Local Obituaries
Eugene Henry Anderson
Feb 9, 2013
Eugene H. Anderson, 65, of Dundee passed away Saturday Feb. 9, 2013 at his home following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in Milwaukee on April 3, 1947 the son of Lee and Margaret Preisler Anderson. On Oct. 17, 1987, Gene married Rose Peppler in Eden. Gene owned and operated his own truck, working for TTI for 30...
David Dale Zingsheim
Feb 5, 2013
David (Dale) Zingsheim, 80, of Campbellsport, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at Hospice Home of Hope, with his wife Lois at his side, after a lengthy illness. Cremation has followed. He was born March 7, 1932, in the Town of Addison to Leander and Francis Zingsheim. On December 17, 1985, he married Lois E. Weiland of St. Kilian. A veteran...
Lorena Henrietta Tuttle
Feb 3, 2013
Lorena Henrietta Tuttle, 87, formerly of Elmore passed away peacefully on Sunday Feb. 3, 2013 at the Beechwood Rest Home. She was born on Aug. 16, 1925 in Kewaskum, the daughter of the late Hugo and Henrietta Ruthberg Vorpahl. She was baptized in Sept. of 1925 at St. Lucas Lutheran Church, Kewaskum. She attended Kewaskum Grade School and was confirmed...
Rita Schug Bachop
Jan 25, 2013
Rita Schug Bachop, born, raised, and married in Yonkers, NY, moved to St. Clare Terrace, Fond du Lac, WI in 2008, has died January 25, 2013 at the age of 85. Rita was preceded in death by her parents, John and Frances Kruppenbacher Schug, husband, William, of 55 years, sister, Sr. Mary Frances Schug, CSA, and brother, Fr. John Schug,...
Cecilia Elizabeth Augusta Ketter
Jan 23, 2013
Cecilia E. A. Ketter, 81, of Eden went to her heavenly home on Wednesday January 23, 2013 with her family gathered at her side. She was born in Sheboygan on Sept. 27, 1931, the daughter of Henry and Ruth Immel Waldschmidt. Cecilia graduated from Campbellsport High School and worked as a switchboard operator in Campbellsport. On June 16, 1951, Cecilia...
Allan Robert Engel
Jan 17, 2013
Allan R. Engel, 72, of Eden passed away Thursday Jan. 17, 2013 at his home. He was born Oct. 25, 1940 in Fond du Lac, the son of Alfred and Dorothy Schaefer Engel. On Feb. 17, 1962, Al married Sheila Ann Salter at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eden. Al worked at the Gehl Company and for Ed Shenk Contruction...
Mary Hanora Chapin
Jan 17, 2013
Mary Hanora Chapin, 96 of Deerview Meadows Assisted Living, Fond du Lac passed away Thursday Jan. 17, 2013 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. She was born on March 19, 1916 in St. Peter, the daughter of Fredrick and Hanora Mand Koenigs. In 1938, she married Delbert E. Chapin Sr. at St. Joseph’s Rectory in Fond du Lac....
Carol May Brown
Jan 16, 2013
Carol M. Brown, 77, of Dundee went to her heavenly home after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013, at her home - the Brown Family homestead, with her family gathered with her. She was born in Campbellsport on May 27, 1935, the daughter of Clyde and Margaret Dreifuerst Hughes. On August 29th, 1953 she married the...
Marie Helen Mathieu
Jan 14, 2013
Marie Helen (Janous) Mathieu of rural Campbellsport, died at her home on January 14th. Marie was born on September 7, 1927 in Ashford, the daughter of the late, Joseph and Agnes Bodden Janous. Marie attended Ashford grade school and did her secondary education at Campbellsport High School graduating in 1946. Marie worked for the Bauer Chrysler dealership in 1946 and...
Louise Williams
Jan 8, 2013
Louise Williams, age 76 passed away peacefully at All About Life Rehab Center in Fond du Lac with family around her on Tuesday Jan. 8, 2012. She was born on April 4, 1936 the daughter of Gus and Cordee Langston Pinkston in Louise, MS. She moved to Fond du Lac in 2004. Louise is survived by one daughter Joe Ann...
