Deloris L. Merk
Jan 23, 2020
Deloris Louise Merk, 87, of Fond du Lac passed away peacefully at the Hospice Home of Hope on Thursday morning, January 23, 2020. She was born April 5, 1932 to Harry and Laura Galleske, the second of four children. Deloris attended school in Oakfield, was the drum majorette in the high school band and graduated from Oakfield High School. She...
Marie F. Kraus
Jan 23, 2020
Marie F. Kraus, 96, of Malone, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Lakeview Place in Fond du Lac. She was born December 31, 1923 in St. Peter, the daughter of John and Frances Wirtz Blatz. On May 5, 1954 she married Harold E. Kraus at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and he preceded her in death on April 28, 1992....
Mary J. (Meyer) Marquardt
Jan 23, 2020
Mary J. (Meyer) Marquardt, 93, of Fond du Lac died Thursday, January 23, 2020 at St. Francis Home. Mary was born on January 20, 1927 in Frederic, WI, the daughter of Harry and Sophie Meyer. On February 2, 1957 she married Kenneth W. Marquardt in Fond du Lac. Mary worked for UW-Fond du Lac for 12 years in food service,...
Colleen M. Tucker
Jan 23, 2020
Colleen M. Tucker, 63, of Fond du Lac, Wis., passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh, Wis. She was born in Greenville, Penn. on Wednesday, May 9, 1956 to Jim and Fran (neé Tofani) Clavin. Colleen enjoyed cooking, gardening and restoring old furniture. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her loving husband of...
Daniel E. Rohde
Jan 22, 2020
Daniel E. Rohde, 65, of North Fond du Lac died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at his home. Daniel was born on September 19, 1954 in Fond du Lac, the son of Elwin and Donna Rohde. On March 30, 1986 he married Jarelyn Jacobitz in Fond du Lac. He worked as an independent truck driver for over 30 years and started...
Donna J. Mincy
Jan 21, 2020
Donna J. Mincy, 84, of Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Harbor Haven Health Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 13, 1935 in Green Lake County, the daughter of George and Martha Genentz Hempel. On July 18, 1953 she married Riley J. Mincy in Wichita Falls, TX. Donna was a member of Church of Peace. She enjoyed...
Guy Dale Brooks
Jan 18, 2020
Guy Dale Brooks passed away on Saturday January 18, 2020, at the age of 77. Guy was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on February 26, 1942. He was interested in sports, played college football. Guy later enlisted in the Marines and served four years, including Vietnam. Devoted family man, who dedicated himself to his children, spouse and extended family. Guy was...
Helen Makaris
Jan 16, 2020
Helen Despina “Deddie” Kocos Makaris passed away on January 16, 2020 at St. Agnes Hospital. Despina was born to Stephen and Katherine Kocos on May 29, 1923 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. When her sister Mary was born, 14 months later and started to talk, Mary couldn’t pronounce Despina, the Greek name for Helen, so for the remainder of her...
Joseph J. Fink
Jan 16, 2020
Joseph J. Fink, age 42, of Eugene, OR, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020. He was born on April 30, 1977, in Fond du Lac, the son of Richard Fink and Mary Thornton. Joseph graduated from Neenah High School in 1995. In high school, Joe accelerated in theatre, swing choir, and was a member of Vintage. He also participated...
George Lauer
Jan 14, 2020
George Lauer, 67, of West Chicago, IL, formerly of Keenyville, IL passed unexpectedly on January 14, 2020. George was one of the owners of Mel-O-Air Heating and Air Conditioning in Wheaton, IL for many years. He enjoyed boating, fishing and gardening since his retirement. He is survived by a loving family, wife, Lori (Stubbings) Lauer; daughter, Colleen; son, Eric (Tricia);...
Leonard E. Gyr
Jan 13, 2020
Leonard E. Gyr, age 88, of Fond du Lac, completed his circle of life on Monday, January 13, 2020, at Adelaide Place. He was an outstanding, larger than life person with his knowledge and kindness as the business owner of L&H Gyr Excavating to all that encountered him. Leonard was born on June 17, 1931, in Fond du Lac, to...
Howard "Red" J. Heimerman
Jan 11, 2020
Howard “Red” J. Heimerman, 88, of Fond du Lac died Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Hospice Home of Hope. Howard was born on July 29, 1931 in Fond du Lac the son of John and Olive Heimerman. On September 8, 1959 he married Mary Halfman in Fond du Lac. He was a graduate of St. Mary’s Springs Academy in 1949....
Roger T. Puls
Jan 9, 2020
Roger T. Puls, 73, of Fond du Lac, died Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Hospice Home of Hope. He was born September 12, 1946 in Hartford, the son of Elmer and Alma Hintz Puls. Roger graduated from Ripon High School Class of 1965. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1968. Roger worked for Mercury Marine until his retirement in...
Richard H. Birkholz
Jan 7, 2020
Richard H. Birkholz, 91, of Van Dyne died Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Harbor Haven Health and Rehabilitation in Fond du Lac. Richard was born on March 23, 1928 in Lombard, IL the son of Carl and Helen Birkholz. He graduated from Central High School in Sheboygan, WI in 1946. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950-1952 in the...
Cynthia W. Wendt
Jan 7, 2020
Cynthia W. Wendt, 93, of Fond du Lac, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Woodlands Senior Park. She was born in Malone, December 15, 1926, the daughter of Edward and Mary (Halbach) Stephany. Her childhood years and schooling were in the Van Dyne area, where she met Freeland “Fritz” Wendt. He spent three years in service and on January...
Joan E. Behlke
Jan 6, 2020
Joan E. Behlke, age 87, of North Fond du Lac, passed away surrounded by family on Monday, January 6, 2020, at St. Agnes Hospital. She was born on February 28, 1932, in the Town of Russell in Sheboygan County, the daughter of Erma Holtzmann Conrad. Joan graduated from Elkhart Lake High School in 1950. She was very proud that she...
Madonna Sue Pershing
Jan 6, 2020
Madonna Sue Pershing, 67, of Van Dyne died Monday, January 6, 2020 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Sue was born on August 25, 1952 in Grimes, Iowa the daughter of Leonard and Norma Larson. On June 3, 1978 she married Vernon Pershing in Norwalk, Iowa. Sue worked for the CN Railroad for 22 years as an industrial...
Donald B. Moon
Jan 5, 2020
Donald B. Moon, age 79, of Fond du Lac, died Sunday, January 5, 2020, at Harbor Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center on Hospice. He was born March 23, 1940, the son of Arthur & Ella (Schmitz) Moon of NFDL. He attended Horace Mann High School in North Fond du Lac. On August 1, 2004, he married Marcia Brill. Don spent...
Edward J. Michaels
Jan 4, 2020
Edward Joseph Michaels, 82, passed away peacefully at Hospice Home of Hope on Saturday, January 4, 2020 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born January 14, 1937, in Oakfield, the son of Alfred and Velma Burleton Michaels. On October 3, 1959 he married Mary Ellen Harlow at St Mary’s Church in Fond du Lac. Ed served in...
Mary Ann (King) Vogds
Jan 2, 2020
Mary Ann (King) Vogds, age 76, of Fond du Lac, died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 16, 1943, in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Francis and Ann (Yakaites) King. Mary Ann was a 1961 graduate of St. Mary’s Springs Academy. On May 29, 1965, she married the father of her...