Obituary Listing

Vernon A. Greshamer

Vernon A. Greshamer

May 14, 2016

Vernon A. Greshamer, age 73, of Fond du Lac, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at ManorCare Health Services. He was born on September 6, 1942 in New London, the son of Kenneth and Eva (Loomis) Greshamer. Vern always loved making people laugh and was a very social and caring person. He was...

Mark A. Hall

Mark A. Hall

May 13, 2016

Mark A. Hall, 45, of North Fond du Lac, Wis., died unexpectedly on Friday, May 13, 2016 at his home. He was born in Iowa City, Iowa on July 15, 1970, a son of Elizabeth Hall. Formerly of Moose Lake, Minn., he graduated from Moose Lake Public School in 1988. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps following high school, serving...

Judith A. "Judy" Flasch

Judith A. "Judy" Flasch

May 12, 2016

On May 12, 2016 we lost a sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend after a brave and courageous battle with cancer. At the age of 70, surrounded by her loved ones at home, she was reunited with her parents. Judy was born April 20, 1946 to Ervin J. and Mildred M. (Julka) Pauly. She spent her childhood in Peebles, graduating...

Kevin L. Hilbert

Kevin L. Hilbert

May 12, 2016

Kevin L. Hilbert, 46, died Thursday, May 12, 2016 at St. Agnes Hospital. He was born in Fond du Lac on July 10, 1969, a son of Gerald and Nancy (Harris) Hilbert. On July 14, 2001, he married Carla Pankratz at Sacred Heart Church. Kevin loved life here on earth. His love for the Lord was first and foremost and...

Mojmir R. Vrtilek

Mojmir R. Vrtilek

May 8, 2016

Dr. Mojmir R. Vrtilek, 93, of Fond du Lac died Sunday, May 8, 2016 GranPark Terrace. He was born on August 9, 1922 in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, and studied medicine at Charles University in Prague. Following the Communist takeover of his homeland in 1948, he left the country, living at first in West Germany and later in...

Audrey M. Rumbuc

Audrey M. Rumbuc

May 8, 2016

Audrey Mae (Gilmore) Rumbuc, 87, of Fond du Lac, died on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Harbor Haven Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 7, 1928 in Oshkosh. On October 8, 1949 she married Alex C. Rumbuc at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oshkosh and he preceded her in death on May 29, 2013. Audrey worked for California...

Doris Barbara Passini

Doris Barbara Passini

May 8, 2016

Mrs. Doris Barbara Passini, 87, a resident of Fond du Lac since 1972, wife of Attilio (Bepo) Passini, died on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at her home from congestive heart failure. The former Doris Stephan was born September 11th, 1928 in Cascade, Wisconsin to the late Edmund and Irma Stephan and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1946. On May...

Benjamin A. Merkel

Benjamin A. Merkel

May 8, 2016

Benjamin A. Merkel, age 92, of Fond du Lac, died Sunday, May 8, 2016. He was born on May 5, 1924 in Marshfield, the son of Benedict and Anna (Martin) Merkel. Ben served in the 1st Calvary in the United States Army from February 1945 until February of 1946 stationed in the Pacific Theater. On March 1, 1949 he married...

Charles S. "Chuck" Leemon

Charles S. "Chuck" Leemon

May 7, 2016

Charles S. “Chuck” Leemon, 97, a resident of Eldorado, Wis., passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the loving husband to Dorothy Margaret (Doering) Leemon. They were married October 4, 1940 and shared 72 years of marriage. She preceded him in death on August 2, 2012. Chuck was born in Ladoga, Wis....

James P. Mason

James P. Mason

May 7, 2016

James P. Mason, 70, of Fond du Lac, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016. He was born August 7, 1945 in Burlington, the son of Ellis and Lenore Mason. He graduated from West Bend High School. James worked at Mercury Marine for 43 years retiring in 2008. He is survived by five siblings, Roberta (Milton) Dehling, Jr., Valerie (Larry) Hall,...

