The Obituary Section

Lisle Lester

, Wisconsin

Lisle Lester, born Sophia Walker, was a pioneering advocate for women’s rights. Her cremated remains were left unclaimed by her half-sister and remained in storage at Fresh Pond Crematory in Middle Village, New York. Through generous donations from the community and four years of work and research, Soroptimist International of Fond du Lac was granted repatriation of her cremated remains through a formal court process in New York. Lisle Lester is coming back home to be laid to rest in Fond du Lac, the city in which her family settled and the city of her childhood.Soroptimist International of Fond du Lac invites you to a memorial service on Saturday, October 17th at 10:00 a.m. at Calvary Cemetery’s indoor chapel, to honor Lisle’s life and to lay her cremated remains to rest. After the services, there is a gathering at Avenue 795 for connection and fellowship.Sophia Walker Bloomer Higbee, aka Lisle…

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Rosemarie Yugovich

, Wisconsin

October 10, 2026

Rosemarie Yugovich, 78, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2026. She was born on May 5, 1948, to Louis and Anna “Kay” (Bury) Yugovich. Rosemarie attended St. Joseph Grade School and graduated from Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac. She continued her education at Marian College, where she graduated with a teaching degree.Rosemarie taught each grade from elementary to high school classes throughout many different schools in the Fond du Lac Area. She also worked at The Arc of Fond du Lac, helping out in anyway she could at the local group homes.Rosemarie was very fond of shopping and decorating her home. She was a fan of the Green Bay Packers and of WWE Wrestling.Rosemarie is survived by her sisters, Louisa (Michael) Beck, Alice Yugovich, and Patti (Jeff) Beltz; nieces and nephews, Scott Beck, Andrew Beck, Jackie (Patrick) Geiger, and Joseph Beltz; several great-nieces and nephews; special friends, Gloria…

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