Kathleen Vander Putten Obituary

We are sad to announce that on February 12, 2024, at the age of 92, Kathleen Vander Putten of New Holstein, Wisconsin passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Joseph Hoffmann and Eleanore Hoffmann (Pitzen); her brother-in-law Ronald Freund (Marian); her husband Robert Vander Putten; her daughter Roberta; her grandchildren, Maxwell and McKenna Vander Putten; her sisters, Celeste Hoffmann, Betty Freund, Anita Schomisch, Alice Kiesner and Mary Rother; and her siblings-in-law, Henry Kiesner, Ralph Kraus, Wayne Schomisch, Eugene Vander Putten, Roger, Betty Hammen, Ralph Vander Putten, Gordon and June Propson.

She is survived by: her children, Barbara Retlich (Brian) of Cleveland, Beth Riehn (John) of Kiel, Karen Buechel of Chilton and John Vander Putten (Shannon) of Kiel; her grandchildren, Jason Retlich (Jen), Christopher Retlich, Michelle Riehn (Ida), Rebecca Riehn, Shaun Buechel (Haily), Dominique Von Wald (Ean), Madyson Vander Putten and Mitchell Vander Putten; her stepgreat-grandchild Cait Sequin; her great grandchildren, Gunnar Retlich, Parker Retlich and Berkley Buechel; and her siblings, Bernice Kraus and George Hoffmann (Judy). She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and friends.