High School. He spent many summers at Pewaukee Lake with his friends and family.
He went on to attend Milton College, where he played football and developed the...
Rosemary A. Ebert
Aug 4, 2026
Rosemary Ann Ebert, age 88 of Markesan, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at Whispering Pines in Ripon.
Rosemary was born on February 13, 1938, in Mackford Prairie, to John and Ella (Prell) Long. She graduated from Markesan High School with the Class of 1956.
On July 18, 1959, she was united in marriage to Richard "Dick" Ebert at St. Paul's Lutheran...
Karen Siewert
Aug 3, 2026
Karen (Horton) Siewert, age 83, of Markesan, passed away on August 3rd, 2026, surrounded by loved ones at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah, WI.
Born on July 8th, 1943, in Portage, WI, Karen was the daughter of Arden and Thelma (Oosterhoff) Horton. She graduated from Cambria High School in 1961. Karen lived a life marked by devotion to her family...
Mary J. Stringfield
Aug 3, 2026
Mary Joanne Stringfield, age 90, of Beaver Dam, passed peacefully on Monday, August 3, 2026, at Edenbrook in Fond du Lac.
Mary was born on October 19, 1935, in Zion, Illinois, the daughter of Daniel and Edna (Heath) Robinson. When her father died suddenly while she was still an infant, her mother was left to raise three young daughters alone. Shortly...
Norbert R. Matuszeski
Aug 1, 2026
Norbert R. Matuszeski, age 88 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
Norbert was born on the family farm in the Town of Westford on December 7, 1937, the son of John and Josephine (Mann) Matuszeski. He proudly served his country in the United States Army Reserves. On September 12, 1964, he was united in...
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