Obituary Listing

Lucille  A. Rapp

Lucille A. Rapp

May 15, 2015

Lucille A. Rapp, 88, died peacefully on Friday, May 15, 2015 at the St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac. She was born in Fond du Lac on May 19, 1926, a daughter of Peter and Olive (Breit) Weyer. Lucille was a 1940 graduate of St. Mary’s grade school and a 1944 graduate of St. Mary’s Springs Academy. On September...

Rosemary Ann Guell

Rosemary Ann Guell

May 13, 2015

Rosemary Ann Guell, age 78, of Fond du Lac, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Hospice Home of Hope. She was born on October 23, 1936 in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Edward and Virginia (Seeley) Frisque. She enjoyed fishing, playing cribbage, watching NASCAR, the Green Bay Packers, the Milwaukee Brewers, and Wisconsin Badger Football. She also enjoyed creating...

Richard J. "Wee Bird" Thill

Richard J. "Wee Bird" Thill

May 12, 2015

Richard J. “Wee Bird” Thill, age 63, of Brownsville, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Hospice Home of Hope. He was born on June 23, 1951 in Fond du Lac County, the son of William and Charmaine (Bromme) Thill. Rick was a hired hand on many farms and the last farm he worked on was Harry Kings Farms...

Janet R. Barton

Janet R. Barton

May 12, 2015

Our wonderful and loving mother, Janet R. Barton, passed away in her own home on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. She was born in Fond du Lac on October 30, 1939, a daughter of Eugene and Ruth (Fischer) Thayer. On May 27, 1977, Janet married Russell Barton in Fond du Lac. He preceded her in death on December 4, 2007. Janet...

Robert B. Knueppel

Robert B. Knueppel

May 12, 2015

Robert B. Knueppel, 68, of Fond du Lac, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 surrounded by his loved ones at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. Knueppel was born in Fond du Lac on January 20, 1947 to Harold P. and Mary Jean (Gaffney) Knueppel. He graduated from Goodrich High School in 1965 and continued on to serve in the US...

Forrest E. Wolf

Forrest E. Wolf

May 10, 2015

Forrest E. Wolf, 85, of Lamartine, died Sunday, May 10, 2015 at St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac. He was born September 26, 1929 in Lamartine, the son of Irving and Clarissa Lingenfelder Wolf. On May 6, 1950 he married LaVerne J. Abraham at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Fond du Lac and she preceded him in death on...

Barb L. Ballwanz

Barb L. Ballwanz

May 10, 2015

Barb L. Ballwanz, 60, of Fond du Lac, died peacefully Sunday, May 10, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. She was born October 30, 1954 in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Robert “Bob” D. and Lorraine O. Abler Ballwanz. Barb was a graduate of Goodrich High School Class of 1973. She was a member of Holy Family Parish...

Shirley M. Kirchhoff-Homberger

Shirley M. Kirchhoff-Homberger

May 10, 2015

Shirley Kirchhoff-Homberger passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 10th, her loving family was at her side. Shirley was born in Hilbert, Wisconsin on May 19th, 1928. She was preceded in death by her father Lou Reblitz and her mother Catherine Barrett. Shirley graduated from Fond du Lac Commercial College and worked at CD Smith. Shirley married the love of her...

Paul G. Hass

Paul G. Hass

May 8, 2015

Paul G. Hass, 56, of Fond du Lac, died Friday, May 8, 2015 at St. Agnes Hospital. He was born October 27, 1958 in Fond du Lac, the son of George and Ruth Schommer Hass. Paul worked as a mechanic for over 35 years for several canning factories; Chiquita, Friday Canning and Mammoth Springs in Eden and Oakfield and most...

Lawrence R. Pitts

Lawrence R. Pitts

May 8, 2015

Lawrence R. Pitts, 79, of Fond du Lac, died Friday, May 8, 2015 at Hospice Home of Hope. He was born July 31, 1935 in Bloomer, WI, the son of Ralph G. and Mildred M. Waterhouse Pitts. On February 8, 1964 he married Karen A. Searl at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fond du Lac. Lawrence worked for Mercury Marine for...

