Obituaries

Donald A. Westphal

Donald A. Westphal

Apr 26, 2010

Donald A. Westphal, age 71 of formerly of Beaver Dam and currently a resident of the Christian Home in Waupun, died on Monday, April 26, 2010 at Waupun Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Donald was born on October 5, 1938 in Beaver Dam to Carl and Lucille (nee Schreiber) Westphal. He was married to Kathleen Nickel on January 4,...

John S. Eckmayer

John S. Eckmayer

Apr 24, 2010

John S. Eckmayer, age 64 of Beaver Dam, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at his home in Beaver Dam. John was born on February 4, 1946 to Nicholas S. and Betty (nee Bost) Eckmayer in Chicago, IL. John joined the United States Army and honorably served during the Vietnam War from 1967-1968. On November...

Bruce W. Yanko

Bruce W. Yanko

Apr 22, 2010

Bruce was born on August 5, 1950 in Milwaukee, WI to Victor and Wanda Yanko. In 1971, he moved to Beaver Dam, where he held jobs in various local businesses, including Wayland Academy and Beaver Dam Community Hospital. For the last 18 years, he was a part of the staff at Moraine Park Technical College's Beaver Dam Campus. Bruce was...

Roland Poetter

Roland Poetter

Apr 17, 2010

Roland E. Poetter, 87, of the town of Lowell, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Charleston House Assisted Living in Beaver Dam Roland was born on Nov. 12, 1922, in the town of Lowell; a son of Otto and Minnie (nee Affeldt) Poetter. He graduated from Beaver Dam High School with the class of 1940. On Aug. 27,...

William "Will" D. Runck

William "Will" D. Runck

Apr 11, 2010

William "Will" D. Runck, age 31 of Beaver Dam, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 11, 2010 after a four year battle with a brain tumor. Will was born on November 3, 1978 in Moorhead, MN to Colin and Karen (nee Bromander) Runck. He was a 1997 graduate of Beaver Dam High School. Following high school, he...

Alice M. Evans

Alice M. Evans

Apr 11, 2010

Alice M. Evans, age 85 of Juneau, died on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam. Alice was born on May 24, 1924 in Friesland, WI to William and Jennie (nee Wynsma) Wiersma. She was united in marriage to Henry Evans on April 10, 1943. She was a member of St. Stephen's United Church of Christ in...

Paula J. Christensen

Paula J. Christensen

Apr 10, 2010

Paula J. Christensen, age 72 of Beaver Dam died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at her home in Beaver Dam. Paula was born on July 21, 1937 to Leonard and Pauline (nee Moore) Schmidt in Bode, Iowa. On May 27, 1956, she was united in marriage to Larry Christensen in Algona, Iowa. Prior to retirement...

Robert J. Gunderson

Robert J. Gunderson

Apr 5, 2010

Robert J. Gunderson, age 66 of Beaver Dam, died peacefully, surrounded by his family on Monday, April 5, 2010 at his home in Beaver Dam. Robert was born on September 1, 1943 in Beaver Dam to Theodore O. and Catherine (nee Miller) Gunderson. He graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1961 and following his graduation, he served in the...

Wilfred "Willie" E. Freund Jr.

Wilfred "Willie" E. Freund Jr.

Apr 2, 2010

Wilfred "Willie" E. Freund Jr., age 51 of Beaver Dam, died peacefully on Friday, April 2, 2010 at Clearview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Juneau. Willie was born on March 2, 1959 on a farm near Waterloo to Wilfred and Florence (nee Duffy) Freund Sr. He graduated from Horicon High School in 1978 and worked at several places around the...

James "Jim" E. Kelm

James "Jim" E. Kelm

Mar 27, 2010

James "Jim" E. Kelm, age 60 of Reeseville, died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Cannon Falls Medical Center in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Jim was born on October 24, 1949 to Wayne and Eleanor (nee Kranz) Kelm. He was united in marriage to Mary Voight on June 17, 1972 in Beaver Dam. Jim was a member of Peace Lutheran...

