Obituaries
Marlyn Respalje
Jul 30, 2019
Marlyn Respalje, 77, of Brandon, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac with family by his side.Marlyn was born April 17, 1942 in Brandon, the son of Wilbert and Sylvia Daane Respalje. Marlyn graduated from Brandon High School in 1960. On April 17, 1964 he married Joyce Ter Beest in Alto. The couple...
Clarence Kikkert
Jul 23, 2019
Clarence Kikkert, 73, of Waupun, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the Christian Home & Rehabilitation Center in Waupun.Clarence was born November 3, 1945 in California, the son of Louie & Lillian Beekman Kikkert. Clarence grew up in Randolph and was a graduate of Randolph High School. He attended two years at Moraine Park Technical College. On April 28,...
Travis Mulder
Jul 22, 2019
Travis Mulder, 30, of Waupun, passed away at home with family by his side Monday, July 22, 2019.Travis was born September 8, 1988 in Waupun, the son of Steven and Marilyn Alsum Mulder. Travis graduated from CWC in 2007, and then Dordt College in 2011. After graduation he worked for Sam’s Well Drilling in sales. On April 27, 2018 he...
Calvin Iverson
Jul 18, 2019
*Calvin “Bud” Iverson, 24, of Waupun, died unexpectedly on July 18, 2019.Bud was born August 24, 1994 in Minnesota, the son of Kevin and Dawna (Stilwell) Iverson. Bud graduated from Waupun High School in 2012 and then attended MPTC in Fond du Lac and earned his associate’s degree in mechanical engineering. Later he worked as an engineer for Stainless Piping...
Jason Pollock
Jul 11, 2019
Jason Pollock, 43, of Beaver Dam, passed away July 11, 2019 at his home from a continuous fight with diabetes.Jason was born December 10, 1975 in Madison to Randy and Karen PaskeyPollock. Jason graduated from Waupun High School and earned a degree in technology from ITT Technical Institute. Jason loved hunting, and playing lots of games and watching movies with...
Fred Zurbuchen
Jul 5, 2019
Fred “Fritz” Zurbuchen, 94, of Fond du Lac, formerly of Waupun, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 at his residence.Fred was born March 5, 1925 in the town of Burnett, the son of Gottfried and Anna Zurbuchen Zurbuchen. On October 27, 1945 he married Betty Lidtke in Trenton, NJ. Fred served his county in WWII with the Army Air Corps...
Donald M. Kastein
Jun 28, 2019
Donald M. Kastein, 83, of Winneconne, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 at Harbor Haven in Fond du Lac. Private services will be held. The family would like to thank the staff at Harbor Haven for their continued care of Don.
Sharon G. Harmsen
Jun 26, 2019
Sharon G. Harmsen, 77, of Waupun, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.Sharon was born April 29, 1942 in Randolph, the daughter of Harold and Josie Dykstra Soodsma. Sharon graduated from Randolph High School in 1960. On December 14, 1962 she married Ken Harmsen in Waupun. Together the couple raised their four...
Samual Chetto
Jun 20, 2019
Samual Joseph Chetto, best known for his sarcastic jokes and technical wizardry, passed away unexpectedly on June 20, 2019. He was 48 years old.Sam was born on August 14, 1970, to Mike and Cindy (Dugan) Chetto. Sam and his younger sisters spent their childhood growing up in various locations throughout the U.S. His father was Chief Warrant Officer Rank 4...
Edwin Hull
Jun 20, 2019
Edwin Hull, 97, of Waupun, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.Ed was born December 20, 1921 in the township of Alto the son of Herman and Myrel Zastrow Hull. On January 14, 1944 he was united in marriage to Alene Vande Zande in the town of Trenton. They resided in Waupun...
Elvira Respalje
Jun 19, 2019
Elvira Respalje, 91, of Waupun, passed away June 19 , 2019 at The Christian Home and Rehabilitation Center.Elvira was born in Sheboygan on July 8, 1927, the daughter of William and Blanche (Theune) Daane. On November 5, 1948, she married Alvin Respalje of Brandon. Elvira worked as a homemaker for many years. Later in life, she worked at Parkview Nursing...
Robert Fretschel
Jun 14, 2019
Robert Fretschel, 88, of Waupun, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019.Robert was born January 5, 1931 in Milwaukee to Adolph and Margaret Simon Fretschel. He graduated from high school in Milwaukee, then enlisted in the Army and served in Korea. After he returned from active duty he met his wife, Sandra Erler, and married her on July 12, 1975 in...
Dianne Koch
Jun 12, 2019
Dianne Koch, 69, of Waupun, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at her home.Dianne was born October 12, 1949 in Fond du Lac the daughter of John B. and Evelyn Westhuis Harmsen. Dianne was a graduate of Waupun High School class of 1968. Following high school she went on to work as a nursing assistant. On April 16, 1984 she...
Wayne C. Tank
Jun 11, 2019
Wayne C. Tank, 82, of Brandon, passed away June 11, 2019 at Copperleaf Village of Ripon.Wayne was born June 19, 1936 in Brandon, WI, the son of Neal and Anna Krause Tank. Wayne served his country with the U.S. Army for two years. He was employed by his father’s business, Neal Tank and Sons, for 50 years. In 1983 Wayne...
Jane TeBeest
Jun 9, 2019
Jane TeBeest, 82, of Brandon, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at her home.Jane was born March 6, 1937 in Stanley, WI, the daughter of Ronald and Julie Steivang McLeod. Jane was a graduate of Waupun High School in 1955. On August 3, 1956 she married Harold “Jumbo” TeBeest in Waupun. The couple resided in Brandon most of their married...
Micki Wackett
Jun 8, 2019
Margaret L. “Micki” Wackett, 79, of Waupun, passed peacefully into the waiting arms of her Savior on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Anchor Communities in Brandon.Micki was born May 25, 1940 at Jump River in northern Wisconsin, to George and Theresa (Lampman) Remmenga. On October 12, 1957 she married the love of her life, Donald Wackett.Micki will be mourned by...
Benjamin “Rick” Krueger II
Jun 8, 2019
Benjamin “Rick” Krueger II, 53, of Waupun passed away June 8, 2019 at his residence.Rick was born February 24, 1966 in Fort Atkinson, WI, the son of Benjamin and Charlene Krause Krueger I.Ben and Jennifer Leichtfuss Krueger had two sons, Kaden and Jaxson. After they divorced they shared custody of the boys.Rick enjoyed hunting and fishing, and was an avid...
Loretta Claggett
Jun 7, 2019
Loretta Claggett, 99, of Waupun, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 at Anchor Communities in Brandon.Loretta was born June 15, 1919 in the town of Calamus in Dodge County, the daughter of Edward and Abbie Banning Owens. Loretta graduated from Horicon High School in 1937 and Dodge County Normal School in 1939. On November 21, 1941 she married Philip Claggett...
Craig Logterman
Jun 5, 2019
Craig A. Logterman, 55, of Waupun, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at his residence.Craig was born May 5, 1964 in Elkhorn, WI the son of Harold and Phyllis VerHage Logterman. Craig resided in Waupun most of his life, attending school at the Pella Education Service Center in Waupun and graduated in 1985. Craig worked at Diverse Options in Ripon...
William "Bill" Leroy Trotz
Jun 4, 2019
LaCrosse/Friesland: William “Bill” LeRoy Trotz, age 92, died Tuesday evening, June 4, 2019 at Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse. Bill was born on August 8, 1926 in Friesland the son of Alfred and Veron (Affeldt) Trotz. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1944. In August of 1944 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy (WWII) serving in the...
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