Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Rose Marcel Koeller

Rose Marcel Koeller

Sep 3, 2017

Rose M. Koeller, 66, of Fond du Lac passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Manor Care in Fond du Lac.  She was born in the Town of LeRoy on July 2, 1951, the daughter of Andrew and Helen (Kral) Feucht.  She was a 1970 graduate of Campbellsport High School.  Rose married Wayne E. Koeller in 1978...

Duwayne Leonard Verch

Duwayne Leonard Verch

Aug 28, 2017

DuWayne Leonard Verch, 71, of Fond du Lac entered eternal life on Monday, August 28, 2017.  He was born on March 6, 1946 at Ripon Hospital, the son of Leonard and Phyllis (Wicks) Verch.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Princeton.  He graduated from Princeton High School in 1964.  He earned a degree in...

Grace Ann Boegel

Grace Ann Boegel

Aug 26, 2017

Grace A. Boegel, 88, of St. Kilian (Town of Ashford), passed away peacefully at her home with her family gathered around her on Saturday, August 26th. Grace was born in Milwaukee on January 20, 1929; the daughter of Philip and Theresa (Kohler) Volm. At a young age, her family moved to St. Kilian...

Richard Edwin Streblow

Richard Edwin Streblow

Aug 25, 2017

Richard “Ricky” Streblow, 55, of Fond du Lac entered his eternal home Friday August 25, 2017.  He was born March 4, 1962 in Fond du Lac, the son of Joseph and Marcella (Christian) Streblow.  Ricky worked at a variety of jobs, but especially loved to fish for trout on the Mecan.  He enjoyed sturgeon spearing, snowmobiling, bow hunting and...

John Francis Coakley

John Francis Coakley

Aug 24, 2017

John F. Coakley, 82, of Campbellsport died Thursday, August 24, 2017 at his home with his family gathered around him. He was born In Menomonee, Michigan on June 12, 1935 the son of the late George and Jenny (Larson) Coakley. In December of 1959, he married Dolores A. Piaszak in Schiller Park, IL. John worked...

Ella Josephine Koch

Ella Josephine Koch

Aug 23, 2017

Koch, Ella Josephine (Metzler)

With Brave Wings, She Flies

Ella Josephine (Metzler) Koch left this world on August 23, 2017, to dance in the dandelions in Heaven with her parents, Joseph and Josephine Metzler. Ella...

Duane Arlis Petersen

Duane Arlis Petersen

Aug 23, 2017

Duane A. Petersen, 82, of Campbellsport died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at his home with his beloved family gathered around him. He was born in the Town of Belmont, Portage County on June 12, 1935, the son of Alfred and Marian (Gray) Petersen. On April 14, 1956, Duane married Georgia L. Gremminger at St. Matthew...

Shirley Jean Dowland

Shirley Jean Dowland

Aug 21, 2017

Shirley Jean Dowland, 87, of Fond du Lac died Monday August 21, 2017 at the Hospice Home of Hope.  She was born October 17, 1929 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, the daughter of the late Herbert and Agnes (Pagel) Streeter.  She married Franklin Dowland on June 12, 1948 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Fond du...

Linda Lou Elizabeth Twohig

Linda Lou Elizabeth Twohig

Aug 15, 2017

Linda E. Twohig, 72, of Fond du Lac passed peacefully on Tuesday August 15, 2017 at St. Agnes Hospital with her beloved family gathered with her.  She was born on June 1, 1945 in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Darold and Lucille (Huck) Struck.   On August 14, 1965, Linda married John “Jack” Twohig at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in...

Gerold Herman Marquardt

Gerold Herman Marquardt

Aug 4, 2017

Gerold Herman Marquardt, 86, of Campbellsport died peacefully on Friday August 4, 2017 at Hope Health and Rehabilitation in Lomira. He was born in the Town of Auburn on October 26, 1930, the son of Herman and Adelia Marquardt. On November 10, 1951, Gerold married Lorraine M. Meyer at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Campbellsport. He...

