Obituaries
Agnes Schmidt
Sep 10, 2014
Agnes Schmidt, 93, of Waupun, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. Agnes was born September 11, 1920 in Green Lake County, the oldest daughter of John and Clara Hoffman Posthuma. She attended Randolph area schools where she received her elementary education. During World War II, Agnes worked at National Rivet in Waupun....
Elmer G. Possin
Sep 7, 2014
Elmer G. Possin, age 98, formerly of Waupun and currently residing in Madison, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2014. Elmer was born October 20, 1915 on the family farm, the son of Gustav and Matilda Beck Possin. He graduated from Waupun High School, was the sole surviving member of the Class of 1934, and played sousaphone in the band...
Alvin Boerson
Sep 5, 2014
Alvin Hollister Boerson, 80, of Waupun, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014 at his home. Alvin was born December 22, 1933 to Bert and Edna Ter Beest Boerson in the town of Alto. Alvin attended Waupun High School. He was in the U.S. Army from 1957-1959. On October 23, 1959 he was united in marriage to Ann Streekstra at East...
Margaret A. Boettcher
Sep 5, 2014
Margaret A. Boettcher, 96, of Waupun, died Friday, September 5, 2014 at Prairie Place in Ripon where she resided the past three weeks. Margaret was born May 20, 1918 near Gillett, WI, the daughter of Fred and Bertha Duitman Ball. Margaret attended Waupun schools, graduating from Waupun High School in 1935. Following high school she worked at Central State Hospital...
Hazel M. Rahn
Aug 29, 2014
Hazel M. Rahn, 84, of the town of Waupun, died Friday, August 29, 2014 at her home. Hazel was born February 28, 1930 on a farm on the Mackford Prairie in Green Lake County the daughter of John and Agnes Merrill Pattee. In 1948 Hazel graduated from Waupun High School and continued her education at Dodge County Normal School in...
Richard L. Johnson, Jr.
Aug 23, 2014
Richard L. Johnson, Jr., 58, of Waupun, died Saturday, August 23, 2014 as the result of an automobile accident. Richard was born March 9, 1956 in Milwaukee the son of Richard Sr. and Loretta Grunert Johnson. Rich served in the US Navy in Vietnam. On August 18, 1979 he married Diane Rector in Hartland and the couple lived in the...
Dennis John Harmsen
Aug 15, 2014
Dennis John Harmsen, 62, of Waupun, died Friday, August 15, 2014 at St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac. Dennis was born March 26, 1952 to John B. and Evelyn Westhuis Harmsen at Waupun Memorial Hospital. He attended school in Alto and graduated from Waupun Sr. High in 1970. Dennis attended Moraine Park Technical College and received his degree in...
Dorothy Doris Lemmenes
Aug 7, 2014
Dorothy Doris Lemmenes, 89, of Waupun, went to be with the Lord on August 7, 2014 while residing at Marvin’s Manor in Waupun. Dorothy was born June 11, 1925 in Friesland, WI the daughter of Charles and Katie Westra DeYoung. Dorothy met her husband of 65 years, David on a blind date. They were married on October 8, 1948 and...
Ray Giese
Jul 29, 2014
Ray Giese, 86, of Waupun, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Ray was born February 16, 1928 in Waupun, the son of William and Margaret Kovalaske Giese. On September 4, 1948 he married Mildred Born in Waupun and the couple lived in Waupun all their married lives. Ray was employed at John Deere...
Barbara Jean Doan
Jul 16, 2014
Barbara Jean Doan, 66, of Bradenton, FL, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in Bradenton. Barbara was born May 5, 1948 in Beaver Dam, WI the daughter of Ewald and Florence (Vant Hoff) Zurbuchen. Barbara graduated from Waupun High School in 1966 and continued her education at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Oshkosh, receiving her Registered Nurse Diploma. On September...
Elaine F. Rehwinkel
Jul 13, 2014
Elaine F. Rehwinkel, 88, of Waupun, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 13, 2014 while residing at The Christian Home in Waupun. Elaine was born June 26, 1926 in the town of Trenton to Sigmund and Martha (Berndt) Rehwinkel. Elaine was baptized on July 18, 1926 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in North Burnett. She confirmed her faith on March...
Carol A. Leu
Jul 7, 2014
Carol A. Leu, 81, of Waupun, died Monday, July 7, 2014 at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Waupun where she resided the past year. Carol was born March 10, 1933, the daughter of Arnold Henry and Loretta Emma Wenzel Koplien. She grew up in Amherst, WI with her parents and four sisters. On December 18, 1954 she married Albert Frank...
Dr. James A. De Young
Jul 5, 2014
Dr. James A. De Young, 87, died on July 5, 2014 at The Waupun Christian Homestead. James, “Jim”, was born October 7, 1926, in Friesland, WI, to Andrew and Sarah Haima De Young. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1944. He enlisted in the USAAF in 1943 and served in the Philippines until discharged in 1946. Jim was a...
Harriet Streekstra
Jul 1, 2014
Harriet Streekstra, 90, of Waupun, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 in Randolph. Harriet was born March 28, 1924 in Alto, the daughter of George and Jennie Riel Pater. In 1943 she married Theodore “Ted” Streekstra in Alto, and the couple lived in the Waupun/Alto area all their married lives. After raising her children she first worked at The Christian Home...
Chuck DeBoer
Jun 25, 2014
Charles “Chuck” DeBoer, Jr., 92, of Ripon, formerly of Brandon, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at his residence at Prairie Place in Ripon. Charles was born January 16, 1922 in Pipestone County, MN, the son of Charles and Elizabeth VandenBerg DeBoer, Sr. Chuck attended Brandon High School, graduating in 1940. In Dec of 1942 he served with the 14th Armored...
Fred Krohn
Jun 22, 2014
Frederick “Fred” Krohn, 73, of rural Brandon, died Sunday evening, June 22, 2014 at Waupun Memorial Hospital. Fred was born June 30, 1940 in Waupun, the son of Earl and Dorothy Baker Krohn. Fred was a graduate of Waupun High School, class of 1958. Fred served with the United States Army from 1964-1966. On May 27, 1967 he married Rada...
Katie Wiersma
Jun 11, 2014
Katie Wiersma, 91, of rural Markesan, went to her Heavenly home on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Katie was born in Cambria on April 16, 1923, the daughter of John T. and Annie Vander Meulen Westra. On June 17, 1943 Katie married John E. Wiersma. The couple farmed west of Manchester all of their married life. Katie drove school bus for...
Cornelia "Neal" Twomey
May 29, 2014
Cornelia “Neal” Twomey, 90, passed away in Waupun, WI where she lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Carleen and Daniel Vande Zande. Neal was born February 25, 1924 in Vernon, New York the daughter of Albert C. and Margaret Murphy Dam. She spent most of her life in the Oneida, NY area and moved to WI two years ago. She...
Charles E. Buchholz
May 25, 2014
Charles E. Buchholz, 64, of Waupun, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 25, 2014. Charles was born July 4, 1949 in Markesan the son of Edwin A. and Mary Hughes Buchholz. On May 6, 1972 he married Virginia Wallintin in Reeseville. Following their marriage the couple resided in Oakfield for five years prior to moving to Waupun. Charlie was a farmer...
Judith Ann Lambert
May 24, 2014
Judith “Judy” Ann Lambert, 71, of Waupun, WI, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014, at her home. Judy was born June 4, 1942, in Green Bay, WI to Raymond and Inez Larsen Metz. Judy grew up in Gillett, WI and has shared many fond memories of her childhood on the farm. She graduated from the Wisconsin School of Cosmetology-Green Bay,...
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