Obituaries
Elizabeth Machugo
Jul 24, 2014
Elizabeth MacHugo, age 98 of Mt. Prospect, IL, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Autumn Bay in Ripon, WI. Elizabeth was born on October 30, 1915 in Tindal, Canada. She was a graduate of Winnipeg College. She retired from the Northern Trust Bank in Chicago, IL after 27 years. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church...
Thomas R. Vinz
Jul 21, 2014
Thomas "Tom" R. Vinz, age 62 of Dalton, passed away on Monday, July 21, 2014 at Beaver Dam Community Hospital.
Tom was born on March 14, 1952 in Portage, WI to Morris and Lila (Schultz) Vinz Sr. He graduated from Markesan High School and enjoyed a lifetime of farming. He also worked at PMI in Markesan for...
William E. Mallon
Jul 21, 2014
William E. Mallon, age 88 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Beaver Dam. William "Bill" E. Mallon, age 88 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Beaver Dam. Bill was born on January 1, 1926 in Beaver Dam, the...
Raymond J. Dobbratz
Jul 21, 2014
Raymond John Dobbratz, age 97 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Beaver Dam. Raymond was born on June 27, 1917 in the town of Lebanon, WI to Emil and Emily (Zubke) Dobbratz Sr. He attended German and English school in Lebanon and proudly served his country in the United...
Gladys Knox
Jul 20, 2014
Gladys Knox, age 88 of Beaver Dam, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at her home in Beaver Dam. Gladys was born on August 24, 1925 to James and Hertha (Pieper) Stotmeister on the family farm in the Town of Cleveland. After high school, she attended St. Luke's Nursing School in Racine and worked for...
Barbara Jean Doan
Jul 16, 2014
Barbara Jean Doan, 66, of Bradenton, FL, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in Bradenton. Barbara was born May 5, 1948 in Beaver Dam, WI the daughter of Ewald and Florence (Vant Hoff) Zurbuchen. Barbara graduated from Waupun High School in 1966 and continued her education at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Oshkosh, receiving her Registered Nurse Diploma. On September...
Elaine F. Rehwinkel
Jul 13, 2014
Elaine F. Rehwinkel, 88, of Waupun, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 13, 2014 while residing at The Christian Home in Waupun. Elaine was born June 26, 1926 in the town of Trenton to Sigmund and Martha (Berndt) Rehwinkel. Elaine was baptized on July 18, 1926 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in North Burnett. She confirmed her faith on March...
Carol A. Nyka
Jul 12, 2014
Carol A. Nyka, age 69 of Beaver Dam, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam.
Carol was born on June 4, 1945 in Beaver Dam to Ralph and Opal (Hare) Nyka. She graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1963. Carol worked for 30 years at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Milwaukee....
Shirley A. Giese
Jul 11, 2014
Shirley Giese, age 86 of Beaver Dam, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam. Shirley was born on July 23, 1927 in Beaver Dam to Walter and Anah (Baker) Lange. She was united in marriage to William Giese on June 14, 1947 in Beaver Dam. Shirley is survived by her husband, William of Beaver...
James "Jim" W. Fox
Jul 8, 2014
James "Jim" W. Fox, age 82 of Markesan, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at his home.
Jim was born on December 4, 1931 in the Town of Green Lake to Wilbur and Ruth (Sommers) Fox. He graduated from Markesan High School and the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Short Course. He was united in marriage...
Carol A. Leu
Jul 7, 2014
Carol A. Leu, 81, of Waupun, died Monday, July 7, 2014 at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Waupun where she resided the past year. Carol was born March 10, 1933, the daughter of Arnold Henry and Loretta Emma Wenzel Koplien. She grew up in Amherst, WI with her parents and four sisters. On December 18, 1954 she married Albert Frank...
Lester A. Wackett
Jul 6, 2014
Lester A. Wackett, age 87 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam. Lester was born in the town of Westford on May 10, 1927 to Fred T. and Edna L. (Louden) Wackett. He was united in marriage to Agnes Schmid on July 29, 1947 at...
Dr. James A. De Young
Jul 5, 2014
Dr. James A. De Young, 87, died on July 5, 2014 at The Waupun Christian Homestead. James, “Jim”, was born October 7, 1926, in Friesland, WI, to Andrew and Sarah Haima De Young. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1944. He enlisted in the USAAF in 1943 and served in the Philippines until discharged in 1946. Jim was a...
Harriet Streekstra
Jul 1, 2014
Harriet Streekstra, 90, of Waupun, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 in Randolph. Harriet was born March 28, 1924 in Alto, the daughter of George and Jennie Riel Pater. In 1943 she married Theodore “Ted” Streekstra in Alto, and the couple lived in the Waupun/Alto area all their married lives. After raising her children she first worked at The Christian Home...
Roland E. Heuer
Jul 1, 2014
Roland E. Heuer, age 77 of Juneau, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Clearview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Juneau. He has gone to be with his Savior, after a long hard struggle with his health. A Funeral Service for Roland will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Cornerstone Funeral &...
Frances "Frann" Webber
Jul 1, 2014
Frances "Frann" K. Webber, age 70 of Fox Lake, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. Frann was born on October 4, 1943 in Merrimac, MA to Carey and Dorothy (Carroll) Reynolds. She was united in marriage to Charles "Charlie" Webber in 1962 in Salem, NH. Along with their two sons, Frann...
Ronald "Pete" Marsch
Jul 1, 2014
Ronald "Pete" Marsch, age 80 of Beaver Dam, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Beaver Dam. Pete was born on September 19, 1933 to Walter and Lucy (Wild) Marsch in Horicon. On June 12, 1965 he was united in marriage to Kathleen "Kiki" Roedl. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy....
Gary L. Iverson
Jun 25, 2014
Gary L. Iverson, age 74 of Markesan, passed away on June 25, 2014 at UW Hospital in Madison, after a brief illness.
Gary was born on April 16, 1940 in Racine, WI to John and Hilda (Johnson) Iverson. On September 25, 1973, he was united in marriage to Diane Scharschmidt in Markesan. Together, Gary and Diane moved...
Chuck DeBoer
Jun 25, 2014
Charles “Chuck” DeBoer, Jr., 92, of Ripon, formerly of Brandon, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at his residence at Prairie Place in Ripon. Charles was born January 16, 1922 in Pipestone County, MN, the son of Charles and Elizabeth VandenBerg DeBoer, Sr. Chuck attended Brandon High School, graduating in 1940. In Dec of 1942 he served with the 14th Armored...
Fred Krohn
Jun 22, 2014
Frederick “Fred” Krohn, 73, of rural Brandon, died Sunday evening, June 22, 2014 at Waupun Memorial Hospital. Fred was born June 30, 1940 in Waupun, the son of Earl and Dorothy Baker Krohn. Fred was a graduate of Waupun High School, class of 1958. Fred served with the United States Army from 1964-1966. On May 27, 1967 he married Rada...
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