Obituaries
Jack Wells
Apr 11, 2022
Jack Wells, 82, of Waupun, entered his heavenly home April 11, 2022.Jack was born February 9, 1940 in Michigan, the son of William and Iva Roe. He served his country in the U.S. Airforce. Jack married Anna Fisher on Thanksgiving Day in 1982. Jack was known as the jack-of-all-trades but best known for driving bus all over the country which...
Mary J. Hartgerink
Apr 4, 2022
Mary J. Hartgerink, 88, formerly of Waupun, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Coloma with her daughter and granddaughter by her side.Mary was born June 28, 1933 in the town of Trenton in Dodge County, the daughter of Ray and Lola Baggett Van Loo. On July 6, 1951 she married Harold W. Hartgerink in Brandon....
Arline F Bradley
Apr 3, 2022
On April 3rd, 2022 heaven welcomed Arline(Vick) Bradley home, age 94, at the Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam. Arline was born January 25,1928 to the parents of Roy and Gertrude(Heinreich) Vick. She was the first born of 6 children. Her genuine, funny, and uplifting personality shone through to everyone she cared for. In her spare time, Arline was...
Nellie Aylesworth
Mar 26, 2022
Nellie Aylesworth, 93, of Waupun, passed away March 26, 2022 at Marvin’s Manor in Waupun.Nellie was born July 12, 1928 in Kenosha, the daughter of Ben and Nellie Austin Harmsen. Nellie attended Kenosha schools and graduated from M.D. Bradford High School. She married James Bufton Jr. in Kenosha. In the early 1950’s, Nellie moved to Waupun where she married Kenneth...
Cleburn Talley
Mar 22, 2022
Cleburn R. Talley, 85, of Waupun, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at Beaver Dam Health Care Center in Beaver Dam.Cleburn R. Talley was born March 17, 1937 in Clarendon, TX the son of Joseph and Rhoda Welch Talley. Cleburn grew up in Clarendon where he graduated from high school. Following school he enlisted with the U.S. Army, serving five...
Edna Beske
Mar 18, 2022
Edna Caroline Marie Beske (nee Possin), 101, daughter of Edgar and Marie (nee Luck) Possin died on Friday, March 18, 2022 at the Christian Home in Waupun surrounded by her loving family.Edna was born September 22, 1920, in the Town of Chester, Wisconsin. She was baptized in October 1920 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Burnett and confirmed May 13, 1934,...
Kim Quade
Mar 17, 2022
Kim Marie Quade, 61, of Brandon, passed away peacefully on March 17th after a 4 ½ year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by members of her loving family as she began her journey transitioning into Heaven.“There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone, the light remains.”Kim was born on...
Nancy Lou Schatz
Mar 12, 2022
Nancy Lou (Drost) Schatz, a resident of Columbia Health Care Center in Wyocena, formally of rural Cambria, passed away at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital on Saturday March 12, 2022 at the age of 79. Nancy was born in Columbus, WI on April 21, 1942 to John & Theodora (Dantuma) Drost. She graduated from Fall River Schools in May 1961....
Cinda Perry
Mar 10, 2022
Cinda Perry, 55, of Rosendale, passed away March 10, 2022 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee.Cinda was born October 17, 1966 to Harold and Margaret (Daane) Henning. Cinda graduated from Laconia High School in 1985 and two weeks later on June 15th she married the love of her life, Joseph Perry, at Brandon United Methodist Church. After their wedding she accompanied...
Cassandra Gelhar
Mar 5, 2022
Cassandra Gelhar, 34, of Fond du Lac, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 5, 2022 at her residence.Cassie was born January 17, 1988 in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Gregory Schneider and Kerstin “Bunny” Gelhar. Cassie was a 2006 graduate of Waupun High School. She received her CNA and worked at the Christian Home in Waupun and later at The...
