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Wilbert R. Lanzendorf
Wilbert R. "Bill" Lanzendorf, 80, of Beaver Dam, died on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, at his home.
The funeral will be held on Monday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m., at Good Shepherd Ev. Lutheran Church, 1310 N. Center St., Beaver Dam. The Rev. Kurt Mau will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, town of Trenton, Dodge County.
Mr. Lanzendorf was born on March 9, 1921, in the town of Leeds, Columbia County, the son of Otto and Leona (Gest) Lanzendorf. He was married
to Helen Viken on June 16, 1943, in Pardeeville.
Mr. Lanzendorf and his wife, Helen, farmed near Rio for many years before moving to Beaver Dam in 1954. He was employed at Metalfab for many years and was transferred to Marshfield and worked for a Metalfab-owned company there. He was a charter member of the Dodge County Antique and Power Club; the Wisconsin Steam and Gas Engine Club; a lifetime member of the Badger Steam and Gas Engine Club; and a member of Good Shepherd Ev. Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam.
Survivors include one daughter, Sally (Roger) Miller, town of Beaver Dam; two grandchildren, Dana (Heather) Miller, Beaver Dam, and Tricia (John) Bauernfeind, Beaver Dam; six great-grandchildren; four sisters, Leola Hermanson, Poynette, Mildred Bliech, Waupun, Doloris (Elmer) Haupt, Poynette, and Ruth Thompson, Poynette; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen, in 1990, and three brothers-in-law.
Friends may call on Monday, Dec. 10, from 9 to 11 a.m., at Good Shepherd Ev. Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam.
The Murray Community Funeral Home, Beaver Dam, is serving the family.
Elmer W. Fischer
Elmer W. Fischer, 84, of Beaver Dam, went to eternal life on Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, after a long courageous battle with cancer surrounded by loving family members at his home.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 11 a.m., at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Beaver Dam. The Rev. Daniel Massie will officiate. Burial will be at St. Peter Catholic Church, town of Beaver Dam, with military rites conducted by Lowell VFW Post 9392.
Mr. Fischer was born on July 19, 1917, in Watertown, the son of Arthur and Augusta (Yahn) Fischer. He was married
to Anna Barbara Meyer on June 14, 1941, at St. Peter's Catholic church, Beaver Dam. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends this last June.
Mr. Fischer was employed at the Monarch Range Co. for 28 years as a boiler engineer. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the US Army, Battery "C" 516th Field Artillery Battalion in the European Theater from 1942-1945, and was discharged in 1946. Elmer was a member of the Lowell VFW Post 9392 from 1954 until the time of his death and was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Anna Barbara (Meyer) Fischer, Beaver Dam; four daughters, Mary Ann (Glenn) Schlimgen, Marshall, Carol (Jerry) Brummel, Boca Raton, Fla., Kathy (Ed) Krause, Juneau, and Pat (Larry) Huettl, Randolph; two sons, Ken (Debra) Fischer, Watertown, and Tom (Judy) Fischer, Columbus; 18 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; one sister, Margaret (Herb) Schauer, Watertown; one half-brother, Robert Town, Wichita, Kan., one half-sister, Dorothy Krueger, Juneau, and twin half-sisters, Carolyn Byrne, Janesville, and Adeline Rueth, Jefferson.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Augusta (Yahn) (Fischer) Oestrich; his father, Walter Fischer; one sister, Anna Uzbasic, Milwaukee; half-brothers, Walter Oestrich, Watertown, Palmer (Paul) Oestrich, Arizona; one half-sisters, Mabel Staude, Watertown, Esther Heine, Watertown, Florence Pursha, Horicon, Rosemary Atakinson, Janesville, and Mary Ann and Loretta Oestrich.
Friends may call on Monday, Dec. 10, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Murray Community Funeral Home, Beaver Dam, and on Tuesday, Dec. 11, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., at the funeral home. A rosary service will be at 7:30 p.m. on Monday evening at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Hillside Home Care/Hospice, Beaver Dam Terrace or American Cancer.
The Murray Community Funeral Home, Beaver Dam, is serving the family.
Peter John Seippel
Father, Friend, Philanthropist
Peter John Seippel 57, 1224 Lakeshore Drive, passed away peacefully at his home in Beaver Dam Tuesday morning, Dec. 4, 2001.
A memorial mass will be held on Monday, Dec. 10, at 4 p.m., at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Beaver Dam. The Rev. Daniel Massie will officiate. A private family service will be held prior to the memorial mass.
"PJ" or "Peter" to his countless friends and acquaintances, was a lifelong native of Beaver Dam. He was born on July 18, 1944, the son of Henry M. and Mary Ann (Stehling) Seippel. He had both a loved and loving childhood founded in thoughtful and considered Christian principles which stood him so well in later years as a generous and ever-giving member of this community. He will be sorely missed by many.
Peter attended St. Patrick's Parochial School, Wayland Academy, St. John's Military Academy and Lawrence University.
