Obituaries
Byron "Bart" Bruins
May 6, 2017
Byron “Bart” Bruins, 73, of Waupun, died Saturday, May 6, 2017 at UW Hospital in Madison.Bart was born February 26, 1944 in Fond du Lac the son of Wayne and Aleita Van Loo Bruins. Bart graduated from Waupun High School in 1962. He then attended Central College in Pella, IA for a year before being drafted into the military. He...
LaVona Dykstra
May 6, 2017
LaVona Dykstra, 78, of Waupun, died Saturday, May 6, 2017 at The Christian Home and Rehabilitation Center in Waupun.LaVona was born April 22, 1939, the daughter of Charles and Viola Ehlert Dummer. She married John Dykstra in Waupun. The couple resided in Waupun all their married lives. LaVona is survived by nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her...
Melrose C. Van Dyke
May 3, 2017
Melrose C. Van Dyke, age 91 of Randolph, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the Christian Home in Waupun. Funeral services will be held at 1:00p.m on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the Kratz-Smedema Funeral Home in Cambria with Rev. Tim Ehrhardt officiating. Burial will follow in the Randolph Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call on...
Bruce M. Zielinski
May 2, 2017
Bruce M. Zielinski, age 72 of Marquette, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Waupun Memorial Hospital. A Memorial Gathering for Bruce will be held on Friday, May 5, 2017 at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 181 S. Main St., Markesan from 4 - 6 p.m. A Memorial Gathering will also be held on Saturday, May...
Deborah K Rennhack
Apr 29, 2017
Deborah "Deb" Kay Rennhack, age 65 of Beaver Dam, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Beaver Dam Community Hospital. Visitation for Deborah will be held on Tuesday, May 2 at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam from 4 - 7 p.m. Visitation will also be held on Wednesday, May 3 at First...
Emmeleen Mezera
Apr 28, 2017
Emmeleen Mezera, 97, of Fox Lake, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017.Emmeleen Mezera was born June 24, 1919 in Hillsboro, WI the daughter of Edward and Lena Olwell Conway. Emmeleen was a graduate of Hillsboro High School and continued her education at St. Catherine College in St. Paul, MN where she received her Bachelor’s Degree. She taught at schools in...
Thomas P. Feucht
Apr 21, 2017
Thomas P. Feucht, 65, of Waupun, passed away April 21, 2017.Tom was born March 25, 1952 in Fond du Lac, WI the son of Rudolph and Elizabeth Staples Feucht. Tom worked for the Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections for 19 years and retired from Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun. He also ran a waterfowl cleaning business out of his home during...
Elizabeth J. Jonas
Apr 20, 2017
Elizabeth Jonas, age 94 of Fox Lake, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at home. A memorial gathering for Elizabeth will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the memorial service at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Terry Larson will officiate....
Laverne Henslin
Apr 20, 2017
Laverne Henslin, age 85 of Markesan, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Barrett House. Visitation for Laverne will be held on Monday, April 24 at St. John's Lutheran Church, 65 W. Catherine St., Markesan from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Rev. Jason Jobs will officiate. Burial will be at...
Darlene D. Dykstra
Apr 19, 2017
Darlene D. Dykstra, age 84 of Dalton, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Markesan Resident Home. Visitation for Darlene will be held on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Kingston United Methodist Church, 206 E. Pearl St., Kingston from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11:30 a.m. Rev. Brenda Grams will officiate....
Dale F. Marthaler
Apr 19, 2017
Dale F. Marthaler, age 79 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Dycora Transitional Health in Beaver Dam. A memorial gathering for Dale will be held on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Dale was born on February...
Carol Gilmore
Apr 18, 2017
Carol J. Gilmore, age 77 of Beaver Dam, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
Carol was born on December 22, 1939 in Sparta, WI, the daughter of Virgil and Elizabeth Frosch. She was united in marriage to Gerald "Jerry" Gilmore. She loved her family dearly and treasured spending time with her grandchildren. She will fondly be remembered as a loving...
Nancy Mcdonald
Apr 17, 2017
Nancy McDonald, age 73, passed away on April 17, 2017 at UW-Hospital in Madison. Visitation for Nancy will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam from 12:00 p.m. (noon) until the time of the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Terry Larson officiating. Burial will take...
Lester Whitefoot
Apr 17, 2017
Lester Whitefoot, age 86 of Marquette, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 17, 2017 at home. Visitation for Lester will be held on Monday, April 24 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Manchester from 6:00 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 7:00 p.m. Rev. Michael Plagenz will officiate. Private family burial will take place at Sunset Memory...
Larry A. Haase
Apr 17, 2017
Larry A. Haase, 74, of Waupun, died Monday, April 17, 2017 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.Larry was born February 9, 1943 at the family home outside of Brandon, the son of Alfred and Mildred Jahns Haase. Larry was a 1961 graduate of Brandon High School. On April 16, 1964 he married Sharon Van Loo in Waupun....
Margaret "Peg" Gorsuch
Apr 13, 2017
Margaret “Peg” Gorsuch, age 90 formerly of Cambria, died peacefully at her daughter’s home in Brookfield, WI on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Funeral services for Peg will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church in Cambria. Burial will be held in Wyocena Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call on the family...
Russell C. Vande Zande
Apr 10, 2017
Russell C. Vande Zande, 89, of Waupun, died Monday, April 10, 2017 at Marvin’s Manor in Waupun.Russell was born March 18, 1928 in the town of Alto, the son of Henry and Hazel Prange Vande Zande. On September 10, 1953 he married Tena Westra in Friesland. Following their marriage the couple resided in the Waupun area all their married lives....
Cora H. Wollenburg
Apr 7, 2017
Cora Helen Wollenburg, age 96 of Beaver Dam, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Remembrance Home in Beaver Dam. Visitation for Cora will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 1:30 p.m. Rev....
Robert A. Vande Zande
Apr 7, 2017
Robert A. Vande Zande, 87, of Waupun, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at The Christian Homestead in Waupun.Bob was born January 31, 1930 in Baldwin, WI the son of Chris and Bertha Wernlund Vande Zande. Bob graduated from Waupun High School in 1948. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War. During that time he...
Eloise "Lois" Galow
Apr 3, 2017
Eloise "Lois" Galow, age 85 of Fox Lake and formerly of Town of Mackford, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 3, 2017 at home.
Eloise was a faithful member of St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Markesan, where she was previously baptized, confirmed and married. On Saturday, April 8, 2017 a funeral service for Eloise will...
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