Obituaries
Catherine Bliefnick
Aug 14, 2017
Catherine (Kate) Louise Bliefnick, 84, of rural Waupun, died Monday, August 14, 2017 at St. Agnes Hospital following a brief illness.Kate was born May 16, 1933 to Hubert and Myrtie Jones Neitman. Kate graduated from Brandon High School and then on November 24, 1951 she married Robert Bliefnick. Following their marriage the couple lived and farmed in the Waupun area....
Diane Schiereck
Aug 13, 2017
Diane Schiereck, 74, of Waupun died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Harbor Haven Health and Rehabilitation in Fond du Lac.Diane Schiereck was born November 17, 1942 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Edward and Dorothy Smith Kollath. Diane attended and graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee in 1960. On November 26, 1960 she married Renford “Renny” Schiereck in Milwaukee. Following...
Eleen M. Knowlton
Aug 9, 2017
Eleen M. Knowlton, 87, of Waupun passed into the arms of her Savior Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at The Christian Homestead in Waupun.Eleen was born January 3, 1930 in Zanesville, OH, the daughter of Cecil and Ailene Farquhar Roberts. She graduated from high school and on February 14, 1952 she married Donald E. Knowlton in California. Following their marriage the...
Kelly Sanders
Aug 1, 2017
Kelly Jon Sanders, 59, of Hancock, passed away on August 1, 2017 at home surrounded by family.Kelly was born July 4, 1958 in Waupun, Wisconsin, the son of Roger and Audrey (Bell) Sanders. On May 21, 2004 he married Paulette in Ripon, WI. Kelly enjoyed hunting with family and friends, watching the Brewers, Packers, and various car races including NASCAR,...
Arnold Visser
Jul 30, 2017
Arnold Visser, age 96, passed away peacefully at Marvin’s Manor on July 30, 2017.Arnold was born August 28, 1920 in Waupun, the son of Cornelius and Hattie (Loomans) Visser. He married Grace Derksen on December 30, 1941. Arnold entered military service on July 1, 1942. He served with the 9th infantry division during World War II discovering the Buchenwauld Concentration...
Darlene Drews
Jul 29, 2017
Darlene Ann Drews, 73, of Waupun, died Saturday, July 29, 2017 in the town of Friendship.Dar was born on September 25, 1943 at her home in Randolph, WI, the daughter of Martin and Olive (Henke) Drews. Dar was the first to complete college (Wisconsin State College Oshkosh) in her family and spent 35 years teaching 1st graders in the Rosendale-Brandon...
Barbara Ellen Loomans
Jul 23, 2017
Barbara Ellen, 64Barbara Ellen Loomans, a devoted mother, grandmother and life-long resident of Waupun, WI, died unexpectedly on July 23, 2017, at the age of 64 at Waupun Memorial Hospital from a pulmonary embolism.Barbara is survived by her husband, Harris; their daughter and her husband, Nicole and Bob Krahn, and their children, Brianna (14) and Aidan (10); and their son...
William Lackey
Jul 20, 2017
William I. Lackey, 77, of Waupun, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 after a short but courageous fight with cancer.Bill was born December 7, 1939 in Combs, Arkansas the son of Willis and Lara Deaton Lackey. Bill was proud of his career as a correctional officer at the Wisconsin State Prison in Waupun. His career spanned from 1965 until his...
Duaine Hoeft
Jul 18, 2017
Duaine Hoeft, 87, of Neskoro, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.Duaine was born November 2, 1929 in the town of Eldorado, the daughter of Edward and Fern Dins. She was united in marriage to Harvey Henry Hoeft on July 11, 1948. Duaine worked at the Shoe Factory, Sand Knit, and Dr. Egan’s...
Darthea Mills
Jul 18, 2017
Darthea Jean Pickering Mills went home to her Lord on July 18th.She was the oldest child of Leon and Doris Pickering of Sheldon, Wisconsin. According to her siblings, she tried to “mother” the rest of them. This tendency was probably why she chose to study nursing. She married Richard Mills of Sheldon in 1946, to this union three children were...
