OBITUARIES

Lester Van Loon

Mar 19, 2017

Lester Frank Van Loon, 92, of Wautoma passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 19, 2017.  He was born on June 24, 1924 in La Crosse, WI, the son of Frank and Tillie(Rosendale) Van Loon.  He grew up on a farm with three siblings: Marjorie Knower (Wilbur), Norman Van Loon (Mary), and Ruth Monski (Donald).

Lester...

George Eberle

Mar 19, 2017

George Hans Eberle, age 79 of Wautoma, died on Sunday, March 19, 2017. He was born in Chicago on August 14, 1937 to Hans and Betty (Kuebal) Eberle. After graduating from St. Michael’s High School, George joined the U.S. Navy. Serving during the Eisenhower Administration, he made 28 Pacific crossings aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown, U.S.S. Cape Esperance...

Roberta Schmidt

Mar 16, 2017

Roberta Ann Schmidt, age 68, of Wautoma, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Aurora Medical Center, Oshkosh.

She was born November 30, 1948 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Robert and Ruth (Walsgrove) Schmidt. Roberta resided in Menomonee Falls before moving to Wautoma in 2010 to be closer to family.

She is survived by one...

Carl Zahorik

Mar 14, 2017

Carl Russell Zahorik, age 57 died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. He was born on July 29, 1959 in Ludington, MI to Russell and Margaret (Adamczyk) Zahorik. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was deployed for the Gulf War. Carl was employed at Bemis Converter Films as an Electrician. He will be sadly missed by...

John Ritschke

Mar 12, 2017

John Glen Ritschke, age 55, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at his home. He was born in Wittenberg on February 20, 1962 to Duane and Shirley (Stroude) Ritschke. John Married Margie Molinski and they were foster parents for 9 years. He worked for Curtis Mathis, Dept of Natural Resources in the Fisheries Department, Erickson Mink Ranch and...

Glen Anderson

Mar 10, 2017

Glen Richard Anderson, 74, of Redgranite, WI, formerly of Northbrook and Glenview, IL passed away March 10, 2017. Beloved husband of 52 years of Marlynn nee Harju; loving father of Julie (Walter) Sommers and Brian (Sahar) Anderson; cherished grandfather of Jackson, Andrew and Charlie Sommers; dear brother of Doris Burt and Kay Larson. Fond uncle of many nieces and...

Beverly Monson

Mar 10, 2017

Beverly M. Monson, age 89, of Wautoma, died on Friday, March 10, 2017 at Rosemore Village, Wild Rose. She was born in Hancock on April 19, 1927 to Harley and Edith (McGregor) Devoe. She co-owned a small delivery business in Chicago and was later employed as a tax preparer and retired in Wautoma.  She was a member of the Hope...

Clarence Stratton

Mar 10, 2017

Clarence Darrell Stratton, age 68, of Coloma died suddenly on Friday, March 10, 2017 after suffering an apparent heart attack at his home. He was born January 21, 1949 in Long Beach, California the son of Darrell Arthur and Mary Adele (Jones) Stratton.

Clarence enlisted in the United States Navy on October 5, 1970 and...

Esther King

Mar 10, 2017

Esther L. King, age 100 of Coloma, passed away Friday, March 10th, 2017 at Prairie Place assisted living in Ripon, WI. She was blessed with long life and peacefully passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior.

She was born February 25th, 1917 in Chili, WI the daughter of Adolph and Bertha (Schilling) Foemmel. Esther...

Agnes Kovalski

Mar 9, 2017

Agnes T. Kovalski, age 90, of Wautoma, passed away Thursday morning, March 9, 2017 at Crossroads Care Center, Weyauwega.

She was born November 7, 1926 in the Town of Hull, Portage County, the daughter of William and Veronica (Wawrzyniak) Ostrowski. She married Clarence D. Kovalski on December 27, 1951  in Stevens Point.Agnes and her husband resided in...

Edward Knuth

Mar 1, 2017

Edward W. Knuth, age 61 of Wautoma, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 1, 2017 at Aurora Medical Center, Oshkosh.

He was born July 12, 1955 in Albion, Michigan, the son of Alvin and Vera (Clark) Knuth. Ed married the former Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Alexander on Sept. 30, 1978 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Decatur, IL....

Donald Baalke

Feb 28, 2017

Donald J. Baalke, age 81, of Wautoma, formerly of Fond du Lac and Berlin, died on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 with his family by his side. He was born in Milwaukee on March 27, 1935 to John Leo Baalke and Marie Rose (Milazzo) Cretney. At age 17 his father signed the paperwork and Donald joined the United States Air...

Rory Perzentka

Feb 25, 2017

Rory Robert Perzentka, age 57, of Neshkoro, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Private family services will be held at a later date.

LaVonna Muzzy

Feb 15, 2017

LaVonna "Vonny" Lou Muzzy, 78, was called to her heavenly home by the grace of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. LaVonna was born, October 3, 1938 in Rice Lake, WI to Albert Carl and Neva (Topp) Hannemann. She was baptized in Rice Lake, WI and confirmed as a young lady. She graduated from Wautoma...

Helen Cieslik

Feb 14, 2017

Helen Cieslik, age 94, of Mount Morris passed away Tuesday morning, Feb. 14, 2017 at Rosemore Village in Wild Rose. She was born Feb. 8, 1923 in Poland. She married Walter Cieslik in May of 1945 in Germany. He preceded her in death on Dec. 3, 2008. Helen and her late husband resided in Chicago for many years prior to...

Frances Wedde

Feb 13, 2017

Frances Jazdzewski Wedde age 91, of Wautoma passed away on Monday, February 13th 2017. Frances was born on July 1, 1925 to Frank and Tillie Jazdzewski in the town of Belmont (Heffron), Portage County. She spent her childhood on the family farm in Heffron. In 1945, she married Don Losey, and together they ran a farm on County O in...

Dr. David Stelter

Feb 12, 2017

Dr. David Stelter, 70, Wautoma, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 12th, 2017. He was a graduate of Marquette University School of Dentistry in 1970. Following an internship at the V.A. Hospital in Milwaukee, he served as a captain in the U.S. Army at Fort Polk, LA. He practiced dentistry in Wautoma, establishing Waushara Dental Associates, and was a member...

Betty Pinter

Feb 10, 2017

Betty A. Pinter, age 87 of Wautoma, passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 at Silver Lake Manor in Wautoma. She was born April 3, 1929 in Hermansville, MI the daughter of Victor and Flossie (Grenier) Dani. She married Donald J. Pinter on May 17, 1952 in Hermansville. He preceded her in death on February 14, 2004. Betty and her husband...

June Matz

Feb 8, 2017

June Rose Matz, age 94, of Wautoma, formerly of Richford, passed away early Wednesday morning, February 8, 2017 at Heartland House in Wautoma. She was born June 26, 1922 in Montello the daughter of Gustav and Elizabeth (Stock) Zarbrook. At age 7, on December 24, 1939, June was adopted and welcomed into the home of Albert and Ella Mittelstedt of...

Richard Geller

Feb 6, 2017

Richard (Dick) "Gunny" J. Geller, age 86 of Wautoma, formerly of Racine died unexpectedly on Monday, February 6, 2017. He was born in Gary, IN on September 9, 1930 to Charles and Florence Geller. After high school he joined the United States Marine Corp in 1950. Gunny served with the 3rd Battalion 7th Marines in Korea for one tour and...