Obituaries
Imogene E. Abel
Apr 30, 2013
(1927 - 2013) Imogene E. Abel, 86, of Waupun, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Imogene was born January 4, 1927 in Fond du Lac the daughter of Kinley D. and Hertha Schmude Tew. Imogene attended Waupun schools and graduated from Waupun High School in 1943. The Tew family moved to Fond du Lac in October of 1943. On November 24,...
Mary Kehrmeyer
Apr 30, 2013
(1934 - 2013) Mary Kehrmeyer, 78, of Waupun, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at her home. Mary was born December 24, 1934 in East Waupun, the daughter of Elmer and Lulu Belle Moore Vanderkin, Sr. She attended Chester School, a one room school, and graduated from Waupun High School in 1952. On November 26, 1955 she married Art Docter at...
Robert E. Whiting
Apr 23, 2013
(1942 - 2013) Robert E. Whiting, 70, of rural Brandon, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at his home. Bob was born July 24, 1942 in the town of Waupun, the son of Ralph and Janet Hyslop Whiting. Bob graduated from Waupun High School in 1960. He served his country with the United States Air Force from 1962-1966 where he was...
Rev. Norman Bruce Haan
Apr 20, 2013
(1959 - 2013) Rev. Norman Bruce Haan, 83, one of God’s faithful servants, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, April 20, 2013. Norman was born in Grand Rapids, MI on March 10, 1930 the son of Fred and Jeane De Boer Haan. Norman attended Seymour Christian School and Grand Rapids Christian High School. In March of 1951 he...
Edwin Zills
Apr 16, 2013
(1923 - 2013) Edwin Zills, 90, of Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Hospice Home of Hope. Ed was born March 3, 1923 in the town of Oakfield, the son of Herman and Emma Klebs Zills. On May 4, 1946 he married Helen Denzin in Waupun. Following their marriage the couple farmed near Mayville, later moving to...
Eugene Clarence Kikkert
Apr 16, 2013
(1934 - 2013) Eugene Clarence Kikkert, 78, of Waupun, passed away Tuesday Evening, April 16, 2013 at his home in Fond du Lac surrounded by his family. Eugene was born July 12, 1934 in rural Randolph the son of John and Jennie Posthuma Kikkert. On October 20, 1954 he married Muriel Joyce Vande Zande at First Christian Reformed Church in...
Douglas G. DeBoer
Apr 9, 2013
(1967 - 2013) Douglas G. DeBoer, 45, of Waupun, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Doug was born September 19, 1967 in Waupun the son of Eugene and Betty Bylsma DeBoer. Doug graduated from Waupun High School in 1986. He married Carrie Nelson in 1986. Doug furthered his education at Central College in Pella, IA and graduated in 1990. He married...
Heideman, Beatrice
Apr 5, 2013
(1919 - 2013) Beatrice “Bea” Heideman, 93, a resident of the Christian Home and Rehabilitation Center in Waupun, died Friday, April 5, 2013. Bea was born July 2, 1919 in Randolph the daughter of Frank and Lucy Tamminga Aalsma. On January 21, 1939 she married John J. Heideman in Dubuque, IA. The couple farmed in Oak Center for 17 years...
Joan Zwieg
Apr 4, 2013
(1932 - 2013) Joan Zwieg, 80, of Waupun, died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at her residence. Joan was born July 18, 1932 in Waupun the daughter of Frank and Irma Schrauth Tank. Joan attended Waupun schools and graduated from Waupun High School in 1950. Following graduation she was employed by Ideal Shoe Factory in Waupun. On October 24, 1953 she...
Ernest A. Paul
Mar 30, 2013
(1924 - 2013) Ernest A. Paul, 88, of Fox Lake, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Beaver Dam. Ernest was born July 24, 1924 in the town of Fox Lake, the son of William and Louise Grahn Paul. On September 24, 1943 he was united in marriage to Catherine Baszynski. Ernest operated the...
