Obituaries
Christopher Copeland
Dec 8, 2015
1968-2015 Christopher Leon Copeland, 47, of Fox Lake, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at his home. Chris was born June 6, 1968 in Rhinelander, WI the son of Leon and Mary Ann Recha Copeland. Chris enjoyed watching the Packers, and most of all teaching his son how to fish, play video games, and just hang out.Chris was employed at Seneca...
Luella Fink
Dec 5, 2015
1920-2015 Luella Fink, 95, of Waupun, died Saturday, December 5, 2015 at The Christian Home & Rehabilitation Center in Waupun. Luella was born November 27, 1920 in Loyal, WI the daughter of William Ernest and Laura Stumpner Stayton. During WWII Luella learned to fly planes. Later in life she became very interested in golf and genealogy. She had a love...
Florence S. Niht
Dec 2, 2015
Florence Shirley Niht, age 93 formerly of Cambria, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at The Meadows in Fall River surrounded by family and dear friends. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday December 8th at 11:00 a.m. from Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in Cambria with Rev. Roger Wahl officiating. A luncheon will immediately follow...
Larry Kraemer
Dec 2, 2015
1932-2015 Larry Kraemer completed his journey on this earth and was welcomed into the loving arms of his faithful savior on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 surrounded by family. On August 26, 1932 he was born in Waupun, WI to Kenneth and Irene Schultz Kraemer. Larry lived on the family farm outside of Waupun until his graduation from Waupun High School....

Curtis Alexander
Nov 23, 2015
1980-2015 Curtis Alexander, 34 of Randolph died Monday, November 23, 2015 at UW Hospital and Clinics in Madison. Curtis was born December 3, 1980 in Columbus, the son of Scott and Jean VandenBerg Alexander. Curtis attended schools in Waupun and Fall River and later received his HSED. He was employed in construction with VB Builders of Brandon. Curtis’s great enjoyment...
Caroline "Joyce" Haeft
Nov 11, 2015
1929-2015 Caroline “Joyce” Haeft, 85, of Waupun, died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the Christian Home & Rehabilitation Center in Waupun. Joyce was born December 15, 1929 in Horicon, WI the daughter of Rubin and Gladys Voss Marsh. She was a graduate of Horicon High School in 1947 and on September 11, 1948 she married David Haeft, Sr. Following their...
Richard Ritzema
Nov 2, 2015
1927-2015 Richard “Dick” Ritzema, 88, of Waupun, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at the Christian Home and Rehabilitation Center in Waupun. Dick was born October 6, 1927 in the Netherlands the son of Freerk and Grietje Rozema Ritzema. On April 16, 1948 Dick married Edith Knott in the Netherlands. The couple moved to Fulton, IL and then to Waupun...
Roger Fuller
Oct 29, 2015
1940-2015 Roger Fuller, 74, a long-time resident of Randolph, died Thursday evening, October 29, 2015 in Beaver Dam. Roger was born November 2, 1940 in the town of Courtland the son of Fayette and Norma Turben Fuller. Rog “Turb” attended Randolph schools and graduated from high school in 1959. On December 10, 1960 he married the love of his life,...
Carol J. Maly
Oct 25, 2015
1934-2015 Carol J. Maly, 81, of Waupun, died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at her home. Carol was born October 24, 1934 in Mondovi, WI the daughter of Everett and Eva Kent Holmes. On April 24, 1954 she married Harold C. Maly in Waunakee, WI. Following their marriage the couple farmed for five years in Middleton and seven years in Cross...
Kenny Hackbarth
Oct 21, 2015
1942-2015 Kenneth “Kenny” Hackbarth, 73, of Waupun, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at VMP-Trinity Vent Unit Care in Menomonee Falls, WI after a lengthy illness. Kenny was born April 13, 1942 in the town of Trenton to Frank and June Sloper Hackbarth. On May 5, 1962 he married Rose M. Skotarzak at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waupun. Ken owned...
