Obituaries

Gary DeSmith

Gary DeSmith

Apr 14, 2011

Gary L. DeSmith, 66, of 1103 Center Avenue, Oostburg died at his home on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Gary was born on May 6, 1944 in Sheboygan, the son of the late Lloyd and Anna (Klompenhouwer) DeSmith. He attended Oostburg High School. On June 13, 1970 he married Donna Brock in Cedar Grove. Gary worked in the maintenance department at...

Clarice Rose

Clarice Rose

Apr 10, 2011

Clarice Rose, 77, of New Holstein and formerly of Sheboygan, passed away on Sunday evening, April 10, 2011 at the Homestead Care Center in New Holstein where she resided for the past 12 years. Clarice was born on September 17, 1933 in Plymouth, daughter of Allen and Meta Louise (Krueger) Schoenfeld. She was a 1951 graduate of Oostburg High School....

Cornelia Pas

Cornelia Pas

Apr 9, 2011

Cornelia "Kay" Ten Pas, 91, of Sheboygan Falls, went home to her Lord on Saturday, April 9, 2011 with her family by her side. Kay was born November 24, 1919 in Wood County to Jacob and Sarah (Van Der Gouwe) Van De Wege. On August 9, 1940 she married Lloyd Ten Pas in Cedar Grove. Lloyd passed away June 10,...

Donald Kempers

Donald Kempers

Apr 7, 2011

Donald G. Kempers, 82, of Oostburg, passed away after a short battle with cancer on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at St. Nicholas Hospital. Donald was born March 26, 1929 in the Town of Holland to Willis and Clara (Wensink) Kempers. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, stationed in Germany. On February 21, 1970 he married Emaline...

Richard Lorenz

Richard Lorenz

Apr 5, 2011

Richard C. Lorenz, 78, of W2809 County Rd. N, Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at his home that he built in the Town of Lima. Richard was born on December 17, 1932 in the Town of Lima, son of Frank and Lillian (Walsh) Lorenz. He attended Sheboygan Falls High School and was a Corporal in the...

Eugenia Bespalow

Eugenia Bespalow

Apr 4, 2011

Eugenia Bespalow, 92, of 855 Michigan Ave, Oostburg died on Monday morning, April 4, 2011 at Pine Haven Christian Home where she had resided for the past two weeks. Eugenia was born on January 6, 1919 in Odessa, Ukraine, the daughter of Konstantin and Praskeva (Mostova) Grintchuk. She attended local schools in Odessa. She married the late Gregory Bespalow in...

Erna Bernice

Erna Bernice

Mar 26, 2011

Erna Schwartz, 93, a resident of Pine Haven Christian Home in Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. Erna was born on April 12, 1917 in the Town of Lyndon, the daughter of the late John and Emma (Federwisch) Schwartz. In 1919 her family moved to a farm on Bluebird Lane...

Thomas Wyk

Thomas Wyk

Mar 24, 2011

Thomas J. Van Wyk, 24, of Houston, TX and formerly of Sheboygan Falls, passed away unexpectedly after a lifelong medical struggle on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at his home in Texas. Thomas was born on November 24, 1986 in Sheboygan Falls, son of Dan and Jane (Mulder) Van Wyk. He was a 2005 graduate of Sheboygan Falls High. Thomas attended...

Ruth Dekker

Ruth Dekker

Mar 20, 2011

Ruth E. Dekker, 93, formerly of Adell, passed away on Sunday afternoon, March 20, 2011 at Pine Haven Christian Home in Sheboygan Falls. Ruth was born on February 2, 1918 in Sheboygan, the daughter of the late Garret and Dora (Eernisse) Dulmes. She was a graduate of Wisconsin Memorial Academy and Sheboygan Business College. On June 29, 1943 she married...

Ruth Graven

Ruth Graven

Mar 19, 2011

Ruth C. Graven, 90, formerly of Oostburg died Saturday night, March 19, 2011 at Virginia Highlands in Germantown where she had resided for the past year. Ruth was born on October 12, 1920, the daughter of the late William and Lucile (Birkett) Meyer. She graduated from Oostburg High School in 1938. On May 9, 1941, she married the late Raymond...

