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Describe the error, where you saw it, the date, page number, or the URL. Contact us Customer Service Editor Kern 920-907-7819 Advertising Obituaries Postal information The Reporter, USPS ISSN is published Monday through Friday and Sunday at N6637 Rolling Meadows Drive, Fond du Lac, WI 54936. Periodicals postage paid at Fond du Lac, WI 54936. Postmaster: Send address changes to Customer Service, PO Box 62670, San Angelo, TX 76906 Dear Friends, I have known Don Kurki for many years and I have been a part of his staff as a funeral assistant for over four years now. I enjoy working at Kurki Funeral Chapel Crematory, with Don and his staff, helping families in their time of loss.

Warmest Regards, Ben Koenen Funeral Assistant 31 Eas Div i i on St ree Fond du Lac 921 -4420 www.kurk i funera chape com Obituaries There are several obituary options available. Please consult your funeral director for more information. FOND DU LAC Vio- let R. Frank (nee Vogel), of Fond du Lac, passed away on Saturday, Janu- ary 16, 2021 at St. Agnes Hospital.

She was born on March 31, 1938 in Jackson, WI, the daugh- ter of the late William and Alma Vogel (nee Nicolaus). Violet grad- uated from Cedarburg High School in 1956 and on September 21, 1957, she married Dale Frank at Star Lutheran Church in Jackson. In January of 1971, theymoved to Fond du Lacwhere they owned and operated the Empire Bar for over 17 years. Violet also worked at Faith Lutheran Church as a Secretary for 18 years. During retirement, she enjoyed visiting people in nursing homes, quilting, and baking.

Violet was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Ladies of Faith, Faithful Quilters, and the Empire Social Club.Above all else, she loved the time spent with her family. She will be missed by her husband, Dale; chil- dren, Jeanette (Gary) Gudex, Nancy (Reuben) Schmitz, Jeffrey (Brenda) Frank, and Gary Frank (special friendMaryHalada); olas (Melissa) (Mitchell) Hoppe, Tyler (Stephanie) Schmitz III, Ben- jamin (Emily) Schmitz, Rebekah Schmitz, Joshua (Annie) Frank, and Caleb Frank; great-grandchildren, Cassandra and Jonathon Gudex, Samuel Schmitz, Joshua Hoppe, and Hunter Gudex; sisters-in-law, Betty Vogel and Maxine Frank. She is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandchildren, Mary Frank and SummerViolet Frank; brothers, OliverVogel and ElmerVogel; sister, Leona Kurtz; brothers-in-law, William Kurtz, Orville Frank; sis- ter-in-law, Helen Frank. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 22, 2021 from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm at Faith Lu- theran Church, 55 Prairie Road Fond du 54935.

Funeral Service will begin at 1:00 pmwith the Rev. David Haugly officiating. In lieu of are appreciated to Faith Lutheran Church and School. Twohig Funeral Home is serving the family with online guestbook and condolences at www.two- higfunerals.com. Violet Frank REDGRANITE Mi- chael Wayne Solamita, age 72, of Red Granite, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Decem- ber 23, 2020 at theVeter- ansAdministrationMed- ical Center inMilwaukee, Wisconsin.

Mike was born onApril 10, 1948 to the late Jo- seph andDolores (Krumbein) Solamita in Fond du After graduation, he was drafted into the U.S.Army and held the rank of Specialist. He served one tour during the VietnamWar and was stationed out of Fort After the War, Mike returned to his home state where he was an independent cement finisher for over 30 years, where he worked with many local construction companies on both residential and commercial development. He was an avid fish- erman, hunter, gardener and cook and enjoyed watching oldWesterns.Hewas also a long-standing supporter of Ducks Unlimited and Veterans of ForeignWars. Mike is survived by his companion of 25 years, of his Sheldon of Menasha, Wisconsin and his siblings Dick (Joan) Solamita of Fond du Lac, Kathy (Tom) Sell of North Fond du Lac and Laurie Solamita, of He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Dolores, and his sister Karen (Steve) Thresher of Prescott, Arizona. The family would like to thank the doctors and staff of Milwaukee VA Medical Center for their compassionate care.

In accordance with wishes, no funeral services will be held. He will be buried in the spring at the Central WisconsinVeteransMemorial Cemetery in King, Wisconsin with a grave side service officiated by the Honor Guard. Michael W. Solamita WAUPUN Debra Kok, 64, of Waupun, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 15, 2021 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac with her family by her side.

