Obituary Listing

Jan 29, 2019

Frederick “Fred” F. Esler, of Fond du Lac, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019 of injuries sustained in a motorbike incident last August. He was born in Oshkosh June 26, 1951 to Donald and Dolores Esler and graduated from Lourdes High School in 1969. He went on to attend then WSU-O. After graduation in 1973, with a Business Degree, he...

Jan 27, 2019

Richard H. Thelke, 77, of North Fond du Lac, died Sunday, January 27, 2019 at St. Agnes Hospital. He was born September 30, 1941. He attended Watertown High School. On May 17, 1963 he married Gloria Samuel. Richard drove truck for over 30 years until his retirement. He enjoyed camping at Evergreen Campsites in Wild Rose, Wisconsin and fishing, both...

Jan 25, 2019

Dimitri Alexaieff, age 62, of San Francisco, CA, died Friday, January 25, 2019, at his residence. He was born on Mary 21, 1956, in Beirut, Lebanon, the son of Alexi and Almira “Liza” Alexaieff. As a teenager Dimitri’s family immigrated to San Francisco and has since resided there. Dimitri served in the United States Marines. Dimitri was a jack of...

Jan 25, 2019

Sally Anne Giebel, 83, passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at her home in Eldorado after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born in Manitowoc on Tuesday, May 7, 1935, a daughter of Frank and Helene (LaMarche) Wolff. On Saturday, June 20, 1959, Sally Anne married Norbert Giebel at St. John the Baptist, now Our Risen Savior Catholic Church,...

Jan 25, 2019

James Finnegan, 92, of Fond du Lac, died Friday, January 25, 2019 at Grancare Nursing Center. He was born September 18, 1926 in Green Lake, the son of Elmer and Marie Leonard Finnegan. On September 5, 1953 he married Eleanor A. Yonke at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Berlin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and worked...

Jan 24, 2019

Daniel R. Walgenbach, 83, of Fond du Lac, walked into the open arms of his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 24, 2019. Dan was born to Raymond and Lorraine Klein Walgenbach on October 20, 1935. He married Linda Guse on June 25, 1966. Dan fulfilled his dream of buying a farm which he owned and operated for 32 years....

Jan 23, 2019

Ray J. Ries, 91, of Fond du Lac, died Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at St. Agnes Hospital. He was born Raymond John Ries on June 3, 1927 in the Town of Byron, son of George and Hilaria Bonlander Ries. Ray graduated from L.P. Goodrich High School in 1948 and earned his teaching degree from Sheboygan County Teachers’ School in 1952....

Jan 22, 2019

Richard D. Schwartz, Sr., 82, of Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Harbor Haven Health and Rehabilitation. He was born August 11, 1936 in Fond du Lac, the son of Louis and Elizabeth Brandt Schwartz. Richard served in the U.S. Navy. On November 24, 1984 he married Hilda Greiner Schmidt at Immanuel Trinity Lutheran Church. Richard worked...

Jan 22, 2019

Carol Ann (Baumhardt) Seibel, age 70, of Mt. Calvary, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends, on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at St. Agnes Hospital. She was born on June 24, 1948, in Bismarck, North Dakota, the daughter of Jerome Floyd Baumhardt and Sylvia Isabella (Lee) Baumhardt. On December 8, 1978, Carol married Neal Seibel in Fond du...

Jan 22, 2019

Born December 30, 1959, Jill Janeen Borisch/Fortino, was finally reunited with her Mom, Brother, and Sisters, on January 22, 2019. Leaving behind daughters, Angela Martinez, Blayne Meyer; and sons, James Fortino and Benjamin Fortino. She adored her five grandchildren, Elijah, Kayden, William, Maryanne, and Matthew. Til we meet again, on the dark side of the moon.

Jan 20, 2019

Paula L. Ott (nee Widner), age 69, currently of Fond du Lac and formerly of West Bend and Arkansas City, KS, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 20, 2019, at Crossroads Nursing Home, eighteen years to the day that her battle would begin after suffering a major stroke. She was born on October 29, 1949, in Arkansas City, KS. She...

Jan 19, 2019

Lois P. Weigelt, age 88, of Fond du Lac, died Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Woodlands Assisted Living after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on February 1, 1930, in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Lyall and Norma (Halle) Adams. On May 25, 1957 she married Gilbert I. “Gib” Weigelt at Church of Our Saviour Lutheran Church....

Jan 19, 2019

Robert L. Moses, age 77, of Fond du Lac, died Saturday, January 19, 2019, at his residence. He was born on May 25, 1941, in Fond du Lac, the son of George and Elizabeth (Kalous) Moses. Bob was a veteran who served in the United States Navy on the USS Enterprise. He returned home after his military service to help...

Jan 17, 2019

Robert J. "Bob" Ludvigsen of North Fond du Lac passed away peacefully on January 17, completing a 91-year journey on Earth. A World War II veteran and lifelong Wisconsin resident, Bob loved his family and friends and never wavered in his faith. He was a permanent fixture at Apostolic Christian Church of Fond du Lac and Wauwatosa, and devoted a...

Jan 17, 2019

Alyce Mae Ross, 72, of Beaver Dam, died, Thursday, January 17, 2019 at St. Agnes Hospital. She was born on July 22, 1946, in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Allen and Isabel (Genautis) Thinnes. On September 2, 1978, she married Joe Ross in Chicago. Survivors include her husband Joe Ross; one son, Robert (Dawn) Lefeber; two grandsons, Aaron Lefeber...

Jan 15, 2019

Eunice Mae Hensel (Schrank), 87, long time resident of North Fond du Lac and recent resident of Lakeview Place, Fond du Lac, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Eunice was born January 26, 1931 in Harrisville, WI, Marquette County. She was the first of eleven children born to Walter and Esther (Krueger) Schrank. Eunice was born premature and was...

Jan 15, 2019

Jan 14, 2019

Shirley M. Maltby, 92, of Fond du Lac, died Monday, January 14, 2019 at Serenity Circle, St. Frances Home. She was born August 14, 1926 in Garnet, WI, the daughter of Glenn and Edna Roehrdanz Rothmann. Shirley graduated from Chilton High School in 1944 and received her nursing degree from St. Agnes Hospital School of Nursing in 1947. On August...

Jan 13, 2019

Kenneth M. Koenig, age 70, formerly of 215 Harrison St, North Fond du Lac, suddenly passed away at his residence. Kenneth was born on August 16, 1948, in West Bend Hospital, first of two children to Vera and Martin Koenig. Kenneth graduated from Horace Mann High School in North Fond du Lac in 1967. Shortly after Kenneth graduated, he enlisted...

Jan 12, 2019

William R. Meyst, 73, of Fond du Lac, died Saturday, January 12, 2019 at St. Agnes Hospital. He was born in Evanston, IL on March 22, 1945, the son of William and Mary Callendar Meyst. William graduated from Goodrich High School in 1963 and attended Northern University in Ashland, WI and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. On November 11, 1978 he...