Loretta Marion Block

Loretta Marion Block

Aug 1, 2017

Loretta M. Block, 85, of Fond du Lac passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at the Hospice Home of Hope. Loretta was formerly from Eveleth, MN and then Rogers and Bella Vista Arkansas.  She was born Dec. 20, 1931 in Rapid River, MN, the daughter of the late William and Rose (Gus) Menke.  She spent her early...

Elizabeth Anne Edwards

Elizabeth Anne Edwards

Jul 28, 2017

Elizabeth Anne “Lisa” Edwards (Knickel), 60, of Fond du Lac passed away Friday, July 28, 2017 after a courageous fight with MS and Cancer at Manor Care in Fond du Lac. She was born on June 23, 1957 to Faith and William Mensch in Milwaukee, WI.  On October 22, 1977, she married Mark Knickel.  Love brought Mark and Lisa...

Raymond Frank Thelen

Raymond Frank Thelen

Jul 28, 2017

Raymond F. Thelen, 86, formerly of the Town of Ashford, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 28, 2017 at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac.  He was born on the family homestead in the Town of Ashford on May 8, 1931, the son of Leo and Eleanor (Haas) Thelen.  On September 1st, 1962 he married Elaine M. Gauger at...

Johnny Johnson

Johnny Johnson

Jul 22, 2017

Johnny Johnson, III, 62, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.  He was born on February 2, 1955 in Holly Bluff, MS, the son of the late Marion and Addie Mae (Shaevers) Johnson Sr.  On December 23, 1978, Johnny married Flossie Mae Cary in Yazoo City, MS. He worked at Buechel Stone and...

Pearl R Tuttle

Pearl R Tuttle

Jul 13, 2017

Pearl R. Tuttle, 90, of the Town of Auburn passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at her home. She was born on Aug. 21, 1926 in Kewaskum, the daughter of the late Hugo and Henrietta (Ruthberg) Vorpahl. She was baptized at St. Lucas Lutheran Church in Kewaskum. She took her instructions and was...

Bette Guell

Bette Guell

Jul 8, 2017

Bette Ruth (Eichstedt) Guell, 77 of Fond du Lac, passed away surrounded by family on July 8, 2017.  Bette was born July 1, 1940, to Lehman and Ruth (Schroeder) Eichstedt.  She attended schools in Fond du Lac and graduated from Oakfield High School in 1958.  On October 15, 1961, she married Darrell Guell and raised four children:  Roy, Lori,...

Rose Dorothy Scannell

Rose Dorothy Scannell

Jul 5, 2017

Rose Dorothy Scannell, 62, of Armstrong passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa after a courageous battle with cancer. She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her strong will to live, faith in God and the prayers of family and friends helped her through her...

Marvin L. Akey

Marvin L. Akey

Jul 3, 2017

Marvin L. Akey, 84, of Fond du Lac passed away Monday July 3, 2017 at home.  He was born in Mosinee on May 13, 1933 the son of the late Leonard and Amy Truax Akey.  Marvin served his country in the U.S. Army from 1953 until 1957.  Marvin married Ruth M. Hammerschmidt on January 15, 1955 in Milwaukee.  Marvin...

Shirley Ann Robinson

Shirley Ann Robinson

Jun 30, 2017

Shirley Robinson, 89 of Campbellsport Wisconsin passed away of natural causes at St. Agnes Hospital on June 30, 2017. Shirley was married to Jerome Knetzke for 7 years; Jerome was killed in a deer hunting accident. Shirley then married William “Robbie” Robinson.  Shirley and Bill ran Robbie’s Bar and Restaurant in Campbellsport for...

Mary Catherine Erickson

Mary Catherine Erickson

Jun 14, 2017

Mary C. Erickson, 63, of Arbor Vitae, entered God’s loving arms on the morning of Wednesday, June 14, 2017.

She was born on August 6, 1953 in Campbellsport, the second daughter to Eugene and Beatrice (Ullrich) Roth.  A graduate of Campbellsport High School she met and married the love of her life, Dennis Erickson, on September 2,...