He served his country as both first lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and later as first lieutenant in the Wisconsin National Guard. It was here, as general's aide to General Joseph Stehling, that there commenced a profound mutual friendship with General Stehling that guided Peter's highly successful career as a consummate businessman.
In 1969, Peter founded Advance Products Corporation. With this, he embarked on a 30-year enterprise, developing Advance Products into one of the country's finest and most reputable powder metallurgy manufacturing and engineering firms. Under Peter's tutelage, Advance Products became synonymous with quality and service of the highest standards, supplying the country's foremost blue-chip companies. Throughout this Peter never lost sight of all of the people who were with him on this "Journey of Excellence."
Peter's drive and enthusiasm also let him establish the Community Development Company and, with his family, The Seippel Company. Of late, Peter was still very active in his new venture, Seippel Enterprises, a personal project dedicated to helping young and promising businessmen develop their futures as he did his.
Peter's knowledge and energies were appreciated and sought by many. He served on the Bank One board of directors; the Beaver Dam Area Arts Association board of directors; Beaver Dam Scholarship Foundation founding director; the Green Lake Festival of Music board of directors; the Leukemia Society board of directors; Powder Metallurgy Association president; and the Wayland Academy board of directors.
Yet of all of Peter's interests and dreams nothing compared to his desire for others to benefit and share from his own good fortune. Peter co-founded The Seippel Family Foundation in 1990, and personally founded the Peter J. Seippel Foundation in 1995. As president of both of these charitable foundations, he was an unhesitatingly stalwart benefactor of the greater Beaver Dam community. For Peter, Beaver Dam was not only his home, but also a community which he held in deep respect and great appreciation.
In 1995, as part of The Peter J. Seippel Foundation he established the Seippel Homestead and Center for the Arts at the Seippel farm, where Peter spent his childhood and youth. His support of the arts resulted in recognition by the State of Wisconsin in his receiving the Governor's Award in Support of the Arts in 1999. He subsequently served as honorary chairman on the Governor's Committee during 2000.
Peter Seippel, philanthropist, will be greatly missed by many. Great men create great voids when they depart. However, it is in this greatness that he permanently established The Peter J. Seippel Foundation in order that the work he began will continue to touch the lives of many others long after his death. Thank you Peter Seippel. We miss you.
He is survived by his loved and loving daughters, Chelsey Annlyn Seippel, and Ashley Nicole Seippel; his brother and close friend, Phillip Seippel; his special friend of many years, Janice Scheurer; his uncle, General Joseph Stehling; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Henry M. Seippel; his mother, Mary Ann Seippel, and his sister, Susan Seippel Grow.
Friends may call on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 2 to 7 p.m., at the Murray Community Funeral Home, Beaver Dam, and on Monday, Dec. 10, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Beaver Dam Area Arts Association and the Beaver Dam Hospital Home Health Program.
Hayley R. Keller
WAUPUN - Hayley Rae Keller, of Waupun, entered into eternal life on Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at Waupun Memorial Hospital.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m., at the Alto cemetery. The Rev. Will Fiet will officiate.
Hayley, was stillborn on Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, the daughter of Duane and Rhonda (Schouten) Keller, Waupun.
Survivors include her parents, Duane and Rhonda Keller, Waupun; maternal grandparents, David and Arlene Schouten, Waupun; paternal grandparents, Raymond and Marlene Keller, Waupun.
The Kohls Community Funeral Home, Waupun, is serving the family.
Our little angel will always be in our hearts.
Doris M. Hubatch
FOX LAKE - Doris Mary Hubatch, 82, of 111 Edgelawn Drive, Fox Lake, died on Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at Columbus Community Hospital.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 11 a.m., at the Bradley Funeral Home, 1550 Neva Road, Antigo. The Rev. Charles Hoffmann will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery, Antigo.
Mrs. Hubatch was born on Feb. 24, 1919, in Two Rivers, the daughter of Albert and Martha (Hemschemeyer) Vaclavik. She was married
on Sept. 13, 1941, to Roy Hubatch at St. John Catholic Church, Antigo.
Mrs. Hubatch attended Apple Grove Elementary School and was a graduate of Antigo High School. She later graduated from Langlade County Normal School and Stevens Point Teachers College. She was employed at the Red Owl Food Store, Antigo, and the Vulcan Corporation, Antigo, for eight years. She taught in various elementary schools in Langlade and Vilas counties, the Eagle River area, and the Beaver Dam Unified School District, retiring after 29 years of teaching. She was a Friend of the Fox Lake Public Library, and enjoyed reading, sewing and knitting. She and her husband celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this year.
Survivors include one daughter, Janice Glover, Greeley, Colo.; two sons, Kenneth (Mary Kay) Hubatch, Baraboo, and Dennis (Debra) Hubatch, Beaver Dam; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Roy, on Oct. 20, 2001, and one brother, Jerome Vaclavik.
Friends may call on Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the Bradley Funeral Home, Antigo.
Joan Bruins
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Joan Bruins, 69, of Lexington, Ky., died on Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at the Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, Ky.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m., at the Werner-Harmsen Funeral Home, Waupun. The Rev. Jeff Casper will officiate. Burial will be on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the Alto cemetery.
