Obituary Listing

Shirley A. Fitzpatrick

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Joyce A. Beck

Joyce A. Beck

Aug 20, 2022

Joyce A. Beck, 67 of Oakfield, died Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa. She was born in Campbellsport on December 13, 1954, to Edward and Marian “Toots” (Treiber) Runge. Joyce graduated from Campbellsport High School in 1973 and on July 31, 1976, she married Ronald O. Beck at St. James Catholic Church in Oakfield. Joyce spent a...

Michael E. Galle

Michael E. Galle

Aug 20, 2022

Michael E. Galle, 61, of Ripon, died Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Eden Vista of Ripon. He was born January 6, 1961 in Fond du Lac, the son of Daniel and Dolores (Bell) Galle. He was a graduate of Goodrich High School. On June 11, 1985 he married Betty Ann Kohnke and she preceded him in death on November 18,...

Betty J. Silah

Betty J. Silah

Aug 19, 2022

Betty J. Silah, 95, of Fond du Lac, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022 at Hospice Home of Hope. She was born November 7, 1926, daughter of Walter and Helen (Hess) Minske. Betty spent most of her childhood in Berlin, WI. She married Mitchell Silah on October 26, 1946 in Fond du Lac, where they resided. Betty enjoyed reading, cooking,...

Michael John Brockman

Michael John Brockman

Aug 15, 2022

Michael John Brockman, 67, of Glendale, Arizona, passed away peacefully with close friends and family by his side on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Banner Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born on April 29, 1955, to Marian (Denow) and Leland Brockman. Michael attended LP Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac and graduated in 1973. Michael met his...

Bronislaw "Bruno" M. Jozefowski

Bronislaw "Bruno" M. Jozefowski

Aug 15, 2022

Bruno Jozefowski, age 89, went home to the Lords loving arms on August 15, 2022. He was born in Kielce, Poland to Kazimierz and Franciszka (Bujak) Jozefowski. Bruno had an amazing journey in life. He and his family were forced out of Poland at the start of WWII and were sent to Auschwitz Concentration camp. They survived the Holocaust by...

Robert "Bob" Ellingen

Robert "Bob" Ellingen

Aug 15, 2022

Robert “Bob” Ellingen of Fond du Lac, passed away peacefully on August 15th, 2022. Bob / Dad / Grandpa / Gramps / Papa lived a long, rich, and wonderful life that was filled with many friends and family, as well as an abundance of laughter and love. His quick wit, gentle spirit, and steadfast commitment to those around him will...

Amy Jean Schroeder

Amy Jean Schroeder

Aug 15, 2022

Amy Jean Schroeder (nee Schmuck), age 66, of Malone, died Monday, August 15, 2022, at Theda Clark in Neenah. She was born on April 14, 1956, in Beloit. Amy graduated from Beloit Memorial High School in 1974. She went on to graduate from Columbia School of Nursing in Milwaukee as an RN in 1978. Amy worked at St. Michael’s Hospital...