Obituaries
John Macholz
Oct 24, 2022
John E. MacHolz, 84, of Horicon, WI, passed away on October 24, 2022 at UW-Hospital in Madison surrounded by his loved ones.
John was born in Beaver Dam on September 3, 1938 to Alvin and Lucille (Lidtke) MacHolz. John grew up in Fox Lake and graduated from Fox Lake High School. John served in the Army Reserves...
Barbara A. Miller
Oct 21, 2022
Barbara A. Miller, 78, of Beaver Dam, passed away on October 21 st , 2022 at the Beaver Dam Care Center after a long battle with cancer.
Barbara was born on April 11 th , 1944 in Chicago IL, the daughter of Walter and Margaret Miller.
Barbara is survived by her son, Robert Miller of...
Avis E. Cornwell
Oct 20, 2022
Avis E. Cornwell, age 90 of Markesan, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Markesan Resident Home.
Visitation for Avis will take place on Monday, October 24, 2022 at St. John's Lutheran Church, 65 W. Catherine St., Markesan, from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Jason Jobs...
LaVerne Vande Zande
Oct 17, 2022
LaVerne Vande Zande, 94, of Waupun, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022 at the Christian Home in Waupun.
LaVerne was born May 18, 1928 in the town of Trenton, the daughter of John R. and Henrietta Boersen Vande Zande. LaVerne graduated from Brandon High School in 1946. She attended Green Lake County Normal in Berlin for two years and...
Ronald J. Neuendorf
Oct 16, 2022
Ronald J. Neuendorf, age 84 of Union Grove and formerly of Beaver Dam, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022.
Ronald was born in Juneau on April 13, 1938. He was a graduate of Dodgeland High School, where he played both baseball and football. Ronald proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He continued...
Richard W. Martin
Oct 14, 2022
Richard W. Martin, 80, of Fox Lake, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022.
Dick was born October 1, 1942, in Rockford, Illinois to the late Mervin and Elsie (Zink) Martin of Pecatonica, Illinois. Dick graduated from Pecatonica High School in 1960. He attended UW Platteville where he lettered in track and football and graduated in 1964. Dick married Sharon...
Richard E. Horn
Oct 14, 2022
Richard (Dick) E. Horn age 87 of Ripon died on October 14, 2022.
A memorial gathering will be held Friday, October 21, 2022 at the Markesan United Methodist Church, 74 E. Catherine St., Markesan from 11:30 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 1:00 p.m.
He was born February 13 1935...
Charles O. Schranz
Oct 13, 2022
Charles O. Schranz, 81, of Waupun, departed this earthly life on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Per Chuck’s wishes no formal services will be held however a visitation will take place as indicated below.
Chuck was born April 5, 1941 in Chicago Heights, IL, the son of Carl and Elfrieda (nee Neitzel) Schranz. Chuck grew up attending Lutheran Elementary School...
Gerald "Jack" Wiersma
Oct 11, 2022
Gerald “Jack” Wiersma, age 92 of Friesland died peacefully at home under the loving care of his wife on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.
Mr. Wiersma was born on August 22, 1930 on the home farm near Cambria the son of Sam and Effie (Smits) Wiersma. He attended Portage Prairie School. Jack was united in marriage...
Keith Ramthun
Oct 10, 2022
Keith Ramthun, 71, of Waupun, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 at Randolph Health Services and Assisted Living.
Keith was born December 25, 1950, the son of Roman and Noralee Mueller Ramthun. Keith attended schools in Arkansas and Wisconsin. He then served in the U.S. Army from April 1968-January 1971 and served in Vietnam. Upon returning, settling in Wisconsin,...
Donald J. Bronkhorst
Oct 10, 2022
Donald J. Bronkhorst, 86, of Waupun, passed away at his home Monday, October 10, 2022.
Don was born March 29, 1936 in Waupun, the son of Henry and Ruth Oeffner Bronkhorst. On December 26, 1958 Don married Inez Vande Zande in Alto. The couple resided in the Waupun area all their married lives. They farmed, ran a small...
Donna Buchda
Oct 9, 2022
Donna Buchda, age 77 of Beaver Dam, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022.
A memorial gathering for Donna will take place on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam from 4:00 until 5:30 p.m.
Donna was born on July 5, 1945, the daughter of...
Warren R. "Tiny" Foulk
Oct 8, 2022
Warren R. "Tiny" Foulk passed from this life peacefully at home on Saturday, October 8, 2022.
Warren is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Devona "Bonnie" Foulk; his children, Warren Jr. (Sandy Smith) of Massachusetts, Thomas, and Timothy (Nancy) of Beaver Dam; grandchildren, Aaron Foulk (Juleah Cox) of Juneau WI, Tyler (Lauryn) Foulk of Manitowoc...
Jean Ann Bartlett
Oct 7, 2022
Jean Ann Wanek Bartlett, age 72, of Waupun, Wisconsin, passed away on October 7th from a battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer. Jean was a woman of Faith and of God’s Grace. Her life described here is a testament to her purpose and mission of hope, peace, love and forgiveness.
Jean was born on March 6th, 1950, to William and Jerry...
Nancy Vanden Berg
Oct 7, 2022
Nancy Vanden Berg, 89, of Waupun, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022 at Waupun Memorial Hospital.
Nancy was born February 5, 1933 in Oshkosh the daughter of Adam and Pauline Walter Paffenroth. Nancy was a 1951 graduate of Waupun High School. She continued her education at Mercy School of Nursing in Oshkosh. On February 5, 1955 she married Dale...
Kenn Alan Chavez
Oct 6, 2022
DeForest:
Kenn Alan Chavez, age 45 of DeForest, died unexpectedly early morning Thursday,
October 6, 2022 from natural causes, at the UW Hospitals and Clinics in Madison.
Kenn was born on Sept. 2, 1977 , the son of Roman and Marie (Beyer) Chavez. As a
child Kenn was raised...
Lawrence Southard
Oct 6, 2022
Lawrence “Larry” Southard, 84, of Waupun, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at his shop.
Larry was born December 21, 1937 to Lawrence and Thelma Bumgarner Southard Larry graduated from Waupun High School. Larry served three years in the U.S. Army. He owned and operated Southard Automotive for most of his life. Over the years, Larry was...
Charles "Chuck" R. Schoenwetter
Oct 6, 2022
Charles "Chuck" Raymond Schoenwetter, age 77 of Beaver Dam, passed away surrounded by family on Thursday October 6, 2022, at Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam.
A memorial gathering for Chuck will take place on Friday, November 11, 2022 at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.
...Lynn W. Schweiger
Oct 6, 2022
Lynn W. Schweiger, age 76 of Beaver Dam, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Hillside Manor.
A memorial gathering for Lynn will take place on Friday, October 14, 2022 at Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Hillcrest Dr., Beaver Dam from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the memorial service at 1:00 p.m with Rev. Jesse...
Ronald J. Sutton
Oct 4, 2022
Ronald Joseph Sutton, age 86 of Markesan, formerly of Beaver Dam, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at home surrounded by family.
A visitation for Ronald will take place on Monday, October 10, 2022, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, W3377 Main St., Manchester, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11:00...
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