Obituary Listing

Brian W.  Benz

Brian W. Benz

Sep 29, 2019

Brian W. Benz, age 59, formerly of Fond du Lac, died Sunday, September 29, 2019, at Agrace Hospice in Madison. He was born on January 23, 1960, in Fond du Lac, the son of Eldon and Lorraine (Rueckert) Benz. He served in the United States Army. Brian was born and raised in Fond du Lac and moved to Madison in...

Bonnie L. Thoreson

Bonnie L. Thoreson

Sep 28, 2019

Bonnie L. Thoreson, 59, passed peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. She was born in Oconomowoc on Monday, May 9, 1960 to Francis and Molly (née Brennan) Miller. Bonnie was a lifelong, loving homemaker dedicated to raising her children and grandchildren. She loved music, singing, reading, cooking, gardening, camping...

Gregory David Hansen

Gregory David Hansen

Sep 27, 2019

Gregory David Hansen, age 66, of Fond du Lac, died Friday, September 27, 2019, at Crossroads Nursing Home. He was born on September 22, 1953, in Fond du Lac, the son of James and Marjorie (Rohlinger) Hansen. Greg graduated from Goodrich High School in 1973. He worked as a bartender at Joe’s Fox Hut and also delivered for the Milwaukee...

Thomas J. Thelen

Thomas J. Thelen

Sep 26, 2019

Thomas J. Thelen, age 90, of Fond du Lac, died Thursday, September 26, 2019, at Edenbrook Nursing Home. He was born on August 16, 1929, in Oakfield, WI. On January 15, 1954, he married Jeanette Dolley in Fond du Lac. Tom served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Tom worked for over fifty years at Michels Corporation....

Lillian A. Beck

Lillian A. Beck

Sep 22, 2019

Lillian A. Beck, 87, died Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. She was born in St. Joe, in the town of Marshfield, on Thursday, June 23, 1932, a daughter of Anton and Rosalie (Wehner) Nett. Lillian attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Marytown and graduated from New Holstein High School. On Tuesday, June...

Brad Michael Czoschke

Brad Michael Czoschke

Sep 22, 2019

Brad Michael Czoschke, 41, of Fond du Lac, died Sunday, September 22, 2019, at home. He was born on July 4, 1978, in MCSA Cherry Point, North Carolina, the son of Michael Walters (formerly Czoschke) and Colleen McAbee. He graduated from the West Bend High School in 197. He worked many years from Stockbridge Engineering as a machinist. As a...

Mabel O. Schumacher

Mabel O. Schumacher

Sep 20, 2019

Mabel Schumacher, 97, of North Fond du Lac, died Friday, September 20, 2019 at Touchstone Living Center. She was born February 5, 1922 to William and Elizabeth Gernetzke Mertz, in the town of Lowell, Dodge County. She married Arthur Schumacher on November 28, 1952 and he preceded her in death on August 15, 1987. She farmed with her husband, until...

Benedict A. "Ben"  Thielitz

Benedict A. "Ben" Thielitz

Sep 19, 2019

Benedict A. “Ben” Thielitz, age 103, of Fond du Lac, died Thursday, September 19, 2019, at Harbor Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on June 30, 1916, in South Dakota, the son of Otto and Margaret (Kemph) Thielitz. Ben moved to North Fond du Lac as a child, then in Baraboo for a number of years, and then...

Daniel J. Krug

Daniel J. Krug

Sep 19, 2019

Daniel J. Krug, 93, of Fond du Lac, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, a great son to his parents, and kind brother to his sisters, died Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Hospice Home of Hope. He was born September 23, 1925, the son of Walter and Eleanora Guelig Krug. He graduated from L.P. Goodrich High School. He was...

Wayne D. Stoegbauer, Sr.

Wayne D. Stoegbauer, Sr.

Sep 19, 2019

Wayne D. Stoegbauer, Sr, 87, of North Fond du Lac, died Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Touchstone Assisted Living. He was born November 30, 1931 in Fond du Lac, the son of Raymond and Stella Hall Stoegbauer. Wayne served over 20 years in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force serving two tours in Korea, retiring in 1971. On May...