Rita Piwoni
Mar 5, 2022
Rita (Boebel) Piwoni, of Waupun transitioned into Heaven peacefully after a brief battle with meningitis, surrounded by her children.Rita was born April 18th, 1951, the daughter of Harry and Ramona (Fosdal) Boebel. Rita graduated from Brookfield East High school. Rita was an entrepreneur, owning several businesses and eventually finding her niche in sales and hospitality. In her younger years, she...
Steven Schoenick
Mar 3, 2022
Steven G. Schoenick, 62, of Waupun, passed away March 3, 2022.Steve was born December 3, 1959 in Tigerton, WI, the son of Clifford and Beverly Vachowiak Schoenick. Steve attended Waupun schools, graduating from Waupun High School in 1979. Steve sold Christmas trees in the Waupun area for 25+ years. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waupun...
Florence Ebert
Mar 3, 2022
Florence (Flo) Ebert passed from this world on March 3, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 15, 1936, in Cicero, IL, the eldest daughter of Andrew and Edith Biehl Molter. Florence and her family moved to Waupun, WI where her parents worked at National Rivet. She graduated from Waupun High School in 1954. While in Waupun...
Margaret De Maa
Feb 27, 2022
Margaret “Marge” De Maa, 88, of Waupun, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Markesan Resident Home in Markesan.Marge was born February 22, 1934 in Cook County, Illinois on the family farm outside of Chicago, the daughter of Bokke and Tina Dykenga Wiersema. Marge was a graduate of Chicago Christian High School in Englewood in 1952. On May 24, 1952...
Keith Jorgensen
Feb 23, 2022
Keith Jorgensen, 65, of Brandon, passed away February 23, 2022 at his home. Keith enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and tractors. He had a knack for all things mechanical and you never had to ask him twice for help. He would often be helping you before you knew you needed it.Keith is survived by his mother, Shirley Jorgensen (Hanson) of Wild Rose;...
Gerald Mills
Feb 22, 2022
Gerald Lamont Mills, 90, of Wisconsin Rapids, died February 22, 2022 at the Renaissance Assisted Living Center in Wisconsin Rapids.Gerald was born July 27, 1931 in Des Moines, Iowa to parents Marvin and Ruby Mills. Gerald married Dorothy Kubo on June 20, 1954 in Walker, Minnesota. Following their retirement they lived in Minnesota on Ten Mile Lake where they enjoyed...
Anthony Durante
Feb 20, 2022
Anthony P. Durante, 54, of Waupun, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022 at his home.Anthony was born December 12, 1967 the son of Charles Durante and Mary (Norman) Brehmer nee Teuteberg. On October 15, 1994 Anthony married the love of his life, Sandra Borger of 27 years. For most of his life he worked as a welder. However, in recent...
Lee Kenneth Vaughan
Feb 19, 2022
Lee Kenneth Vaughan passed away at the UW Hospital in Madison following an accidental fall earlier in the week. He was surrounded by his family as he took his final breath on Saturday, February 19, 2022. Lee was born on October 17, 1946 to Kenneth and Flora (McConochie) Vaughan. He graduated from Cambria Union High School in 1964 and...
Kathy Welk
Feb 19, 2022
Kathy Welk, 74, of Waupun went to her heavenly home on Saturday, February 19, 2022.Kathy was born November 27, 1947 the daughter of Walter and Gertrude Hodgins Welk. Kathy attended Waupun area schools and graduated in the class of 1966. She later went onto various jobs but found most pleasure in Northern WI as a landscaper, florist, and an avid...
Eva Donna Hughes
Feb 6, 2022
Cambria: Eva D. “Donna” Hughes, age 100 years, died peacefully at the Randolph Health Services under the loving care of Hillside Home Health and Hospice on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Donna was born in Kansas on Sept. 1, 1921, the daughter of Emil Phil Roser and Ethel Florence Lura Kalb. She graduated from Dunbar High School in Nebraska. Donna...
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