Sharon R. Weisensel

Sharon R. Weisensel

Mar 23, 2010

Sharon R. (nee Lofthus) Weisensel age 68 of Fox Lake, died on Tuesday March 23, 2010 at her home from Ovarian cancer. Sharon was born April 6, 1941 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the daughter of Lt. Col. Paul B.Lofthus and Joyce M. (nee Wensel) Lofthus. Joyce was an accomplished pianist and school music teacher. Sharon and her brother Bill were...

Sylvia R. Frank

Sylvia R. Frank

Mar 19, 2010

Sylvia R. Frank, age 91 of Beaver Dam, passed away surrounded by her family on March 19, 2010 at the Golden Living Center in Beaver Dam. Sylvia was born on May 18, 1918 in Beaver Dam, the daughter of Clem and Helen Nieman. Sylvia was united in marriage to Elmer P. Frank on January 24, 1939. Sylvia deeply missed Elmer...

John A. Cantrell

John A. Cantrell

Mar 18, 2010

John A. Cantrell, age 54 of Beaver Dam, died on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Beaver Dam Community Hospital. John was born on August 29, 1955 in Minneapolis, MN to Robert and Dorothy (nee Fisher) Cantrell. John was a graduate of North Hennepin Technical College in Anoka, MN. On June 18, 1988 he was united in marriage to Katherine Winn...

Jeremy S. Lehman

Jeremy S. Lehman

Mar 13, 2010

Jeremy Scott Lehman, age 31 of the Beaver Dam area, died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 13, at his home. Jeremy was born on October 24, 1978 in West Bend to Mark and Kelly (nee Brennan) Lehman. He was deeply loved by his family and he will be sadly missed. Jeremy is survived by his mother, Kelly (Dale) Miles of Jacksonville,...

Mary L. Tartaglia

Mary L. Tartaglia

Mar 12, 2010

Mary L. Tartaglia, age 87 of Beaver Dam, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 12, 2010 at her home. Mary was born on December 13, 1922 in St. Mary's, Pennsylvania to Elmer & Myrtle (nee Hoskins) Kraft. She was united in marriage to Oscar Bailey and later to Joseph Tartaglia. She was self-employed as a beautician. Her family meant the world...

Preston Tellier

Preston Tellier

Mar 10, 2010

Preston Tellier, age 58 of Beaver Dam, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 with family by his side at Hospice Care Inc. in Fitchburg. Preston was born on January 4, 1952 to Edgar and Alta (nee Engh) Tellier in Medford, WI. He graduated from D.C. Everest High School and on October 15, 1977 he was united in marriage to...

Charles Hale Graham

Charles Hale Graham

Mar 10, 2010

Charles Hale Graham, age 91 of Beaver Dam, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Golden Living Center in Beaver Dam. Charles was born on July 28, 1918 in Grayson County, Virginia to Charles Polk and Olive (nee Delp) Graham. After graduating from high school, Charles honorably served his country in the United States Air Force and had a...

Doris E. Schumacher

Doris E. Schumacher

Mar 9, 2010

Doris Emma Schumacher (nee Druecke), age 92, of Beaver Dam, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam. Doris was born on February 10, 1918 in Oak Grove, WI to Rudolph and Adela (nee Sell) Druecke. She graduated from Juneau High School in 1935, and on March 5, 1936 she was united in marriage to...

Richard F. Immerfall

Richard F. Immerfall

Mar 8, 2010

Richard F. Immerfall, age 56 of Beaver Dam, died peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2010 surrounded by his family at his home. Richard was born on February 1, 1954 in Beaver Dam to Alfred and Violet (nee Colvin) Immerfall. He attended Beaver Dam High School and later worked for Bay Marina, Harvey Rechek doing concrete work and most recently at...

Arlyne M. Hollnagel

Arlyne M. Hollnagel

Mar 1, 2010

Arlyne M. Hollnagel, age 85 of Beaver Dam, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 1, 2010 at Beaver Dam Community Hospital. Arlyne was born on August 9, 1924 in Fox Lake to Laurence and Addie (nee Meigs) Bolstad. She was a graduate of Fox Lake High School and on January 28, 1945 she was united in marriage to Donald Hollnagel in...

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