Obituaries
Nancy Livingston
May 10, 2017
Nancy Livingston, age 74 of rural Cambria, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family, early Wednesday morning, May 10, 2017. A private family memorial service will be held at the Courtland United Methodist Church, Courtland Township, Columbia Co. with Rev. Pam Harkema officiating. Nancy was born in Watertown the daughter o Arthur F. and Bernice W. (Saecker)...
Clifford A. Neuenschwander
May 8, 2017
Clifford A. Neuenschwander passed away on May 8, 2017 at Waupun Memorial Hospital.Cliff was born on March 23, 1931 in Albany, WI, the son of Ernest and Bertha (Rubi) Neuenschwander. Cliff was employed at Waupun State Correctional Institute for 28 years where he retired in 1997. After retirement Cliff enjoyed spending time at John’s Automotive where John was a like...
Byron "Bart" Bruins
May 6, 2017
Byron “Bart” Bruins, 73, of Waupun, died Saturday, May 6, 2017 at UW Hospital in Madison.Bart was born February 26, 1944 in Fond du Lac the son of Wayne and Aleita Van Loo Bruins. Bart graduated from Waupun High School in 1962. He then attended Central College in Pella, IA for a year before being drafted into the military. He...
LaVona Dykstra
May 6, 2017
LaVona Dykstra, 78, of Waupun, died Saturday, May 6, 2017 at The Christian Home and Rehabilitation Center in Waupun.LaVona was born April 22, 1939, the daughter of Charles and Viola Ehlert Dummer. She married John Dykstra in Waupun. The couple resided in Waupun all their married lives. LaVona is survived by nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her...
Melrose C. Van Dyke
May 3, 2017
Melrose C. Van Dyke, age 91 of Randolph, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the Christian Home in Waupun. Funeral services will be held at 1:00p.m on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the Kratz-Smedema Funeral Home in Cambria with Rev. Tim Ehrhardt officiating. Burial will follow in the Randolph Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call on...
Emmeleen Mezera
Apr 28, 2017
Emmeleen Mezera, 97, of Fox Lake, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017.Emmeleen Mezera was born June 24, 1919 in Hillsboro, WI the daughter of Edward and Lena Olwell Conway. Emmeleen was a graduate of Hillsboro High School and continued her education at St. Catherine College in St. Paul, MN where she received her Bachelor’s Degree. She taught at schools in...
Thomas P. Feucht
Apr 21, 2017
Thomas P. Feucht, 65, of Waupun, passed away April 21, 2017.Tom was born March 25, 1952 in Fond du Lac, WI the son of Rudolph and Elizabeth Staples Feucht. Tom worked for the Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections for 19 years and retired from Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun. He also ran a waterfowl cleaning business out of his home during...
Larry A. Haase
Apr 17, 2017
Larry A. Haase, 74, of Waupun, died Monday, April 17, 2017 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.Larry was born February 9, 1943 at the family home outside of Brandon, the son of Alfred and Mildred Jahns Haase. Larry was a 1961 graduate of Brandon High School. On April 16, 1964 he married Sharon Van Loo in Waupun....
Margaret "Peg" Gorsuch
Apr 13, 2017
Margaret “Peg” Gorsuch, age 90 formerly of Cambria, died peacefully at her daughter’s home in Brookfield, WI on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Funeral services for Peg will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church in Cambria. Burial will be held in Wyocena Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call on the family...
Russell C. Vande Zande
Apr 10, 2017
Russell C. Vande Zande, 89, of Waupun, died Monday, April 10, 2017 at Marvin’s Manor in Waupun.Russell was born March 18, 1928 in the town of Alto, the son of Henry and Hazel Prange Vande Zande. On September 10, 1953 he married Tena Westra in Friesland. Following their marriage the couple resided in the Waupun area all their married lives....
Robert A. Vande Zande
Apr 7, 2017
Robert A. Vande Zande, 87, of Waupun, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at The Christian Homestead in Waupun.Bob was born January 31, 1930 in Baldwin, WI the son of Chris and Bertha Wernlund Vande Zande. Bob graduated from Waupun High School in 1948. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War. During that time he...
Germaine Van Loo
Apr 1, 2017
Germaine Van Loo, 89, of Waupun, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Markesan Resident Home with family by his side.Germaine Van Loo was born January 18, 1928 in Fond du Lac, the son of Garret and Jessie Westhuis Van Loo. On March 22, 1950 Germaine married Lucille Kastein in Alto. Following their marriage the couple farmed in the...
Richard Northrup
Mar 27, 2017
Richard S. Northrup, 80, of Waupun, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at The Christian Home & Rehabilitation Center in Waupun.Richard was born December 15, 1936 in Madison the son of Albert and Helen Perrine Northrup. Richard graduated from Waupun High School and then attended the State University of Iowa in Iowa City. On November 14, 1959 he married Carol...
Alva J. Luepke
Mar 23, 2017
Alva J. Luepke, age 88 of Sun Prairie, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Alva was born on June 4, 1928 in rural Columbia County the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Smedema) Wiersma. After raising her three children, she was united in marriage to Leonard Shoberg in 1976 in Waupun, Wisc. He preceded her...
Glen B. Smit
Mar 23, 2017
Glen B. Smit, 80, of Waupun, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at The Christian Home & Rehabilitation Center in Waupun.Glen was born August 3, 1936 in Waupun the son of Gerrit and Belle Sloper Smit. Glen was a 1955 graduate of Rosendale High School. Following graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. On February 24, 1962 he married Janet...
Preston "Pat" Vande Berg
Mar 20, 2017
Preston “Pat” Vande Berg, 79, of Waupun, died Monday, March 20, 2017.Pat was born April 7, 1937 in rural Brandon, Fond du Lac County, the son of John and Bessie Vanden Berg Vande Berg. Pat attended Brandon schools and later served in the U.S. Army with time spent in Germany. On January 14, 1959 he married Carol Westhuis. Following their...
Leslie Trewyn
Mar 9, 2017
Leslie Trewyn (Christenson) born in 1941, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at her home in Green Lake.Raised in DePere, she graduated with a B.S. in Art Education from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She married Tim Trewyn in 1963. They moved to Waupun where they both began their teaching careers. They built their home and raised their family on a...
Alice Hiemstra
Mar 9, 2017
Alice (Coehoorn) Hiemstra, 94, of Waupun, passed away March 9, 2017 at The Waupun Christian Home and Rehabilitation Center in Waupun, WI with her family by her side.Alice was born March 28, 1922 in Rock Rapids, IA, the daughter of Jacob and Agnes (DeVries) Coehoorn. On January 30, 1942 she married Nanno Hiemstra in Clinton, WI. Soon after, Alice joined...
John William Nolan Sr.
Mar 8, 2017
John William Nolan Sr., 84, of Brandon, WI, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2017 at the Markesan Resident Home surrounded by his family.John was born August 4, 1932, the son of Francis and Mary Meyer Nolan. John was a 1951 graduate of Plymouth High School. He attended St. Mary's College, Winona, MN and later served in the United States...
Kory Andrew Lang
Mar 6, 2017
Kory Andrew Lang, age 50, of Brandon Wisconsin, joined ‘GrandFather’ on his final hunting trip March 6, 2017.Born March 31, 1966 in Barrington, IL, Kory’s life was filled with struggles and triumphs, beginning with a two month stay in Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago as an infant. His strength of spirit and determination was forged early, and served him well...
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