Obituaries

Dwayne Siemers

Dwayne Siemers

Jan 28, 2016

Dwayne A. Siemers, 87, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the Sheboygan Senior Community in the Town of Sheboygan. He was born on October 19, 1928 in Sheboygan Falls to the late Adolf and Lane Siemers. Dwayne was a veteran of the U.S Navy in Cuba. He worked for many years at the Kohler...

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Jan 28, 2016

Benjamin L. Martin, 10, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2016, as a result of a fire at their family home. Benjamin was born on March 1, 2005, in Sheboygan. He is the son of Matthew Martin, Kristi (Schmidt) and Christopher Maki. He was a fifth grader at Lake Country Academy in Sheboygan. Benjamin was part of...

Gary Markus

Gary Markus

Jan 28, 2016

Gary W. Markus, 57, of Hingham, died unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, January 28, 2016. Gary was born on September 1, 1958 in Sheboygan, the son of William R. and Shirley (Gannigan) Markus. He graduated from Oostburg High School in 1977. Gary married Tamala Huibregtse on July 18, 1980 in Oostburg. He worked at the Belgium Foundry for 37...

Ann Klauser

Ann Klauser

Jan 27, 2016

Ann L. Klauser, 88, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at the Sheboygan Senior Community in the Town of Sheboygan. Ann was born on March 27, 1927, in Mechelen, Belgium, daughter of J. Robert and Mathilda (Meyes) Van Hoof. On October 30, 1945, she married Carl Klauser in Malines, Belgium, while he was serving with the...

Natalie Martin

Natalie Martin

Jan 27, 2016

Natalie R. Martin, 11, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, as a result of a fire at their family home. Natalie was born on March 8, 2004, in Sheboygan. She is the daughter of Matthew Martin, Kristi (Schmidt) and Christopher Maki. Natalie was a sixth grader at Farnsworth Middle School in Sheboygan. Natalie was part of...

Carter Maki

Carter Maki

Jan 26, 2016

Carter J. Maki, 7, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, as a result of a fire at their family home. Carter was born on December 3, 2008, in Sheboygan, son of Christopher and Kristi (Schmidt) Maki. He was a first grader at Sheboygan Falls Elementary School. Carter was part of the family at Crossroads Community Church...

James Heidemann

James Heidemann

Jan 24, 2016

James Raymond Heidemann, 72, of Sheboygan died on Sunday morning, January 24, 2016 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center following heart failure. James was born on February 4, 1943 in West Bend to Elmer and Dorothy (Schmidt) Heidemann. He attended Longfellow School in Sheboygan and currently resided with his sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Mike Stieghorst in the Town of...

Morgan Knapp

Morgan Knapp

Jan 23, 2016

Morgan Marie Knapp, 18, of Oostburg passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 23, 2016 as a result of an automobile accident. Morgan was born on May 16, 1997 to Ronald and Jessica (Kuntz) Knapp. Morgan was a 2015 graduate of Oostburg High School. She was currently attending Concordia University in Mequon for nursing. During the past two years, while attending...

Delores Dietrich

Delores Dietrich

Jan 23, 2016

Delores Dietrich, 84, of Cedar Grove passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. Delores was born on Aug. 23, 1931 in Nebraska to Jacob and Eva (Adams) Rinehart. Delores was a 1950 graduate of Rufus King High School. On May 12, 1956 she married Ernest Dietrich in Milwaukee. He preceded her on January 14, 2013....

Richard Brill

Richard Brill

Jan 20, 2016

Richard A. Brill, 84, of Oostburg died Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Richard was born on June 8, 1931 in Oostburg to Abram and Anna (Koskamp) Brill. He was a 1949 graduate of Oostburg High School. He served his country in the US Army, spending one year in Korea . On October 17, 1964 he married Norma Draayers. Richard was a...