Kennedy Lynn Burgess

Kennedy Lynn Burgess

May 6, 2016

Kennedy Lynn Burgess, 14, of Fond du Lac, died Friday, May 6, 2016 at Children’s Hospital in Wauwatosa. She was born September 12, 2001 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Robert Jr. and Colleen Hoyt Burgess. Kennedy was homeschooled with interaction with Roberts Elementary and Theisen Junior High School. She loved her teachers and therapists and also dance parties with her...

Mary  C. Schroeder

Mary C. Schroeder

May 4, 2016

Mary C. Schroeder, 88, a resident of the Fond du Lac Lutheran Home, died on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at St. Agnes Hospital. She was born September 2, 1927, in Waupun, the daughter of Ralph and Esther Yanke Crain. Mary was a 1945 graduate of Waupun High School. On August 9, 1953, she married George “Howie” Schroeder at St. Patrick’s...

Julie A. Johnson

Julie A. Johnson

May 2, 2016

Julie A. Johnson, age 57, of Brownsville, entered eternal life after an extended illness on Monday, May 02, 2016. She was born on December 11, 1958 in Neenah, the daughter of Edmund G. and Helen D. (Bellin) Fahrenkrug. She was a 1977 graduate of Neenah High School and a 1982 graduate of UW Stevens Point. It was at Stevens Point...

James Henry Vollstedt

James Henry Vollstedt

May 1, 2016

James Henry Vollstedt, age 97, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at his residence. He was the youngest of seven children of August and Minnie (Beyerstedt) Vollstedt, and was born on December 18, 1918 in New Holstein, WI, where he graduated from High School in 1936. After working a year at the former Lauson Company (now Tecumseh Products Co.)...

Mark S. Gilliam

Mark S. Gilliam

May 1, 2016

Mark S. Gilliam, 59, of Fond du Lac, died Sunday, May 1, 2016 at St. Agnes Hospital. He was born in San Jose, Calif. on July 9, 1956 a son of Gerald and Wilma (Hughes) Gilliam. On July 8, 1982 he married Diane M. Vande Streek in Fond du Lac. He enjoyed hunting, motorcycling and most of all, spending time...

Rhonda D. O'Connell

Rhonda D. O'Connell

May 1, 2016

Rhonda D. O’Connell, 51, of Omro, died Sunday, May 1, 2016 at her home. She was born in Waupun, WI on September 2, 1964 to Robert and Susanne (Duhm) Oelke. On May 15, 2007, she married John O’Connell in Las Vegas, NV. Rhonda graduated Horace Mann High School in 1982. She attended Moraine Park Technical College, graduating in 1985. She...

Edna M.  Amrhein

Edna M. Amrhein

Apr 26, 2016

Edna M. Amrhein, 83, of Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at the Liberty House in Fond du Lac. She was born in Taycheedah on June 3, 1932, a daughter of Louis and Alma (Steffens) Freund. On September 10, 1960 she married Franklin “Frank” Amrhein at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fond du Lac. She is survived by...

Patricia M. Syah

Patricia M. Syah

Apr 26, 2016

Patricia M. Syah, 83, formerly of Milwaukee, and currently North Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. She was born November 15, 1932 in Chicago, IL to Kathleen (Devine) and Bernard McIntyre. Preceded in death by her husband, Louis R. Syah; her parents and her brother, Robert. Survived by her...

Donald M. "Don" Durben

Donald M. "Don" Durben

Apr 24, 2016

Donald M. “Don” Durben, 81, of Fond du Lac, died Sunday, April 24, 2016. He was born in Fond du Lac on February 20, 1935, a son of Matthew and Anna (Thome) Durben. He graduated from St. Mary’s Spring’s and then served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. On January 10, 1958 Don married Barbara Nemick. Don and...

Duwayne J. Balthazor, Jr.

Duwayne J. Balthazor, Jr.

Apr 23, 2016

DuWayne J. Balthazor, Jr., 56, of Fond du Lac, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at St. Agnes Hospital after an ongoing battle with dementia. He was born August 15, 1959 in Fond du Lac, the son of DuWayne and Mary Parris Balthazor, Sr. He graduated high school in 1977 from Goodrich High School and was named High School All...