Obituaries
Elizabeth "Betty" J. Wallendal
Dec 4, 2010
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Elizabeth "Betty" J. Wallendal, age 86 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 4, 2010 surrounded by her family at home.
Betty was born on August 25, 1924 in Fond du Lac to Melvin and Angeline (nee Kohl) Graff. During World War II, she worked at Monarch...
Barbara Schkirke
Nov 29, 2010
Barbara Schkirke, age 71 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully from gall bladder cancer on Monday, November 29, 2010 at her home. Barbara was born in Beaver Dam on December 2, 1938 to Albert and Angeline (nee Immerfall) Benike. She was a graduate of Beaver Dam High School. On April 18, 1959, she was united in marriage to Robert Schkirke...
Gloria A. Jolly
Nov 28, 2010
Gloria A. Jolly, age 75 of Waupun, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 28, 2010 at her home. Gloria was born on April 15, 1935 in Lapeer, Michigan to Cleo and Edna (nee Running) Quade. She was united in marriage to James Jolly in Lapeer, Michigan. During Gloria's working years, she worked as a bookkeeper. She enjoyed reading, fishing and...
Mary Herringa
Nov 17, 2010
Mary Herringa, age 62 of Beaver Dam, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam. Mary was born on December 24, 1947 in Fond du Lac to Robert and Katheryn Jean (nee Miller) Leitner. She graduated from Fond du Lac Goodrich High School in 1966. On November 11, 1967, she was united in marriage...
Myrtle L. Weber
Nov 16, 2010
Myrtle L. Weber, age 74 of Beaver Dam, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam. Myrtle was born on October 20, 1936 in Beaver Dam to John W. and Etta Mae (nee Freeman) Pritchard. She was united in marriage to Paul R. Weber on January 28, 1961 in Beaver Dam. After graduating from Beaver...
Anita Wuesthoff
Nov 7, 2010
Anita Wuesthoff, age 82 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam.
Anita was born on October 23, 1928 in Reeseville, WI to Earl and Lillian (nee Stegner) Winker Sr. She attended grade school in Reeseville. On May 28, 1951, Anita was united in marriage to Roland Wuesthoff Sr. in...
Jimmy "Jim" B. Hein
Oct 30, 2010
Jimmy "Jim" B. Hein, age 77 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam. Jim was born on March 18, 1933 in Beaver Dam to Emery and Edith (nee Westover) Hein. He graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1951. Following high school, he served his country in the United States...
Agnes "Toots" Schroeder
Oct 23, 2010
Agnes "Toots" Schroeder, age 82 of Beaver Dam, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam. Agnes was born on February 5, 1928 in Beaver Dam to Emil and Agnes (nee Krueger) Riehbrandt Sr. She graduated from Beaver Dam High School and vocational school. On April 14, 1951 she was united in marriage to Eugene...
Karen King
Oct 7, 2010
Karen V. King, age 70 of Beaver Dam, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at Beaver Dam Community Hospital. Karen was born in Hartford, WI on July 13, 1940, the daughter of Earl and Viola (nee Dallman) Lohr. Karen moved to a farm between Juneau and Horicon in 1945 and attended Juneau School thru 9th grade, before graduating...
Gloria J. Purvis
Oct 3, 2010
Gloria Purvis, age 82 of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Beaver Dam Community Hospital.
Gloria was born in Cedar Grove, WI on August 2, 1928, the daughter of Daniel and Matilda "Tillie" Holle. She graduated from Sheboygan High School, and on June 28, 1947, she was united in marriage to Clayton J. Purvis...
Frances A. Linde
Sep 26, 2010
Frances A. Linde, age 91 of Beaver Dam, was called home to her Lord quietly and unexpectedly on Sunday, September 26, 2010 in her apartment at the Charleston House in Beaver Dam. Frances was born in Beaver Dam on October 7, 1918, the daughter of Ambrose and Josephine (Peterson) Amberson. She attended St. Stephen's school, where she was a life-long...
Ruth Ann Graff
Sep 16, 2010
Ruth Ann Graff, age 69, of Beaver Dam, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at her home. She was born on August 7, 1941 in Beaver Dam, WI; a daughter of the late Ezra and Caroline (Braker) Anderson.
On January 7th, 1961 Ruth married James William Graff in Beaver Dam. Ruth worked at Weyenberg Shoe Company in Beaver...
Robert "Bob" E. Rompre
Sep 13, 2010
Robert "Bob" E. Rompre, age 81 of Beaver Dam and formerly of Waupun, died peacefully at his son's home in Sun Prairie on Monday, September 13, 2010. Robert was born on April 11, 1929 in International Falls, MN to Elmer & Martha (nee Reine) Rompre. Bob's passion for hockey began at a young age and he was excited to be...
Shirley A. Canniff
Sep 7, 2010
Shirley A. Canniff, age 79, of Juneau, passed away at home on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 surrounded by her family. Shirley was born on April 23, 1931 in Watertown to Louis and Johanna (nee Maas) Kohls. She lived in Watertown until 1958, and then moved to Juneau. On March 19, 1960, she married Ross Canniff at St. Stephen's United Church...
Viola L. Schwantz
Sep 5, 2010
Viola L. Schwantz, age 91, of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Golden Living Center in Beaver Dam. Viola was born on July 1, 1919 to Arthur and Laura (nee Kaseman) Koehn in Beaver Dam. On July 23, 1942, she was united in marriage to Alfred Schwantz, Sr. in Beaver Dam. Viola worked as a...
Betty J. Knoll
Sep 5, 2010
Betty J. Knoll, age 84, of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 5, 2010. Betty was born on August 3, 1926 in Beaver Dam to Lester and Susan (nee Taylor) Bearder. Betty was a graduate of Beaver Dam High School and was united in marriage to Jean "Budd" Knoll on April 26, 1946 in Beaver Dam....
Kathleen Wells
Sep 5, 2010
Kathleen "Kay" R. Wells, age 80, of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully at the Golden Living Center on Sunday, September 5, 2010. Kay was born on August 18, 1930 in Richland County, Wisconsin to Jesse and Ruby Lewis. She was a graduate of Reedsburg High School. On January 20, 1950, Kay was united in marriage to Charles Wells in Cazenovia,...
Ronald "Ron" Douglas
Sep 4, 2010
Ronald "Ron" L. Douglas, age 69 of Beaver Dam and a long-time educator and coach, died Saturday September 4, 2010 at St. Agnes hospital in Fond du Lac. Ron was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin on July 7, 1941 to John and Muriel (nee Sara) Douglas. After graduating from Waukesha High School, where he was a star athlete and played the...
Sheila D. Fuller
Aug 27, 2010
Sheila D. Fuller, age 61, of Horicon, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 27, 2010 at Beaver Dam Community Hospital as a result of an automobile accident in the Town of Oak Grove. Sheila was born on August 26, 1949 in Wisconsin to Vaughn and Irene (nee Rodriguez) O'Brien. She was united in marriage to Keith D. Fuller on April...
Craig R. Conway
Aug 16, 2010
Craig R. Conway, age 57 of Beaver Dam, died unexpectedly on Monday, August 16, 2010 in the town of Ixonia as the result of a motorcycle accident. Craig was born on June 18, 1953 to Don and Arlyene (nee Gossman) Conway in Seattle Washington. He attended University of California-Berkeley on a track scholarship. Craig worked for JTS Direct in Hartland...
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