Janet TeBeest

Janet TeBeest

Jan 20, 2016

Janet Lee TeBeest, 79, of Oostburg, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice, following a month long illness. Janet was born in Oostburg, on December 30, 1936, the daughter of late Edward and Nellie (Brill) Kappers. She graduated from Oostburg High School in 1954. On May 10, 1958, she married her high school...

Patricia Vogt

Patricia Vogt

Jan 17, 2016

Patricia G. Vogt, 80, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2016, at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan. Patricia was born on April 11, 1935, in Holyoke, MA, daughter of John and Ann (Moriarty) Ginley. She was a 1953 graduate of Sacred Heart High School. On July 12, 1958, she married Edgar A. Vogt Jr. in Holyoke. Edgar...

Irene Meyer

Irene Meyer

Jan 15, 2016

Irene C. Meyer, 93, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016, at Pine Haven Christian Home. Irene was born on October 13, 1922, in Sheboygan Falls, daughter of James and Martha (Kachur) Rhines. She was a 1940 graduate of Sheboygan Falls High School. In 1940 she married Melvin Anderson, they had two children, Richard and Carol. On...

Vernon Gill

Vernon Gill

Jan 10, 2016

Vernon H. Gill, 77, of Sheboygan Falls passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. Vernon was born on September 12, 1938 in Sheboygan to Glenn and Margaret (Taubenheim) Gill. He was a 1957 graduate of Central High School and attended Trinity Bible College. On October 24, 1959 he married Phyllis Hopeman. Vernon was...

Marjorie Tenpas

Marjorie Tenpas

Jan 9, 2016

Marjorie Tenpas, 96, a resident of Pine Haven Christian Home in Sheboygan Falls, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016. Marjorie was born on December 26, 1919 in the Town of Holland, the daughter of Lewis and Nellie (Schreurs) LeMahieu. Marjorie attended River Valley School in Town Holland. On September 22, 1939 she married Gordon Tenpas. He preceded her in...

Roger Schimberg

Roger Schimberg

Jan 9, 2016

Roger J. Schimberg, 70, of Oostburg, died on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice Center following a long battle with cancer. Roger was born on November 7, 1945 in Port Washington, the son of John and Eleanor (Schommer) Schimberg. He graduated from Holy Cross Catholic School. Roger served in the US Army from 1966-68. On...

Phyllis Joosse

Phyllis Joosse

Jan 8, 2016

Phyllis Joosse, 86, of Cedar Grove, passed away on Friday morning, January 8, 2016, at Pine Haven Covenant Home in Sheboygan Falls where she had resided for the past three years. Phyllis was born on January 18, 1929 in Cedar Grove, the daughter of Harry and Gladys (Meylink) Meerdink. She graduated from Wisconsin Memorial Academy in Cedar Grove in 1947...

Beatrice Geidel

Beatrice Geidel

Jan 6, 2016

Beatrice A. Geidel, 97, passed away peacefully on the morning of January 6, 2016 at Avamere Health Care in Bellingham, WA. Beatrice was born at home on October 25, 1918 in the Town of Lima, the daughter of Abram and Johannah ('Annie' Liezen) Damkot. She attended the Hillcrest School in the Town of Lima and Oostburg High School. In 1941...

Jan Jones

Jan Jones

Jan 5, 2016

Jan A. Jones, 77, of Sheboygan, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, January 5, 2016, at the Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. Jan was born on February 10, 1938 in Covington, KY, the son of William Mattic and Guarner (Gray) Jones. He graduated from Holmes High School and then attended the University of Cincinnati. On April 28, 1973 he married Celene...

Gertrude Gabrielse

Gertrude Gabrielse

Jan 5, 2016

Gertrude J. Gabrielse, 98, of Oostburg, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at Pine Haven Christian Home in Sheboygan Falls. Gertrude was born on July 14, 1917, in Sheboygan, daughter of John and Lena (Gabrielse) Vander Weele. She attended Sheboygan Christian School. On November 29, 1935, she married Leonard W. Gabrielse in Sheboygan. Leonard passed away on February 12,...