Mark D. Irish
Sep 15, 2022
Our adventurous, fun loving, larger than life son, brother, husband, dad, grandpa, uncle, brother-in-law, and friend passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at UW Madison Hospital.
Mark was surrounded by his wife, Annie; his children, Daniel, Alan, and Elizabeth; and the voices of his Texas family, Mimi (Mum); brother, David; Sisters, Judy and Deanna; nieces, Vicki, Nikki, and Hayley....
Catherine Jean Ross Van Buren
Sep 14, 2022
Catherine Jean Ross Van Buren was born on April 30, 1947 three minutes after her best friend and twin sister, Carol, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She is the daughter of Franklin and Jeanette (Sommers) Ross. She died on September 14, 2022.
Catherine grew up in Brandon, Wisconsin. She graduated from Brandon-Fairwater High School in 1965 and...
Carolyn Eversole
Sep 13, 2022
Carolyn Eversole died as she lived her life, with grace and a smile on her face. She was the epitome of the mother that everyone wished for and the grandmother that few get to love for so long. She will be missed by all those she touched with her willing kindness, her contagious laugh, and open heart.
Carolyn died on Tuesday,...
Douglas P. Freed
Sep 8, 2022
Douglas P. Freed, 75, of Fond du Lac, died Thursday, September 8, 2022, at his residence. He was born on July 25, 1947, in Fond du Lac, the son of Henry and Elaine (Marsh) Freed.
He is survived by five siblings, Marcia Mylott, Deborah (Leo) Puddy, Mark (Julea) Freed, Alan (Pamela) Freed, and Jackie (Bruce) Bergman; and many nieces, nephews, and...
Constance Jo Potratz
Sep 7, 2022
Conni Potratz, 65, of Fond du Lac, flew into the arms of her Savior on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Conni fought a long and painful battle with Frontotemporal Dementia. Today she is free… no more pain, no more crying and for that we rejoice with her.
Words cannot describe the impact Conni had on those around her. She was strong, courageous,...
Lorraine E. Laronge
Sep 6, 2022
Lorraine E. LaRonge, 98, of Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Woodland Senior Park. She was born July 16, 1924, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the daughter of Emil and Rose (Plaman) Rolloff. Lorraine was a graduate of Winnebago Lutheran Academy and a member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Fond du Lac. She was a financial officer...
Heather Holstein Kozlowski
Sep 3, 2022
Heather Holstein Kozlowski, 43, died unexpectedly at her home in Oak Creek, Wisconsin on September 3, 2022. She was born on September 19, 1978, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to Ruth Bosserman Holstein and the late Stephen Holstein. Heather grew up in Fond du Lac, graduating from Goodrich High School in 1997. She was confirmed at First Presbyterian Church in...
Shirley A. Fitzpatrick
Sep 2, 2022
Shirley Ann Fitzpatrick, 84, of Lamartine, died Friday, September 2, 2022, at St. Agnes Hospital. She was born August 15, 1938, in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Ervin and Hilda (Franke) Miller. On July 18, 1959, she married John H. Fitzpatrick at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Fond du Lac. Shirley worked as an administrative assistant at Mercury Marine,...
Patricia M. Bridenbaugh
Sep 1, 2022
Patricia M. Bridenbaugh, 85, of North Fond du Lac, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 1, 2022. She was born in Milwaukee on February 5, 1937. Patricia was united in marriage to Robert Bridenbaugh on June 11, 1955.
Patricia was a member of Divine Savior Lutheran Church in North Fond du Lac. She was an...
Larry J. Eggers
Aug 30, 2022
Larry John Eggers, 80, of Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at his residence. He was born September 3, 1941 in Fond du Lac, the son of Earl and Catherine (Doll) Eggers. Larry married Diane L. Loehr on February 2, 1963 in North Fond du Lac. He worked for Giddings & Lewis until his retirement in 2004.
Larry was...