Margaret Wierman

Margaret Wierman

Mar 18, 2011

Margaret M. Wierman, 95, formerly of Sheboygan Falls, went to her heavenly home while surrounded by her family on Friday, March 18, 2011 while at Morningside Health Center where she had resided for the past eleven years. Margaret was born on January 23, 1916, near Ringle in the Town of Easton in Adams County, the daughter of the late Paul...

Francis Buechler

Francis Buechler

Mar 18, 2011

Francis J. Buechler, 98, of N3170 E. County Road A, Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Friday afternoon, March 18, 2011 following a brief illness, at his home on the Buechler Homestead Farm near Six Corners in the Town of Lima in Sheboygan County. Francis was born on April 2, 1912 in the same room in which he died. He was...

Lois Meeusen

Lois Meeusen

Mar 13, 2011

Lois J. Meeusen, 84, of Cedar Grove, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2011 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. Lois was born March 1, 1927 in Sheboygan County to Dirk and Grace (Duenk) Huenink. On May 16, 1947 she married Roger Meeusen in Cedar Grove. Roger passed away February 8, 1992. Lois worked at Musebuck Shoe Company for many years....

Wayne Mueller

Wayne Mueller

Mar 11, 2011

Wayne A. Mueller, 71, of Cascade, passed away on Friday morning, March 11, 2011 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. Wayne was born on March 15, 1939 in Sheboygan to Frank and Wilma (Maertz) Mueller. He was a 1957 graduate of Sheboygan Falls High School. Wayne married Donna Rae Durfee in Sheboygan. He worked at Thomas Industries and General Telephone...

SueAnn VanEss

SueAnn VanEss

Mar 9, 2011

SueAnn E. VanEss, 88, formerly of Oostburg, passed away on Wednesday morning, March 9, 2011 at Rocky Knoll Health Care Center surrounded by her family. SueAnn was born on December 23, 1922 in the Town of Holland, daughter of the late Edwin and Cora (Westerbeke) Lammers. She was a graduate of Oostburg High School. On December 12, 1941 she married...

Aimee Anderkin

Aimee Anderkin

Mar 5, 2011

Aimee Jo Anderkin, 31, of Waldo, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. Aimee Jo was born on September 27, 1979 in Plymouth, to Gerald Siebert and Tammy Anderkin. She graduated from Presideo High School in Tuscon, AZ. Aimee Jo was employed as an assistant manager at the Q-Mart in Sheboygan. Aimee Jo was...

Ralph Dulmes

Ralph Dulmes

Mar 5, 2011

Ralph M. Dulmes, 84, of 532 Wisconsin Avenue, Oostburg went home to his Lord on Saturday afternoon, March 5, 2011. Ralph was born on October 26, 1926 in the Town of Lima, the son of the late Raymond and Alice (Lemmenes) Dulmes. He attended Cedar Grove High School. On August 13, 1947, Ralph married Dorothy Hoftiezer at the home of...

Patricia Luedtke

Patricia Luedtke

Mar 4, 2011

Patricia A. Luedtke, 73, of 1020 Park Avenue, Oostburg died at her home surrounded by her loving family on Friday afternoon, March 4, 2010. Pat was born on June 5, 1937 in Oostburg, the daughter of Erwin and Ruth (Daane) TenPas. Pat attended Oostburg High School. On July 31, 1954 she married Fred Luedtke at the Little Brown Church in...

Ruth Willadsen

Ruth Willadsen

Mar 1, 2011

Ruth L. Willadsen, 84, of Sheboygan and formerly of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at Sunny Ridge Health Care Center. Ruth was born on March 10, 1926 in Sheboygan, daughter of Karl and Alice (Kriplean) Grasse. She was a 1944 graduate of Sheboygan Central High School. On September 20, 1947 she married Paul B. Willadsen in...

LaMonte Dulmes

LaMonte Dulmes

Feb 28, 2011

LaMonte H. Dulmes, 95, formerly of Adell, died on Monday night, February 28, 2011 at Pine Haven Christian Home in Sheboygan Falls where he had resided since 2004. LaMonte was born on December 28, 1915 in Adell, the son of the late Garret and Dora (Eernissee) Dulmes. He graduated from the Wisconsin Memorial Academy in Cedar Grove in 1934 and...