Obituaries
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...
Doris Giese
Feb 23, 2017
Doris Giese, 93, of Waupun, passed away February 23, 2017 at The Christian Home & Rehabilitation Center with family by her side.Doris was born December 26, 1923 in the town of Beaver Dam the daughter of Oscar and Cora Davis Guse. Doris attended Beaver Dam schools and graduated in 1942. After graduation she enlisted in the US Army in the...
Lester Van Buren
Feb 16, 2017
Lester J. Van Buren, 90, of Waupun, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2017 at The Christian Homestead in Waupun with family by his side.Lester was born February 11, 1927 in rural Waupun to William and Minnie Harmsen Van Buren. On November 8, 1946 he married Jeanette Tjepkema in Waupun. The couple lived in Waupun all their married lives. Lester...
Richard "Dick" Andrews
Feb 12, 2017
Richard “Dick” Andrews, 87, of Waupun, died peacefully Sunday evening, February 12, 2017 at Waupun Memorial Hospital.Dick was born August 31, 1929 to Ervin and Dorothy Minnis Gilbert Andrews. Dick joined the Army in 1948 and was a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne. On August 27, 1966 he was united in marriage to Virginia “Ginny” Mede. Dick was employed by...
Wallace Vis
Feb 9, 2017
Wallace Vis, 87, of Waupun, died Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Crossroads Care Center in Mayville.Wally was born March 22, 1929 in Dodge County, WI the son of Henry and Hermina Ruesink Vis.Wally enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War and moved up the ranks and became a sergeant. Upon returning home he married Evelyn Dahlke...
Alice Edna Kramer
Feb 5, 2017
Alice Edna Kramer, 97, of Waupun, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, February 5, 2017.Alice was born June 16, 1919 in Ironton, WI the daughter of William and Minna Schultz Sommers. Alice was baptized into the Christian faith on August 3, 1919, attended St. Peter’s Lutheran School in Reedsburg through 8th grade, and graduated from Reedsburg High School in...
Leonard Herringa
Feb 3, 2017
Leonard Herringa, 90, of Waupun, died Friday, February 3, 2017 at his home.Leonard was born April 26, 1926 in Friesland, WI the son of Samuel and Jenny Fisher Heeringa. In 1944 he married Nellie Dejager. Nellie passed away in 1955. On June 21, 1956 Leonard married Phyllis Abel Westra in Weyauwega. Following their marriage the couple resided in Waupun most...
Delores Ganz
Jan 26, 2017
Delores Ganz, 89, of Waupun, died peacefully Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Waupun Memorial Hospital.Delores was born March 21, 1927 in Waupun the daughter of Ervin and Dorothy Minnis Andrews. Delores was a 1945 graduate of Waupun High School and then moved to Fond du Lac where she worked at Hills Department Store. On December 20, 1947 she married Doug...
Greg Vander Woude
Jan 25, 2017
Greg “Too Tall” Vander Woude, 47, of Waupun, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at St. Vincent Heart Hospital in Indianapolis, IN following heart complications.Greg was born October 15, 1969 in Waupun the son of Larry and Jolene Westra Vander Woude. Greg served three years with the Wisconsin Army National Guard. He worked at Van’s Auto Salvage for his grandpa and...
Pearl Vossekuil
Jan 24, 2017
Pearl Vossekuil, 82, of Brandon, passed away at her home Tuesday, January 24, 2017.Pearl was born October 28, 1934 in the town of Alto, the daughter of John B. and Theodora Neevel Kastein. Pearl was a graduate of Waupun High School. On April 30, 1954 she married Lloyd Vossekuil in Alto. Pearl and Lloyd farmed in the Brandon area most...
Helen Alice Howard
Jan 19, 2017
Helen Alice (Pluim) Howard, 89, formerly of Waupun, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Four Winds Manor in Verona, WI in the gentle care of their staff and Heartland Hospice.Helen was born March 9, 1927 in Waupun, the daughter of the late Thomas and Della VandeSlunt Pluim. On August 27, 1947 she was united in marriage to Robert Thomas...
Charles "Chuck" Wiersma
Jan 18, 2017
Charles “Chuck” Wiersma, of Waupun, WI passed on to his heavenly home on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Waupun Memorial Hospital.Chuck was born on May 6, 1923 in Cambria, WI to William and Jennie Wynsma Wiersma. Chuck served his country during WWII with the United States Navy in the Pacific theater. Following his Navy service, Chuck learned to fly and...
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