Debra A. Vera
Aug 28, 2022
Debra A. “Debbie” Vera, age 64, of Fond du Lac, passed away on August 28, 2022. She was born on November 22, 1957, in Fond du Lac, a daughter of Raymond and Joyce Millay. Debbie enjoyed taking a motorcycle ride with Dick and camping. She also loved traveling around Wisconsin to watch her favorite cover band the Del Rays. She...
Eugene F. Ries
Aug 28, 2022
Eugene F. Ries, 99, of Fond du Lac, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Harbor Haven. He was born March 9, 1923, the son of George and Hilaria (Bonlender) Ries in the Town of Bryon. Eugene graduated from Fond du Lac Senior High School in 1942, attended Dodge County Teacher’s College, and received a Bachelor of Science Degree from...
Mary C. Kraus
Aug 27, 2022
Mary C. Kraus, 94, of St. Peter (Malone) passed peacefully on Saturday, August 27th, 2022, at SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital. Mary was born in St. Cloud, Wisconsin on January 27, 1928, to Nick and Anna (Theobald) Goeser. She married Edmund (Eddie) E. Kraus (John and Elizabeth) on April 26, 1949, at St. Cloud Church, St. Cloud, Wisconsin. Eddie preceded...
Joseph N. Klobucher
Aug 27, 2022
Joseph N. Klobucher, 83, of Rosendale, died on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at the Hospice Home of Hope. He was born on November 14, 1938, in Ashland, WI, the son of John and Mary (Spoolar) Klobucher. In January of 1975, he married Carol Best in Milwaukee. Joseph worked as a cheese hauler for many years for Tolbia Cheese before retiring...
Gary J. Vandermolen, Jr.
Aug 26, 2022
Gary J. Vandermolen, Jr., 55, of Fond du Lac, passed away surrounded by love, Friday, August 26, 2022, after a brief and sudden battle with cancer. He was born in Fond du Lac on April 21, 1967.
Gary was an avid seeker of knowledge and always had a thought, a query, or quip to say about everything and anything. He was...
Brian J. Fryda
Aug 26, 2022
Brian J. Fryda, age 62, of Fond du Lac, died Friday, August 26, 2022, at his residence. He was born on September 27, 1959, in Fond du Lac, the son of Franklin and Regina (Schraven) Fryda. Brian graduated from Goodrich High School in 1977. He worked at Park Cheese/BelGioioso and for Schneider Trucking prior to retirement. Brian put up a...
Kenneth G. Palmer
Aug 25, 2022
Kenneth Gordon Palmer, age 87, entered the presence of his Savior on Thursday, August 25, 2022. He was born in Menomonie, WI, on January 6, 1935. A 1963 graduate of Wisconsin State College, Eau Claire, Ken taught Jr. High until he retired in 1997. He also spent many years coaching Jr. High basketball. Ken married Hazel Snyder on August 3,...
Carol Ruth Marquardt Plautz
Aug 25, 2022
Carol Ruth Marquardt Plautz, age 86, entered the glories of Heaven on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Adelaide Place in Fond du Lac, where she had been a resident since May 2022. Carol was born in Wausau on September 21, 1935, to the late Alvin W. and Evelyn S. (Johnson) Marquardt and was baptized in October 1935, and confirmed in...
Justin M. Lindberg
Aug 21, 2022
Goodbyes hurt the most when the story is not finished… Justin Michael Lindberg, age 34, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, died on Sunday, August 21, 2022. He was born September 7, 1987 in Fond du Lac as the son of Lori A. Lindberg. Justin graduated from Fond du Lac High School in 2006 and Ripon College in 2010. Justin was...
Alberta C. Ellis
Aug 21, 2022
Alberta C. Ellis, 90, of Fond du Lac, died Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Hospice Home of Hope. She was born on February 13, 1932, the daughter of Albert and Eva (Ruenger) Schmidt in Ripon, WI. On May 16, 1958, she married Loren Ellis in Dubuque, IA. Together they were able to celebrate 60 years of marriage together. Alberta was...
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