Grace Lillian Motl
Jan 7, 2013
Grace Lillian Motl, 90, of Milwaukee passed away peacefully in Fond du Lac on January 7, 2013. She was born on May 30, 1922 in Milwaukee, WI, to Viola and Anton Berka. She grew up during the great depression as the youngest of eight children… and the only one to graduate from High School (Riverside). During WW2 she worked for...
Milton Edward Wege
Jan 7, 2013
Milton E. Wege, 85, of Campbellsport passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at Ivy Manor in Campbellsport. Milton was born in Milwaukee on August 11, 1927, the son of Edward and Martha Werth Wege. On October 23, 1954, he married Hertha Heilman at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Milton served in the U.S. Army from 1946 through 1947. Before retiring...
Carl Walter Bartelt
Jan 3, 2013
Carl Walter “Wally” Bartelt, 92, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 in the house he was born in. Wally was born in the Town of Ashford to Carl and Rosalinda Rusch Bartelt on October 6, 1920. On October 1, 1949, Wally married Vivian Darmody in St. John’s Lutheran Church, West Bend. Wally and Vivian took over the family farm at that...
William Joseph Essmann
Jan 2, 2013
William J. Essmann, 70, of Fond du Lac passed away Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. He was born July 31, 1942 in Campbellsport the son of William and Martha Kaehne Essmann. On Oct. 10, 1964 he married Patricia A. Van Asten at St. Mary’s Church in Fond du Lac. Bill worked at Friday...
Daniel Thomas O'Brien
Jan 2, 2013
Daniel Thomas O’Brien, 51, of Eden, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, January 2, 2013. He was born on May 19, 1961 with a twin brother Dennis Joseph. He was united in Marriage on August 6, 1983 to Patricia Lynn Maxia at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eden. He was a 1979 graduate of St. Mary Springs of...
Sister Jeanette Esser
Dec 31, 2012
Sister Jeanette Esser, SSSF, “Sister Joan of Arc”, 81, passed away Monday Dec. 31, 2012 at St. Joseph Convent in Campbellsport. She was born March 16, 1931 in Lomira the daughter of the late Frank and Frances Reimer Esser. Sister Jeanette joined the School Sisters of St. Francis and was a graduate of Alverno College. She served as a musician...
Betty Sue Saylor
Dec 22, 2012
Betty Sue Saylor, age 62 passed away peacefully at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac on Saturday Dec. 22, 2012. She was born on Nov. 29, 1950 the daughter of Hargus and Beulah Smith Saylor in Middlesboro, KY. She worked for many years as a certified nursing assistant. Betty Sue survived by two sons: Charles R. Hawkins Jr., and...
Robert James Harkins
Dec 21, 2012
Robert ”Bob” Harkins, 78, of North Fond du Lac died on Friday Dec. 21, 2012 at the Fond du Lac Lutheran Home after a short bout with cancer. He was born on Dec. 2, 1934 in Taycheedah the son of the late Brunet R. and Helen (Mengel) Harkins. Bob served in the Air Force from 1952 to 1956 during the...
Sister Madeleva Metten, Sssf
Dec 18, 2012
Sister Madeleva Metten, SSSF, 90, passed away Tuesday Dec. 18, 2012 at St. Joseph Convent in Campbellsport. She was born on Dec. 7, 1922 in Kenosha the daughter of the late Harry F. and Anna Boerner Metten. Sister joined the School Sisters of St. Francis on June 13, 1940 and professed her vows on June 21, 1942. She received a...
Verna L. Yeadeke
Dec 18, 2012
Verna L. Yeadeke, 89 of West Bend, WI went to her heavenly home in the morning hours of December 18, 2012. Verna was being cared for by the loving staff of All About Life Rehabilitation Center in Fond du Lac, WI. She was born in West Bend on October 14, 1923 to Walter and Lillian Zielieke Keller. She was their...