Daryle E. Miller
Oct 19, 2015
1932-2015 Daryle E. Miller, 83, of Waupun, died Monday evening, October 19, 2015 at his home. Daryle E. Miller was born July 25, 1932 in Fond du Lac, WI the son of Evern and Ora Hoffman Miller. Daryle graduated from Waupun High School in 1950. He served our country with the U.S. Army for two years, spending some of that...
Jay Bolda
Oct 18, 2015
1925-2015 Jerome “Jay” Bolda, 90, of Waupun, died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at The Christian Home & Rehabilitation Center in Waupun. Jay was born May 20, 1925 in Milwaukee the son of Jacob and Mary Budisch Bolda. Jay was a 1943 graduate of Boys Technical High School in Milwaukee. On June 30, 1951 he married Yvonne Nyhuis in Milwaukee. Following...
Judith M. Nugent
Oct 12, 2015
1940-2015 Judith M. Nugent, 75, of Waupun, died Monday, October 12, 2015 at Touchstone Living Center in Fond du Lac. Judy was born July 2, 1940 in Merrill, WI the daughter of Earl and Clara Klick Oldenburg. On December 28, 1968 she married Michael Werner in Madison, WI. They later moved to Waupun where she helped raise their two children....
Christopher D. Surdyk
Oct 9, 2015
1979-2015 Christopher D. Surdyk, 36, of Wausau, died Friday, October 9, 2015 at his home. Chris was born March 28, 1979 in West Allis, the son of Jeanna (Malmquist) Powell and the late Gregory Surdyk. Chris loved music, tinkering with things, motorcycles, tennis and playing pool. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. He loved helping many...
Barnard A. Oppermann
Oct 8, 2015
1934-2015 Barnard A. Oppermann, 81, of Waupun, died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Barnard was born May 18, 1934 at his parent’s home in rural Coloma in Waushara County, WI, the son of Emil J. and Paulina Scharf Oppermann. On June 11, 1955 he married Carol Summers at Pella Lutheran Church in Waupun. Following their...
Orville "Bud" H. Kemink
Sep 30, 2015
1937-2015 Orville “Bud” H. Kemink, 78, of Waupun, went home to his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Orville was born February 7, 1937 in Brandon, the son of the late Otto and Cornelia Buteyn Kemink. On June 19, 1958 he married Betty Westerveld. He was a charter member of Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Waupun. Instilling the...
Alice Groenewold Redeker
Sep 30, 2015
1918-2015 Alice Groenewold Redeker, 97, of Waupun, died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Waupun. Alice was born August 16, 1918 in Chicago the daughter of Albert and Jenny Werkman Van Der Laan. On August 28, 1941 Alice married Rev. John Groenewold in Chicago. During their marriage the couple resided in Pipestone MN, Detroit, MI, Fulton,...

Dorothy Pagel
Sep 27, 2015
1915-2015 Dorothy Dixon Pagel, 100, of Brandon, died Sunday, September 27, 2015 peacefully at Marvin’s Manor in Brandon. Dorothy was born February 18, 1915 in Brandon, the daughter of Francis and Lillian Zuelsdorf Whittemore. She was a 1932 graduate of Brandon High School and later attended North Central College in Naperville, IL. In 1936 she married Alvin Dixon in Brandon....
Donna J. Grams
Sep 25, 2015
1933-2015 Donna J. Grams, 82, of Waupun, died Friday, September 25, 2015 at Waupun Memorial Hospital. Donna was born July 8, 1933 in Arpin, WI the daughter of George and Alverta Sipe Hoesly. Donna married Donald E. Grams on May 28, 1955 in Wisconsin Rapids. The couple lived in Waupun most of their married lives. Donna enjoyed working for the...
Karyl Vanden Hoek
Sep 23, 2015
1933-2015 Karyl Vanden Hoek, 82, of Waupun, died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Karyl was born June 8, 1933 in Waupun, the daughter of Harry and Helen Hanisch Landaal. Karyl was a 1951 graduate of Waupun High School. On August 30, 1952 she married Alvin Vanden Hoek in Waupun. Following their marriage the...
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