Julie R. Smith
Mar 29, 2013
(1954 - 2013) With great sorrow, after a long illness, Julie R. Smith of Oxnard, CA passed away at home March 29, 2013 with her husband, Rick at her side. Julie was born September 6, 1954 in Waupun, the daughter of Louis A. and Shirley Gysbers Pluim. Julie graduated from Waupun High School in 1972. In 1973 she moved to...
Mary Reibold
Mar 29, 2013
(1955 - 2013) Mary Reibold, 57, of Brandon, died Friday evening, March 29, 2013 at All About Life Rehabilitation Center in Fond du Lac. Mary was born July 11, 1955 in Traverse City, MI the daughter of Albert and Betty Martin Raschi. She was a graduate of St. Francis High School in Traverse City. On May 5, 1978 she married...
Kenneth R. Brinkmann
Mar 23, 2013
(1937 - 2013) Kenneth R. Brinkmann, 75, of Waupun, died peacefully on March 23, 2013, with his family at his side, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI. Ken was born December 19, 1937, in Oak Park, IL, the son of Clarence and Alma (Lehman) Brinkmann. Ken is survived by his wife Carol, brother Dean, dearly departed sister Deanna, daughter,...
Donald S. Davis
Mar 23, 2013
(1924-2013) Donald Sidney Davis, 88, of Waupun, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home with his daughter, Terri, and her husband, Ted Neuburg, at his side on March 23, 2013. Donald was born April 19, 1924 in South Beaver Dam, Dodge Co, WI the son of Sidney and Mildred (Dunning) Davis. Don married Elsie E Dorn on September 27,...
Marden "Marty" West
Mar 19, 2013
(1924 - 2013) Marden “Marty” West, 88, of Waupun, died Tuesday evening, March 19, 2013 at Waupun Memorial Hospital. Marden was born September 8, 1924 in Ontario, WI the son of William and Ruth Marden West. Marden grew up in Ontario and graduated from Ontario High School in 1942. He was in both theaters of WWII and came behind General...
Joanne Elgersma
Mar 16, 2013
(1938 - 2013) Joanne Elgersma, 74, of Arpin, WI died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Bethel Center where she resided. Joanne was born November 16, 1938 in Chicago the daughter of William and Angean Voss Hoekstra. On May 6, 1960 she married Andrew Elgersma in Delavan, WI. Following their marriage the couple resided in Ontario, Canada until 1977 at...
Benjamin C. Gleason
Mar 11, 2013
(1985 - 2013) Benjamin C. Gleason, 27, of Madison, died on Monday, March 11, 2013. Ben was born July 22, 1985 in Beaver Dam the son of Neil Gleason and Deborah Jabas. Ben attended Waupun schools and later graduated from Northwest Academy in Naples, ID. Ben worked as a log home builder in Grand Lake, CO. He later attended MATC...
Violet Hartman
Mar 8, 2013
(1925 - 2013) Violet May Hartman, 87, a resident of the Markesan Resident Home, formerly of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Friday, March 8, 2013. Violet was born July 15, 1925 in Ripon the daughter of John and Anna Blackburn Lawson. Violet was a member of United Methodist Church in Evening Shade, Arkansas for 20 years and most recently a member...
Dolores Werth
Mar 7, 2013
(1949 - 2013) Dolores Werth, 63, of Waupun, died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Waupun Memorial Hospital. Dolores was born September 9, 1949 in Hartford the daughter of Roger and Ruth Kohl Degeler. On September 26, 1967 she married Fredrick Werth in Juneau. Following their marriage the couple farmed in the Neosho area for 10 years and then in the...
Colleen A. Tenpas
Feb 28, 2013
(1959 - 2013) Colleen A. Tenpas, 53, of the town of Alto, went to her heavenly home Thursday evening, February 28, 2013. Colleen was born September 11, 1959 in Beaver Dam the daughter of John and Lorraine Stahr Derivan. Colleen grew up in Fox Lake and graduated from Waupun High School in 1977 and from UW Eau Claire in 1981...