Obituaries
Shirley Brown
May 24, 2019
Shirley J. Brown, 83, of Waupun, went to our Lord’s arms on May 24, 2019.Shirley was born June 5, 1935, the daughter of Richard and Estella Beahm Brown. Shirley worked her entire life in the shoe factories in Waupun and Beaver Dam. She is one of eleven children.Shirley is survived by her sisters: Georgia Mecklenberg, Madonna Reddin, Linda Thurk, and...
Bernard Mulder
May 24, 2019
Bernard “Bernie” Mulder, 80, of Waupun, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019 at his home with family by his side.Bernie was born December 4, 1938 in Waupun, the son of Bert and Bertha Wiltjer Mulder. On April 17, 1959 Bernie married the love of his life, Bev Vande Berg at Alto Christian Reformed Church. The couple resided in Waupun all...
Sylvia Hull
May 23, 2019
Sylvia Mae Hull, 84, of Waupun, passed away May 23, 2019 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.Sylvia was born August 19, 1934, the daughter of Anthony and Jennie Nummerdor De Graff. On September 19, 1952 she married Myron Hull and they were married for 61 years. Sylvia was a member of Emmanuel Reformed Church in Waupun. She...
Merlin "Mike" Vande Zande
May 9, 2019
Merlin “Mike” Vande Zande, 92, of Waupun, went to his heavenly home Thursday, May 9, 2019 at the Christian Home & Rehabilitation Center in Waupun.Mike was born January 3, 1927, the son of Elmer and Anes Duven Vande Zande. On March 20, 1948 he married Luella Daane in Alto. Following their marriage the couple resided and farmed in the town...
Grace Otto
May 9, 2019
Grace Otto, 86, of Brandon, passed away May 9, 2019 at Anchor Communities in Brandon.Grace was born November 12, 1932, the daughter of John E. and Sylvia Tadych Brown. Grace was a graduate of Brandon High School and received her teaching degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Grace’s teaching career started in a one room school house called Round...
Richard Schrader
May 7, 2019
Richard Schrader, 87, of Fond du Lac, formerly of Waupun, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at his residence.Richard was born May 24, 1931 in Waupun, WI the son of Elmer and Helen Morey Schrader. Richard grew up in Waupun and graduated from Waupun High School in 1949. In 1951 he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force for four years....
Roger William Drake
May 1, 2019
Cambria: Roger William Drake, age 80 of rural Cambria, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Friesland with Rev. John Hildebrant officiating. Burial will follow in Friesland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will...
David Navis
Apr 29, 2019
David Navis, 68, of Muncie, IN passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 in Muncie, IN.David was born January 2, 1951 in Waupun, the son of Merle and Evelyn Vant Hoff Navis. In 1969 he graduated from Waupun High School. His younger years were spent in Waupun and he resided in Indiana since 1980.David is survived by a brother, Mark (Lana)...
Ellen Redeker
Apr 27, 2019
Ellen J. Redeker, 65, of Waupun, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Waupun Memorial Hospital following two months of illness.Ellen was born January 21, 1954 in Waupun, the daughter of Clinton and Gladys Guenther Gray. Ellen attended Waupun schools and graduated from Waupun High School in 1972. She furthered her education at UW-Fond du Lac for two years. On...
Elaine Huizenga
Apr 27, 2019
Elaine Catherine Karberg Huizenga, 85, of Waupun, went home to be with Jesus her Lord and Savior on April 27, 2019 after a life filled with countless blessings.Elaine was the daughter of Fred and Catherine (Newenhouse) Karberg, born on November 16, 1933 in Sioux Falls, SD. The Karberg family moved to northern MN when Elaine was in middle school, and...
Ruth H. Day
Apr 25, 2019
Ruth H. Day, 71, of Waupun, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Waupun Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.Ruth was born September 3, 1947 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Erwin and Helen Lemmenes Daane. Ruth was a graduate of Brandon High School in 1965. On May 14, 1966 she married Rodney Day in Brandon. Following their marriage the...
Beatrice Duffy
Apr 21, 2019
Beatrice Duffy, 81, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Serenity Villa in Slinger.Beatrice was born June 7, 1937 in Berlin, WI the daughter of Alfred and Tillie Pernitzke Yonke. On September 29, 1956 she married John Duffy in Berlin, WI. The couple resided in Sussex for 43 years then moved to Waupun in 2003. Beatrice was a member of...
Margaret Buwalda
Apr 17, 2019
Margaret Buwalda, 100, of Waupun, left The Christian Home & Rehabilitation Center in Waupun to be with her heavenly father on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 surrounded by her family.Margaret was born February 27, 1919 in New Holland, SD, the daughter of Henry and Anna DeJong Bos. On March 31, 1944 she married Sam Buwalda in Waupun. The couple farmed in...
Richard Vigdal
Apr 17, 2019
Richard “Dick” Vigdal, 80, of Fox Lake, passed away April 17, 2019 at his home surrounded by family.Dick was born March 15, 1939 in Janesville, WI the son of Otto and Violet Kopplin Vigdahl. Dick lived in South Beloit, IL and attended Cunningham Grade School through 6th grade. He then moved to Horicon and graduated from Horicon High School in...
Lois S Hendrickson
Apr 13, 2019
Cambria: Lois S. Hendrickson, age 91 formerly of Cambria, died peacefully on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Columbus Community Hospital. A Mass for Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Doylestown with Father Garrett Kau officiating. Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Relatives and friends...
Gary Vande Zande
Apr 11, 2019
Gary A. Vande Zande, 74, of Waupun, died April 11, 2019.In June of 1997 he married the love of his life, Deborah Laper.Gary was meticulous in everything he did. You could see that in the love of his vehicles and the cherished projects in his garage. He would study everything at least two or three times before he would do...
Betty Heideman
Apr 8, 2019
Betty Putz Heideman passed away April 8, 2019 at Grancare Nursing Home in Fond du Lac.Betty’s greatest pleasure in life was her family. She also enjoyed being creative with her sewing, traveling, reading, and going to the casino. She farmed with her husband, Lawrence for 36 years.Betty is survived by children: Linda (Dale) Bath, Nancy (Cary) Ramthun, and Jeff (Mari)...
Sharon Loomans
Apr 7, 2019
Sharon Loomans, 70, of Waupun, passed away April 7, 2019 at Evergreen Nursing Home in Oshkosh.Sharon was born August 25, 1948, to Wilbert and Jennie Van Buren Pluim. Sharon graduated from Waupun High School in 1966. On September 1, 1972 she married Glen Loomans at Alto Reformed Church. Sharon was employed at National Rivet in Waupun for 50 years. After...
Sandy Schneidervin
Mar 31, 2019
The casket before us bears the mortal remains of Sandra Norma Schneidervin. She was born to Roland Arndt and Anne ((nee) Kroening on August 26, 1941, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Within a couple of weeks from her birth she was received into God’s kingdom of grace through the Holy Sacrament of Baptism at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, where at the...
Carroll "Butch" Dean Rohrbeck
Mar 30, 2019
Cambria: Carroll D. “Butch” Rohrbeck, age 78 of rural Cambria was called to his eternal home on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Butch was born at home on the dining room table, the son of George and Jessie (Krueger) Rohrbeck on February 17, 1941. He attended Healy rural school in the Springvale Township and graduated from Cambria High School, then...
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