Obituaries
Virginia Mays
Feb 26, 2025
Virginia Mays, age 76, passed away on February 26, 2025.
Virginia was born on May 15, 1948, the daughter of Clifford and Geneva Claxton Cuff. She graduated from Rio High School. Virginia was proud to have served as a caregiver at Columbia Health Care Center for a decade, where her kindhearted nature and unwavering support made a significant impact on countless...
Gerald "Jerry" Hermann
Feb 26, 2025
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Gerald “Jerry” Charles Hermann, age 81, passed away on February 26, 2025.
Jerry was born April 3, 1943 in Beaver Dam, WI, the son of Lawrence and Ruth Hermann. Jerry was the oldest of two boys. He grew up and lived in the Waupun, WI area until he passed away.
Jerry is survived by his wife of 55...
Nancy VandeSlunt
Feb 24, 2025
Nancy Vande Slunt, age 79, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2025.
Nancy was born on April 21, 1945, the daughter of Willis and Mildred Prange Westerveld. Nancy's early achievements foreshadowed a life dedicated to excellence. As the valedictorian of her class at Waupun High School, she secured a full scholarship to the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Madison. Nancy...
Michael Backer
Feb 23, 2025
Michael Backer, age 71, of Brownsville, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025.
Per Mike, No Services will be held.
Marlene M. Christian
Feb 23, 2025
Marlene M. Christian, age 88, of Beaver Dam, died Sunday, February 23, 2025 at Homestead Memory Care in Waupun, WI.
Visitation for Marlene will take place on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 304 Prairie St., Reeseville from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Burial...
Marilyn Meyer
Feb 21, 2025
Marilyn Meyer, age 81, of Waupun, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, February 21, 2025.
Marilyn was born on February 5, 1944, in Beaver Dam, WI the second daughter of James and Berdena (Tenpas) Veenendaal. She lived in Waupun her whole life, graduating from Waupun High School in 1962. She went on to further her education at Milwaukee County General...
Marlin P. Spindler
Feb 19, 2025
Marlin Peter Spindler, age 89 of Beaver Dam, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.
Visitation for Marlin will take place on Monday, March 3, 2025 at First Ev. Lutheran Church, 311 W. Mackie St., Beaver Dam, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service...
Lawrence J. Beyerstedt
Feb 16, 2025
Lawrence "Larry" John Beyerstedt, age 85 of Markesan, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Barrett House in Markesan.
Burial for Larry will take place at Welsh Chapel/Salem Cemetery in Kingston.
Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services in Markesan is honored to be serving the family.
Steven A. Edwards
Feb 16, 2025
Steven A. Edwards, Age 68, of Beaver Dam WI, passed away on February 16, 2025.
A memorial gathering for Steve will take place on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam, from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the memorial service at 2:00 p.m.
Steve...
Emajean M. Graff
Feb 14, 2025
Emajean Graff, age 94 of Beaver Dam, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025 at Beaver Dam Health Care Center.
Emajean was born on July 22, 1930, on the family farm in rural Randolph, the daughter of Frank and Theresa (Kasmiski) Sadoski. She graduated from a rural one room Courtland-Bennett Grade School, Randolph High School, and Milwaukee...
Violet "Bonnie" Williams
Feb 13, 2025
Violet "Bonnie" Williams, age 88, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2025 at Columbia Health Care Center.
She was born on June 28, 1936, in the town of Scott, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Bonnie was a graduate of Cambria High School in 1954, and she continued her pursuit of education at Columbia County Teachers College. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary...
Harvey William Steinbach
Feb 12, 2025
Harvey Steinbach, age 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
A graveside service for Harvey will take place at a later date in April at Highland Memory Gardens, town of Trenton.
Harvey was born at the Lutheran Hospital in Beaver Dam to Clemens and Edna Steinbach. He was...
Kenneth J. Serchen
Feb 12, 2025
Kenneth J. Serchen, age 82, of Beaver Dam, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at home peacefully surrounded by his family.
A memorial gathering for Ken will take place on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the memorial service...
Mark Kikkert
Feb 11, 2025
Mark L. Kikkert, 45, of Waupun, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
Mark was born May 16, 1979 in Waupun, the son of Clarence and Julene Kwakkel Kikkert. Mark attended Waupun schools, graduating from Waupun High School. Mark was employed at Piggly Wiggly in Waupun for several years. He enjoyed working with his computers, doing various things with them. Prior to...
Norris Damsteegt
Feb 10, 2025
Norris Damsteegt, age 74, of Waupun, passed away unexpectedly at home on February 10, 2025.
Norris was born on December 12, 1950, to Marvin and Maggie Boerson Damsteegt. A proud native of Waupun, Norris graduated from Waupun High School in 1968. Following his graduation, he took on the responsibility of the family farm, a commitment that defined his life and brought...
Max Galler
Feb 10, 2025
Max Galler, 90, of Waupun, passed away Monday, February 10, 2025 at his residence at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Waupun.
Max was born November 17, 1934 in Waupun, WI the son of Alfred and Katie (Loomans) Galler. He graduated from Waupun High School in 1953. Following high school Max attended Lawrence University in Appleton where he studied business and played...
Mary Hemp
Feb 9, 2025
Mary Hemp, age 83, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2025, at the Christian Homestead surrounded by her loving family.
Mary was born on January 19, 1942 in Waupun, the daughter of Gordon and Esther TeBeest. Mary graduated from Waupun High School and moved out to California where she worked at The Aerospace Corporation. Shortly after moving back to Wisconsin went...
Anthony Wendt
Feb 7, 2025
Anthony Paul Wendt “Antman-Thorny”, age 32, of Platteville, WI, formerly of Randolph, unexpectedly passed away in a car accident February 7th, 2025 near Mineral Point, WI.
Anthony was born August 10, 1992 in Beaver Dam, WI the son of Donald and Julie (Krist) Wendt. He graduated from Randolph High School in 2011, and then attended UW Platteville. Anthony worked as a...
David H. Westphal
Feb 7, 2025
David "Dave" Herbert Westphal, age 81, passed away with family by his side at Marquardt Health Center in Watertown on Friday, February 7, 2025.
A visitation for Dave will be held at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam, on Thursday, February 13, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral...
John B. Auten
Feb 7, 2025
John Buckler Auten had family by his side in his last moments. He passed away Friday, February 7th, 2025, living to the ripe old age of 89. And those years were full.
A memorial gathering for John will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Grace Presbyterian Church, Beaver Dam from 10:00 a.m. until the...
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