All Obituaries

Eldor Kaatz, age 91, of Green Lake, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at the Barrett House in Ripon. He was born on December 9, 1928, at his home in the town of Brooklyn, a son of Edward and Emma (Radtke) Kaatz.   Eldor proudly served his country with the United States Army in the 194th Field Battalion Artillery, stationed in Germany. On October 31, 1953, he married Elfriede Gehret at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Princeton. Eldor farmed most of his life. He was a...

Diane M. Krueger, age 75, of Princeton, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, September 5, 2020.  She was born on November 9, 1944, in Princeton, a daughter of Frank and Marie (Malinowski) Novak. On February 11, 1964, Diane married James Krueger in Green Lake, WI.     For 20 years, Diane enjoyed working as an Emergency Medical Technician for the Princeton Ambulance Service. She was proud of the people she helped throughout the years. Her dedicated service helped...

William J. LaFleur, age 88, of Ripon, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020, at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison.  He was born on September 22, 1931, in Terra Haute, Indiana.       William proudly served his country in the United States Navy.  For many years, he used his culinary skills working as a chef at restaurants around the area such as the Green Lake Conference Center, Nortons of Green Lake and the Lawsonia Golf Course...

Berlyce Hebbe, of Princeton, loving wife and mother of 4 children, passed away at the age of 83 on Sunday, August 30, 2020, at the Barrett House in Ripon.   Berlyce was born on January 27, 1937, in Menomonie, WI, the daughter of Alvin and Ruth (Fenske) Severson. Berlyce graduated from Princeton High School with the class of 1955 and was the class Valedictorian. On October 27, 1956, she married her high school sweetheart, James Hebbe. Together they raised their 4 children, Monica,...

Donald Bryant, age 69, of Princeton, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Don was born on March 3, 1951, in Syracuse, New York, a son of Donald and Virginia (Johnson) Bryant. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. On June 17, 1989, Don married Theresa Kingsbury in Milwaukee. Don was a truck driver and drove many years for Robert’s Trucking Company out of Eldorado, WI.        Don enjoyed participating in drag racing...

Kaydoe J. Lamphear, age 48, of Montello, WI, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. He was born in Portage, WI, on December 6, 1971, the son of Edward and Elaine (Meuer) Lamphear.       Kaydoe was a United States Army Veteran who proudly served his country in Afghanistan and Kuwait. He worked in Beaver Dam, WI, as a detailing manager for Countryside Automotive.  On July 4, 2020, Kaydoe married Theresa Symonds in Oxford,...

David Harold Taylor, age 76, of Princeton, WI, passed away peacefully at ThedaCare Medical Center in Berlin, WI, on Saturday, August 15, 2020, after a brief illness. Dave was born in Oakdale, WI, in 1943, a son of George W. and Laverne Taylor. Dave joined the United States Marine Corps in October of 1961, served honorably overseas and was discharged in 1966.  In 1968, he married Wendy Lynn (Herrell) Taylor and had two sons, David and Travis. Dave spent many years all over the United...

Sandra Zelenski, age 81, of Princeton, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020, at Silver Lake Manor in Wautoma. She was born on June 30, 1939, in Ripon, the daughter of Chesley and Mary Schlaegel. Sandy was a graduate of Ripon High School and continued her education graduating from the University of Nebraska with a degree in accounting. She married John Zelenski at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Princeton. Sandy worked at the Kaminski Law Office in Princeton for many years. She also...

  Adrian Lashock, lifelong resident of Princeton, age 87, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, July 24, 2020. He was born on December 15, 1932 in Princeton, WI, a son of Nicholas and Theresa (Soda) Lashock. On June 30, 1962, he married Geraldine Schroeder at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Princeton. Adrian retired from Speed Queen in Ripon where he worked for 37 years. He was a very hard worker, he loved to help out the area farmers or...

Cheri Janssen, age 59, of Montello, passed away suddenly at her home on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. She was born on October 11, 1960, in Berlin, WI, a daughter of Ronald and Shirley (Kanneman) Seeliger. Cheri grew up in Princeton and graduated from Princeton High School in 1978. On July 30, 1983, she married David Janssen at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Princeton. She worked as a machine operator for Alliance Laundry Systems in Ripon.      Cheri had many hobbies. She...