Harriet  M. Agnew

Harriet M. Agnew

May 8, 2015

Harriet M. Agnew Harriet M. Agnew, 87, of Fond du Lac and formerly of Beaver Dam, died Friday, May 8, 2015 at the Fond du Lac Lutheran Home. She was born in Fond du Lac on January 20, 1928, a daughter of Charles and Maybelle (Richards) Klein. On October 8, 1947, she married Sylvester Agnew at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church...

Kenneth L. Hodgden

Kenneth L. Hodgden

May 7, 2015

Kenneth L. Hodgden, age 88, of Fond du Lac, died Thursday, May 7, 2015 at St. Agnes Hospital. He was born on March 4, 1927 in Fond du Lac, the son of Herbert and Charlotte (O’Malley) Hodgden. Ken served in the United States Army. On May 26, 1950 he married Mary J. Anders at St. Mary’s Church in Fond du...

Stephen V. Sztukowski

Stephen V. Sztukowski

May 6, 2015

Stephen Vincent Sztukowski, 81, of Fond du Lac, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac, WI. He was born August 31, 1933 in Cudahy, WI, the son of Mary and Joseph Sztukowski. He entered the Air Force at age 18, and served for 3 years. Steve moved to Fond du...

Lyle W. Henrich

Lyle W. Henrich

May 5, 2015

Lyle Winfred Henrich, age 85, of Rosendale, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Hospice Home of Hope. He was born March 2, 1930 in Gleason, WI, the son of Martin and Edith (Behrens) Henrich. Lyle served in the United States Army from 1951-53 stationed in Germany. On July 23, 1959 he married Evelyn M. Lange in Ft. Knox, KY. They...

Edwin J. Thomson

Edwin J. Thomson

May 4, 2015

Edwin J. Thomson, 86, was welcomed into his heavenly home on May 4, 2015 while residing at Ivy Manor Assisted Living Center in Campbellsport, WI. Edwin was born on April 24, 1929 to Edwin Joseph and Geneva Caroline (Nast) Thomson in Stradford, WI. At the age of twenty, Edwin joined the United States Army and served as a Sergeant during...

Judy A. (Vance) Brockway

Judy A. (Vance) Brockway

May 4, 2015

Judy A. (Vance) Brockway, 71, formerly of North Fond du Lac, and a current resident of Sun City West, Arizona, died Monday, May 4, 2015 at Banner Thunderbird Hospital in Glendale, Arizona. She was born February 25, 1944 in Bridgman, MI, the daughter of Levi and Bernice LaVine Vance. On June 15, 1960 she married Joseph F. Brockway and he...

James Robert Mitchell

James Robert Mitchell

May 3, 2015

James Robert Mitchell, age 80, of 164 Chestnut St, Fond du Lac, died Sunday, May 3, 2015 at LifeCare Hospitals of Wisconsin in Pewaukee. He was born on September 16, 1934 in Evergreen Park, IL, the son of Sam Johnson and Myrtle Bukovatz. Jim was in the Korean War serving in the United States Army. On October 25, 1975 he...

Lee S. Walker

Lee S. Walker

May 2, 2015

Lee S. Walker, 77, of Fond du Lac, died Saturday, May 2, 2015 at St. Agnes Hospital. He was born in Muscatine, IA on June 9, 1937, a son of Wilber and Bertha Walker. On November 8, 1972 he married Delores (Baumhardt) Essman in Fond du Lac. Lee liked to hunt and fish. He really enjoyed bowling. Lee was a...

Marvin L. Paulin

Marvin L. Paulin

May 2, 2015

On Saturday, May 2, 2015, Marvin Lee Paulin’s soul was sent to his next adventure. He believed God would not waste the knowledge he acquired during his time on earth. Marvin was born October 21, 1952 at St. Agnes Hospital here in Fond du Lac. He was the son of the late Arthur E. Paulin and the late La Verne...

Audrey Lorraine Stahmann

Audrey Lorraine Stahmann

May 1, 2015

Audrey Lorraine Stahmann, 83, a resident of Tower View Villa in Rosendale, joined her husband, Elvin and the Lord in Heaven on Friday, May 01, 2015. She put up a great fight all week with loving support from her three sons and daughter after being admitted to St. Agnes Hospital for pneumonia and heart complications. She was one of two...