Obituaries
Elizabeth Bille
Aug 24, 2012
(1922 - 2012) Elizabeth Bille, 90, formerly of Waupun, died Friday, August 24, 2012 at Harbor Haven Health & Rehabilitation in Fond du Lac. Elizabeth was born January 23, 1922 in the town of Trenton the daughter of Henry and Jessie Riel Van Ruiswyk. Elizabeth was employed by National Rivet in Waupun during the Korean War and thereafter by the...
George A. Pawlak
Aug 14, 2012
George A. Pawlak, age 82 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Beaver Dam. George was born on April 23, 1930 to Mike and Pearl (nee Cleczewski) Pawlak in Chicago, IL. He lived in Chicago for 64 years of his life where he enlisted in the United States Air Force...
Irene A. Exner
Aug 14, 2012
Irene A. Exner, age 87 of Beaver Dam, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at her home. Irene was born on June 21, 1925 in Somerset, PA to James and Agnes (nee Flynn) Decker. Irene was united in marriage to Donald L. Exner on August 20, 1949 at St. Rose Catholic Church in Racine. Irene worked for the...
Joy Mengel
Aug 12, 2012
Joy Mengel, age 75 of Wautoma and formerly of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, August 12, 2012 after an 11 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Joy was born in the Town of Chester, Atwater, WI on February 28, 1937 to Clyde and Margaret (nee Schellpfeffer) Dickinson. She attended Burnett grade school and graduated from Horicon High...
Eugene R. Machkovitz
Aug 11, 2012
Eugene "Gene" R. Machkovitz, age 88 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Prairie Ridge in Beaver Dam. Gene was born May 2, 1924 in Beaver Dam to Marion and Cecelia (nee Sommers) Machkovitz. He served his country in the United States Army from 1944 to 1946 in Japan and the Philippines. On November 7,...
Corneliske “Connie” De Vries
Aug 11, 2012
(1931 - 2012) Corneliske “Connie” De Vries, 81, of Waupun, died three days after her husband at her home in Waupun with all of her family by her side. Connie was born on February 18, 1931 in the Netherlands, the daughter of the late John and Tena Elgersma Wierenga. As a young girl Connie came to the U.S. and settled...
Ronald W. Wienke “Wink”
Aug 10, 2012
(1955 - 2012) Ronald W. Wienke “Wink”, 57, of rural Markesan, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 10, 2012 at Berlin Memorial Hospital. Ron was born April 4, 1955 in Beaver Dam, the son of Donald and Lois Putnam Wienke. He was raised in Fox Lake and a graduate of Waupun High School, class of 1974. On February 14, 1976 he...
Marjorie Mae Bruins
Aug 9, 2012
(1934 - 2012) Marjorie Mae Bruins, 77, of Alto, WI, died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Marge was born October 9, 1934 to Ben and Minnie (Kemink) Broadway in rural Brandon, WI. On June 2, 1954 she married Lowell J. Bruins at Alto Christian Reformed Church in Alto. Marge was an active and faithful member...
Roland Visser
Aug 7, 2012
(1925 - 2012) Roland Visser, 87, of Waupun, died Tuesday evening, August 7, 2012 at the Christian Homestead in Waupun. Roland was born February 25, 1925 in Waupun, the son of Cornelius and Hattie Loomans Visser. On June 12, 1947 he married Sylvia Vande Zande at First Reformed Church in Waupun. Following their marriage the couple resided in Waupun all...
Thys "Ted" De Vries
Aug 7, 2012
(1926 - 2012) Thys “Ted” De Vries, 85, of Waupun died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at the Christian Home in Waupun where he resided. Ted was born October 14, 1926 in the Netherlands, the son of the late Willem and Boukje Terpstra De Vries. Ted came to the U.S. in 1948 and settled in the Waupun/Brandon area where he has...
Robert Benjamin Williams
Aug 6, 2012
Robert B. Williams, age 68 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully after a long courageous battle with cancer on August 6, 2012 at the Golden Living Center Continental Manor in Randolph. Robert was born on October 13, 1943 to Frank and Judith (Sprouse) Williams in Charlottesville, Virginia. He would eventually move to Superior Wisconsin with his family where he grew...
Margaret Graff
Aug 5, 2012
(1922 - 2012) Margaret Graff, 90, of Waupun, died Sunday, August 5, 2012 at the Christian Home & Rehabilitation Center in Waupun where she resided. Marge was born July 14, 1922 in Mount Calvary, WI the daughter of the late John and Monica Kohlmann Boehlen. On May 9, 1942 she married Jerome Graff in Fond du Lac. The couple lived...
Beatrice "Bea" Wendt
Jul 25, 2012
Beatrice " Bea" Wendt, age 63 of Waupun, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac with her family by her side. Bea was born on November 22, 1948 in Beaver Dam to Wayne and Rosemary (nee Zahn) Vander Galien. She graduated from Mayville High School and later attended beauty school in...
Emerson E. Kellom
Jul 24, 2012
Emerson Edwin Kellom, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 24, 2012 in the same room where he was born on the family farm in Beaver Dam. Emerson was born on February 7, 1919 to Edwin and Mable (nee Ganske) Kellom. A graduate of Beaver Dam High School, he attended...
Andrew Westra, Jr.
Jul 22, 2012
(1947 - 2012) Andrew Westra, Jr., 64, of Waupun, formerly of Randolph, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at his home. Andy was born October 27, 1947 in Randolph the son of Andrew and Effie Fisher Westra. On November 4, 1966 he married Mary Vander Galien. Andy joined the US Air Force, serving in Vietnam for one year. After serving in...
Richard "Dick" Gruhn
Jul 14, 2012
(1931 - 2012) Richard “Dick” Gruhn, 81, of Waupun died Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the Christian Home where he was residing. Dick was born March 2, 1931 in Waupun, the son of Albert and Lorine Gerritson Gruhn. He graduated from Waupun High School in 1949 and then served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1954. On September 29, 1950 he...
Niles R. Seering
Jul 13, 2012
(1932 - 2012) Niles R. Seering, 79, of Burnett, died Friday, July 13, 2012 at his home in the arms of his wife. Niles was born December 11, 1932 in the town of Burnett the son of Walter and Evelyn Rohde Seering. Niles attended Union Dairy Grade School in rural Burnett and graduated from Horicon High School in 1950. After...
Lee "Archie" Schlefke
Jul 11, 2012
Lee "Archie" Edgar Schlefke, age 73 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Hillside Manor from complications of a stroke. Lee was born on April 25, 1939 in Beaver Dam to Edgar "Lefty" and Linda (nee Bonack) Schlefke. He graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1957. Lee worked for many years in the sheet...
Marjorie Ruth Nitschke
Jul 5, 2012
Marjorie R. Nitschke, age 96 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 5, 2012 at the Charleston House. Marjorie was born on September 15, 1915 to Alfred Sutton and Angeline Wright in the small town of Elba, WI. She would go on to graduate from Beaver Dam High School and eventually married the love of her life, Elmer C....
Robert W. "Bob" Hull
Jul 4, 2012
(1929 - 2012) Robert W. “Bob” Hull, 83, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. Bob was born April 28, 1929 in Ottumwa, Iowa the son of John and Gladys Tennis Hull. Gladys didn’t survive the birth of her son. In 1933 his father married Gertrude VandeStreek who became Bob’s mother. Bob joined the United...
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