Arline D. Waehler

Arline D. Waehler

Sep 16, 2019

Arline D. Waehler, age 92, of Fond du Lac, died Monday, September 16, 2019, at Sage Meadow in Fond du Lac. She was born on January 29, 1927, in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Charles H. and Emma K. (Vogt) Pagel. Arline was a 1945 graduate of Fond du Lac High School. She first worked as a cashier at...

Douglas J. Towne

Douglas J. Towne

Sep 12, 2019

Douglas J. Towne, 52, of Lomira, died Thursday, September 12, 2019. He was born May 22, 1967 in Fond du Lac, the son of Marlin and Lois Wright Towne. Douglas attended Lomira High School. He worked as a lead pressman for Quad Graphics for 28 years. He enjoyed music, was an avid golfer, a Colorado Avalanche fan, and an Oakland...

Kathleen "Kate" Casper

Kathleen "Kate" Casper

Sep 11, 2019

Kathleen “Kate” Casper, age 72, of Fond du Lac, as a child of God, passed away peacefully and entered into everlasting peace on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at Lakeview Assisted Living in Fond du Lac, which was home to Kate since January 2019. She had faced the challenge of cancer the last eighteen months and then suffered a stroke in...

Jean M.  Hickey

Jean M. Hickey

Sep 10, 2019

Jean M. Hickey, 72, of Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Hospice Home of Hope. She was born in Monroe, Wis. on April 30, 1947, a daughter of Valentine and Eleanor (née Martin) Zibung. Jean married Dave Carrollo in 1966. In 1991, she married James “Jim” Hickey. He preceded her in death on May 16, 2013. Jean...

Joanna L. Fay

Joanna L. Fay

Sep 9, 2019

Joanna Lynn Fay, age 68, of Fond du Lac, passed away at Kathy Hospice in West Bend, WI, on Monday, September 9, 2019. She was born on May 8, 1951, in DeKalb, IL., the youngest of eight children born to Wilder and Martha (Johnson) Fay. She spent her childhood years on the family farm in Waterman, IL. Joanna was a...

Jean C. Ehlert

Jean C. Ehlert

Sep 7, 2019

Jean C. Ehlert, 86, of Fond du Lac, died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at St. Agnes Hospital. She was born in Merrill, Wis. on Sunday, June 18, 1933, a daughter of William and Hattie (née Bacher) Dichraff. On Saturday, April 30, 1955, Jean married Edward Ehlert in Merrill. He preceded her in death on Sunday, July 21, 1991. Jean was...

Eleanor "Ellie" M.  Gratton

Eleanor "Ellie" M. Gratton

Sep 7, 2019

Eleanor “Ellie” M. Gratton, 73, of Fond du Lac, died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at St. Agnes Hospital. She was born June 14, 1946 in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Nelson and Laura Schmitz Gratton. Ellie was a member of Holy Family Parish and was a former member of the St. Anne Society and the Van Dyne Lioness. She...

Richard A. Behlke Jr.

Richard A. Behlke Jr.

Sep 6, 2019

Richard A. “Ricky” Behlke Jr, age 49, of North Fond du Lac, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019, at St. Agnes Hospital. He was born on May 23, 1970, in Fond du Lac, the son of Richard and Pennelope (Warner) Behlke Sr. He was a 1988 graduate of Horace Mann High School in North Fond du Lac. On June...

Diane  M. Roedl

Diane M. Roedl

Sep 5, 2019

Diane M. Roedl, 72, of Fond du Lac, died Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Hospice Home of Hope. She was born April 23, 1947 in Beaver Dam, the daughter of Jerome and Luella (Kuehl) Drahmel. Diane was a 1965 graduate of Beaver Dam High School. She was baptized, confirmed and later married Duane “Dewey” Roedl at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church...

Margaret  M. "Marty" Wilderman

Margaret M. "Marty" Wilderman

Sep 5, 2019

Margaret M. “Marty” Wilderman, 97, of Fond du Lac, entered eternal life surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at the Hospice Home of Hope. She was born in Stephenson, Mich. on Sunday, September 11, 1921, a daughter of Morris and Ella (Guimond) Tebo. Marty graduated from Fond du Lac High School in 1939. On Monday, March 29,...