Deb was born inWaupun on May 18, 1956 the daughter of Raymond and Marion Berghammer Dolgner. Deb graduated from Waupun High School in 1974. She worked at grocery stores and was a babysitter for many years. On October 16, 1993 she married Jerome Kok atWaupun United Methodist Church and continued to be very active, served onmany committees, and was involved in several fundraisers. Deb enjoyed coloring, com- pleting puzzles, baking, and most importantly spending time with her family.

Deb is survived by her husband of 27 years, Je- rome, of Waupun; a daughter, Karissa (Anthony) Kok of Brandon; bonus children: Eric (Susan) Kok of SC, and Laura (Jeremy) DeMaa ofWaupun; six grandchildren: Logan (Meghan), Jax, Sydney, and Lydia; her parents, Raymond (Marion) Dolgner; two sisters: Doris (Curt) Core and Diane (Rod) Randrup; two brothers: Dan (Valerie) Dolgner andDouglas (Darlene) Dolgner; and many nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. She was preceded in death by her father-in- law and mother-in-law, Harold and Janet Kok; grandparents; and brother-in-law, Glendon Kok. A visitation for Debra Kok will be heldWednes- day, January 20, 2021 from 4-7 p.m. at Wer- ner-Harmsen Funeral Home in Waupun. Please follow Covid-19 safety protocol.

A private family service will be held Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Waupun United Methodist Church in Waupun with Rev. Steve Miller officiating. A link will be provided here soon to watch it on-line. Werner-Harmsen Funeral Home of Waupun and staff are serving the family.

Please visit our website at www.wernerharmsenfuneralhome.com for further information and to send condolences. Debra Kok BrendaKay 52 Brownsville 14-Apr MyrhumPatten Funeral Service Violet 82 FondduLac 16-Jan Twohig Funeral Home 64 Waupun 15-Jan Werner-Harmsen Sattler, Diane 86 Chilton 18-Jan Wieting Family Funeral Home -Chilton Roberta 63 FondduLac 15-Jan Twohig Funeral Home 72 Redgranite 23-Dec Konrad-BehlmanFuneral Home DonnaMae 82 FondduLac 18-Jan Zacherl Funeral Home Betty 92 FondduLac 15-Jan Myrhum-Patten Funeral Carl David 86 FondduLac 09-Jan Nimsgern Funeral Home Wolf, James J. 57 NewHolstein 16-Jan Sippel Funeral HomeNewHolstein Sandra J. 73 FondduLac 15-Jan Uecker-Witt Funeral Home Additional information in display obituaries Obituaries appear in print and online at www.FDLReporter.com/Obituaries OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES Name Age Town, State Death Date Arrangements WASHINGTON President-elect Joe nominees to lead his national security team promised a turnabout from the Trump ap- proach on the world stage, saying Tues- day they would keep partisan politics out of intelligence agencies, restore an emphasis on cooperating with interna- tional allies and push for a stronger American leadership role. Antony Blinken, choice to be secretary of state, pledged to repair damage done to the State Department and image abroad over the past four years while continuing a tougher approach to China.

He said he planned to restore career to prominent positions in the department and strive to promote inclusiveness in the ranks for the diplomatic corps. leadership still Blinken said in remarks prepared for his hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. reality is that the world organize he added. not engaged, when we lead, then one of two things happen: either some other country tries to take our place, but probably not in a way that ad- vances our interests or values. Or no one does, and then you get chaos.

Ei- ther way, that does not serve the Amer- ican people. Humility and should be the sides of leadership President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from a number of international agreements, disparaged NATO allies and questioned the need for multina- tional approaches to trade, security, economic and environmental issues. Blinken said that Iran and China would be primary focuses. On Iran, Blinken said he believed that the nuclear deal Trump withdrew from in 2018 should be reinvigorated with an eye toward producing longer and stronger said Blinken said, suggesting that Iran would not be an immediate priority, a long way from On China, Blinken said the Trump administration was right to take a tougher stance.

But Blinken said it had approached the matter poorly by alien- ating U.S. allies and not standing up for human rights around the world. we look at China, there is no doubt that it poses the greatest threat of any nation state to the United he said. Biden is pushing for quick Senate of his nominees to lead the departments of State, Defense and Treasury, as well as Homeland Security and the intelligence community. Most were unlikely to be before Bi- den takes the oath of at noon Wednesday, although protracted delays are not expected.

nominees promise fresh approach on national security Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee ASSOCIATED PRESS.