Mrs. Bruins was born on Nov. 24, 1932, in Waupun, the daughter of John and Laverne (Willemsen) Kuik. She was married
to Henry Bruins.
Mrs. Bruins was a past president of Women's AGLOW, a former officer of the Christians Women's Club, former president of Women's Ministries of the First Assembly of God Church, Lexington, Ky., past president of the Lexington Gideon's Auxiliary, and former chaplain for the state of Kentucky Gideon's Auxiliary. She had also been an Avon representative and used to transcribe pages in braille for books for the blind.
Survivors include her husband, Henry Bruins, Lexington, Ky.; one daughter, Linda (Jim) Self, Nicholasville. Ky.; two sons, Mark (Karen) Bruins, Lexington, Ky., and Nathan (Mary) Bruins, Newburgh, Ind.; one sister, Delores (David) Pluim, Waupun; one brother, James (Phyllis) Kuik, Brandon; nine grandchildren, Melissa Self, Eric Self, John Mark Bruins, Kelly Herriford, Andrea Bruins, Russell Bruins, Nicholas Bruins, Scott Bruins, and Richard Bruins; three great-grandchildren, Tyler Bruins, Cameron Bruins, and Autumn Herriford; relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Joyce Brink.
Friends may call on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 5 p.m. until the time of service at the Werner-Harmsen Funeral Home, Waupun.
Erich O. Dobberfuhl
Erich O. Dobberfuhl, 82, of Hillside Manor, Beaver Dam, formerly of 419 E. Center St., Juneau, died on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001, at the manor.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at noon, at St. Stephen's Ev. Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam. The Rev. David Bode will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery, Milwaukee.
Mr. Dobberfuhl was born on March 22, 1919, in Freistadt, the son of Alvin and Louise (Radue) Dobberfuhl. He was married
to Marjorie I. Boehlke. He was later married
to Delores Groth.
Mr. Dobberfuhl was a member of St. Stephen's Ev. Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam, OWLS, and AAL.
Survivors include one son, Dennis (Sally) Dobberfuhl, Tuscon, Ariz.; three daughters, Darlene (Norman) Klitzman, Stevens Point, Diane (Tim) Reul, and Debra (Mike) Kamps, both of Beaver Dam; two brothers, the Rev. Gerhardt (Ruth) Dobberfuhl, The Woodlands, Texas, and Richard (Marjorie) Dobberfuhl, Mequon; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marjorie; his second wife, Delores; one son, Dale, and two brothers, Helmuth, in infancy, and Walter, at age 10.
Friends may call on Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. until the time of service at St. Stephen's Ev. Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam.
The Koepsell Funeral Home, Beaver Dam, is serving the family.
Wilbert W. Feldhusen
COLUMBUS - Wilbert W. Feldhusen, 86, of Columbus, died on Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at the Columbus Center.
A private family service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 1:30 p.m., at the Zeidler Funeral Home, Columbus. The Rev. G.F. Cares will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Prairie cemetery, Leeds.
Mr. Feldhusen was born on July 9, 1915, in the town of Fountain Prairie, the son of William and Minnie (Wrede) Feldhusen. He was married
on March 4, 1948, to Julia Knudson in California.
Mr. Feldhusen was a lifelong area resident. He was a retired employee of John Deere. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. He was a lifelong and faithful member of Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Columbus.
Survivors include two step-daughters Elaine Vangen, Columbus, and Joretta (Roger) Kittelson, Whitney, Wyo.; three step-sons, Edwin (Shirley) Knudson, Jerry (Jean) Knudson, and Tom (Janet) Knudson, all of Columbus; two step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; one sister, Pearl Schoenwetter, Columbus; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Julia, on Aug. 20, 1991, and one sister.
There will be no visitation.
Memorials may be made to Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Columbus.
The Zeidler Funeral Home, Columbus, is serving the family.
Norma S. Wendt
HORICON - Norma S. Wendt, 92, of Horicon, died on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at Beaver Dam Community Hospital.
The funeral will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m., at the Murray Community Funeral Home, Horicon. The Rev. Paul Lindau will officiate. Burial will be in Oakhill cemetery, Horicon.
Mrs. Wendt was born on Dec, 20, 1908, in Horicon, the daughter of Emil and Minnie (Last) Freinwald. She was married
on Dec. 25, 1928, to Harold "Chap" Wendt in Horicon.
Mrs. Wendt attended Horicon High School. She was a lifelong member of the Zion Lutheran Church, a member of the Ladies Aid, and a member of Lutheran Christian Women.
Survivors include one son, Warren (Marlene) Wendt, Horicon; two grandchildren, Lori (Aslam) Sheikh, Hartford, and Craig Wendt, Horicon; one sister-in-law, Marge Guerino, Hartford; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harold, in 1983; one sister, Alma Freinwald, and three brothers, Frederick, William and Edward Freinwald.
Friends may call on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1 p.m. until the time of service at the Murray Community Funeral Home, Horicon.
Memorials may be made to the Zion Lutheran Church building fund.