Rob Miller
Jul 15, 2017
Rob G. Miller, 43, of Markesan, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 15, 2017.Rob was born January 16, 1974 in Hartford, WI the son of Michael and Shirley Guerndt Wigman. Rob graduated from Horicon High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Marines for four years. He was a Military Policeman in California for most of the four years. Upon...
Ronald Zubke
Jul 10, 2017
Ronald L. Zubke, 85, of Waupun, passed away peacefully Monday, July 10, 2017 at the Christian Home in Waupun.Ron was born July 20, 1931 in Fond du Lac the son of Albert and Lulu Corrigan Zubke. After high school Ron joined the U.S. Army. For most of his life he was a bus mechanic until retirement. He loved building wood...
Florence M. Wood
Jul 6, 2017
Florence M. Wood, 92, of Waupun, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Waupun.Florence was born February 16, 1925 in Fennimore, WI the daughter of Christopher and Elva McLimans Bock. Florence attended Fennimore schools, graduating from Fennimore High School in 1943. On October 4, 1944 she married Edward L. Wood in Fennimore. Following their marriage...
Margaret Meenk
Jul 2, 2017
Margaret Meenk, 96, of Waupun, died peacefully on July 2, 2017 at the Christian Home in Waupun surrounded by loving family.Margaret was born on July 8, 1920, in the town of Alto, the oldest daughter of Ralph and Johanna (Vander Bosch) Harmsen. On November 18, 1945, she married Elton Meenk at Alto Reformed Church.Margaret and Elton lived their entire lives...
John George Bille
Jun 30, 2017
John George Bille, 93, of Waupun, was called to his eternal home on June 30, 2017.John was born June 20, 1924 to Herbert and Minnie Rens Bille in Waupun. On April 14, 1945 he married Ethel H. Daane. Ethel passed away August 17, 2006. They were married 61 years. John was a farmer and also worked at Mercury Marine for...
Lorraine Esther Peckham
Jun 27, 2017
Lorraine Esther (Bobholz) Peckham, age 91 left this earth to be with her Lord on June 27, 2017 at the Markesan Resident Home where she had been currently residing. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in Friesland, with Rev. Mike Plagenz officiating. Burial will follow in Friesland...
Ewald Zurbuchen
Jun 27, 2017
Ewald Zurbuchen, 95, of Bradenton, FL, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Florida Hospital East in Orlando, FL.Ewald was born April 23, 1922 in Chester, WI the son of Gottfried and Anna Zurbuchen. Ewald worked on the family farm and cheese factory before entering the military on November 3, 1942 and serving in the U.S. Army until November 1, 1945....
James Nickel
Jun 26, 2017
James Anthony Nickel, 86, of Waupun, died on June 26, 2017, at Waupun Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.Jim was born August 23, 1930, in Oshkosh, the oldest child of Jess and Winifred (Crain) Nickel. He graduated from Waupun High School in 1948. On May 24, 1952, he married Ruthie Harmsen at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waupun. Jim...
Howard Vande Slunt
Jun 24, 2017
Howard Vande Slunt, 89, of Waupun, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.Howard was born April 6, 1928 to Henry and Leona Luther Vande Slunt. On April 12, 1949 he married the love of his life, Myrtle Greene, at Bethel Reformed Church in Brandon. The couple resided in the...
Tracy Smits
Jun 21, 2017
Tracy Smits, age 46 passed away unexpectedly June 21, 2017 at UW Hospital in Madison. Tracy was born on February 9, 1971 in Shawano, WI to Robert and Jean (Koelbl) Hanson. She was baptized at St. Rose Church in Clintonville, confirmed at St. Michael’s church in Beaver Dam, and was a graduate of Beaver Dam High School. On July...
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