Obituary Listing

Phyllis J. Melville

Phyllis J. Melville

Jul 22, 2015

Phyllis J. Melville, 78, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at her residence in North Fond du Lac surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 12, 1937 in Fond du Lac, a daughter of George and Jeanette (Wagner) Lemke. Phyllis was a graduate of Goodrich High School. On April 15, 1961, she married John A. Melville at St....

Gordon R. "Gordy" Docter

Gordon R. "Gordy" Docter

Jul 21, 2015

Gordon “Gordy” R. Docter, 77, of Fond du Lac, Wis, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Habor Haven Health & Rehabilitation Center. Gordon was born February 20, 1938 in Waupun, Wis to Arthur Salem and Grace Mary (Strong) Docter. He married Sandra J. Lapine on October 10, 1959 at St. Louis Church in Fond du Lac. Gordon and Sandy...

Dorothy  M.  Rieden

Dorothy M. Rieden

Jul 21, 2015

Dorothy M. Rieden, age 91, of Mt. Calvary, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Villa Loretto Nursing Home. She was born on December 6, 1923 in the Town of Forest, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Wirtz) Rieden. Dorothy has been a Mt. Calvary resident since the age of five. She worked on the family farm. She loved her polka...

Genevieve H. Schmidt

Genevieve H. Schmidt

Jul 18, 2015

Genevieve H. Schmidt, age 92, died Friday, July 18, 2015 at the Fond du Lac Lutheran Home, formally of 47 Amory Street. She was born on March 15, 1923 in the little town of Neda, to Robert and Hannah (Schluetter) Smith. On December 20, 1941 she married Alfred Schmidt. Genny and Al were married for seventy-two years, but knew each...

Ervin A. Fenske

Ervin A. Fenske

Jul 17, 2015

Ervin A. Fenske, age 97, of Fond du Lac died July 17, 2015. Ervin was born on March 6, 1918 to John A. and Emma E. Quade Fenske. He served in the United States Army during World War II in the European Theater. On June 25, 1946 he married Genevieve M. Berenz at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fond du...

Michael  "Mike"  Guy Reinemann

Michael "Mike" Guy Reinemann

Jul 13, 2015

Michael was born October 7, 1954 and when asked where he was born, Mike would patently reply, "the Territory of Alaska, Elmendorf Air Force base.” And that he learned to walk before he could crawl because his first winter was such a cold one. On July 14, 2015, he found his peace and entered into eternal life, joining not only...

Carol Iva Ninneman-Lacquey

Carol Iva Ninneman-Lacquey

Jul 12, 2015

Carol Iva Ninneman-Lacquey, 82, of Fond du Lac, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at her residence. She was born January 9, 1933, in Rosendale, the daughter of Frederic and Leona Jaeger Ninneman. Carol was formerly employed by the State of Wisconsin as a Sergeant Youth Counselor III at the Ethan Allen School for Boys in Wales, WI. She enjoyed gardening,...

Joshua E. Wille

Joshua E. Wille

Jul 12, 2015

Joshua E. Wille, 20, of Malone, died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at his residence. He was born June 24, 1995 in West Bend, the son of Erik and Kimberly Wille. Joshua graduated from Lakeside Academy in 2014. He was a member of Grace Christian Church and their worship team. Joshua enjoyed snowboarding, long boarding, had a passion for music and...

Herbert C. Scharf

Herbert C. Scharf

Jul 11, 2015

Herbert Carl Scharf was born November 9, 1920 in Brownsville, Wis to Edwin and Erna (Tonn) Scharf. He was baptized in St. Paul Lutheran, Brownsville and confirmed there also. After retirement he became a member at St. Peter in Fond du Lac and finally at Good Shepherd. His family lived on farms between Byron and Brownsville. Elmer, Raymond, and Richard...

Bonnie  L. Evenson

Bonnie L. Evenson

Jul 10, 2015

Bonnie L. Evenson (Myers), 83 of North Fond du Lac (formerly of Clear Lake, IA) passed away Friday, July 10th at St. Agnes Hospital. Bonnie was born May 16, 1932 to Lawrence and Reva (Roderick) Myers. She attended Mason City, IA schools. She moved to Fond du Lac in 2006 to be near her daughters. Bonnie married Donald Amundson Feb....

Robert "Bob" L. Faris

Robert "Bob" L. Faris

Jul 9, 2015

Robert “Bob” L. Faris, 86, died Thursday, July 9, 2015 at his home in Fond du Lac. He was born in Fond du Lac on October 31, 1928, the only son of Philip and Bidie (Seroogy) Faris. Bob married Mary Jo Norton on March 7, 1987 in Green Lake, WI. Desiring to serve his country during WWII, Bob began his...

Virginia "Ginny" A. Ries

Virginia "Ginny" A. Ries

Jul 8, 2015

Virginia “Ginny” A. Ries, 86, of Fond du Lac, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at Grancare Nursing Center. She was born June 29, 1929, in Chilton, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Diedrich Juckem. Ginny graduated from Chilton High School in 1947. She married Raymond Ries on August 11, 1956, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Ginny was the co-owner of...

Richard "Dick" H. Kuhnz

Richard "Dick" H. Kuhnz

Jul 8, 2015

Richard Howard Kuhnz, 90, of Fond du Lac, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015. He was born March 30, 1925, a son of Ervin and Lillian (Schultz) Kuhnz. Dick graduated from Fond du Lac High School in 1943 and joined the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) shortly thereafter. He served his country as a ball turret gunner, 15th Air Force, 455th...

Dennis C Ludkey

Dennis C Ludkey

Jul 7, 2015

Dennis “Denny” C. Ludkey, 66, formerly of Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015. He was born October 19, 1948 in Fond du Lac, the son of Charles and Margaret Boy Ludkey. Denny served in the U.S. Army from 1971 – 1974 during Vietnam and was a Corporal stationed in Germany with the BTRY A 3D BN 17th Artillery....

Patsy A. Rosenstiel

Patsy A. Rosenstiel

Jul 7, 2015

Patsy A. Rosenstiel, 79, of North Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Hospice Home of Hope. She was born November 25, 1935 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Edward and Mary Sukowski. She married David W. Rosenstiel in Milwaukee and he preceded her in death on March 26, 2004. Patsy worked in the accounting department for the Fond...

Leroy H. Bahr

Leroy H. Bahr

Jul 5, 2015

On Sunday, July 5, 2015 our dad joined the love of his life our mom who left this world on July 21, 2010 after 60 years of marriage. LeRoy was born November 16, 1924 in Rock Run, IL, the son of Robert and Estella (McMullen) Bahr. On November 15, 1949 he married Marianne Schmitz in Fond du Lac. He was...

Rodney J.  Witucke

Rodney J. Witucke

Jul 2, 2015

Rodney J. Witucke, age 79, of Fond du Lac, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, July 02, 2015 at St. Agnes Hospital. He was born on May 14, 1936 in Fond du Lac, the son of Steven G. and Florence E. (Jenz) Witucke. Rodney served in the United States Army Reserve during the Korean War. On August 3,...

Shirley Rose Osier Knutson

Shirley Rose Osier Knutson

Jul 1, 2015

Shirley Rose Osier Knutson, 92, died on July 1st, 2015 at Northpoint Rehab in Oshkosh, WI with family by her side. She was born on April 5th, 1923 in Fond du Lac, WI to Cecil Osier and Beatrice Brookins Osier. She was married to Richard Knutson (deceased), on October 23rd 1948. They had 7 children, 3 have preceded her in...

Robert G. "Bob"  Hosp

Robert G. "Bob" Hosp

Jun 27, 2015

Robert “Bob” G. Hosp, 53, of Mt. Calvary, died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac after suffering a severe asthma attack. He was born in West Bend on March 16, 1962, the oldest son of Robert and Janice (Stevens) Hosp. Bob moved to Mt. Calvary over 2 decades ago in order to manage Heritage...

Melanie A. (Eubanks) Holmes

Melanie A. (Eubanks) Holmes

Jun 25, 2015

Melanie A. Holmes, 27, went home to be with her Savior on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at her home in Eldorado after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Madison on October 21, 1987, a daughter of Dale and Paula (Rabe) Eubanks. On April 18, 2012, Melanie married Craig Holmes at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in North Fond...